1. impinge = strike
The word impinge can have various meanings, but in the case above, it means to strike. When 'the rain impinge[d] upon the earth,' it means that it started raining, the rain started striking the earth. To impinge means that something starts, and usually something negative.
2. garrulous = loquacious
The word garrulous refers to someone who talks excessively, likes to talk a bit too much, and usually about something trivial. Loquacious is a fancy word to denote the same thing, although it has a more positive connotation - it refers to someone who can speak nicely.
3. pious = religious
The word pious comes from the Latin word pius, which means dutiful. So when English took this word from Latin, it added a different suffix (-ous), and gave it the meaning of being 'dutiful to God.' So nowadays, pious refers to someone who is devoutly religious.
4. ruinous = dilapidated
The word ruinous refers to something which is in ruins, which is falling apart. The word which means the same thing is dilapidated - both of these words are usually used to describe buildings that are very old, and derelict, and are practically in ruins.
Answer:
d. They were written while he was bedridden.
Explanation:
Something peculiar about some of Stevenson's most admired works are they were written while he was bedridden.
Based on the given passage describes Jane crashing into Mrs. Miller's car as she thought to herself, "How could I not have seen Mrs. Miller’s van? Out of all the vehicles in this parking lot, I had to back into my Spanish teacher’s?”, but the tone of Mrs. Miller was quite jovial
<h3>What is a Tone?</h3>
This refers to the attitude of an author that is used to tell a story that has a profound effect on the narration which affects the general atmosphere of the scene, also known as the mood of the text.
Hence, it can be seen that when Mrs. Miller realized that her car was dented by Jane, she was jovial about it and acknowledged that she was aware that it was a mistake, and was quite helpful to suggest calling the insurance company to come to fix it up.
Therefore, option A is the right answer.
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