Use the passage to answer the question. Both had now given up the useless struggle to free themselves from the mass of wood that held them down; Ulrich limited his endeavours to an effort to bring his one partially free arm near enough to his outer coat-pocket to draw out his wine-flask. What synonym could the writer use in place of useless to convey a tone of hopelessness? (1 point) Responses needless needless flawless flawless shameless shameless pointless

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The writer could use "pointless" in place of "useless" to convey a tone of hopelessness.