*Read the phrase from the passage and answer the question that follows.

"On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed—engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead."

-Which word, if substituted for "emerged," would best retain the meaning of the passage?

a- developed

b- settled

c- arisen

d- grown

Question

*Read the phrase from the passage and answer the question that follows.

"On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed—engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead."

-Which word, if substituted for "emerged," would best retain the meaning of the passage?
 
a- developed

b- settled

c- arisen

d- grown

anonymous · Answer

Well, none of those are synonyms of ''emerged'' other than ''arisen''.

zale101 · Answer

you are right @BulletWithButterflyWings 
 that all the dead bodies had emerged from them
changed to:  that all the dead bodies had arisen from them

zale101 · Answer

it will fit in the sentence :)

kittiwitti1 · Answer

It should be "arisen", as emerging usually means appearing in an upward direction from an enclosure (e.g. "emerging from under the bedclothes", "arose from bed", etc.)