Chapter 48 Flashcards
My eyes are in shock from the flash, but it doesn’t take twenty-twenty to see that the basement is ______ with black moke
chock
I can’t make out anymore, but I can hear peole _________ their lungs
hacking up
There is a chorus of ___________. Yeahs and Fines punctuated by __________ and ___________
rasping coughing and wheezing
rasp
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”
I ___ the voices in my head. Dad, Helen, Matt, VAlerie, SEan
tag
I hear someone trip over one of my cymbals, sending it __________________________
crashing to the ground
I reach out in front of me, trying to _____________ The dark fog.
navigate through
so i lower my hands in hopes that I might make it to third while I still have the excuse of ______________
sightlessness
My fingers blindly grope around _________________ in the direction of Helen’s voice
at waist-level
Whoa! SEan hollers. Who’s _____ my junk
palming
It will be a cold day at hte earth’s core before I ________ to chalicing SEan’s baggage
fess up
fess up
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.
make 3 sentences with fess up
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.
Shut the door, quick, Dad syas as we all _________ the basement stairs
tromp up
tromp up
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"
make 3 sentences with tromp
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"
Wondering if I will ever get a chance to do that again, without the _______________
cover of smoke
Matt removes his doctor’s coat and ________________ on the coffee table
chuck it
chuck
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
I throw open the front and back doors ___________
for good measure
for good measure
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”
make 3 sentences with for good measure
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”
There’s a lot of smoke _______________ of the basement windows
billowing out
billow out
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.
make 3 sentences with billow out
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.
