In this excerpt, the word "mind" refers to the fact the two characters "Ndulue and Ozoemena" were devoted to each other.
<h3>What is connotation?</h3>
This refers to the implicit meaning of a word, which is different from the universal or dictionary meaning.
<h3>What is the connotation of "mind" in this excerpt?</h3>
In this excerpt, to have the same mind does not mean the character shared their brain. Instead it means the characters are alike and have a great connection. Based on this, this word means the characters were devoted to each other.
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B because if you are specific enough it should narrow down your options
Yep, that's basically the whole task. To change the passage to become more 'upbeat', yet still share similar words to the previous words, the following could be changed to...
trudged= plodded
shuffled= staggered
scrutinised= questioned
sparse=meagre
closed in= confined
anxious= eager (Although eager and anxious generally do not share a similar definition, in this context they do as 'anxious' is used to describe being excited to do something, and share the same meaning of 'Very eager or concerned to do something or for something to happen'
pried= wrenched
confronted= suddenly exposed
puzzling=baffling
something=remarkable
used=castoff
questioned=pondered
anxious=uneasy
Twain likely made Henry Adams an American in England to show how far removed he was from what was viewed as proper English society. As an American he would be considered a backwards outsider that could not possibly fit in. That all changes when he receives the bank-note and then can afford to buy his way into the English society.
<span>The use of 1.____ in the excerpt above helps accomplish the Twain’s objective to capture the essence of people from different regions. He uses this technique to make the story more 2.___ , which is one of the main characteristics of 3.____ literature.
1. dialects
2. credible
3. realist</span>