"Oh, please come in!" I cried, for it had been so still in the house that I supposed my friend and hostess had
gone to see one of her neighbors. The first cold
northeasterly storm of the season was blowing hard
outside. Now and then there was a dash of great
raindrops and a “flick of wet lilac”leaves against the
window. but I could hear that the sea was already stirred.

What does a "flick of wet lilac leaves" imply, or connote, in the second paragraph?

Read this excerpt from leah missbach day's foreword to wheels of change.bicycles have long played a role in my life. as a young woman, i rode one year-round before i had a car. but it was later in adulthood that the bicycle became more than a source of transportation for me. the bicycle actually began to truly shape the way i saw the world.what is the author's purpose for including this in the foreword?

Which quotation best expresses a major theme of this speech? "i saw my evil day at hand. the sun rose dim on us in theo morning, and at night is sunk in a dark cloud, and looked likea ball of fire.""i am much grieved, for i expected, if i did not defeat you, too hold out much longer, and give you more trouble before ! surrendered."m"we went to our great father. we were encouraged. hiso great council gave us fair words and big promises, but wegot no satisfaction.".**we told them to let us alone; but they followed on andbeset our paths, and they coiled themselves among us likethe snake."

What is a flat character? a. one that is well developed b. one with limited traits c. one with varied traits d. one that is realistic