The following text is from Yann Martel’s 2001 novel Life of Pi. The narrator’s family owned a zoo when he was a child.

It was a huge zoo, spread over numberless acres, big enough to require a train to explore it, though it seemed to get smaller as I grew older, train included.
©2001 by Yann Martel
As used in the text, what does the word “spread” most nearly mean?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) Extended
A
Extended
(Choice B) Coated
B
Coated
(Choice C) Discussed
C
Discussed
(Choice D) Hidden
D
Hidden

1 answer

(Choice A) Extended

In this context, "spread" means to cover or exist across a wide area, indicating that the zoo was large and covered a vast expanse of land.