D. Points that elicit an emotional response
Answer:
Proceed (forward & go = to go forward) + ed (simple past tense) = Proceeded
Explanation:
The mentioned word was created from the two Latin words mentioned above which were firstly used in the French language as the word procederer. The word procederer comes from Latin language and it is the mixture of the “CEDERE-GO” and the prefix “PRO-FORWARD”.
It was only in the Middle-Ages that the English society had started using this particular word in the form PROCEED which has several meanings in English Language today:
To proceed = to continue doing something
To proceed = to go forward with your plans or actions
You may proceed = the most common way in terms of politeness to say to someone that he or she can continue with his/her work, intentions or other actions
In your question, the mentioned word is in the simple past tense (+ed)
Examples of Proceed + ed:
- They proceeded with their plans.
- We proceeded to the exit.
Single women in Puritan society had a very low social status and did not have much influence in society, but they were seen as very innocent, pure and credible people, since they were not married and had not been "corrupted". This is because, single women, in Puritan society, were considered children and therefore shared the same innocence, until they entered adulthood, where they would get married and leave the status of a child and, consequently, the status of incocence. Women prostitutes were also not considered innocent and did not deserve to be heard because of their sinful nature.
In "The crucible" the girls who started the accusations, mainly Abigail, were single and that's why nobody believed they were lying. Abigail used her reputation as an "innocent" to accuse all the people she believed should get out of her way, as no one knew she was Proctor's lover, her words were easily accepted by everyone.
