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skad [1K]
3 years ago
15

Read this excerpt from "The Intelligent Planet." Hawthorne . . . marveled that this mysterious substance called electricity coul

d transmit signals across thousands of miles and make inert machines spring suddenly to life. What is the meaning of the underlined term
English
1 answer:
boyakko [2]3 years ago
7 0

Answer: Inactive.

Explanation:

The meaning of the word 'inert' is 'not moving'. In the excerpt, it is described that the machines were not moving, as if they were dead. The word 'inactive' has the same meaning - it stands for something that is not operating, moving or is out of function. This is why we could replace 'inert' with 'inactive' in this example.

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