Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

On either side the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
And through the field the road runs by. (“The Lady of Shallot”)

Based on the context of this excerpt, the word clothe means .

Answer 1

to cover

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The word "clothe" in this excerpt means "to cover".

Step-by-step explanation:

The term "cover" means "to stretch out over something," thus in the phrase "That clothe the wold and meet the sky," means "It stretches out over the world and meets heaven." You can see that the exchange of words does not change the meaning of the phrase and still establishes a relationship of cohesion and coherence with the text.