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正确答案：D
解析：本题是词汇题，考查根据上下文推测词义的能力。该词在第一段和第二段均出现过，从第一段“After three chapters are emailed，the installments stop，and those who want to keep reading can borrow the book at their public library or purchase it online．”可以推断出该词的意思。