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Rain lashed (struck with force) the cobblestone (small, rounded stones) streets, mirroring the frantic beat of Ella’s heart. A hulking (massive and heavy) figure, a big boy, cornered her in a deserted (empty and abandoned) alley (narrow passageway). Her escape route was blocked. Her scream was swallowed by the storm.
Suddenly, a shadow darted (moved swiftly) from the rooftop, landing with a soft thud behind the brute (a violent person). It was Leo, the town’s notorious (well-known for something bad) loner, usually shrouded (covered or hidden) in mystery. Today, his emerald (bright green) eyes blazed with a fierce protectiveness Ella had never seen.
“Leave her alone, Brock,” Leo’s voice, a low growl, echoed in the alley.
Brock scoffed (mocked), a gold tooth glinting (shining briefly) in the dim light. “This ain’t your business, runt (small, weak person).”
Ella watched, paralyzed, as Brock lunged (made a sudden forward movement). Leo moved with a speed that defied (went against) his lean frame. He sidestepped, sending Brock crashing into a stack of crates (wooden boxes). Before Brock could rise, Leo’s foot pinned his arm, a glint of steel flashing in his hand.
“Go, Ella,” he commanded, his voice softer now. Ella hesitated, then, fueled by a surge (sudden increase) of courage, she darted past them, the rain stinging her cheeks.
She found refuge (shelter or protection) at the bakery, its warm light a beacon (signal) in the storm. Minutes later, Leo joined her, his clothes soaked, a small bandage on his arm. Ella’s heart pounded with a mix of gratitude and something more.
“You didn’t have to do that,” she whispered, her voice shaky.
Leo shrugged, but his gaze lingered (stayed for a while). “Someone had to.”
They sat in silence, a comfortable quiet settling between them. Ella saw not the loner, but the hero who had faced danger without hesitation.
As the rain subsided (decreased), a sliver (small piece) of moon peeked through the clouds. Ella walked Leo to his doorstep. Under the moonlight, she blurted (said suddenly), “Thank you, Leo. You’re brave.”
A smile, hesitant at first, then genuine (real and sincere), touched his lips. “Maybe I am,” he conceded (admitted), his eyes searching hers.
Ella didn’t need words. The look in his eyes, the memory of his courage, spoke volumes. In that storm-ravaged (severely damaged) night, a hero had not just saved a girl, he had ignited (set in motion) a spark in her heart.
English words you learned and Revised
Lashed (struck with force), cobblestone (small, rounded stones), hulking (massive and heavy), deserted (empty and abandoned), darted (moved swiftly), brute (a violent person), notorious (well-known for something bad), shrouded (covered or hidden), emerald (bright green), scoffed (mocked), glinting (shining briefly), lunged (made a sudden forward movement), defied (went against), surge (sudden increase), refuge (shelter or protection), beacon (signal), lingered (stayed for a while), subsided (decreased), sliver (small piece), blurted (said suddenly), genuine (real and sincere), conceded (admitted), ravaged (severely damaged), ignited (set in motion).
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