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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: Who is the fastest creature in mythology?


Unscramble the Blue Letters


Lending his boundless energy to the Sun, Savitar breaks through Raiju’s storm! This golden-handed protector of the universe can manipulate the elements— and all minvog things for that matter!

A valiant effort to rrcideet the wind by Idaten... but not valiant enough. The path seems caler for Savitar. But is that the gallop of hooves I hear?

What buaetuifl blindside! It’s Sleipnir hurtling out of another dimension! it seems the sanamhic steed shares Odin’s ability to travel between the ralems. This racer might not have to play by Savitar’s rules. But... wait a second, am I watching this in slow motion?

Open Cloze


Lending his boundless energy to the Sun, Savitar breaks through Raiju’s storm! This golden-handed protector of the universe can manipulate the elements— and all ______ things for that matter!

A valiant effort to ________ the wind by Idaten... but not valiant enough. The path seems _____ for Savitar. But is that the gallop of hooves I hear?

What _________ blindside! It’s Sleipnir hurtling out of another dimension! it seems the ________ steed shares Odin’s ability to travel between the ______. This racer might not have to play by Savitar’s rules. But... wait a second, am I watching this in slow motion?

Solution


  1. beautiful
  2. realms
  3. redirect
  4. clear
  5. shamanic
  6. moving

Original Text


Lending his boundless energy to the Sun, Savitar breaks through Raiju’s storm! This golden-handed protector of the universe can manipulate the elements— and all moving things for that matter!

A valiant effort to redirect the wind by Idaten... but not valiant enough. The path seems clear for Savitar. But is that the gallop of hooves I hear?

What beautiful blindside! It’s Sleipnir hurtling out of another dimension! it seems the shamanic steed shares Odin’s ability to travel between the realms. This racer might not have to play by Savitar’s rules. But... wait a second, am I watching this in slow motion?

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations





Important Words


  1. ability
  2. beautiful
  3. boundless
  4. breaks
  5. clear
  6. effort
  7. energy
  8. gallop
  9. hear
  10. hooves
  11. hurtling
  12. idaten
  13. lending
  14. manipulate
  15. motion
  16. moving
  17. path
  18. play
  19. protector
  20. racer
  21. realms
  22. redirect
  23. rules
  24. savitar
  25. shamanic
  26. shares
  27. sleipnir
  28. slow
  29. steed
  30. sun
  31. travel
  32. universe
  33. valiant
  34. wait
  35. watching
  36. wind