Read this passage from "The Cub Pilot":

I would see new dangers on that side, and away I would spin to the other, only to find perils accumulating to starboard and be crazy to get to port again. Then came the leadsman’s sepulchral cry:

“D-e-e-p four!”

Question 2
Which element does knowing the definition of the bolded word help a person understand?

a)character

b)setting

c)theme

d)mood