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."

A.
earnestly asking for something
B.
shouting in an angry tone
C.
tactfully attempting to get what you want
D.
feeling confused about a situation

Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" is about Louise Mallard, a lady in a traditional Victorian marriage, who discovers that her husband has been died in an accident.

She begins to see possibilities and freedom in her future after her grief has subsided.

The word imploring in the passage implies that Josephine is earnestly asking for something.

Thus, the correct option is A.

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