Read the excerpt from "Gumption." “There goes Oyster and that boy of his,” I said, “ragged as a jay-bird, both of ‘em.”

What is the most likely meaning of the phrase ragged as a jay-bird?

angry and frustrated

unkempt and worn out

harsh and outspoken

stressed and lonely

Highlight all instances of parallel structure. there is no longer any room for hope. if we wish to be free—if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending—if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained—we must fight!