Using context clues, circle the best meaning for each italicized word

The Scottish highlander advanced menacingly, raising his claymore. The startled tax
collector backed away and tried to block with his walking stick, but the double-edged blade
sliced through the wood as though it were butter.

a. butter knife
b. clay jug
c. muddy fist
d. sword


d

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¿A qué hora es Las chicas Gilmore?

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