- 1(also passageway NAmE//ˈpæsɪdʒweɪ//) [countable] a long narrow area with walls on either side that connects one room or place with another synonym corridor a secret underground passage A dark narrow passage led to the main hall.
in the body - 2[countable] a tube in the body through which air, liquid, etc. passes blocked nasal passages
- 3[countable] a short section from a book, piece of music, etc. synonym excerpt, extract Read the following passage and answer the questions below. Topic CollocationsLiteraturebeing a writer
- write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
- become a writer/novelist/playwright
- find/have a publisher/an agent
- have a new book out
- edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
- dedicate a book/poem to…
- construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
- advance/drive the plot
- introduce/present the protagonist/a character
- describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
- create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
- build/heighten the suspense/tension
- evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
- convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
- engage the reader
- seize/capture/grip the (reader's) imagination
- arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
- lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
- use/employ language/imagery/humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
- use/adopt/develop a style/technique
- be rich in/be full of symbolism
- evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
- create/achieve an effect
- maintain/lighten the tone
- introduce/develop an idea/a theme
- inspire a novel/a poet/somebody's work/somebody's imagination
- read an author/somebody's work/fiction/poetry/a text/an article/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
- review an article/a book/a novel/somebody's work
- give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
- be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
- quote a phrase/a line/a stanza/a passage/an author
- provoke/spark discussion/criticism
- study/interpret/understand a text/passage
- translate somebody's work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
of time - 4[singular] the passage of time (literary) the process of time passing Her confidence grew with the passage of time. of bill/legislation
- 5[singular] the process of discussing a bill in a law-making body so that it can become law The bill is now guaranteed an easy passage through the House of Representatives. journey by ship
- 6[singular] a journey from one place to another by ship Her grandfather had worked his passage (= worked on a ship to pay for the journey) to America. going through
- 7[singular] a passage (through something) a way through something The officers forced a passage through the crowd.
- 8[uncountable] (formal) the action of going across, through, or past something Large trees may obstruct the passage of light.
- 9[uncountable, countable, usually singular] the permission to travel across a particular area of land We were promised (a) safe passage through the occupied territory. see bird of passage, rite of passage
long narrow way
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