Answer: The best meaning of "gaunt" as it is used in the sentence provided is A. skeletal.
Explanation: "Gaunt" is an adjetive used to describe someone as very thin and haggard. In the sentence provided,<u> the word "gaunt" has been used to describe a sinister figure</u>; therefore, in this case<u>, the best meaning of "gaunt" is "skeletal"</u>. "Skeletal" is also an adjective and<u> it makes reference to someone that does not have a lot of flesh</u>, that is to say someone that resembles a skeleton.
I don’t know what the excerpt is but my guess is A or C?
Hi,
I would say C, <span>A dog endures hardship but ends up going back to where he is meant to be.
Buck (the dog in 'The Call of The Wild') is taken from his master and mistreated but is finally released into the wild in the end.
~Elisabeth</span>
Twain use this humorous situation throughout the passage because : it draws a parallel between common swindlers and those who rule the government
with this, he conveyed that the duke and the king are basically the same as common swindlers for the people
hope this helps
The answer is one mystery that still remains unsolved is why we yawn.
and another theory is that when you yawn it sends oxygen to the brain causing your body to be able to stay awake, hence when you are tired and need to stay awake you yawn a lot.
