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Choose the most powerful verb from each of the drop down menus to complete this piece of writing to imagine.

There was no doubt about it! This monster, this natural phenomenon that had puzzled confused stumped( puzzled, confused, stumped ) the learned world, and overthrown overcome overpowered( overthrown, overcome, overpowered ) and misled deceived fooled( misled, deceived, fooled ) the imagination of seamen of both hemispheres, was, it must be owned, a still more astonishing brilliant surprising( astonishing, brilliant, surprising ) phenomenon, inasmuch as it was a simply human construction.

Complete this piece of writing to describe by choosing the most powerfully descriptive words and phrases from the drop-down menu. It is the opening of a story about one soldier's experience on the battlefields during the First World War.

The muddy field quaggy battlefield battleground( muddy field, quaggy battlefield, battleground ) was empty deserted devoid of life( empty, deserted, devoid of life ) and the cold wind was blowing on my gnawing at my lashing my( blowing on my, gnawing at my, lashing my ) face. I was alone desolate isolated( alone, desolate, isolated ) and felt tired exhausted worn-out( felt tired, exhausted, worn-out ). I hadn't slept for a long time for ages for what felt like years( for a long time, for ages, for what felt like years ). My legs ached and my worn-out ragged broken-down( worn-out, ragged, broken-down ) boots were heavy because of the mud like lead weights due to the mire dirty because of the filth( heavy because of the mud, like lead weights due to the mire, dirty because of the filth ).

I could still hear the deafening sounds of fighting haunting sounds of the battle loud noises from the battle( deafening sounds of fighting, haunting sounds of the battle, loud noises from the battle ). Smoke rose slowly curled gently came from( rose slowly, curled gently, came from ) from the places where the bombs had fallen craters left by the exploding shells shell-holes( places where the bombs had fallen, craters left by the exploding shells, shell-holes ). I saw the broken remains skeletal remains burnt-out remains( broken remains, skeletal remains, burnt-out remains ) of tanks that had been hit destroyed obliterated( hit, destroyed, obliterated ) by shells. All around lay dead people in their uniforms lay the empty husks of my fellow men lay the dead of the battle( lay dead people in their uniforms, lay the empty husks of my fellow men, lay the dead of the battle ). The frozen faces looked at admonished watched me( looked at, admonished, watched me ) me as I walked trudged stumbled( walked, trudged, stumbled ).

I searched for my friend among the dead. I continued looking for hours to forage among the dead for hours searching for hours( looking for hours, to forage among the dead for hours, searching for hours ). It got dark and cold grew dark and raw became dark and dank( got dark and cold, grew dark and raw, became dark and dank ). I had to go because it would have been dangerous to stay nothing could survive here for long to stay would mean certain death.( it would have been dangerous to stay, nothing could survive here for long, to stay would mean certain death. ).