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Which sentence from exploring the titanic best indicates the author’s enthusiastic tone at the end of the passage? now, finally, i went to my bunk to get some sleep. when i awoke, it was nighttime, and the good ship knorr was steaming quietly and steadily to our home. they had paid a big price over the years during my long months away from home, but they’d never once complained. as we came into port, i couldn’t believe my eyes.

2. page 1: schlosser describes "just another gorgeous rocky mountain vista. and yet cheyenne mountain is hardly pristine." why do you think schlosser describes the beautiful cheyenne mountain scene in detail before describing the military installation that lies inside?

Read the passage, then use the explanation to infer the meaning of the word predominant. the novel was so popular that it was eventually added to a list of books that every ninth grader had to read. it became the predominant work of literature. what is the most likely definition of the word predominant?