Question

Mag should have another gown. She had seen some beautiful patterns, veritable bargains in the shop windows. And still there would be left enough for new stockings-two pairs apiece-and what darning that would save for a while!
Based on context clues, the word in bold likely means

burning

repairing

selling

returning

Answer 1

bold word is Darning

Answer 2

Repairing

Answer 3

darn/därn/
Verb:
Mend (knitted material or a hole in this) by weaving yarn across the hole with a needle: "I darn my socks".
Noun:
A place in a garment that has been mended in such a way.

Answer 4

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