Question

Read the sentences from paragraph 18.

Under the trees in Washington Square, she found herself desperately reaching back into the past. She had been older than he then in Ohio. Now she was not young at all. Bill was still young.

Which meaning of reaching is used in the sentences?

A.
thinking or remembering, especially with difficulty

B.
dropping or falling, especially to an undesirable level

C.
stretching out an arm to grasp something

D.
influencing or having an effect on

Answer 1

A. thinking or remembering, especially with difficulty

"Reaching back into the past" means she was straining to recall or bring past memories to mind, not physically reaching or falling.