At last he saw the feathers floating on the water. "iil-fated arts! " he lamented, wishing he had never possessed the skill to allow them to fly. which word best replaces lamented in the sentence? a. smiled b. announced c. wept d. laughed

The first step in making a mental model for a compare-and-contrast text is a. comparing the two things being described. b. finding important details in the text. c. contrasting the two things being described. d. connecting details to what is already known.