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MAVERICK [17]
2 years ago
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Mr. White dropped his wife's hand, and rising to his feet, gazed with a look of horror at his visitor. His dry lips shaped the w

ords, "How much?" "Two hundred pounds," was the answer. Unconscious of his wife's shriek, the old man smiled faintly, put out his hands like a sightless man, and dropped, a senseless heap, to the floor. Which word helps reveal the mood of horror in the excerpt?
A. gazed
B. shaped
C. faintly
D. shriek
English
2 answers:
sweet-ann [11.9K]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

D

Explanation:

balandron [24]2 years ago
4 0
Hi there!

The answer would be D. shriek. 

Answer choices A, B, and C are all vague, fainter adjectives or verbs, while "shriek" expresses a dangerous, sharp horror tone. 

Hope this helps!
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