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based on the context of this excerpt from w. w jacobs's "the monkey's paw" what does the word placidly mean?
without the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of laburnam villa the blinds were drawn and the fue burned brightly father and
son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes putting his king into such sharp and
unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire
a
completing a task in a frantic manner
having a particular motive for an action
b.
appearing to be calm and related
acting harshly or stubbornly
d.

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.

100 points and ! plz answer ! think of an intense argument you had or witnessed sometime in your life. close your eyes and remember every detail. to turn this into a dramatic scene you will need to make changes that will make it make more sense to the audience. 500-600 words a description of the set up that explains what happened before the scene diction that matches the characters character objectives and obstacles are clearly conveyed a scene that escalates in dramatic intensity diction that is appropriate to the audience words that are not wasted in idle chit chat action (stage directions) that enhance the scene proper formatting for drama

How did rick respond to this conflict