"I should hardly think that he'd come to-night," said his father, with his hand poised over the board. What is the BEST meaning of poised as it is used in the sentence? A. hanging B. ready C. balanced D. hovering

D) Hovering

Explanation:

In this sentence, the father's hand is above the board, that means that his hand is "poised" or hovering about it.

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the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.