In richard connell's the most dangerous game, there are several words that are not commonly heard in day to day conversation, here are some of the words and it's correct meaning :
Placid : Calm
Doggedly : With determination
Zealous : Extremely Passionate
Scruples : Morals
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Because raising the minimum age to graduation can lead to drop outs and because people just blow through school
This lines could be seen as examples of sensory imaginary. More precisely it is connected to smell because of the potato and sight because of how this person is found "sitting, surrounded.." it might be said that the combination of these two images could give the reader a vision of what the writer is trying to convey.
In mythological stories, details such as this one are never a mere coincidence. Either they foreshadow an event or prepare the mood for such an event. In this story, the fact that the lovers have chosen to meet at the tomb foreshadows their death. Also, it is not just any grave, but the Tomb of Ninus, the well-known and admired founder of Nineveh. It foreshadows the fact that the two tragic lovers will become well-known themselves.
