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Old Man Warner snorted. "Pack of crazy fools," he said. "Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them. Next thing you know, they'll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work anymore, live that way for a while. Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. There's always been a lottery," he added petulantly. "Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up there joking with everybody."

–“The Lottery,”
Shirley Jackson

Which words were said with emphasis when read aloud?



Which clues in the text tell the reader to change to a strong tone for certain words?

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Answer:

1)them, that, and always

2)italics

Step-by-step explanation:

did the assignmen on edge :)

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