All 6 Uses

passage
in
Walk Two Moons
(Edited)

I haven't read through every page yet, but I wanted to share some of these passages with you right away.
p. 187.8

passages = short parts of a longer written work
Mr. Birkway was desperately trying to explain what he had enjoyed about that passage.
p. 189.2

passage = short part of a longer written work
Mr. Birkway liked this passage because it showed that even though someone might be our best friend, he or she could still drive us crazy.
p. 189.9 *
Mr. Birkway flipped ahead in the same journal to another passage.
p. 190.1
Mr. Birkway liked this passage because it showed conflicting feelings about someone.
p. 190.5
I love this passage.
p. 199.9

Definitions:

(1) (passage as in: In lines 1-9 of the passage...)
a short part of a longer written work

This meaning of passage is commonly seen on standardized tests like the SAT and ACT.
(2) (meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus)
More frequently, passage refers to a passageway for travel or to the act of traveling. It can also refer to the passing of time or of a law. See a comprehensive dictionary for the many meanings of passage, but for comfort taking standardized tests like the SAT and ACT, be very familiar with passage being used to refer to a short excerpt from a longer written work.