Hello, the correct answer is B - whenever Rover roams. Because A is not a clause, it is a phrase. C isn't an adverbial clause, but an independent clause. And D is also a phrase.
The excerpt that tells the White family's uncertainty on the Major's story would be when Mr. White said:
"If the tale about the monkey's paw is not more truthful than those he has been telling us," said Herbert, as the door closed behind their guest, just in time to catch the last train, "we shan't make much out of it." This is because they are not sure what is true about the information that a stranger told them in the train.
This comparison shows that the assassin is quick to escape and is difficult to catch because he is very fast.
<h3>What does this comparison represent?</h3>
- Represents a metaphor.
- Represents the killer is hard to catch
- It shows that the assassin has superhuman escape abilities.
A metaphor is an implicit and subjunctive comparison. When the assassin is compared to the wind's swift steeds, the narrator is showing how quick he is to escape and disappear from the sight of those who try to capture him.
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“As he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon--then all is darkness and silence!”
Up until this point in Section III, what readers have experienced is a hopeful fantasy where the noose around Farquhar’s neck brakes and he manages to escape to eventually make it back home to his wife. As he is about to hug her, reality catches up to him and he experiences his execution, and this is what the sentence above describes.