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Read this sentence from ñThe Cask of Amontilladoî by Edgar Allan Poe:

I reapproached the wall; I replied to the yells of him who clamoured.

What does the word clamoured likely mean in the sentence?

questioned
complained
climbed
shouted\

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Correct answer is D. shouted. To clamour means to express something loudly, and is usually associated with a loud outcry. The writer mentions word yells (to yell) in this sentence, which is also a synonym for shouting.
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