Question

Using context clues, what is the best meaning of the underlined bolded word?

Pg. 225 Bless me had you ever thought of the catch? A fourteenth share, I suppose, or something like it. Those were the terms eh? But what about delivery? What about cartage? What about armed guards and tolls?

Question 4 options:

Cartage most likely means something that is heavy or weighs a lot.


Cartage most likely means gold and treasures.


Cartage most likely means fees, dues or taxes.


Cartage most likely means transporting something

Answer 1

The answer is D

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason is because in the article it asks “What about the cartage? What about the armed guards and tolls?” So you have to assume that they are transporting something and if you look in the dictionary cartage means “The transport of something in a cart or other vehicle” which leads you to the answer D