1. to the sound of the ________ dog, I knocked by accident the garden gate just in time to hear a voice shouting:

2. It was at this stage that Ted came in quickly ________ me to finish and get on the road.

3. The first thing was to be ________ since you started at a time when most people were asleep.

4. At first I got on famously finding the right pigeonholes, checking Ted's list and putting the letters in ________ .

5. I rubbed the package with a towel and went quickly again to number 56 hurrying down the path in the true ________ of the season,

6. clutching the precious bundle in my hand I ________ it through the letter box

7. As he had been very busy in his house since two that morning ________ of a burst water pipe, he went to have a rest.

8. The shouts of joy coming from some houses as I put the mail through the letter ________ made up for the discomfort and.

9. Master Richard! When will that woman realise I'm over fifty and can't ________ knitted socks!

10. I did just that but in my ________ I dropped a small packet that fell into a puddle.