Question

Read the following passage:

Now we must picture to ourselves Ulysses, a shipwrecked mariner, but just escaped from the waves, and utterly destitute of clothing, awaking and discovering that only a few bushes were interposed between him and a group of young maidens…
Based on the context, what does the word interposed most likely mean?

shielding
opening
beside
surrounding

Answer 1

Shielding

Step-by-step explanation:

I believe the answer is shielding!

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Answer 2

Answer: It is Surronding

Step-by-step explanation:

In the sentence above it shows "between him and a group of young maidens"