The word delicate in this sentence most nearly means

What can be inferred from the following sentence in the passage? then he asked me my name. scarcely had i uttered it when he made a gesture of astonishment. a) the sentence implies that the attendant knows the colonel. b) the sentence implies that the colonel is giving up on life. c) the sentence implies that the attendant is going to get fired. d) the sentence implies that the colonel recognizes the attendant's name.

Today’s readers have more scientific knowledge than readers of previous eras what effect does that have on their reading of science fiction stories

Write the usage of these given patterns of writing: •so. . . that. •had hardly . . . when