picked

express, most, old, pretty, small, unfortunate

She picked the most ripe strawberries from the garden for the cake.

catechize, ring, stooped, train

She stooped down and picked up the scattered papers from the floor.

apples, countries, dandelions, dogfish, french, hat, man, needle

We picked apples all afternoon at the orchard near town.

down, from, up, with

She picked up the fallen leaves from the garden path this morning.

gradually, naturally, quickly, then

She gradually picked up speed as she ran down the hill toward the beach.