Me now read the excerpt from “the monkey's paw.” even his wife's face seemed changed as he entered the room. it was white and expectant, and to his fears seemed to have an unnatural look upon it. he was afraid of her. "wish! " she cried, in a strong voice. "it is foolish and wicked," he faltered. "wish! " repeated his wife. he raised his hand. "i wish my son alive again." the talisman fell to the floor, and he regarded it fearfully. then he sank trembling into a chair as the old woman, with burning eyes, walked to the window and raised the blind. which word in the excerpt best shows mr. white’s reaction to meeting his wife’s demand? a. changed b. faltered c. wish d. trembling

Read the excerpt from "lise marie de baissac.”in normandy, baissac pretended to be a refugee from paris living in the house of a schoolmaster. there, she to set up more resistance groups and organize sabotage actions. again traveling by bicycle, she maintained secret communications between groups and transported supplies. this was extremely dangerous work.which best describes the meaning of the underlined word? argued forblockedkept upunderstood

Read the excerpt from dominique’s personal narrative. tired of waiting for the bus, which was late for the fifth day in a row, i sat leafing through an old magazine i had stuffed in my purse the previous night. it was terribly warm for a september afternoon, and the sun cast fleeting shadows on the bus stop sign with each car that passed. i wondered when the weather would get cooler and when the new bus driver would start arriving on time. it was about then that i first noticed the apparent agitation of the man sitting next to me. finally, the bus arrived and ambled to a gradual stop directly in front of the restless man. the doors widened, and the bus driver greeted the man with his usual banter in his usual monotone. "good afternoon. how are you today? ” when writing the next few lines of dialogue, dominique should be certain that the lines provide clues about what will happen later on in the narrative. contain made-up details that make the story more exciting. include everyday language that seems real and natural. use precise words that make both men sound educated.

In concrete mixers what seems to be the speakers feeling about the concrete mixers