Read the sentence from paragraph 3. Her excitement and wonder about the mysteries of the sea kept her in the water too long.
Which meaning of the word mysteries is used above?

A people who are secretive

B the customs of an ancient
belief system

C movies or books dealing with puzzling crimes

D things that are difficult to understand or explain

D. Things that are difficult to understand or explain.

Explanation:

The word "mystery" refers to the thing(s) difficult to understand or comprehend, or even explain. It suggests things that are hard to be understood or even explained to others, anything that mystifies or is secretive and unable to be understood.

As used in the given sentence, the word "mysteries" refers to the things that are hard to understand, the things in the sea that appeals to her yet are incomprehensible.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.

using the map image above, answer a, b, and c. a. briefly explain the historical context of this map image.b. briefly explain one economic or social development in the period 1607–1754 that could be used to explain what the cartographer (mapmaker) shows in the map image. c. briefly explain one social development in the period 1607–1754 that could be used to explain the distinctions shown in the map image.your responses: a.during this time period the colonies had recently been formed by the british. the colonies were grouped into three sections based on common beliefs, lively hood, and how they interacted. the new england colonies had passed the mayflower compact and they focused on trade, shipbuilding, and fishing. the middle colonies had purchased land from the native americans and dealt mostly with the export of wheat, banking, and shipping.

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