Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
In this excerpt from a story, choose the missing words that best fit the mood of the story.
The rotting floor creaked underneath her small feet. Agatha froze. A thin beam of light burst forth from the keyhole on the door across the room, and then only darkness. With a ________ hand, Agatha reached out and touched the knob. All at once there was a loud
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