Question

What is meant by the use of the word novel in sentence three of the first paragraph? To Carrie, the sound of the little bells upon the horse-cars, as they tinkled in and out of hearing, was as pleasing as it was novel.

A) fictitious and religious
B) long and imaginary fiction
C) overused and consequently of little import
D) different from anything seen or known before

Answer 1

D) different from anything seen or known before

Answer 2

D: different from anything seen or known before.

Step-by-step explanation:

The use of the word novel in the sentence meant that the sound of the little bells were different from anything seen or heard before. It was something new and original. In this case, the word novel is an adjective , added to another adjective 'pleasing' . As a noun, novel means long and imaginary fiction.