Question

the seeds of love
by florence hennetta darwin
the time is midsummer
act i (excerpt)
a woodland road outside marys cottage... bunches of leaves
and herbs hang drying around door and window. mary is heard
singing within.
mary singing
i sowed the seeds of love,
and i sowed them in the spring.
i gathered them up in the morning so soon.
while the sweet birds so sweetly sing.
while the sweet birds so sweetly sing. 2
during the singing lubin comes slowly and heavily along the
road. he wears the dress of a farm labourer and carries a scythe
over his shoulder...
mary coming to the doorway with more plants and singing
for the grass that has oftentimes been trampled underfoot,
give it time, it will rise up again.
lubin looking up gloomily and that it wont, mistress.
mary suddenly perceiving him and coming out o you are fair
spent from journeying. can i do anything for you, master?
lubin gazing at her fixedly you speak kindly for a stranger,
but tis beyond the power of you nor anyone to do aught for me.
mary sitting down beside him and pointing to the wall of the
house see those leaves and flowers drying in the sun? theres
medicine for every sort of sickness there, sir
read the sentences from the play and the definitions from the online dictionary entry
isabel covers her face and is shaken by sobs. lubin leans his elbow on his knee, shading his eyes with his hand
mary. i have help for all torments in my flowers. such things be given us for that.
isabel looking up you be gentle in your voices mistress. tis like when a quist do sing, as you speaks.
mary. then do both of you tell your sorrow. twill be strange if i do not find sommat that will lighten your burdens for you.
strange
adjective

1. unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd
2. estranged, alienated as a result of being out of ones natural environment
3. situated, belonging, or coming from outside of ones own locality
4. unaccustomed to or inexperienced in

which definition from the online dictionary best clarifies the meaning of the word strange as it is used in the passage?
a. definition 1
b. definition 2
c. definition 3
d. definition 4

Explanation:

In the context of the sentence "Twil be strange if I do not find sommat that will lighten your burdens for you", the word "strange" is used to mean that it would be unusual or odd if Mary couldn't find something to help. Definition 1 ("unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd") fits this context best.

Answer:

A. Definition 1