Excitement
Herbert's victory at chess against his father
sinister
The chess game is very tense. Father and son duel and the Father even tries tactic to distract his son from noticing his error. After the son check mates his father, the Father becomes grumpy.
This excerpt could be considered humorous because of the way in which the events are retell and because of the choice of words. their arrival is portrayed in such a way that the reader might think, it could have a deeper meaning. For example
"<span>It regarded us a while without curiosity but with caution, and after we were seen to be harmless" This might be understood as a fun way of expressing that people were all over them, to check who they were, they pay close attention to these "new people" until they were convinced they are fine. </span>
Answer:
a verb tense changes
Explanation:
an example:
I <u>went</u> to the store, and I <u>buy</u> some apples.
bought
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