Please help me Which meaning of den defines the word as it is used in the sentences?

Carlos was reading an interesting book about a group of pirates who lived long ago. He learned that after raiding other ships, they returned to their den to count their gold and avoid being captured.

A a secret place for having meetings

B a dirty, messy place where people live or gather

C a part of a club for boys

D a hiding place for thieves or robbers

What similarities are there between melchizedek and the englishman santiago? explain

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes

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