The narrow passage between the limestone cliffs led the explorers to a hidden underground river.
石灰岩悬崖之间的狭窄通道将探险者引向一条隐藏的地下河。
The passage first outlines the traditional method for dating archaeological sites using pottery styles, then explains how radiocarbon dating provides a more precise, independent check on those pottery-based estimates.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
The passage first explains the traditional method of estimating a tree's age by counting its growth rings, then describes how isotope analysis of the same rings can reveal historical climate conditions during each year of the tree's growth.
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The passage first explains the traditional method of estimating fish age by counting growth rings on a scale, then describes how a newer chemical analysis of the same scales can reveal which rivers a fish migrated through during each year of its life.
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Which choice best defines “passage”?
C — Part of text; way through. “passage” means part of text; way through.
Which word means “part of text; way through”?
C — passage. “passage” means part of text; way through.
passage — part of text; way through. In Chinese: 段落；通道.
passage is pronounced /ˈpæsɪdʒ/.
The narrow passage between the limestone cliffs led the explorers to a hidden underground river. (石灰岩悬崖之间的狭窄通道将探险者引向一条隐藏的地下河。)
excerpt, corridor, transition — all close in meaning to passage (part of text; way through).
Yes. passage is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pass(through)+age(noun)