Read the excerpt from "thomas edison: the master of improvement."
its glow was produced by electricity passing through a filament, or tiny piece of material
the inside of the glass bulb was a vacuum.
based on context clues, what is the meaning of the word filament?
a place where electricity is made
a very small piece of material
the inside of a lightbulb
the vacuum inside a bulb

Which excerpt from "the most dangerous game" best portrays zaroff as rainsford’s foil? "but no animal can reason," objected rainsford. "my dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can." "but you can't mean—" gasped rainsford. "and why not? " "why should i not be serious? i am speaking of hunting." "hunting? general zaroff, what you speak of is murder.” "and if they win? " the smile on the general's face widened. "to date i have not lost," he said.