Buried vs. confined

[ana]

Test No. incompl/inter-6 "The Farmer and his Sons", question 7

As soon as their father had died and been ........., the sons took out all their farming tools and started to dig the land.

(a) grounded
(b) earthed
(c) confined
(d) buried

Test No. incompl/inter-6 "The Farmer and his Sons", answer 7

As soon as their father had died and been buried, the sons took out all their farming tools and started to dig the land.

Correct answer: (d) buried

Your answer was: incorrect
As soon as their father had died and been confined, the sons took out all their farming tools and started to dig the land.
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What does buried mean??

[Alan]

This means put in a coffin (wooden box) and then lowered into the ground. When someone dies, they are buried and this takes place during a burial service.
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