Question

What does the word reserve mean as used in the following sentence?

"They were dead tired with no reserve strength to call upon."

Group of answer choices

put aside

stocks

postpone

a mild manner

Answer 1

A

Answer 2

okay so use context clues do you know what the words around it mean? You can use those words to help pick the best choice that best matches the situation

Answer 3

so what do you think the best answer is?

Answer 4

um tbh

Answer 5

well if you're not sure, do you know any choices that we can eliminate?

Answer 6

yeah stock and postpone

Answer 7

maybe

Answer 8

well I would definitely toss Option B because yeah, if we use context clues, stocks makes no sense

Answer 9

yep

Answer 10

so we're left with Options A, C, and D

Answer 11

which one sounds like it would best fit the sentence with the surrounding words?

Answer 12

a

Answer 13

yes that would be correct, because D it would be like saying "Mild Manner Strength" which doesn't make sense, and C is close, but they aren't exactly postponing anything, so A is the best answer