Write a paragraph about a storm, a game, a saturday or sunday, an experience, or a trip. be sure you use all the parts of a good paragraph: introductory sentence or topic sentence, support sentences, summary sentence, and transitional devices. use some of the time order transitional words, such as soon, then, at last, later, suddenly, in a few minutes, next, now,
finally, first, second, and so forth.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.