The other materials – 75 miles of water pipe, 10 million bricks, 1,172 miles of wire for elevator cable, 50 miles of radiator pipe, more than 6,000 windows, 2 million feet of electrical wire, and 200,000 cubic feet of stone – went up by derrick sling or by elevator directly to the floor where it was scheduled to be used. a temporary, small narrow-gauge track system was installed on each floor as it was needed. —the building of manhattan, donald a. mackay which sentence paraphrases the last sentence in this passage? materials were moved by a derrick sling or an elevator based on where they needed to go. a track was installed as needed. a temporary, small narrow-gauge track system was installed on each floor as it was needed. a track system was temporarily placed on each floor. it was d) a track system was temporarily placed on each floor

Match the definition to the word for a better understanding of the paragraph. 1 money does not buy happiness or security. 2john ringling, one of the five brothers of the ringling brothers circus, started out in 1884 with a trained horse and a performing bear. 3for over forty years, he worked hard at the family enterprise, bought up smaller circuses, and imported new acts. 4in the 1920s, he was rated as one of the world's wealthiest men and owned every sizable circus in the country. 5over 5,000 people were on his payroll, and over 240 railroad cars were in his retinue each time the circus moved. 6at the time of his death, however, he was a nervous, unhappy man; he was also bankrupt and beset by lawsuits. 7his carefully built circus empire passed into alien hands. 8all those years of work had turned to dust. 1. business organization alien 2. group beset 3. without funds to pay debts retinue 4. troubled or harassed enterprise 5. strange; belonging to another person, place, country, or thing bankrupt

In “the bet” by anton p. chekhov, what motivates the lawyer to participate in the bet?

Which sentences are punctuated correctly? check all that apply. andrew's favorite vegetables are: cucumbers, green beans, and red peppers. darren told me about his travels to different tropical islands: hawaii, puerto rico, and jamaica. there were several activities to choose from at the resort: snorkeling, swimming, and hiking. samantha enjoyed many types of music, jazz, classical, hip hop, country, and heavy metal. on my way to the movies, i had to pick up: roger, miguel, kimberly, and bev.