Question
Read this sentence from Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address:
It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not that we be not judged.
What does the word wringing mean as used in this sentence? (4 points)
Painfully extracting
Simply getting
Strongly twisting
Thoughtfully suggesting
*I think it is C based on the definitions I have read, does anyone agree?
It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not that we be not judged.
What does the word wringing mean as used in this sentence? (4 points)
Painfully extracting
Simply getting
Strongly twisting
Thoughtfully suggesting
*I think it is C based on the definitions I have read, does anyone agree?
Answers
Ms. Sue
I think A is better.
Halo4Records
Yeah I get what you mean
aleyah
I think A is better too