It probably means to straddle a chair so that your knees or legs point behind the chair, and when you lean forward you may rest your arms on the back of the chair. Whereas sitting 'forward' on a chair would mean you sit on a chair like you normally would.
5 times that of Leah's.
They usually use adjectives to describe the tone of a passage.
pilot
spoiled
He didn't want to believe it
they were rude and selfish
Her uncle dies when she is very young, shortly after he takes her into his home.
He was traveling to the island of Madeira.
the idea that no person in the house seemed to question or notice Grace Poole's habits
Opinions are expressed as statements,l statements are not necessarily opinions.
She is unaffected
A+
Her artistic skills
beautiful, courage