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  • They ____________ the building to build a new shopping centre.
    demolished
  • What's the verb?
    Demolish
  • Somebody had ____________ the mirror. It is said that by doing this you will get 7 years of bad luck.
    smashed
  • When Ramsay saw how the slaves were treated, he was "horrified" by it.
    shocked
  • The man was ________________ by the damage to his car.
    enraged
  • One day in November 1759, the British ship Arundel was sailing the West Indies when a slave ship approached it, ___________ for help.
    begging
  • Mary Prince was treated cruelly by her owners who often "hit" her for the smallest things.
    struck
  • What's the verb?
    smash
  • What's the verb?
    Shock
  • What's the verb?
    Strike
  • What's the verb?
    Beg
  • What's the verb?
    Enrage
  • Match the words. ASK / BREAK / SURPRISE + SHOCK / BEG / SMASH
    ASK - BEG / BREAK - SMASH / SURPRISE - SHOCK
  • They ___________ Mary Prince to work long hours without pay. She wanted to escape, but it was impossible.
    forced
  • What's the verb?
    Force