What type of conflict is shown in this passage

What about the sentence structure in this passage build suspense

How does dr. king defend the claim he makes in paragraph 9

When they reached the door of the lonely house and stopped to unlock it, and the cat came to purr loudly, and rub against them, a deserted p***y, indeed, but fat with young robins, sylvia whispered that this was a beautiful place to live in, and she never should wish to go home. the description of the house in this excerpt gives an example of