Read the excerpt from "a century ride.” "great scott! ” he stammered, "what’s the matter? surely ’tisn’t mrs. dunlop? ” and he gaped at the dusty little lady, who sat on the door-step, and the wheel which lay on the roadway. "i’m choking with thirst,” said maude. "get me a drink of water, and i’ll tell you,” and the doctor bounced in for a dipper, and out to the pump for the required beverage. "don’t take much,” he stammered incoherently. "i’ve put a drop of whiskey in it. now tell me, in the name of heaven, what sent you riding across the country in this fashion? ” the doctor’s reaction suggests that in the late 1800s in his area, it was uncommon to find women who were athletic. drank alcohol. were untidy. visited doctors.

Look at this dictionary entry: realize (ree-uh-lyz) v. to become completely aware of (something) as a fact; understand without a doubt to make (something desired or anticipated) occur to give real, definite or physical form to a plan, dream, or goal to earn (money or a profit) from a deal which sentence uses the word realize as it is described in the fourth definition? a. mike realized the gravity of the situation only when dalia explained it to him. b. only hard work and perseverance can people realize their dreams. c. he felt that his vision was realized when he finished reading the final draft of the narrative. d. fay's glass paintings are expected to realize a handsome profit. e. dan will realize his goal of going to an ivy league school only if he works hard.

Which generalization does the speaker make in the last stanza of to a louse? a) our main source of power comes from living blunder-free lives b) sometimes the best gifts come in the form of little creatures c) seeing ourselves as others see us would free us from blundering

“what i heard was abominable,” said utterson. “it can make no change. you do not understand my position,” returned the doctor, with a certain incoherency of manner. “i am painfully situated, utterson; my position is a very strange—a very strange one. it is one of those affairs that cannot be mended by talking.” –the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde, robert louis stevenson write two to three sentences explaining how this passage creates suspense.