Read this sentence from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: At last, the top of the staircase was gained, and they stopped for the third time.

Based on the context, the word gained is used to mean which of the following?

a Left behind

b Made

c Reached

d Seen

4. interpret how do the speaker's descriptions of and feelings about the wind change as the poem progresses? how does this shift show a change in the tone of the poem?

Once you have finished revising your peer’s essay, continue to demonstrate your understanding of grammar and punctuation by writing an essay containing all of the grammatical concepts outlined above. your essay should be short, just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example of every type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing it about the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.

Phrases such as funny or nice mashed potatoes and count dracula are meant tofrom the article called make your soul grow by kurt vonnegut