Which clue from this sentence in "the nose" best clarify the meaning of "droshky"? to increase his misfortune, not a single droshky was to be seen in the street, and so he was obliged to proceed on foot. a. to increase his misfortuneb. not a singlec. so he was obliged to proceed on footd. to be seen in the street

C. so he was obliged to proceed on foot.

Explanation: a context clue is a hint that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word or phrase. The clue may appear within the same sentence as the word to which it refers or it may follow in the next sentence. There are many kinds of context clues, like definitions, synonyms, antonyms, etc. In the given sentence, the context clue that helps to clarify the meaning sof the word "droshky" is "so he was obliged to proceed on foot" this gives us the idea that a "droshky" is some kind of vehicule (and it is a four-wheeled carriage used in Russia).

(4) "oh, i've got better plans than that," laughed kerry. "i've got four firecrackers and two model rockets. care to join me in the backyard? "

this is the correct answer because of one simple word. "backyard"