Which sentence correctly uses the word frolic? They laughed and shouted as they frolicked in the ocean waves.
We can go out and frolic around the track in order to train for the marathon.
The squirrels frolicked quickly across the street as a car zoomed toward them.
The old man frolicked grumpily as he shoveled his driveway after the snow.

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.