Answer:I managed to find the complete exercise on the Internet, given that you haven't provided us with all options given to you.
1. cogitating = contemplating
To cogitate means to think about something (cogito in Latin literally means 'to think). Contemplating means to mull over a couple (or a lot) of options which is what Mr. Gamefield is doing in the excerpt above - he is thinking of ways to pay his rent.
2. cudgeling = beating
A cudgel is a short stick which you can use as a weapon. So if you cudgel something or someone, it means that you are beating them with a cudgel, because it is a thick stick, almost like a bat. So this person was metaphorically cudgeling his brain, but literally cudgeling his donkey.
3. regaled = rewarded
The verb to regale has two meanings - it can either mean 'to entertain someone,' or it can mean 'to supply someone with something.' Here, the latter meaning is used - the donkey thought he would be given a cabbage-stalk or two for his hard work
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You didn't list the following but the definition of a rhetoric is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other com positional techniques.
I would wager to say its dette
late 13c., dette, from Old French dete, from Latin<span> debitum "thing owed," neuter past participle of debere "to owe," originally, "keep something away from someone," from de- "away" (see de-) + habere "to have" (see habit). Restored spelling after c.1400.</span>debt<span> in Medicine.</span>
Your answer is D) Since.
I hope this is of help to you, and happy studying~!
~{Oh Mrs.Believer}
The answer is D. The writer is drawing the attention of readers by summing up the problem with the theme or viewpoint.
