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Read the following excerpt from "Jabberwocky," by

Lewis Carroll.
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought-
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
Using context clues, determine the part of speech for the
word "manxome."
noun
Overb
O adjective
adverb

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Answer:

Adjective

Step-by-step explanation:

Its a made up word by the author to describe the "jabberwocky", hence a describing word=adjective

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Answer:

verb

Step-by-step explanation:

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