Is there more detail to the question
Adding -s is the most common. for example: books, cups, pencils, etc. -es might have been the one that confused you, but that isn't a super common ending for plurals--instead, a more common one would be "-ies" which is when you drop the y (berry becomes berries, for example).
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ACROSS: REACH, CHARGES, CARE, HEARS.
DOWN: CRASH, GEARS, CAGES.
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Daughter is the correct answer.
He was not surprised because he was already going insane. Since he was hallucinating that the raven was spouting words at him. He was already ill to begin with so it was not a surprise he thought the raven spoke.