What do you notice about the sentence structure in the following passage? “Pairs of dexterous hands laced up skates as quickly as possible, while other hands
aided in conversation that only the listener was allowed to hear. I was struck by the
intimacy of this scene. They all knew each other well. They had come together in the
freedom of this one place to share and explore without the encumbrance of parents,
teachers, or any other meddlesome adult." and what is the effect?

A) Long sentences with two short ones in the middle to make it feel like the
movement stops while the author has a thought.

B) "They" is repeated twice for effect.

C) Passive voice is used

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .