In the sentence, the verb is waiting
Answer:
I rather to lose the ability to read.
Explanation:
The reason is simple, if I can't read I can always ask someone for help, however if you can't speak going into the real world would be hard.
Sampsons has a very high regard for himself. The best way to illustrate his behavior is how he talks too much of his "works" and how he describes how great his works are. He has a tendency to exaggerate facts. Thus, making him a pseudo-scholar.
The answer is D: thought shot. A <em>tought shot</em> is used to create meaning in a writing, by <em>allowing the reader to have a perception of the character's or author's p</em><em>erspective, feeling or thought about a situation</em>. It can be in the form of a question or a statement about something. In the excerpt the speaker's opinion is in the line <em>"I should prefer to have some boy bend them".</em>