the room was silent for a long moment. then, a loud, piercing wail tore at our ears.

if the writer wants to convey a sense of suddenness, what is the best transition word or phrase to use in the blank for this sentence?

a) all at once
b) before long
c) after a pause
d) to our considerable astonishment

Which sentence has an adjective clause? a.mike rode his bike on mountain trails because he found them challenging.b.gary donated to charity whenever he could.c.liz,who could always make people laugh,was loved by the whole block.d.ever since adam was a little boy,he had his father in the fields

Iam for the "immediate, unconditional, and universal" enfranchisement of the black man, in ev [loud applause.] without this, his liberty is a mockery; without this, you might as well almost slavery for his condition; for in fact, if he is not the slave of the individual master, he is the slay liberty as a privilege, not as a right. he is at the mercy of the mob, and has no means of protec how does the repetition of the phrase "without this" support the paragraph's argument? it reinforces the idea that without equality in the us, the idea of a free society is a joke. it suggests that a free society is possible, with or without equal rights for all people. it indicates that douglass would be content without material possessions or status. it proposes that slavery will not be abolished in the us without the support of all citizens.

Life is a barren field frozen with snow. what literary device is he using? a.metaphor b. simile c. personification d. none of the above