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Q 1/15
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Henrietta opens the front door, which creaks on its hinge. "Squeak, squeak." The house is dark and empty.
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"If he thinks I am going to forgive him, he is just barking up the wrong tree,"
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Henrietta opens the front door, which creaks on its hinge. "Squeak, squeak." The house is dark and empty.
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"If he thinks I am going to forgive him, he is just barking up the wrong tree,"
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"Time flew and before we knew it, it was time to to home, and the day couldn't have gotten any better.
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"When Sally tripped after tripping Jenna ,she got a taste of her own medicine
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Benjamin was a lanky kid. He was the tallest kid in class, and he was not a big kid. His mom packed him a huge lunch in the
hopes he would get some more muscle on his bony arms and legs.
What is the dictionary meaning of the word “lanky” in the sentence above?
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The pine tree shook the snow off its branches so that the birds could perch there.
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What two figurative language devices are used in this example?
"The statue stared across the empty field. "
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. Kevin's interest in model cars has turned into a hobby. If you change the word hobby to obsession, the word now has a _____ connotation.
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"O my Luve is like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melodyThat's sweetly played in tune."
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A joke is an extremely serious issue
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You could have knocked me over with a feather.
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"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief."
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My heart is like a singing bird
Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree
Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
Because my love is come to me.
What tone do the details of the poem convey?
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The ______ of the word snake could be many things including mean, evil, sneaky, etc.
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What is the tone of the following passage?
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.
