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his budget to think of that but he had planned for this day, and his sorrows multiplied. soon the free boys would come tripping along on all sorts of delicious expeditions, and they would make a world of fun of him for having to work—she very thought of it burnt him like fire. he got out his worldly wealth and examined it—bits of toys, marbles, and trash; enough to buy an exchange of work, maybe, but not half enough to buy so much as half an hour of pure freedom. so he returned his straitened means to his pocket, and gave up the idea of trying to buy the boys. at this dark and hopeless moment an inspiration burst upon him! nothing less than a great, magnificent inspiration.
he took up his brush and went tranquilly to work. ben rogers hove in sight presently—the very boy, of all boys, whose ridicule he had been dreading. bens gait was the hop-skip-and-jump—proof enough that his heart was light and his anticipations high. he was eating an apple, and giving a long, melodious whoop, at intervals, followed by a deep-toned ding-dong-dong, ding-dong-dong, for he was personating a steamboat. as he drew near, he slackened speed, took the middle of the street, leaned far over to starboard and rounded to ponderously and with laborious pomp and circumstance—for he was personating the big missouri, and considered himself to be drawing nine feet of water. he was boat and captain and engine-bells combined, so he had to imagine himself standing on his own hurricane-deck giving the orders and executing them:
\stop her, sir! ting-a-ling-ling!\ the headway ran almost out, and he drew up slowly toward the sidewalk.
\stop up to back! ting-a-ling-ling!\ his arms straightened and stiffened down his sides.
\set her back on the starboard! ting-a-ling-ling! chow! ch-chow-wow! chow!\ his right hand, mean-time, describing stately circles—for it was representing a forty-foot wheel....
tom went on whitewashing—paid no attention to the steamboat. ben stared a moment and then said:
\hi-yi! youre up a stump, aint you!\
no answer. tom surveyed his last touch with the eye of an artist, then he gave his brush another gentle sweep and surveyed the result, as before. ben ranged up alongside of him. toms mouth watered for the apple, but he stuck to his work. ben said:

question 4
read the following dictionary entry:
survey
/səˈveɪ/ /ˈsɜːveɪ/
noun

1. a series of questions intended as an investigation into a particular topic
2. a study or review of something

verb

1. to examine carefully, with the intent of forming an opinion or appraisal
2. to ask people questions to determine their behavior or opinions

which definition most closely matches the meaning of survey as it is used in paragraph 1? write the correct definition of survey here and explain how you figured it out.

Explanation:

Answer:

1. to examine carefully, with the intent of forming an opinion or appraisal

The word "surveyed" in paragraph 7 means Tom carefully examined his whitewashing work like an artist to assess the result, which matches this definition.