Which word is closest to the meaning of the underlined word as it is used in the paragraph? use the thesaurus to find the correct meaning. when a fan ran onto the field, the officials were afraid his actions would [obstruct] play. the crowd booed. they were angry that the man was trying to hinder the game. but instead of stopping the game altogether, the police ushered the man off the field as the game continued. hinder n. limit n. deny n. halt n. clog halt clog deny limit

Speaking rapidly in a large gymnasium causes your words to run together; making them hard to distinguish. true false

Nthe final analysis, the government has not done enough to protect the endangered species of the rain forest. in the passage above, the transition in the final analysis is used to

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.