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[001] a confident way of talking. To his employers and the _____ captains, he was just Jim, nothing more. He had a sp
[002] the merchant navy at once. He was sent to a training _____ on a busy, wide river near London; there two hundred
[003] to save any lives' Jim had now run to the side of the _____ and was looking down. He felt a hand on his shoulder
[004] till very young, he soon became chief mate of a fine _____ . Unfortunately, he was badly hurt during a storm at
[005] e was badly hurt during a storm at sea, and when the _____ reached an Eastern port, he was taken to hospital. H
[006] eded time to mend, and so he was left behind when his _____ sailed away. Time passed slowly in the hospital, wher
[007] walk, he left the hospital and started looking for a _____ to take him back to England. While waiting, he natur
[008] ob as chief mate of the Patna. The Patna was a local _____ , as old as the hills, and in very bad condition. Her
[009] a. Jim watched as the native people hurried on to the _____ , filling every corner like water in a container. Ei
[010] n every corner. The days were hot and heavy, and the _____ moved slowly across a flat, lifeless sea. There were
[011] n a night like this. He had been responsible for the _____ for several hours now, and he was feeling sleepy. 'A
[012] ugly figure who had destroyed the night's peace. The _____ continued to move smoothly over the flat sea. 'You ca
[013] seem able to speak clearly. 'Why I work on this old _____ , I don't know,' he went on. 'We engineers work twice
[014] ain. There was a noise like distant thunder, and the _____ trembled. The two Malays at the wheel looked at the
[015] to describe the experience honestly, he replied, 'The _____ went over whatever it was as easily as oil running
[016] ioning of his conscience. 'So after you realized the _____ had hit something underwater, your captain ordered y
[017] m. 'I discovered a big hole in the metal wall of the _____ , below the water. I didn't think of danger just then
[018] d him about the damage, he cried, "My God! The whole _____ will be full of water in a minute!" He pushed me away
[019] a was a mysterious message from Aden, that a damaged _____ full of pilgrims had been found without its officers
[020] y master's certificate, if you won't let me command a _____ here, I'll go to - to Apia, to Honolulu - they know
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[001] ll towards Sherif Ali's stockade. He knew he had to _____ this fight - Doramin's people were depending on him.
[002] g. I usually rode about two races a day, and I didn't _____ many. Perhaps forty winners a season. I was taller
[003] ey, but not the best. Today, I was almost certain to _____ , and I was feeling happy. I finished third in my fi
[004] ace, Philip,' he said quietly. I smiled. 'I'll try to _____ .' 'No you won't,' he said sharply. 'Lose it. Victor's
[005] learned to be honest. For three years I had ridden to _____ , and now the problem appeared again. 'I can't lose,'
[006] wn to the start I was angry and miserable. wanted to _____ . Daylight was a confident jumper and he fell only occ
[007] was wearing an expensive soft brown coat. 'Ride to _____ ,' Harold said. 'There's a special silver cup for the
[008] l silver cup for the winner of this race.' And I did _____ . Harold was delighted and Victor smiled. We went to
[009] it breaks my neck. You know that. But I'll ride to _____ . You tell Victor that.' I stood up. I was unable to s
[010] hs work before. No, I thought, I'm a jockey! Ride to _____ On Saturday Harold phoned at a quarter to ten. 'Vict
[011] ridden carefully. I told him that you should ride to _____ .' 'What happened?' 'He said yes!' Harold shouted. 'H
[012] yes!' Harold shouted. 'He's changed his mind! You can _____ on his horses. And you'd better make sure that you
[013] his horses. And you'd better make sure that you do _____ !' I went to Ascot. Outside the weighing room stood Iv
[014] other horse passed us at the last fence and we didn't _____ . 'Sorry,' I said to Harold. Harold said nothing. Vic
[015] . 3 Chainmail was a young, strong horse who wanted to _____ . He needed to be controlled by a calm rider, but th
[016] , who was one of Victor's horses. 'Ride Sharpener to _____ ,' Harold said. 'But don't ride like a madman again.'
[017] 'How about the horse today? Is Coral Key running to _____ ?' 'Victor said nothing.' 'Then I'm riding to
[018] ?' 'Victor said nothing.' 'Then I'm riding to _____ .' Steve Millace was in the weighing room. He was anno
[019] y Philip Nore. They were favourites but they didn't _____ their races. And you made a lot of money. The Jockey
[020] hree years, Victor Briggs had allowed his horses to _____ . When George Millace died, Victor Briggs went back to
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[001] as 9. 56. Bruce kept his eyes on the road and did not _____ his speed. As they approached the centre of the town
[002] rd to swallow, and tasted most unpleasant. He had to _____ everyone's share of food. Even then, it would not las
[003] h the doctors could do to help. I was trying hard to _____ the amount of drugs I was taking. I had persuaded mys
[004] night I made up a strong spell. I hoped that it would _____ the temperature. But I was disappointed. After lunch
[005] to go to war, when to have public holidays, or how to _____ the number of accidents at sea. Women could not vote,
[006] y laws that are rarely enforced. If we really want to _____ the risk of dangerous dogs, we need to educate dog ow
[007] l) McGrath said the $200,000 program has helped Iona _____ the freshman attrition rate to 27 percent in the 1995
[008] h the system. " Dr. McGrath said that Iona wants to _____ the attrition rate to less than 15 percent. Purchase
[009] in Acapulco banded together to spruce up the hotels, _____ the number of street vendors and cut crime. And, nea
[010] invest in growth companies; diversify investments to _____ risk; and invest only in companies with at least a fi
[011] le-rate loan, because principal pay-down will usually _____ the monthly payment and give you more money for inve
[012] 190,208; if you pay an additional $500 per month, you _____ the loan life to 15 years and seven months, saving $
[013] with higher temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, would _____ rainfall levels in agricultural countries like Austr
[014] uiet and clean, they tidy your room for you, and some _____ their prices in the quiet season. In some, the land
[015] s would be borrowed. But in the long term they would _____ the losses of recent years. it was the up-to-date wa
[016] I think it is wrong of the Tourist Board to try and _____ England to a pretty postcard in its advertising. *
[017] s. Citizens and police officers must work together to _____ the number of crimes! It is seriously wrong to think
[018] onsibly exercised and that the government intended to _____ their independence. Still, these Tory governments pro
[019] nteresting than ever before. Nothing will do more to _____ class-ranking among the universities - old, new and n
[020] that revelled in their diversity; he never sought to _____ them to the Novel. 'There was a continuity in what I
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[001] ittle problem during one of our routine checks. We'll _____ it, of course, but not too quickly. If we get the tim
[002] None of us had realized that it would be so diicult to _____ the cover. There were five pieces of metal and you p
[003] t in time. It took another half an hour after that to _____ the cover. And then we started to prepare supper. W
[004] has been sent down for indecent behaviour. Suppose we _____ your salary at 90 a year to begin with? I shall expe
[005] hy. I wonder if you could be an angel and go over and _____ things for me? It's probably only a matter of giving
[006] nard left. And still no news. Nothing. No letter, no _____ , no phone call. I can't believe that he doesn't care
[007] t to the wrong school and no-one sent it on. And the _____ at school is broken. We're waiting for a new part but
[008] aid. "Do you think I'm afraid?" The servants began to _____ armor to Maximus's body, first his arms, legs, and sh
[009] ll right.' The second time he said, 'Tell her I can't _____ it.' He usually worked in the fields, and it was easy
[010] 'He's very angry,' I said to the Zambus. 'You'd better _____ this.' The Zambus cut the ice free and, complaining,
[011] costs. They have 10 years and a billion dollars to _____ faulty sewage treatment plants, to rebuild barnyards
[012] g in the lobby. On cold days, the reverse happens. To _____ the problem, new ventilation units have been put in
[013] make things happen instead of relying on City Hall to _____ everything. Built in the 1950s, the house is on abo
[014] p floor. The stairs are a bit dangerous. I'd have to _____ them. And the roof is leaking. If they don't do somet
[015] sk clerk handed me a hammer and nails and told me to _____ something up. Another gave me a length of rope and
[016] that direct it into the ring, through shutters that _____ the day length. The sunlight is constant during the
[017] down about twice a week. I'd rather do anything than _____ the copier! That copier really wastes a lot of my ti
[018] wis, in particular. It means our attention is free to _____ on another and older set of loyalties: the loyalties
[019] ittle problem during one of our routine checks. We'll _____ it, of course, but not too quickly. If we get the tim
[020] None of us had realized that it would be so diicult to _____ the cover. There were five pieces of metal and you p
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[001] goat would still be alive. That's when I made a wrong _____ . Well, she was correct about one thing; the experienc
[002] Malcolm, what are your men waiting for?'3 'For your _____ . I want to search the house, and I can't do that wit
[003] come back to Netherfield, I'll never have to make the _____ !' But Elizabeth was sure Mr Bingley could not be kept
[004] 'Dear Lizzy,' said Jane, 'we must respect Charlotte's _____ . She may well be happy with Mr Collins. And as for Mr
[005] me that evening he told his family that he had made a _____ : he was not going to write back to Megan. His life wa
[006] d have a better life without him.' 'But that was your _____ to make, not his,' said Beth. 'Remember, I was only s
[007] s time for Megan to speak to Beth. They had to make a _____ together. Did they want Huw back in their lives, or s
[008] needed all her spare time for studying, but left the _____ to her. After a while he said nothing. Perhaps he was
[009] Hu had left. He tried to think. Eventually, he made a _____ . He decided to tell his mother, even if Hu wouldn't
[010] very sadly, he added, 'Hu, it was your ring, and your _____ . You are almost an adult, a young adult. Now this is
[011] ey hurried out of her office. 'I think we must make a _____ ,' said Mr Grisman. 'And this is it. Mr Riding has sho
[012] m a bit worried about it - we were so late making our _____ and it was still available. Why didn't anyone else wa
[013] or go and join him, but then he looked up, making the _____ for me. 'Jennifer,' he said. 'Hi. I'd oer to buy you
[014] t down with a pile of travel books and make a logical _____ . No, I just phoned the travel company, asked them wha
[015] r actually, I think it was more than that. I think my _____ to go out on a date with Gary had a lot to do with me
[016] ly. Commodus moved closer to her. "No, he's made his _____ ," he said. "He will name me as Emperor. And I know wh
[017] han he is." Marcus stood up. "Commodus will accept my _____ - he knows the army is loyal to you." A piece of ice
[018] f a fire, and prepared himself to tel Commodus of his _____ . Finally, he said, "You will do your duty for Rome."
[019] aid. 'It is; Denys replied. 'We shall have to reach a _____ very soon. We must have eleven men: 'What do you thi
[020] uickly, or you'll be sorry.' Chapter 17 An Important _____ BRAND HAM HALL, NEAR NORWICH, NORFOLK. Dear Mother [
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[001] nt, but can I talk to you, just between ourselves, a _____ of confession? I mean, without your feeling that you
[002] mour, and he told you what you expected to hear. As a _____ of bad joke.' 'Believe me, I'm not here because of o
[003] nation of Something Completely Dierent'. You know the _____ of thing... Good, kind people, but extraordinarily s
[004] hen you come to visit me, you must explain to me what _____ of creature I've married. And you must come very soon
[005] head.' 'Why can't you do it?' 'Because I'm not that _____ of doctor.' I looked up at him. He was tired and he n
[006] walks, unless Elfine were accompanied by the proper _____ of dog to take on long walks. She must learn to be se
[007] but after a while he decided that Mr Neck must be the _____ of Amusing Type who calls everybody 'sweetheart', an
[008] was surprised. Ntsiki was warm and friendly, not the _____ of person he expected. He stepped inside the church
[009] . 'Come on, Mamphela. Ministers don't approve of this _____ of thing.' 'Don't they?' Mamphela said bitterly. 'If
[010] titude. I shall pursue this matter. I don't want this _____ of thing happening.' Woods was surprised. The warmth
[011] No, I think we should get rid of him completely. That _____ of young man does the College no good at all.' Two ho
[012] iesthood before it was too late. If a vicar does that _____ of thing, you know, all the world knows. And so many
[013] e been in the soup as often as I have, it gives you a _____ of feeling that everything will be all right in the e
[014] shop to ask for some tobacco, and they hadn't got the _____ I wanted. I felt I couldn't leave without getting som
[015] will never believe this! to send you some money as a _____ of apology! He mentioned 20. As you can imagine, I to
[016] ugh he drank too much. He was my dad, a good- hearted _____ of man, but rough. He used to beat my poor mother a l
[017] ?' Certainly not.' A sweet despair?' Nothing of the _____ .' You're lying!' said Grimes. There was another pause
[018] ly,' said Grimes. After their soup they had the worst _____ of fish. Mr Prendergast made a little joke. Clearly t
[019] ou shut up. This is not the moment to talk about that _____ of thing. I'll buy you all some beer, all right?' Wh
[020] er love and all that. Funny how one grows out of that _____ of thing.' Inside the Castle he turned off the main p
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[001] Thursday I saw him paying ?250 into his post office _____ ' As more people came into the bar, the conversation
[002] e owned his house, had nearly 2000 in his post office _____ and fishing equipment worth about 1000. Nobody seem
[003] o sign his name to pay in money or get it out of his _____ . And ask her about the odd jobs he used to do for ne
[004] g' to know everything that goes on. She sees all the _____ books twice a week. An' if anyone does anything she d
[005] a fairly large cheque - more than I have in my bank _____ at the moment. I want to borrow enough money to cover
[006] his, and help him to drink a little water. But on no _____ must you speak to him. is that understood?' I nodded,
[007] than he had expected. He started to teach her how to _____ for money, and how to keep financial records. She mig
[008] was thinking about the past. The diary contained an _____ of the events which had changed my life. If those eve
[009] merican author, wrote "Angela's Ashes," the evocative _____ of the miseries of his starkly impoverished upbringin
[010] oken down, and he needed a ride back to Kansas. This _____ from Mr. Nichols is central to the Government's asser
[011] went to East Timor in Indonesia and brought back an _____ of killing that he thought President Clinton should do
[012] vel and recreation away from home. Travel and tourism _____ for 11. 4 percent of employment - or one out of ever
[013] y to the life and work of Henry Fielding, whose great _____ of life in Augustan England, Tom Jones, provides a ba
[014] estate and continue the family football legacy. This _____ of John Cooke and the forces that have shaped him is
[015] to face. James Salter's memoir is written uphill, an _____ delivered not to himself but, as if concealing assets
[016] rd 'perfect.' So does one section of this memoir: an _____ of air warfare in Korea that stands as a masterpiece
[017] , Susannah Clapp has written a remarkably fair-minded _____ of his life without stooping to pat explanations or p
[018] es to the part, and Nagano leads a remarkably supple _____ of this underappreciated score-as he did locally at
[019] Mr. Van Pala began his beeper venture by opening an _____ in October with Bell Atlantic for a 540 toll number,
[020] removed the messages immediately and terminated the _____ used to post them. Zeran sued anyway. A court ruled
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[001] m would understand the full horror of it. Every small _____ of what had happened was important. Fortunately he r
[002] smelling flowers and a group of listening men, every _____ of that fresh young face and straight figure came ba
[003] ind in the hotel. We four had told our story - every _____ , even Josef's death. It had not taken long. The vil
[004] ng to bed, he sat down and wrote a note describing in _____ the extraordinary change in the picture since he had
[005] hat you see in that picture. Describe it, please, in _____ . I'll tell you why afterwards.' Well,' said Nisbet, I
[006] teacher. Everything had been learned down to the last _____ . As Brat went home that evening, full of the exciteme
[007] not sure?' she asked. 'We shall have to check every _____ of his story very, very carefully.' 'So there's no p
[008] its lovely curving staircase. It was small, but every _____ was perfect. It seemed full of sunlight, and it had
[009] gence. Listen.' And carefully, she explained in some _____ how Meriam's recent experience could easily be avoide
[010] suddenly, in a flash. In a few seconds she had every _____ of her plan clearly in her head. Calmly she wrote a
[011] hey seemed so angry, and it was only about some small _____ of church architecture. I have never known Mr Prender
[012] il Ashton's death. Ogilvie wanted to be sure of every _____ . The mystery was Benson. Why had he shot Ashton? He
[013] n have never met, Stephen Tallboy knows in surprising _____ the facts of Terry Moretons private life. Another is
[014] y found the opportunity to discuss the matter in more _____ with Elizabeth, alone. 'I am sorry for Jane,' she sai
[015] house, explaining its many good points in exhausting _____ . Elizabeth could not help thinking that perhaps he wa
[016] illiam. As my cousin and close friend, he knows every _____ of these events, and will be happy to support what I
[017] congratulate her. Lydia insisted on describing every _____ of her wedding day. She could not help reacting with
[018] angry, Very carefully, he had questioned Hu for every _____ of her problems with Mr Stanyer. Like a good lawyer,
[019] he harbour side. He didn't really feel like going into _____ about it at that moment. One reason was that he was
[020] rge bathroom and two bedrooms. I also know every tiny _____ of every other holiday she's ever been on and about m
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[001] g after breakfast. I need half a pound of tea. We can _____ that, and choose the silk for my new dress. Then we
[002] ou,' Miss Matty said. I'll wait a day or two before I _____ any of these silks,' she told the boy. My dear, will
[003] don't think Miss Matty will even have enough money to _____ your food.' Not enough for food?!' Martha sat down on
[004] ific, but had come here looking for a cheap ship to _____ . He watched Jim walking away. 'That young man's no g
[005] e photographs today, right? Are they good ones? I'll _____ the good ones. How's that?'7 'Well...' I was surpris
[006] photographs of Lambourn. He liked them and agreed to _____ some, and soon afterwards he and Clare left. I was p
[007] hing which he said to me,' she said. 'He asked me to _____ some ammonia. It's stupid, isn't it? I don't even kn
[008] be diicult,' I said quietly. 'You must know where you _____ them.' 'You don't know...' Kinship was breathing wit
[009] s walking home from the village, where he had gone to _____ what he needed for his next day's work. His legs wer
[010] he met his neighbour, John Bryce, who had arranged to _____ Wildfire from Dunstan. Well, Godfrey,' said Bryce, di
[011] stan told me you'd given him Wildfire. I was going to _____ him, you know.' What's Dunstan done? Is Wildfire hur
[012] miserably. Wildfire's dead. But I don't want you to _____ me another horse. I just feel sorry I can't pay you ,
[013] ed at eight o'clock, and he had to walk for an hour to _____ cigarettes and a newspaper. 'No,' Harris said. 'If y
[014] f his coat to begin. He sent one of the girls out to _____ some nails, and then he sent one of the boys to tell
[015] res they wanted to look at before deciding whether to _____ . In February 1895 Mr Williams received a list from Mr
[016] pose, isn't it? Is it for the museum?' Well, I would _____ it if the price was two pounds,' replied Mr Williams,
[017] e can marry when you come back,' said Morris. You can _____ your wedding clothes in Paris.' R They were away, in
[018] mood machine. Instead of saving,' he added, so we can _____ a real sheep in place of that fake electric one upst
[019] oon,' he said, pointing to the horse's stomach. Can I _____ the baby from you?' Rick asked quickly. He hated owni
[020] l animal prices. He found the page for horses. I can _____ a young Percheron horse from Sidney's for five thousa