Question

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word sufficient as it is used in paragraph 3 of the “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Write your definition of sufficient here and explain how you figured it out.

Answer 1

The word 'sufficient' implies an opening that was fitting enough for the narrator to break into the old man's bedroom.

Step-by-step explanation:

• In the third paragraph of the “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, the word 'sufficient' implies an opening that was fitting enough for the narrator to break into the old man's bedroom.

• The phrase "And then, when I had made an opening sufficient for my head, I put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no light shone out, and then I thrust in my head." helps the readers to understand about the degree of the opening the narrator made to enter the room.