Read the excerpt from the land. my daddy shook his head. "paul only rides horses he knows." "horses i'm talking about aren't wild or anything," said ray sutcliffe. "they're my own horses, come straight out of alabama, not any of these wild, new-breed western horses. in fact, i've got a fine stallion, a grey, i want to race, a real winner if he's got a good rider on his back. i'd pay your boy well. i'd pay you a fee too, on the wager, if i win." my daddy smiled. "well, if anybody could ride a horse and win a wager for you, it would be paul here. but i still have to say no. i don't want this boy or the horse getting hurt. like i said, my boy rides only horses he knows. i you, sir, though, for the offer." this dialogue advances the plot of the story by setting up a conflict between a: paul and his father. b: paul and robert. c: paul and mr. sutcliffe. d: paul and mitchell.

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes