Lucas was a voracious reader, absorbing novels, biographies, and popular science books. His standardized test scores were all quite high. He also got along fine with other kids during recess, laughing and playing like a perfectly normal twelve-year-old. But when the bell rang for class, his facial expression changed. An observer might have been reminded of a prisoner returning to his cell. In class, Lucas was one of those kids who slouched at his desk in the back of the room, gazing out a window or trying to find ways to allay his boredom. To that end, he often drew pictures of spaceships. He also drew pictures of dragons attacking spaceships. When truly inspired, he drew pictures of alien monsters attacking dragons, thus allowing his spaceships to escape to distant galaxies. Indeed, the inside of his desk was a dense clutter of these fanciful sketches. By late afternoon, too drowsy for dragons, alien monsters, or spaceships, Lucas would gaze hopefully at the white clock on the wall, willing the second hand to move faster, faster. Of course, it never moved faster, and, inevitably, he would only become more and more impatient with the painfully slow movement of the hour hand.

The word allay, as used in the paragraph, is best associated with

A. avoiding.

B. detesting.

C. despising.

D. preferring.

The inference is that the word allay, as used in the paragraph, is best associated with C. despising.

It should be noted that an inference is the conclusion deduced based on the story given.

In this case, the inference is that the word allay, as used in the paragraph, is best associated with despising. The boy didn't like his seat.

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Can someone tell me what's the right colon for my sentence please? Here’s what I said.. the littlest things I enjoy are; going to the movies, shopping, and sightseeing.
My teacher said I used the wrong colon after (are)

what is the meaning of love?

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Using the letters from the Musical Alphabet (A,B, C, D, E, F, G) Create
10 words. Number each word 1-10. You can write on a separate sheet
of paper or type in a Microsoft Word document.

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Use News ELA, Common Lit, or just do a go0gle search of a current opinon based issue you are interested in. Convert this document to Notability and Identify the Topic, Authors claim, counter claim, and give at least three pieces of evidence to support the authors claim. Submit when you finish. For the article “How video games are teaching the world to speak English” Plzz do quickly

Which option uses brackets correctly?
A. Principal Jenkins said, "I am confident that they are the best team
we [Principal Jenkins) ever had."
B. Principal Jenkins said, "I am confident that they [baseball) are the
best (team] we've [middle school] ever had."
C. Principal Jenkins said, "I am confident that they (the baseball
team) are the best team we've ever had."
O D. Principal Jenkins said, "I am confident that they [are the best]
we've ever had."

Read this excerpt from The Golem.

RABBI LOW

The emperor will need more convincing than I can provide. But there must be another way to save our people. That's what I'm looking for in these books.

PEARL

In your books!?!

RABBI LOW

These books contain holy truth. The secrets of the true world, not this world of illusion. There are prophecies, prayers, charms. One of them will reveal a way to protect our people. I know it.

PEARL

How do you know it?

Rabbi Low buries his head in his hands.

He lifts his head and looks at Pearl.

RABBI LOW

Because it must.

What do Rabbi Low’s lines and actions best show about him?

He is unsure about how to save his people.
He believes deeply in the wisdom of his books.
He is deeply frustrated with the emperor.
He is deeply troubled by his wife Pearl.

For which of the following projects would you use an index?
A. Checking the definition of a word
B. Looking for details about an author
C. Checking the pronunciation of a word
D. Finding sources for a history project

What is the author's third claim?
Argument
Taking the
company's money
for the scoreboard
is a mistake.
Claim
Claim
The scoreboard will
affect students'
decisions about
what to buy
The ads will get
more attention
than student
performances.

When might the Kaddish prayer be said?

The analysis of people getting along is known as____

How is the poem "On the Bus with Rosa Parks" different from the memoir My Story? Check all that apply.
The poem describes a single scene, the memoir describes many scenes.
The poem uses few words, the memoir uses many words.
The poem has short lines and stanzas; the memoir is written in prose paragraphs.
* The poem places the bus ride in historical perspective, the memoir does not.
* The poem explains why Rosa Parks stayed seated, the memoir does not.
The poem shows an outsider's point of view of Rosa Parks; the memoir does not.
The poem compares Rosa Parks's gaze to a flame, the memoir does not.

In "To Build a Fire" (131), the protagonist (main character) has no name. He is referred to as "the man." Why do you think Jack London did not name this character? Think about the importance of setting in this story when you answer the question.

Search for the simple past of the verbs on the right.
me pueden ayudar, estoy en peligro de reprobar, por la enfermedad
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Quotes newt said in the maze runner that shows he’s kind and shy chapters 1-18

1. Choose the sentence that has no errors.

"I need help tying my shoes." Aidan said as he looked up at his mother with tired eyes.
"I need help tying my shoes," Aidan said as he looked up at his mother with tired eyes.
"I need help tying my shoes" Aidan said as he looked up at his mother with tired eyes.
"I need help tying my shoes", Aidan said as he looked up at his mother with tired eyes.

2. Choose the sentence that has no errors.

Some of the most brutal wars in history have been fought in the name of, "peace".
Some of the most brutal wars in history have been fought in the name of "peace."
Some of the most brutal wars in history have been fought in the name of, "peace."
Some of the most brutal wars in history have been fought in the name of "peace".

3. Choose the sentence that has no errors.

"Yes" the mayor answered. "We plan to go forth with our plans for the housing development."
"Yes", the mayor answered. "We plan to go forth with our plans for the housing development."
"Yes," the mayor answered. "We plan to go forth with our plans for the housing development."
"Yes, the mayor answered, We plan to go forth with our plans for the housing development."

4.Choose the sentence that has no errors.

What do you think Tolstoy meant when he wrote, "True life is lived when tiny changes occur?"
What do you think Tolstoy meant when he wrote, "True life is lived when tiny changes occur?
What do you think Tolstoy meant when he wrote, true life is lived when tiny changes occur?
What do you think Tolstoy meant when he wrote, "True life is lived when tiny changes occur"?
5. Choose the sentence that has no errors:

'The Star-Spangled Banner' became the national anthem of the United States in 1931.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" became the national anthem of the United States in 1931.
The Star-Spangled Banner became the national anthem of the United States in 1931.
"The Star-Spangled Banner," became the national anthem of the United States in 1931.
6.
If an underlined portion of the following sentence is incorrect, select the revision that fixes it. If the sentence is correct as written, choose "The sentence is correct."

After his student finished explaining why her paper was so late, Robert sighed and said “OK, I'll accept it this time, but from now on you need to hand your assignments in on time.”


change said "OK to said, "OK

change time." to time".

change said "OK to said; "OK
The sentence is correct.
7.
If an underlined portion of the following sentence is incorrect, select the revision that fixes it. If the sentence is correct as written, choose "The sentence is correct."

Lisa saw her daughter lift the glass vase and shouted, “Put it down!”

The sentence is correct.

change down!" to down"!

change saw her to saw, her

change shouted, "Put to shouted "Put
8. If an underlined portion of any of the following sentences is incorrect, select the revision that fixes it. If the sentence is correct as written, choose "The sentence is correct."

“Where have you been? I've been waiting since noon!”, Marianne said angrily when I walked into the café at 12:45.

“I'm sorry,” I replied. “My meeting went much later than I expected.”

“But you could have called! Why didn't you?”

“Honestly, I was so flustered after the meeting that I forgot to let you know that I'd be late.” I took off my coat, sat down, and sipped the cold coffee that had been waiting for me. “I really am sorry, Marianne.”

The sentence is correct.
you"?
noon!" Marianne
be late," I
9. The underlined word in the sentence below includes an error. Choose the revision and explanation that corrects the error.

While making dinner, Adam called his wife and asked, “Can you pick up some basil on your way home

home." The quotation is a statement, not a question, so it requires a period within the closing quotation mark.
home?" The question mark applies to the quotation itself, so it should be placed before the closing quotation mark.
home"? The question mark applies to the whole sentence, so it should placed outside the closing quotation mark.
home? If a sentence ends in a question mark, it is not necessary to use a closing quotation mark.
10. The underlined word in the sentence below includes an error. Choose the revision and explanation that corrects the error.

I can't believe she told me to “clean the kitchen, the bathroom, and the living room


room! If a sentence ends in an exclamation point, it is not necessary to use a closing quotation mark.

room!" The exclamation point applies to the quotation itself, so it should be placed within the closing quotation mark.

room"! The exclamation point applies to the whole sentence, so it should be placed outside the closing quotation mark.

room". When a sentence contains a quotation, it must always end in a period.

Which of the following statements is the LEAST effective claim?
A. The Harry Potter books may or may not be the best novels of all time.
B.J.K. Rowling is one of the best writers ever.
C. Harry Potter books are so much fun for kids to read.
D. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the greatest book ever written

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Hard Times
Charles Dickens

1 'NOW, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them. This is the principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to Facts, sir!'

2 The scene was a plain, bare, monotonous vault of a school-room, and the speaker's square forefinger emphasized his observations by underscoring every sentence with a line on the schoolmaster's sleeve. The emphasis was helped by the speaker's square wall of a forehead, which had his eyebrows for its base, while his eyes found commodious cellarage in two dark caves, overshadowed by the wall. The emphasis was helped by the speaker's mouth, which was wide, thin, and hard set. The emphasis was helped by the speaker's voice, which was inflexible, dry, and dictatorial. The emphasis was helped by the speaker's hair, which bristled on the skirts of his bald head, a plantation of firs to keep the wind from its shining surface, all covered with knobs, like the crust of a plum pie, as if the head had scarcely warehouse-room for the hard facts stored inside. The speaker's obstinate carriage, square coat, square legs, square shoulders,-nay, his very neckcloth, trained to take him by the throat with an unaccommodating grasp, like a stubborn fact, as it was,-all helped the emphasis.

3 'In this life, we want nothing but Facts, sir; nothing but Facts!'

4 The speaker, and the schoolmaster, and the third grown person present, all backed a little, and swept with their eyes the inclined plane of little vessels then and there arranged in order, ready to have imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the brim.
From the context of the passage, it can be determined that
Group of answer choices

the speaker of the passage believes that the teacher is the most important facet of a child's education.

the speaker of the passage is not certain about what makes a child's education the most profitable.

the speaker of the passage does not like fanciful information and prefers confirmable, concrete, scientific facts.

the speaker of the passage believes that the most important part of a child's education is learning with joy.

Why is Romeo depressed about Rosaline? Select all that apply
M A.
She'll not be hit with Cupid's arrow
B.
She is rich in beauty
U
C.
Sworn that she will live chaste
D.
She's fair I love

- Complete the proverbs:-
3. Laughter is​

Which of the following claims needs to be narrowed for a short argumentative essay?
A. All schools should teach students to play chess.
B.Schools across the country are experiencing low graduation rates. Action must be taken.
C. Our school needs funding in order to provide band uniforms.
D. If you spend a lot of time each day sitting at a desk, there are simple steps you can take so
that you still get enough exercise.

Brainliest if correct 10 POINTS!!!
Read the following sentence: She couldn't see the scallop because it was tucked deeply into a clump of sea grass. If something is tucked in, this means it is (5 points)
A. covered with shells
B. folded up and small
C. immersed in water
D. in a snug or hidden place

which element of poetry is like the verse in a song?
line breaks
metaphors
stanzas
rhyme schemes

are very few muffins left in the muffin
tin. *
O They're
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O Their

Statement
Type of statement
If the sun is out, I'll go to the beach.
Simple
Compound
(Choose one)
That woman is barefoot.
Simple
Compound
(Choose one)
The store is open or the owner is on vacation.
Simple
Compound
(Choose one)

A paragraph describing Greg from dairy on a wimpy kid plz fast

Which best describes eras and periods?

Eras have a smaller time span than periods.
Eras and periods are independent of each other.
Eras and periods both appear at the start of the Cambrian period.
Eras were more recently established on the time scale than periods.

Why kids should not be allowed to vote essay

How are the Mesa verde and the Machu Picchu similar

A question from Journey to the river sea....URGENT!

Why was the Colonel reluctant to give Finn (Bernard taverner’s son) to the crows?