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"Gathering Blue" Chapters 05-06, Vocabulary matching with quotes

Find in the word that is found in these quotes from chapters 5-6 of "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry. You may need to use the "Change size" option to see the entire quote (press it 3 times till the text gets very small).

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magnificent"… _____ robe was laid out on the table in display."
diminished"She is very old. Her sight is somewhat _____."
excrement"The smell from the thick mounds of _____ beneath the terrified pigs…"
stealthily"Kira had watched from the weaving shed each day as Matt _____ crept…"
filched"I _____ 'em from your cott before the burning."
resonating"Four bells - the third was _____ now…"
iridescent"Branch, beside him, was pawing excitedly at a large _____ beetle, blocking its path…"
oblong"She reached into her pocket and held up a lumpy _____."
haphazardly"Matt indicated a pile of objects wrapped _____ in a dirty woven cloth on the steps near him."
filched"I've got me a sucker I _____ from a shop…"
mammoth"…always loves a _____ buggie to poke…"
impetuous"… perhaps he had simply grabbed what he could with his_____ generous small hands."
inert"But the little rock was _____ and odorless, without a hint or memory of life."
apparently"Somewhere below, a fire had _____ been built."
astonishment"…seeing her mother's _____ and the look on the face of the Guardian."


Doug Kane

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