The passage reference the torture of the pit and the pendulum, which involves a person being tied down with a pendulum swinging back and forth ready to slice them while they are also facing the threat of falling into a pit that will be their doom.
The motif in this passage is the repeated reference to the color red symbolizing passion and danger.
We cannot help you - since we have NO way of seeing the 'above passage' !
Something above the point of reference in medical terms is called "superior."
We cannot read your mind and look at the "passage above" to see what it says, so there is no way to answer this question.
On the object's weight and height above the chosen reference level (for example, above ground level).On the object's weight and height above the chosen reference level (for example, above ground level).On the object's weight and height above the chosen reference level (for example, above ground level).On the object's weight and height above the chosen reference level (for example, above ground level).
Disaster
The height of an object above a reference point is the vertical distance between the object and the reference point. It is commonly measured in units such as meters or feet. The height is determined by subtracting the elevation of the reference point from the elevation of the object.
wavell's trials
Torture = Tormentum (noun) Torture = Torquere (verb, 'to torture')
law of the land
Altitude is greater at a point that is higher above sea level. Altitude measures the height of a point above a reference point, such as sea level. The higher the altitude, the greater the height above that reference point.