Select the correct definition. based on the dictionary entry, what is the meaning of the word struck in this sentence? the earthquake that struck california measured 3.5 on the richter scale. strike (stryk) v. to hit forcibly and intentionally with one's hand or a weapon or other object to occur unexpectedly and have destructive or harmful effects strike (stryk) n. a refusal to work planned by a group of employees as a form of protest a sudden attack, mostly a military one

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”? a sense of opportunity and growth a sense of fear and anxiety a sense of compassion and humanity a sense of oppression and domination