from one side of something to the other
From this reading Max had lounged across to the mantelpiece, and propped himself against it in his favourite attitude.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading He looked on as it were from afar.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Max had lounged across to the mantelpiece, and propped himself against it in his favourite attitude.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Max had lounged across to the mantelpiece, and propped himself against it in his favourite attitude.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading They stood in the dining-room which they had entered on arrival.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Max had lounged across to the mantelpiece, and propped himself against it in his favourite attitude.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading THE GAP "Now, my chicken, to roost!" said Nick.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading They stood in the dining-room which they had entered on arrival.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading They stood in the dining-room which they had entered on arrival.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading Max had lounged across to the mantelpiece, and propped himself against it in his favourite attitude.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
GAPnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading THE GAP "Now, my chicken, to roost!" said Nick.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They stood in the dining-room which they had entered on arrival.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Max had lounged across to the mantelpiece, and propped himself against it in his favourite attitude.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They stood in the dining-room which they had entered on arrival.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked on as it were from afar.
lounged
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From this reading Max had lounged across to the mantelpiece, and propped himself against it in his favourite attitude.
mantelpiecenoun
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading Max had lounged across to the mantelpiece, and propped himself against it in his favourite attitude.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading Max had lounged across to the mantelpiece, and propped himself against it in his favourite attitude.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE GAP "Now, my chicken, to roost!" said Nick.
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading THE GAP "Now, my chicken, to roost!" said Nick.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE GAP "Now, my chicken, to roost!" said Nick.
Olga
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From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They stood in the dining-room which they had entered on arrival.
paternaladjectiveUS /pəˈtɜːrnəl/
belonging to or inherited from one's father
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
proppedverbUS /prɑːpt/
inflected form of “prop” — support by placing against something solid or rigid
From this reading Max had lounged across to the mantelpiece, and propped himself against it in his favourite attitude.
roostverbUS /ruːst/
sit, as on a branch
From this reading THE GAP "Now, my chicken, to roost!" said Nick.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE GAP "Now, my chicken, to roost!" said Nick.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood in the dining-room which they had entered on arrival.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAP "Now, my chicken, to roost!" said Nick.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood in the dining-room which they had entered on arrival.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GAP "Now, my chicken, to roost!" said Nick.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
precisely as stated
From this reading He turned to give her his paternal embrace, but paused as Olga very slightly drew back from it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He looked on as it were from afar.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They stood in the dining-room which they had entered on arrival.
