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English, 12.10.2020 21:01, punkinrichard1oxon2i

Item 5 Read the passage.

Although both farmers used techniques handed down through generations of ancestors, Farmer Smith's grapevines were withering, while Farmer Brown’s grapevines flourished. Farmer Brown’s grapevines eventually grew so large they completely blocked the sun from Farmer Smith’s vineyard.

Based on context clues, which dictionary entry is the best definition of withering?

withering \ adjective: producing lots of fruit

withering \ adjective: shriveling and dying

withering \adjective: growing and expanding

withering \ adjective: breaking or shattering

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