Question

In the opening paragraph Huck describes the timber on the banks of the river looking like a " solid wall . " Use context clues to define timber and write your definition here .

Answer 1

Answer:

In the paragraph, timber is the thick trees that grow on the banks. The way it has grown makes it look as if its a "solid wall". "It was a monstrous big river here, with the tallest and the thickest kind of timber on both banks; just a solid wall, as well as I could see by the stars"

Explanation:

Timber, or trees, on the banks of the river look like a “solid wall.”