She leant back in her high chair, and in her clear, well-modulated voice told Harry what he was, it must be confessed, curious to hear.
Old Minshull leant forward on his stick, and with pursed lips peered at the three figures approaching.
The sack came steadily towards him: it was about to pass under the single arch of the bridge: he leant over to watch it: and with a start of amazement saw dimly a white human face.
Harry sat down, removed his hat, and leant back, stretching his legs for comfort after his ride.
Harry went to the man's head and leant over, peering into his face.
Harry got up andleant towards him in some excitement.
Eat your dinner," said Helen, after a time; and she leant over toward the boy, and whispered the words kindly.
He took off his cap, and placing his chest on the side of the boat, leant over till his lips touched the clear flowing stream.
He leant his head against the bed-post and groaned.
He leant over the table, and whispered it, as if he was afraid that anybody else might hear: "she's got a voice.
He leant over its broad bed, chilly like an abyss, in which the mysterious flames were dancing.
Just as the hearse was passing the city gate, the painter leant towards the novelist.
He leant his face against Marcelline's soft white apron and tried to fancy it the fairy lady's fairy robe; but it was no use.
The tears, which had with difficulty been hitherto suppressed, now burst in torrents from the eyes of the high-bred beauty, as she leant her cheek against the back of a chair, and gave way to the anguish which mocked control.
I declare I am quite sorry to see them take so much trouble," yawning as sheleant back in her chair; "is it not quite shocking, Tommy?
He leantback in the carriage, looking across the hills, and saying to himself, "Why, Victoria?
He turned away, tingling, and leant upon the parapet of a bridge he had been in the act of crossing, and thought of school and home and Mr. Coverley.
The head master leantback in his chair, and joined his finger-tips judicially.
It was only the eastern extremity of the Serpentine; but as the boy leant over the stone balustrade, and gazed upon the artificial flood, broadening out indefinitely in the darkness, it might have been the noblest river in the world.
He leant out as he had done that first morning, it might have been a month ago; and this scene must have challenged comparison with that, had his mind been even as free from dread and terror as it had been then.
Thrush leant across as they swam into the lighted terminus.
Phillida felt the parapet strike cold and wet through her rain-coat sleeves as she leant far over to make doubly sure what she object was; but indeed she had not a moment’s doubt but that it was the missing camera of the murdered man.
Yes, it does look like him," she said, and putting it down, leant forward and looked into the fire.
I piled some more wood on the fire and, turning up the collar of my heavy ulster, sat down at one end of the bench and leant my back against the wall.
After pacing up and down for a time I leant over the taff-rail and began idly watching the tiny wavelets with their crests of white fire as they rippled away from the vessel's side.
He leant against the wall and for a moment I thought he would have fallen.
Yet at that, he leant back in his chair and laughed a frank laugh of amusement.
Morton Sims leant against the mantel-shelf and looked down on his friend.
She only leant over the narrow table and blew a spiral of cigarette smoke from her parted lips.
She leant back with a deep sigh and closed her eyes, and he was well content to say nothing, for in all the garden she seemed to him the most perfect thing, rosa-amorosa, the queen of all the roses!
She did not say much but leant back on the luxurious cushions by his side.
As Lothian began to speak Father Joseph Edward glided from his seat, and leant over the back of Dr.
The Bishop again leant over the table with his hands over his face.
The second hand of his watch had hardly moved when he leant towards her a little and spoke.
He leant back in his chair and held out a brown hand to Bessie, who took it, and a kiss with it, as part of the regular ceremony of greeting.
He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
He had seated himself on a fallen tree, and leant his head on his hand in an easy attitude; his countenance was abstracted rather than sad, and his eyes, fixed on the violet and amber of the sky in the west, were full of tranquil watching.
She rested one elbow on the arm of the chair, and leant her chin upon the upraised palm, a pretty, thoughtful-looking pose into which she fell naturally in leisure moments.
She leant her head on the dressing-table, and burst into a passion of tears.
Cornelia walked to the quietest corner of the deck, dropped her bag on a seat, and leant idly over the rail.
The Squire leant forward, his hands clasped between his knees, his forehead knitted into thoughtful lines.
Cornelia leant over the counter and read the words with her own eyes; saw the signature of her own name written below in Mrs Moffatt's handwriting.
Morris leanton his broom, surveyed the landscape o'er, and visibly reeled at the sight of such barefaced trespassing.
She clasped her hands together and leant across the little table, staring earnestly into his eyes.
There was an accent of bitterness in the speaker's voice, and she leanther head on her hands, in an attitude of profound dejection.
Staggering with excitement, she leant heavily on Marthe's arm and dragged her to the staircase that led to the front hall and the steps.
And he felt, besides, a great relief at seeing that she leant against him with the confidence of a friend.
She leant against the statue: "My dear goddess, what dreams we two have had, you and I!
He took out his tobacco-pouch and matches and, crossing the terrace, went and leant against the stone balustrade that edged it.
Suzanne strolled round the room, looking out of the window, leant to see if Philippe's was open, then sat down opposite Marthe and examined her long and carefully.
Bugle-notes sounded in the distance and he leant out to hear them better.
He leant over towards the staircase that climbed the terrace, a staircase cut out of the rock, by which people coming from the side of the frontier often entered his grounds so as to avoid the bend of the road.
Astrid leant across the table, saying, "I'll peel it for you while Ragna eats her luncheon.
Ragna advanced to the table and leaning both hands on it leant forward, her eyes burning with a fierce light.
He leant forward suddenly, rested an arm on the table, and fixed me with eager eyes.
Mr Maplestone leanthis arm on the back of the seat and shouted into my ear:-- "But you know her so well; she has spoken to you.
Mr Maplestone frowned, and fidgeted to and fro, then suddenly leant forward, straightening his face into what was obviously intended to be a smile.
It was ten minutes to twelve o'clock when he folded his arms on top of the open Bible, and leant forward for a long, silent moment, looking earnestly from side to side into the upturned faces of his hearers.
He came and leant silently against one of the fir-trees, and stood gazing into the pale larch plantation, with its long dark grass shimmering in the white moonlight.
Little girls who do it for bread," Blanche repeated to herself, as she leant back on her seat, and covered her face with her hands.
On that morning she went, unconscious of it though she was, to bring life and love and hope into the heart of the lonely little maiden who leant against one of the old fir-trees.
Even Judge Anstice leant forward in his chair and followed him point by point with a keen and appreciative interest.
Meg could not speak of it yet without tears, and she leant her head against Jem's shoulder in silence.
Her mother ceased reading, and leant her head on her hand, while Kittie, strange thoughts running in her mind, began to wish she could go to this Lord to obtain help as these people had.
Isolde was trembling with excitement as she leant forward, one hand holding by the table that stood between her and Valerie, the other clenched in the soft fur of the rug on her knees.
But----' Isolde leant upon her elbow to look into his face.
Adiron stretched his legs and leant back; his figure was well adapted for leaning back.
He read it through once again and then laid it on his table, leant his head on his hand and felt physically faint and sick for a moment.
To him the paper was given, and he leant forward to read it by the light of the blazing fire, for though it was bright sunshine out of doors, the room was quite dark.
I leant against the heavy stone mullions of the window, which was barred, but without glass, and gazed I know not how long.
He caught upon the edge with his fore-feet, the halter supported his head, and my horse immediately stopping, leant with all his might against the wall of rock which rose above us, squeezing my left leg between it and the saddle.
At last a thought struck him: shading his eyes with his hand from the glare of the fire he leant forward and peered into the darkness, where we were awaiting his commands.
Baisanghar," he said faintly, when Dearest-One leant over to kiss him.
Babar sat up, leant his head on his hand and began to consider how matters stood.
He paused to light a cigarette, and thenleant back in his seat.
He looked at her cheek, now crimson, and leant nearer.
George leant his head upon one hand, and frowned heavily at the tablecloth.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "leant" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
