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A loaded word is a word that not only informs but also caries some emotion with it, such as condemning, exciting, praising. In the statement above the loaded word is "crushing" - it makes a qualitative statement about the defeat: it was a very definite defeat.
Any word or phrase of which is used to move from one idea to the next are called transitions.
Transitions are used to clarify connections that you want to stress in your writing.
Answer:Cherry and Marcia are two popular girls who become friends with The Outsiders narrator, Ponyboy, his brothers, and his Greaser friends
