Vocabulary in Action EXERCISE A: CONTEXT CLUES Write the word that is
closest in meaning to the italicized word or phrase
in each sentence.
1. Allan spoke with grudging acceptance of
Lalla's engagement to Godfrey.
2. Jane knew she would feel very lonely after
Lalla got married.
3. Mother was exasperated with Lalla for
changing her mind so often about the
wedding plans.
4. For Lalla's sake, Godfrey and Allan put aside
their intense dislike for each other."
5. On the wedding day the weather turned sunny
and mild.
6. Before the ceremony, Uncle Peter spoke
distressingly to Godfrey about the
responsibilities of married life.
7. Remembering Uncle Peter's advice, Godfrey felt
some anxiety about getting married.
8. Aunt Fran arrived wearing a very silly green
feathered hat.
9. Allan missed the wedding because he could
not figure out the map Barney sent him.
10. The ceremony went exactly as planned, and
the organist played the wedding music without
a single mistake.
WORDS
TO
KNOW
benign decipher impeccably resignation unnervingly
bereft enmity ludicrous trepidation vacillating
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UNIT TWO PART 2: MYSTERIES OF THE HEART

What point of view is expressed by judith sargent murray in her essay "on the equality of the sexes"? a- that men would benefit from women learning more about taking care of their homes b- that women's lives would be enriched if they had access to further education c- that children would progress further in school if their mothers studied with them d-that society would be more accepting of women who attended school

Seven pleiades entranced in heaven, form in the deep another seven: endymion nodding from above sees in the sea a second love. how do the ideas in the excerpt compare to poe’s ideas in "the poetic principle"? this celebration of love offers the “lessons of truth” that poe encourages. this scientific reference relates to the “precepts of duty” that poe praises. this reflection of the night sky offers a “contemplation of the beautiful” that poe encourages. this image of heaven encourages the “incitements of passion” that poe praises.

Which two parts of this excerpt from mary shelley’s frankenstein reveals information about the setting? (it was on a dreary night of november that i beheld the accomplishment of my toils.) with an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, (i collected the instruments of life around me, that i might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. it was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out) when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, i saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs. (how can i describe my emotions at this catastrophe), or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care i had endeavored to form? his limbs were in proportion, and i had selected his features as beautiful. beautiful! great god! (his yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; ) but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same color as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shriveled complexion and straight black lips.