I believe the answer is D.
The guest are happy that they are able to wall off themselves from the world containing the Red Death. They planned to live and dance in luxury until disease died out. The only thing halting their excitement was the ominous clock chimes where all would stop until it ended.
I believe it would be <span> A. Becky jumped through a large hoop. Large is an adjective describing the hoop. </span>
"meeting" in the sentence is a noun because it is a thing, more like an event. the definition of a noun is a person, place, or thing. hope this helps!
