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ACT Reading 1.9 Prose Fiction. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following is the best definition for the word "indignation"?
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- 00:03
Here's an unshmoopy question you'll find on the exam...
- 00:07
If you need to breeze through the passage again, no worries. Just hit pause...
- 00:16
Based on its context in the passage, which of the following is the best definition for
- 00:20
the word "indignation" in line 56?
- 00:24
And here are some potential answers...
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- 00:30
Context clues are great, because we can figure out what a word means without even bothering
- 00:34
with a dictionary.
- 00:38
To figure this one out, we've got to zoom in on line 56 and the lines around it to see
- 00:41
what the Dickens... Dickens is talking about. Here we go:
- 00:48
So is it A? Is the lady confused or bewildered?
- 00:51
Nah. This lady may be old, but she's not confused. She knows exactly how she feels
- 00:55
about sailors. Is it B? Is the woman angry or annoyed?
- 00:59
Yeah, she definitely seems to be both things. We'll keep B in mind as we move on.
- 01:03
How about C? Is the old lady profoundly unhappy?
- 01:07
Well, she's not exactly bursting with joy, but it's not like she's depressed about
- 01:12
it. So, we say no to C. Could it be D? Stubbornness? Try plugging
- 01:16
it into the sentence to see if it makes any sense.
- 01:19
Yeah, that doesn't make sense to us either. Sorry, D, you're out.
- 01:23
Looks like B is the only choice left standing.
- 01:25
This lady is angry and annoyed at those meandering soldiers, and she doesn't care who knows
- 01:29
about it.
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