Last summer, when mum and dad weren't feeling well, John took his dog, Nero, out for a walk. Suddenly there was a rabbit running across the path they were taking. Nero (7) very loudly and the scared rabbit ran into the bushes. Although John tried hard to grip the collar, Nero kept on running after the rabbit. That was the last time he saw Nero. He tried to (8) him for days. Finally, five weeks later, when John was out for a coffee at a cafe, his parents called. They were having lunch when they heard a dog barking outside the house. They hurriedly went out and there was Nero wiggling his tail. The correct word to complete number 7 is ....

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Last summer, when mum and dad weren't feeling well, John took his dog, Nero, out for a walk. Suddenly there was a rabbit running across the path they were taking. Nero (7) ____ very loudly and the scared rabbit ran into the bushes. Although John tried hard to grip the collar, Nero kept on running after the rabbit. That was the last time he saw Nero.

He tried to (8) ____ him for days. Finally, five weeks later, when John was out for a coffee at a cafe, his parents called. They were having lunch when they heard a dog barking outside the house. They hurriedly went out and there was Nero wiggling his tail.

The correct word to complete number 7 is ....