Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu. Which statement best explains how the underlined sentence shapes and refines the central idea of the text?
It shows how George Stephenson helped to
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fund the research for the first steam engine.
fund the money for the first steam engine.
develop the next use for steam engines.
develop the initial idea of the steam engine.

What do u think u might go with a bestfriend that u don’t do with everyday friends( school friends)

Read the following lines from wordsworth's poem and answer the question. for oft, when on my couch i lie in vacant or in pensive mood, they flash upon that inward eye which is the best paraphrase of these lines? despite being able to plant my own daffodils, i prefer remembering the ones by the bay. if i feel very sad, i look inside myself for courage to face the day with my eyes open. oftentimes, i become so tired and overwhelmed that i lay down and think of daffodils. when i am feeling empty or concerned, the sight of the daffodils comes to my mind.

What is the narrator's main conflict in this passage? a. he doesn't like someone mispronouncing his name. b. he has a history of beating up kids he doesn't like. c. he has a violent temper that he cannot control. d. he doesn't like "the kid" he mentions in the paragraph.