onsider them grow, ridge orks. itter conti They got off the car and went near the riv eded slowly ly somebody emerged and thundered at them - 'Friend or foe? declare your identity or yo stions Why was the journey futile? why was the bridge over the river destroyed? The bridge was to be built, what would be the first thing to be done? What was the purpose of the horn sounded by the driver? What was the driver's intention? The river seemed to beckon to them..." What figure of speech is this expression? as it receded slowly" What grammatical name is given to this expression? What is its function? For each of the following words or phrases, find another word or phrase that means the same and can replace it as it is used in the passage. The the (1) futility card has (i) anxious (v) annihilation (ii) swiftly (iv) corroborates (vi) pull up.​