The correct option is adding the "-ance" and making the word "Sufferance".
It means pain, misery, patiently enduring struggles.
It won’t let me see it what was it
The author uses sensory techniques in the excerpt to build suspense.
The authors use of sight (lights flickering), scent (greasy odors), and sound (deadbolt locking) to create tension and a sense of dread in the passage.