Answer: a word or phrase that is applied to an action or object, and is not literally applicable
Example:
Tim Tim has a heart of gold!
Answer:
I wake up in the morning, sunshine just barely peaking through the blinds. Yawning, I stretch my arms out to narrowly miss my spinning fan. The blankets are in a disarray as I try to detangle myself from them and make my way to the bathroom. The mirror is foggy as I begin to brush my teeth and the steam rises to bring a mist across the whole bathroom. I then make my way down stairs, each step sluggish and hesitant. Making my way to the kitchen, I perk up as I smell bacon and eggs. The scent floats down the hall and begins to brighten the day.
Explanation:
The compound verb is earned good grades.
The allusion found in the poem is "I know why the caged bird sings" which is answer choice B.
Answer:
The answers are:
It includes over forty thousand definitions.
It offers excerpted examples of the words in literature.
Explanation:
<em>Samuel Johnson's </em>"A Dictionary of the English Language" was regarded as the best dictionary of its day. It was published in 1755, thus this makes the first choice (It was published in the late 1800s) incorrect.
I<u>t has around 42,773 words with their meanings</u>, thus this makes the second choice (It includes over forty thousand definitions) correct. The dictionary which "only" contained 40,000 words was prepared by <em>Nathan Bailey.</em>
The dictionary only shows the<u> meaning of the words and "not their origin."</u> Thus, this makes the third choice (It includes information about word origin) incorrect.
The meaning of the words are illustrated with the help of quotations (excerpts) relating to literature. So, this makes the last choice (It offers excerpted examples of the words in literature) correct. Examples of the quotations comes from Shakespeare, Dryden and Milton.
However, the dictionary doesn't have a preface written by William Shakespeare. Thus, this makes the fourth choice (It has a preface written by William Shakespeare) incorrect.
