In the following line from T. S. Elliot's poem, The Love song of J. Alfred Prufrock, the underlined word most closely means what?

"Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets,"

1.) warm and sandy

2.) empty of inhabitants

3.) dark and ominous

4.) clear and bright

Explanation:

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the answer is option 1

explanation: