Choose the word that best matches the word in italics. 12. the child’s wild behavior marred the quiet dinner for the guests. (1 point) enabled hindered shamed spoiled 13. the track team’s coach managed to procure a sponsor for the upcoming trip, enabling all runners to attend. (1 point) grant hire obtain prioritize

The verb "mar" means to damage or to spoil something. It refers to something that is made less attractive or enjoyable. In this case, the fact that the child was behaving badly ruined the quiet dinner for the guests. On the other hand, to "procure" means to obtain something. This usually implies that the thing was obtained through a lot of effort and persistence.

queen elizabeth's purpose in the passage is;

d. to persuade the troops that she is a capable commander

"i have the heart and stomach of a king. i myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder."

the narrator is a first person, participant one, who describes in the simple past tense important and difficult events in his earlier life. he also provides temporal markers as the month (january) and the time (12: 30 pm). finally the account of his experience is very detailed, to the extent that a participant narrator would talk the same way about his experiences. a good example of such detail is the mention of the “bovril ration” which historically was a native american food adopted by european explorers in arctic and antarctic regions due to its high level of calories.