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Answer:
Words and their context clues:
precocious → skilled at the age of three
flabbergasted → blown away
dexterity → the ease with which she uses her hands
gloated → took pride in her paintings
agape → mouth wide open
Definition of the words:
precocious → to develop at an early age
flabbergasted → greatly surprised
dexterity → skillfulness in using the hands
gloated → to relish or dwell pleasantly on one's success or misfortunes.
agape → very wide open
Explanation:
From the above, I have been able to write out the context clues that helpus to understand the underlined words.
These context clues can be seen in the passage if carefully studied.
Also, I went ahead to give their meanings/definitions.
Answer:
In some cases, people used to look at other's shoes to see what type of wealth (or class) they had. Usually, richer people would have fancier shoes, and poorer, or middle class, would have more normal ones.
It is important for him because he wants to show the world that Beowulf is no hero and that Grendel's death is no heroic act. Just a lucky accident.
The line about the person throwing himself in the chaise away and got indulged in the melancholy reflections shows the gothic nature of the novel. Thus, option C is correct.
<h3>What is a gothic novel?</h3>
Gothic is a genre that is used in literature to show that the polt and the setting set the mood of eerie and horror. The gloomy, mysterious, and horror settings combinedly make the gothic stories.
The words like threw, chaise, melancholy reflections show the gothic nature of the novel. The other options use words like beautiful, luxuriant, thoughts, etc. do not describe gothic nature.
Therefore, option C. the melancholy reflection shows the gothic nature.
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