Read these descriptions of George from We Beat the Street. George felt his heart beating faster. Could this be the chance he was looking for—the answer to the questions he didn’t even know how to ask?

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George sat there with a look of disbelief and possibility on his face.

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He was swallowing every word, his excitement building as she continued to describe this unbelievable opportunity.

The details in these excerpts support the idea that

George does not believe that the opportunity is free.
George does not think that his goals can be reached.
George is excited to share his dreams with others.
George is motivated to do something with his life.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Which sentence uses all its nominative case pronouns correctly? a we live on the same street b them and rachel are good skaters. c the redskins fans in the family are fred and me d have joanne and him played tennis together before?

Answer fast. read the excerpt below and answer the question. i will tell you the tale of my wanderings and of the “herculean” labors, as i may call them, which i endured only to find at last the oracle irrefutable. socrates’ use of the word “herculean” in this excerpt from the apology is an example of what literary device? allusion metaphor onomatopoeia simile