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Direction: In the following questions, you have several brie f passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Passage V

'Uncle' said Luke to the old Sean, "You seem to be well fed, though I know no one looks after you. Nor have I seen you leave your residence at any time. Tell me how do you manage it?"

'Because' Sean replied, "I have a good feed every night at the emperor's orchard. After dark, I go there myself and pick out enough fruits to last a fortnight." Luke proposed to accompany his uncle to the orchard. Though reluctant because of Luke's habit euphoric exhibition of extreme excitement, sean agreed to take him along.

At the orchard while Sean hurriedly collected the fruits and left, Luke on the other hand at the sight of unlimited supply of fruits was excited has voice which brought emperor's men immediately to his side.

They seized him and mistook him as the sole cause of damage to the orchard. Although Luke reiterated that he was a bird of passage, him mercilessly before setting him free.

Which of the following is most nearly the same in the meaning as the word 'reiterated' as used in the passage?

A) pleaded            

B) regurgitated

C) protested                       

D) repeated