At last, the top of the staircase was gained, and they stopped for the third time. based on the context, the word gained is used to mean which of the following? left behind made reached seen

Based on the context, the word 'gained' is used to mean "reach".

Explanation: The word 'gained' has several meanings. One of them is to reach or arrive at a specific place or destination. In the sentence provided, the destination is "the top of the startcase", which is part of the context of the sentence, and the word 'gained' has been used to indicate that they arrived at that destination. Therefore, "gained" is used to mean "reach" and not "left behind", "made" or "seen".  

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answer: the pronoun that is used in the given subject above is the word "himself" which refers to the noun or antecedent "maestro". the pronoun is an example of an intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the subject of the sentence and it uses reflexive pronouns such as myself, yourself, himself, herself, themselves and ourselves. 

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