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Read the following passage.

After a difficult day of hunting, the quarry still escaped the hunters. The word quarry has several different meanings. In this passage, it most closely means ____.
1. a square or diamond shape
2. an agreement
3. an open area for mining
4. a hunted animal​

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The answer is 4. A hunted animal
Answer 1, 2, and 3 have nothing to do wit the passage and quarry can also mean an animal pursued by a hunter
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4, a hunted animals since the story/passage is talking abt hunting, it makes more sense
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