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19.05.2020 •
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Read the excerpt from "Object Lesson, Part 2."
"But this morning's little job," Ellery turned suddenly to the red-haired boy, "you pulled by yourself, Joey."
The thin boy quivered. "Who, me?"
"Yes, Joey, you."
"You got rocks in your skull," Joey whispered. "Not me!"
"I'll prove it, Joey. Hand me the dollar bill I found in your jeans when I searched you."
How is tension created in this scene?
a
It sped up the pacing of events.
b
It makes the reader wonder what happened before.
c
The sudden movement surprises the reader.
d
It created an uncomfortable situation for Joey.
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Ответ:
2. cudgeling = beatingA cudgel is a short stick which you can use as a weapon. So if you cudgel something or someone, it means that you are beating them with a cudgel, because it is a thick stick, almost like a bat. So this person was metaphorically cudgeling his brain, but literally cudgeling his donkey.
3. regaled = rewardedThe verb to regale has two meanings - it can either mean 'to entertain someone,' or it can mean 'to supply someone with something.' Here, the latter meaning is used - the donkey thought he would be given a cabbage-stalk or two for his hard work