If you're talking about the story "Marian Andersen Sings," then I believe it would be that "They knew that she would be nervous"
In Dover Beach by Mathew Arnold, the speaker describes the sea at night, how it looks and sounds as it crashes against the moonlit coast. The speaker calls the reader to come and observe with him such a marvelous view. In line one he states "The sea is calm tonight.", while in line five he emphasizes "... <span>out in the tranquil bay. ".
Therefore, your best answer is calm/tranquil.</span>
Most Irregular verbs derive from native verbs we had since Old english, the verbs that have entered the language after that are mostly regular.
Old English was the early language of the anglo-saxons, in medieval times. So that's the answer, a. the anglo-saxon period.