When I opened the door, I found my father sitting in his chair, completely _______ in the humorous stories he was reading.

—I didn’t mean ______ my mother. —But talking to her like that meant ______ her.

__________ from heart trouble for years Mr. White has to take some medicine with him wherever he goes.

 .From the classroom window we saw a huge snake _____ the yard.

In fact, the chances of anybody ______ by a whale are rather low.