f. scott fitzgerald’s novel the great gatsby tells the story of a young and mysterious millionaire, jay gatsby, who is in love with daisy buchanan. in this passage, the narrator (nick carraway) describes his impressions of two women, his cousin daisy buchanan and jordan baker.

the younger of the two was a stranger to me. she was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless, and with her chin raised a little, as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall. if she saw me out of the corner of her eyes she gave no hint of it—indeed, i was almost surprised into murmuring an apology for having disturbed her by coming in.

the other girl, daisy, made an attempt to rise—she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression—then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and i laughed too and came forward into the room.

“i’m p-paralyzed with happiness.” she laughed again, as if she said something very witty, and held my hand for a moment, looking up into my face, promising that there was no one in the world she so much wanted to see. that was a way she had. she hinted in a murmur that the surname of the balancing girl was baker. (i’ve heard it said
\ive heard it said that daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.\
which is the best definition of the underlined word in the sentence?
○ to speak quickly, in a manner that is hard to follow.
○ to speak in slang, using unfamiliar language.
○ to speak in gibberish, in a manner that is difficult to understand.
○ to say something softly, in a manner that is difficult to hear.

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f. scott fitzgerald’s novel the great gatsby tells the story of a young and mysterious millionaire, jay gatsby, who is in love with daisy buchanan. in this passage, the narrator (nick carraway) describes his impressions of two women, his cousin daisy buchanan and jordan baker.

the younger of the two was a stranger to me. she was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless, and with her chin raised a little, as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall. if she saw me out of the corner of her eyes she gave no hint of it—indeed, i was almost surprised into murmuring an apology for having disturbed her by coming in.

the other girl, daisy, made an attempt to rise—she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression—then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and i laughed too and came forward into the room.

“i’m p-paralyzed with happiness.” she laughed again, as if she said something very witty, and held my hand for a moment, looking up into my face, promising that there was no one in the world she so much wanted to see. that was a way she had. she hinted in a murmur that the surname of the balancing girl was baker. (i’ve heard it said
\ive heard it said that daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.\
which is the best definition of the underlined word in the sentence?
○ to speak quickly, in a manner that is hard to follow.
○ to speak in slang, using unfamiliar language.
○ to speak in gibberish, in a manner that is difficult to understand.
○ to say something softly, in a manner that is difficult to hear.

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# Brief Explanations:
To determine the meaning of "murmur", we analyze the context. Daisy's murmur is described as charming and a way to make people lean toward her. Option A (speaking quickly, hard to follow) doesn't fit the "charming" tone. Option B (speaking in slang) is irrelevant. Option C (speaking in gibberish) is incorrect as Daisy's speech is coherent. Option D (saying something softly, hard to hear) makes sense because a soft, quiet voice would make people lean in to hear, matching the context of being charming and the action of people leaning toward her.
# Answer:
D. To say something softly, in a manner that is difficult to hear.

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