10.Charming, she always knew how to put her guests at ease.
(functions as a direct object)
answer Infinitive,verb
The characters name means fortunate, but the events. in the story show that he isn't fortunate, because he gets sealed behind a concrete wall, so sadly he isn't fortunate even though that's what his name means.
I believe that the phrase “blessing
of another World War”, in this excerpt from Kurt Vonnegut's "Report on the
Barnhouse Effect", is an example of sarcasm. Sarcasm is a sharp remark similar
to irony. It also uses expression of one's meaning by using language that
normally signifies the opposite, in order to ridicule something or someone. In
this case, the word “blessing” is an example of sarcasm, as World War can’t be
the blessing.
Answer:
After the discussion Vinny's parents had with Vinny about the boy who died, it made Vinny to promise her parents that he would stay away from the pond where the boy .
Below is the evidence cited from Lines 112 - 121 of text:
<em>"After the boy drowned, or was taken by the goddess, or whatever happened to him, she said never to come to this pond again. Ever. It was off-limits. Permanently. But not his dad. He said, “You fall off a horse, you get back on, right? Or else you going be scared of it all your life.”</em>
<em>His mother scoffed and waved him off. “Don’t listen to him, Vinny, listen to me. Don’t go there. That pond is haunted.” Which had made his dad laugh.</em>
<em>But Vinny promised he’d stay away."</em>
Answer:
Mira is more mature than the other kids in the group.
Mira is acting like a leader for the group of children.
Explanation:
<em>"Games at Twilight"</em> is Anita Desai's short story. Set in tropical India during the British rule, the story explores the theme of childhood, self-esteem, innocence, etc.
In the story, the author describes the games that children play outside. One child, Ravi, is deeply disappointed whenever he looses a game. Mira, on the other hand, represents a 'motherly' figure for all the other children. She is quite mature, as opposed to her peers.
