Despite efforts to douse the fire with water, the landfill continued to burn. What does the word Douse mean as it is used in the sentence?

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.

c is the answer because first she would blush to make the reader wonder why which they find out in the next line.

the speaker versus the boy.