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part B is asking which detail from the passage best supports the answer to part a? A.The little bowspirit suggesting A Jib (paragraph 7)or B.were trifles not likely to meet his approval (paragraph 7)or C. He commanded me (paragraph 8) or D. This curtailed my anticipated sport (paragraph 8) Will be marked branliest!!!
I believe it is the compass. It aided sailors locate the direction to which they needed to go. Even before the age of exploration, people had ships capable of long voyages. As the years pass, the designed improved to an extent that they can travel farther.