distractors: looked laughed remembered
sentence: I didn't  realize  how short I was until I started school.As time went on,I just tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be  [MASK]  my whole life.I was determined to make my  uniqueness  an advantage rather than a disadvantage.My friends became increasingly  protective  They'd help me up the bus steps.If people were cruel,they would take them aside and  correct  them.