Which part of this dictionary entry would not have been included in English dictionaries published before Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language?

the etymology
the definition
the quotation from literature

C - The quotation from literature

Explanation:

Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language

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the correct answer is: reveal gregor as an untidy individual.

in metamorphosis by franz kafka, gregor samsa is the main character, who one day wakes up as a bug, and the attitude he takes upon his transformation forces him to go deeper on his existence and the new features of his body.

in this excerpt the writer mentions a table full of collection textile samples, which gives us a hint about gregor being messy. later on the book we discover how he is a really untidy individual.