The rickety boards of the sidewalk rattled and vibrated with
the power of the locomotive that was barreling into the
station. people camped on the dirt streets of the town to
catch a glimpse of this new mode of transportation: the
steam engine. excitement filtered through the crowd as
they realized that the railway, starting on the east coast,
now stretched all the way across the country,
what is the setting of the passage?
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a. a town in the western united states during the 1800s
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b. a bustling city during modern times
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c. an isolated village during the 1500s
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d. an community in the eastern united states during the 2000s

Which two principles form the basis for capitalism?

On her zoo blog, bindi describes the experience of walking the red carpet with her mum that evening, and the unmatched joy of what happened soon after. “all the categories came up, but then mine did! they said all these top actresses' names then my name! the guy said 'and the winner is . . ’ . . my heart stopped . . ‘bindi irwin! ’ i could not believe it, i won! i was amazed, in tears, i could hardly talk! i’ll never forget that great trip! ” what does the hyperbole in the excerpt the reader understand about bindi? she had a medical problem. she was extremely frightened. she became very excited. she won an important award.

If the author of the gift of the magi had made the reader aware of the gifts that jim had purchased in the beginning of the story this would be an example of