The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain (excerpt)


The old lady whirled round, and snatched her skirts out of danger. The lad fled on the instant, scrambled up the high board-fence, and disappeared over it.


His aunt Polly stood surprised a moment, and then broke into a gentle laugh.


"Hang the boy, can't I never learn anything? Ain't he played me tricks enough like that for me to be looking out for him by this time? But old fools is the biggest fools there is. Can't learn an old dog new tricks, as the saying is. But my goodness, he never plays them alike, two days, and how is a body to know what's coming? He 'pears to know just how long he can torment me before I get my dander up, and he knows if he can make out to put me off for a minute or make me laugh, it's all down again and I can't hit him a lick. I ain't doing my duty by that boy, and that's the Lord's truth, goodness knows. Spare the rod and spile the child, as the Good Book says. I'm a laying up sin and suffering for us both, I know. He's full of the Old Scratch, but laws-a-me! he's my own dead sister's boy, poor thing, and I ain't got the heart to lash him, somehow. Every time I let him off, my conscience does hurt me so, and every time I hit him my old heart most breaks. Well-a-well, man that is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble, as the Scripture says, and I reckon it's so. He'll play hookey this evening, and I'll just be obleeged to make him work, to-morrow, to punish him. It's mighty hard to make him work Saturdays, when all the boys is having holiday, but he hates work more than he hates anything else, and I've GOT to do some of my duty by him, or I'll be the ruination of the child."



Which underlying theme of the work is evident in this passage?

A.

the process of moral maturation

B.

the prevalence of superstition

C.

society’s hypocritical values

D.

initiation into adulthood

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Answer 1

Answer im like 90% sure that its a

Explanation:


Related Questions

Which phrases in the passage provide clues that trifling means "silliness” or "insignificance”?

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Answer:

What are the phrases in the passage? Tell us so we can give you a real awnser.

Explanation:

Answer: A,C, and E on edg

Explanation:

Create a sentence using the given words, phrases and conjunctions.

Example:
conjunction: so
word and phrases: plant vegetables
something to eat

We should learn how to plant vegetables so we have something to eat during lockdown.

1. conjunction: but
word and phrases: there are corona virus protocols
not followed

2. conjunction: nor
word and phrases: a lot of people do not follow protocols
stay at home

3. conjunction: and
word and phrases: wear masks
wash hands prevent virus spread

4. conjunction: every time
word and phrases: cough and sneeze
cover our mouth

5. conjunction: only if
word and phrases: we can go outside
essential activities​

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Answer:

1. There are corona virus protocols to keep us safe, but they are not followed by many people.

2. A lot of people do not follow protocols nor stay at home to prevent being infected by the virus.

3. We should wear masks and wash our hands to prevent the virus from spreading.

4. We must remember to cover our mouth every time we cough and sneeze.

5. We can go outside only if there are essential activities to be done, such as grocery shopping or going to the pharmacy.

Explanation:

A conjunction is a word used to connect two clauses or words in a sentence. Conjunctions help establish a relationship between the elements they connect.

Let's take sentence 1 as an example. When we use the conjunction "but", we convey a contrast. The clause introduced by it expresses something that contradicts the idea expressed by the other clause. Another example would be:

"I like him, but I don't talk to him."

Normally, when we like someone, we talk to them. Thus, "but" indicates contrast between the two ideas in the sentence.

My parents moved away from London They __________ there since they got married.
a. lives
b. lived
c. had lived
d. had living

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Option (C): had lived

because moved is in past tense so u should use past perfect tense which is had lived... got it

The word "lived" must be used to fill in the blank, as shown in option B.

Why is this the appropriate word?Because it presents a situation that occurred in the past.Because they represent a verb in the past perfect tense.

The past perfect tense is the tense that represents actions that took place in the past and were completely finished. An example of this is someone who stopped living in a region because he moved. In this case, the ideal would be to use the word "lived."

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When Amina arrived at the party, Bekele__________
A.had leave
B.had left already
C.had just left
D.left

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Answer:

c. is the answer

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Write 5-7 about your favorite season

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Answer:

Choosing a favorite season would be difficult because they are all special to me. They each have something to offer and are unique in every way.

            Winter is one of my favorites because it is so beautiful to see everything covered with a white sheet of snow. It also cools you down from all the heat left from the summer and into the fall. You have fun with your family making snow angels and have snowball fights.

            Spring is a good season because it is between winter and summer, temperatures are not too cold and not to hot. You are comfortable wearing a light jacket outside instead of a heavy warm coat. You can walk and smell the flowers beginning to flourish. The birds start chirping early in the morning. It lets you know that summer is near and so is summer vacation.

            Summer is great because it's time to hang up your shoes and relax. There is no more school and you can go to sleep late and wake up late. Relatives visit or you can visit them. You can also do some traveling and explore new places. Relaxing in the pool on a floating lounge chair enjoying cold lemonade is the ultimate experience.

            Autumn is also a great season because of all the colorful leaves falling even though they are a hassle to pick up, especially in the pools. You can have fun walking with friends and admiring the different shades of colors on the leaves. The different colors warm your soul.

            Autumn is such a calm season. The leaves turn beautiful tones of yellow, orange, and red. Everyone is starting over with a new class, a new teacher, and some new friends. When you drive by the neighborhoods you notice that families are all gathered in some kind of celebration. You get such a warm feeling. It's such a peaceful time.

            Now you know why I cannot choose one of the seasons. All of them are special in every way. I love them all. I'm just glad I get to enjoy every single one.Explanation:

Answer:

birday and holiday and Rizal day Christmas and new year

Can someone help me . Thank you

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1. Account
2. Country
3. Outside
4. Pounded
5. Brown
6. Boiling
7. Soil
8. Destroyed
9. Country
10. Pounded
11. Soil

the cyclical model of communication represents communication as​

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Answer:

The Communication Cycle model is a linear model of communication that provides a schematic representation of the relation between sender, message, medium/ media and recipient.

Explanation:

Guess their Asian Nationality???

They are Not Koreans!!!​

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Answer:

is it Singapore?

The following question is based on your reading of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce.
Instead of becoming a Jesuit, what does Stephen do?
a. plans to become a carpenter
b. Plans to become a doctor
c. Plans to continue his studies at Belvedere
d. Plans to attend the university

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Answer:

D. Plans to attend the university

Explanation:

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Answer plz answer question grammar last question ty

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Answer:

c

Explanation:

its c because the other have unnecessary ,

Sally....... a storybook last weekend
A. read
B. reads
c. reading
tolong dijawab​

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Answer:

A. Read

Explanation:

Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 I feel sympathetic / friendly towards people who are bullied at school.
2 My computer crashed. Consequently / Consistently, I lost all the files stored on it.
3 Have you heard the last / latest news?
4 We listened to the speeches for hours. Eventually / Possibly they finished and we went home.

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Answer:

sympathetic consequentlylatesteventually

Explanation:

you cant feel friendly but you can be friendly so it must be sympatheticconsistently means that it does it as normal but consequently means that it happened because of something elselatest is a superlative meaning that it is the most up to date that is why it is latestthis is in past tense and possibly isn't normally associated with the past tense so eventually is used

Which answer option provides the best overview of the passage based on the
text structure used?
Pest activity is threatening ash trees' canopy, or upper layer of leaves
and branches. A certain type of beetle tunnels under the bark of the
trees to lay its eggs. The larvae then chew on the inner wood of the
tree, making the tree unable to send water and nutrients to its leaves
and branches. Since the leaves do not receive needed nutrients, they
die out, leading to the thinning of the canopy.

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The answer to the question is A

which animals do people use to plough the land?​

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Answer:

Horses, cows, and oxen

Explanation:

They are all strong and big enough to move the plow across the land.

Hope this helped :)

dash people read a lot of books use little some it any​

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Answer:

Some.

Explanation:

A quantifier is a word used before a noun to show the quantity of the object. A quantifier is also used in the place of a determiner in a sentence.

Examples of quantifiers are some, few, little, lots of, not many, many, etc.

In the given sentence, the quantifier that correctly fits the fill-up is some.

The correct sentence would be,

"Some people read a lot of books."

Therefore, some is the correct answer.

Reese’s peanut butter cups are disgusting.

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Exactly I don’t like them at all.
Agree, I just need to type at least 20

Which term can be used as a synonym for myriad?

(A) abundance
(B) hybrid
(C) casualty
(D) insufficient

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Answer:

(A), Abundance

Explanation:

Mind marking me brainliest?

Answer plz ty multiple choice easy

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dude uh i think its D

Similarities and differences for "Flower for Algernon" movie and book.

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Answer:

similar:

There were many similarities and differences from the book to the movie. In Flowers to Algernon the things happening to Charlie were getting worse and worse. Some similarities were that Charlie raced with Algernon in the beginning of the operation and after the operation.  

different:

The movie Flowers for Algernon and the short story compare and contrast in many ways. They differ because in the book the love story between Mrs. Kinnian, known in the movie as Alice, and Charlie Gordon is less developed and fulfilled than in the movie.

Explanation:

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write a story which ending should be very bad

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Hello~

The End. Bye.

Ary~

When you are writing an introduction, one way to organize it is to go from:
O
A. conclusion to supporting paragraph.
B. happy to sad.
C. general to specific.
D. boring to interesting

HELP ME FIND THE ANSWER PLS :)

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Answer:

C. General to specific

Explanation:

writing an introduction is usually like that, you do t go boring to interesting because then the reader wouldn't be interested in the beggining at all. or happy to sad

hope that helped :)

Part A In chapter 5, Ebenezer Scrooge wakes up a changed man. Identify and analyze two examples in this chapter that show how Scrooge has changed for the better. Use textual evidence to support your analysis. ​

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Answer:

he wakes up and shout mery christmas to everyone

last chapter

Explanation:

what is government have or are currently supporting community affected by human right violance​

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Answer:

The community needs to work along with the Government and religious organizations, to support the communities affected by human rights violation .... They also force the Government to take necessary action.

Why is the box with the instructions still in the closet after so many years?

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Answer:

______________________________________

Explanation:

the doctor has examined him.the passive voice if this sentence is​

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Examined is the passive voice

The following quote is an example of what element of poetry: "And yet, I
warrant, it had upon its brow a bump as big as a young cockerel's stone." *
•metaphor
•simile
•personification
•hyperbole

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Answer:

Simile.

Explanation:

A simile is when a direct comparison is made between dissimilar things using "like" or "as". This literary technique is used to provide a more detailed and understandable description of the concerned elements/things.

The given quote is from Act I scene iii of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". Spoken by the Nurse, the quote is from when the Nurse revealed to Lady Capulet about Juliet's childhood incident where she had fallen and hit her forehead. This resulted in a big bump on the forehead, which the Nurse admits is "a bump as big as a young cockerel's stone." The use of the comparison word "as" makes it a simile, where the bump is compared to a rooster's testicle.

Thus, the correct answer is a simile.

"...out of the beams flies shot like rushing stars."

This is an example of

Group of answer choices

a simile

a soliloquy

a metaphor

personification

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Answer:

a soliloquy

Explanation:

Answer:

a-simile

Explanation:

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox )

How is reading an info graphic different from reading text?

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Answer:

An infographic has pictures and words that will help visual readers better understand the concept or idea the infographic is trying to relay

Explanation:

Shakespeare focuses on the figure of the Dark Lady and of the..., who
plays a fundamental role as a source of poetical inspiration
poet himself
O
fait maiden​

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Which is an example of a metaphor? *
O "Can you like of Paris, love?"
O "Go girl, seek happy nights to happy days."
O "Why, he's a man of wax."
O "The fish lives in the sea, and 'tis much pride."

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Answer:

"Why, he's a man of wax."

Explanation:

A figurative language also known as figures of speech can be defined as a deliberate and specific construction or use of language by authors, writers or speakers to create a special effect in their speech or write-up.

The main purpose of a figurative language is to convey more information and enable the readers or listeners have a deeper understanding of the piece.

Some examples of figurative language used in a literary work are simile, paradox, metaphor, apostrophe, hyperbole, personification, etc.

In English literature, metaphor is an implied comparison without the use of the word as or like. It involves creating a direct similarity between two words or things.

Hence, an example of a metaphor is "Why, he's a man of wax." because it simply means that he's being compared to an ideal man that serves as an inspiration to an artist and be sculpted using a wax.

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