Read this excerpt from "paul revere's ride" but mostly he watched with eager search the belfry-tower of the old north church, as it rose above the graves on the hill, lonely and spectral and sombre and still. and lo! as he looks, on the belfry's height a glimmer, and then a gleam of light! which of the following sentences uses a word most like the meaning of spectral here? the prison at alcatraz has been abandoned for years. on foggy fall nights, the kids in town dare each other to walk through the ghostly gates of the abandoned mansion near the hollow. through the telescope we saw a number of colors from the refraction around the star. the ancient man bore wrinkles deep with the knowledge handed down for generations in his tiny tribe.

Which statement best explains the motivation for the narrator's mother to introduce her daughter to everyone they meet? from amy tan's "rules of the game."

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.

Have you ever felt like the person in this image during a speech or presentation? list four or five things this person can do to be a more effective listener.