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In the following sentence, what is the meaning of "interspersed"? How do you know?

"Interspersed in these residential areas were a variety of businesses--paint factories, lumberyards, distilleries,
gasworks, mills, furniture manufacturers, warehouses, and coal distributors."

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Answer:

In that sentence interspersed means scattered or in different places.

Step-by-step explanation:

I know that because it says variety and it listed stores.

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