Read the sentence. I never expected Albert to desert us at the national park, but he really prefers alone time.

Which option is the correct meaning of the word desert in this context?

after-dinner sweet

abandon

provide support for

region of dry land

This is the noun or pronoun to which a pronoun refers.

What type of figurative language is used in this passage from "letter from birmingham jail"? just as the prophets of the eighth century b.c. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the lord" far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns, and just as the apostle paul left his village of tarsus and carried the gospel of jesus christ to the far corners of the greco roman world, so am i compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own hometown. allusion symbolism imagery metaphor

As usual the nurse has trouble getting to the point what does juliet think happened before she learns the truth?