Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word sufficient as it is used in paragraph 3 of the “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Write your definition of sufficient here and explain how you figured it out.
The word 'sufficient' implies an opening that was fitting enough for the narrator to break into the old man's bedroom.
Explanation:
In the third paragraph of the “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, the word 'sufficient' implies an opening that was fitting enough for the narrator to break into the old man's bedroom.
The phrase "And then, when I had made an opening sufficient for my head, I put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no light shone out, and then I thrust in my head." helps the readers to understand about the degree of the opening the narrator made to enter the room.
