Which of these is the best way of determining the meaning of a word in a story or novel a using a thesaurus b using the word in a different sentence c reading the sentences around the word to determine context d skipping the word and just trying to follow the meaning of the story

Rev. simon hosack] entered fully into the feeling of suffering and sorrow which took possession of me when i discovered that a girl weighed less in the scale of being than a boy, and he praised my determination to prove the contrary. which best describes society’s view of boys’ and girls’ abilities during the period in which elizabeth cady stanton lived?