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AP English Literature and Composition 1.3 Passage Drill 1. In the context of the passage, what does the word "compass" in line 15 mean?
AP English Literature and Composition 1.9 Passage Drill 2. What does the word "want" mean in the context of line 20?
AP English Literature and Composition 1.5 Passage Drill 3. The term "picayune" is best understood as what?
AP English Literature and Composition 1.3 Passage Drill 7. What is the meaning of the phrase "lady of fortune" as it is used in line 4?
In lines 7-10 ("His helmet now...his alms"), the narrator draws attention to
The meaning of the word "wonderful" as it is used in line 51 most closely resembles
The phrase "not even a baronet" (lines 133) is best understood as
An "upright mind" (lines 57) is best interpreted to mean