<span>The answer should be:Melanthius</span>
A: terribly: modifies old, an adjective
B: very smart: very modifies smart, an adjective
C; extremely modifies "slow", an adjective again
D: quickly modifies "hid" a verb - this is the correct answer!
Hey there! A word no longer in common use but retained in a language because it preserves the flavor of a period is a archaic word.
" and life-blood streaming fresh; wide was the wound" i hope this helps