In "to build a fire" the man isn't able to imagine the danger he's in when he sets out on the trail. which best explains how his actions contribute to the story's main conflict? a. he plans for an unreasonable piece of 4 miles per hour. b. he gets himself in trouble when he falls into a spring while traveling alone. (i say this one) c. his lack of respect for the yukon allows him to veer off the path. (not this one) d. his inability to find food leads to his death. (not this one)

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

The opening stanza portray a frightened narrator fleeing though darkness. how does it rhythm reflect and enhance its meaning

Is the group of words a simple sentence, a compound sentence, or a run-on sentence? jan went on a quiz show, won two hundred dollars, and bought gifts for her family. a. run-on sentence b. compound sentence c. simple sentence