Read this sentence from the passage.

On December 24, 1783, immediately after resigning his commission before the Continental Congress meeting in Annapolis, Maryland, he rode like the wind in order to arrive at his beloved Mount Vernon in time for Christmas.

What is the best meaning of "rode like the wind"?

A. traveled through high winds and terrible winter storms.

B. rode his horse very quickly.

C. enjoyed a leisurely ride home.

D. rode home in a carriage to stay out of the wind.

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Boyle

27 July, 20:47

Read this sentence from the passage.

On December 24, 1783, immediately after resigning his commission before the Continental Congress meeting in Annapolis, Maryland, he rode like the wind in order to arrive at his beloved Mount Vernon in time for Christmas.

What is the best meaning of "rode like the wind"?

A. traveled through high winds and terrible winter storms.

B. rode his horse very quickly.

C. enjoyed a leisurely ride home.

D. rode home in a carriage to stay out of the wind.

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Ernesto Liu · Answer 1

Rode his horse very quickly is the best meaning of "rode like the wind".

Explanation:

"Rode like the wind" literally means that he travelled in the speed of air. This is a metaphor where a live event is compared to a non-living event. Here the subject travels so fast that this event is compared to a scenario of wind travelling from place to place. This is not a simile or parallelism, because the given phrase is compared to a non-living element in this world.