Question

the slightly raised his right hand, bound at the wrist by the shining bracelet to the left one of his companion. the glad look in the girl’s eyes slowly changed to a bewildered horror. the glow faded from her cheeks. her lips parted in a vague, relaxing distress. easton, with a little laugh, as if amused, was about to speak again when the other forestalled him. the glum-faced man had been watching the girl’s countenance with veiled glances from his keen, shrewd eyes. (paragraph 6) what is the meaning of the word forestalled as it is used in this paragraph? (v.1.3) options: joked, interrupted, distracted, watched

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "forestalled", we analyze the context: Easton was about to speak again but was stopped by the other man. "Interrupted" means to stop or break the continuity of someone's action (like speaking), which fits. "Joked" is about humor, "distracted" is about diverting attention, and "watched" is about observing—none match the action of stopping speech.

Answer:

interrupted (the option with "interrupted" text)