What book are you doing it on
Sweat” tells the story of a domestically abused, religiously devout laundress and her adulterous, deadbeat husband. The dominant theme is good versus evil, but the story also incorporates the themes of hard work versus laziness and fate.
The promontories that Bede describes in A History of the English Church and People are peaks of high coastal land.
The word 'promontory' refers to the highest part of an area, especially one that extends into some water, like sea or lake. Venerable Bede was an English monk who wrote the history of the church and the people in England. It is an important document describing what life was life at the time, as well as giving an overview of English history.