Both Uses of
encumber
in
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
- The quadroon nurse was looked upon as a huge encumbrance, only good to button up waists and panties and to brush and part hair; since it seemed to be a law of society that hair must be parted and brushed.†
Chpt 4 *encumbrance = something that hinders
- They went together, picking their way across muddy streets and sidewalks encumbered with the cheap display of small tradesmen.†
Chpt 33encumbered = hindered
Definition:
hinder (make more difficult, or less valuable, hold back, or weigh down)