An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had mrs. bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all.’ read the following sentence. what does the term deferred mean in this sentence? a) delayed b) expedited c) hastened d) hurried

A) delayed

Explanation:

Defer is a word used to make a reference to the fact that something is being delayed or set for a later time, postponed, in this excerpt the ord deferred make a reference to the fact that Mrs. Bennet received a letter that made her put all of the things that she was doing or planning on doing aside and take care of whatever was on the letter.

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