You need to be more specific, in what chapter or where exactly are you currently in the story? beginning, middle or end? so I can help you here, what lies ahead of ponyboy will depend on how much you have read.
Rereading. Or looking up unknown words.
<span>lumbering up the steps
plodding past me
The two verbs used to describe the way the giant tortoises move are "lumbering" and "plodding". Both of these verbs carry the connotation that something very large is moving awkwardly. Plodding refers to the loud sound it would make when its feet hit the ground, and lumbering describes the awkward way limbs move when they're so big and heavy.</span>
Uh what paragraphs exactly
Answer:
slew. means. c. a large number