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A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles Dickens (adapted excerpt)The story takes place during the time of the French Revolution, the storming of the Bastille in Paris. During the riots, Doctor Manette's daughter, LucyDarmay learned that the prison had been attacked and the political prisoners held there, including her husband were in danger.Here Doctor Manette had ascertained, through the registers on the table, that his son-in-law was among the detainees. He had pleaded hard to theTribunal, in which some members were asleep and some awake, for his life and freedom in the first frantic greetings lavished on himself as a notedsufferer under the overthrown system, it had been accorded to him to have Charles Darnay brought before the lawless Court, and examined. Thathe seemed on the point of being at once released, when the tide in his favor met with some unexplained check (not intelligible to the Doctor), whichled to a few words of secret conference. That the man sitting as President had then informed Doctor Manette that the defendant must remain incustody, but should, for his sake, be held blameless in safe custody.Read the excerpt from the passage.In the first frantic greetings lavished on himself as a noted sufferer under the overthrown system, it had been accorded to him to have CharlesDarnay brought before the lawless Court, and examined.Which type of phrase is the underlined portion of the sentence?OA absolute phraseOB adverbial phraseOC verb phraseOD adjectival phrase
Read the excerpt from "Violets," by Alice Dunbar-Nelson.The tube-roses and orange-blossoms I wore Friday night; you always wished for a lock of my hair, so I'll tie these flowers with thembut there, it is not stable enough; let me wrap them with a bit of ribbon, pale blue, from that little dress I wore last winter to the dance, when we had such a long, sweet talk in that forgotten nook. You always loved that dress, it fell in such soft ruffles away from the throat and bosom,you called me your little forget-me-not, that night. I laid the flowers away for awhile in our favorite book,Byronjust at the poem we loved best, and now I send them to you.How does the excerpt reflect its social and historical context?It illustrates the lingering notion that women are mens possessions, not their equals.It illustrates the lingering notion that women should wear dresses to express their femininity.It illustrates the prevailing belief that women are insightful students of literature and poetry.It illustrates the prevailing belief that unmarried men and women should not be seen together.