The boy double-checked that his grandfather was out of e______t before speaking.
earshot
The boy shut the door behind them to keep the smoke out, and then approached Mrs Trifle. Her eyes were g_______d with tears, and Jack rested a comforting hand on her shoulder.
glazed
“How are we going to get the plane out of here?” The old man glanced all around, a look of p_________t on his face.
puzzlement
Instead of escaping over the wall with all the other inmates, it seemed the old lady had done a U-turn and waltzed straight back into Twilight Towers in search of the _ _ _.
loo
“Sorry to say the Air Chief Marshal has completely lost his m__________s! The man just kept on telling me the blasted time!”
marbles
But the double-breasted blazer with polished gold buttons, the RAF tie, the neatly pressed grey s___________s, all amounted to nothing if his moustache wasn’t perfectly twizzled.
slacks
Jack’s eyes turned to the fuel g______e. It was indeed empty. Here they were, all dressed up with nowhere to go.
gauge
The two unlikely heroes ran alongside this coffin on wheels, gathering as much speed as they could. It was as if the coffin was a t______n.
toboggan
“Good g_______f! There’s a war on! I need to get back in my Spitfire at once! It’s my duty! Let me speak to the Air Chief Marshal!”
grief
d. “Our great Prime Minister said something about not giving up. I can’t recall exactly what he said but I am darn well sure he said we were never to do it!” “We shall never s_________r?” ventured the boy.
surrender
"That is p___________s!” announced Mrs Trifle grandly. “With respect, madam, I think the Squadron Leader is on to something!” replied Grandpa.
preposterous
Jack managed to convince his grandfather that before they went “Up, up and away” they needed to stop off for some r________s. It was the early hours of the morning and Jack knew there would only be one shop open.
rations
Jack’s plan had worked like a d______m. YES!
dream
Raj dropped the pair off right outside the Imperial War Museum. The place was deserted, s__e for a flock of pigeons on the roof.
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