Question

read the passage. suddenly the crowd outside the gymnasium erupted into a frenzy of cheers, whistles, and stomping. when cara and her teammates looked out the open doors, they saw their opponents—the eagles—slowly making their way across the parking lot towards the gym. as the eagles sauntered through the doors, their broad grins and relaxed manner reflected the self - assurance of champions. cara wished her team was as accustomed to victory as the eagles, but their recent losing streak made that impossible. still, as her team warmed up, she silently resolved that todays game would be different. what is the meaning of sauntered as used in the passage? marched together in lockstep sprinted forward aggressively moved in an erratic fashion walked in a leisurely manner

Explanation:

The context shows the Eagles had a relaxed manner and self - assurance. "Sauntered" is used to describe their movement, which implies a leisurely walk, not a rushed or erratic one.

Answer:

D. walked in a leisurely manner