Infer the meaning of the word in bold based on the context. Choose the correct dictionary definition of the word Every morning at breakfast, our small herd of Highland cattle devoured their feed as if they hadn't eaten in days.
O to look at with enjoyment
to eat up greedily
to eat or chew in small bits
to avoid wasteful or destructive use of

B) to eat up greedily

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"as if they hadn't eaten in days."

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the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.