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27jdjackson@stu.roane
this passage is adapted from the short story \the middle toe of the right foot\ by ambrose bierce.
\i am afraid of nothing,\ the man interrupted with another oath, and sprang to the ground. the two then joined the others at the door, which one of them had already opened with some difficulty, caused by rust of lock and hinge. all entered. inside it was dark, but the man who had unlocked the door produced a candle and matches and made a light. he then unlocked a door on their right as they stood in the passage. this gave them entrance to a large, square room that the candle but dimly lighted. the floor had a thick carpeting of dust, which partly muffled their footfalls. cobwebs were in the angles of the walls and depended from the ceiling like strips of rotting lace making undulatory movements in the disturbed air. the room had two windows in adjoining sides, but from neither could anything be seen except the rough inner surfaces of boards a few inches from the glass. there was no fireplace, no furniture; there was nothing: besides the cobwebs and the dust, the four men were the only objects there which were not a part of the structure.
as it is used in the fourth sentence, the word produced most nearly means:

• manufactured.
• assembled.
• supplied.
• created.

Explanation:

In the fourth sentence, the man who unlocked the door takes out a candle and matches from his person or belongings to make light. "Manufactured" means to make something from raw materials, which does not fit here. "Assembled" refers to putting parts together, which is not the action described. "Created" means to bring something new into existence, which is also incorrect. "Supplied" in this context means to produce or bring forth the items he had with him, matching the action of taking out the candle and matches.

Answer:

supplied.