Read these lines from the excerpt again: He was restive all through it; he kept tally of the details of the prayer, unconsciousl
y-for he was not listening, but he knew the ground of old, and the clergyman's regular route over it-and when a little trifle of new matter was interlarded, his ear detected it and his whole nature resented it; he considered additions unfair, and scoundrelly. Which word from the excerpt helps define the word interlarded? (4 points) Group of answer choices Additions Listening Considered Nature
Additions in this excerpt helps explain the word interlarded. To interlard is to insert or thread new information or details into a speech. For material in a speech or dialogue to be interlarded it should be be different. The excerpt states that anything out of the ordinary was immediately recognizable after being added to a usually routine prayer.
