He had sold his house and was going to move away in a few weeks’ time to stay nearer his daughter in Northumberland; hence the clearing out of the house. He welcomed me enthusiastically when I presented myself at his door, making an effort to look as if I had actually volunteered to ...
I waited. It was about twenty minutes later that I espied Joe making his way at a leisurely pace out of the track from the woods, on to the road briefly and then down the track leading to the farm. Ten minutes later I saw him return, pause briefly when he reached the road, and th...
17.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to A.The dog. B.The supermarket.C.The tin. D.The dog’s behaviour.18.Which is the correct order of the dog saving his owner a. covered Allen with the blanketb. pulled Allen into the recovery positionc. brought Allen’s...
It really bugs me when Americans pronounced this name ay-Lay-nuh and INSIST that it's the correct pronunciation. If this name where to be pronounced ay-LAY-nuh in Spanish then it would be spelled Eileina, so please pronounce it the right way!
and this a beach which expected ‘correct dress!’ He wandered up and down peering along the shore searching for …who knows what…and then wandered towards Palaves-les-Flots where hopefully he had some clothes… Just before Peter joined me a woman walked past with three dogs and a goat…...
The first casualty is correct grammar! –Why no dialogue? Without the dialogue it reads more like a diary entry than a short story. Perhaps in draft two edit so Lucy is telling what Brianna did to her, instead of just the protagonist doing the talking? brooklyn on January 16, 2014 at ...
the heavy winter/spring rain has washed away nitrogen. I haven’t tested the soil properly to know if this is scientifically correct, but I have put my money where my mouth is and forked out £200 on a pallet of good manure. As the light faded and the last flowers were harvested, ...
Lily giggles again as she makes her way back to her brother.] Lincoln: "And today's plan..." [turns off the projector and the room's lights are now turned on] "...is to get to those burritos before our sisters wake up." [sniffs the air] "I can smell 'em now. Okay, Lily,...
Colleagues and superiors at the ministry with the correct clearance could access the contents. She did not trust, or even know each one of them, and so did not share everything. She raised her wand to her temple and siphoned off the information she had gathered during the day. The ...
Visiting:my Aunty with my Mum next week. I love being ‘the young one’ and seeing them together. It feels special. There’s also something that makes me laugh about it too, but I can’t tell you. Sorry. Loving:the new to me Czech gin Tōsh which was sent to me in a surprise ...