26.
read the passage.
(1) william shakespeare was born in 1564 in stratford-upon-avon. (2) it is a town in england. (3) he is believed to have attended the
king's new school there from age seven to age fourteen. (4) teachers were strict in shakespeare's day. (5) the school day was long. (6)
in the summer, school started at 6 a. m. (7) school did not end until 5 p. m. (8) in the winter, the school day was an hour or two shorter.
(9) at age nine, students began learning latin. (10) it was the language of international affairs. (11) in school, students spoke latin.
(12) teachers also spoke latin. (13) students caught speaking english in school were punished.
which is the most effective way to combine sentences (11) and (12)?
a-in school, students spoke latin, teachers also spoke latin.
b-speaking latin in school were students and also teachers.
c-in school, students and teachers spoke latin.

the right ones are in bold.

daintly refers to the fact she was reaching for what she ate, not necessarily what she is like.

greatest charm as in she possessed (=had) the greatest charm.

pleasant (her demeanor)

speaking (of her sensibility)

dead refers to the hypothetical mouse.

bleeding refers to the hypothetical mouse.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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