Think you can match the idioms & phrases to the correct definition? Follow the link to the last breakout! Once sorted, write the 2nd letter of the definition in the code blank. Tip: use all lowercase letters & write the letters in numerical order of the phrases! Follow the link to the last breakout:
and so, the first 5 i got right
but the last 5
catch some rays
dog days of summer
turn up the heat
head in the clouds
oof the beaten track
*off
i had the correct definitions
witch were:
to sit in the sun
the hottest days of summer
putting pressure on someone
when you are lost in thought in daydreams
and a place theat is out of the way or uncommon
and i got ohuhp
BuT iT sAy WrOnG
helppp

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d.c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d.c.

Which example is presented in chronological