Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

''It most froze me to hear such talk. He wouldn’t ever dared to talk such talk in his life before. Just see what a difference it made in him the minute he judged he was about free. It was according to the old saying, “Give a Cooking Oil an inch and he'll take an ell.”

Which of the following is the best meaning of the word “ell” as it is used in this excerpt?

A. a pipe with a sharp 45 degree angle
B. an extension that forms a right angle
C. the length of a person’s arm to the elbow
D. a length equal to approximately 45 inches

Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

''It most froze me to hear such talk. He wouldn’t ever dared to talk such talk in his life before. Just see what a difference it made in him the minute he judged he was about free. It was according to the old saying, “Give a Cooking Oil an inch and he'll take an ell.”

Which of the following is the best meaning of the word “ell” as it is used in this excerpt?

A. a pipe with a sharp 45 degree angle
B. an extension that forms a right angle
C. the length of a person’s arm to the elbow
D. a length equal to approximately 45 inches