Janet acknowledged that she had gained a considerable amount of weight; however, she preferred the euphemism “plump” to being called fat or obese.
A. substitution of milder word C. slang word
B. substitution of harsher word D. interesting word
A. substitution of milder word
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Lectura: «OH», de Mario Benedetti Jefea usté está aburrido aburrido de verasb hace veintiocho años que sabe sus asientosc que comprueba los saldosd y revuelvee el café. Está aburrido jefe se le notaf en los ojos en la vozg en las órdenes en el pasoh en las mangasi en los setenta rubrosj de letra redondilla.k Jefe usté está aburrido nadie lo sabe nadie. Pero ahora que está solo ahora que no ven Ellos desahóguesel gritem discutan diga mierdañ dé golpeso en la mesa vuélvase insoportablep por favor diga no diga no muchas veces hasta quedarse ronco.q No cuesta nadar jefe haga la prueba.s _______________ aBoss bde… truly cseats dcomprueba… you check the ledger entries estir fse… it’s obvious gvoice hel… your way of walking isleeves jheadings (in a spreadsheet) krounded llet it out mscream nargue ñshit odé… slam your fist pvuélvase… become unbearable qquedarse.. you get hoarse rNo… You can do it (lit. It doesn’t cost anything) shaga… give it a try 1. Según el poeta, ¿cómo está el jefe? 2. ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que el jefe trabaja en este lugar? 3. ¿Cuántas personas saben cómo se siente el jefe? 4. ¿Qué le recomienda el poeta al jefe?
Tu __________ italiano o americano?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
El animal que nos da la leche es la ______________________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The word tyrants is best defined as “those who wish to
Nancy Shippen was a product of Philadelphia’s best lineage. Born in 1763 as a privileged daughter of an upper-class family, her duty was to blossom into a charming woman, admired for her beauty and social graces rather than her intellect. Nancy’s education consisted of the refinement of skills that would please and entertain—dancing, cultivating her voice, playing musical instruments, painting on delicate china, and producing pieces of decorative needlework. Had Nancy shown any interest in politics, an exclusively masculine preserve, she would have shocked everyone, including her father, William Shippen. Shippen was a noted local physician who espoused independence in 1776, and where he led, his family followed. Indeed, he was a proud father in 1777 when, at his urging, Nancy displayed her patriotic virtue by sewing shirt ruffles for General Washington. Nancy had two male tyrants in her life. The first was her father. He forced her into marriage with Henry Livingston in 1781. Henry was the son of one of New York’s most powerful and wealthy families. The man she truly loved had only “honorable expectations” of a respectable income. So her father insisted that Nancy wed Livingston. The rejected suitor wanted to know “for what reason in this free country a lady must be married in a hurry and given up to a man whom she dislikes.” None of the Shippens responded. In truth, the answer was that Nancy legally belonged to her father until she became the property of the second tyrant in her life—her husband. The marriage was a disaster, most likely because Henry was an adulterer. Nancy eventually took her baby daughter and moved back to her family. She wanted full custody of the child, who by law was the property of her husband. Henry made it clear that he would never give up his legal rights to his daughter, should Nancy embarrass him in public by seeking a bill of divorcement. Even if she had defied him, divorce bills were very hard to get because they involved proving adultery or desertion. To keep actual custody of her daughter, Nancy accepted her entrapment and moved back with Henry. Several years later, however, Henry relented and arranged for a divorce, but by that time, Nancy’s spirit was broken. The former belle of Philadelphia society lived on unhappily in hermitlike fashion until her death in 1841. Having been so favored at birth, her adult years were a personal tragedy, primarily because of her legal dependence on the will of two men. A) nurture.” B) dominate.” C) relinquish.”