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Tuesday
Fill in the missing verbs
Every evening, Marcy _____ to the tales of her father's adventures. Though she never quite _____ him...after all, he _____ very old and far too portly.
But at night, everything _____. The creatures from her father's amazing tales _____ into terrifying monsters in the shadows. Marcy _____ utterly lost and alone in the dark. All she could do was _____ her eyes tight and _____ for sunrise.
One day Arthur _____ it was time for Macy's first adventure. He _____ that Marcy _____ his stories, so he _____ her deep into the forest to _____ an old friend.
As the day _____ on, Marcy started to _____ that they wouldn't _____ their way back in the dark. Arthur _____ up into the sky and _____ her that the North Star would always _____ them home, no matter how dark it _____.
Extract from Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx by Joe Todd Stanton
If you can't think of any verbs of your own - try these:
