Question

Based on the context of this excerpt from W. W. Jacobs's "The Monkey's Paw," what does the word placidly mean?

Answer 1

Answer:

Based on the context of this excerpt from W. W. Jacobs's "The Monkey's Paw," the word placidly means "appearing to be calm and relaxed"

Explanation:

"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs is a story that has constant situations of suspense and excitement, but in this specific excerpt we can see the description of a very peaceful scene, the atmosphere, and the mood are relaxed and do not have any expression of hectic behavior, the vocabulary used also reflect the peace from the characters.

Answer 2

Appearing to be calm and relaxed