based on the dictionary entry, what is the meaning of the word  struck  in this sentence? the earthquake that struck california measured 3.5 on the richter scale.strike  (stryk)  v.to hit forcibly and intentionally with one's hand or a weapon or other objectto occur unexpectedly and have destructive or harmful effectsstrike  (stryk)  n.a refusal to work planned by a group of employees as a form of protesta sudden attack, mostly a military one

To become the mesmerizer’s subject, twain must displace hicks. twain presents himself as very different from hicks. based on this contrast, what does twain seem to value and admire in a person ?

How does the illustration the reader understand the text? read the passage and study the image from sugar grinders.

Read the following passage: he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, and objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue— but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. the once occasional huskiness of his tone was heard no more; and a tremulous quaver, as if of extreme terror, habitually characterized his utterance. there were times, indeed, when i thought his unceasingly agitated mind was laboring with some oppressive secret, to divulge which he struggled for the necessary courage. which of the above ideas might be considered foreshadowing? he is wandering all over the chamber his skin tone is really pale his voice is quivering the narrator thinks he is laboring with an oppressive secret