Day 12 - Delayed Adjective Phrase

"Gwydion sat upright, tensing as a bowstring.”

“I stared at the trees, aware of an eerie silence descending over the forest.”

“A woman of fifty or so, plump with frizzy hair, came toward them.”

“A circle of grass, smooth as a lawn, met her eyes, with dark trees dancing all around it.”

“Jonas felt more and more certain that the destination lay ahead of him, very near now in the night that was approaching.”

“A voice suddenly shouted at me, loud and strong and angry, although I couldn’t understand the words.”

“Her eyes glared, sharp and bright, from beneath arched black wings of brows.”

“Sitting beside the tree, Millie opened her packages slowly, careful to untie the ribbons, careful not to tear the paper.”

“Harry looked at his mother, who had her back to him, busy at the stove.”

“He surveyed the roof carefully, aware from the markings that someone had surveyed it before him, indicating the places where it would have to be repaired.”

“He ate while his blanket, still damp, steamed in front of the fire.”

“The swift-flowing clouds lifted and melted away, and the sun came out, pale and bright.”

“The long-awaited car show opened and filled fast, and the new Jaguar stood out, sleek and shiny.”

“She sat there, very still and white and thoughtful.”

“The cat jumped up, deathly silent and black and creepy.”

“Through her tears she could see Charles Wallace standing there, very small, very white.”

“Near the door he could hear the puppy whimpering outside, very softly, very sadly.”

“The door swung wide then, and an elderly woman, frail and toothless, stepped out.”

“The bus pulled up outside, and a small child, confident and independent, got off.”

“Jemmy gorged himself, anxious to be off and not certain when he would eat again.”

“Shea admired herself, careful to check everything and absolutely sure that she could look no better.”

The raft continued on, and they smelled a peculiar odor, ________________.

“The raft continued on, and they smelled a peculiar odor, sweet and nauseating at the same time.”

At one point a raven, ______________, came flapping out from a bus and few alongside us, his hoarse “tik, tok” weird and hollow.

“At one point a raven, black and lustrous, came flapping out from a bus and few alongside us, his hoarse ‘tik, tok’ weird and hollow.”

Laughter, ____________, filled the room.

“Laughter, loud and warm from their long and intimated relationship, filled the room.”