He laughed, _________ over a tent pole, and stumbled into a minivan
tripped
I was born with too much grease inside my ___________
skull
He ___________ and turned away from me
coughed
When I was a baby, I'd crawl under my bed and ________ into a corner to sleep.
snuggle
After Mr. P left, I sat on the ________ for a long time and thought about my life
porch
Her braids, wrapped in otter ___________, were legendary.
fur
"Man," I said. "I love ______ so much."
Dawn
I couldn't sleep that night because I kept thinking about my impending ________.
doom
Then Rowdy grabbed a _________ that somebody had been using to dig barbecue holes and went after that van
shovel
I knew I'd soon be in a hospital drinking soup through a ___________.
straw
And I knew that if I'd been with him, I never would have gotten ___________.
assaulted
He was a farm boy who carried squealing pigs around like they were already thin _______ of bacon.
slices
This morning, he ___________ into our house, slumped in a chair, threw his sprained knee up on the table, and smirked.
limp
"Mary was a bright and shining star," Mr. P said. "And then she _______ year by year until you could barely see her anymore."
faded
I touched his shoulder again and Rowdy _________.
flinched
"I know Rowdy is your best friend, but he's, he's, he's, he's—," Mr. P _________
stuttered