Answer:
of on in by outside at from to
Had to look for the missing details of this question and here is my answer.
This is actually an excerpt that was taken from "<span>The Grapes of Wrath", and the one that best describes the tone of this passage is that it is SYMPATHETIC. Hope this answers your question.</span>
The answer is <u> </u><u>one who leads</u>. You could have easily googled the word and this definition would pop up.