chapter 49

Question 1

The heat _____ me in the face instantly.

Answer 1

belts

Question 2

belt

Answer 2

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[ T ] informal to hit someone or something hard, especially with violence:

He belted him in the face.

Question 3

lick at

Answer 3

] If flames or waves lick something, they pass over it quickly or touch it lightly like a tongue:

Within a few seconds flames were licking at the curtains.

Question 4

the black haze from the flash pots has nearly cleared, but now gray smoke drifts from the flames that _______ my drum kit

Answer 4

lick at

Question 5

My drums! I run over to them, trying to _____________ the fire that’s threatening to consume my rock-and-roll dreams

Answer 5

stomp out

Question 6

I _______ the steps, out the front door, and around the house

Answer 6

tear up

Question 7

I can hear everyone ________________ in the kitchen cupboards

Answer 7

rummaging around

Question 8

rummaage

Answer 8

rum·mage
/ˈrəmij/
verb
1.
search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.
“he rummaged in his pocket for a handkerchief”
synonyms: search (through), hunt through, scrabble about/around in, root about/around in, ferret (about/around) in, fish about/around in, poke around in, dig in, grub about in, delve in, go through, explore, sift through, rifle through, scour, ransack, turn over; More

Question 9

make 3 sentences with rummage

Answer 9

rum·mage
/ˈrəmij/
verb
1.
search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.
“he rummaged in his pocket for a handkerchief”
synonyms: search (through), hunt through, scrabble about/around in, root about/around in, ferret (about/around) in, fish about/around in, poke around in, dig in, grub about in, delve in, go through, explore, sift through, rifle through, scour, ransack, turn over; More

Question 10

DAd’s got a hold of my fur caot and is beating my flaming drums with the ________

Answer 10

pelt

Question 11

petl

Answer 11

pelt
noun UK ​  /pelt/ US ​  /pelt/
pelt noun (SKIN)
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[ C ] the skin and fur of a dead animal, or the skin with the fur removed

Question 12

the flames _____ The drapes like fiery snakes

Answer 12

climbing

Question 13

Watch it with that! Dad hollers. I am not on fire. ___________

Answer 13

hit the drapes

Question 14

The hose doesn’t run out of water, you idiot. It’s probably ___________

Answer 14

kinked

Question 15

I whip around and shake the garden hose. It feels heavy and ___________ behind me

Answer 15

snagged up

Question 16

Even though I’e still got my shirt over my mouth and nose, my throat is _______ from the smoke

Answer 16

raw

Question 17

raw

Answer 17

ore or painful because of being rubbed or damaged:

The shoe had rubbed a raw place on her heel.

Question 18

make 3 sentences with raw

Answer 18

sore or painful because of being rubbed or damaged:

The shoe had rubbed a raw place on her heel.

Question 19

I drop to the ground like there’s __________

Answer 19

gunfire

Question 20

gunfire

Answer 20

gunfire
noun [ U ] UK ​ /ˈɡʌn.faɪər/ US ​ /ˈɡʌn.faɪr/
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the usually repeated shooting of one or more guns:

The sound of gunfire echoed into the night.

Question 21

I can see the shadowy figures of Mat and SEan turdging down te steps, hear the water ___________ in giant pots

Answer 21

sloshing

Question 22

Matt _____ his water ____ the flames with a ____ and ___________

Answer 22

hurls; on; splash and sizzle

Question 23

Sean _____ his ot but the momentum _____ him _______ and the water comes _____________ all over Dad

Answer 23

swings; pull; off course; crashing down

Question 24

I race the hose back sevral paces. It’s all ______ up in a big rubbeery ball

Answer 24

knotted

Question 25

I whip around, get down on one knee, and _____________ at the couch and dapes

Answer 25

shoot the stream

Question 26

I hurriedly snake the nozzle through some loops, give the hose a few more shakes, and the water ________ inside, ____________ back up to the nozzle

Answer 26

hisses; surging