Determine the meaning of the bolded word in this sentence:
bolded word
king kong straddled the side of the building as he [deliberated] whether to jump down and face an angry mob or whether to battle the helicopter flying closer and closer to him. (4 points)
doubted
designed
predicted
considered

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

According to the study, what made jonathan swift distrust the assumption most english people of his era made about the superiority of their own race and culture?

Which of these sentences uses parallel structure