Read the following excerpt from Into the Wild, He started plodding north from tidewater in February, but
his enthusiasm fizzled on the lower reaches of the Ruth
Glacier, still thirty miles from the peak, so he aborted the
attempt and retreated to Talkeetna,
Which word gives this excerpt a negative connotation?
A. plodding
B. tidewater
c. peak
D. attempt

Attempt

Explanation:

Attempt is what makes this feel negative. He tried, he didn’t make it so it was an attempt.

invention of the washing machine

in the past, people used sticks and stones or scrub boards to clean their clothing. as it was sweaty, backbreaking work, we owe a world of to james king because he created the model for the modern washing machine in 1851. the most important issue was that this machine cleaned clothes while a person cranked the handle. doing this made people who used it develop strong muscles in their arms. later, in 1908, alva j. fisher created an electric washing machine named thor. this one was not the first automatic washing machine. however, it was one of the most popular models at the time.

this isnt an english question.