He had never before known such penury. there was no money for medicine, no money for even a night's lodging. truth be told, he wasn't sure he could remember the last time he had slept in a bed. not only was there no money for food, but he had been unable to locate even a charity soup kitchen for a meal. huddled in the corner of an alley in the unfamiliar city, he pulled the discarded newspaper and boxes close around him. that, he thought, may break the wind and also make me harder to see. he lulled himself into an uneasy sleep imagining how he might convince someone to give him a few dollars—or a job—now there would be dream! which phrases below you figure out the meaning of penury? select all that apply.

Read this passage.my career in journalism has taught me the challenges of capturing sporting events, yet gregor powell's descriptions are flawless. powell is a gold-medal paralympic swimmer, but his memoir proves that his true strength is the power of his insights.what feature distinguishes this passage as a foreword?

Which event occurred in the nearly two-year time span between act 3 and act4 of the tragedy of julius caesar?

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community