Directions:  Use the following words to fill in the blanks:

boomed        caved         drifts         flash         peacefully         scrambled

1. The bridge __________ in.

2. Pumice had piled up in huge __________, like snow.

3. A great __________ of fire lit the dusty darkness.

4. "Run!" the gladiator __________.

5. They grabbed the rope ladder and __________ up to the tree house.

6. Absolutely, wonderfully, __________ still.



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Chapter 9

1. The bridge caved in.

2. Pumice had piled up in huge drifts, like snow.

3. A great flash of fire lit the dusty darkness.

4. "Run!" the gladiator boomed.

5. They grabbed the rope ladder and scrambled up to the tree house.

6. Absolutely, wonderfully, peacefully still.

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