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1. | The ___ at the grocery store put the groceries into the bags. | 3. | Did the checker put the heavy groceries into ___ plastic bags or single plastic bags? | 6. | He walked for awhile on the ___. Cars were driving by on the street. | 9. | He bought a ___ wooden stick, one that would carry heavy groceries without breaking. | 11. | He put the sturdy wooden stick through the ___s of the plastic bags. | 12. | A. Where's Bob? B. He went to the grocery store, but he'll be back a little ___. A. I hope sooner than ___. I don't have much time. | 13. | Did he rest the sturdy stick on his shoulders and on the back of his ___? | 14. | He usually bought all of his ___ at the grocery store. | 16. | His ___ didn't work. He needed to invent a better ___. What would Thomas Edison do? | 17. | Did he ___ the stick through the handles of the plastic bags? | 18. | He rested the stick on his ___s. By the time he got home, his ___s, neck, and back were aching. |
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Down: |
1. | He lifted the stick from the sidewalk to his waist to his ___. Then he lifted the stick to his shoulders. | 2. | Most people feel more ___ sitting on a sofa than on a wooden bench. | 4. | Did he ___ the stick, with the bags on it, from the sidewalk up to his chest? | 5. | He slid the stick through the handles of the four ___ grocery bags. | 7. | He bought a sturdy ___ stick at the hardware store. It wasn't a plastic or metal stick--it was made of oak. | 8. | Did his shoulders, back, and neck ___ from carrying the bags? Were his shoulders, back, and neck sore? | 10. | He ___ed as he picked up the heavy stick, but no one heard him ___. | 14. | At first, he thought he was a ___ because of his invention. Then he realized he wasn't so smart. He was no Einstein. | 15. | Did he buy a sturdy wooden ___ at a hardware store? Would he use the ___ to carry the grocery bags? |
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