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You had a grammatical error and I had to fix it considering you’re an English teacher.
The best answer would be D.
Deflation is the erosion by wind of loose material from flat dry areas.
In some cases like the word vice, the negative connotation stems from a direct definition of the word(vice means wicked, but another definition is 'a substitute for' so 'vice president'). In other cases, word may be used in a culture to identify a group or individual that is portrayed negatively, thus modifying the inherent definition of the word to better portray how society thinks of the word.
Answer: "A White Heron" is set in the Maine woods, where Jewett's heroine Sylvia lives on her grandmother's farm. Though it is a "beautiful place to live in"5, the girl longs for more space, which she finds in the nature surrounding
The main character is the girl ( the salesman could be considered one too but since you said character not characters its most probs the girl). The story takes place mostly at the store since thats her destination, the place where she forgot the money, and the place that had sympathy on her when she did (basically where all the events took place). Finally, the information that makes the readers want to continue reading is perhaps the fact that she will pay the store back which sort of already develops a plot for the next bit.