Novel: Quicksand

Traversing – Noun

Definition: something that crosses or lies across

Passage: She arrived at the administration building in a mild rage, as unreasonable as it was futile, but once inside she had a sudden attack
of nerves at the prospect of traversing that
great outer room which was the workplace of
some twenty odd people.

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Understanding: Helga is nervous about crossing a room

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