Can’t catch my breath is an idiom figurative language. The term refers to a set expression or a phrase comprising of two or more words.
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Summary: Edison is selling his universal printer to 'the General', in which he got more than he bargained for, exactly $37,000 more. They agreed to the contract, and Edison is to be paid in 3 days.
Answer: PART B Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A? A “at a certain point, most of us learn to leave these kinds of visions behind and grow up. We learn that there are no monsters hiding under the bed, and not every earthquake brings buildings down.” (Paragraph 4) B “just as importantly, we need to think of ourselves as the readers of our fears, and how we choose to read our fears can have a profound effect on our lives.” (Paragraph 7) C “Terrified of cannibals, they decided to forgo the closest islands and instead embarked on the longer and much more difficult route to South America.” (Paragraph 9) D “Maybe then we’d spend less time worrying about serial killers and plane crashes, and more time concerned with the subtler and slower disasters we face” (Paragraph 11)
Explanation:
Iambic pentameter contains 10 syllables per line, while prose contains no limit on syllables per line.