Read the following passage and answer the question.
“i’ll give him a trail to follow,” muttered rainsford, and he struck off from the rude path he had been following into the trackless wilderness.
why does the author write “struck off” instead of “walked off”?
because “struck off” implies that he struck someone
because “struck off” implies that he did it quickly and forcefully
because “struck off” implies that he did it slowly and forcefully
because “struck off” implies that he did it cautiously

This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. a musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over central africa and of allegiance to islam.the drum had come to khartoum at a critical moment in sudanese history. in an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would do what for the listener? emphasize the word's importance and the idea that followsadd emphasis to the following sentencesignal that something important has just been repeatedadd emphasis to the preceding sentence