The following sentence contains a word in italics. From the context of the paragraph containing the word, which definition below is closest to the
meaning of the word?
The whole village considered the old woman to be a termagant. She liked to
scold all the small children when they passed her cottage, and she was
frequently seen yelling at the baker about his bread with a red face and
flaming eyes.
A. an angry woman
B. a thoughtful woman
C. a creative woman
D. a kindly woman

What does the first line in this stanza from old ironsides by oliver wendell holmes tell the reader about the ship

Read the excerpt from martin luther king jr.’s “i have a dream” speech. the negro is still languishing in the corners of american society and finds himself an exile in his own land. and so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. the emotional connotation of the underlined word king express his a. indecision. b. hopefulness. c. spirituality. d. outrage.

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes