The poem “richard cory” by edwin arlington robinson explores how the theme of dissatisfaction and the mentality that “the grass is greener on the other side” affects all humans. which lines in this excerpt reflect those themes?
and he was rich—yes, richer than a king—
and admirably schooled in every grace:
in fine, we thought that he was everything
to make us wish that we were in his place.
so on we worked, and waited for the light,
and went without the meat and cursed the bread;
and richard cory, one calm summer night,
went home and put a bullet through his head.

1.and he was rich—yes, richer than a king—
2.and admirably schooled in every grace:
3.to make us wish that we were in his place.
4.so on we worked, and waited for the light,
5.went home and put a bullet through his head.

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes