Aheavy spear with a very long shaft used by infantry especially in europe from the middle ages to the 18th century

a mountain or hill having a peaked summit—used especially in place names

a large elongate long-snouted freshwater bony fish (esox lucius) widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere

a position in diving or gymnastics where the body is bent at the waist but the legs remain straight

what is the meaning of the word pike in the sentence below?

dad took rita and me out to the large pond and showed us how to catch pike.

a.

definition 3

b.

definition 2

c.

definition 1

d.

definition 4

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader