Refer to your Expeditions in Reading book for a complete version of this text. Which detail from “A Ride in the Night” best supports the inference that Will’s father wants to protect his son by keeping the mission a secret?

“John Clark’s voice dropped almost to a whisper. ‘You’ll take the string of six horses to the ford at Plover’s Creek.’”

“His father nodded. ‘Meanwhile, you must get those horses delivered. They’ll be used in the Continental Army.’”

“‘This boy can do it,’ John Clark answered at last. ‘I know he can.’”

“He looked hard at Will. ‘Yes, he’s too young,’ John Clark agreed.”

Asap that time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. in this excerpt, what is the best meaning for the word "late"? not on time until recently dead well into the evening

Answer in a complete paragraph (at least five sentences) using rare (restate the question, answer the question, reason why, evidence to support). be sure to use correct capitalization and punctuation. the importance of being earnest presents characters who live for one thing and one thing only—to do whatever will bring them pleasure. what message does the play get across regarding the pursuit of pleasure? is this message positive or negative? give specific examples from the play to support your response. respond in a complete paragraph.

The courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child? question 2 options: a: the speaker thinks it was a waste of money b: the speaker places a high value on the item c: the speaker never wears the brooch d: the speaker feels it could be easily replaced