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cooked the spine, leaving a smoldering black mark. thinking about it all, i am ready to burst into tears. if the auburn - haired girl wasnt sitting in my compartment i would be able to close the door and have a nice cry. but instead, i choke back the tears. 11 \whats your name?\ she asks abruptly. i hate this question, because i always feel the need to offer an explanation after i answer. \bernadette thompson. but nobody calls me that, except my mom. i hate it, actually. she gave me a rich sounding name, hoping it would help me get a rich husband. everyone calls me byrd. its better that way.\ 13 14 \byrd. i like that. so where you headed, byrd?\ \texas.\ she laughs. \well, that i figured. were already in texas, by the way. you must have slept all through oklahoma. thats when i got on. you aint going to sweetwater, are you?\ 16 17 i slowly nod. i didnt even know we were outside of iowa yet. 18 \me too,\ she says, and our eyes meet. and before i know it, the tears start streaming down

nice \
is\\ adj 1. kind and friendly 2. appealing or attractive 3. pleasing or satisfying 4. showing accuracy or skill

which definition most closely matches the way the word nice is used in paragraph 11?

definition 1

definition 2

definition 3

definition 4

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Explanation:

In paragraph 11, "have a nice cry" implies a pleasing or satisfying cry. The person wants to cry in a way that would be satisfying to them. So the meaning of "nice" here is "pleasing or satisfying".

Answer:

Definition 3