What does "lively death" mean in the sentence As co-owner Ned Bonner said, "If we had to put our store out of its misery, we wanted it to be a lively death."

he wanted one last chance to keep the business open

he wanted to use the occasion to promote reading within the community

he wanted to hasten the stores closing

he wanted to make the stores closing a community celebration

The basketball crashed against the backboard, and point guard sheena lunged for it. as she snatched the ball out of mid-air, the crowd cheered, chanting encouragement for her team, the monarchs. so far, the game had been a disaster. with 15 seconds left to go in the final quarter, the monarchs were 2 points shy of victory. what main idea do the details in the passage suggest? the point guard sheena was not a very good player. the monarchs had never lost a basketball game. the monarchs were worried about losing. the crowd was not supporting the monarchs.

What is the best definition of detonation a.) the meaning of the word in a different language b.)the dictionary meaning of the word c.) the additional meaning that comes from the feeling one gets from a word d.) the meaning of irony

What element of medieval literature does the disappearance of the sword into the lake represent?