Read this passage from "the fish i didn't catch." i made a strong pull, and brought up a tangle of weeds. again and again i cast out my line with aching arms, and drew it back empty. i looked at my uncle appealingly. "try once more," he said; "we fishermen must have patience." which best explains how knowing the definition of appealingly is useful in understanding the passage?

B) it shows that the boy is asking his uncle for advice.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from "The Fish I Didn't Catch" we can see the description of a boy trying to cash a fish for the first time, when he didn't succeed after trying several times, he looked at his uncle (who was with him the whole time, teaching him) appealingly, which, in this context means that the boy looked at his uncle asking for advice to finally be able to catch a fish.

the answer is five curious-looking beans