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Thus agreed, together they lifted the man. He was very light, like a fowl that had been half-starved for a long time until it is only feathers and skeleton. So, his arms hanging, they carried him up the steps and into the side door of the house. This door opened into a passage, and down the passage, they carried the man towards an empty bedroom. It had been the bedroom of Sadao's father, and since his death, it had not been used. They laid the man on the deeply matted floor. Everything here had been Japanese to please the old man, who would never in his own home sit on a chair or sleep in a foreign bed. Hana went to the wall cupboards and slid back a door and took out a soft quilt. She hesitated. The quilt was covered with flowered silk and the lining was pure white silk. |
Read the line: 'He was very light, like a fowl that had been half-starved for a long time until it is only feathers and skeleton.' Why does the author mean by 'half-starved'?
Options
Very poorly fed or nourished.
Partly hungry.
Waiting for food for a long time.
Irregular way to take food.
MCQ
Solution
Very poorly fed or nourished.
Explanation:
The meaning of 'starve' is to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment. Here, 'half-starved' means very poorly fed or nourished.
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