Read this excerpt from chapter 41 of using comprehension strategies. if such a furious trope may stand, his special lunacy stormed his general sanity, and carried it, and turned all its concentred cannon upon its own mad mark; so that far from having lost his strength, ahab, to that one end, did now possess a thousand fold more potency than ever he had sanely brought to bear upon any one reasonable object. what is the meaning of this excerpt? though ahab is physically weakened, his insanity has strengthened his will for revenge. ahab’s anger has increased his physical strength, and he expects to do battle. ahab has always been somewhat mad, but his insanity has recently flourished. though ahab has lost his ability to seek revenge, he still harbors anger and resentment.

All of the following quotes are examples of foreshadowing from the swimming contest except

Which phrase best describes roosevelt’s explanation of the german japanese war

Buckminster boy. she glared at him. "lizzie, i swear to you, as sure as i'm standing right here—that's a lie. every bit of it. every single bit." "my granddaddy said it was a lie, too." she leaned her head to one side and looked at him steadily. "so why haven't you been down to the island? " "so only you get to ask questions now? " "yes." she waited. "i haven't been down to the island because my father believes that you were using me to you stay on malaga island." "well," she said slowly. "well." "i didn't believe it, either." the sea breeze lay at their feet panting, hoping they would play with it again. based on what turner and lizzie say, which is the best conclusion that can be drawn? they are angered by the lies the adults have been spreading. neither of them is able to fully trust what the other is claiming. each trusts the other and cares a great deal about their friendship. both are worried about the troubles their friendship may bring.