The bookshop sign was a tattered symbol of better days, dangling above the storefront by one corner like a monkey at the zoo. But Rose didnât care as she pushed open the door, her heart pounding in her ears. Inside, she beheld a room so crammed with books, it was like the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian squished into a space the size of a living room. Stacks of volumes seemed to grow up from the floor like limestone stalagmites in a cave. Dwarfed by the piles of books and the towering shelves, Rose marched bravely up to the front counter and faced the clerk, who appeared annoyed. âIf you please,â Rose asked politely, âdo you have the book, The Lion Roars, by Penelope Puddle?â
The clerk, who couldnât have been more than 18 himself, peered down at Rose with an angry look on his face. âNo!â he barked, scaring poor Rose so much, she backed into a stack of books, toppling the whole pile and triggering a swirling dust cloud.
Rose picked herself up and dusted off her clothing, looking for a moment like she was ready to give up. Then she turned back to the clerk and asked in a voice so sweet you couldâve served it with tea, âCouldnât you please check?â
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Which of these sentences from the passage above best uses concrete, sensory language?
A.
The bookshop sign was a tattered symbol of better days, dangling above the storefront by one corner like a monkey at the zoo.
B.
"If you please," Rose asked politely, "do you have the book, The Lion Roars, by Penelope Puddle?"
C.
The clerk, who couldn't have been more than 18 himself, peered down at Rose with an angry look on his face.
D.
Rose picked herself up and dusted off her clothing, looking for a moment like she was ready to give up.
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