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SAT Reading: Why Does Thoreau Use the Phrase "Mechanical Aids" in this Passage?
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SAT Reading: Analyzing the Point of View of Characters in Twain's Essay 0 Views


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In this SAT Reading video some boys are pretty happy about a steamer explosion. Sound intriguing? Watch the video to find out more.


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all right come on purrs just a couple more there we go next SAT reading

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question which they best reflect the reason the boys felt happy when they [text on screen]

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heard the news of these steamer explosions all right well the answer

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here has got to be something about the arrival had died because that's just - [man thinking of tomb stone]

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what edgy to not be included so yes this seems cruel and it is in the same [tomb stone]

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paragraph Twain refers to Providence meaning luck as being unfair when the [text on screen]

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boy miraculously survives from paragraph four we know that the apprentice [writing on chalkboard]

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engineers stole all the ladies so they were quite happy to have their rival

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hurt and presumed dead yeah these guys they play hardball [man in explosion]

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well the tranquil contentment they all experienced after hearing of the

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accident well that comes directly after the paragraph about how annoying the kid [writing on chalkboard]

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is so they were probably happy thinking that he wasn't coming back and since the [tomb stone]

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boys were content when they thought he was dead but irritated when he showed up

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the next week well they weren't psyched to have the town hero as a buddy so see [injured man walks into crowd]

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you later and good good luck having friends

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