Mr. van daan, a tall, portly man in his late forties, is in the main room, pacing up and down, nervously smoking a cigarette. his clothes and overcoat are expensive and well cut.

what is the meaning of the word portly in this passage?

thin
stout
anxious
energetic

Me? which of the following describes theodore roosevelt’s ideas about the role of the government? a) to keep the powerful from taking advantage of small business owners b) to all citizens get rich and to take care of the lazy c) to break all company trusts because all big businesses wanted to bully the smaller ones d) to close off all wild lands and leave them untouched