Choose the correct answer. Read the dictionary entry below. default \di-'f 'olt\, \dē-1, I'dē-f 'oltin
1. failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation 2. failure of a party in a case to make a
required court appearance 3. the failure of one or more competitors to participate in a
contest
4. a selection made usually automatically or without active consideration due to lack of a
viable alternative.

Which definition most closely matches the way the word default is used in paragraph 11 of
"Humans Should Stay Home and Let Robots Take to the Stars"?

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Multiple ! in this excerpt from act i, scene vi, of macbeth, duncan praises the atmosphere in the castle and the hospitality of his hostess. identify two reasons that these comments are ironic. duncan: this castle hath a pleasant seat: the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle sense. . . (enter lady macbeth.) duncan: see, see, our honour'd hostess! — the love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which still we as love. herein i teach you how you shall bid god ild us for your pains, and us for your trouble. he will meet his death in the castle, which he considers a pleasant place. his praise for inverness and his hostess, lady macbeth, is deceptive. duncan secretly plans to give macbeth's title to donalbain. the hostess he praises is actually plotting his murder.

Me read the letter. dear aunt mary, you for the wonderful painting. you are so talented! i was thrilled that you chose to paint horses. you must have remembered that i was crazy about horses when i was a little kid—and i still love them. i have hung the painting in my room so that i can see it every morning when i wake up. your loving niece, celia what makes this letter appropriate for its intended audience? it is written from the third-person point of view. it is concise and impersonal. its sentence structure is varied. its language is informal.

What is the best prediction of the meaning of thrilling based on the context clues?