Hawthorne . . . marveled that this mysterious substance called electricity could transmit signals across thousands of miles and make inert machines spring suddenly to life. what is the meaning of the underlined term? useless modern innovative inactive

The excerpt is taken from the Intelligent Planet that describes the internet and the revolution of networking. The word inert means inactive.

Inert is a word used to describe something or someone inactive and describe something with zero or void activity or action. It describes something that has no life and is used generally in terms of machines and substances.

The flow of electricity is used to show that the lifeless machines can become active to work and function.

Therefore, the meaning of inert is option D. inactive.

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Answer: inactive

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O Use dashes.
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