Question

read the following passage and answer the question. “i’ll give him a trail to follow,” muttered rainsford, and he struck off from the rude path he had been following into the trackless wilderness. why does the author write “struck off” instead of “walked off”? because “struck off” implies that he struck someone because “struck off” implies that he did it quickly and forcefully because “struck off” implies that he did it slowly and forcefully because “struck off” implies that he did it cautiously

Answer 1

Answer: Because "struck off" implies that he did it slowly and forcefully

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Answer 2

Well if you read the part right after struck off "from the RUDE path". I would suggest your answer having synonyms to the word rude. Then trackless wilderness. Would you enter a trackless wilderness slow or fast?
so I personally suggest slowly and forcefully.
But I could be wrong