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July 1-September 30
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by Phillipa GregoryFinished: 7/2/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Drive: could drive them back-p.60
Drove: which drove them-p.52
Driving: driving his people-p.301
Run: Run! Run and hide!-p.4
Runs: runs from the cell-p.302
Ran: the general ran-p.4
Running: her sisters running behind-p.11
Sing: play and dance and sing-p.20
Sang: she sang to him-p.114
Singing: singing up to a castle-p.34
Confront: and then confront him-p.329
Stood: who stood slightly-p.6
Standing: the men standing tall-p.17
Move: We move into the harem-p.19
Moves: the child that moves-p.338
Moved: she moved like a-p.32
Moving: beasts moving as one-p.3
Eat: We eat their fruits-p.20
Ate: I hardly ate any-p.79
Eating: eating uncooked food-p.138
Enjoy: enjoy the flicker-p.43
Enjoyed: enjoyed her time-p.280
Enjoying: he was enjoying-p.74
Build: We shall build one-p.7
Builds: My mother builds a chapel-p.21
Built: there was a chapel built-p.8
Building: responsible for building defenses-p.106
Shout: call out my name and shout-p.345
Shouts: his herald shouts out his title-p.343
Shouting: shouting to make himself heard-p.202
Dance: we can dance-p.269
Dances: this court dances around-p.64
Danced: she danced like a woman-p.32
Dancing: his eyes dancing-p.10
Barked: the king barked-p.31
Grinned: Arthur grinned-p.76
Throw: she watched him throw-p.76
Throws: he throws open the door-p.27
Threw: skidded to a halt and threw-p.23
Throwing: throwing a shawl around-p.126
Smile: I smile as my mother-p.26
Smiles: He smiles down-p.233
Smiled: smiled when he heard-p.13
Smiling: came up smiling-p.33
by Laurell K HamiltonFinished: 7/3/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Stand: you stand there-p.36
Stands: a horse stands over-p.54
Eats: the darkness that eats-p.131
Grinning: back to the grinning figure-p.126
by Laurell K HamiltonFinished: 7/4/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Grin: began to smile, then to grin-p.267
by Janet EvanovichFinished: 7/5/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Enjoys: he enjoys the hunt-p.6
Barking: Dog barking somewhere-p.13
by Laurell K HamiltonFinished: 7/10/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Sings: if it sings to my touch-p.238
by Patricia BriggsFinished: 7/12/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Drives: who drives new cars-p.47
Confronted: confronted by a monster-p.109
by Kevin HearneFinished: 7/14/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Bark: I have to bark-p.78
Barks: She barks, I bellow-p.157
Grins: Me jaw drops and she grins-p.151
by Phillipa GregoryFinished: 7/28/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Confronting: she said, confronting him-p.454
Past, Present, Future Challenge July 1-September 30
State Fair by Earlene FowlerFinished 7/3 ★★★
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- Drive
- Drives
- Drove
- Driving - I shook my head and kept DRIVING until I came to I-101 page 48
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- Run
- Runs
- Ran
- Running - Don't start RUNNING off at the mouth. page 53
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- Sing
- Sings
- Sang
- Singing - But Kathy Mattea is SINGING. page 51
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- Confront - I knew I had to CONFRONT Dove about this situation. page 178
- Confronts
- Confronted
- Confronting
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- Stand
- Stands
- Stood
- Standing - Paramedics are STANDING by. page 65
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- Move
- Moves
- Moved - when my family MOVED to California. page 9
- Moving
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- Eat - Folk artists barely made enough money to EAT and pay rent. page 14
- Eats
- Ate
- Eating
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- Enjoy
- Enjoys
- Enjoyed
- Enjoying - Never let it stop her from ENJOYING life. page 17
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- Build
- Builds
- Built
- Building - done research into the cost of BUILDING and maintaining one. page 128
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- Shout - resisting their urge to SHOUT "yee-haw" page 67
- Shouts
- Shouted
- Shouting
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- Dance
- Dances
- Danced
- Dancing - DANCING in front of a thirties-era radio. page 37
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- Bark
- Barks
- Barked
- Barking - kept BARKING at every little noise. page 186
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- Grin
- Grins
- Grinned - I GRINNED at her. page 4
- Grinning
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- Throw
- Throws
- Threw
- Throwing - Oh Dear, that was truly THROWING down the gauntlet. page 51
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- Smile
- Smiles
- Smiled - I SMILED at her enthusiasm page 17
- Smiling
you know I can't pass up a scavenger hunt, right?
Is this one word per book? Also, just one of the forms of the verb?
Turtlecollector wrote: "Is this one word per book? Also, just one of the forms of the verb?"No, you can find as many of the verbs as possible in one book. If you can find all 4 forms of the verb in one book that is great.
Okay, here goes.Timeframe: July - September 2014
Completed: 44/60
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- Drive: #1 "I can drive." pg 44
- Drives: #1 "Al least Jim Sanburne drives a pickup." pg 15
- Drove: #1 "He smiled and drove off." pg 3
- Driving: #1 "Rob, Collier, driving the huge mail truck..." pg 15
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- Run: #1 "...going to run BoomBoom home." pg 44
- Runs: #1 "If he runs out, you can trip him." pg 123
- Ran: #1 "...bumped into each other as they ran to the door." pg 9
- Running: #1 "...he's running all over town..." pg 23
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- Sing: #1 "...angels would sing in the sky" pg 80
- Sings
- Sang: #3 "...some long-gone man sang about being kissed..." pg 183
- Singing: #3 "If he starts singing sad Irish ballads..." pg 45
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- Confront
- Confronts
- Confronted: #1 "...but when confronted with it she was at a loss." pg 193
- Confronting: #3 "..the prophet was worried about confronting him directly." pg 160
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- Stand: #1 "...a spoon could stand up in the liquid..." pg 139
- Stands
- Stood: #3 "The three remaining guards from the graveyard shift stood in front of him..." pg 64
- Standing: #1 "Mrs. Hogendobber will be standing outside this door..." pg 2
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- Move: #1 "Harry wanted to move out from behind the counter" pg 9
- Moves
- Moved: #1 "...and then moved up to the second step..." pg 9
- Moving #1 "Harry's mind was moving at the speed of light." pg 91
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- Eat: #1 "The stayed inside to eat them... pg 19
- Eats: #1 "Cazenovie, the cat at Saint Paul's Church, eats communion wafers." pg 75
- Ate: #1 "Mrs. Murphy ate what was left except for the tomatoes." pg 24
- Eating: #3 "In my truck eating the upholstery." pg 25
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- Enjoy: #1 "...then didn't enjoy what they worked for..." pg 142
- Enjoys: #1 "When North Carolina outsmarts us and enjoys the..." pg 78
- Enjoyed: #1 "Mim enjoyed the opportunity to lord it over someone..." pg 12
- Enjoying: #1 "Mrs. Murphy, semidomesticated and enjoying her closeness to Harry..." pg 143
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- Build: #1 "They wouldn't travel the roads they'd build..." pg 84
- Builds: #3 "The anger builds and builds and if there is no..." pg 266
- Built: #3 "The city had built a concrete bunker..." pg 50
- Building
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- Shout
- Shouts
- Shouted: #1 "Kelly shouted." pg 9
- Shouting
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- Dance: #1 "That's what I want to do: dance in the moonlight..." pg 144
- Dances
- Danced:#1 "...and Mrs Murphy danced out." pg 275
- Dancing: #2 "She shouted it, dancing a bit..." pg 209
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- Bark: #1 "Don't bark, Tucker." pg 275
- Barks
- Barked: #1 "Tucker barked loudly." pg 92
- Barking: #1 "Tee Tucker, barking merrily, rushed out to greet Ned." pg 7
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- Grin
- Grins
- Grinned: #1 "He grinned." pg 14
- Grinning
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- Throw: #1 "If Marie kept this up she'd throw her in the mixer." pg 43
- Throws
- Threw: #1 "BoomBoom threw her club on the ground." pg 110
- Throwing: #1 "...grabbing Bob's legs and throwing him to the pavement." pg 10
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- Smile: #3 "All they had to do was smile and you'd give it to them." pg 119
- Smiles: #1 "Never smiles." pg 98
- Smiled: #1 "Rob smiled." pg 2
- Smiling
Books Read:
1. Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown 7/1/14 2.5♥
2. Montana Sky by Nora Roberts 7/2/14 3.5♥
3. Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews 7/4/14 4♥
Past, Present, Future Challenge Durration: June - August 2015
Completed: 52/60
1. - Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay 6/10/15
- Drive - So he'd drive around until he found a gas station Loc 1406
- Drives - And so he drives this thing out onto the ice? Loc 1136
- Drove - We drove south through Florida City Loc 79
- Driving - Driving slowly gave me time to wonder Loc 1337
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2. - My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler 6/26/15
- Run - ...gave me five dollars to run upstairs... Loc 5
- Runs - What kind of girl runs around town... Loc 440
- Ran- Then she ran toward the stairs. Loc 114
- Running - ...I saw Cujo running toward me... Loc 704
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3. - The Uncanny Valley: Tales from a Lost Town by Gregory Miller
6/4/15
- Sing - Instead, she used to sing. Pg 16
- Sings - They also said it sings Pg 85
- Sang - He sang to me when I was sick Pg 125
- Singing - "You hear that singing?" Pg 87
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- Confront
- Confronts
- Confronted
- Confronting
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5. - My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler 6/26/15
- Stand - We have to stand in the dining room... Loc 1038
- Stands - ...as he stands by the window... Loc 1628
- Stood - She stood up with her hands on her hips. Loc 96
- Standing - He just looked ridiculous standing there naked. Loc 1135
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6. - The Uncanny Valley: Tales from a Lost Town by Gregory Miller
6/4/15
- Move - help pick them up and move them to the road Pg 27
- Moves - "Either someone moves damned quickly and leaves no footprints..." Pg 57
- Moved - The Martsens moved out last year. Pg 78
- Moving - I could see it moving silently Pg 112
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7. - Zombie Fairy Tales: The Complete Collection by Kevin Richey 6/30/15
- Eat - "You should try to eat it." Pg 46
- Eats - "She eats children." Pg 23
- Ate - He ate that other girl so easily. pg 140
- Eating - eating from the buffet by the handful... Pg 210
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8. - Where's the Groom? by Sophie Meyer 7/13/15
- Enjoy - ...and suggest they enjoy the food and music... Loc 2448
- Enjoys - Obviously Trish enjoys painting lurid picture of me! Loc 2834
- Enjoyed - Scott always enjoyed hearing from Dennis... Loc 3343
- Enjoying - Ashley felt the sweet mood she was enjoying... Loc 2960
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- Build - build
- Builds - builds
- Built - built
- Building - building
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10. - Infected by Scott Sigler 6/18/15
- Shout - he had to shout to be heard. Loc 245
- Shouts - the pounding tumult of shouts and anxiety... Loc 3259
- Shouted - And they shouted it along with kill. Loc 3285
- Shouting - Their shouting had been so intense
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11. - My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler 6/26/15
- Dance - ...wondering who gave me the right to dance... Loc 853
- Dances - ...signing up for personal dances with him onstage. Loc 754
- Danced - ...We talked and danced... Loc 514
- Dancing - We were in the mood for dancing... Loc 169
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12. - Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler 7/29/15
- Bark - Suddenly Whitefoot started to bark uncontrollably... Loc 865
- Barks - "...the mailman's mad because Whitefoot barks at him..." Loc 983
- Barked - "No, bring it to me!" he barked. Loc 341
- Barking - ...my dad screamed over the dog's barking. Loc 869
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13. - Stuff My Stocking: M/M Romance Stories that are Nice and… Naughty by M.J. O'Shea 7/15/15
- Grin - ...and was rewarded by a wicked grin. Page 264
- Grins - ...his squeals turned to grins. Page 156
- Grinned - Paul grinned as he leaned back in his squeaky chair. Page 162
- Grinning - ...he saw David grinning at him. Page 207
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14. - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 7/20/15
- Throw - We can throw your car at you if we want to. Loc 706
- Throws - ...her whole life ahead of her, who throws it all away...Loc 5097
- Threw - I threw a rock at him and busted his teeth out. Loc 730
- Throwing - ...damage done to me by someone throwing dirt in my face. Loc 607
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15. - The Uncanny Valley: Tales from a Lost Town by Gregory Miller
6/4/15
- Smile - When Uncle Gideon saw them, he'd smile Pg 71
- Smiles - every time one of them smiles at me Pg 123
- Smiled - He smiled., but it was strained. Pg 125
- Smiling - But he kept smiling Pg 13
Past, Present, Future ChallengeDuration: July - September 2014
Completed: 48/60
(Using Kindle, so most I don't have page numbers for, just locations)
1.
- Drive #1 Loc 3103 "Our drive to mate."
- Drives #2 Loc 247 "Henri drives the entire time."
- Drove #2 Loc 3079 "...and how Sarah drove."
- Driving #1 Loc 4223 "...driving a fist into his stomach."
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- Run #1 Loc 2507 "'We have to run.'"
- Runs #2 Loc 114 "...he literally runs..."
- Ran #1 Loc 2513 "She ran and ran..."
- Running #1 Loc 2513 "Minutes after they started running..."
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- Sing #1 Loc 1016 "...a daughter who could sing to her."
- Sings #3 Loc 1009 "I've got no idea, but the Mole sings like an angel."
- Sang #1 Loc 986 "Aria sang to her."
- Singing #1 Loc 981 "A Singing Sunday."
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- Confront #2 Loc 3144 "Best way to deal with fear is to confront it."
- Confronts
- Confronted #2 Loc 669 "...first time I've confronted somebody?"
- Confronting
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- Stand #1 Loc 615 "She could stand the pain..."
- Stands #2 Loc 125 "...he stands."
- Stood #1 Loc 4184 "...the first bottle stood on end..."
- Standing #1 Loc 2563 "... and standing won't bring them here..."
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- Move #1 Loc 3602 "Every move she made..."
- Moves #2 Loc 1840 "He moves his face to within inches of Lorien..."
- Moved #1 Loc 2781 "...they moved from soup to beef..."
- Moving #1 Loc 3017 "People were moving here and there."
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- Eat #1 Loc 2747 "'Shall we eat?'"
- Eats
- Ate #1 Loc 727 "Where they ate."
- Eating #1 Loc 2684 "She'd grown stronger despite eating such meager amounts."
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- Enjoy #2 Loc 2143 "...that we could enjoy with each other."
- Enjoys
- Enjoyed
- Enjoying #2 Loc 1482 "...enjoying the brisk wind..."
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- Build
- Builds
- Built #1 Loc 848 "...built for raw speed."
- Building
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- Shout
- Shouts #1 Loc 2604 "...shouts burst across the hall."
- Shouted
- Shouting
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- Dance #2 Loc 4016 "...which dance for a brief moment..."
- Dances
- Danced #1 Loc 1168 "A few couples danced."
- Dancing #3 Loc 2199 "...firelight dancing on his handsome face."
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- Bark #1 Loc 3979 "...making the bark groan..."
- Barks #1 Loc 3792 "Two sharp barks that sounded far too close."
- Barked #1 Loc 3017 "A dog barked..."
- Barking #1 Loc 3049 "...the dog had stopped barking..."
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- Grin #1 Loc 2654 "...his grin fading."
- Grins #2 Loc 369 "He grins at me..."
- Grinned #1 Loc 799 "He grinned at her."
- Grinning #1 Loc 2998 "...he said, grinning."
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- Throw #2 Loc 1162 "...and throw them into the next county."
- Throws #2 Loc 1344 "He throws more candy to the children."
- Threw #2 Loc 3086 "...or how Henri threw knives at me."
- Throwing #2 Loc 3053 "...with Henri throwing objects at me..."
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- Smile #1 Loc 2720 "...the hint of a smile on her lips."
- Smiles #2 Loc 335 "She sees me, smiles and waves."
- Smiled #1 Loc 2647 "He smiled."
- Smiling #1 Loc 3573 "...still smiling."
#1 Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
#2 I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
#3 Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
#4 Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi
Past, Present, Future Challenge Durration: July - September 2014
DriveOutlanderDiana Gabaldon09/08..enough to drive it into..pg 645 nook
DrivesInvitation to RuinBronwen Evans07/03..her ear while he drives into her pg 81 nook
DroveThe Escape Mary Balogh07/03...it was procrasination that drove him pg 103 nook
DrivingThe Beautiful AshesJeaniene Frost09/01Adrain began driving towards..pg 26 nook
RunThe Highlander's Bride TroubleMary Wine08/16..how to run a large estate.pg 19 nook
RunsOnly OneTammy Falkner08/21..as he runs across the sand.pg 27 nook
RanOnyxJennifer L. Armentrout07/22My thoughts ran into one another..pg17 nook
RunningTrappedBeverley Kendall07/08..running..his thumb over the crest of Bree's cheek pg 59 nook
SingRock AddictionNalini Singh08/08..made her body sing.loc 116 of 4749 kindle
SingsHillbilly RockstarLorelei James08/11She sings so damn well..pag 178 nook
SangA Night to Surrender Tessa Dare07/09"Su-san-na," he half whispered, half sang in drunken time pg 128 nook
SingingA Week to Be WickedTessa Dare08/17..she was sining downstairs.pg 105 nook
ConfrontBeautiful Oblivion Jamie McGuire07/07..I don't dare confront him..pg 136 nook
ConfrontsCurran POV CollectionGordon Andrews09/05He finds thems and confrontsher..pf41 nook
ConfrontedNever Love a HighlanderMaya Banks07/20"When I confronted her, she laughed."pg 190 nook
ConfrontingHis Mistress Monica Burns07/14,not enough to for him to risk confronting her..pg 131 nook
StandThe Changeling SoldierShona Husk07/27.."fior you to stand on in your climb.."pg 74 nook
StandsLady Windermere's LoverMiranda Neville08/25..poor health stands in his way. pg 64 nook
StoodMarked By The VampireCynthia Eden07/27Shane stoodin the doorway.loc280of2531 kindle
StandingOpalJennifer L. Armentrout07/23..Andrew standingsentry besides her..pg 51 nook
MoveRandom Acts of HopeJulia Kent07/29..don't want ot move on? pg 24 nook
MovesThe Promise Kristen Ashley07/12,I was making moves to get on with my life. pg 7 nook
MovedAlways ConallSibylla Matilde08/13..beefore I realized I even movedloc 146 kindle
MovingHeart of the DragonGena Showalter08/23..moving in circles..pg 73 nook
EatHer Cyborg AwakesMelisse Aires07/28I want to rest and eat.394 of 1647 kindle
EatsWhen Strangers MarryLisa Kleypas08/09see that she eats something..pg 39 nook
AteInvitation To PassionBronwen Evans07/26Yet the secret ate at him.pg 105 nook
EatingClaws EffectJessica Sims07/24I was finished eating..pg 21 nook
EnjoyObsessionJennifer L. Armentrout07/31..thoroughly enjoykilling him.pg 168 nook
EnjoysMagic BleedsIlona Andrews09/05Ma enjoys being useful. pg 58 kindle
EnjoyedThe Mane AttractionShelly Laurenston08/18and enjoyed it pg 211 nook
EnjoyingThe Tycoon's Secret Affair Maya Banks07/05...enjoying the electric sensation that sizzled...pg 14 nook
BuildEvery Sunset ForeverR.E. Butler08/21..wanted to Build a home.pg 16 nook
BuildsDylan's RedemptionJennifer Ryan08/27..she builds furniture.pg 180 nook
BuiltWho Wants to Marry a Doctor? Abigail Sharpe07/04 had been built on a teenage boy lookingto get...pg 209 nook
BuildingProving Paul's Promise Tammy Falkner07/05 they have a chance at building their family...pg 31 nook
ShoutHow To Handle A HighlanderMary Wine08/01..need to shout and crumble..pg 41 nook
ShoutsOppositionJennifer L. Armentrout08/05..laughter mixed with shoutspg 172 nook
ShoutedOriginJennifer L. Armentrout08/04"Enough," Luc shouted.pg 57 nook
ShoutingRandom Acts of CrazyJulia Kent07/28..the last man I f***ed shoutingpg 31 nook
DanceThe Suffragette Scandal Courtney Milan07/16..they were about to dance together? pg 25 nook
DancesMagic BurnsIlona Andrews08/25..the witch dances in hte woods..loc 3045 kindle
DancedI Adored a LordKatharine Ashe08/02..hed had danced..pg 10/0 nook
DancingThe Countess Conspiracy Courtney Milan07/15,dancing around the older,..pg 120 nook
BarkWhen the Duke Was Wicked Lorraine Heath08/12..never had a harsh bark..pg 3 nook
BarksSon of No OneSherrilyn Kenyon09/08..with happy barks and licks..pg 166 nook
BarkedObsidian Jennifer L. Armentrout07/16He barkedout a laugh..pg 54 nook
BarkingGo With Me Elyssa Patrick07/07Goliath starts barking in the background..pg 69 nook
GrinWhere Their Hearts CollideZoe York09/09..Another grin..pg 21 nook
GrinsBurning DawnGena Showalter08/15just for grins and giggles.pg 289 nook
GrinnedNight's Darkest Embrace Jeaniene Frost07/16Billy grinned, showing sparkling white teeth..pg 11 nook
GrinningDrive Me CrazyMarquita Valentine09/03 Grinning, she flicked..pg 72 nook
ThrowBecause of KianSibylla Matilde08/03..just obviously throw yourself.pg 52 kindle
ThrowsBillionaire Unmasked ~ JasonJ.S. Scott08/31..and it throwsme back there.pg 99 nook
ThrewUnder Her SkinJeaniene Frost07/21Emma took off her shirt and threwit.pg 107 nook
ThrowingDark SkyeKresley Cole08/07..years were throwing her.pg 73 nook
SmileMidnight FireMelody Anne08/20made jessica smilepg 41 nook
SmilesOnce More, My Darling RogueLorraine Heath09/03..the smiles he occasionally caught..pg 171 nook
SmiledThe Ruin of a Rogue Miranda Neville07/18Marcus smiled into Anne's collarbone,..pg 192 nook
SmilingNever Been KissedMari Carr08/20wearing her hair down smiling.pg 119 nook
Welcome TC, Sunshine, Kayla & Ora!!
Sheila wrote: "you know I can't pass up a scavenger hunt, right?"Thanks for formatting the word lists for us!
Completed: 54/601.
- Drive drive until dawn 16% The Haunted Showboat
- Drives dog drives Wulfe crazy p 265 Night Broken
- Drove waved and drove off p 13 The Haunted Showboat
- Driving take turns driving 16% The Haunted Showboat
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- Run run as fast as you can p 14 The Haunted Showboat
- Runs your body normally runs hot p 74 The Shambling Guide to New York City
- Ran Nancy ran in pursuit p 5 The Haunted Showboat
- Running time is running out p 45 The Haunted Showboat
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- Sing began to sing Happy Birthday p 32 The Shambling Guide to New York City
- Sings
- Sang we sang an' we prayed p 75 The Haunted Showboat
- Singing she was singing a hymn p 75 The Haunted Showboat
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4.
- Confront he wanted to confront Stefan p 270 Night Broken
- Confronts
- Confronted sight which confronted them p 34 The Haunted Showboat
- Confronting wasn't used to people confronting him p 158 Night of the Loving Dead
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- Stand I can't stand that man p 72 The Haunted Showboat
- Stands she stands forever at Liberty Island p 59 The Shambling Guide to New York City
- Stood stood before the mirror p 5 The Haunted Showboat
- Standing standing exactly where the paper The Haunted Showboat
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- Move just move the car The Haunted Showboat p 36
- Moves changes her mind and moves p 168 Dept. of Speculation
- Moved before he moved on p 53 The Haunted Showboat
- Moving try moving the car p 35 The Haunted Showboat
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- Eat could not eat another morsel p 58 The Haunted Showboat
- Eats every vampire eats at Italy's Entrails p 125 The Shambling Guide to New York City
- Ate I ate too much 16% The Haunted Showboat
- Eating preferred eating Asian people p 65 The Shambling Guide to New York City
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- Enjoy you could enjoy it p 38 The Haunted Showboat
- Enjoys who enjoys putting other people off p 157 The Ghost Train to New Orleans
- Enjoyed enjoyed their luncheon p 57 The Haunted Showboat
- Enjoying stretched out in deck chairs enjoying the sun p 66 The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk
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- Build she can build into soldiers p 212 The Shambling Guide to New York City
- Builds builds up pressure p 139 Open Season
- Built New Amsterdam was built on an island p 87 The Shambling Guide to New York City
- Building humans were building their subways p 173 The Shambling Guide to New York City
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10.
- Shout she didn't even shout obscenities p 16 The Shambling Guide to New York City
- Shouts
- Shouted the others shouted in relief p 140 The Haunted Showboat
- Shouting Zoe was nearly shouting p 106 The Shambling Guide to New York City
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- Dance did a little dance together p 169 The Haunted Showboat
- Dances
- Danced men danced in cages p 156 The Shambling Guide to New York City
- Dancing masked man dancing in the cage p 157 The Shambling Guide to New York City
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12.
- Bark Togo began to bark p 6 The Haunted Showboat
- Barks watchdog that barks at normal things p 264 Night Broken
- Barked she barked at us p 252 Night Broken
- Barking dogs barking at us were excited p 98 Night Broken
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- Grin Morgen paused to grin p 80 The Shambling Guide to New York City
- Grins
- Grinned Nancy grinned and said p 78 The Haunted Showboat
- Grinning I can take a hint, he said grinning p 164 The Haunted Showboat
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14.
- Throw he'd probably throw another stone p 116 The Haunted Showboat
- Throws
- Threw Nancy threw her arms around her father p 11 The Haunted Showboat
- Throwing busy throwing necklaces p 179 The Haunted Showboat
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15.
- Smile managed to smile feebly p 85 The Haunted Showboat
- Smiles he smiles at her p 150 Dept. of Speculation
- Smiled Gruen smiled at the young detective p 4 The Haunted Showboat
- Smiling Donna Mae sat still, smiling amusedly p 111 The Haunted Showboat
Jennifer-I'd thank you for the idea, but, while I generally love your challenges, I think this one will have me muttering to myself before it's over!! ;-)
Lol! Welcome to the Challenge, Jonquil! I hope the muttering is kept to a minimum ;)
Past, Present, Future ChallengeJuly 1, 2014-September 30, 2014
tasks: (15/15)
words: (60/60)
✔ 1.
- Drive: They stood beside each other, watching her drive off (p.62) Justice for Sara 7/2/14
- Drives: "...drives like shit..." (p. 50) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
- Drove: "It was amazing how many people still drove gas guzzling trucks..." (p.46)Justice for Sara 7/2/14
- Driving: "I remember you driving a pickup." (p. 115)Justice for Sara 7/2/14
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✔ 2.
- Run: "anybody who went up to the house once oughta not to still run every time he passes it" (p.23) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
- Runs: "a road runs behind the church and the school..." (p.39) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
- Ran: "I ran by the Radley place as fast as I could..." (p.33) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
- Running: "The time before the last great change was running out..." (p. 140) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg 7/5
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✔ 3.
- Sing: "She began to sing to warn the one who could not see her." (p.141) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg 7/5
- Sings: "...singing sweetly Sings the Donkey..." (p. 244) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
- Sang: "They sang another verse..." (p.55) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7/
- Singing: "Van had finished singing about 'crazy love'..."(p.28) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
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✔ 4.
- Confront "my heart had beaten faster knowing I would finally confront him..." (p.12) Price of Justice by Alan Brenham 7/4/14
- Confronts: "eternally pursues and confronts me" (p.303) Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry 8/8/14
- Confronted "...confronted them on the main grass court" (p.121) Drop Shot 7/4
- Confronting "...she could also avoid confronting the truth" (p. 129) Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen 7/29
✔ 5.
- Stand "You know who used to stand on his head everyday?" (p.47) Drop Shot 7/4
- Stands "...like Sampras or Steffi or someone might suddenly point into the stands..." (p.4) Drop Shot 7/4
- Stood "Win stood perfectly still." (p.11) Drop Shot 7/4
- Standing "the distraction worked like a standing eight count..." (p.43) Drop Shot 7/4
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✔ 6.
- Move "It was all she could move" (p.55) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 7/5
- Moves: "kids'll nick anything that moves" (p. 245) Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10
- Moved: "...always seeming never to have moved or changed." (p.144) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg 7/5
- Moving "The third was moving to the city..." (p.58) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg 7/5
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✔ 7.
- Eat: "I was looking good enough to eat" (p.3) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
- Eats: "...depression that eats at you until you wish you were dead" (p.335) Don't Tell by Karen Rose 7/11/14
- Ate: "they ate ice cream" (p.131) Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10
- Eating: "Stop eating and start thinking, Jem" (p.215) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
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✔ 8.
- Enjoy: "I enjoy my work..." (p. 403) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
- Enjoys: "An infantile, retarded entity which enjoys what's happening" (p.178) Ubik by Philip K. Dick 7/12
- Enjoyed: "unless he'd really enjoyed last night's encounter" (p. 51) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
- Enjoying: "I'm enjoying it very much..." (p. 67)The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
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✔ 9.
- Build: "didn't you all build that boat like you wrote you were gonna" (p. 142) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
- Builds: "the excitement that slowly builds" (p.180) The Last Place by Laura Lippman 7/15
- Built: "the only hotel uglier than the Lafayette hasn't been built yet" (p. 118) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
- Building: "you had no idea that the students were in a different building" (p. 107) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
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✔ 10.
- Shout: "...and knew she would rather he didn't shout it out" (p. 162) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
- Shouts: "...the shouts of the men" (p. 135) Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10
- Shouted: "Do you think you deserve to be shouted at?" (p.111) Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10
- Shouting: "...shouting across the crowded, smoky pub" (p.214) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
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✔ 11.
- Dance: "You're in no condition to dance" (p.184) Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13
- Dances: "playing at local dances" (p.155) Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry 8/8
- Danced: "perhaps God and the Devil danced hand in hand around every single electron" (p.181) Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13
- Dancing: "Bruno was once more dancing around him" (p. 261) Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13
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✔ 12.
- Bark: "the dogs began to bark" (p. 428) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
- Barks: "...then out of her mouth came a series of yapping barks." (p. 281) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
- Barked: "'Dana!'she barked" (p. 124) Don't Tell by Karen Rose 7/11/14
- Barking: "it's barking at you as if it's greeting you." (p. 152) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
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✔ 13.
- Grin: "She hid her grin behind her coffee cup" (p. 36) Don't Tell by Karen Rose 7/11/14
- Grins: "rarely grins at all" (p.2) The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 8/9/14
- Grinned: "She grinned from ear to ear..." (p. 240) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
- Grinning: Jem went in grinning" (p. 208) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
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14.
- Throw: "I was about to throw it at the window" (p. 148) Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10
- Throws: "she feels guilty when she throws it away" (p.7) White Noise by Don DeLillo 8/20/14
- Threw: "Dana chuckled again and threw another handful of popcorn in her mouth" (p. 138) Don't Tell by Karen Rose 7/11/14
- Throwing: "...cried Snowball, throwing down the paint brush" (p. 29) Animal Farm by George Orwell 7/13
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✔ 15.
- Smile: "on his elongated face Joe saw a smile (p. 195) Ubik by Philip K. Dick 7/12
- Smiles: "he smiles at his own turn of phrase" (p.1) The Last Place by Laura Lippman 7/15
- Smiled: "he smiled" (p. 84) Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13
- Smiling: "...Guy said with smiling warmth" (p. 113) Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13
1. The Road to Price - "Why would you drive us into a field?" - location #356
Sometimes Never - "I'm still standing on the porch, my cheeks hurting from smiling so much, long after he drives away." - pg. 51
The Road to Price - "I drove up right next to him." - location #145
The Road to Price - "We were on the highway driving home now and I was starting to get nervous about tonight." - location #1358
2.
The Road to Price - "Tears started to slowly run down my eyes." - location #746
The Road to Price - "I can't risk any kind of errors in the standard background check the temp agency runs." - location #929
The Road to Price - "He lightly ran his tongue across his lip and I swear I let out a moan." - location #553
The Road to Price - "I didn't stop running until I was back in my room with the door closed and locked." - location #745
3.
Sometimes Never - "I know them by heart and sing along with them often." - pg. 52
Sometimes Never - "Park sings the lyrics, that I know came from Hope, in a smooth tenor that somehow reflects an internal aching." - pg.76
Two Thousand Miles - "Bow chica wow wow, Shelby sang." - pg. 139
Yank - "When went back into the house, I heard Dawn up in her room, playing the radio. She was singing." - pg. 55
4.
The Road to Price - "I was upset and wanted to confront you right away and I wasn't thinking." - location #898
Two Thousand Miles - "All of Malibu knows you visited your house yesterday and went to a party last night, which you quickly left after you were confronted with the news of an alleged SEC investigation involving your father and Manager Mutual." - pg.239
Two Thousand Miles - "I hoped I hadn't angered him by confronting Dixie, but there was nothing I could do about it now." - pg. 92
5.
The Road to Price - "I no longer had the strength to stand up." - location #2244
Sometimes Never - "His friend stands there like a moron, not sure what to do." - pg. 23
The Road to Price - "Mr. Price stood up and I couldn't believe how handsome he was." - location #200
The Road to Price - "I was standing in front of the bedroom mirror in my only other nice outfit." - location #576
6.
The Road to Price - "He looked at me like he was trying to decipher his next move." - location #250
The Road to Price - "She moves in tonight and starts on Monday." - location #468
The Road to Price - "His mouth moved to my skin and started kissing down my neck." - location #370
The Road to Price - "I hope moving to a new place will help in my grieving process." - location #24
7.
The Road to Price - "I walked into the kitchen to make myself something to eat." - location #124
The Road to Price - "He always eats what I make him and never complains but it is obvious who is better in the kitchen." - location 1214
The Road to Price - "Rachel came back in with the main course and we ate in silence." - location #671
The Road to Price - "I was starving so when I finally started eating it only took a few minutes to finish." - location #129
8.
The Road to Price - "I just wanted to enjoy the feeling of being clean." - location #63
Sometimes Never - "Yes, I think he does. I think he also enjoys it." - pg.73
The Road to Price - "I laid my head back down on his chest and just enjoyed being in this moment." - location #1905
The Road to Price - "I was enjoying the view too much." -location #222
9.
Yank - "Maybe I could find something working outside- get a tan, build some muscle." - pg. 2
Demon At My Door - "I keep working my hips against him and soon a feeling builds up taking over every sense in my body." - pg. 203
The Road to Price - "Luckily I had on thin fabric yoga pants and a tank top with a built in sports bra." - location #33
The Road to Price - "I walked down the steps to exit my apartment building and head to my car." - location #135
10.
The Road to Price - "I'm sorry I didn't need to shout." - location #857
Sometimes Never - "Get your lazy ass up, Guy shouts." - pg.186
The Road to Price - "Yes! Breakfast with Grandpa Charlie is the best," Miles shouted as he jumped out of his bed. - location #1746
The Road to Price - "I was shouting now and probably being irrational but I didn't care." - location #1548
11.
The Road to Price - "We can have wine, play board games, get drunk and dance to horrible music." - location #793
Tall, Tatted and Tempting - "Paul picks her up and dances around with her in his arms." - pg. 170
Yank - "Even my cock responded, growing thickly down my thigh as we danced- that was, until I heard Dawn's voice." - pg.91
Yank - "I saw Julie dancing with Will a few feet away, laughing at something he said." - pg. 89
12.
Sometimes Never - "I can't help the bark of laughter that leaves my mouth." - pg.57
Sometimes Never - "Your name is Guy Love?. He barks out a laugh, louder this time." - pg.26
Wait for You - "He stared at me a moment and then barked out a short laugh." - pg.195
13.
The Road to Price - "Sebastian had the hugest grin on his face." - location #945
Sometimes Never - "Mason's eyes rake over me and he grins. - pg.26
Yank - "I grinned as she stamped her foot, her hands balled into fists at her sides, but I shut the door before she could start her building tirade and shoved a chair under the door handle so she couldn't burst in." - pg. 98
Yank - "Are you gonna tell my mum and dad? She was grinning now." - pg.9
14.
The Road to Price - "I had to get out of here before I did something stupid like throw myself on him." - location #294
Sometimes Never - "With a defeated sigh, Guy throws my iPod onto the front seat between me and Mason." - pg.29
The Road to Price - "I threw my arms around his neck and pulled him into my body." - location #1659
The Road to Price - "Well I'm stuffed," I said while throwing the garbage into the can next to the nightstand." - locatin #1083
15.
The Road to Price - "His lip curled up slightly to form a smile but after a few moments fell flat." - location #1179
The Road to Price "His hand reaches out to touch my arm and he smiles at me compassionately." - location #1638
The Road to Price - "I smiled in return and then turned back towards Nancy to follow her out of this office." - location #299
The Road to Price - "I'm going to go into that emergency room and see him laughing and smiling." - location #1816
7/7/14 - **
7/9/14 ***
7/11/14 ****
7/13/14 *****
7/14/14 *****
7/18/14 ****
8/7/14 **
Past, Present, Future Challenge Durration: July - September 2014
Completed: 0/60
1.
- Drive
- Drives
- Drove
- Driving
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2.
- Run
- Runs
- Ran
- Running
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3.
- Sing
- Sings
- Sang
- Singing
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4.
- Confront
- Confronts
- Confronted
- Confronting
__________
5.
- Stand
- Stands
- Stood
- Standing
__________
6.
- Move
- Moves
- Moved
- Moving
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7.
- Eat
- Eats
- Ate
- Eating
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8.
- Enjoy
- Enjoys
- Enjoyed
- Enjoying
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9.
- Build
- Builds
- Built
- Building
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10.
- Shout
- Shouts
- Shouted
- Shouting
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11.
- Dance
- Dances
- Danced
- Dancing
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12.
- Bark
- Barks
- Barked
- Barking
__________
13.
- Grin
- Grins
- Grinned
- Grinning
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14.
- Throw
- Throws
- Threw
- Throwing
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15.
- Smile
- Smiles
- Smiled
- Smiling
I'm in! Doing this from my phone right now but I'll just update this post later once I'm on an actual computer :)
Reposting for more room...The Lost Challenges
Past, Present, Future Challenge
Duration: 7/1/2014 - 9/30/2014
Progress: 60 out of 60
This is a scavenger hunt challenge based on verb tenses. All you have to do is find the word or words in your book then...
-List the book you found it in
-Provide the sentence and a page number or location
-Date and rate your book.
Remember your looking for the verb some of these are sneaky and can be nouns too.
1.
- Drive = "My darling Corkarina, you drive me mad with desire." Page 126
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Drives = "She drives on." Page 229
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - ***** - 7/14/2014 - 360 Pages
- Drove = "Whenever he kissed her, she responded with an innocent sensuality that drove him to the limits of his self-control." Page 224
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Driving = "The harem ladies are driving me crazy." Page 10
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
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2.
- Run = "She wanted to run to him." Page 68
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Runs = "Otto runs a health club in Germany." Page 199
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Ran = "But the more Christopher learned about Beatrix, the more he perceived the vein of insecurity that ran deep in her." Page 130
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Running = "I have much to learn about running an estate." Page 217
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
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3.
- Sing = "Well, I sing and do this dance." Page 49
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Sings = "As we sit under the tree Audrey sings to herself and Ritchie lies back, leaning on the step." Page 151
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - ***** - 7/14/2014 - 360 Pages
- Sang = "Metal sang as my sword cleared the sheath." Page 140
Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - *** - 7/4/2014 - 403 Pages
- Singing = "A small group of officers from Christopher's regiment, still in uniform, were standing in a row and singing a slow, haunting ballad." Page 284
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
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4.
- Confront = "I had not planned out what I intended to do if he turned and came to confront me, and for the first time I regretted the white coat I was still wearing..." Page 324
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht - **** - 7/8/2014 - 338 Pages
- Confronts = "An old homeless man confronts me quietly with his beard, his missing teeth, and his poverty." Page 310
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - ***** - 7/14/2014 - 360 Pages
- Confronted = "The vision that confronted me in the bathroom mirror made my stomach revolve." Page 302
Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - *** - 7/4/2014 - 403 Pages
- Confronting = "At the foot of every bed, confronting its moribund occupant, was a television box."
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - **** - 7/21/2014 - 268 Pages
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5.
- Stand = "I stand by my opinions when I know I'm right, Captain Phelan." Page 117
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Stands = "I don't know how Crystal stands us." Page 152
Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery - **** - 7/7/2014 - 379 Pages
- Stood = "Christopher stood and moved to take the dog, but Beatrix shook her head." Page 96
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Standing = "A small group of officers from Christopher's regiment, still in uniform, were standing in a row and singing a slow, haunting ballad." Page 284
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
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6.
- Move = "Sophisticated and born to privilege, he was able to move with ease in the civilized environment that was so alien to her." Page 7
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Moves = "But if she moves to harm you, she'll regret it." Page 124
Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - *** - 7/4/2014 - 403 Pages
- Moved = "Christopher stood and moved to take the dog, but Beatrix shook her head." Page 96
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Moving = "When I was very young, I would hear people say something, but their lips weren't moving." Page 300
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
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7.
- Eat = "Are you suggesting we eat this strange concoction?" Page 103
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Eats = "A drug that makes mothers abandon their infant babies at the hospital, a drug that eats people whole." Page 91
Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - *** - 7/4/2014 - 403 Pages
- Ate = "She didn't leap over it, she ate through it." Page 85
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Eating = "What the devil are you eating?" Page 144
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
__________8.
- Enjoy = "I can't enjoy my tea with that beast staring at me." Page 76
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Enjoys = "She enjoys being a rebel." Page 38
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Enjoyed = "He recalled all the tapes he'd enjoyed watching." Page 178
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Enjoying = "Enjoyings your days off?" Page 83
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
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9.
- Build = "His wife, Catherine, who was helping the babies to build block towers, looked up with a smile." Page 144
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Builds "That's someone who builds things, like houses." Page 56
Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery - **** - 7/7/2014 - 379 Pages
- Built = "And a new railway station is being built in the region." Page 217
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Building = "Darcy massaged her temples where tension was building." Page 52
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
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10.
- Shout = "Japhrimel asked in my ear, leaning close so he didn't have to shout." Page 181
Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - *** - 7/4/2014 - 403 Pages
- Shouts = "Dominic takes off running through the village to the well, and allegedly passes Marek, who shouts, 'I told you, didn't I?' Page 64
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht - **** - 7/8/2014 - 338 Pages
- Shouted = "'Stop it!' Maggie shouted. Page 217
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Shouting = "Shots and the whistling of shells, explosions, men shouting, the screams of panicked horses..." Page 313
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
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11.
- Dance = "I'd be delighted to dance with you." Page 105
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Dances = "She almost skips or dances as she walks." Page 254
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - ***** - 7/14/2014 - 360 Pages
- Danced = "I hadn't danced for three years." Page 81
Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - *** - 7/4/2014 - 403 Pages
- Dancing = "Otto was dancing with her, or rather, he was swinging her around like a rag doll." Page 209
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
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12.
- Bark = "I jump off him and bark, 'Now get up and keep walking or you die now." Page 88
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - ***** - 7/14/2014 - 360 Pages
- Barks = "The only person he barks at." Page 146
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - ***** - 7/14/2014 - 360 Pages
- Barked = "Albert barked at the women." Page 74
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Barking = "In the ensuing pause, he heard the sounds of Albert barking outside." Page 94
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
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13.
- Grin = "So when he saw the tiger's wife one day as she was walking home from the grocer's, her arms heavy with tins of jam and dried fruit, he found himself brave enough to grin up at her and pat his own stomach in a pleased and understanding kind of way." Page 221
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht - **** - 7/8/2014 - 338 Pages
- Grins = "'The pleasure's mine, Audrey.' Bernie grins." Page 255
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - ***** - 7/14/2014 - 360 Pages
- Grinned = "Chickering grinned." Page 168
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
- Grinning = "'She's a wild child!' Korcul screamed back, grinning wildly." Page 209
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht - **** - 7/8/2014 - 338 Pages
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14.
- Throw = "How could she throw this love away without giving it a chance?" Page 281
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Throws = "Then the guy throws it into the pool." Page 225
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Threw = "He threw us out." Page 108
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Throwing = "He ran toward the wall, throwing the other flip-flop." Page 175
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
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15.
- Smile = "He'd expected it to be boring, but she made him smile and laugh with the crazy situations she got herself into." Page 70
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Smiles = "The woman in purple is saying something and smiling, and he smiles back at her." Page 5
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht - **** - 7/8/2014 - 338 Pages
- Smiled = "Austin smiled to himself." Page 11
Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
- Smiling = "Christopher asked, smiling as he saw Beatrix's excitement." Page 297
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages
Awesome! It looks like the only one you are missing is confronting. I'm having difficulties with that one too.
Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Awesome! It looks like the only one you are missing is confronting. I'm having difficulties with that one too."Found it in Brave New World! But yeah, that one was a hard one for some reason :)
Finished...took longer than I thought it would!Past, Present, Future Challenge
July 1, 2014-August 20, 2014
tasks: (15/15)
words: (60/60)
✔ 1.
- Drive: They stood beside each other, watching her drive off (p.62) Justice for Sara 7/2/14
- Drives: "...drives like shit..." (p. 50) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
- Drove: "It was amazing how many people still drove gas guzzling trucks..." (p.46)Justice for Sara 7/2/14
- Driving: "I remember you driving a pickup." (p. 115)Justice for Sara 7/2/14
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✔ 2.
- Run: "anybody who went up to the house once oughta not to still run every time he passes it" (p.23) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
- Runs: "a road runs behind the church and the school..." (p.39) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
- Ran: "I ran by the Radley place as fast as I could..." (p.33) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
- Running: "The time before the last great change was running out..." (p. 140) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg 7/5
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✔ 3.
- Sing: "She began to sing to warn the one who could not see her." (p.141) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg 7/5
- Sings: "...singing sweetly Sings the Donkey..." (p. 244) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
- Sang: "They sang another verse..." (p.55) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7/
- Singing: "Van had finished singing about 'crazy love'..."(p.28) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
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✔ 4.
- Confront "my heart had beaten faster knowing I would finally confront him..." (p.12) Price of Justice by Alan Brenham 7/4/14
- Confronts: "eternally pursues and confronts me" (p.303) Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry 8/8/14
- Confronted "...confronted them on the main grass court" (p.121) Drop Shot 7/4
- Confronting "...she could also avoid confronting the truth" (p. 129) Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen 7/29
✔ 5.
- Stand "You know who used to stand on his head everyday?" (p.47) Drop Shot 7/4
- Stands "...like Sampras or Steffi or someone might suddenly point into the stands..." (p.4) Drop Shot 7/4
- Stood "Win stood perfectly still." (p.11) Drop Shot 7/4
- Standing "the distraction worked like a standing eight count..." (p.43) Drop Shot 7/4
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✔ 6.
- Move "It was all she could move" (p.55) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 7/5
- Moves: "kids'll nick anything that moves" (p. 245) Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10
- Moved: "...always seeming never to have moved or changed." (p.144) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg 7/5
- Moving "The third was moving to the city..." (p.58) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg 7/5
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✔ 7.
- Eat: "I was looking good enough to eat" (p.3) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
- Eats: "...depression that eats at you until you wish you were dead" (p.335) Don't Tell by Karen Rose 7/11/14
- Ate: "they ate ice cream" (p.131) Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10
- Eating: "Stop eating and start thinking, Jem" (p.215) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
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✔ 8.
- Enjoy: "I enjoy my work..." (p. 403) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
- Enjoys: "An infantile, retarded entity which enjoys what's happening" (p.178) Ubik by Philip K. Dick 7/12
- Enjoyed: "unless he'd really enjoyed last night's encounter" (p. 51) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
- Enjoying: "I'm enjoying it very much..." (p. 67)The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
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✔ 9.
- Build: "didn't you all build that boat like you wrote you were gonna" (p. 142) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
- Builds: "the excitement that slowly builds" (p.180) The Last Place by Laura Lippman 7/15
- Built: "the only hotel uglier than the Lafayette hasn't been built yet" (p. 118) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
- Building: "you had no idea that the students were in a different building" (p. 107) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
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✔ 10.
- Shout: "...and knew she would rather he didn't shout it out" (p. 162) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
- Shouts: "...the shouts of the men" (p. 135) Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10
- Shouted: "Do you think you deserve to be shouted at?" (p.111) Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10
- Shouting: "...shouting across the crowded, smoky pub" (p.214) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
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✔ 11.
- Dance: "You're in no condition to dance" (p.184) Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13
- Dances: "playing at local dances" (p.155) Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry 8/8
- Danced: "perhaps God and the Devil danced hand in hand around every single electron" (p.181) Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13
- Dancing: "Bruno was once more dancing around him" (p. 261) Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13
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✔ 12.
- Bark: "the dogs began to bark" (p. 428) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
- Barks: "...then out of her mouth came a series of yapping barks." (p. 281) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
- Barked: "'Dana!'she barked" (p. 124) Don't Tell by Karen Rose 7/11/14
- Barking: "it's barking at you as if it's greeting you." (p. 152) The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7
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✔ 13.
- Grin: "She hid her grin behind her coffee cup" (p. 36) Don't Tell by Karen Rose 7/11/14
- Grins: "rarely grins at all" (p.2) The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 8/9/14
- Grinned: "She grinned from ear to ear..." (p. 240) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
- Grinning: Jem went in grinning" (p. 208) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8
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14.
- Throw: "I was about to throw it at the window" (p. 148) Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10
- Throws: "she feels guilty when she throws it away" (p.7) White Noise by Don DeLillo 8/20/14
- Threw: "Dana chuckled again and threw another handful of popcorn in her mouth" (p. 138) Don't Tell by Karen Rose 7/11/14
- Throwing: "...cried Snowball, throwing down the paint brush" (p. 29) Animal Farm by George Orwell 7/13
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✔ 15.
- Smile: "on his elongated face Joe saw a smile (p. 195) Ubik by Philip K. Dick 7/12
- Smiles: "he smiles at his own turn of phrase" (p.1) The Last Place by Laura Lippman 7/15
- Smiled: "he smiled" (p. 84) Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13
- Smiling: "...Guy said with smiling warmth" (p. 113) Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13
I'm still searching for confronts :(
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This is a scavenger hunt challenge based on verb tenses. All you have to do is find the word or words in your book then...
-List the book you found it in
-Provide the sentence and a page number or location
-Date and rate your book.
Remember your looking for the verb some of these are sneaky and can be nouns too.
This is a 3 month challenge.
July 1st - September 30th
1. Drive | Drives | Drove | Driving
2. Run | Runs | Ran | Running
3. Sing | Sings | Sang | Singing
4. Confront | Confronts | Confronted | Confronting
5. Stand | Stands | Stood | Standing
6. Move | Moves | Moved | Moving
7. Eat | Eats | Ate | Eating
8. Enjoy | Enjoys | Enjoyed | Enjoying
9. Build | Builds | Built | Building
10. Shout | Shouts | Shouted | Shouting
11. Dance | Dances | Danced | Dancing
12. Bark | Barks | Barked | Barking
13. Grin | Grins | Grinned | Grinning
14. Throw | Throws | Threw | Throwing
15. Smile | Smiles | Smiled | Smiling
For those of you who like lists better
(view spoiler)[1.
- Drive
- Drives
- Drove
- Driving
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2.
- Run
- Runs
- Ran
- Running
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3.
- Sing
- Sings
- Sang
- Singing
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4.
- Confront
- Confronts
- Confronted
- Confronting
__________
5.
- Stand
- Stands
- Stood
- Standing
__________
6.
- Move
- Moves
- Moved
- Moving
__________
7.
- Eat
- Eats
- Ate
- Eating
__________
8.
- Enjoy
- Enjoys
- Enjoyed
- Enjoying
__________
9.
- Build
- Builds
- Built
- Building
__________
10.
- Shout
- Shouts
- Shouted
- Shouting
__________
11.
- Dance
- Dances
- Danced
- Dancing
__________
12.
- Bark
- Barks
- Barked
- Barking
__________
13.
- Grin
- Grins
- Grinned
- Grinning
__________
14.
- Throw
- Throws
- Threw
- Throwing
__________
15.
- Smile
- Smiles
- Smiled
- Smiling (hide spoiler)]