Use context clues to select the best definition of the italicized word. Even though the hotel was supposed to be very homey and friendly, I found the staff to be inhospitable.

shabby
warm
inviting
expensive
unwelcoming
squeaky
dilapidated
preposterous
exciting

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.