Our group struggled to discover the answer to the question; we felt like a tiny shriveled balloon drifting in a vast current over the planet. what does the author mean by the words in bold? the experience of discovering the answer was fun. the group members felt alone and without direction. the experience of discovering the answer was satisfying. the group felt its happiness could be seen from far away.

What the author means by the words in bold and the answer to the question above is the following one: The group members felt alone and without direction. The Cambridge dictionary defines the verb "to struggle" as "to experience difficulty and to make a very great effort in order to do something". It is an intransive verb.

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.