Chapter 48

Question 1

My eyes are in shock from the flash, but it doesn’t take twenty-twenty to see that the basement is ______ with black moke

Answer 1

chock

Question 2

I can’t make out anymore, but I can hear peole _________ their lungs

Answer 2

hacking up

Question 3

There is a chorus of ___________. Yeahs and Fines punctuated by __________ and ___________

Answer 3

rasping coughing and wheezing

Question 4

rasp

Answer 4

rasp
/rasp/
noun
1.
a harsh, grating noise.
“the rasp of the engine”
synonyms: grinding, grating, scraping, scrape, scratching, scratch
“the rasp of the engine”
2.
a coarse file or similar metal tool with a roughened surface for scraping, filing, or rubbing down objects of metal, wood, or other hard material.
verb
1.
make a harsh, grating noise.
“my breath rasped in my throat”
2.
scrape (something) with a rasp in order to make it smoother.
synonyms: scrape, file, rub, abrade, grate, sand, sandpaper, scratch, scour; technicalexcoriate
“enamel is rasped off the edges of the horse’s teeth”

Question 5

I ___ the voices in my head. Dad, Helen, Matt, VAlerie, SEan

Answer 5

tag

Question 6

I hear someone trip over one of my cymbals, sending it __________________________

Answer 6

crashing to the ground

Question 7

I reach out in front of me, trying to _____________ The dark fog.

Answer 7

navigate through

Question 8

so i lower my hands in hopes that I might make it to third while I still have the excuse of ______________

Answer 8

sightlessness

Question 9

My fingers blindly grope around _________________ in the direction of Helen’s voice

Answer 9

at waist-level

Question 10

Whoa! SEan hollers. Who’s _____ my junk

Answer 10

palming

Question 11

It will be a cold day at hte earth’s core before I ________ to chalicing SEan’s baggage

Answer 11

fess up

Question 12

fess up

Answer 12

fess up. verb. Fess up is defined as to confess to something, take responsibility for something or tell the truth about something. An example of fess up is when you tell your friend how much you lost in Vegas. An example of fess up is when you admit to your friend you lost the sweater she lent you.

Question 13

make 3 sentences with fess up

Answer 13

fess up. verb. Fess up is defined as to confess to something, take responsibility for something or tell the truth about something. An example of fess up is when you tell your friend how much you lost in Vegas. An example of fess up is when you admit to your friend you lost the sweater she lent you.

Question 14

Shut the door, quick, Dad syas as we all _________ the basement stairs

Answer 14

tromp up

Question 15

tromp up

Answer 15

tromp
/trämp/
verbINFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
walk heavily; trudge.
"she tromped across the yard"
tread or stamp on.
"Larry took a step forward and tromped on his wrist"

Question 16

make 3 sentences with tromp

Answer 16

tromp
/trämp/
verbINFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
walk heavily; trudge.
"she tromped across the yard"
tread or stamp on.
"Larry took a step forward and tromped on his wrist"

Question 17

Wondering if I will ever get a chance to do that again, without the _______________

Answer 17

cover of smoke

Question 18

Matt removes his doctor’s coat and ________________ on the coffee table

Answer 18

chuck it

Question 19

chuck

Answer 19

chuck1
/CHək/
INFORMAL
verb
throw (something) carelessly or casually.
“someone chucked a brick through the window”
synonyms: throw, toss, fling, hurl, pitch, cast, lob, launch, flip, catapult, shy, dash, project, propel, send, bowl; More

Question 20

I throw open the front and back doors ___________

Answer 20

for good measure

Question 21

for good measure

Answer 21

for good measure
phrase of measure
in addition to what has already been done, said, or given.
“he added a couple of chili peppers for good measure”
synonyms: as a bonus, as an extra, into the bargain, to boot, in addition, besides, as well
“she added a couple of chili peppers for good measure”

Question 22

make 3 sentences with for good measure

Answer 22

for good measure
phrase of measure
in addition to what has already been done, said, or given.
“he added a couple of chili peppers for good measure”
synonyms: as a bonus, as an extra, into the bargain, to boot, in addition, besides, as well
“she added a couple of chili peppers for good measure”

Question 23

There’s a lot of smoke _______________ of the basement windows

Answer 23

billowing out

Question 24

billow out

Answer 24

billow
verb [ I ] UK ​ /ˈbɪl.əʊ/ US ​ /ˈbɪl.oʊ/
​
to spread over a large area, or (especially of things made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger:

Smoke billowed (out) from the burning building.
The sheets/shirts hanging on the line billowed in the breeze.
We watched the boats with their billowing sails.

Question 25

make 3 sentences with billow out

Answer 25

billow
verb [ I ] UK ​ /ˈbɪl.əʊ/ US ​ /ˈbɪl.oʊ/
​
to spread over a large area, or (especially of things made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger:

Smoke billowed (out) from the burning building.
The sheets/shirts hanging on the line billowed in the breeze.
We watched the boats with their billowing sails.