Question

"Bother the dinner!" cried my uncle.But as I was hungry, I SALLIED forth to the dining room, where I took up my usual quarters. Jules Verne. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Kindle Location 124).Using context clues, what is the best meaning of sallied?A. a sudden charge away from the enemyB. skippedC. disappearedD. slinked towards

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Slinked Towards

Explanation:

At first, I thought it was A) A sudden charge away from the enemy. But that's the definition you get from the dictionary, it's asking your answer based on the CONTEXT CLUES. The clues given in the context. If your uncle told you not to eat dinner and you were hungry you wouldn't immediately rush to it would you? You would sneak to it. Insert yourself in the situation and see what best makes sense. Also I just put this answer and got a 100