Which line from the excerpt is an example of the
author paraphrasing?
Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids by Russell
Freedman
The writer Angelo Pellegrini has recalled his own
family's detention at Ellis Island:
"We lived there for three days - Mother and we five
children, the youngest of whom was three years old.
Because of the rigorous physical examination that we had
to submit to, particularly of the eyes, there was this
terrible anxiety that one of us might be rejected. And if
one of us was, what would the rest of the family do? My
sister was indeed momentarily rejected; she had been so
ill and had cried so much that her eyes were absolutely
bloodshot, and Mother was told, "Well, we can't let her
in." But fortunately, Mother was an indomitable spirit and
finally made them understand that if her child had a few
hours' rest and a little bit to eat she would be all right. In
the end we did get through."
We lived there for three days - Mother and we five
children...
My sister was indeed momentarily rejected...
Most immigrants passed through Ellis Island in
day.
In the end we did get through.
about one
Most immigrants passed through Ellis Island in about
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