Read the excerpt from "a century ride." so he foraged, and brought triumphantly forth half a chicken, a couple of slices of melon and some light biscuits, with a generous noggin of milk to wash it all down. what word most indicates that the excerpt was written in the 1800s rather than in modern times? foraged triumphantly forth noggin

Is my mailman likes to read peoples mail. all mailmen like to read peoples mail an example for hasty generalization

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.