According to Wollstonecraft', in lines 1-15, why is there a great difference" (line 4), rather than equality, between the sexes?

Which of the following words in bold means “to put before something else”? a) the broken device sat unused in a box. b) jose wanted to defermaking a decision about college until the spring. c) ashok’s counsel was to go to the store tomorrow. d) i would prefer to go to a movie this weekend instead of the play.