The synonym of the word ‘racked’ is . arranged
suffered
comforted
pls fast

What is the metaphor used for captain beatty? what is he being compared to?

When mrs. jameson says "it (the desert) won't leave you cold," what does she mean?

Aman lives on the twelfth floor of an apartment building. every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. in the evening, he gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in the elevator -- or if it was raining that day -- he goes back to his floor directly. otherwise, he goes to the tenth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to his apartment.