He was so big, and so glad and so real, that they all became quite still. They felt very glad, but also solemn. -- What does solemn mean?
Serious and unsmiling
He handed her a quiver full of arrows and bows, and a little ivory horn. -- What does quiver mean?
An archer's case.
And he stood there, gloating over the stone lion, and presently, he did something very sill and childish. -- What does gloating mean?
Feeling happy when someone feels bad
"But what'll they do to him Mr. Beaver?" gasped Lucy. -- What does gasped mean?
To inhale suddenly
I didn't like to mention it before (he being your brother and all) but the moment I set eyes on your brother, I said to myself, "Treacherous." -- What does treacherous mean?
Dangerous, terrible or someone who betrays others
He kept slipping into deep drifts of snow, and skidding on frozen puddles and sliding down steep banks. -- What does skidding mean?
To slide sideways, often on a slippery surface.
And he stood there, gloating over the stone lion, and presently, he did something very sill and childish.
He drew on the face with a pencil.
He had a great white beard, that fell like a foamy waterfall, all over his chest. -- What does foamy mean?
Bubbly and frothy
The dwarf gave Edmund a hunk of break. He grinned a repulsive manner as he set it down beside Edmund. What does repulsive mean?
Disgusting and gross
He had a great white beard, that fell like a foamy waterfall, all over his chest. -- Who was it?
Santa Claus!