Natalie lunged at me to hold me tight and wailed until my hair was damp. I let her. Then, she dried her face with tissues and took me by the hand to the living room. Mother had already set up two big bowls of popcorn, which looked like heaps of comfort. Mother always knew everything.

Read the dictionary entry for lunge.

lunge\luhnj\
n
1. a sudden forward thrust 2. any sudden forward movement?
v
3. to make a sudden forward movement 4. (used with object) to thrust (something) forward
Which definition best matches the way the word lunged is used in paragraph 7?
Responses
A Definition 1Definition 1
B Definition 3Definition 3
C Definition 2Definition 2
D Definition 4

A Definition 1