Aprofessional athlete often needs to practice for several hours a day, five or six days a week, in order to build their strength and skill.

[he] let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. how slowly it appeared to move! what a sluggish stream! what contrasting words are used to describe the stream in this passage?

Identify how chekhov’s background and beliefs may have influenced his short story “the bet”.

What element of medieval literature does the disappearance of the sword into the lake represent?