Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." "you'll have a cocktail, mr. rainsford," he suggested. the cocktail was surpassingly good; and, rainsford noted, the table appointments were of the finest—the linen, the crystal, the silver, the china. they were eating borsch, the rich, red soup with whipped cream so dear to russian palates. half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know. do you think the champagne has suffered from its long ocean trip? " the details of this excerpt show that zaroff wants to appear civilized. educated. trustworthy.

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What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

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