"mankind was my business"
6. to drive
7. to help
8. /
9. To be
10. /
11. to travel
An infinitive is an essential form of a verb, always in the form of TO + verb. It gives us a basic, impersonal, dictionary form of the verb, which provides us with its meaning. In a sentence, it can complement certain verbs with incomplete meaning, such as modal verbs (e.g. I have to go), or express a purpose of some other verbs (e.g. I went to buy groceries).
You did not provide the excerpt, however, imagery is using words to create images by describing every aspect of some entity. A metaphor is a type of figurative language that compares one thing to another, such as calling a man a lion because of his bravery. You can use this logic to find the correct answer in your excerpt.
Answer:
devouring: swallow and consume
absorbing: fascinating and interesting
process: operation and action
consumed: eat and ingest
digesting break down and dissolve
