Comprehension:

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

When Jane died (1)___ 1850, she was called “one of the most distinguished novelists (2) _______ England has produced” and “the first who (3)______ that beautiful kind of fiction, the historical romance.” The Porter sisters’ careers ended (4)______ as the Bronté sisters were getting started in the early Victorian (5)_______. 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

period

- The complete sentence is: The Porter sisters’ careers ended just as the Brontë sisters were getting started in the early Victorian period.

-  In this context, the word "period" refers to a specific span of time characterized by particular events or conditions.

- The sentence is talking about the early Victorian period, which is a historical era during the reign of Queen Victoria in the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901.