passage

Definition

Examples

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

Word Family

Synonyms

• corridora passage in a building or conveyance connecting separate areas
• excerpta passage selected from a larger work
• pathwaya bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

Collocations

• Easy narrow underground passage
  to narrow underground passage, meaning to make or become more narrow or restricted
• Medium passage of time heals wounds
  describing passage of time heals wounds (the act of passing from one state or place to the next)
• Hard guarantee safe passage through the border
  to guarantee safe passage through the border, meaning to give surety or assume responsibility
• Very Hard cite a controversial passage from the treaty
  to cite a controversial passage from the treaty, meaning to make reference to