Key the following sentences. Type your own condensed phrase of essential words in the space beneath the sentence. "During those years he became an agent for several colonies . . . "

What would be an example of foreshadowing in a story about a magician who ends up going bad from too much power? a. the author shows the magician preparing his tricks before a show. b. the narrator describes the magician's rise in popularity at the beginning of the story. c. the reader is first introduced to the magician having fun scaring audiences with his tricks. d. the story begins on a cold autumn day in the suburbs of a big city

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

That alligator hungry. vittles very scarce that time a season. his belly be pinchin him hard, now. but bruh deer is fat, and so he is in heavy trouble. the alligator there in front of him. the beagles there behind him. what bruh deer gone do? he sees the alligator and he hears the beagles. how does the author readers understand what the word pinchin means?