Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Next you'd see a raft sliding by, away off yonder, and maybe a galoot on it chopping, because they're most always
doing it on a raft, you'd see the axe flash and come down - you don't hear nothing; you see that axe go up again,
and by the time it's above the man's head then you hear the K'CHUNKI-It had took all that time to come over the
water. (p. 115)
Use either context clues or an outside source to help you determine the meaning of the underlined word in the passage
above.

explanation:

the silver bells of the sleds are merry and keep time in the winter nights while the sky twinkles happily. the golden bells of weddings are delightful in their peaceful happiness, foretelling a rapturous future. meanwhile, the brazen alarm bells scream frightfully in the night, with a discordant and desperate sound. in their clamor, these bells convey terror, horror, and anger. finally, the iron bells are solemn and melancholy, while those in the church steeple are like ghouls who feel happiness. the king of the ghouls, who rings the bells, cheerfully keeps time with the moaning and groaning bells.

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