Select the participle or participial phrase in the box below. also select the noun or pronoun modified by the participle. - anything connected with basketball intrests me. participle/participle phrase: 1. anything connected 2. basketball interests me 3. connected with basketball noun or pronoun modified: 1. me 2. anything 3. basketball

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?