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Read this passage from Act 1, Part 6, of The Crucible by Arthur Miller.

MRS. PUTNAM (unable to wait): Mr. Parris's slave has knowledge of conjurin', sir.

PARRIS (to Mrs. Putnam): We cannot be sure of that, Goody Ann-

MRS. PUTNAM (frightened, very softly): I know it, sir. I sent my child-she should learn from Tituba who murdered her sisters.

REBECCA (horrified): Goody Ann! You sent a child to conjure up the dead?

What is the denotation of the word conjure in this passage?

A-to dance in a forbidden way

B- to consult an expert in spiritual matters

C- to summon through supernatural means

D- to send one's spirit out of one's body

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Answer: C

Explanation: Denotation means the literal meaning of a word, and in the word conjure's literal meaning is to cause a spirit or ghost to appear by means of a magical ritual.

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