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had finished with the escape plans, exhorted. Then he instructed Ithenhiela to gather a stone, a clod of earth, a piece of moss, and the branch of a tree before they embarked on their journey. Ithenhiela could only nod, for his mind still lay mired in the dark pond of his past.
The sun set only twice before Ithenhiela found himself on Hottah's back, traveling beyond the Too-Cha-Tes River and Hottah's ancestral lands, and galloping over the vast ocean of undulating grasses beyond which lay the West. Scarcely had they reached the plains. however, when, like a ghostly phantom. Naba-Cha appeared on his giant caribou just behind them. Immediately, Hottah commanded. "Fling the clod of earth behind
Review the paragraph with underlined phrases on pages 3-4.
Click the underlined phrase in the paragraph that contributes MOST to the ominous mood. you," and when Ithenhiela did, giant hillocks sprang up to thwart the progress of Naba-Cha.
The sun set only twice before Ithenhiela found himself on Hottah's back, traveling beyond the Too-Cha-Tes River and Hottah's ancestral lands, and galloping over the vast ocean of undulating grasses beyond which lay the West. Scarcely had they reached the plains. however, when, like a ghostly phantom. Naba-Cha appeared on his giant caribou just behind them. Immediately, Hottah commanded. "Fling the clod of earth behind
Review the paragraph with underlined phrases on pages 3-4.
Click the underlined phrase in the paragraph that contributes MOST to the ominous mood. you," and when Ithenhiela did, giant hillocks sprang up to thwart the progress of Naba-Cha.
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GPT-5 mini
"his mind still lay mired in the dark pond of his past."
This phrase most strongly creates an ominous mood: the images of being "mired" and a "dark pond" evoke suffocating, inescapable danger rooted in past trauma, setting a foreboding tone that colors the whole scene.
This phrase most strongly creates an ominous mood: the images of being "mired" and a "dark pond" evoke suffocating, inescapable danger rooted in past trauma, setting a foreboding tone that colors the whole scene.