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ACT Reading 1.5 Prose Fiction. Which of the following is the best definition for the word "posthumous" in line 67?
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Here's your shmoop du jour... If you want to read through this chunk again,
- 00:07
just pause the video and go for a quick skim...
- 00:23
Which of the following is the best definition for the word "posthumous" in line 67?
- 00:28
And here are some potential answers...
- 00:38
OK, to figure this one out, we may have to go back and see how the word "posthumous" is used.
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- 00:43
But even if we can't figure it out from context clues, we can always break the word down...
- 00:49
"post...hum...ous"
- 00:51
Post... like postdated... postscript... postpartum depression... all things that are "after."
- 00:59
Let's keep that in mind as we go through the answer choices...
- 01:03
Could posthumous be used to describe an event occurring after the death of its originator?
- 01:10
The passage talks about how the narrator was born after his father died, so there's a
- 01:15
good chance this is it.
- 01:16
And there's that "after" word we're on the lookout for...
- 01:20
But moving on. What about B? Is it possible that posthumous is referring to David's orphanhood?
- 01:27
Probably not, since the rest of the passage specifically focuses on how the narrator feels
- 01:31
about his father being dead. Could posthumous mean that the narrator is
- 01:35
morbid or unlucky?
- 01:37
He might not be lucky, but again the passage is more about his dead father.
- 01:41
Is posthumous suppose to mean humorous or entertaining?
- 01:48
Not at all. Looks like A is our best option. Posthumous is referring to the fact that David
- 01:53
was born after his father died.
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We knew our Latin would come in handy...
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