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What is the author's purpose in this passagea. to remind people to avoid individuals who occasionally display bad manners. b. to encourage people to embrace the feeling of superiority over others. c. to persuade people to demonstrate good manners at all times. d. to convince people to freely express their emotions.

What is the best definition for the underlined word based on the following sentence? "hester could not imbibe the true weight of her crime after seeing the hypocritical nature of her fellow puritans."

If an author wanted to write a book that showed me the humor and the tragedy of life in a distant county he or she would likely write a