Oh, where’s the question? xD
Answer:
B. She was merely tired and didn't want to move.
Explanation:
She came from a long day at work and sat there because she was tired. Then because she refused to get up, it led to something more.
To show that time has passed
- describing an important event doesn’t make sense because it’s important they wouldn’t want to rush through it
- introducing a character doesn’t make sense because getting to know a character helps to build your story
- creating a calm feeling doesn’t make sense because calm is usually associated with slow pace
In the case of <em>tea</em>, its pronunciation consists of a short "e", pronounced as how the vowel "e" is called, whereas the letter "a" is not taken into account - this letter is not pronounced, it is simply used to determine the correct pronunciation of the whole word. This pronunciation applies as long as the compound <em>ea </em>is not followed by any letter. In context of the latter, the pronunciation would change in most cases.
