Which of the following statements about dictionaries is not true? a. all of the words are arranged in alphabetical order. b. each word is first shown as it is commonly misspelled. c. definitions and pronunciations are usually included. d. they identify the word's specific part of speech. go to previous question.

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.