Read the excerpt from "Digging." Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds Bends low, comes up twenty years away Stooping in rhythm through potato drills Where he was digging. Based on the word's connotation, what does the speaker's use of the word "straining" suggest? that the work in the flowerbeds is quick and easy that the father is working very hard in the flowerbeds that the father passed away 20 years ago that the father finds the digging enjoyable

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13 August, 16:16

Read the excerpt from "Digging." Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds Bends low, comes up twenty years away Stooping in rhythm through potato drills Where he was digging. Based on the word's connotation, what does the speaker's use of the word "straining" suggest? that the work in the flowerbeds is quick and easy that the father is working very hard in the flowerbeds that the father passed away 20 years ago that the father finds the digging enjoyable

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Thumper · Answer 1

When you strain a part of your body, it means that you work really hard and that it starts hurting you.

The same thing happened here - the father's back is strained from all that work he has to do every day in the garden. Having this in mind, the correct answer is that the father is working very hard in the flowerbeds.