Question

my assignments seemed as if they were going to save her; but one morning he come in, and smiley asked how she was, and he said she was considerable better than the lord for his infinite mercy and coming on so smart that, with the blessing of providence, shed get well yet; and smiley, before he thought, says, well, i risk two - and - a - half that she dont, anyway. this yer smiley had a mare, the boys called her the fifteen - minute nag, but that was only in fun, you know, because, of course, she was faster than that and he used to win money on that horse, for all she was so slow and always had the asthma, or the distemper, or the consumption, or something of that kind. they used to give her two or three hundred yards start, and then pass her under way; but always at the fag - end of the race shed get excited and desperate - like and come cavorting and straddling up, and scattering her legs around limber, sometimes in the air, and sometimes out to one side amongst the fences and kicking up more dust, and raising more racket with her coughing and sneezing and blowing her nose and always fetch up at the stand just about a neck ahead, as near as you could cipher it down. and he had a little small bull pup, that to look at him youd think he wasnt worth a cent, but to set around and look ornery, and lay for a chance to steal something. but as soon as money was up on him, he was a different dog; his underjawd begin to stick out like the focastle of a steamboat, and his teeth. 5. part a: what does the term \cavorting\ most likely mean as used in paragraph 5? a. trembling out of fear b. becoming very angry c. making lots of noise d. leaping and jumping

Explanation:

In the context, the description of the horse "straddling up, and scattering her legs around limber" suggests active leaping - like movements. "Cavorting" means to jump or dance around in a lively way. Option D "leaping and jumping" best fits this meaning.

Answer:

D. leaping and jumping