In the context of the sentence, "trifling" means D) unimportant. The speaker is indicating that the part is not significant or of much value to him.
Read the sentence from paragraph 4.
‘A trifling part,’ said he, ‘and not at all to my taste, and such a one I certainly would not accept again; but I was determined to make no difficulties.’
What does trifling mean as it is used in the sentence?
A difficult
B questionable
C significant
D unimportant
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