Based on this excerpt from ernest hemingway's "in another country," what is the contextual meaning of the phrase "take up"?

"ah, yes," the major said. "why, then, do you not take up the use of grammar? " so we took up the use of grammar, and soon italian was such a difficult language that i was afraid to talk to him until i had the grammar straight in my mind.

to become interested in or engaged in something

to begin to hold or work at a position or post

to occupy time, space, or the attention of someone

to pursue a matter later or further with someone

A) to become interested in or engaged in something.

Explanation: The connotation of a word is the meaning given by the context or even by the readers (or listeners) based on their emotions or personal experiences. In the given excerpt from "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway, we can see that the connotation (or contextual meaning) of the phrase "take up" is the corresponding to option A: to become interested in or engaged in something, in this case in grammar.

the answer is b

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