The meaning behind that simile is that ‘they’ are getting tons of gold like they were corn grains which if you’ve seen them, there’s a lot in just one corn. So basically those people were getting a lot of gold.
ok there’s no example of sentence but it means to be dedicated to doing something or to carry out doing something.
two types of word usage:
1. She was committed to their relationship.
2. He committed a felony.
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The point of view that is revealed is that she is scared and is assuming that the minister's family is not going to like their christmas dinner and the way that their family act.
They could die, cross-contamination from earth, e.t.c
Answer:
How does the author let us know the Fairy Tree is so special? The author let us know how special the Fairy Tree is by describing it: its ivory trunk, its leaves of silver fringed with pearls and its fruits of gems.