Question

When the librarian stomped into the reading room with a scowl on his face, we __________ that we had pushed our limits and decided to quiet down.

Question 1 options:

nurtured


avenged


construed


flouted

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The best option to fill in the blank in the sentence is **construed**.

The completed sentence would be: "When the librarian stomped into the reading room with a scowl on his face, we **construed** that we had pushed our limits and decided to quiet down."

"Construed" means interpreted or understood, which fits the context of the sentence.