Question

"The whole house was constantly in a state of inundation, under the discipline of mops and brooms and scrubbing brushes; and the good housewives of those days were a kind of amphibious animal, delighting exceedingly to be dabbling in water ... ."

Which words or phrases indicate that the word inundation might be an exaggeration?

constantly
discipline
amphibious animal
dabbling in water

Answer 1

amphibious animal

Step-by-step explanation:

Inundation a word which simply means the overabundance of something goes to show that, there is an over abundance of activities in the house due to the cleaning, sweeping and moping going on and carried out by the housewife. To show that, the word is an exaggeration, the phrase amphibious animal elucidate that.