Question

select the correct text in the passage. which word meaning tired has the most negative connotation? mrs. thorntons pearls adapted from helping himself or grant thorntons ambition by horatio alger, jr. the next sunday mrs. clifton and her restless daughter appeared at church, and grant had the pleasure of greeting them. he was invited with his idle sister to take supper with them on the next monday afternoon, and with a feeble smile on his face, he accepted the invitation. about sunset he met his new friends walking, with the addition of the husband and father, who, coming saturday evening from new york, had felt too fatigued to attend church. grant was introduced to mr. clifton, a portly man in middle life, who received grant quite graciously. he acknowledged the service which our hero had rendered his daughter.

Explanation:

The word "fatigued" implies a more extreme and negative - sounding state of tiredness compared to other words like "feeble" (which can also mean weak but not just tired), "idle" (which is more about inactivity), and "restless" (which is about being unable to rest rather than pure tiredness).

Answer:

fatigued