My last answer was deleted for being pointless, but I had to add more letters for the correct, succinct answer to be published. The right answer is "a sentence".
Answer:
I think it's fine besides one tiny mistake! Great job.
Explanation:
The first one you put a space than period. Make sure to put the period first then space.
Mexican- American is her nationality
"I saw that if there was a small wall of stone between me and my townsmen, there was still a more difficult one to climb or break through, before they could get to be as free as i was."
"I felt as if I alone of all my townsmen had payed my tax."
The new meaning would be (B). It becomes a verb that means "To punish for breaking a rule or a law".