Then he said, "Good night and with muffled oar Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore. Just as the moon rose over the bay. Where swinging wide at her moorings lay 5 The Somerset, British man-of-war, A phantom ship. with each mast and spar Across the moon like a prison bar. And a huge black hulk, that was magnified By its own reflection in the tide. 23. Which is the best definition of muffled as it is used in the excerpt? Base your answer on context. a sharpened b. quieted c amplified d carved