<p>I put “entangle”, but then again…</p>
<p>trouble !!</p>
<p>I don’t know… I looked up secondary, tertiary, and even quaternary definitions of the two, and “entangle” seemed to reveal a more appropriate connotation. Then again, I could be missing something here.</p>
<p>No, I think that’s enough powerabe13; these people here seem to believe it is “trouble”, but think about it, why would the author mean that her mother did not have anything to trouble the mother when she found the work of the past to be a pleasurable experience. Trouble just sounds too negative to be the word. Entangle sounds like a better choice because you could be entangled with your work without it having a negative connotation. It just means that you are kept busy with your work.</p>
<p>well, i thought “trouble” was used ironically, as Mrs. D is actually unhappier chores to perform. then again, i’m thoroughly confused about this one. 
i guess the phrase “with nothing to trouble her but how to pass the time” sounds less awkward than “with nothing to entagle her but how to pass the time” <em>shrugs</em></p>
<p>^was that really the sentence?
“…with nothing to perplex her but how to pass the time.”</p>
<p>because in the context of that sentence, we’re discussing a thought process which means it’s trouble.</p>
<p>in my opinion, entangle has a more negative connotation. Trouble seems like an insignificant worry.</p>
<p>trouble…</p>
<p>trouble does not really come off as negative always.</p>
<p>what is the poll so far?</p>
<p>Ahhh- forget it, let us meet our doom apr. 11 when scores come back</p>
<p>trrrrouble for sure</p>
<p>If it wasnt “Trouble”… I… quit… SAT…</p>
<p>I think it’s pretty obvious, the answer is trouble.
“Do you need any help?”
“No i don’t want to trouble you with my problems?”</p>
<p>or
“Do you need any help?”
“No i don’t want to entangle you with my problems?”</p>
<p>I know that ‘entangle’ might appear to be a the correct answer choice, but it sounds more akward than ‘trouble’, as can be observed from the examples above. Oh, on the topic of majority rule, I don’t think that’s a good indicator for the SAT since the test is designed so that the majority gets mediocore scores and a minority get exceedingly high or low scores… but then again College Confidential isn’t a good microcosm for national results on the SAT. hah.</p>
<p>Trouble, in the sense that is similar to “concern”. It isn’t used much that way in spoken language, but that’s definitely a meaning of it. Entangle is too strong. She was bored and had nothing to trouble her. “Nothing to entangle her” is awkward.</p>
<p>True that. Now I just have to hope that that was my answer too. I remember the question, but I don’t remember my answer. Damn the creation of a 4.5 hour test!</p>
<p>fa sho, G!</p>
<p>trouble, 100%</p>
<p>Trouble, hands down.</p>
<p>what was the question again</p>
<p>trouble. someone should be keeping count.</p>
<p>It’s trouble! I don’t get why there is so much argument!!! Can you people NOT speak English? This is getting out of hand. Ugh, I hate ignorance.</p>