Read the excerpt from "Ain't I a Woman?"I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?What is the primary purpose of the phrases “borne thirteen children” and “cried out with my mother’s grief”?
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Read the excerpt from “The Oval Portrait,” by Edgar Allan Poe.The rays of the numerous candles (for there were many) now fell within a niche of the room which had hitherto been thrown into deep shade by one of the bed-posts. I thus saw in vivid light a picture all unnoticed before. It was the portrait of a young girl just ripening into womanhood. I glanced at the painting hurriedly, and then closed my eyes. Why I did this was not at first apparent even to my own perception. But while my lids remained thus shut, I ran over in my mind my reason for so shutting them. It was an impulsive movement to gain time for thought?—to make sure that my vision had not deceived me—to calm and subdue my fancy for a more sober and more certain gaze.Which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story?
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Read this excerpt from chapter 2 of The Scarlet Letter using comprehension strategies.A blessing on the righteous Colony of the Massachusetts, where iniquity is dragged out into the sunshine!What is the meaning of the word “iniquity”?
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