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24 October, 10:27

Read the sentences from the "Ellis Island Oral History Project" excerpt. But, being children, I guess, had its advantages, in this case because we always tried to get out of there. We tried to go, get out of the steerage, get out of the babble of voices, get out of the heat and the stench and get on the main deck. We all were permitted to stay there for a little while but we were constantly chased.

What one word could describe the central idea of the sentences?

A:strength

B:regret

C:fairness

D:escape

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  1. 24 October, 10:55
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    D. Escape

    Explanation:

    The word that could be used to describe the central idea of the sentence is "escape"

    The sentence is trying to explain how they always tried to escape out of there, out of the steerage, out of the babble voices, out of the heat and stench and get on the main deck. They were permitted to stay on the main deck for a while but they were constantly chased away.

    This explains how they were trying to escape discomfort to get comfort.
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