Brothers In Arms Chapter 6

Front 1

Gasp

Back 1

to breathe in suddenly in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or in pain

THESAURUS BREATHE

Hint 1

gasp in/with

 Ollie gasped with pain and slumped forward.

gasp at

 The audience gasped at the splendour of the costumes.

 ‘My leg!’ he gasped. ‘I think it’s broken!’

Front 2

Accused

Back 2

to say that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad

Hint 2

accuse somebody of (doing) something

 He was accused of murder.

 Smith accused her of lying.

 The professor stands accused of (=has been accused of) stealing his student’s ideas and publishing them.

Front 3

Hissed

Back 3

to say something in a loud whispe

Hint 3

 ‘Get out!’ she hissed furiously.

hiss at

 She hissed at me to be quiet.

Front 4

Sigh

Back 4

1 to breathe in and out making a long sound, especially because you are bored, disappointed, tired etc

THESAURUS BREATHE

Hint 4

 ‘Well, there’s nothing we can do about it now,’ she sighed.

sigh heavily/deeply

 Frankie stared out of the window and sighed deeply.

sigh with

 He sighed with despair at the thought of all the opportunities he had missed.

Front 5

Beat

Back 5

heart [intransitive] when your heart beats, it moves in a regular RHYTHM as it pumps your blood

Hint 5

 The average person’s heart beats 70 times a minute.

 Jennifer’s heart was beating fast.

Front 6

Gently

Back 6

1 in a gentle way

2 gently/gently does it! British English spoken used to tell someone to be careful when they are handling something, moving something etc

Hint 6

 ‘You go back to bed now,’ he said gently.

 She kissed me gently on the cheek.

 Gently cook the peppers for 10–15 minutes.

 Rain pattered gently on the roof above.

 The road curved gently upwards.

Gently, Sammy, you don’t want to break it.

Front 7

Experiment

Back 7

1 a scientific test done to find out how something reacts under certain conditions, or to find out if a particular idea is true

Hint 7

experiment with/in/on

 experiments with alcohol-fuelled cars

 experiments on sleep deprivation

by experiment

 Many small birds guide themselves by the stars, as has been verified by experiment.

Front 8

Mention

Back 8

to talk or write about something or someone, usually quickly and without saying very much or giving details

THESAURUS SAY1

Hint 8

 Was my name mentioned at all?

 Some of the problems were mentioned in his report.

mention something to somebody

 I mentioned the idea to Joan, and she seemed to like it.

mention (that)

 He mentioned that he was having problems, but he didn’t explain.

 It’s worth mentioning (=it is important enough to mention) that they only studied a very small number of cases.

 As I mentioned earlier, there have been a lot of changes recently.

GRAMMAR: Patterns with mention

Mention is a transitive verb and must be followed by an object.

You say:

• He mentioned a book he’d read.

Don’t say: He mentioned about a book.

You say:

• She mentioned that she might be late.

Don’t say: She mentioned about she might be late.

Front 9

Attempt

Back 9

an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult

Hint 9

attempt to do something

 All attempts to control inflation have failed.

attempt at (doing) something

 her feeble attempts at humour

at the first/second etc attempt

 She passed her driving test at the first attempt.