Which words from the paragraph help the reader understand the meaning of the underlined word?

The cowboys rode hard in pursuit of the longhorns that had been frightened by lightning. The ranch hands’ search ended just in time. The cattle were near the edge of an embankment and would surely have tumbled to their deaths had the cowboys’ quest not been successful.

Choose all answers that are correct.

A.
quest

B.
deaths

C.
search

D.
time