this passage is from a novel set in canada in the early 1900s.
from cattle
1
bright sunlight flooded alberta. the miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers. the greatest bumper crop in the history of the continent had made alberta famous throughout the grain world.
2
settlers were pouring in from across the line. land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
3
on the heels of the famous crop came first the fatal oil and then the fatal city real estate boom, which later was to act as a boomerang to the land, since it brought in the wildcat speculator, the get - rich - quick folk, the gold - brick seller and the train of clever swindlers that spring up from nowhere when a boom is on. the great province was to be exploited by these parasites. the boom swelled to fabulous proportions almost overnight. the streets of calgary were thronged, train loads poured into the country.
(from cattle by winnifred eaton (onoto watanna))
these sentences are from the passage.
\settlers were pouring in from across the line.\ (paragraph 2)
he streets of calgary were thronged, train loads poured into the country.\ (paragraph 3)
what do the words pouring and poured help emphasize in this passage?
1. the relief settlers brought to the area
2. the ease with which settlers blended in
3. the lack of readiness and space for settlers
4. the suddenness and large number of settlers

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this passage is from a novel set in canada in the early 1900s.
from cattle
1
bright sunlight flooded alberta. the miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers. the greatest bumper crop in the history of the continent had made alberta famous throughout the grain world.
2
settlers were pouring in from across the line. land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
3
on the heels of the famous crop came first the fatal oil and then the fatal city real estate boom, which later was to act as a boomerang to the land, since it brought in the wildcat speculator, the get - rich - quick folk, the gold - brick seller and the train of clever swindlers that spring up from nowhere when a boom is on. the great province was to be exploited by these parasites. the boom swelled to fabulous proportions almost overnight. the streets of calgary were thronged, train loads poured into the country.
(from cattle by winnifred eaton (onoto watanna))
these sentences are from the passage.
\settlers were pouring in from across the line.\ (paragraph 2)
	he streets of calgary were thronged, train loads poured into the country.\ (paragraph 3)
what do the words pouring and poured help emphasize in this passage?
1. the relief settlers brought to the area
2. the ease with which settlers blended in
3. the lack of readiness and space for settlers
4. the suddenness and large number of settlers

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# Brief Explanations:
To determine what "pouring" and "poured" emphasize, we analyze the context. The words "pouring" (settlers coming in) and "poured" (train loads into the country) suggest a large quantity moving quickly. Option 1 is incorrect as there's no mention of relief. Option 2 is wrong as blending in isn't addressed. Option 3 is incorrect as the passage focuses on the boom and influx, not lack of readiness. Option 4 matches the idea of a sudden, large number of settlers arriving.
# Answer:
4. the suddenness and large number of settlers

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