Johanna told John she had finished the book she was writing last time they met.
She said she finished it last week.
She told him she has started another one now.
She told him she is writing a love story and will finish it soon.
She told him she writes a little everyday.
Mrs. Mallard's character is not heartbroken or sad, but instead she is happy that she doesn't have to care for anyone else anymore.
I literally just had to answer questions on this short story a unit back.
Both words can be used as either nouns or verbs, so that's not a foolproof distinction. But “affect” is almost always a verb
Answer:
The answer are the words "stalk and defenseless."
Explanation:
The words that make it obvious how the author feels about the birds are stalk and defenseless because the author is describing how the fish in the lake fall victim to the birds. It seems the author does not like the birds for their instinct to stalk their prey by watching the fish in the lake closely. The author seems dismayed that it would only take the ospreys a moment to catch the fish who have no way to defend themselves against the birds.