What does "surreptitiously" mean in the following example?
"Failing that, I could have surreptitiously dumped the whole outfit overboard, written off the forty or so dollars as love’s tribute." (“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant")
(2 points)
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happily
slyly
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sneakily
Choose the meaning of the bold word.
They appeared to me denizens of a brilliant existence. (“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant")(2 points)
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deserters
inhabitants
They appeared to me denizens of a brilliant existence. (“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant")(2 points)
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deserters
inhabitants
residents
What does "mollified" mean in the following example?
"But since he had called our names at the beginning of the service we were mollified." (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
(2 points)
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upset
calmed
"But since he had called our names at the beginning of the service we were mollified." (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
(2 points)
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upset
calmed
calmed
Choose the meaning of "palpable" in the following example:
"The ugliness they left was palpable." (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
(2 points)
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able to be felt
strange
"The ugliness they left was palpable." (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
(2 points)
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able to be felt
strange
able to be felt
Choose the meaning of the bold word.
We were maids and farmers, handymen and washerwomen, and anything higher that we aspired to was farcical and presumptuous. (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)(2 points)
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puzzling
too bold
We were maids and farmers, handymen and washerwomen, and anything higher that we aspired to was farcical and presumptuous. (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)(2 points)
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puzzling
too bold
too bold
Identify the choice that best describes the word "report" in the following sentence:
Carlos wrote a report about modern foods for his social studies class.
(2 points)
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common noun
proper noun
Carlos wrote a report about modern foods for his social studies class.
(2 points)
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common noun
proper noun
common noun
Identify the choice that best describes the word "he" in the following sentence:
When Carlos presented the report to the class, he brought in samples of the foods.
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reflexive pronoun
third person pronoun
When Carlos presented the report to the class, he brought in samples of the foods.
(2 points)
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reflexive pronoun
third person pronoun
third person pronoun
Identify the choice that best describes the word "scientific" in the following sentence:
Scientific information like this does not always hold my attention.
(2 points)
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adjective
article
Scientific information like this does not always hold my attention.
(2 points)
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adjective
article
adjective
Identify the choice that best describes the word "sometimes" in the following sentence:
I sometimes read the science section of the Sunday newspaper.
(2 points)
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adjective
adverb
I sometimes read the science section of the Sunday newspaper.
(2 points)
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adjective
adverb
adverb
In which sentence is the word "my" used as an interjection?(2 points)
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I finally found my way out of the creepy house!
My, what a beautiful suit you are wearing!
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I finally found my way out of the creepy house!
My, what a beautiful suit you are wearing!