Vocabulary in Context
Theme, Message, and Voice
Equations, Equations
Grammatical Constructions
Name that Tone
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"Hardly" most nearly means ______ in the following sentence: He could hardly contain his excitement when the letter arrived. 

What is barely? 

100
The central idea of a story.

What is theme? 

100

1/2b(h)

What is the area of a triangle?

100

Punctuation mark that denotes surprise or fear. 

What is the exclamation point? 

100

Words like "horrified," "crawling," "unsettling," and "spine-tingling," evoke this tone.

What is fearful or scared?