Read the excerpt below from “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” and answer the question that follows. [A]ll through the interminable narrative there ran a vein of impressive earnestness and sincerity ...
Based on the language style, who can you infer is the speaker in this excerpt?

Jim Smiley
Leonidas W. Smiley
Simon Wheeler
the narrator

Which three sentences in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that the author's tone is mocking?

Yosemite has spectacular scenery and which has half-time bears. how do i write i. parallel structure?

Look at this dictionary entry: realize (ree-uh-lyz) v. to become completely aware of (something) as a fact; understand without a doubt to make (something desired or anticipated) occur to give real, definite or physical form to a plan, dream, or goal to earn (money or a profit) from a deal which sentence uses the word realize as it is described in the fourth definition? a. mike realized the gravity of the situation only when dalia explained it to him. b. only hard work and perseverance can people realize their dreams. c. he felt that his vision was realized when he finished reading the final draft of the narrative. d. fay's glass paintings are expected to realize a handsome profit. e. dan will realize his goal of going to an ivy league school only if he works hard.