<span><span>By repeating the amount of time she has spent away from home</span></span>
B) The daily work continued; nay, it actually increased;
Something that is happening on a consistent basis. It also gives the feeling that it is work to make it persistent. In option B, the statement "daily work" indicates that something is done daily which supports the idea of persistent. The sentence containing the line "The daily work continued; nay, it actually increased" also includes the description "with an astonishing pertinacity." Pertinacity means persistent determination. The brain failing and life slipping away does not show any persistent determination. Also, the statement that she inquired with acute anxiety does not how any persistent determination.
1 of them is that most people understand it
The answer it’s the letter c
It can be inferred that the author uses comparisons primarily to " support his previous assertions with evidence" (Option E)
<h3>What is an inference?</h3>
This refers to the use of logic to arrive at rational conclusions from the examination of a text.
It is to be noted that the reason for citing information in any text usually is to lend credibility to an assertion or claim.
Hence, it is right to state the objective of the author here is to give evidence to his assertions.
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