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OpenStudy (abbycross167):

Can someone please help me? I will medal and fan... Based on the following sentence from paragraph Question~ what is the BEST definition for curtailment? Each morning he went with reluctance and remained with loathing — the loathing which he always had for anything resembling bondage and tyranny or even the smallest curtailment of liberty. A. Limit B. Shortening C. Cutting D. Reduction

OpenStudy (scarlett_feathers):

What do you believe the answer is?

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

A or C

OpenStudy (scarlett_feathers):

Do you have an idea of what curtailment means?

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

It means the action or fact of reducing or restricting something.

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

so maybe its D?

OpenStudy (scarlett_feathers):

I agree. Replace curtailment with reduction. Does it make sense?

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

that sounds right

OpenStudy (scarlett_feathers):

Great ! Need anything else, just pm or tag me :)

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

Thank you so much for your help!

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