Question

Read these lines from Macbeth:. The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day:. Now spurs the lated traveller apace,. To gain the timely inn; and near approaches. The subject of our watch.. Which of the following is true of the words gain the timely inn as used here? A. Timely is probably complimenting the word traveller in this sentence. B. Timely is probably suggesting the inn is no longer in existence. C. Timely is probably suggesting the inn was reached just in time. D. Timely is probably used to describe the inn's appearance.

Answer 1

"Timely is probably suggesting the inn was reached just in time" is the one among the following that is true of the words gain the timely inn as used here. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "C". I hope that this answer has helped you.

Answer 2

C. Timely is probably suggesting the inn was reached just in time.

In the phrase "the timely inn", timely is being used as an adjective to describe the inn. This eliminates option A. The speaker is describing the inn as being timely because the traveler needs a place to stay before it gets dark. Just as the light begins to fade, the inn appears, just in time. Options B and D are incorrect because the inn does exist and timely doesn't not describe how something looks.