Read the excerpt from "Strychnine in the Soup," in which Mr. Mulliner explains the ending of a mystery novel to a bar patron who is anxious to know the conclusion of the story."The plumber forgot his snake and had to go back for it," explained Mr. Mulliner. ‘‘I trust that this revelation will prove sedative.""I feel a new man," said the Draught Stout. "I’d have lain awake worrying about that murder all night."Which option most accurately explains how a student who did not know the meaning of sedative could infer its definition?

The student could use the words "a new man" to infer that sedative refers to something that helps relieve worry.

Explanation:Sedative is supposed to take away your pain or numb certain feelings hence renewing your state of mind or being. For a person to say they are a new man this means they feel renewed and what they felt before they no longer feel anymore, so they are a new man.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the correct answer is:   [d]:

              →       " fond of fighting " .

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