This question is based on the following paragraph. the sentences are numbered to you answer the question. (1) my family has a quaint cottage at a small, private lake. (2) the cottage is about 75 years old, but we try to keep it in good condition. (3) the outside is white with green trim on the windows and shutters. (4) in front of the cottage is a flagstone walk that leads down to a stone patio. (5) the patio itself is right next to the water. (6) out from the patio stretches a dock where we keep a small rowboat tied. (7) every summer, my family sets aside a week when we all get together at the lake for a family vacation/reunion. what purpose do sentences 3 through 6 serve in this paragraph?

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.