Tom buried a marble and whispered a powerful _____________ over it, believing that when he returned two weeks later, all the marbles he had lost would be gathered there.

Saturday was usually a day for ________________, but poor Tom was forced to whitewash a vast continent of fence for Aunt Polly.

In contrast to the hard labor that Tom was required to perform, a lazy day on Cardiff Hill would have been _____________ and carefree.

After Aunt Polly punished him for something he didn't do, Tom left the house and sought out a dreary place that would match his mood of __________________.

Judge Thatcher was an _________________ and impressive presence at the head of the Sunday school, and everyone did their best to show off for him.

After Tom convinced him that whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence was an honor rather than a chore, Ben approached the task with _________________.

Tom tried to appear _________________ and confident for Becky's sake, but actually, he was just as frightened as she was that they might never escape the cave.

Although he would have preferred not to think about it, Tom's guilty conscience forced him to ________________ again the matter of revealing what he knew about Dr. Robinson's murder.

Huck was generally _________________ about his appearance, but when he moved into the Widow Douglas's house, he was required to dress nicely and keep himself clean.