We go on a family trip every summer. We usually go to a national park or visit a relative we haven’t seen for awhile. We have a lot of relatives! My favorite trips are to my grandparents’ home in Texas. Last year, we had a big family reunion.
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What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.