Christmas Carol

5. She was desperate for money so he hocked her watch to a __________.
7. The museum has remained _________ for a very long time.
9. Decided to be an __________ to an electrician
10. Many people have large sums of _______ cash.
14. "I was scared," he said in a _________ voice.
16. Her father sounded like a real ____.
18. The Justice Department publicly ______ her over a leaked memorandum.
19. The millet has ________ in the field.
22. The secretary kept a record of the ___________ at the meeting.
24. Alex told him all he could, but he knew little more than the ______ details he had already provided.
25. He drank a ______ of water.
26. They lay on the sand, listening to the __________ cry of the seagulls.
27. She has been unable to recover from his _____ at his son's death

1. The motor _________ and failed.
2. She ______ making speeches in front of large audiences.
3. Companions are ______.
4. We decided to _______ provoking him any further.
6. She had made his decision before they arrived, and he remained _______.
8. Free men worked as seamstresses, laundresses, or _________.
11. She _______ making speeches in front of large audiences.
12. Tyler new _______, his second in six months, is a mean 100 pages.
13. The jury took five days to __________ on the case.
15. I had been working for the _________ as a personal assistant since she married the Earl in 1976.
17. The experience _________ some of our fears about the process.
20. He might have displayed some semblance of _________.
21. His parents struggled to get the ________ a week they had to pay as a contribution to his education.
23. This _______ is yummy smooth and creamy.