Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild, and consider the context clues. The day had been long and arduous, and he slept soundly and comfortably, though he growled and barked and wrestled with bad dreams.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

gloomy or morose
challenging or taxing
romantic or passionate
interesting or inspiring

arduous means challenging or taxing

Explanation:

He had a big rest after a challenging day

huck's relationship with food is a prominent theme throughout the novel, and during his time on jackson's island and working his way down river, huck revels in and enjoys his ad hoc dining. in the first chapter, we observe huck is ironically trapped in a "civilized" world, when he would prefer to live freely in nature.

journalism is the gathering, organizing, and distribution of news -- to include feature stories and commentary -- through the wide variety of print and non-print media outlets. it is not a recent phenomenon, by any means; the earliest reference to a journalistic product comes from rome circa 59 b.c., when news was recorded in a circular called the acta diurna. it enjoyed daily publication and was hung strategically throughout the city for all to read, or for those who were able to read.