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I think it's "Howe is upset when he receives the letter" because the first one say how the judges thought his work was fine but it says in the inference that they didn't like it and the 2nd one doesn't really make sense to the inference.
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Empty
Explanation:
Absolute modifiers are adjectives and adverbs that shouldn't be compared or modified because they have an absolute, all-or-nothing quality. Examples of absolute modifiers include complete, perfect, final, total, and (often) unique. For example, the word perfect means 'having no room for improvement.' With that said, Empty is already at its <em>limit </em>you can't say 'I am very empty'.
Based on the context given above, the word 'coy' most likely means SHY.
To be coy, means to make a pretense of shyness, which is meant to be alluring.
In the passage given above, the writer is advising the virgins not to be shy at this time when they are in their prime but instead they should use their time wisely and marry on time time so that they may not be forced to remain unmarried.