In the passage, the word "struck" means "made an impression on." It suggests that Miss Carpenter made a significant impact on the thoughts or feelings of the person observing her.
Miss Carpenter, who had come to him with an unusual request, had struck him as the sort of dedicated young person who would not take kindly to a hitch in her crusade.
—"Object Lesson,"
Ellery Queen
What is the meaning of the word struck in this passage?
grown
hit
made an impression on
stopped working in protest
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