From Charles Lamb's *Tales from Shakespeare* (1807). Choose the word that **best matches** the meaning of the underlined word. "He followed in **amazement** the sound of Ariel's voice, till it led him to Prospero and Miranda."

*Amazement* — a state of being struck with surprise or astonishment. The closest synonym is **wonder**. - *Boredom* and *indifference* describe lack of feeling. - *Mockery* introduces derision Lamb does not invoke. Grammatical note: *amazement*, *astonishment*, *wonder*, *awe* are near-synonyms used in NDA English to test subtle differences.