Hang-dog originally means if you say that someone has a hangdog expression on their face, you mean that they look sad, and often guilty or ashamed.
The less furniture and "stuff" you have, the more free you are.
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Read Abalone, Abalone, Abalone, by Toshio Mori
Why does the author describe the extent to which the narrator is puzzled by mr. abe’s collecting?
Why does the author describe the extent to which the narrator is puzzled by Mr. Abe’s collecting?
A. To give insight into the narrator’s culture
B. To explain the narrator’s relationship with Mr. Abe
C. To establish the narrator as unreliable.
D. To make the narrator’s later shift in understanding more significant
Answer: D. To make the narrator’s later shift in understanding more significant
Explanation:
At first, the narrator highlights how much he´s intrigued about why would Mr. Abe keep collecting and polishing abalone shells since his front porch was practically full of them already. This initial mystery becomes more significant when the narrator finds an abalone shell, understands the reason for that practice, and starts a collection of his own.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
Answer
A refutation is a kind of counter argument. You are opposing an answer by denying it and offering evidence to show it is not true.
Concessions is not quite the same thing. You are letting go of part of an argument so that you can hold on to the better part that could win.
