The smuggler was holding a mug

It was drizzling and Nick, the cop, was patrolling the town which was just hit by a strong earthquake.

Nick just went past an orchard which used to be a perfect place for orchestrated picking, and in which there used to be scores of enchanting orchids with beautiful large petals.

Then he saw a weeping girl who was trying to paddle through a puddle. He pulled the poor girl to safety and wiped the tears from her face. He then managed to turn off a rubber nozzle and the dirty water stopped bubbling in the puddle.

Nick was now on a cobbled street where peddlers used to pedal around. Suddenly he saw a guy who was holding a dazzling mug smugly at the huge rubble while he was sweeping some pebbles from the street. Although he only saw a vague shape in the mizzly morning, he was sure it was the smuggler who was holding the mug which might be so smudged and not be in vogue anymore but was definitely not what could be taken away without permission. The vulgar smuggler was a notorious traitor whose portrait was once put on a trailer. The smuggler was so puzzled when he saw Nick, who seemed to appear out of the blue. Nick, the cop, was the last thing the smuggler wanted because he knew Nick was such a patriot and never let any smuggler off the hook.

Written by Expector. Did you recognize the confusing words?

smuggle - smuggler - smugly - smudge - mug

drizzle - dazzle - puzzle - nozzle - mizzly

orchard - orchid - orchestrate

paddle - puddle - peddler - bubble - pebble - pedal - petal - rubble - rubber

weep - sweep - wipe

vague - vogue - vulgar

traitor - trailer - portrait - patriot

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bet September 10, 2015 9:19

Thanks!
Expector Smith September 8, 2015 13:56

@Afro

Thanks again! It should be 'for doing something', so you should have said 'for keeping making corrections' or 'for having kept making corrections'.
bet September 8, 2015 7:56

I am really happy if you think so. Yes, we should share our ideas with others. And, thanks a lot again for keep doing corrections ( for keep doing corrections, is it correct?).
Expector Smith September 7, 2015 14:04

@DIMI

Thanks for the nice comment!

@Afro

Yes, it can be such an effective way to learn new words. In fact, it was your 'similar but not the same' blogs that inspired me to come up with this blog challenge. Thanks!
bet September 6, 2015 10:04

I am amazed, maybe dazed too but not amused to find lots of new words. Really, grateful to you.
Expector Smith September 5, 2015 23:26

@noasl

Yes, you got it. Thanks for the comment.
noaslpls September 5, 2015 17:19

I'm sure the smuggler was no longer smirking in his mug shot afterwards. :D :D :D
Expector Smith September 4, 2015 23:32

@Charan

Thanks!

@Onee

Yes, you got it!

@Luci

Welcom back! It was great to read your comment again. Keep it up.
Luci September 4, 2015 11:45

Wooow!! Fantastic post with so many new words and I like the way you wrote it! Happy to read u again, Expector :)
Onee-chan September 4, 2015 3:46

Thank you, dear doc Expector. Now I know how to use it. "He is pedaling his bike".

Thanks again for this great lesson. Very useful and informative blog!

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