The answer would be A.
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Answer:
A. reserved for another time
Explanation:
The phrase "left in midair" as used in the passage means that something was left undone and pending, waiting for when next it would be used.
According to the passage, a deal was uncompleted, and because of that, and because a compromise could not be reached, it was "left in midair" which means that it was reserved for another time.
<span>Mrs. Jenkins pulled a compact from her purse and checked her makeup.
The noun compact refers to a small case with makeup and a mirror. This is the only sentence in which compact is used as a noun, and it is used correctly as it is referring to the makeup device. The other sentences use compact as an adjective and a verb.</span>
