Use a dictionary to determine the meaning of the words sentry and gaggles. What is the effect of the writers choice of words to describe a sentry-like boulder and gaggles of cousin

Sentry - a soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place

Gaggles - a disorderly or noisy group of people

By using sentry-like the author is probably describing the bolder and giving you an extra bit of info to show you that the bolder is not moving anywhere, or looks as if to be stationed there, ordered not to move.

By using gaggles the author is probably implying there are alot of cousins all in one place and using a single word to describe how it is almost like chaos with so many people all being loud at once.

Sentry: a soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place.

Gaggles:

1. a flock of geese.

2. a disorderly or noisy group of people.

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