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Read these sentences from "The Story of Daedalus and Icarus" by Ovid.

At last he saw the feathers floating on the water. "Ill-fated arts!" he lamented, wishing he had never possessed the skill to allow them to fly.
Which clue from the sentences best clarifies the meaning of lamented here?
A. At last he saw
B. Wishing he had never
C. Allow them to fly
D. Feathers floating

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expressed sorrow or regret
User Makaze
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Answer is B. Wishing he had never
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