What does loathe mean as it is used in these lines from "The Diary of Anne Frank"?
I don't think I shall ever feel really at home in this house, but that does not mean that I loathe it here, it is more like being on vacation in a very peculiar boardinghouse.
A.
enjoy
B.
like
C.
indifferent
B. like
The word "loathe" in the given lines means option B: like.
In this context, the word "loathe" means neither A: enjoy nor C: indifferent, but rather B: like.
To understand the meaning of a word in a given context, you can analyze the surrounding words and the overall context of the passage. Here, Anne Frank is comparing her feelings about the house to being on vacation in a peculiar boardinghouse. This suggests that she does not feel completely comfortable or at ease in the house, but she doesn't despise or hate it either. Instead, she describes her feelings as being more similar to being on vacation – which implies a sense of not fully belonging or feeling completely at home, but not necessarily disliking or hating it. Therefore, "loathe" here refers to not feeling really at home, but not feeling intense hatred or dislike either.