Question

the following text is from meredith nicholsons 1910 short story \the girl with the red feather.\ mrs. webster g. burgess always maintains that nothing her husband may do can shock her. when her husband had not appeared at seven she explained to her guest that he had been detained by an unexpected meeting of a cleaning - house committee. as used in the text, what does the word \appeared\ most nearly mean? a. pretended b. developed c. responded d. arrived

Explanation:

In the context, "appeared" means showed up. "Arrived" has a similar meaning of coming to a place.

Answer:

D. Arrived