Read the excerpt below and answer the question. It came to pass on a certain day, as he stood about the street leaning idly upon
his crate, behold, there stood before him an honourable woman in a mantilla of Mosul silk, broidered with gold and bordered with brocade; her walking shoes were also purfled with gold and her hair floated in long plaits Based on the context in which it appears, what does the word mantilla most likely mean in this excerpt from 1001 Nights? a type of store a type of chariot a type of jewelry a type of clothing
I want to say it's a type of clothing based on it saying "<span>an honourable woman in a mantilla of Mosul silk, broidered with gold and bordered with brocade."</span>
Explanation: The connotation of a word is the meaning given by the context or even by the readers (or listeners) based on their emotions or personal experiences. In the given excerpt from "1001 Nights" the word "mantilla" most likely means a type of clothing, we can infer that based on the context, in the phrase "an honourable woman in a mantilla of Mosul silk, broidered with gold and bordered with brocade" the "mantilla" is described as made of silk, broidered and bordered, so it is a piece of clothing.
The theme of a story is the main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. The plot of a story is the main events of a literary work.
