COMPOSED

While another line of kids boarded, Dana composed himself as if he were a model citizen.

DEMONSTRATE

That meant Dana would feel obligated to demonstrate what a tough man he was.

DEMONSTRATION

Kelly Colfax began firing questions: How'd you get involved in the demonstration?

ILUSTRATE

Garrett held his hands a foot apart to illustrate.

ACCOMPANY

"By the way," said Chuck Muckle, "I'll be flying down to Coconut Cove so I can personally accompany the lovely Miss Dixon to our groundbreaking."

TONE

It's not the content of the letter so much as the tone.

Roy could tell by her tone of voice that she was upset

Malicious

It's trespassing and malicious mischief.

Skeptically

"I think somebody's got it in for Mother Paula. I think it's some kind of revenge deal.""Revenge," repeated the captain, somewhat skeptically.

TRESPASS

Vandalism and trespassing weren't big-time crimes, but Officer Delinko was intrigued by the continuing pattern of mischief at the future site of Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House.

RECURRING

This was to become a recurring scene in the Leep family chronicles.

Assume

"I'm assuming," he said to Roy, "that the book will cast some light on tonight's strange events."

PROTURDE

After a week, Dana Matherson's nose was still slightly purple and puffy, though it definitely wasn't protruding from the center of his forehead, as Garrett had claimed.

Perimeter

The first sign of trouble had been Kalo waving a tattered red umbrella and chasing his four attack dogs along the inside perimeter of the fence.

EXCURSION

Her mother was in town visiting, and the two of them had planned numerous shopping excursions for Saturday and Sunday.