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Glossary

drench : extremely wet, covered in sweat
illuminated : made brighter
creak : to move doors, floorboards etc. with a long low sound
gasp : to take a quick short breath
awful : extremely bad or unpleasant
blurry : difficult to see
squint : to partly close eyes to see more clearly
elegant : graceful and attractive
sprint : to run quickly for a race or in a hurry
squeal : to make a long and loud cry

2.1. Match the following phrases with their meanings.

a. sit up i. allow to get out, to make a

loud sound
b. pick up ii. to faint, lose consciousness
c. wake up iii. to sit with the straight back
d. let out iv. to move downward, flow

e. look up v. to lift, increase
f. roll down vi. to awaken, become alert

g. pass out vii. to improve, become better
2.2. Correct the following sentences and write in your exercise book.

a. The head and the palms of the narrator were covered in sweat.
b. The narrator hears a rattle from the wooden floor.

c. Jacob slowly lets a cat out from his bag.
d. Jacob suggests the narrator not to let anyone drive a truck

unless Jacob is doing it.
e. The narrator starts to have a fist attack after Jacob is gone.

f. The narrator’s heart is pounding and the chest is racing.
g. The bright light was the flashlight.

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