Aunt imogen was coming, and therefore the children—jane, sylvester, and young george— were eyes and ears; for there was only one aunt imogen to them in the whole world, and she was in it only for four weeks (5) in fifty-two. but those great bites of time made all september a queen’s festival; in line 6 of the excerpt, what it the significance of the word bite? it suggests that the visit is just a brief sample of a pleasant life. it implies that the visit will have a painful and stinging effect. it implies that the children are only grudgingly willing to participate in their aunt’s visit. it suggests that time is something to be consumed and enjoyed.

Reading a stream of consciousness narrative is like reading a journal that is unedited and unorganized. reading a book that is based on facts. reading something that is clear and easy to understand.

How does the dialogue between henry and his friends? “californians tale”

Skill check questions rearrange the paragraphs below into the correct sequence. that's because engineers on the ultraclean project have invented a self-cleaning, antibacterial metal surface that repels water with an intricate layer of laser-engraved valleys. when it rains, the lotus does not become damp; the water simply trickles off in fat droplets, taking any bugs and dirt with it. the drudgery may not be around much longer, however, if a team of italian scientists has anything to do with it “it's simply an amazing plant,” concluded professor luca romoli, leader of the project, “and we've succeeded in mimicking it. magnifico! ” few tasks in life hold less joy than scrubbing the ghost of somebody else’s porridge from a saucepan. the starting point for the research was the leaves of the lotus flower.