Which sentence best paraphrases the following line? “the . . dread sentence of death—was the last of distinct accentuation which reached my ears.” a the death sentence was the last thing i heard clearly. b i feared the horrible death to which i had been condemned. c i distinctly heard a sentence with the word death in it. d someone with a foreign accent spoke to me about death.

A. The death sentence was the last thing I heard clearly.

Explanation:

This is the sentence that best paraphrases this line. In this line, the author talks about "the dread sentence of death." This is another way to refer to the death sentence. Moreover, the author talks about how this was the last thing "of distinct accentuation" to reach his ears. What he means by this is that this was the last thing that he could clearly understand.

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