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ENG-LA10EOL B Semester 2 Exam

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Refer to The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry to respond to the question below. "Oh, and the next two hours tripped by on rosy wings. She was ransacking the stores for Jim's present. " Sentence one says that Della was shopping for two hours and those two hours went by very quickly for her. With that idea in mind, what does “ransacking” most likely mean in the second sentence?

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The question asks about the meaning of the word ransacking in the context of Della shopping for Jim's gift and the two hours passing quickly. First, consider the setting: Della is frantically searching stores to find a suitable present for Jim, which suggests a hurried, thorough, and eager search rather than a ......Login to view full explanation

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