The thesis statement functions as a O chain that connects ideas to one another logically
O ladder that leads readers to a big idea view of the topic
O light for audiences to better see the evidence
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map
for readers to know where the essay is going

Even the insistent cough of the woman next to him wasn't enough to draw his eyes away from the tiny type of the ancient book its pages were brittle and felt like they could crumble at the slightest disturbance he noticed the musty odor if each page as he carefully it over.

What is the metaphor used for captain beatty? what is he being compared to?

Iwill have sailed around the world by the end of next year. what is the verb form in the sentence? future perfect past emphatic present progressive past perfect