Until he reached the coast, equiano reports that he was able to understand the language of the people he lived with. what can you infer from this? his group was widespread and most owned slaves. he had never really traveled very far from his home village. each village had its own dialect of a common african language. his kidnappers were not aware that he belonged to a related people.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.