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(Startled, ecstatic, pilgrimage, inquisition, brought, screaming, mates, innocence, hesitant, pub)
Saturday they made their weekly ______ to watch United. Sophie and her father and little Derek went down near the goal - Geoff, as always, went with his ______ higher up. United won two-nil and Casey drove in the second goal, a blend of______ and Irish genius, going round the two big defenders on the edge of the penalty area, with her father ________ for him to pass, and beating the ______ goalkeeper from a dozen yards. Sophie glowed with pride. Afterwards Geoff was _______ ‘I wish he was an Englishman,” someone said on the bus. “Ireland’ll win the World Cup,” little Derek told his mother when Sophie ______ him home. Her father was gone to the ______ to celebrate. “What’s this you’ve been telling?” Jansie said, next week. “About what?” “Your Geoff told our Frank you met Danny Casey.” This wasn’t an______, just Jansie being nosey. But Sophie was _______.

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Pilgrimage, mates, innocence, screaming, hesitant, ecstatic, brought, pub, inquisition, startled

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