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From the Ted Talk by Tracy Chevalier: Finding the story inside the painting
Unscramble the Blue Letters
This painting made me stop in my tracks for three reasons: One is the disconnection between his mouth that's smiling and his eyes that are wistful. He's not happy, and why isn't he happy? The second thing that really attracted me were his bright red cheeks. He is bhlinusg. He's blushing for his pirartot being made! This must be a guy who blushes all the time. What is he tnhinkig about that's making him blush? The third thing that made me stop in my tracks is his absolutely gguoores doublet. Silk, gray, those bateiuufl buttons. And you know what it makes me think of, is it's sort of snug and puffy; it's like a devut spread over a bed.
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This painting made me stop in my tracks for three reasons: One is the disconnection between his mouth that's smiling and his eyes that are wistful. He's not happy, and why isn't he happy? The second thing that really attracted me were his bright red cheeks. He is ________. He's blushing for his ________ being made! This must be a guy who blushes all the time. What is he ________ about that's making him blush? The third thing that made me stop in my tracks is his absolutely ________ doublet. Silk, gray, those _________ buttons. And you know what it makes me think of, is it's sort of snug and puffy; it's like a _____ spread over a bed.
Solution
- gorgeous
- beautiful
- thinking
- blushing
- portrait
- duvet
Original Text
This painting made me stop in my tracks for three reasons: One is the disconnection between his mouth that's smiling and his eyes that are wistful. He's not happy, and why isn't he happy? The second thing that really attracted me were his bright red cheeks. He is blushing. He's blushing for his portrait being made! This must be a guy who blushes all the time. What is he thinking about that's making him blush? The third thing that made me stop in my tracks is his absolutely gorgeous doublet. Silk, gray, those beautiful buttons. And you know what it makes me think of, is it's sort of snug and puffy; it's like a duvet spread over a bed.
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