Short Story Vocabulary

The news of his death came as a great ______ to everyone.

Class starts at 9:30 so please be _________.

They felt ______________ because of all the people, cars and noice in New York City.

Her eyes quickly became _____________ to the dark

She was a very ___________ child, since she preferred reading to watching T.V.

Different workers _______ different skills.

The child's mother felt _________ when her child wouldn't stop crying.

The new bride seems ____________ happy.

The ________ of women graduating from university has increased over the past few decades.

The little boy was ___________ because his mother wouldn't buy him candy.

Hundreds of citizens were _______________ during the war.

The little girl cried when the dentist _________ her tooth.

She sat _________ waiting for her husband to come home

She carefully _____________ the old quilt that her great grandmother had made.

She was unfamiliar with the courtroom ______________.

The girl sat in the car after her accident feeling _________.

We need the _____ sales figures to know if there was a profit last year.

The boy was very _________ and wanted to be a millionaire by the time he turned thirty.

The prospective employee was early which left a good ________________.

After the first few months, driving your car will become __________.