Which sentence from paragraph 3 of the selection best supports the answer to Part A?
From this time I was most narrowly watched.
Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell.
If I was in a separate room any considerable length of time, I was sure to be suspected of having a book, and was at once called to give an account of myself.
All this, however, was too late.
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The sentence that best supports the answer to Part A is:
"Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell."
This sentence illustrates the idea of gaining knowledge and the determination to pursue it despite restrictions, which ties into themes of education and freedom.
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