Read the excerpt from Part 2 of “To Build a Fire.” He began threshing his arms back and forth, beating the mittened hands against his sides. He did this for five minutes, violently, and his heart pumped enough blood up to the surface to put a stop to his shivering. Which words from the excerpt provide context clues that help define the underlined word?
“Threshing” means moving or beating about forcefully. The nearby words “beating” and “violently” show that he is moving his arms with great force, so they help define the word.
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