Question

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read the excerpt from the passage and the dictionary entry.
(6) usually, at the beginning of school, there was a great uproar which could be heard in the street, desks opening and closing, lessons repeated aloud in unison, with our
(7) \a little more quiet!\
unison (yu na san, -zan)
n.

1. coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
2. the performance of musical parts at the same pitch or at the octave.
3. a sounding together in octaves, esp. of male and female voices or of higher and lower instruments of the same class.
4. a state or process in which all members or elements behave in the same way at the same time.

which dictionary definition matches the use of the word unison in the passage?
a. definition 4
b. definition 1
c. definition 2
d. definition 3

Explanation:

To determine the correct definition of "unison" in the passage, we analyze the context: "lessons repeated aloud in unison" describes students repeating lessons together. Definition 4 ("a state or process in which all members or elements behave in the same way at the same time") matches this collective, simultaneous action. Definitions 1–3 relate to musical pitch, which is irrelevant here.

Answer:

A. Definition 4