I believe the answer is abridge!
Answer:
He was free from the isolation and corruption of the island, and since he died innocently, the boys figured that he shall float away from the insanity.
Explanation:
How many people are going to be at work tomorrow morning please
The simple subject would definitely be "Many" because these "Many" are the people do something, which leads us to the predicate. The simple predicate would be "were sent" or "sent" because that is what the "Many" were doing (technically they were forced).
An aside is a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience. By convention the audience is to realize that the character's speech is unheard by the other characters on stage.