Answer:
The last battle, the death of the dragon and Beowulf, ends the epic hero cycle that started when Grendel began his attacking Heorot. To the end, Beowulf never faced a monster he couldn't kill, but the cost for the dragon's life is much too high.
setting: scandinavia somewhere around 500 A.D.
The word is pronounced as
AHK SEL ER AY TED
#2 is correct
because the speech marks are put before and after warm "up your muscles first, then stretch carefully before you run", which is what the coach stated.
The line "<span>Coach says it’s best to " is being said by the author.</span>