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
piod on, and each one as before will chase
his favorite phantom, yet all these shall leave
their mirth and their employments, and shall come and make their bed
with thee. as the long train
to him who in the love of nature holds
communion with her visible forms, she speaks
a various language, for his gayer hours
she has a voice of gladness, and a smile

Explanation:

• For "sepulchre", the context of lying down with various people (patriarchs, kings etc.) implies a burial - related place.
• For "musings", the description of something that is "darker" and into which she (nature) glides with sympathy suggests a state of reflection or thought.
• For "mirth", it is paired with "employments" (activities) and the idea of leaving them, and "mirth" is often associated with amusement or merriment.
• For "communion", the phrase "in the love of nature holds communion with her visible forms" implies a close relationship with nature.

Answer:

• "sepulchre" → burial place or burial chamber
• "musings" → reflection or thought
• "mirth" → amusement or merriment
• "communion" → close relationship with someone or something