The definition of sloth would be laziness, unwillingness to work or act.
Two context clues are the word "idleness" and the phrase "doing of nothing". Idleness may mean boredom, but also dullness. Doing of nothing clearly supports the notion of not working, not acting.
first person narration is when someone is talking with pronouns such as I or we.
Answer: Tom was compensated for his loss of a tooth by finding an entirely new way to spit.
But all trials bring their compensations. As Tom wended to school after breakfast, he was the envy of every boy he met because the gap in his upper row of teeth enabled him to expectorate in a new and admirable way.
D because a literal word or literal interpretation is using the words exactly as they seem, no metaphors and very basic.
