My Aunt Ruby has a condition that makes her (a)   to the cold. You could practically sweat buckets at her house during the summer months!

If giving a single rose is a(n) (a)   gesture, then what do you call giving five dozen of them?

Although I shouldn’t (a)   Tim because he won first place and I got second, I’m finding it hard to fight off my feelings of sheer jealousy.

My father was not happy about the city’s plans to (a)   the vacant business building in our neighborhood. He thinks that our quiet streets will soon be burdened with heavy traffic.

Mrs. Suarez rewarded me with five extra points for my (a)   approach to the project. She said that she appreciated the creativity that I put into the task.

My cat must think he’s (a)   , because he insists on sleeping under our car.

My grandfather never finishes a story he starts. He gets so excited about some detail that he will (a)   into another story entirely.

The invention of the fire hydrant made putting out fires much quicker. Having people carry water in buckets by hand and toss them onto the fire became a(n) (a)   practice.

The band director was impressed by my (a)   over the summer. I went from being an annoying fiddler to an accomplished violinist in just three short months.