What is another way to say: I kept staring at my screen as I sent the text knowing I won’t get a reply back.

Like what is a correct way to say/write it?

Which of the following root words means bad

Read the following excerpt from the play a raisin in the sun by lorraine hansberry: johnson (this usa woman who decided long ago to be enthusiastic about everything in life and she is inclined to wave her wrist vigorously at the heigh of her exclamatory comments.): hello there, yourself! h’you this evening, ruth? which assumption about johnson is most likely true based on the stage direction? a. her enthusiasm is used to mask her fear of public places

Which if the following can you infer about maggie?