Hello!
Let's go through the given choices to find which word is a synonym for knocking.
A. Rapping means to strike something, specifically hard, loudly, to attract attention.
B. Ticking means to make sharp, short movements like a clock does.
C. Thundering means to make a loud, deep noise.
D. Popping means to make an explosive sound.
Therefore, the answer is A, rapping because knocking is striking a surface to get attention, which is similar to rapping.
Well I've read the original...It all started after she was borrowing a necklace from a friend to look fancy when she goes to this ball/meeting. Then she looses it so the best guest is A because her and her husband were struggling to go from jewelry store to jewelry store looking for a necklace that looked just like the one she lost.
Answer:
Peter Winn does not fear the man who is threatening him and as a result of this, ... PART A: What does the word “succinct” most likely mean as used in paragraph 25? ... An adept at winged blackmail, he had no aptitude for wings himself
Explanation:
The correct answer is D. There wasn't a sound as Doodle walked slowly across the room and sat down at his place at the table.
That is the correct answer because finally it happened and the narrator feels triumphant.