Answers: 1- A. Occured. 2- A. Solely. 3- B. Ordinary.
1) I pressed start and then a strange silence, not a steady, busy hum, ensued.
What is the meaning of the word ensued as it is used in this sentence?
The meaning of "ensued " as used in the sentence is "occurred". Ensued means to "occur" or "take place"
2) What connotation does exclusively have, as it is used in the following sentence from "Everyday Things"? This way, American manufacturers let their buyers know that they used Chinese graphite exclusively.
"exclusively" means "solely", which means "only involving", or "involving nothing else", solely, as exclusively means limited, or not to something else.
3) What is the connotation of mundane as it is used in the following sentence from "Everyday Things"? It is amazing how such a tradition has a profound effect on something as mundane, yet important, as pencil production.
"Mundane" literally means "ordinary" or "normal".
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- <em>"Father. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only harmed ourselves by believing if for so long. "</em>
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"Grete was becoming livelier. With all the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck almost simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady."</em>
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Grete Samsa is the sister of Gregor of the story in Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Confronting the change of his sibling into a cockroach, Grete develops from being a modest young lady to a solid young lady, in the initial segment of the story Grete has a powerless identity and gives other a chance to abuse her however as the story proceeds with Grete's identity ends up more grounded.
Grete is the main person from Gregor's family that comprehends Gregor and can confront him as a cockroach, and her new obligations are what influence her certainty to develop, she is the one that understands that Gregor needs to go, and her folks see her change into a functioning and friendly young lady.
The sensory details in the excerpt evoke a sense of...:
...awe and wonder.
There's description of mysterious lights, as well as flares and sparks. The adjective choices show awe and wonder: great, dead white, intense, white-hot, brilliant... Plus, there is a quite meaningful direct comparison here: "it seemed as though anything caught in their range would be made still, like figures in a game of living statues." The fact the author talks about "living statues" also shows awe and wonder.
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