Behold the silvery river, in it the splashing horses loitering stop to drink whitman, from "cavalry crossing a ford" which word could replace "silvery"? a. shining b. gray c. dull d. dark

The answer is letter a. From the properties of silver, it is shiny and smooth and not as dense as gold, hence the river is a shining river. So it becomes, "Behold the shining river, in it the splashing horses loitering stop to drink"