Read the excerpt from "A Century Ride."It seemed to coax her, to whisper of the long, lonely stretch ahead, of the Indians in their tepees, in the hollow; of a host of vague and nameless terrors; of how lonely and weary and defenseless she was, on that vast plain, twenty-five miles—twenty-five miles—and the half-way house flashed past and was soon left far behind!Which word in the excerpt helps the reader to determine the meaning of "vague"?

Nameless

Explanation:

When confused about an unfamiliar word in a passage, it is best for a reader to study the context, which comprise of words,  sentences, clues or hints that surround it. In the above excerpt, after having studied the context, The word in the passage that helps to understand the meaning of "vague" is 'nameless'. This is because is a surrounding word to vague and it provided the best clue. because of the similarity of both words and how close they are in meaning when broken down.

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the answer is: tabard inn, southwark.

in "the canterbury tales," by geoffrey chaucer, the twenty-nine diverse group of pilgrims is staying at a tavern in southwark, london, as they are traveling to canterbury. they wish to visit the relics of saint thomas becket in canterbury   cathedral in order to him for his when they underwent necessities.