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Question
The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
When he began to trust me, the squirrel began ____________ into my pockets for morsels of cake.
Options
dived
gliding
Sprang
darting
whipped, back
delving
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Solution
When he began to trust me, the squirrel began delving into my pockets for morsels of cake.
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