30. The following question is taken from a passage written by Mark Twain in his novel, The Prince and the Pauper. The story centers on the premise that a youth born in poverty trades places with a boy of his age and identical appearance who is a prince and heir to the throne of England. Read the passage carefully to answer the question.
Tom was conducted to the principal apartment of a noble suite, and made to sit down—a thing which he was loth to do, since there were elderly men and men of high degree about him. He begged them to be seated also, but they only bowed their thanks or murmured them, and remained standing. He would have insisted, but his "uncle" the Earl of Hertford whispered in his ear—
"Prithee, insist not my lord; it is not meet that they sit in thy presence."
The Lord St. John was announced, and after making obeisance to Tom, he said—
"I come upon the King's errand, concerning a matter which requireth privacy. Will it please your royal highness to dismiss all that attend you here, save my lord the Earl of Hertford?"
Based on the passage, the word meet signifies ___________ and the word prithee probably means ___________.
A. appropriate behavior / "I pray thee"
B. required modesty / "I believe thee"
C. appropriate modesty / "behold"
D. required disclosure / "I command thee"
2006-08-21 10:06:54 · 13 answers · asked by DIRECT 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
The answer is A.
2006-08-21 10:14:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I answer the questions, but it does help to retype the information out to absorb in the mind; especially having ADHD. I also like to compare my answers with others answers and thoughts as a more efficient study guide. Thanks to all who do help and participate. I don't indulge in cheating. However, it is very helpful to know the thoughts and ideas of others for more advanced understanding and perspective of others.
2014-08-14 11:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by ❄️Frost❄️ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-05 08:00:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A ...
I am loth to assist in homework cheats but if you actually typed all this then you probably became more famliar with the words.
2006-08-21 10:18:38 · answer #4 · answered by grapeshenry 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I'm not going to do your summer reading homework assignment for you.
Instead of asking us for the answer, you could have just been up front and asked for help.
2006-08-21 10:14:42 · answer #5 · answered by AnswerMom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
letter B: required modesty/"I believe thee"
2006-08-21 10:24:43 · answer #6 · answered by cherry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is most likely to be A
2006-08-21 21:01:24 · answer #7 · answered by Lilana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A is the correct answer
I'm not helping you cheat, am I? ;)
2006-08-21 10:15:05 · answer #8 · answered by j_conway83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its A
2006-08-21 14:09:18 · answer #9 · answered by Stripe Panther 1989 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do ur own home work
2006-08-21 10:16:19 · answer #10 · answered by baby gurl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋