Describe the tragic situation of the central character with a hint of comedy in 'Engine Trouble'

Iopened the door quietly,then stood in the doorway rewrite using ..ing participle

Read the sentence: though margo moved as slowly as a snail in the morning, she somehow ended up being the shining star at the corporations breakfast meeting. which phrase from the sentence is an example of the authors use of simile? a) being the shining star b) somehow ended up c)the corporations breakfast meeting d)moved as slowly as a snail

Plz first person to respond get brainest read the passage. i pictured myself lazing on a stretch of white sand, a gentle blue sea rocking before me and palm trees rustling behind me. i could go for that. "just think," added josh,"no freezing rain or sub-zero temperatures." "no tornadoes . no blizzards," contributed kayla. "just lovely,sunny days." which provides the best textual support for the claim that the propose of this paragraph is to entertain?