Day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main Yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little traveled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. It was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. It was nine o'clock. There was no sun nor hint of sun, though there was not a cloud in the sky. It was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, a subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. This fact did not worry the man. He was used to the lack of sun. It had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more-days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.
Which of the following context clues helps to explain the meaning of the word ORB?
...there was not a cloud in the sky...
It had been days since he had seen the sun...
...an intangible pall over the face of things... ***??
...due south...
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'It had been days since he had seen the sun...' would be correct, since the meaning of the word orb in the passage is the sun.
Day had broken cold and gray means
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