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there are different meanings of soil. here are a few with some examples :
-"She soiled herself because her parents wouldn't take her to the bathroom." You can first assume it has to do with the bathroom because it says so in the text, now another definition of soil is dirt, or the top layer of the earth. using this definition you can assume it is dirty. Then another clue would be that SHE soiled HERSELF. Using these clues you can assume it means that she had to use the BATHROOM and because her parents wouldn't let her she went to the bathroom on herself.
-"The Gardner put some new soil down to help cover the gopher holes." You can now assume that soil has to do with gardening because it says so in the text. You can also infer that they used it to cover gopher holes. You can now get a better understanding because gophers like to dig holes in dirt. Using these clues you can predict soil is dirt.
Answer:
neglected by another
AND
to fall into decay
Explanation:
Thriftless implies when a person is spending money in a way regarded as wasteful or extravagant. From the passage, thriftless as used signifies a heir who spends money built by his father recklessly, hence the words from the text that helps to indicate the meaning of the word as used in the passage will be "neglected by another" and "to fall into decay". These shows thriftless and a nonchalant attitude towards money being spent or already spent.
Answer: Antonio was passing some heavy time on his rooftop. This line means that Antonio was going through a tough time and was in a dilemma since he was wondering about the fate of his relationship with Felix post his fight the next day.
Explanation:
The lines have been taken from Amigo Brothers written by Piri Thomas. This short story is bout two friends who grew up together with such <u>enormity of friendship and brotherhood</u> that they started imagining each other like real brothers. The commonality that they shared was their <u>love for boxing</u> which they loved to fight. It was an outlet for both of them from the negativeness that was highly prevalent in that part of the city. In Paragraph 45 , Antonio is <u>passing through a dilemma</u> where he has to figure out the <u>outcome of his boxing match</u> with his brother - like friend, Felix. He tries to console himself by saying the <u>friendship and sports shouldn't be mixed up</u>.
He is referring to the bird as clumsy because "ungainly" is define as "awkward" or "clumsy" and "fowl" is another word for "bird"
