Which Two Phrases In The Excerpt Helps The Reader Understand ...

i. shift listlessly

ii. one bumps into my toe

Explanation:

Careening refers to swift and quick movement which can be uncontrollable.

The above answers actually helps the reader to to understand the word, careening.

→ "shift tirelessly" gives us understanding of "careening" because it actually tells us how one is moving (shifting) in a tired manner.

→ "one bumps into my toe" also gives an understanding of "careening". Bumping into someone is a kind of sudden movement which takes place without the person input in controlling it.

The above are the two correct phrases.

normally working animals are domesticated and ruled by a master, a domesticator (tamer), to perform basic and important functions on a farm, for example. the value used in this context is animal labor in exchange for food. it is not so much a contrast to the story told by napoleon and the pigs, since the animals of that particular farm also performed functions on the farm through domestication. the only thing is that in this case, who rules them is a pig, also an animal, but very respected, to whom the other animals lent him submission. that's about a strong relationship of dependency between animal and owner.