In this excerpt Hawthorne devotes much time to describing the scaffold before having Hester climb it to take her place. In Seven to Ten complete sentences explain how this detail helps to create tension in the narrative. be sure to support your explanation using details from the text.

he is suggesting that this widow is a strong woman, who is giving constructive criticism and she has enough to worry about, and she takes care of him, so he does not take it to heart.

tree and the cat in the tree

often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

people like to have money.

i am tired.

it is getting late.

c. barbarians with unexpected intelligence