What is the best definition for the underlined word based on the following sentence? "langston hughes's poem 'dream deferred' makes the reader consider what happens to a dream when it is deferred, hoping that they do not put all their aspirations on the back burner."
a) put off
b) saved too long
c) used too quickly
d) shown off

The best definition for the underlined word based on the following sentence, would be "A) Put off"

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.

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