Based on the context of the excerpt from kate chopin’s “the story of an hour,” which definition most clearly defines the word imploring? josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhold, imploring for admission. "louise, open the door! i beg; open the door—you will make yourself ill. what are you doing, louise? for heaven's sake open the door."
earnestly asking for something

shouting in an angry tone

tactfully attempting to get what you want

feeling confused about a situation

The correct answer is A. Earnestly asking for something

Explanation:

In the excerpt presented, the word "imploring" is used to describe the actions of Josephine this includes Josephine "kneeling before the closed door" as well as Josephine saying "Louise, open the door! I beg; open the door". This shows, the Josephine is desperate and she is not angry, confused, etc. but just begging or earnestly asking Louise to open the door. According to this, the option that best describes the meaning of the word "begging" according to the context is "Earnestly asking for something".

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