What does the following sentence mean?..."The wound on her leg stood out angrily against her pale skin."

Describe the meaning of this sentence: "Anxiety gnawed at his stomach."

Define the word "gash".

"He [Mac] led her to a rock where she could sit while he attended to her leg." Define the word "attended" as it's used in this sentence. How else might this word be used?.

Define the word "glance".

"The woods were sparse enough that he had managed to inch the truck through." Define the word "sparse".

"He slowed down, not wanting to jostle Anna in the back of the truck." Define the word "jostle"; Why didn't Dennis want to jostle Anna?

"...her voice was ragged and breathless." Define "ragged" as used in this sentence.

"He hastily covered the cut with the friendlier hues of the bandages." Define the words "hastily" and "hues".

Mac and Dennis decided to set up camp "where a thick tree line rose up not far from the road. Whether the seclusion it offered was inviting or ominous, nobody could decide." Define the words SECLUSION and OMINOUS.

Why didn't Mac and Dennis want Jeremiah and Anna to know they were worried about the gash in her leg?

"Dennis shuddered, then seemed to steel himself." Define the words "shuddered" and "steel". How are these words related?

"They used old blankets and tarps from the truck to create improvised beds." Define the word "improvised" as it's used in this sentence. In what other context could you use this word?