Prominent.
This sentence only indicates that Jay is noticeable and stands out, not that he is loud, admired, or a subject of interest.
Answer:
The phrase in this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott's <em>Little Women</em> that best illustrates a mocking tone is: "<em>In her own opinion at least</em>."
Explanation:
This line has a mocking tone because it is <u>ironic</u>; the speaker tells the reader how Amy is an important person, but adds that this is <u>proclaimed by herself</u>. Here the writer uses a mocking tone because <u>it is funny that she proclaims herself as "an important person"</u>. She is the youngest and still has a high self esteem and clearly believes a lot of herself, which, by the way, is a good thing; it means she loves herself and respects her existence, but it does sound funny coming from her own mouth.
Armstrong chose to talk to Lombard rather than Wargrave because Armstrong feels that Wargrave is too old to help. This situation described in Agatha Christie's mystery novel titled "And Then There Were None". The novel is about a number of people trapped on an island and there was a murder situation among those people.
I think it would be in an oxford English Dictionary
