It's an idiom because (It's) pretty good; (it's) not as unpleasant as one may have originally thought.
It is definitely not that knowledge is derive from sensory experience. Descartes thought that we could establish fundamental truths a priori (without sensory experience) and then deduce from there on to general truths. The answer is the last one.
Answer:
beautiful view(?). lake(?)
Explanation:
You didn't put attachments so it's not easy to know what you're talking about
Ok the setting is clearly outside.
The first point could be that the description of the growling dog gives an effect of being surrounded by danger, especially with the repetition of the growling coming from everywhere.
It give a feeling of being trapped and Stephen king uses this to create tension.
The second point could refer to the woman and her strange actions because she is frightened of the unknown, and often being in the outside exposes you to things you can’t always escape from. King uses this to convey a fearful setting that a reader can relate to.
I hope this helps :)