As the Titanic scraped against the iceberg, it got multiple gashes along its side, causing five of its 16 compartments to flood with water. This was more than the ship could handle, and it soon became _____ that the Titanic was doomed to sink.
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32%
surprise
47%
evident
21%
better
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Today - some #poetry
Haunted Houses
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882)
I used slashes (/) to show where the lines end.
So, the first verse is:
All houses wherein men have lived and died
Are haunted houses. Through the open doors
The harmless phantoms on their errands glide,
With feet that make no sound upon the _.
More practice ❤️
Today - some #poetry
Haunted Houses
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882)
I used slashes (/) to show where the lines end.
So, the first verse is:
All houses wherein men have lived and died
Are haunted houses. Through the open doors
The harmless phantoms on their errands glide,
With feet that make no sound upon the _.
More practice ❤️
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All houses wherein men have lived and died /
Are haunted houses. Through the open doors /
The harmless phantoms on their errands glide, / With feet that make no sound upon the __.
Are haunted houses. Through the open doors /
The harmless phantoms on their errands glide, / With feet that make no sound upon the __.
Anonymous Quiz
26%
carpet
53%
floors
21%
grass
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We meet them at the door-way, on the stair, /
Along the passages they come and go, /
Impalpable impressions on the air, / A sense of something moving ___.
Along the passages they come and go, /
Impalpable impressions on the air, / A sense of something moving ___.
Anonymous Quiz
28%
in and out
50%
again and again
22%
to and fro
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There are more guests at table than the hosts /
Invited; the illuminated hall /
Is thronged with quiet, inoffensive ghosts, / As silent as the pictures on the ____.
Invited; the illuminated hall /
Is thronged with quiet, inoffensive ghosts, / As silent as the pictures on the ____.
Anonymous Quiz
45%
wall
31%
side
24%
screen
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The company ________ go bankrupt if they don't find a lot of money quickly!
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33%
should
33%
shouldn't
34%
might
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When he was young, he ________ swim very well. He won medals and championships!
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26%
had to
36%
can
38%
could
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I left my purse at home. Lily, ________ you lend me ten dollars?
Anonymous Quiz
45%
could
37%
should
18%
may
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You look very confused by the homework, Clive. ________ I help you?
Anonymous Quiz
21%
Will
63%
Can
16%
Must
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I think that sign means we ________ enter the building. Look, there's a security guard too.
Anonymous Quiz
30%
won't
43%
have to
27%
mustn't
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A detective story is a type of popular literature dealing with the step-by-step investigation and solution of a __, usually __.
Anonymous Quiz
34%
crime, murder
42%
criminal, murderer
24%
kill, murder
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The first detective story _ Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841). The genre soon __ to novel length.
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37%
was, became
37%
were, continued
25%
was, expanded
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Sherlock Holmes, the first fictional detective _ a household name, first __ in Arthur Conan Doyle’s "A Study in Scarlet" (1887).
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37%
became, appeared
40%
to become, appearing
23%
to become, appeared
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Showing that something is unworthy of consideration; rejecting or disregarding something as unimportant.
Anonymous Quiz
28%
positive
40%
intelligent
32%
dismissive
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Not having made a decision or come to a conclusion; uncertain or wavering in opinion or choice.
Anonymous Quiz
28%
confident
49%
undecided
23%
persuasive
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Having or expressing strong emotions or beliefs; characterized by intense enthusiasm or zeal for a particular cause or subject.
Anonymous Quiz
31%
passionate
45%
knowledgeable
23%
critical
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