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I became, in short, the gangling farmer-boy my aunt had known, C. Scourged with chilblains and bashfulness, my hands cracked and raw from corn husking.
Scourge is something that causes suffering.</span>
A christmas carol has a metaphor
"The streets reeked of crime"
Yooooooooooioiiooooooooooooooooooo
In my dictionary (my brain), reckless means causing trouble nonstop. But you should look it up for a more accurate answer.
Hope I helped!
The correct answer for this question is this one:
Find the words in the text that mean the following:
1)chance,possible situation - opportunity
2)smothing pleasent - tranquility
3)the person with the highest position - leader
4)to tell about in advance - remind
5)to enlarge - enlargen
5)to ask questions - inquire
Hope this helps answer your question and have a nice day ahead