But Howard Mudd, who coached the Chargers' offensive line at the time, and watched Fouts's transformation, has no such ambivalence.

Michael Lewis -- The Blind Side

What type of sentence is this?

Soraya was ambivalent at best.

Khaled Hosseini -- The Kite Runner

What does the underlined word mean?

In what am I benefited by accompanying my son so far, since I now abandon him, and allow him to depart alone to the baneful climate of Africa?

Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo

What part of speech is the underlined use of "bane"?

"I am the bane of her existence," Clary said, mimicking her mother's precise phrasing with only a slight twinge of guilt.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones

What is the definition of the underlined word?

I am Alcyoneus, the bane of Pluto, the new master of Death.

Rick Riordan -- The Son of Neptune

What type of sentence is the word "Bane" found in?

He looked at me anxiously, as if he hoped I'd corroborate this.

F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby

The underlined word means

...absence of any corroborative evidence, this man was indicted on a capital charge and is now on trial for his life....

Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

The underlined word is what part of speech?

As if to corroborate Bean's statement, the enemy began to call out to them.

Orson Scott Card -- Ender's Game

What type of sentence is this?

We rode slowly, with a pleasant sense of Sunday indolence.

Willa Cather -- My Antonia

Which is the best synonym for the underlined word?

His indolence was so serious that when they announced the arrival of a commission from his party that was authorized to discuss the stalemate of the war, he rolled over in his hammock without completely waking up.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- One Hundred Years of Solitude

What type of sentence is this?

Emasculated by dams and diversion canals, the lower Colorado burbles indolently from reservoir to reservoir

Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild

What part of speech is the underlined word?

He's not there, but the tension among the menagerie men is palpable. Sara Gruen -- Water for Elephants

What type of sentence is this?

We had surrounded Miss Wren and were pressing in on her, our desperation palpable.

Ransom Riggs -- Hollow City

What is the best definition for the underlined word?

On at least two occasions I stopped cases where to my mind the accused was palpably innocent, directing the jury that there was no case.

Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

What part of speech is the underlined word?