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[musicgold]

Hi All,

I don't understand the usage of 'just across from' in the following sentence. What does that structure mean? How else can I explain the arrangement in that room?

'A coffee table stood in the middle of the room just across from a brown sofa. '

Thanks,

MG

[CP]

It means "directly across from" the couch. It is not beside the couch, nor behind the couch, but in front of the couch, in the middle of the room.

You might also say, "A coffee table stood in the middle of the room, just in front of a brown sofa."
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[musicgold]

CP,

Thanks a lot.