I am not completely sure but I think the answer is mine or miner. If you think about it you have to mine in order to get the ore out.
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C. The author uses a simile to compare the feeling of nervousness to melting because the sentence uses the word "like," which is an underlying hint to similes. Without it, it would be a metaphor.
Answer:
not sure but I think its an adjectival phrase
