Well, in the word there is the root con- which means togther. Another root in the word is -stell. -Stell<span>means star. So constellation means stars together, which is correct because a constellation is basically a grouping of stars forming a figure in the sky.</span>
The eighth note represents one beat and there are 6 beats in each measure.
I do not have enough info to answer the second half.
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I would think the first option.
They’re both lonely and ‘old’. He sympathizes with his dog which makes it harder for the men to kill his dog