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Read the following passage from The First Men in the Moon. The chain was twisted round my fist. There came another of these beastly surprises of which the moon world is full. My mailed hand seemed to go clean through him. He smashed like—like some softish sort of sweet with liquid in it! Which of the following synonyms could replace mailed as it is used in the passage above? armored delivered dispatched paid

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This is indeed a tricky question, though even so, the answer is armored. His armored hand seemed to go clean through him. He smashed like—like some softish sort of sweet with liquid in it!

It is saying how his hand packed up a punch and was mailed, though it just went right through it

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Answer:

You can use armored

Step-by-step explanation:

Hope this is right

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