Read the dictionary entry.
torpid \tor'pid\ adj 1. sluggish, lethargic, or inactive 2. showing little interest, apathetic
- conducive to sluggishness or inactivity, especially in being warm and humid
- dormant, hibernating
Read paragraph 4 of the novel excerpt.
Farfadet and I are summoned by Corporal Bertrand from the barn where at full length
we have already immobilized ourselves, and are growing torpid: "You must go and look
for Volpatte and Fouillade."
Which definition most closely matches the way the word torpid is used in this paragraph?
definition 1
O definition 2
O definition 3
O definition 4
torpid \tor'pid\ adj 1. sluggish, lethargic, or inactive 2. showing little interest, apathetic
Farfadet and I are summoned by Corporal Bertrand from the barn where at full length
we have already immobilized ourselves, and are growing torpid: "You must go and look
for Volpatte and Fouillade."
Which definition most closely matches the way the word torpid is used in this paragraph?
definition 1
O definition 2
O definition 3
O definition 4