Chapter 1 P4 - 12 Flashcards

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I trace the outline of my sister’s drawing, lungs _____ from a sea of flowers.

A

Modded

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Petals burst out from every edge of the twin ovals in soft pinks, deep whites, even _______, but somehow each one has a uniqueness, a vibrancy that feels like it’ll bloom forever.

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Heather Blues

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Some of the flowers haven’t bloods omen yet, and I can feel the promise of life just waiting to unfold from the tiny _____ under the weight of my finger. Those are my favourite.

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Buds

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4
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Slipping off the last petal of the last flower, my hand sinks, fingers dragging through the background of stars, each _____ of light that Abbey ___________ to capture infinity.

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Pinpoint, drew a separate attempt

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5
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I clear my throat, pulling my hand away, and lean over to grab a picture of us from ________

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Off my bed

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6
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There was something magical about it. The soft glow of the ______ in the park.

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Lamppost

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7
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There was something magical about it. The soft glow of the Lampost in the park, the white snow ______ the branches to he trees, the quiet stillness of it all.

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Clinging to

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8
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We nearly _____ our butts ____ for that picture last year, but it was our tradition. Me and Abby, ________ to go see the holiday lights together

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Froze off; braving the cold

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9
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I take a _____ and hang the picture next to the drawing before sitting down on my bed and grabbing my pocket notebook and pencil off my _______ table

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Thumbtack; bedside

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10
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Me with an ______ in my arm, the bag __________ butterflies of different shapes and colours and sizes

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IV drip; bursting with

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11
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Me wearing a nose ______, the cable twisting to form an infinity sign

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Cannula

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12
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Me with my nebular, the vapour pouring out of it forming a cloudy halo

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Nebulizer

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13
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My pile of medical equipment, sitting right next to a hedge ours green fau-leather postal chair that ________ for every room here at Saint Graces’s

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Comes standard

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14
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I eye the empty _______ warily, knowing my first of my rounds of antibiotics over the next month is exactly an hour and nine minutes away. Lucky me

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IV pole

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15
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I look up as the door slowly ________ and two familiar faces appear in the _________.

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The small crack of the doorway

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16
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Camila and Mya have visited me here a million times in the past decade and they still can’t _______ the lobby _____ my room without asking every person in the building for directions

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Get from, to

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17
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Wrong room, I say, grinning as a look of pure relief ______ them

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Washes over

18
Q

Camila pulls away to look at me, _______, her dark brown hair practically ________ with her. SEcond trip in a row without you.

A

Pouting; drooping along

19
Q

It’s true. This isnt’ the first time my cystic fibrosis has __________ some class trip or sunny vacation or school event

A

Taken me out of the running for

20
Q

This particular ______ just happens to be entered around the fact that I need to be ______ with antibiotics to finally get rid of a sore throat and a fever that won’t go away

A

Tune-up; pumped

21
Q

That and my lung functions is ______.

22
Q

Mya _______ my bed, sighing dramatically as she lies back

A

Plunks down on

23
Q

I can’t go off to Cabo, or anywhere ________, and risk not coming back. I can’t do that to my parents. Not now.

A

For that matter

24
Q

Since I am not going to be basking in the warm Cabo sun in a bathing suit of my voice, I figure I can at least live a little ________ through my friends by picking out theirs with them

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Vicariously

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Vicariously means
In a way that is experienced in the imagination through the actions of another person
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This ____ them both ____. We eagerly dump their bags out on my bed, creating a mishmash of florals and polka dots and _______.
Perk up. Fluorescents
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IHer eyes widen, and she holds it up ____ her waist
To
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CAmila snorts, putting her suits back in the bag and giving me a _________
Sly smile
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Camila snorts, putting her suits back in the bag and giving me a sly smile. Mason and Brooke __________.
Called it quits
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But Mya has been crushing on Mason since Mrs. Wilson's English class __________.
Sophomore year
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It ____ me ____ I won't be there to help her make a killer ten-step Whirlwind Cabo Romance with Mason plan
Bums me out
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It bums me out I won't be there to help her make a _________ whirlwind Cabo Romance with Mason plan
Killer
33
We all _______ with excitement
Squeal
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I hold up an adorable polka-dot one-piece that is super vintage and ____________
Right up her alley
35
Up one's alley
Well suited to one's tastes, interests or abilities
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I stShe sees She is a champion procrastinator and probably hasn't packed a single thing for Cabo yet Besides the bikini, of course. She sees me notice her checking her watch and grins ________. I still need to buy a beach towel for tomorrow. _________ Camilla.
Sheepishly. Classic
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I stand up, my heart sinking in my chest at the thought of them leaving, but I don't want to ______
Hold them up
38
My cheeks hurt from all this fake positivity, but I don't want to ____________
Ruin it for them
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I watch them go, waving until Mya's bouncing curls are completely out of sight, suddenly wanting nothing more than to be walking out with them, _____ to pack instead of unpack
Off
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It was taken a few summers ago on the front porch of our house during a Fourth of July barbecue. Me, Abby, Mom, and Dad, _______ on all of our faces as the camera captures the moment.
Goofy smiles
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I feel a ________ of homesickness as I hear the sound of the worn, _____ wood of that front step, creaking underneath us as we laugh and get close for the picture
Swell, rickety