Which sentence uses the word claim as a noun meaning "a statement of truth"?
a. galileo's claim that the earth orbits the sun got him in a lot of trouble.
b. beth and victor both claim to be taller than each other, so one of them must be lying.
c. "i claim this land for spain," columbus said upon his arrival.
d. the homesteaders moved west and staked their claim to land on the prairie.

Which word best describes the tone of "will we ever grow organs? "

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the first martian exits the spacecraft. a sudden chill came over me. there was a loud shriek from a woman behind. i half turned, keeping my eyes fixed upon the cylinder still, from which other tentacles were now projecting, and began pushing my way back from the edge of the pit. i saw astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me. i looked again at the cylinder, and ungovernable terror gripped me. i stood petrified and staring. what option accurately analyzes the impact of the narrator's thoughts and actions on the tone of the excerpt? the war of the worldsa disdainful tone is created as the narrator ponders the ugliness of the tentacles and turns to the shrieking woman. a melancholy tone is created by the narrator's thoughts of fear and refusal to avert his eyes. a tone of determination is created when the narrator thinks of escape and backs away from the edge of the pit. a fearful tone is created through the narrator's thoughts of horror and his glance at the cylinder.

Select all that apply. what adjectives describe monsieur louisel? a: dishonest b: indulgent c: irritable d: ambitious e: kind f: penny-pinching g: loving h: wealthy