All 10 Uses of

dispose
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

She is ever disposed to find fault with them; they can seldom do any thing to please her; she is never better pleased than when she sees them under the lash, especially when she suspects her husband of showing to his mulatto children favors which he withholds from his black slaves.
Chpt 1

disposed = inclined (has a tendency to)

In this dialogue, the whole argument in behalf of slavery was brought forward by the master, all of which was disposed of by the slave.
Chpt 7 *

disposed = settled

Cut off thus unexpectedly, he left no will as to the disposal of his property.
Chpt 8 *

disposal = transfer

We seldom called him "master;" we generally called him "Captain Auld," and were hardly disposed to title him at all.
Chpt 9

disposed = inclined (having a state of mind that favors doing something)

While I lived with my master in St. Michael's, there was a white young man, a Mr. Wilson, who proposed to keep a Sabbath school for the instruction of such slaves as might be disposed to learn to read the New Testament.
Chpt 9

He gave her away once to his sister; but, being a poor gift, she was not disposed to keep her.
Chpt 9

I at first rejected the idea, that the simple carrying of a root in my pocket would have any such effect as he had said, and was not disposed to take it; but Sandy impressed the necessity with much earnestness, telling me it could do no harm, if it did no good.
Chpt 10

At times we were almost disposed to give up, and try to content ourselves with our wretched lot; at others, we were firm and unbending in our determination to go.
Chpt 10

Any one having a white face, and being so disposed, could stop us, and subject us to examination.
Chpt 10

He too, at first, seemed disposed to refuse; but, after some reflection, he granted me the privilege,
Chpt 11 *

Definitions:

(1) (dispose as in: dispose of the waste)
to throw away
(2) (dispose as in: dispose of the matter)
to settle something so it no longer requires attention
(3) (dispose as in: dispose of the assets)
sell or transfer to another
(4) (dispose as in: disposed the troops along...)
the arrangement, positioning, or use of things
This sense of dispose can be used in the form disposal to indicate that a person can use something as they wish -- as in:
- I am at your disposal.
- She has many assets at her disposal.
(5) (dispose as in: Is she disposed to help?)
inclined (with a tendency to; or in the mood to)

This is usually seen in the form "disposed to..." or "disposed toward..."
(6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

Less commonly, disposing of can imply killing someone.