Read this sentence from Paragraph 1 of the passage. Forty-seven years ago one of these Calaveras King Sequoias was laboriously cut down, that the stump might be had for a dancing-floor.

Then read this dictionary entry.

laboriously adv. 1. with great attention to detail; 2. with excessive effort; 3. without spontaneity

What does the word laboriously mean in the sentence from the passage?

1. with difficulty

2. with accuracy

3. in a dull manner

4. in a simple manner

Who says, "cause we all tied up in a race of people that don't know how to do nothing but moan, pray and have babies"? from a raisin in the sun. a. walter b. ruth c. george d. beneatha

This excerpt is from “the poet” by alfred, lord tennyson. the poem describes a poet's consciousness and perception. which three lines suggest the richness of a poet's thoughts? thus truth was multiplied on truth, [the world like one great garden show'd,] and thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, rare sunrise flow'd. [and freedom rear'd in that august sunrise] her beautiful bold brow, when rites and forms before his burning eyes melted like snow. [there was no blood upon her maiden robes] sunn'd by those orient skies; but round about the circles of the globes of her keen eyes and in her raiment's hem was traced in flame wisdom, a name to shake [all evil dreams of power--a sacred name.] and when she spake, [her words did gather thunder as they ran,] and as the lightning to the thunder which follows it, riving the spirit of man, making earth wonder, so was their meaning to her words. no sword of wrath her right arm whirl'd, [ but one poor poet's scroll, and with 'his' word] she shook the world.

Select the sentence with the dangling modifier. which highlighted ones is it? it can only be one.