Read the excerpt from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning
his little home. First with brooms, then with dusters; then on ladders
and steps and chairs, with a brush and a pail of whitewash; till he
had dust in his throat and eyes, and splashes of whitewash all over
his black fur, and an aching back and weary arms.

How does the author’s word choice help express the tone of the excerpt?

The negative connotations of the words “dust,” “aching,” and “weary” give the excerpt a tone of relaxation.
The negative connotations of the words “dust,” “aching,” and “weary” give the excerpt a tone of tiredness.
The positive connotations of the words “home,” “morning,” and “splashes” give the excerpt a tone of relaxation.
The positive connotations of the words “home,” “morning,” and “splashes” give the excerpt a tone of tiredness.

The negative connotations of the words “dust,” “aching,” and “weary” give the excerpt a tone of tiredness.

Explanation:

Connotation refers to the thoughts, emotions and ideas a word produces, apart from its literal and primary meaning. In that respect, dust invokes the concept of filth and dirt, aching suggests pain and soreness, while weary conveys feelings of exhaustion and fatigue. Thus, the whole excerpt implies a tone of burnout, collapse, and need of sleep or rest, which occurs as a result of the intense cleaning performed by the character.

these have to be in your own words

two factors or characteristics of a chapter that might make it difficult to read would be words i don't understand, or if i don't fully understand what's going on in the chapter. strategies i can use to get through the difficult material would be a dictionary, and re-reading previous chapters to get a better grasp of what the author is trying to say.