B. Read the following sentences. Encircle the words that explain the meaning of the underlined words.
1. The owners of nearby houses (demanded) that the firemen stop the fire. They urgently asked the firemento
their hoses towards their houses.
2. In a steady and strong voice, the fire chief asked the neighbors to move away from the buming building
fact, his voice was
(firm.)
3. They believed it was the work of an (arsonist), a man who burns building on purpose.
4. Somebody saw the suspected arsonist disappear into an (alley.) A policemen tried to chase him into the
back street.
5. The neighbors wanted the firemen (douse) their houses with their hoses. If water is thrown over their
the fire will not spread.​