Read the passage below and answer the question.
the rattle of an approaching carriage made them all start and listen. that was the hard minute, but the girls stood it
well. no one cried, no one ran away or uttered a lamentation, though their hearts were very heavy as they sent
loving messages to father, remembering, as they spoke that it might be too late to deliver them. they kissed their
mother quietly, clung about her tenderly, and tried to wave their hands cheerfully when she drove away.
when she drove away.
what can you infer about the meaning of the word lamentation from this passage?
it refers to sadness.
it refers to a longing/desire for something.
it refers to neglect.
it refers to hard work.