Matchlocks were primed, cartridges rammed home, and swords loosened in their sheaths. Was it the Tuaregs again across our path? But Mohammed, the keen-eyed, shouted joyfully— “The oasis, the oasis! I see the palm-trees.”
this would be the answer because of the way that they are over joyed when they find the Oasis.
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In the first stanza, the speaker has mixed feelings as to which road to take because they seem so similar. He tries to peer down one as far as he can and then considers the other. He finds them both to be about the same but he has to choose.
What story or book are we talking about here?
I believe that the information your organizational system should document is D. all of these - bibliographic information for all sources used, research information in its various forms, author, title of the piece, and publisher.
All of these are very important details that need to be documented so as to avoid plagiarism.