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From the Ted Talk by Danielle Torley: I stepped out of grief -- by dancing with fire
Unscramble the Blue Letters
My dad ran down to my bedroom window as an escape route, but it was February, and it was frozen shut. Eventually, he broke the window and pried it open, his arms and hands covered in gslas and cuts. He lifted my sister and me onto an awning under the wdoniw and told us to shout for help. Not seeing my mom, he croesneidd going back into the fire to find her, but after looking at my sister and me huddled together on that roof and knowing that neither of them may make it out, he steyad with us, ciallng her name through the window instead.
Open Cloze
My dad ran down to my bedroom window as an escape route, but it was February, and it was frozen shut. Eventually, he broke the window and pried it open, his arms and hands covered in _____ and cuts. He lifted my sister and me onto an awning under the ______ and told us to shout for help. Not seeing my mom, he __________ going back into the fire to find her, but after looking at my sister and me huddled together on that roof and knowing that neither of them may make it out, he ______ with us, _______ her name through the window instead.
Solution
- glass
- calling
- stayed
- window
- considered
Original Text
My dad ran down to my bedroom window as an escape route, but it was February, and it was frozen shut. Eventually, he broke the window and pried it open, his arms and hands covered in glass and cuts. He lifted my sister and me onto an awning under the window and told us to shout for help. Not seeing my mom, he considered going back into the fire to find her, but after looking at my sister and me huddled together on that roof and knowing that neither of them may make it out, he stayed with us, calling her name through the window instead.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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fire department |
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Important Words
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- mom
- open
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- roof
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- shout
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- sister
- stayed
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- window