Which statement from the text of city best shows that the author admires the work of ancient roman city builders?

a."the streets, although busy, were not overcrowded."

b. "because of the efficient organization of farmland and the large numbers of markets and bakeries, food continued to remain in good supply."

c. "by a. d. 100 verbonia's population was almost fifty thousand."

d. "as the demand increased, old thermae, markets, and temples were torn down and replaced by larger, more adequate structures."

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds. a large portion of the cylinder had been uncovered, though its lower end was still embedded. as soon as ogilvy saw me among the staring crowd on the edge of the pit he called to me to come down, and asked me if i would mind going over to see lord hilton, the lord of the manor. the growing crowd, he said, was becoming a serious impediment to their excavations, especially the boys. which context clues effectively indicate the meaning of the word excavations as it is used in the excerpt? (select all that apply.)edge of the pitamong the staring crowdhad been uncoveredwas still embedded