Question

Read the excerpt from chapter 13 of The Awakening. She could speak no English, but when Robert made her understand that the lady who accompanied him was ill and desired to rest, she was all eagerness to make Edna feel at home and to dispose of her comfortably. What is the denotative meaning of the word “dispose” in this excerpt?
a.to throw away

b.to place in order

c.to set up

d.to settle a matter

Answer 1

A to throw away is correct

Answer 2

The answer is: a.to throw away

Madame Antoine has a native hospitality and carefully take care of Robert and Edna and she was feeling faint on the Sunday service at the island, after reading this excerpt you can see that Antoine want to “dispose” from Edna “comfortably”, she wants to make them two feel like home, do she take away to make her feel pleasant and get better.