Both Uses of
disperse
in
A Room With A View
- A few people lingered round and praised her playing, but finding that she made no reply, dispersed to their rooms to write up their diaries or to sleep.
Chpt 3 *dispersed = scattered and left
- As the motorcars passed through Summer Street they raised only a little dust, and their stench was soon dispersed by the wind and replaced by the scent of the wet birches or of the pines.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(disperse as in: the crowd dispersed) to scatter or cause to spread