D. Start gathering ideas.
Although the Host demands a merry tale from the Monk, the Monk instead gives a series of cameo tragedies, all of which deal with the role of fortune in a man's life. The Monk catalogues the fickleness of Fortune through a series of abbreviated tales about such people as Lucifer, Adam, Hercules, Samson, Nero, and so on — all who were initially favored but eventually abandoned by Fortune. The Monk concludes when the Knight interrupts him and pleads for a merry tale.
"Growing up in Arkansas" is a gerund.
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Answer:
The answer would be text-to-text connection or B
Explanation:
Which words of the sentence help determine the meaning of the word hotly?
the words controversial (topic) and passionately (who felt passionately for both sides) help determine the meaning of the word hotly: that is <em>in a passionate, intense, or angry way.</em>