1. Temperatures RISE in the summer.
2. The fire REACHED the edge of the city.
3. It's BITTERLY cold outside.
4. He WARNED us to stay inside.
5. The hurricane HIT the coast. (I am like 99% sure on this one)
6. The STRONG winds caused problems. (Also like 99% sure)
7. Power LINES were on the ground.
8. The city took many years to RECOVER from the disaster.
Answer:
i would say a time word or phrase. Sorry if im wrong
Even though the story revolves around the premise of the aunts' mercy killings, the central conflict is with Jonathan. Without Jonathan's arrival as the primary antagonist, there would be few to no real obstacles between Mortimer and his goal of protecting his aunts and committing Teddy.