Read the sentence from "Paper Pills." "That is to confound you, you blathering old sentimentalist," he cried, shaking with laughter. Which choice best expresses the meaning of "confound" as used in the excerpt?

Since carmen was so hungry she stopped at the deli and brought a sandwich identify the dependent clause and circle the independent clause

Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of the awakening. they chatted incessantly: about the things around them; their amusing adventure out in the water—it had again assumed its entertaining aspect; about the wind, the trees, the people who had gone to the chênière; about the children playing croquet under the oaks, and the farival twins, who were now performing the overture to “the poet and the peasant.” what is the correct meaning of the word “aspect” based on its usage in the excerpt? character negativity performance boredom

How does the author's purpose affect his or her text structure