To what is ahab comparing himself? aye, tiny mosses in these warped cracks. no such green weather stains on ahab’s head! there’s the difference now between man’s old age and matter’s. but aye we both grow old together; sound in our hulls, though, are we not, my ship? aye, minus a leg, that’s all. by heaven this dead wood has the better of my live flesh every way. i can’t compare with it; and i’ve known some ships made of dead trees outlast the lives of men made of the most vital stuff of vital fathers. a. the masthead b. tiny mosses c. a man’s leg d. the lives of men

When should readers refer to a dictionary instead of relying on context clues? select all that apply.when they have timeeach unfamiliar word they findwhen the surrounding words are unfamiliarwhen an unfamiliar word appears frequently

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community

Acredible source is one that is (4 points) select one: a. with bias b. not useful c. persuasive d. trustworthy