What's the synonym of 'create by mixing together'?
concoct
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What's the synonym of 'take quickly in someone's hand'?
grab
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What's the synonym of 'run quickly'?
rush
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What's the synonym of 'jump'?
leap
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What's the synonym of 'hit with a hand'?
slap
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When I came into the room, my aunt _________ (sit) with her back to me. When she turned around, I could see that she _____________ (cry).
was sitting, had been crying
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My sister ________ (live) on her own, but then she _______ (buy) a flat with her boyfriend.
used to live (lived), bought
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Suddenly we heard a tremendous crash and we saw that a car ________ (crash) into a tree and petrol _____ (pour) onto the road.
had crashed, was pouring
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When I was about four or five, my grandmother, who was Polish, ______ (live) in London and we children often _______ (spend) weekends at her flat.
was living, used to spend / spent
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We loved going there, as my grandmother _______(cook) special meals for us and ______ (take) us for lovely walks in Regent's Park, which was quite nearby.
used to cook / would cook / cooked: used to take / would take / took
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When my grandmother was sleeping, I _________ (decide) to explore her flat.
decided
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Everything was very quiet, so I was convinced that my grandmother ________ (sleep).
was sleeping
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The room I most _______ (want) to explore was my grandfather's study: precisely because I _________ (tell) not to go there.
wanted; had been told
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Suddenly, I ________ (hear) my grandmother's voice calling my name. In horror, I ______ (realize) she _____ (get) out of bed and was coming towards the study.