Question

mrs hale: id hate to have men coming into my kitchen, snooping around and criticising. (she arranges the pans under sink which the lawyer had shoved out of place.) —trifles, susan glaspell what does the word arranges mean in this stage direction? \places in proper order\ \plans an appointment\ \works out an agreement\ which word has a similar meaning to arrange? clean organize hide

Explanation:

1. For the first question: In the context of the stage direction, Mrs. Hale moves the pans to put them back in their proper spot after the lawyer moved them. This matches the definition of putting things in proper order.
2. For the second question: "Organize" means to arrange items into a structured, ordered state, which is the closest synonym to "arrange" among the given options.

Answer:

What does the word arranges mean in this stage direction?

• "places in proper order"

Which word has a similar meaning to arrange?

• organize