Answer:
<em>c.) bend</em>
Explanation:
if you search up the definitions for each of the words listed, they all relate to the root word <u><em>bend</em></u>.
<span>Each of them has a part in the play.</span>
I believe the answer is A
<span>There was no human being whom she wanted near her except Robert; and she even realized that the day would come when he, too, and the thought of him would melt out of her existence, leaving her alone. The water was chill, but she walked on.
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