Answer: lacking strength
Explanation:
The highlighted word is ''frail''.
The definition of frail in relation to a human being is someone who is physically weak and fragile.
In this context therefore, it is logical to assume that the word means that the person being referred to (the mother) is lacking strength. This would make sense because the mother is getting old and people get weaker as they age.
"Usher rose from a sofa on which he had been lying at full length, and greeted me with a vivacious warmth which had much in it"
In this line, Usher's behavior of rising from the sofa to greet the narrator is a sign of friendly hospitality even though it seems as he rarely gets up from the sofa. Also, the narrator describes his greeting as vivacious. Vivacious means full of life and energy. This is in complete contrast to what we learn about Roderick Usher.While Usher is glad his friend has come, he is not full of life or energy.
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Three types of literature characteristics of the twelfth century are histories, ballads, and lyrics.
It means that in the political world, when someone prominent is in power, they should answer for what they do, and also what they do not do to help out those around them and the ones that they are serving. By having transparency and not being corrupt this would make the political climate an easier place