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In the sentence below, what is conveyed by comparing the sound of the wind to a murmur? “As he listened to the swish and murmur of the wind, the earth-old tune with the power to carry the soul back to the dawn of time, the years fell away from him,
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He understood that he could not bring back to the old valley what he had taken from it.
He realizes that he cannot solve his problems by coming home.
by spurring the man to return to his past
The wind is gentle.
regretful
The speaker misses his previous home, but realizes it would not be the same if he returned there after many years.
the feeling of hope and purpose
According to the selection, what did the man seek from the valley?
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He understood that he could not bring back to the old valley what he had taken from it.
He realizes that he cannot solve his problems by coming home.
by spurring the man to return to his past
The wind is gentle.
regretful
The speaker misses his previous home, but realizes it would not be the same if he returned there after many years.
the feeling of hope and purpose
Which detail from the selection supports the development of the central idea?
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He understood that he could not bring back to the old valley what he had taken from it.
He realizes that he cannot solve his problems by coming home.
by spurring the man to return to his past
The wind is gentle.
regretful
The speaker misses his previous home, but realizes it would not be the same if he returned there after many years.
the feeling of hope and purpose
Based on the sentences below, what does saffron mean? “But high up, their tops were green and caught the saffron light of the west. He remembered that when a boy, he had thought there was nothing more beautiful than the evening sunshine falling athwa
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He understood that he could not bring back to the old valley what he had taken from it.
He realizes that he cannot solve his problems by coming home.
by spurring the man to return to his past
The wind is gentle.
regretful
The speaker misses his previous home, but realizes it would not be the same if he returned there after many years.
the feeling of hope and purpose
Which word BEST describes the man?
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He understood that he could not bring back to the old valley what he had taken from it.
He realizes that he cannot solve his problems by coming home.
by spurring the man to return to his past
The wind is gentle.
regretful
The speaker misses his previous home, but realizes it would not be the same if he returned there after many years.
the feeling of hope and purpose
In the sentence below, why did the man feel foolish? “It had been a foolish whim to come at all—foolish, because the object of his quest was not to be found there or elsewhere.”
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He understood that he could not bring back to the old valley what he had taken from it.
He realizes that he cannot solve his problems by coming home.
by spurring the man to return to his past
The wind is gentle.
regretful
The speaker misses his previous home, but realizes it would not be the same if he returned there after many years.
the feeling of hope and purpose
How does the description of the man in paragraph 3 help to shape the plot of the story?
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He understood that he could not bring back to the old valley what he had taken from it.
He realizes that he cannot solve his problems by coming home.
by spurring the man to return to his past
The wind is gentle.
regretful
The speaker misses his previous home, but realizes it would not be the same if he returned there after many years.
the feeling of hope and purpose
Which statement summarizes the selection?
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He understood that he could not bring back to the old valley what he had taken from it.
He realizes that he cannot solve his problems by coming home.
by spurring the man to return to his past
The wind is gentle.
regretful
The speaker misses his previous home, but realizes it would not be the same if he returned there after many years.
the feeling of hope and purpose
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