12. What is the meaning of the idiom ground to a halt
a. lost speed and stopped
b. fell to earth and stopped
c. forced someone to end an activity
d. crushed into a small space

What was the main idea or message taught by the ballad, "king john and the abbot of canterbury"?

Why should college athletes not get paid for playing state the claim a: point a b. direct quotation to support point a c. point b . direct quotation to support point b

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion