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Excerpt from Pride and Prejudice (#4) Jane Austen The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse.
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Excerpt from Pride and Prejudice (#4)

Jane Austen The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse. Which word could be substituted for the word ascertaining in this sentence from the third paragraph of the passage? A) amusing B) leaning C) observing D) staring

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Observing

The ladies had the advantage of being upstairs and so could look down on the gentleman. They were able to observe his actions and also tell what he was wearing and riding

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