...television sets, cassette players, cameras and radios, jewelry and clothing, and sometimes were hungry enough to devour everything in the refrigerator... What is the connotation of "devour" in the passage from “Once Upon a Time”?

rapid eating
dishonest people
silent stealing
curious intruders

Screen addiction among teens: is there such a thing?

Elist of items that aditi is planning to include in her narrative essay. 1. i stayed after school once to work on a monologue with a teacher. 2. i learned about the audition for the spring musical at my school. 3. i realized that i need to practice more if i really want a role. 4. i went to the audition and barely remembered all my lines. what is the best order for these items? 1, 3, 2, 4 1, 2, 4, 3 2, 4, 3, 1 2, 1, 4, 3

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.