That tree, __________ are almost bare, is a very old one.
Off the east, the sky looked pale enough to ____ the storm would be passing quickly.
The sound of the music ____louder and louder as the band marched nearer to me.
The news was a terrible blow to her, but she will _____ the shock soon.
—Who did you stay with ? —_____________.
She is in a poor ________of health, which worries her mother much.