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Twain accomplishes his purpose chiefly through telling a story within a story, also called a "frame story".
The correct answer is B: Cicely reads an article in the Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences stating that herbal skin creams that contain aloe vera cause less irritation than those without it.
Prereading, Reading, and Review
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by describing birds near death and a spring without
chirping
Explanation:
these details tug at your heartstrings and allow you to imagine a cold, unhappy spring.
The correct answer they do not want the others to have false hope that someone else is on the island ☺