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Question 9

Read the sentence from the passage.
Yes, there was the sea with the dawning sun making a golden dazzle over it, and toward th
glorious east flew two hawks with slow-moving pinions.
What is the meaning of the word pinions?

А
flowers

B
feathers
C
moths
D
tracks

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The answer to this question is, B. Feathers
User Gsamaras
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Answer:

B. Feathers

Step-by-step explanation:

The word pinion is most commonly used as a part of a bird's wing that includes the feathers.

In this sentence, the meaning of the word pinions is feathers, as it is describing the motion of the hawk's wings.

The other answer choices would not make sense because they don't relate to the wings of the hawks at all.

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