Questions: Look at this sentence: Harry abandoned the article on Oprah Winfrey halfway through because he thought it was too long. Select the definition of article that the sentence uses. article noun articles 1. a thing or object: She bought two articles of clothing. 2. a piece of writing in a magazine or newspaper: I just read an interesting article. 3. (grammar) the word a, an, or the: The article "an" is less common than "a" or "the."

The answer is 2: a piece of writing in a magazine or newspaper.

Explanation:

• Option 1: "a thing or object" is incorrect because the sentence refers to something that Harry was reading, not a physical object.
• Option 2: "a piece of writing in a magazine or newspaper" is correct because the context of the sentence indicates that Harry was reading something, which aligns with this definition of "article."
• Option 3: "(grammar) the word $a$, an, or the" is incorrect because the sentence is not discussing grammatical articles but rather something that was read.