Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. identify the meanings of the bolded words in the passage based on the context. frankenstein by mary shelley (excerpt) i do not ever remember to have trembled at a tale of superstition, or to have feared the apparition of a spirit. darkness had no effect upon my fancy, and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life, which, from being the seat of beauty and strength, had become food for the worm. the astonishment which i had at first experienced on this discovery soon gave place to delight and rapture. after so much time spent in painful labour, to arrive at once at the summit of my desires, was the most gratifying consummation of my toils. but this discovery was so great and overwhelming, that all the steps by which i had been progressively led to it were obliterated, and i beheld only the result. 1. receptacle 2. consummation 3. obliterated

Explanation:

1. In the context "a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life", "receptacle" means a place that holds or contains something, here referring to the churchyard as a place for dead bodies.
2. "After so much time spent in painful labour, to arrive at once at the summit of my desires, was the most gratifying consummation of my toils" - "consummation" means the act of bringing to completion or fulfillment, referring to achieving the desired end - result after hard - work.
3. "But this discovery was so great and overwhelming, that all the steps by which I had been progressively led to it were obliterated" - "obliterated" means completely removed or erased from memory or view.

Answer:

1. A place that holds or contains
2. The act of bringing to completion
3. Completely removed or erased