2. Read the sentence from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. "But I'm not used to it!" pleaded poor Alice in a piteous tone.
In which of the following sentences does the underlined word have a
connotation most similar to that of the word pleaded as it is used in the
sentence from the story?
a. My brother badgered my parents for a bike until they bought him one,
just to end the annoyance.
b. In an email, Janet requested that the company replace the defective
part in her blender.
The defendant faced a severe punishment, and she begged the court
c.
for mercy.
d. Jesse politely asked her grandmother for a second helping at breakfast.

What does “.com" stand for? commercialcommerce commutingcommunication

Read the excerpt from warriors don't cry. as we approached behind them, we could see only the clusters of white people that stretched for a distance of two blocks along the entire span of the school building. my mind could take in the sights and sounds only one by one: flashing cameras, voices shouting in my ears, men and women jostling each other, old people, young people, people running, uniformed police officers walking, men standing still, men and women waving their fists, and then the long line of uniformed soldiers carrying weapons just like in the war movies i had seen. which words create the mood in the excerpt? check all that apply.

Haagen-dazs, which is owned by general mills, said bees are actually responsible for % of its 60 flavors - such as strawberry, toasted pecan and banana split. identify the percent