The private took a deep breath. This was his moment to prove them all wrong. To prove that he could be a hero after all. Trembling, he did something he’d never done before in all his years as a soldier. He pulled the t____r.
trigger
15
Against all the odds, Titch had hit every single b_____l. Now there was a huge curtain of black smoke stretching out across the sea.
barrel
15
The admiral put the t________e back up to his eye. “BLAST! One of them has got through.”
telescope
15
With their m_______t weapons in their hands, the old soldiers were ready for the worst.
makeshift
15
All the old soldiers looked to Elsie. She told them, “Woolly isn’t the p____y of anyone.”
property
15
HMS Argonaut inched closer to HMS Victory. The young sailors looked across at the old soldiers. The two groups nodded to each other p_____y. They were all British after all.
politely
15
“We used l_____g to restart her heart before. Maybe we can do it again.”
lightning
15
“See that metal chain, Titch?” “Yes!” replied the old soldier. “That’s for dropping the a____r.”
anchor
15
Elsie lifted the c_____s high into the air. “But the lightning, Elsie. It could kill you!” shouted Dotty.
cutlass
15
“I love you, Elsie. You’re like a grandma to me.” “I think you mean g_________r, Dotty, and I love you too, but I have to save my friend. Promise you’ll look after her.”
granddaughter
15
Elsie’s face was b_________d and, despite the rain, her hair and clothes were smoking.
