Though the boy hated to admit it, it seemed Grandpa was now far too much of a h_____l for the family to look after.
handful
15
Returning to the Imperial War Museum was b______t for the boy. Jack had visited it so many times before with Grandpa, it was like a second home to them.
bittersweet
15
“Now, listen up!” she shouted over the excited hum. The children were buzzing having w______d d______n all the cakes and chocolate bars in their lunch boxes.
wolfed down
15
The museum had the most r_________e collection of fighter planes.
remarkable
15
Most of the kids from Jack’s school wanted to race through the Imperial War Museum as fast as they could. Their plan was to head straight to the gift shop and spend their pocket money on something completely u____d to the exhibits.
unrelated
15
The boy’s face turned s_____t with embarrassment.
scarlet
15
There was a r_______e of laughter from all the kids. The towering Security Guard did not find it funny.
ripple
15
“What’s all this noise? Can’t a pilot catch f____y w_____s in peace?!”
forty winks
15
Without thinking, Jack w________d his arms around his grandfather and gave him a big hug.
wrapped
15
Needless to say, this did not get his grandfather off the h__________k.
hook
15
Having been an officer in the RAF Grandpa carried with him a natural sense of a_______y.
authority
15
To the boy’s surprise, Raj began ringing all the items up on his t________l. “One pound, seventy-five pee, please.”
till
15
From the noise it sounded like an entire f________t of police cars was speeding towards Raj’s shop.
fleet
15
Raj followed them out. He had attached his white h_________f to a Curly Wurly and waved it like a flag to surrender. “Please don’t shoot! I have just had the front of my shop redecorated.”
handkerchief
15
“Ah! You must be young Jack!” she said brightly. Her voice was light, but Jack could tell there was d_______s lurking in her words.
darkness
15
Twilight Towers was in fact a converted Victorian lunatic a________m.
