Question

click the word in paragraph 4 that provides the best context clue for the meaning of the word reverence.
we who have from our earliest years had our minds filled with scenes of war of which we have read in the books that we most reverence and most admire, who have remarked it in every revolving century, and in every country that has been discovered by navigators, even in the gentle and benign regions of the southern oceans; we who have seen all the intelligence, power and ingenuity of our own nation employed in war, who have been accustomed to peruse gazettes, and have had our friends and relations killed or sent home to us wretchedly maimed...

Explanation:

To find the context clue for "reverence", we look for a word with a similar meaning or that creates a parallel structure. In the sentence "the books that we most reverence and most admire", "admire" is a word with a positive, respectful connotation, similar to what "reverence" likely means (a feeling of deep respect). So "admire" provides the best context clue.

Answer:

admire