Which supporting detail best supports the main idea "Cats are safer indoors than outdoors"?
A. Outdoor cats enjoy roaming around the neighborhood.
B. Most people who adopt cats keep them indoors.
C. Indoor cats do not get into fights with other outdoor animals.
D. Outdoor cats meow when they want to come inside.

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.