All 6 Uses of
dispose
in
Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini
- Here he wanted to lay waste with fire and sword; to lash out with all of the terrible, unnatural energies that were at his disposal; and to indulge in every savage urge and leave behind him nothing but a pit of smoking, blood-soaked ashes.
Chpt 17disposal = command
- But every strategy they considered was flawed because it required more time and resources than were at the Varden's disposal, or else because it ultimately failed to resolve the question of how to kill, capture, or drive off Murtagh and Thorn.
Chpt 23
- However, his connection with Glaedr was growing tenuous and Eragon could not hope to best Thorn and Murtagh alone and high above the ground, not when Murtagh had dozens or more Eldunari at his disposal.
Chpt 36
- The belief that I know better and that because I have this power at my disposal, I have a responsibility to act.
Chpt 75 *
- Neither she nor Eragon nor the elves required assistance in disposing of the soldiers.†
Chpt 1
- Leaving the disposal of the few remaining soldiers to his more-than-able warriors, Roran made his way toward the large doubledoors to the left of the canal—doors wide enough for two wagons to drive through abreast.†
Chpt 20 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(dispose as in: dispose of the waste) to throw away
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(2)
(dispose as in: dispose of the matter) to settle something so it no longer requires attention
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(3)
(dispose as in: dispose of the assets) sell or transfer to another
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(4)
(dispose as in: disposed the troops along...) the arrangement, positioning, or use of thingsThis 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.
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(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..."