What excerpts is a similie that indicates a thoughtful mood in ''i knew a woman''?

Pls needs hypehen or no hyphen 1. after serving as principal for ten years, mr. jones will resign this year 2. it's sixty seven degrees outside and it's only february!

What functions as a reflexive pronoun in the sentence the professor herself wanted to attend the conference, but it was cancelled when she and several other presenters had to excuse themselves

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