Use the context clues in the passage to answer each question.

What is the best definition of the word recesses in the passage?
A) breaks in a school day
B) periods of rest
C) small, hidden places

What is one context clue for determining The meaning of this word?
A) “blood of his body”
B)”hide away”
C”fearful cold”

What is another context clue for determining the meaning of this word?
A)”before it”
B) “walked four miles”
C)”sank down into”