Doggedly2

DOGGEDLY THE MARRIED 5TATE SURVIVES SUNDAY EVENINGS

Paragraph 1 -

-    "I suspect it of many crimes. . . " Who/what is "it"?

-    Are these really "crimes"? Why does the author use that word?

-    Who is guilty of these "crimes"?

-    Why does the author use the words "dismounts, armed and dangerous"?

Paragraph 2 -

-    "...his slacks......his chi ldren . . . " Who is he?

-    Is the author expressing satisfaction?

Paragraph 3 -

-    How does the author feel about her life passage so far? Paragraph 4 -

-    Who are the ma id. the nurse and the lover?

Paragraph 5 -

-    How are "vices" related to "better living habits"? Paragraph 7 -

-    What is the effect of "Need I add:..."?

Paragraph 9 -

-    Who is conspiring? To what end?

Paragraph 11 -

-    "...possibi1 itles...^M of what?

Paragraph 12 -

- How would you describe the author' s tonę from the second part of this paragraph ("Weil. I have news ...") through paragraphs 13 and 14?

Vocabulary in context.

Paragraph	2		scrape mend
			mop
Paragraph	3	-	sta 1warts
Paragraph	4	-	so1emn
Paragraph	5	-	engenders
Paragraph	8	-	derive
Paragraph	9	-	snared
Paragraph	10	-	promulgated
Paragraph	11	-	dungeon
Paragraph	12	-	hedonistic
		-	out 1 andlsh
		-	pads
		-	1edger
Paragraph	13	-	enticing
Paragraph	14	-	rampant