False. Monotone speakers are boring and no one likes to listen to them, they are not exciting and people zone out when they talk xD
The meaning of the word 'ambling' as used in the passage is to WALK OR STROLL.
In the passage, the author is saying that, he finds it distasteful to strut before a small child who is walking or strolling in a relaxed manner.
The meaning of the word 'curtailed' as used in the passage is to BE DEPRIVED OF SOMETHING.
The author is saying in this line, that he is deprived of beauty.
The comma would end up between but and orange.
"You may have an apple or an orange, but you can't have both."
This is because you're coming to a conjunction, which usually has a comma preceding, or coming before, it.
Answer would be C I'm pretty sure.
An Adjectival Phrase - a group of words headed by an adjective that modifies a noun.
An Adjective - a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
A Noun - a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things
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From my understandings of this, I see B. making the most sense...
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