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------------------------------------------------ Read this excerpt from Chapter 1 of *The Scarlet Letter*:

"Finding it so directly on the threshold of our native portal, we could hardly do otherwise than pluck one of its flowers."

What is the meaning of the word "inauspicious"?

A. unremarkable, forgettable
B. unintelligent, not educated
C. unimpressive, poorly built
D. unfavorable, boding ill