Question
story name: hidden figures
Use context clues to determine the meaning of transmit as it is used in paragraph 9 of Hidden Figures. Write your definition here and identify clues that helped you figure out its meaning.
Use context clues to determine the meaning of transmit as it is used in paragraph 9 of Hidden Figures. Write your definition here and identify clues that helped you figure out its meaning.
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GPT 3.5
Definition: transmit - to send or communicate information, signals, or data from one person or place to another
Clues that helped determine its meaning:
- "Every time we sneezed, every time we coughed, every time we wrote, whenever I turned in an application, transmitted it, or signed for a receipt, I wondered whether my actions would be met by a line labeled "Colored,""
- The sentence implies that the protagonist is questioning the potential consequences of her actions, highlighting a sense of communication or sending information regarding her race.
- The mention of turning in an application, transmitting it, or signing for a receipt suggests the act of sending or communicating something from one person or place to another.
Clues that helped determine its meaning:
- "Every time we sneezed, every time we coughed, every time we wrote, whenever I turned in an application, transmitted it, or signed for a receipt, I wondered whether my actions would be met by a line labeled "Colored,""
- The sentence implies that the protagonist is questioning the potential consequences of her actions, highlighting a sense of communication or sending information regarding her race.
- The mention of turning in an application, transmitting it, or signing for a receipt suggests the act of sending or communicating something from one person or place to another.