Read this excerpt from Little Women. They were all there, his grandfather-oh, so proud-Mr. and Mrs. March, John and Meg, Jo and Beth, and all exulted over him with the sincere admiration which boys make light of at the time, but fail to win from the world by any after-triumphs. Using clues from this excerpt, what does the word exulted mean? to be angry towards to gush over in praise to make fun of to wish to be like

Question

Danielle Valentine

English

31 January, 08:17

Read this excerpt from Little Women. They were all there, his grandfather-oh, so proud-Mr. and Mrs. March, John and Meg, Jo and Beth, and all exulted over him with the sincere admiration which boys make light of at the time, but fail to win from the world by any after-triumphs. Using clues from this excerpt, what does the word exulted mean? to be angry towards to gush over in praise to make fun of to wish to be like

+2

Answers (2)

Know the Answer?

Ali Fox · Answer 1

To gush over in praise.

Explanation:

In this text, we learn about the reaction of some of the characters in the story (his grandfather, Mr. and Mrs. March, John and Meg, Jo and Beth) to one other character that is not mentioned by name. We know that this character is a boy, and we see that all of these people sincerely admire him, and tell him so. Therefore, we can conclude that the word "exulted" in this context means "to gush over in praise."

Jackrabbit · Answer 2

B. To gush over in praise

Explanation:

The context shows that they all were proud and had sincere admiration. Thus, "to gush over in praise" is the correct answer.