Question

In the third sentence of paragraph five of The Loner, find the phrase that the author used to help you feel the boy's loneliness or his exhaustion. Type the phrase into the box below.

Note: The phrase must be 8 words long. Remember that a phrase is not a complete sentence and shouldn’t include any capitalization or punctuation.

paragraph 5:
He lay quietly until the sobs began again, deep and racking. Above him the sky turned from gold to dark blue and the clouds drifted to the south. He burrowed deeper into the earth, rolling his body into a ball against the bushes, the weariness spreading through him like a soothing syrup. He cried himself out and slowly his hands relaxed and his eyes closed. Like a small animal seeking the warmth of the earth, he pressed his face against the grass and slept.


GIVING 80 POINTS

Answer 1

Answer: 'burrowed deeper into the earth, rolling his body into a ball against the bushes, the weariness spreading through him like a soothing syrup'

Step-by-step explanation:

or - 'burrowed deeper into the earth', ' rolling his body into a ball against the bushes' and 'the weariness spreading through him like a soothing syrup'