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What Was That?

sentences from the latest vocabulary test...
 
I found a pretty onslaught in the middle of the woods behind my house. I guess an attractive attack is better than an unattractive one.
 
While we were camping, we heard a tumult in the woods. Run!
 
When I found out what the job was, I shirked!
 
I herd a loud guffaw in the woods. Apparently, the guffaw went outside the fence.
 
I smote the door when I was mad. Makes you wonder about God's underlying motives, doesn't it?
 
and my favorite... Ms. XXXXX does not like a tumult in class!

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Mama Kelly said…
OMG OMG OMG I laughed out loud at a few of these .. no offense to your students....
1:19 PM
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