Directions:
Review the sentence from the story. Look carefully at how the vocabulary word is used in the sentence. Then, choose the definition that best fits how the word is used in this context.

"Brian Robeson stared out the window of the small plane at the endless green northern wilderness below. It was a small plane, a Cessna 406-a bush plane- and the engine was so loud, so roaring and consuming and loud, that it ruined any chance for conversation" (Paulsen 1).
Please choose the best answer for how the word consuming is used in this sentence.

intriguing
deeply felt
eating
uninteresting