القراءة: المعنى السياقي، البنية ونقطة النظر

“The proposal gained traction after the trial” means it:

Original extract: “I called the restored clock stubborn when it refused to run. My aunt smiled: ‘It has been waiting longer than you have.’ She opened the case and pointed to a loose spring. By evening, the steady ticking made my accusation seem theatrical. I still do not know whether her smile was patience or amusement.” Stubborn personifies the clock’s resistance, not its deliberate intention. The movement from accusation to a simple repair gently qualifies the narrator’s first judgement. The final uncertainty limits access to the aunt’s motives. The quoted remark adds humour; it does not prove the aunt thought the clock could consciously wait.

The clock extract ends with uncertainty about:

Attributing human resistance to a clock is ____.

A quoted speaker’s opinion is always the author’s opinion.

Match each term with its precise meaning in this lesson.

Put this lesson’s reasoning or event sequence in order.