THE VOYAGES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE
By Hugh Lofting

Chapter 1: The Cobbler's Son
My name was Tommy Stubbins, son of Jacob Stubbins, the cobbler of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh; and I was nine and a half years old. At that time Puddleby was only quite a small town. A river ran through the middle of it; and over this river there was a very old stone bridge, called Kingsbridge, which led you from the market-place on one side to the churchyard on the other.

Sailing-ships came up this river from the sea and anchored near the bridge. I used to go down and watch the sailors unloading the ships upon the river-wall. The sailors sang strange songs as they pulled upon the ropes; and I learned these songs by heart. And I would sit on the river-wall with my feet dangling over the water and sing with the men, pretending to myself that I too was a sailor.

For I longed always to sail away with those brave ships when they turned their backs on Puddleby Church and went creeping down the river again, across the wide lonely marshes to the sea. I longed to go with them out into the world to seek my fortune in foreign lands—Africa, India, China and Peru! When they got round the bend in the river and the water was hidden from view, you could still see their huge brown sails towering over the roofs of the town, moving onward slowly—like some gentle giants that walked among the houses without noise. What strange things would they have seen, I wondered, when next they came back to anchor at Kingsbridge! And, dreaming of the lands I had never seen, I'd sit on there, watching till they were out of sight.

Which of the following best summarizes the main point of the plot as presented in the excerpt of "The Cobbler's Son"? (6 points)

Tommy had little hope of escaping his quiet life.
Tommy learned strange songs from sailors in his youth.
Tommy hoped to live a life of adventure in his youth.
Tommy lived in a quaint, small village in his youth.

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Answer 1

Answer:

Tommy hoped to live a life of adventure in his youth.


Related Questions

Meaning of the idiom, "dressed up to the nines"​

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Answer:

To the nines: to perfection or to the highest degree.

Explanation:

The phrase "dressed to the nines" is just a specific application of the Scottish phrase "to the nine " The earliest written evidence of this phrase appeared in the late 18th century in the poetry of Robert Burns. Its meaning is "to perfection; just right." The Scottish National Dictionary speculates that the phrase is derived from the game of ninepins, but this connection is not at all clear.

Answer:

It means dressed to perfection or highest quality

Explanation:

It means that a person is wearing fashionable elegant, expensive or fomal clothing to a special occasion.

Which option is an example of inductive reasoning?

A. Zhang drinks coffee every day. Therefore, she will drink tea
tomorrow.

B. Painters paint. Picasso painted. Therefore, Picasso was a painter.

C. Fire is hot. My apartment is hot. Therefore, my apartment is on
fire.

D. Every mouse I've seen is small. Therefore, mice must be small.
SURMIT

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Answer:

A.Zhang drinks coffee everyday. Therefore, she will drink tea tomorrow

The Monkey and the Snake

One winter a Monkey found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He had compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. The Snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and resuming its natural instincts, bit the monkey, inflicting on him a mortal wound.

What is the moral of the story?

Explain how your answer relates to the story:

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Answer:

It's good to help others, but still be cautious

Explanation:

the monkey helped the snake but also got bitten because he wasn't careful

What did Socrates think made people truly happy?

knowing themselves
being educated
acting kindly
answering questions

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Answer:

Socrates think made people truly happy by

knowing themselves

Answer:

Socrates think made people truly happy by

knowing themselves

Explanation:

What is Reagan’s message in this passage from his speech? The suffering and the emotional cost of the Holocaust must be remembered. The best way to remember the Holocaust is to focus on statistics related to this time period. We must forget the survivors of the Holocaust to let them live the rest of their lives in peace.

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Answer:

The suffering and the emotional cost of the Holocaust must be remembered.

Explanation:

In the given passage from Ronald Reagan's "Speech to Holocaust Survivors", he expressed the importance of remembering the "immeasurable pain of the Holocaust". He stressed that "its significance is not lost on this generation or any future generation".

Despite the event long gone in the past, "now a dry scar" on the minds and memories of people, it must not be forgotten. He also expresses his belief that "[acting as] the vessel of remembrance" of the Holocaust victims would be a "reunion" of the past and the present, the dead and the living.

Thus, the correct answer is the first option.

Answer:

a

Explanation:

What is the most effective way for a writer to come up with counter-claims to her argument?

Select one:

a. Find out or imagine what others think about the issue.

b. Ask a close friend about his or her views on the issue.

c. Repeat the viewpoint in a different way.

d. Imagine a viewpoint that seems unbelievable.

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Answer:

B. ask another person of peer. that or A.

A because a counter claim is another claim to go against your claim so seeing what others think against what you think is reasonable

Which three important events in the story should be included in its summary?

adapted from The Glass Axe
by Andrew Lang

There was once upon a time a King and Queen who had everything they could possibly wish for in this world except a child.At last, after twelve years, the Queen gave birth to a son; but she did not live long to enjoy her happiness, for on the following day she died. But before her death she called her husband to her and said, "Never let the child put his feet on the ground, for as soon as he does so he will fall into the power of a wicked Fairy, who will do him much harm." And these were the last words the poor Queen spoke.
The boy throve and grew big, and when he was too heavy for his nurse to carry, a chair was made for him on little wheels, in which he could wander through the palace gardens without help; at other times he was carried about on a litter, and he was always carefully watched and guarded for fear he should at any time put his feet to the ground.
But as this sort of life was bad for his health, the doctors ordered him horse exercise, and he soon became a first-rate rider, and used to go out for long excursions on horseback, accompanied always by his father's stud-groom and a numerous retinue.
Every day he rode through the neighboring fields and woods, and always returned home in the evening safe and well. In this way many years passed, and the Prince grew to manhood, and hardly anyone remembered the Queen's warning, though precautions were still taken, more from use and wont than for any other reason. One day the Prince and his suite went out for a ride in a wood where his father sometimes held a hunt. Their way led through a stream whose banks were overgrown with thick brushwood.Just as the horsemen were about to ford the river, a hare, startled by the sound of the horses' hoofs, started up from the grass and ran towards the thicket.The young Prince pursued the little creature, and had almost overtaken it, when the girth of his saddle suddenly broke in two and he fell heavily to the ground.No sooner had his foot touched the earth than he disappeared before the eyes of the horrified courtiers.They sought for him far and near, but all in vain, and they were forced to recognize the power of the evil Fairy. . . .
Hardly had the Prince touched the ground than he felt himself violently seized by an unseen power, and hurried away he knew not whither. A whole new world stretched out before him, quite unlike the one he had left. A splendid castle surrounded by a huge lake was the abode of the Fairy, and the only approach to it was over a bridge of clouds.On the other side of the lake high mountains rose up, and dark woods stretched along the banks; over all hung a thick mist, and deep silence reigned everywhere.No sooner had the Fairy reached her own domain than she made herself visible, and turning to the Prince she told him that unless he obeyed all her commands down to the minutest detail he would be severely punished.Then she gave him an axe made of glass, and bade him cross the bridge of clouds and go into the wood beyond and cut down all the trees there before sunset.At the same time she cautioned him with many angry words against speaking to a girl he would most likely meet in the wood. The Prince listened to her words meekly, and when she had finished took up the glass axe and set out for the forest. At every step he seemed to sink into the clouds, but fear gave wings to his feet, and he crossed the lake in safety and set to work at once.

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Answer:

A. There was once upon a time a King and Queen who had everything they could possibly wish for in this world except a child.

B. "Never let the child put his feet on the ground, for as soon as he does so he will fall into the power of a wicked Fairy, who will do him much harm."

D. No sooner had his foot touched the earth than he disappeared before the eyes of the horrified courtiers.

Explanation:

A summary is a recap of the high points in a story. In this story, three important events that should be included in its summary are;

1. The introduction that laid the basis for the story. This will help readers to have a knowledge of the genesis of the problem.

2. The instruction given by the Queen is also important as failure to keep to it will have dire consequences.

3. The point where the Princes' foot touched the ground is another high point in the story. The readers will now be interested in knowing what happened eventually.

how are the speakers sense of goals different in beacuse i could not stop for death adn some keep the sabbath going to chucrch

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Answer:

The speaker of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" believes he has a goal to reach, while the speaker of "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" believes he has achieved his goal.

Explanation:

"Because I couldn't stop for death" and "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" are poems written by Emily Dickinson. Both poems reveal the poet's very intimate thoughts about life, death and religiosity. In “Because I could not stop for death” we can see that the speaker is participating in a ride in the carriage of death. This speaker, the speaker, is curious and I believe his goal is to find out what will happen when death reaches its final destination, as this is an uncertainty that he wants to end. In “Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church,” on the other hand, the speaker reflects on religious practices and how these practices allow people to be dominated by religiosity. The speaker's goal was to get rid of this domain and he believes he managed to achieve this goal, as he refuses to practice religious practices, such as dedicating the Sabbath to church. The speaker prefers to stay at home, having fun and doing what he wants.

Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets.

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ANSWER:

1) Has the need been told ( by you )?
2) Why is this being done by him?
3) Let an umbrella be bought.
4) Will she drink milk?
5) Let your book be taken, please.
6) Whom can be chess played by?
7) Let him be called at your home.
8) Did your homework be finished by you?
9)Where am I being waited by him?
10) Has he found my purse?
11) Who was the chair broken by?
12) Let the lesson be selected by her.
13) Is the criminal caught by him?
14) Throw the rubbish into the dustbin.
15) Did a car hit you?
16) It is said that he is not honest.

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Which sentence in this passage correctly uses the semicolon? Jane was tired of living an unassuming life; in the suburbs. She yearned to expand her horizons and travel the length and breadth of the world. She was also very curious to learn; and have new experiences. Just last year, she spent four months learning a foreign language in the hope that a job opportunity abroad would open up to her. However; all her attempts were in vain. But, instead of getting dismayed, she put on her bravest face and continued working toward her goal. She had made up her mind; she was going to travel the world one way or another.

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Answer:

She had made up her mind; she was going to travel the world one way or another.

Answer:

The sentence in this passage that correctly uses the semicolon is the following one: She had made up her mind; she was going to travel the world one way or another.

Explanation:

A semicolon is used to join in a single sentence two independent clauses that are closely related in thought. When a semicolon is used to join two ideas, these ideas are given equal position. In the sentence above, the second clause specifies the first one. The first one states that she had made up her mind and the second one specifies what this means: she made up her mind, she had decided to travel the world.

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Which part of the sentence is a dangling modifier? "Swinging through the air" "the children were delighted" "by the acrobats" "on the stage"

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Answer: "by the acrobats"

Explanation:

A dangling modifier simply means a word or a phrase that's used in modifying a word that's not stated clearly in the sentence. The modifier describes, and provides more detail about a concept.

In this case, the part of the sentence that is a dangling modifier is "by the acrobats". This helps in describing and telling us the reason why the children were delighted.

The woods are getting ready to sleep—they are not yet asleep but they are disrobing and are having all sorts of little bed-time conferences and whisperings and good-nights. What meaning does the use of personification convey

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Answer: It conveys the idea of trees losing their leaves and making noises in the wind.

Explanation:

Personification occurs when the attributes of human beings are given to

the things that are non human.

With regards to the question, the use of personification conveys the idea of trees losing their leaves and making noises in the wind. The trees were given human like qualities such as sleeping and making little bed-time conferences.

What is the difference between a Supreme Court opinion and a Supreme Court dissent?

An opinion is a Supreme Court decision that the majority of the judges disagree with, while a dissent agrees with the decision.
An opinion is a Supreme Court decision that the majority of the judges agree with, while a dissent disagrees with the decision.
An opinion is a Supreme Court summary of the case, while a dissent is the final decision made on the case.
An opinion is a Supreme Court decision suggested by one of the judges, while a dissent summarizes previous decisions on similar issues.

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Answer:

The difference between a Supreme Court opinion and a Supreme Court dissent is:

B. An opinion is a Supreme Court decision that the majority of the judges agree with, while a dissent disagrees with the decision.

Explanation:

As we know, the Supreme Court is composed of nine justices. The decision most of the justices agree with is called an opinion. If one or more justices disagree with the opinion of the majority, we have a dissenting opinion or dissent. It is important to understand that they do not have to disagree with the opinion entirely, that is, they can disagree with only certain parts of the opinion.

Read the sentence. Determine if the appositive is restrictive or nonrestrictive based on punctuation. My dog Zeus won at the county dog show. What can be concluded about Zeus? Zeus is the speaker's only dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive. The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive. Zeus is the speaker's only dog, because Zeus is a nonrestrictive appositive. The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a nonrestrictive appositive.

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Answer: The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive.

Explanation:

An appositive noun or phrase is said to be restrictive when the word that it modifies is being narrowed down. It simply tells the noun that one is writing about. A restrictive appositive is not separated from rest of the sentence by commas.

Since the sentence "My dog Zeus won at the county dog show" isn't separated by comma and tell us that the speaker owns more than one dog.

Answer: B The speaker owns more than one dog, because Zeus is a restrictive appositive

Explanation:

30. Which of the following explains why a speech should be precise and concise

Ensure statements are humorous and believable.

Ensures statements are clever and repetitive.

Ensures statements are accurate and to-the-point.

Ensures statements are supportive and strategic

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Answer:

Ensures statements are accurate and to-the-point.

Explanation:

A speech should be precise and concise because it ensures that statements are accurate and to-the-point.

Speeches are encouraged to be precise and concise so that the speaker can avoid unnecessary details and go straight to the point without boring his listeners but making them understand his point quickly.

Punctuate the sentence with periods, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks as needed.
(Do you like asked Sandra to read fiction or non fiction)

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Answer:

Sandra asked, "do you like to read fiction or nonfiction?

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total english icse class 9 solutions​

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Your cousin has been selected to be a member of the Student Council in her school. Write a letter to your cousin, congratulating him/her and giving him/her advice on how he/she could perform his/her duties well and live up to the expectations of his /her teachers

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Answer:

Dear *name*

               I am so glad to hear of your success in in your class 10th final board examination. I felt so pleased that I wished I were there to congratulate you personally.

The result has proved that hard work brings good result. You were so much laborious. My parents always gave me your example. My parents already confident that you would come up with good result. They were very much pleased to hear about your progress.

Please be encouraged and continue you hard work so we get happiness news always. Your future is very bright. My father has sent you a lot of love and hearty congratulations on your bright performance.

With lots of love and best wishes again.

Yours lovey *name*

sumina said to father what is your name into indirect speech​

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Answer:

I think it goes like this...

Explanation:

Sumina asked her father what his name was.

Someone pls help me ill give out brainliest pls don’t answer if you don’t know

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Answer:

It's 1st pov

Explanation:

the answer is the first pov

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. environment B. fertilizer C. editor D. scientist

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Answer:

fertilizer i t'informer me

Now that you’ve chosen your topic and someone to write to, write your letter. Use the Process section below to help you figure out how to approach your letter. Make sure your letter includes an explanation of the issue you’ve picked and why it is important to you. Suggest at least one way you think the issue could be addressed by your congressperson or by the government. Optionally, have a fellow student do a peer review of your letter before you turn it in. Once your teacher has graded your letter, send it on to your representative. (someone please write a short essay about school shootings and gun laws PLEEEEEASSSEEEEEE) il give you a hug or sum

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Answer:

Topic: Helping families during the pandemic.

Explanation:

Dear Mr/Mrs (your US representative)

As you know we are entering a pandemic, and the economy will become bad. Many business owners are going to fire their employees or putting them on a break without pay. The employees that make up these businesses are mainly a part of the lower and lower-middle class. Now the question is: When these families don't have a monthly income, how are they going to survive this pandemic?

Of course the higher and higher middle class will have no problem staying home and can afford all of their necessities. But the government will have to help our community. I propose that there should be at least 3 days out of the week where the city counsel can give out groceries to the families in need. These groceries can have the basic needs such as bread, eggs, milk, juice, rice etc. When the counsel gives out the groceries, they could be stationed somewhere where everyone knows how to get there.

I'm sure the counsel has some money to be able to do this for the community. This could help the families in these difficult times. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Your name

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Which phrase best describes the character of Harthouse from Hard Times, by Charles Dickens?
A.lucky chap
B.smooth criminal
C.moral figure
D. suffering servant

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Answer:

B. Smooth criminal

Explanation:

in the book he's a pretty smooth dude

But I fancy I hear some one of my audience say, it is just in this circumstance that you and your brother abolitionists fail to make a favorable impression on the public mind. Would you argue more, and denounce less, would you persuade more, and rebuke less, your cause would be much more likely to succeed. But, I submit, where all is plain there is nothing to be argued. What point in the anti-slavery creed would you have me argue? On what branch of the subject do the people of this country need light? Must I undertake to prove that the slave is a man? That point is conceded already. Nobody doubts it. The slaveholders themselves acknowledge it in the enactment of laws for their government. They acknowledge it when they punish disobedience on the part of the slave.

There are seventy-two crimes in the State of Virginia, which, if committed by a black man, (no matter how ignorant he be), subject him to the punishment of death; while only two of the same crimes will subject a white man to the like punishment. What is this but the acknowledgement that the slave is a moral, intellectual and responsible being? The manhood of the slave is conceded. It is admitted in the fact that Southern statute books are covered with enactments forbidding, under severe fines and penalties, the teaching of the slave to read or to write. When you can point to any such laws, in reference to the beasts of the field, then I may consent to argue the manhood of the slave. When the dogs in your streets, when the fowls of the air, when the cattle on your hills, when the fish of the sea, and the reptiles that crawl, shall be unable to distinguish the slave from a brute, then will I argue with you that the slave is a man! (“What to a Slave Is the Fourth of July” by Frederick Douglass.)

What is Douglass’s main argument in this passage?

A) The laws about slaves are unfair.

B) Slaves are human beings.

C) Slavery should be abolished.

D) He does not need to argue about whether slaves are human beings because everyone already agrees that they are.

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Answer:

slavery should be abolished

What strategy does the author of the essay "Reading Shakespeare" suggest will help you understand difficult lines in Shakespeare's plays?

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Answer:  Thank this app

Explanation:

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___1. Journalistic writing is generally expected to be objective, relying on? ___ 2. It is the feature of journalistic writing that catches reader's attention. ___ 3. What do we call its feature that answers the 5 W's? ___4. The part in journalistic writing where a writer can put his opinion? ___5. The journalist should write his article in the ________ form?A. Headline B. Facts and evidence C. Summing up D. Orientation E. Present Tense F. Past Tense

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Answer:

___1. Journalistic writing is generally expected to be objective, relying on

Facts and evidence

___ 2. It is the feature of journalistic writing that catches reader's attention.

Headline

___ 3. What do we call its feature that answers the 5 W's?

Summing up

___4. The part in journalistic writing where a writer can put his opinion?

Orientation

___5. The journalist should write his article in the ________ form

Present Tense

Whose speech was more convincing, JFK’s or Elie Wiesel’s?

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Answer:

Elie Wiesel's

Explanation:

Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel, gave this impassioned speech in the East Room of the White House on April 12, 1999, as part of the Millennium Lecture series, hosted by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Owls _____well which help them hunt.

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The answer is owls “hear” well.
They Hear well and it helps them hunt

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Answer:

1. If the candidate didn't wear dirty jeans to his interview, he would be here now.

2. If her boss didn't give her a company car, she would of have to take the bus.

3.

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8.

Explanation:

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How can a writer best highlight the qualities of the subject in a personal narrative ?

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Answer:

I dont knowamd u don't know too

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