Which word or phrase from this sentence gives a clue to what hasten means? Karen went to bed early hoping to hasten, or hurry, the
arrival of her birthday.
A. Early
B. Or hurry
C. Went to bed
D. The arrival of her birthday

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion