“Dad PRACTICALLY shoved me through the door, slamming it shut behind us.”
more or less; basically
“‘That feeling of ending one of those monsters? There’s nothing like it in the world’. [Noah’s dad] glanced down at his arm tattoos and gave a RUTHLESS grin.”
having or showing no pity or compassion
“I remembered Dad talking about laying traps to DETER the dragons from the subway entrance and keep those down below safe.”
drive something away
“Then he walked over and grabbed his gun, SLINGING it over his shoulder.”
throwing or flinging something
“Then he turned to me, a grave look on his bearded face.‘Guess we’re not going to make it to the park,’ he said WRYLY.”
humorous in a dry, mocking way
“My heart sank in my chest, my earlier EXCITEMENT deflating.”
feeling of enthusiasm and eagerness
“‘Okay,’ my dad said, taking my rifle to DISENGAGE the safety.”
to turn off
“...I couldn’t imagine the ALTERNATIVE. That she’d decide to stay out there, with her traitor friends. That she would choose dragons–actual dragons–over her own loving family.”
another possible outcome
“She looked down at her THROBBING leg. It had swollen to twice its normal size, and the wounds had begun to turn a disturbing shade of black.”
pulsing with blood or pain
“I PACED the apartment, feeling restless. I started to explore, to see what treasures might be hidden in the place.”
walk back and forth anxiously
“She knew she should stop talking, before she angered her mother any further. But somehow the words continued to TUMBLED from her mouth.”
to fall down or out awkwardly
“...She could read the monster’s thoughts as he worked. Not exactly as words, spoken aloud, but more like SENSATIONS, feelings.”
physical feelings
“I watched with a mixture of FASCINATION and horror as it began to dive-bomb the van, fire erupting from its mouth, setting the van ablaze.”
a state of being extremely interested in something
“She turned back to Asha, her eyes SOMBER. ‘We must find them. And we must destroy them. Before they try something even worse.’”
grave and serious
“‘Great,’ I said, trying to muster up some ENTHUSIASM without much luck.”
excitement
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