Question

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in this excerpt, what does the phrase
unning water\ mean?
a water that is hot enough to cook food
b water that comes through pipes in a house
c water that has different flavors in it
d water that becomes cold enough to form ice
everyone had to work. young children would feed the farm animals. they would pick berries. they had to go to a well for water. they had to carry water back to the house. there was no running water in the house!

Explanation:

The text says "They had to go to a well for water. They had to carry water back to the house. There was no running water in the house!" This implies that running water is the kind of water that is readily available in the house without having to carry it from a well. In modern terms, running water is water that comes through pipes in a house. Option A about hot water for cooking is not indicated. Option C about flavors is not relevant. Option D about cold - enough - to - ice water is not mentioned.

Answer:

B. water that comes through pipes in a house