Help? Why does Addie compare the settlement home to a lantern in this paragraph?
A) To exaggerate the judgmental attitudes of those who run the house
B) To indicate that the community surrounding the house takes its services for granted C) To help the reader visualize the beautiful architecture of the house
D) To symbolize the house as a comforting place in a poverty-stricken neighborhood

What background knowledge would best support this inference about mario?

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.

He had fished in the river since ten years and he was a good fisherman. he know where to found the slim sliver chilwa fish, a big beautiful mahseer and the long moustache singhara. he know where the river was deep but where it is shallow; he knew which baits to use - which fish like worms and which liked gram. edit the above