From "a wedding story" by guy de maupassant. which of the following statements best illustrates the character traits of jacques? select all that apply.
1. he wished to speak, but found nothing to say, and so sat there, expressing all his ardor by pressures of the hand. from time to time he would murmur: "berthe! "
2. powerless to lift her head, she held out her white lips in an appeal for a kiss. he approached his lips to respond to this piteous entreaty.
3. he kissed her face and her hair, and, weeping, he murmured: "do not be uneasy; i will stay."
4. when he was near her he would become silent, unable to speak or even to think, with a kind of throbbing at his heart, and a buzzing in his ears, and a bewilderment in his mind.

i believe the answer is thesis, reasons, evidence, counterclaim, conclusion

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

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explanation:

voracity is the noun corresponding to the adjective voracious, which means (1) eager to consume a great amount of food, or (2) marked by an insatiable appetite. veracity is far more common than the rare voracity, so the latter is sometimes used in place of the former.