MULTI_CONC
Quiz
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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.
Which
word/phrase fits all the gaps in each set? (Corpus=corpus_awl.txt )
folded
fun
hurt
interfere
mud
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pupils
sand
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whisper
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2. WORDS
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[001] an Oriental lethargy and a policy of letting nothing _____ with personal passions. At headquarters- sufficientl
[002] ctive agencies below the level which would seriously _____ with intensive management of the National Forest Sys
[003] er that they could be diminished sufficiently not to _____ with arm-levitation. One Kohnstamm-positive subject
[004] as one of their cardinal principles that they do not _____ with slavery in the states". The two major newspaper
[005] too great the jutting buildings on either side would _____ . Would the shot come from a roof? He ran his eye alo
[006] thought of the project and William was unwilling to _____ further. Zenith absorbed Allstates, stock transfers
[007] - - illusory motion of the seen world. These symptoms _____ with activities requiring steady fixation (e.g., read
3. WORDS
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[001] Wakes, and as recently as Jack Williamson's "With _____ Hands" (1947), the classic story of men replaced by
[002] ure plane. Some time in 1912, Picasso cut out and _____ a piece of paper in the shape of a guitar; to this h
[003] available is a slitter which "peels" the inside of a _____ block of foam and can be used to slit continuous she
[004] hey were like wax hands: almost lifelike, not quite- _____ in his lap; his mouth hung slightly open. When he wa
[005] holes of his shoes, his only ones, now patched with _____ parchment. The city had recently given him a small s
[006] of serving his own order, but the slip of paper was _____ and absently thrust into the colonel's belt. Despite
[007] e a clotheshorse would be a good idea"? Winston _____ the tissue paper carefully. "He's used it every day;
4. WORDS
folded
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interfere
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whisper
[001] d everyone wants to linger under the stars. The _____ is fine and pleasant, the cabanas are clean, and the
[002] ind the arroyo bank. Bullets were so thick, throwing _____ in his face, that he found it difficult to return th
[003] imulated typography, Braque and Picasso began to mix _____ and other foreign substances with their paint; the g
[004] on, with a mortar, one part slaked lime, three parts _____ , to be put on in two layers. Cartoons were drawn ful
[005] fore applying the second. The mortar was three parts _____ to two of lime. Some of the lime that is always on h
[006] ttered a weird cry, spun about, and collapsed in the _____ . Katie scrambled to her feet, Stevie agilely reta
[007] ode around and around to trample the figure into the _____ . Only the top of the head, with a spot bare and whit
5. WORDS
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[001] ayed Chopin in the "Soiree Musicale of Mr. Guthrie's _____ "; and she recited "Hector's Farewell to Andromache"
[002] ons on behavior may be highly influential in helping _____ gain confidence, security, and satisfaction. Co
[003] cs of boys of their own age. _6._ By the time _____ reach the sixth grade, their ethical and moral stand
[004] ssroom teacher, however, who has daily contacts with _____ , and who is in a unique position to put sound psycho
[005] ny elementary schools have assumed that dividing the _____ in any grade into groups on the basis of test scores
[006] in school subjects. One study, which involved 1,524 _____ in grades one to six, found that 12 percent of the
[007] in grades one to six, found that 12 percent of the _____ were seriously maladjusted and that 23 percent were
6. WORDS
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[001] obably, as in Scriptures, a still, small voice would _____ . It would summon him once; if he missed it, never ag
[002] de, as soon as Mr. Skopas had disclosed- in a hoarse _____ - the detective's errand, his family gathered in a hu
[003] atson's throat. The man's voice was a sweet, patient _____ . -Henry said that he'd take my arm and get me rig
[004] eath beating softly against Watson's neck. His sweet _____ came after great effort. -Oh, Christ .... I wish
[005] e come in", she said. The girlish voice was nearly a _____ . She was not a girl, he could see. Her hair was dyed
[006] red. "Felix Grubb"? Gibby asked, not bothering to _____ . "Shh", Felix implored. "I can't see what would m
[007] ut the nicest thing about their relationship was her _____ to him, repeated some thousands of time, repeated wi
7. WORDS
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[001] there, in a nightdress. He would not have wanted to _____ a lady. Another man approached, this one fully dress
[002] ned; his fists clutched so tightly that his knuckles _____ . Then Katie stumbled, and again he was falling, fall
[003] d poor Isaac Pitt until life passed away- and he was _____ so badly he did not seem for long in this world. I w
[004] ene is that he's very proud". And the thing about _____ feelings, the wet bathing suit pointed out, is that
[005] "Connections" was all he would say with that smooth _____ smile when I put leading questions. "Oh he's just an
[006] l weary. You're conscious of the fact that your feet _____ , that the city pavements are hard. I waited a sol
[007] Dora May. Perhaps she would be glad that they hadn't _____ him. There were other farmhouses nearby. Across t
8. WORDS
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[001] nto perfume or rose-tea to drink; the peonies, whose _____ sticky buds would be blighted by the laying on of a
[002] d to picture it whole; he wanted nothing compressed, _____ . He was a big man, and he wanted nothing little, squ
[003] ULD A CUBA BLOCKADE TAKE?_ Military experts say a _____ naval blockade off Cuban ports and at the approaches
[004] rk. Once her trembling hand, with the pen grasped _____ in it, was pressed against the paper the words came
[005] get the spirits", Ma said. I'd wound Big Hans up _____ . I was ready to jump but when Ma said she'd get the
[006] back. His mouth fell open. The skin on his neck was _____ . He was cold all right. "Hold his head up. He'l
[007] grayed with the dust of the road, its windows closed _____ so you knew that the people who climbed out of it wo
9. WORDS
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[001] etween the diaphragm and an electrically insulated _____ spaced 0.001 in. apart (for **f). Spherical concave
[002] urface providing an air gap of 1/16 inch between the _____ and the surface of the anode holder. In addition, th
[003] own to 800 B.C., they tended to reflect reality (see _____ 6 a, 9 b); a schematic, abstract treatment of men an
[004] ariations within a common style became more evident. _____ 12 illustrates four examples, which are Ripe or Late
[005] the range of 1/2 to 4 pounds. A perforated aluminum _____ , used to provide the drying surface, is heated by me
[006] upling member. For the same reason, the output fiber _____ is planoconcave, its exposed flat side permitting co
[007] nd both phosphor surfaces are deposited on the fiber _____ substrates. The photocathode sensitivities S, pho
10. WORDS
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[001] the girls for family entertainments, like "Oh, What _____ ! A comedy in Three Acts", in which, under "Personage
[002] ise, they decided to dance instead. It was much more _____ , reminding the girls of their old carefree days in t
[003] spoke with the broad drawl that others normally make _____ of. But not in front of Trig. I heard of some that t
[004] rk kid, a refugee from one of the Harlem gangs, made _____ of Trig's accent, and drew a knife. Before the fight
[005] out cold", Shayne said good-humoredly. "They'll have _____ explaining that to the Miami cops. Got no business o
[006] 's ask Katharine to go with us, she's always lots of _____ - Katharine- Soon, very soon now ... #@ SIXTEEN
[007] He had retained his hat and his horn, and, whatever _____ might still be going, he was ready to join it. That,