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Well 'passive voice' means she was being aggressive or vicious toward the baby perhaps because she got frustrated or annoyed.
Explanation:
I don't really understand the question hope this helps anyway.
The answer would be hearkens which means "to listen"
Hope this helps! :)
Connotation refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly.
Can you rephrase this question, please?