At last he saw the feathers floating on the water. "iil-fated arts! " he lamented, wishing he had never possessed the skill to allow them to fly. which word best replaces lamented in the sentence? a. smiled b. announced c. wept d. laughed

Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song,    better the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong.    laugh, for the time is brief, a thread the length of a span.    laugh and be proud to belong to the old proud pageant of man. (laugh and be merry/john masefield/public domain) which of these is the main idea of the poem?

Read the paragraph. we heard music coming from the auditorium so we crept up to the door in peaked in. i couldn’t believe my eyes! a group of dancers were on stage in the most beautiful costumes i have ever seen. i looked at mabel and she looked back at me with the same expression. our eyes were wide with joy and wonder. which point of view does the narrator use

What is the best prediction of the meaning of thrilling based on the context clues?