Question

"Hearing the news that the defendant had arrived, scores of bearded heads in black felt hats turned to find the one woman in the crowd."

What does the bolded word mean?

groups of 20 people or things


groups of 2000 people or things


groups of 10 people or things


groups of 100 people or things

Answer 1

groups of people or things

Answer 2

Answer: groups of 20 people or things.

Explanation: It is similar to this: Four score and seven years ago..." we now translate that to mean 87 years ago, 4 times 20 = 80. Therefore, the answer in this question is groups of 20 people or things.