Read the following passage. i heard the door close gently. i looked around, and there stood mr. bixby, smiling a bland, sweet smile. how does the word in bold contribute to the tone of the passage?

it creates a tone of calmness.

it creates a tone of mocking.

it creates a tone of playfulness.

it creates a tone of anger.

In a short story the narrator's word choice

Form two real words by combining a prefix and/or suffix with the root listed below. if you need to, use your dictionary. then illustrate that the word has the meaning of that root by using one of those words in a sentence. example: dic, dict=to say 1. addiction 2. edict the judge's edict was the final say in that matter. mit, mis=send

Who is not a member of rome’s second triumvirate?