Question

read the following paragraph. william penn once wrote of the indian languages that he knew: their language is lofty, yet narrow, but like the hebrew, in signification full; like shorthand in writing; one word serveth in the place of three, and the rest are supplied by the understanding of the hearer. the meaning which is supplied by the hearer is ______. options: implied, inferred

Explanation:

The context describes a language where one word stands for multiple, and the rest of the meaning is "supplied by the understanding of the Hearer". "Implied" means meaning is suggested or understood without being directly stated, fitting here as the hearer supplies unstated meaning. "Inferred" is more about the hearer deducing, but here the meaning is supplied (implied by the language structure) for the hearer to understand, so "implied" is correct.

Answer:

implied