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Each item contains 7 lines of text. In the middle of each line is a gap (a blank line). Which word fits in all of the gaps in each set? Use the drop-down menu to make your choice. If you choose an incorrect word, it will appear next to the drop-down list. Keep trying until you choose the right word. When you finish the quiz, you will see your score. Click START OVER to try the quiz again.
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word/phrase fits all the gaps in each set? (Corpus=corpus_awl.txt )
admire
agriculture
dozen
fruit
guilt
mix
pale
smoke
sweep
throat
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2. WORDS
admire
agriculture
dozen
fruit
guilt
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pale
smoke
sweep
throat
[001] , but the horizon was already silvered by those soft, _____ shades which might be called the dawn of the moon. A
[002] oft jumped up, and his great good- natured face grew _____ when he saw the reporter presenting him with a ready
[003] e to produce a violent concussion. Herbert was deadly _____ , and his pulse so feeble that Spilett only felt it b
[004] of the wounded boy. Herbert was still so frightfully _____ , that the reporter felt anxious. "Cyrus," said he, "I
[005] , whose fingers, nose, and ears had become extremely _____ , was at first seized with slight shiverings, horripil
[006] lashing, demon-ridden cadenza melting into the high, _____ , pure and lovely song with which a violinist unlocks
[007] r with taste and a most sensitive projection of that _____ sustenance, despair. The WARWICK MUSICAL THEATER
[008] ctators whose crimes make those of crowned autocrats _____ by comparison may be selected. On Stalin: "This w
[009] ts Latin hesitation bounce, is just this side of the _____ ; like his sweet, attractive Romanza, it belongs to w
[010] distressing; the love-making, perhaps because it is _____ and low-key when one has been conditioned to expect
[011] But Parker as the ultra-liberal minister within the _____ of a church which had proclaimed itself the repository
[012] lue, Winsor green, Hooker's green @2, cadmium yellow _____ , yellow ochre, Payne's gray, charcoal gray, Davy's g
[013] control panels, switches, flashing colored lights on _____ green or gray consoles that look like business machi
[014] owers, stones, and small creatures, living and dead. _____ yellow snapdragons that by pinching could be made to
[015] his favorites the great Elizabethans, to vivify the _____ writings being produced around him. Simms admired th
[016] color, and the cut surface was mottled by irregular _____ areas. Microscopically, there was hyperemia of the c
[017] d Streptococcus anhemolyticus. The kidneys were _____ and weighed right, 110 gm., and left, 230 gm. The su
[018] y compressed. The marrow of the vertebral bodies was _____ and showed areas of fatty replacement. Microscopical
[019] ies, chest wall, neck, and abdominal wall were soft, _____ , and atrophic. Microscopic studies of the gastr
[020] hown in Figure 3, the protoplasm of other fibers was _____ , granular, or flocculated and invaded by phagocytes.
[021] s is likely to go to one rather than to semantically _____ thing. In I knew you when you were a child, and you
[022] luminescence. The boy shuddered at the deathly _____ countenance with its wrinkles and gray hair. Would P
[023] to emit the cruel, obscene banter, and had seen the _____ -blue eyes go watery with whisky and merriment, and s
[024] its meaning. It would have been like her. She was a _____ woman. Sitting on her terrace, sitting in her parlor
[025] , but his face was turned to the wall- there was the _____ shadow of his nose on the plaster- and I thought, We
3. WORDS
admire
agriculture
dozen
fruit
guilt
mix
pale
smoke
sweep
throat
[001] ular man of the woods. Hoarse sounds issued from his _____ between his teeth, which were sharp as the teeth of
[002] mmense strength and activity. He seized the jaguar's _____ with one powerful hand, holding it as in a vise, wit
[003] e face of a pirate who was about to seize him by the _____ , he leaped over the bulwarks into the sea. Ayrton had
[004] .." he repeated, and his voice was choked, as if his _____ was seized in an iron grasp. Then in a calmer tone, "
[005] ish, braided collar and bow highlight on the squared _____ . At right is a casual style in a crushed unlined whi
[006] rushed unlined white leather. Flats have a scalloped _____ . An electric toothbrush (Broxodent) may soon take
[007] the courage to support him nor the energy to cut his _____ . Actually, the dispute between Parker and the soc
[008] thing he knew the words "Garryowen"! burst from his _____ . His followers shouted the old battle cry after him
[009] ollycoddle waiting for Life but to seize Life by the _____ . I had developed too foolproof a facade to be afraid
[010] res of Miss Camilla Pocket, who puts her hand to her _____ in a feigned spasm of grief-stricken choking, then l
[011] horrible than the rest, lunged, growling deep in his _____ , his hair bristling. With great difficulty John clam
[012] , the tips gummy with dark earth, patted at Watson's _____ . The man's voice was a sweet, patient whisper.
[013] . Horowitz was in charge of diseases of the nose and _____ . Mrs. Trempler was tuberculosis, Mrs. Surcliffe was
[014] of here". I didn't say anything, trying to get my _____ clear, but I watched him. He was like a mean horse t
[015] on its label and Hans was holding it angrily by the _____ . Oh, he was being queer and careful, pawing about
[016] th but his mouth filled without any getting down his _____ and in a second it was dripping from his chin.
[017] up. He'll choke". "His mouth is open". "His _____ 's shut. He'll choke". "He'll choke anyway".
[018] h offered to prevail in his face and escape from his _____ ; unwarranted they were in any case for, as he stood
[019] e on the weapon. It moved in a silver arc toward his _____ , then veered downward. He hunched his left shoulder
[020] suddenly looked quite capable of pouring it down her _____ . "I don't want it", Sarah said, firmly. "Oh. We
[021] h swallowed past another kind of constriction in her _____ . "Well, then who brought it"? "Miss Maude. She co
[022] he squadroom. Roll was being called. Gun cleared his _____ . Killpath said, "You were expected to report to m
[023] nd pitch of his voice down under the trapdoor in his _____ . "Sir. I would have been negligent and a goddam lous
[024] xamined the bruises around Julia Buck's once slender _____ . Powerful hands had killed her. "Find any prints"?
[025] forward to look. There were hideous scars inside the _____ and the palate was mutilated. In good time I shall
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admire
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dozen
fruit
guilt
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pale
smoke
sweep
throat
[001] jimba, of the palm family, which does not bear edible _____ . Long straight branches were cut, the leaves stripped
[002] the same family, among others one in particular, the _____ of which produces a very useful oil. Further on, Herb
[003] rises many useful members; the guava-tree, from whose _____ guava jelly is made; the clove-tree, which produces
[004] ich bears pomegranates; the Eugeacia Cauliflora, the _____ of which is used in making a tolerable wine; the Ugui
[005] is shoulder like a gun. If they wished to gather some _____ from the summit of a tree, how quickly he climbed for
[006] Natural History!" said Herbert. "But I can't see any _____ on this shrub!" observed his companion. "No, captain,
[007] came up the Mercy, vegetables from the plateau, wild _____ from the forest, were riches upon riches, and Neb, the
[008] minutes in houses along Smith Street as far away as _____ Hill Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. when the accident
[009] acceptable to Rome, this association produced little _____ , and, in fact, was condemned by the Holy Office in 1
[010] the nadir of that circuit is death. "Along with the _____ they did also fall under the power of death, because
[011] e something really special. This delightful tropical _____ has become well-known in the past thirty years becau
[012] d. You will find that avocado is unlike any other _____ you have ever tasted. It is roughly shaped like a la
[013] of avocados possible to any place in the world. The _____ is allowed to mature on the tree, but it is still fi
[014] and quality, and packed in protective excelsior. The _____ is then cooled to 42`F., a temperature at which it l
[015] any way, it just delays the natural softening of the _____ until a grovelike temperature (room temperature) is
[016] ld be enough to recommend the frequent use of such a _____ , even if its nutritional values were limited. Avocad
[017] r potatoes as accessories. Keep the desserts simple; _____ does nicely. Do whatever kitchen work, such as fi
[018] up, hamburger, buns, an array of relishes, and fresh _____ - your lunch is 75% cheaper than at a restaurant, and
[019] are each served once a week. Most other desserts are _____ in some form, fresh fruits once daily at least, some
[020] and raw whole-wheat grains are handed out with fresh _____ and whole-wheat cookies at snack time in the afterno
[021] he bulletin to send packages of treats consisting of _____ and nuts, but no candy. #NOURISHING MEALS# Mr. Cla
[022] EALS# Mr. Clark believes in a good full breakfast of _____ , hot cereal, milk, honey, whole-wheat toast with rea
[023] about 300 thousand tons annually. Coconuts, the _____ of the coconut palm, have the largest of all known s
[024] il from both the flesh and the seed or kernel of its _____ . World production of copra, the oil-bearing flesh of
[025] pepper is the ground seed of the common black pepper _____ . Sesame seed, which comes from the tall pods of a
5. WORDS
admire
agriculture
dozen
fruit
guilt
mix
pale
smoke
sweep
throat
[001] uld not be doubted that it was completely extinct. No _____ escaped from its sides; not a flame could be seen in
[002] not a solitary cabin, not a fishery on the shore. No _____ curling in the air betrayed the presence of man. It
[003] rocks. "What's the matter, my boy?" asked Spilett. " _____ ," replied Herbert. "We have seen
[004] ," replied Herbert. "We have seen _____ among the rocks, a hundred paces from us." "Men in th
[005] nd the heaps of basalt. From thence they clearly saw _____ of a yellowish color rising in the air. Top was recal
[006] nized, was enough for the engineer to guess what the _____ was which at first, not without cause, had startled h
[007] d startled him. "This fue," said he, "or rather, this _____ is produced by nature alone. There is a sulphur sprin
[008] directed their steps towards the place from which the _____ escaped. They there saw a sulphur spring which flowe
[009] ky towards the mouth of the Red Creek, and the first _____ escaped from a chimney twenty feet high. The glade w
[010] erved as a kitchen. The pipe destined to conduct the _____ outside gave some trouble to these amateur bricklayer
[011] w directly against the facade would make the chimney _____ , but these winds were rare, and besides, Master Neb,
[012] hey had made, no human being had been discovered. No _____ even had betrayed the presence of man on the surface
[013] Herbert's sight could he not even catch a glimpse of _____ , the faintest trace of which would be easily discerni
[014] an instant Herbert thought he could perceive a slight _____ in the west, but a more attentive examination showed
[015] ncroft! Won't he be pleased! But we must not let him _____ it all, he must give us our share." "Ah! an idea occu
[016] g in the cups, the pipes giving forth an odoriferous _____ , they could hear the storm howling without. Their co
[017] e! Hello, my honest Jup, I make you a present of it! _____ away, old boy,
[018] away, old boy, _____ away!" And Jup gravely puffed out clouds of
[019] away!" And Jup gravely puffed out clouds of _____ which seemed to give him great satisfaction. Harding
[020] incoln Island. But the astonishing thing was that no _____ arose to show that the island was inhabited, no sign
[021] rnatural!" exclaimed the sailor, emitting a volume of _____ from his mouth. "Can it be possible that our island
[022] s a steam- yacht, and I cannot perceive any trace of _____ either above or near that vessel." "Perhaps she is s
[023] t which to land. At that moment two shots were heard. _____ curled up from among the rocks of the islet. The man
[024] ost immediately a louder report was heard, a cloud of _____ issued from the brig's side, and a ball, striking th
[025] iately sent a second ball on the post betrayed by the _____ , but without any other result than that of splinteri
6. WORDS
admire
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dozen
fruit
guilt
mix
pale
smoke
sweep
throat
[001] purveyors to the colony. The reporter could not but _____ the boy, who had acquired great skill in handling the
[002] icent. Cyrus Harding and his companions could not but _____ the lovely effects so easily produced by nature with
[003] to the hall at Granite House. "Oh, Mr. Spilett, how I _____ and envy you!" cried Herbert, in a fit of very natural
[004] sses breaking beneath their eyes, they could not but _____ the magnificent spectacle of the ocean in its impote
[005] mensions. But the colonists' object was not simply to _____ the magnificent vegetation. They knew already that in
[006] itable progress. It is one of those errors which some _____ , others blame; which God alone can judge. He who is
[007] but retains our esteem. Your error is one that we may _____ , and your name has nothing to fear from the judgment
[008] Congressmen returning from recess say the people _____ President Kennedy so much, they're even willing to h
[009] o's Castle". For subtle swinging rhythms, I could _____ intensely Mulligan's version of "Weep", and the fire
[010] ietskaya Muzyka is accepted with pleasure, because I _____ the music of Prokofieff; and with sober purpose, bec
[011] an obelisk brought from the Temple of Isis, you will _____ the Pantheon's impressive Corinthian columns. T
[012] d just paid a brief visit to the Frick Collection to _____ his favorite paintings by Rembrandt and Franz Hals.
[013] overed with a rose-pink and silver Turkish cloth, or _____ the lovely tapis, interwoven with gold, that spread
[014] I would do it for her. I had some reasons, too. I _____ the English lady. I hate embarrassing silences and h
[015] meric poetry all their lives and still found much to _____ in occasional occurrences of the most familiar phras
[016] er house one late afternoon, Mrs. Pastern stopped to _____ the October light. It was the day to canvass for inf
[017] last night's hero-worshippers. They had come not to _____ but to observe. "It's worse inside", Thornburg
[018] odel? What are the qualities in that person that you _____ ? 3 Reading The following passage is adapted
[019] eat Victorian railway stations that we now profess to _____ , almost uncritically. Like the best wines, distingui
[020] rchitecture that Londoners once loved to hate but now _____ . But neither Londoners nor Mancunians, Geordies, Sco
[021] to attack the buildings that future generations will _____ . What can be done to stop the spread of this silent a
[022] purveyors to the colony. The reporter could not but _____ the boy, who had acquired great skill in handling the
[023] icent. Cyrus Harding and his companions could not but _____ the lovely effects so easily produced by nature with
[024] to the hall at Granite House. "Oh, Mr. Spilett, how I _____ and envy you!" cried Herbert, in a fit of very natural
[025] sses breaking beneath their eyes, they could not but _____ the magnificent spectacle of the ocean in its impote
7. WORDS
admire
agriculture
dozen
fruit
guilt
mix
pale
smoke
sweep
throat
[001] e shouted. All stopped about fifty feet from half-a- _____ animals of a large size, with strong horns bent back
[002] wild beast nor a dangerous native, but merely half a _____ mocking and singing birds, known as mountain pheasan
[003] to get hold of. It is reckoned that there are about a _____ species." "Herbert," replied the sailor sententiously
[004] th greater success, since Pencroft now possessed some _____ arrows armed with sharp points. It was Top who had f
[005] he would have to eat not less than fifteen to sixteen _____ a day." "Capital!" replied Pencroft. "We might swall
[006] ls came to play on the sand. They could count half a _____ . Pencroft and Herbert then went round the point of t
[007] eave the place, until he had captured at least half-a- _____ of the quadrupeds. He wished to stock their larder f
[008] with their iron-tipped spears, easily killed half-a- _____ . Neb and Pencroft skinned them, and only brought back
[009] hot from a gun would certainly have brought down some _____ of the birds, they were so close together. The explor
[010] sh. The hunters were satisfied, for this time, with a _____ ducks, which had white bodies with a band of cinnamon
[011] low tooth in this set, I will let you pull out half a _____ !" "Neb's supposition is certainly inadmissible," repli
[012] tus, object-glass, plates, chemicals, etc. Clothes:-2 _____ shirts of a peculiar material resembling wool, but ev
[013] esembling wool, but evidently of a vegetable origin; 3 _____ stockings of the same material. Utensils:-1 iron pot,
[014] Top carried it to the canoe. At the same time half a _____ lories were brought down. The lory is of the size of
[015] ed his arm into the water, and soon pulled up several _____ of fine crayfish from among the stones. "These will b
[016] number of young ones; they had for companions half a _____ ducks, accustomed to the borders of the lake. Some b
[017] e in a corner of the poultry- yard. There he lodged a _____ of those pigeons which frequented the rocks of the pl
[018] the atmosphere, it soon became perfectly white. Some _____ shirts and sock--the latter not knitted, of course, b
[019] that they were able to bring back to Granite House a _____ of these chelonians, which were really valuable from
[020] ecies, characterized by a sort of feathery mantle; a _____ shovelers, whose upper mandible was prolonged on each
[021] ly excited the curiosity of his companions. He took a _____ of the whale's bones, cut them into six equal parts,
[022] d from the Aleutian fishermen, succeeded perfectly. A _____ foxes, a few wild boars, and even a jaguar, were take
[023] ion," said the reporter. "If they are not more than a _____ , we shall be able to stop them, but forty, fifty, more
[024] three guns were fired with no results. But now about a _____ other convicts, maddened with rage, and possibly by t
[025] d Ayrton, abandoning their posts, under fire from the _____ muskets, ran across the islet at full speed, jumped i
8. WORDS
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guilt
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pale
smoke
sweep
throat
[001] new school superintendent is Harry Davis, a veteran _____ teacher, who defeated Felix Bush, a school principal
[002] osed by religious groups. They will be for teaching, _____ and community development in Southeast Asia, Africa,
[003] aduated from the University of Maryland's College of _____ in 1947. Five years later, he was awarded the uni
[004] rs. Self and her service. Georgia's Department of _____ is intensifying its fire ant eradication program in
[005] Government also is aiding farmers' income prospects. _____ Department economists estimate the Government this
[006] reeman's claim that the high estate of United States _____ is the "strongest deterrent" to the spread of commun
[007] ral budget. Perhaps, as Mr. Freeman says, American _____ may stop the Communists, but it is also swindling th
[008] rk in practice, especially in respect of food. Would _____ progress as rapidly as industry? This was something
[009] and vigilant as the eating public. The Department of _____ averaged out U.S. food consumption last year at 1,48
[010] ply the needs of the school. In a climate hostile to _____ , Mr. Clark has had to keep alert to the most product
[011] The farmers may be aroused if Congress cuts into the _____ Department's budget. Businessmen will rise if Congre
[012] ome areas, the progress is slower than in others. In _____ , for example, despite the advances in biology, elabo
[013] ps with a critical problem in one sector of American _____ ; the continuing threat of inflation, together wit
[014] independent agency located within the Department of _____ , supervises and coordinates a cooperative credit sys
[015] ises and coordinates a cooperative credit system for _____ . The system is composed of three credit services, Fe
[016] L_ Available, on request, from U.S. Department of _____ , Washington 25, D.C., are: Cooperative Farm Credit C
[017] of broad sectors of the economy, such as transport, _____ , communication, industry, and power; ... designing t
[018] d and trail system, administered by the Secretary of _____ . Both of these systems are essential for the product
[019] this system is a responsibility of the Secretary of _____ . It is estimated that about 542,250 miles of forest
[020] rnment of India, in the following sectors: _A._ _____ . _B._ Industry, including the production of fer
[021] ntral Washington. In the United States Department of _____ 's Yearbook of
[022] 's Yearbook of _____ , 1952, which is devoted entirely to insects, George
[023] promoting rural credits and technical assistance in _____ . Lastly, governmental and private planners will a
[024] - administered programs of vocational education in _____ , trades, industrial skills and home economics. Since
[025] nd modernization of societies. As industry replaces _____ as the main form of work, younger family members ty
9. WORDS
admire
agriculture
dozen
fruit
guilt
mix
pale
smoke
sweep
throat
[001] lice burglary trial made statements indicating their _____ at the time of their arrest, Judge James B. Parsons
[002] lved a matter "of even greater significance than the _____ or innocence" of the 50 persons. He said evidence wa
[003] said only that there was no proof of their clients' _____ . Cooperman and Teller are accused of selling $4,7
[004] of a monstrous crime against the human race. But the _____ is shared by the United States, Britain and France,
[005] of the future or, on the other hand, as covered with _____ by accident or unforeseen consequences or by resul
[006] his characterization in no way diminished Eichmann's _____ , the Prosecutor, more deeply involved in the tactics
[007] een indoctrinated in childhood to feel shame, if not _____ , for failing to behave in a manner acceptable to, an
[008] ant elements of the artist-nature, technique, magic, _____ and suffering, are divided in this story between Jac
[009] the last scene make an extraordinary confession of _____ in the twentieth-century manner. Grigorss is the
[010] sion of this legend, make a remarkable confession of _____ to each other, the confession of unconscious motive
[011] . To Pike, silence was tantamount to an admission of _____ , and he determined to get Robinson onto the dueling
[012] serts that each of us as individuals partakes of the _____ of our first ancestor. In the rhyming catechism this
[013] judge others". He is uncompromising in assigning _____ to the man who finds it necessary to inflict or perm
[014] de that Americans increasingly enjoy leisure without _____ , do not stress achievement so much as formerly, are
[015] h she poured out with agonized tears her feelings of _____ about not having attended his funeral. In the family
[016] fears of annihilation. Abreaction of her anxiety and _____ concerning the death of her parents, when linked up
[017] needs. These needs usually concern the reduction of _____ and some relief of tension. The initial interview mu
[018] d repression, excessive use of denial, and crippling _____ turned against the self. While some suppression and
[019] emn Brown and his men. Editor Foss stated, "Of their _____ ... there can be no doubt ... but they are entitled
[020] he Providence Daily Journal stated that although the _____ of Brown was evident, the South must guarantee him a
[021] peaker was George T. Day. Although admitting Brown's _____ on legal grounds, Day said that, "Brown is no common
[022] the dead now accuse him; this final reminder of his _____ is the fatal one. One of the outstanding assets o
[023] rs, and a device for ordering such diverse themes as _____ , pursuit, crime, greed, education, materialism, ensl
[024] on a deeper plane, they relate to the themes of sin, _____ , and pursuit that have recently been analyzed by oth
[025] gh such details Dickens indicates at the outset that _____ is a part of the ironic bond between Pip and Magwitc
10. WORDS
admire
agriculture
dozen
fruit
guilt
mix
pale
smoke
sweep
throat
[001] nd to transform it into dynamite, that is to say, to _____ with it some solid substance, clay or sugar, porous e
[002] t when the sounds of the two speakers are allowed to _____ , there is excellent depth and dimension to the music
[003] ight humor of Molly Picon. Mr. Herman has managed to _____ musical ideas drawn from Israel and the standard Ame
[004] Flake (for three) a cupful of cold boiled haddock, _____ with a cupful of cooked rice, two minced hard-boiled
[005] r coffee in another half-dozen- and need one more to _____ the salad dressing. Don't forget the joys of a me
[006] utes. _FRANKFURTER TWISTS_ Blend 2 cups biscuit _____ with 2/3 cup milk to make a soft dough. Knead on lig
[007] bottom a coat of resin. When the resin has hardened, _____ up another batch with a pigment added if you wish. I
[008] ions would he allow "freedom- conscious" slaves to _____ with his own was not carried out, for the plantation
[009] on the range and driftin' it back so that it didn't _____ with the uncounted cattle was called a "range count"
[010] nations: they have too few middle-class people; they _____ middle-class people with lower-class residents. Cent
[011] he simulated typography, Braque and Picasso began to _____ sand and other foreign substances with their paint;
[012] tful prospect, Bill". Willis laughed. "One shouldn't _____ commercial affairs with patriarchy, but in this case
[013] t on cereal for breakfast". I dug around and found a _____ , and was able to surprise them with a devil's-food c
[014] ad with his lips and asked if anybody had thought to _____ the martinis and put them in the electric icebox. Bu
[015] evolve as products and styles from different cultures _____ and combine in new and interesting ways. For example,
[016] o on. Cautions you to parenthesize expressions that _____ both the logical and bitwise operators (specifically,
[017] st should not be taken to indicate that it is safe to _____ it with any other chemical! Atheological arguments
[018] out evil and screaming "Yi yi yi yi yi!" This is Meow _____ , a lesbian bar on East Houston Street, at Suffolk Str
[019] als and annuals, the Hamptons' restaurant scene is a _____ of brightly colored beauties that fade with winter's
[020] and the one who didn't trained in France. Still, the _____ of bar standards and more elaborate dishes isn't the
[021] years of the epidemic has been replaced by a diverse _____ of hope, accommodation and resignation. Last year, a
[022] gic and enlist new devotees to the cause, but what a _____ ! Mixed audio review. When Tim Ebner opens the door
[023] whole generation of Americans that a 'real' city was a _____ of Greenwich Village and medieval walled cities. Suc
[024] xplorers of the chemical and plant world who tried to _____ , merge, and blend the many new minerals, plants, and
[025] zerland with a slurry material that resembles pancake _____ . Run through a roller press, the mixture produces la