Question

Read these lines from the excerpt again: He was restive all through it; he kept tally of the details of the prayer, unconsciously-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

Answer 1

Answer:

additions

Explanation:

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.