What does 'barking up the wrong tree' mean?

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Answer 1
Answer: When dogs are chasing racoons or squirrels, the things they're chasing run up into trees
to escape, and then the dogs gather around the base of the tree and bark and howl up
at them.

If it's at night, it can happen that the dogs lose sight of them, but continue to follow their
scent (smell) for a few seconds.  That may be just long enough for the squirrel to make a
sharp turn and go where the dogs don't know he went, and into a different tree. Then
you have a hilarious sight:  The pack of dogs are all jumping and howling and barking up
into a tree, and the squirrel is up in a different tree watching them.

The dogs are literally barking up the wrong tree.

It means: ==> Pursuing the objective in the wrong direction.  You've somehow been
distracted or deflected from a productive course, and you're looking in the wrong
place for the object of your pursuit or search or goal.
Answer 2
Answer: It means accusing the wrong person

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A ceiling
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The answer for your question is B covering.If you put it together it will sound like the green covering overhead filtered out most of the sunlight, but just enough flicked through to create a dancing pattern of light on the ground.

Hope this helps:)
B.Explanation:an ornamental cloth covering hung or held up over something, especially a throne or bed or a roof like projection or shelter.

Could someone explain to me the origins of the english language?

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The history of the English language really started with the arrival of three Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century AD. These tribes, the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes, crossed the North Sea from what today is Denmark and northern Germany. At that time the inhabitants of Britain spoke a Celtic language. But most of
the Celtic speakers were pushed west and north by the invaders - mainly into what is now Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The Angles came from Englaland and their language was
called Englisc - from which the words
England and English are derived.
Germanic invaders entered Britain on the east and south coasts in the 5th century. English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects
brought to Britain by Germanic invaders from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands. Initially, Old English was a diverse group of dialects, reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. One of these
dialects, Late West Saxon , eventually came to dominate. English is a member of the Indo-European family of languages. This broad family includes most of the European languages spoken today. The Indo-European
family includes several major branches:
Latin and the modern Romance
languages :

~The Germanic languages

~The Indo-Iranian languages,
including Hindi and Sanskrit;

~The Slavic languages;
~The Baltic languages of Latvian

and Lithuanian (but not
Estonian);

~The Celtic languages; and
Greek.
So this is gonna be it in the most basic version.
In Europe there was Proto-Indo European then Indo european. These languages where alot like English but with often very different consonants used. Then Germanic English, then just a whole cluster of different dialects collaborated and eventually in England we began to speak English.

What does Macbeth see on his way to kill the king that forces him to pause?

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Macbeth sees an imaginary dagger on his way to kill the king,which forces him to pause.


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Which statement most accurately describes the effect on readers of the first-person narration used in Douglass's autobiography? A.
This point of view presents both bad and good aspects of slavery to readers.

B.
This point of view exposes readers to facts without emotions.

C.
This point of view teaches readers that it is possible to escape from slavery.

D.
This point of view shares the inner and outer struggles of an enslaved man with readers.

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Answer:

"D. This point of' view shares the inner and outer struggles of an enslaved man with readers.

Explanation:

First-person narrative has the potential to deepen the reader's knowledge of the narrator-character, as it shows much about his personality through the way he chooses to narrate the plot's events, and how he describes his feelings, emotions, and his internal and external struggles. His speech gains a status of authenticity, since there is no anonymous narrator mediating the reader's contact with the character, as in the narrative in the third person. The focus of first-person narrative is to influence the reader to interpret the story from the point of view of this character.

On the basis of this, the first-person narration in Douglass's autobiography was intended to share the inner and outer struggles of a man enslaved, so readers would know their deep feelings about this struggle and could identify and be moved in a way more intimate with the story.

Frederick Douglass made himself the most persuasive victim of the evils of slavery and prejudice. He suffered when his master separated his family and had to endure lashes and beatings. Although it was illegal to teach slaves to read and write, Douglass still learned and secretly taught other slaves. After escaping, he began to relentlessly participate in abolitionist gatherings throughout the North and the British Isles for more than two decades. When it became clear that the Civil War was only a bloody milestone in the struggle, he spearheaded protests against prejudice in the North and against states in the South that subverted the newly conquered civil liberties of blacks.

If i am correct it is either or D. I would go with D.  (i read the book, didnt like it much, dont remember much)

Sentence has one word that is incorrect There was great exitement before the fi reworks commenced

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Well, 'fireworks' should not have a space in it, but I think the real problem is 'excitement' .
There is a space in the word fireworks.

How is the weasel different from the other animals Sam has met? A. The weasel is not afraid of Sam and harasses him. B. The weasel brings food to Sam. C. The weasel is not interested in Sam and ignores him. D. The weasel likes to be held and wants to live with Sam.

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 D. The weasel likes to be held and wants to live with Sam.