mused - I wonder how it got into that hamper of linen? mused Matt.
bragged
pondered
tempting
boasted - I'm fast but I'm careful. I haven't had an accident yet, he boasted.
bragged
tempting
pondered
tantalizing - He found himself thinking of the tantalizing glimpse he had of the ground floor and all of the opportunities it offered mice...
tempting
pondered
bragged
staunchly - I'll be back before dawn, said Ralph staunchly.
dwindled
stubbornly
pivotal
ebbed - Once out in the hall, his courage ebbed.
stubbornly
dwindled
pivotal
crucial - It was a crucial moment. Now he would find out if his plan would work.
pivotal
dwindled
stubbornly
reminisced - I'll never forget the first time I rode a bike with hand brakes, reminisced Keith.
remembered
darkly
chaos
pandemonium - But when Ralph reached the mousehole he found pandemonium.
darkly
chaos
remembered
ominously - It means war on mice, said Aunt Dorothy ominously.
darkly
remembered
chaos
oblivious - ... the maid sain to herself before the mirror, oblivious to the desperate struggle under the bed.
clueless
rude
suddenly
abruptly - The maid turned abruptly from the mirror.
clueless
suddenly
rude
tactless - That's a young mouse for you, said tactless Uncle Lester.
clueless
rude
suddenly
exhilarated - Exhilarated by speed, Ralph raed up and down.
enlivened
amazed
annoyance
astonished - He was astonished to discover they spoke the same language.
enlivened
annoyance
amazed
nuisance - It must be terrible to go through life without fur and such a nuisance, having to wear clothes.
enlivened
annoyance
amazed
remorseful
display of courage
regretful
offended
