Chapter 11 B Magnus Bane (197 - 205) Flashcards

1
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Something folded slid out from between the pages and fluttered to the floor at her feet. She bent to retrieve it , smoothing it open ______________

A

reflexively

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She could see the afterimage of lamplight reflected against her inner lids, like tiny ______________

A

starbursts

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3
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It wwould ______ him with beak and talons when he came near

A

slash at

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4
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She set the sketchbook down on the night table, and lay down, ________ ____ the pillow

A

curling sideways on

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5
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He touched the photograph with a scarred and weathered hand–a strange contrast to the net spotless-ness of his ______________

A

tweed cuffs

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6
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he more ___________ families, especially cling to the old times, when Downworlders were for killing

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venerable

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7
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It would slash at him with beak and _____ when he came near

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talons

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8
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____ a murdously rage, she refused on the grounds of exahustion

A

stifling

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9
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Afternoon light _____ the parted curtains; laying ____ of gold across the floor

A

slanted in through; bars

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10
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The question seemed to ____ him, like a pin popping a balloon

A

deflate

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11
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He had the big shoulders and _____ wrists of someone who hadn’t grown into his height yet

A

gawky

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12
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He paused to reach out a hand and stroke Hugo, who was __________ the edge of the desk importantly

A

strutting along

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13
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The caffeine in her veins ____ like carbonated water

A

fizzed

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14
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The potion Hodge gave he rsmelled pleasantly of _____________ and leaves

A

juniper

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15
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he indicated a very handsome boy with curling dark hair, ________ his square-jawed face

A

high color in

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16
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She wasn’t like most single mothers, who _____ PTA meetings for likely-looking dads, or Simon’s mom, who was always checking her profile on jDate

A

trolled

17
Q

Hugo gave a startled and unhappy ____ before settling back down on his perch

A

caw

18
Q

Alec muttered a ____ into his coffee. It rhymed with something tthat sounded a lot more like “ducking glass mole.” Clary smiled inwardly

A

retort