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Read the following sentence from “Federigo’s Falcon” by Giovanni Boccaccio. How does the word anguish add meaning to the sentence?

In great anguish, he cursed himself and his fortune and, like a man beside himself, he started running here and there, but could find neither money nor a pawnable object.

A.
It shows the man is distressed about the situation.
B.
It shows the man is satisfied with the situation.
C.
It shows the man is excited about the situation.
D.
It shows the man is sad about the situation.

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A. It shows the man is distressed about the situation.

Anguish conveys intense distress or torment, stronger than merely sad, and not satisfaction or excitement.