This excerpt is from a humorous book published in 1920. It
chronicles a family's experiences with its first automobilo,
which the speaker refers to as Motor Tyrannicus."
Excerpt from Cape Coddities
by Dennis and Marion Chatham
In the dim days of a decade ago....
remember yearning for the possession of an
automobile. It mattered not what make, or
shape or size or year. I was oblivious to the
merits of six cylinders as opposed to four. I
laughed at the enthusiast who reckoned upon
the length of wheel-base as deciding his
comfort or the question of demountable rims
as governing his decision as to which make to
select. All I coveted was something on wheels
On page 1, what does the narrator's use of the
word "coveted" say about his wish for a car?
It suggests his wish is excessively strong.
It suggests his family's wishes overshadow his own.
It suggests his only wish is to purchase a car.
It suggests his wish for a car is a common one.