Read this excerpt from Rogue Heart: TingTing approaches with a broom of her own. We’ve been sweeping along the perimeter of the café. Now we meet in the middle by the display of lychee rose cupcakes. TingTing grips her broom tightly, her pretty face flushed, her eyes beseeching. As she speaks, Tour Guide, my translation app, whirs the music of her voice into language in my head.

“Anmei?” she begins, calling me by the name I’d given her when we first met.

Write 1–2 paragraphs analyzing the context clues in the excerpt to determine the figurative meaning of the phrase “whirs the music.” Consider these questions:

What context clues can you use to determine the meaning of the phrase?
What is the figurative meaning of the phrase?
How did the context clues help you determine the meaning of the phrase?

Based on the context in the excerpt, we know that the narrator is using a “translation app,” which tells us she does not speak the language TingTing is speaking. The phrase “whirs the music of her voice” describes how the translation app interprets TingTing voice so the narrator can understand what she is saying. The word music makes me think of continuous, repeated sounds that are pleasurable to the listener. The word whirs conveys the image of a record player or a CD spinning. So, all these clues put together helps us to understand that  the translation app is interpreting TingTing’s voice and language into a continuous stream of words (like a song) that the narrator can understand.

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administration noun

the government of a country

affairs

events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy, etc. of a country, region, or the world

the corridors (of power)

the places where people use their political influence and major political decisions are made

government

the process, method, or effects of governing

play politics

to use politics for your own reasons, without caring about the effects on other people

political

relating to politics

political

interested or involved in politics

politically

in a political way

politicize

to bring an issue, organization, way of doing something, etc. to the attention of the public so that it can be discussed

politicize

to make someone more interested and involved in politics

politicking

political activity by someone who is only interested in doing things for their own advantage, not in other people

politics

the ideas and activities involved in getting power in a country or over a particular area of the world

politics

the profession of being a politician

politics

the ideas and activities used by people within a particular group to try to get power

public affairs

political issues that affect most people

public life

work that involves being known to a lot of people, especially in politics, but also in religion and education

public office

a job in the government that you have because you were chosen or elected

public service

work or important positions in the government, or in organizations controlled by the government

representation

in politics, the job of officially people and making decisions for them

sociopolitical

involving a combination of social and political matters

state

the government of a country

which of the following was specifically permitted by the emancipation proclamation?

free african americans were allowed to fight for the confederacy.

free african americans were allowed to enlist in the union army and navy.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the north.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to become confederate citizens.