Question

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match the bolded words to their contextual meanings based on how they are used in the excerpts from \thanatopsis\ by william cullen bryant
amusement or merriment burial place or burial chamber
close relationship with someone or reflection or thought
something
couch more magnificent. thou shalt lie down
with patriarchs of the infant world -- with kings,
the powerful of the earth -- the wise, the good,
fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past,
all in one mighty sepulchre. the hills
she has a voice of gladness, and a smile
and eloquence of beauty; and she glides
into his darker musings, with a mild
and healing sympathy that steals away
plod on, and each one as before will chase
his favorite phantom, yet all these shall leave

Explanation:

• For the word "sepulchre" in the first excerpt, the context is about lying down with various important people (patriarchs, kings, etc.), which implies a place of burial.
• For the word "musings" in the second excerpt, the context mentions a voice and smile entering into something related to thought (as it's about a mental state where sympathy can act), so it means reflection or thought.
• For the word "chase" in the third excerpt, the context is about each one doing something with their "favorite phantom", which in a literary sense related to the poem's themes (Thantopsis is about death and nature's connection) can be seen as a form of amusement or merriment in a more abstract, poetic way of engaging with an idea (the phantom).

Answer:

• "sepulchre" → burial place or burial chamber
• "musings" → reflection or thought
• "chase" → amusement or merriment