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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 )
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[001] Second, they believed it important to determine the _____ of the captain- a man whose name is permanently stam
[002] cular reminded his fellow countrymen, that "with our _____ will the destiny of unborn millions be involved".
[003] d the American newspapers. Yet the attitude that the _____ of the Presidency demands in such a situation is qui
[004] me aware of the mystery of history called variously " _____ ", or "destiny", or "providence", and feel themselves
[005] d trivial. Now we can argue that the irresistible _____ of Oedipus Rex was nothing more than the irresistibl
[006] in the Oedipus myth, an Oedipus who is drawn to his _____ by irresistible external forces can carry the symbol
[007] uncover his origins. His sailing vessel is guided by _____ to the shores of his own country at a time when Siby
[008] e effort. Not for a moment do we forget that our own _____ is firmly fastened to that of these countries; we wi
[009] kable tortures or even execution might well be their _____ . "Go back to America or any other place", well-me
[010] few indeed are those who accept it so truly that the _____ of humanity lies as a weight on their souls night an
[011] Elsinore seems to lie in a range of Mycenae, and the _____ of Orestes resounds in that of Hamlet. The hounds of
[012] e they applied also to Alcibiades and Essex. And the _____ of such men has tragic relevance because it is publi
3. WORDS
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[001] and is therefore lucky- was born in Savannakhet, the _____ of Paradise. He had attended three universities in t
[002] m the name of "Mexican buckskins". Near the southern _____ , cattle of the early longhorn breed whose coloration
[003] ntimidation to physical violence. But inevitably the _____ which has divided the ghetto from the rest of the wo
[004] ancipation of the slaves by Union action even in the _____ States that stayed with the Union. He issued his Ema
[005] Wallace, and Edward's yearly expeditions across the _____ called for evermounting taxes, which only increased
[006] a new one because Baker had sent him to the Mexican _____ in 1916 to investigate lurid newspaper stories about
[007] 9 Curzon Line, which was substantially Russia's 1941 _____ , as the boundary between Russia and Poland. When thi
[008] five miles west of Birmingham, near the Georgia _____ and on the Tallahoosa River, a small and dirty strea
[009] ardino's left, we'll dump the kid somewhere near the _____ where she kin get home. God help you if she knows wh
[010] nother instantly. The Command offices were in the _____ country, up north, where the radar systems centraliz
[011] huge glacier in south-west Austria near the Italian _____ when he stumbled upon a familiar shape protruding fr
[012] In 1960, Jane Goodall went to Lake Tanganyika on the _____ between Tanzania and the Congo to study the behavior
4. WORDS
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[001] able gross income from farming. To find estimated _____ farm income, subtract estimated annual farming expen
[002] ms of investment income, divide the estimated annual _____ farm income by the percentage that you could expect
[003] sitions or motions of the points (the people) in the _____ . As shown in Figure 1, there is a connection for com
[004] no network has value. On the parade ground the _____ may be similar to that shown in Figure 3. The monito
[005] rthermore, the network in Figure 3 is only the basic _____ through which other networks pertaining to logistics
[006] network basis. Since the difficulty of drawing the _____ is great, we will merely discuss it. First, we re
[007] ted by the active participants to yield the greatest _____ advantage, taking all value outcomes and effects int
[008] ion 3 of this joint resolution a proper share of the _____ proceeds of the sale. Approved September 22, 19
[009] ITAL GAINS._ You also deduct 50% of the excess of _____ long-term capital gains over
[010] long-term capital gains over _____ short-term capital losses in determining Adjusted Gr
[011] eel milling cutters, end mills and saws. Sales and _____ income for the year ended December 31, 1960 showed a
[012] d December 31, 1960 showed an improvement over 1959. _____ income was $2,557,111, or $3.11 per share on 821,220
5. WORDS
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[001] tiative, that their work and responsibilities became _____ and unrewarding burdens- to be escaped and rebelled
[002] mbling up from the Senate floor whenever there was a _____ legislative afternoon. It became smart to say that t
[003] calls the signals for a team operating three rows of _____ -gray consoles studded with lights, switches and butt
[004] was nothing more than a tiny distant rain squall, a _____ gray sheet which reached from a layer of clouds to t
[005] seeing how much prettier they were inside than their _____ exteriors indicated. We showed them to each other an
[006] able people; it is true that they are also extremely _____ . Their dedication to the status quo has been affirme
[007] unlike Holmes, he feels his society to be not merely _____ but also corrupt. Surrounded by crime and violence e
[008] at the children, his mouth slightly opened, his eyes _____ . He felt tired and full and calm. #THIRTY-FOUR# TH
[009] m vibrated as if a giant hand had rocked it. Bong! a _____ boom and a throbbing echo. The walls bulged, the flo
[010] low from the poncho. It gave the rubberized fabric a _____ gleam, like metal. Pullen James humbly lowered his
[011] hat was carrying its packs of passengers out of that _____ borough and into the unstable, tantalizing excitemen
[012] her roofs, less convenient but not impossible. It is _____ business, detecting, and hard on feet. There wa
6. WORDS
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[001] round, and pressed her to him, so close she couldn't _____ . Later, she apologized for the long scratch acros
[002] sked. "No helmets", the captain answered. "We can _____ out there, all right. It just won't be easy. This ol
[003] d practice. Shell people did not, strictly speaking, _____ . For their purposes, oxygen and other gases were not
[004] ne said, sort of gaspingly, for her: even she had to _____ kind of funny when she was in that position. She mad
[005] his model "a beautiful shade of red and then had her _____ on the canvas", which was his typical tongue-in-chee
[006] film's quieter moments, the rooms themselves seem to _____ . Long before the genetically engineered superbugs (ca
[007] damp to evaporate through the walls and the house to " _____ ". Trouble occurs when modern materials and technique
[008] e rocks sheltered them from the wind, and they could _____ after this walk or rather run of a quarter of an hou
[009] rude shampooing, moved his arm slightly and began to _____ more regularly. He was sinking from exhaustion, and
[010] aid the boy, "for he will soon come to the surface to _____ ." "Won't he drown?" asked Neb. "No," replied Herbert,
[011] ? Did some marine monster come from time to time, to _____ at the bottom of this well? The engineer did not know
[012] d that some marine animal comes from time to time to _____ at the bottom." "That's evident," replied the sailor,
7. WORDS
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[001] gislative afternoon. It became smart to say that the _____ was with Dulles because he would not countenance thi
[002] fought here". He understood that both sides were at _____ , and he reached the height of saying so explicitly i
[003] ", and that "Sir Edward saith we shall not be at any _____ for money for prosecuting the cause, for himself wil
[004] century to finish. Costaggini said it was Brumidi's _____ in not providing enough material to fill the circle.
[005] preparatory drawing, which has been kept. Whose ever _____ , it is evident that Brumidi intended to fill out the
[006] music too? No. That would be too much! And the _____ , of course, was Rameau's. The
[007] , of course, was Rameau's. The _____ was Rameau's and that of the whole culture of this
[008] about it. Madden regretted not being able to find _____ with so true a statement. He asked to see a copy of
[009] rivers softened. Maybe the Indian wasn't too much at _____ , Ramey thought. Maybe he was only doing the best he
[010] ead back to get the hair out of her eyes. "It was my _____ ". With one hand she held her skirt down while she to
[011] seconds, she said, "Dad didn't like Cappy. It was my _____ ". Cappy's head came around sharply. "Your
[012] ". Cappy's head came around sharply. "Your _____ , hell! It was all my
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[001] eturn journey with five families of discontented and _____ Swiss who turned their eyes toward the United States
[002] t from a girl so one can act accordingly". They were _____ by the physical and emotional hurt of premarital sex
[003] me a bit about it. I think I would have been much _____ in Japan if I had not seen Kyoto, Nara, and Hiroshim
[004] ness of intrigue to gratify the absurd resentment of _____ vanity". And Hamilton, who felt it "a religious duty
[005] ones where as a child I used to play". He is utterly _____ in himself and in the desultory life he has been lea
[006] sers and a white cotton short gown". Ann was plainly _____ in his appearance. "He looks as feminine as you ca
[007] Tom said he almost burst into tears, he was so _____ and put out. The man, Tom said, explained that it wa
[008] d Ben-hadad Was Drunk", he told his congregation how _____ he was in Mr. Lewis, how he regretted having had him
[009] ternal wrath; he must pray to be spared. Papa was _____ that none of the brothers had heard the Call. Not Ge
[010] ders he was not to be disturbed. Claire was bitterly _____ but determined not to let the rebuff daunt her purpo
[011] d people started going to bed". "Oh". Mike felt _____ that Mahmoud had left; he wanted to explain his new
[012] dless of how trying the circumstances, and they were _____ . And determined not to show it. They lay a little to
9. WORDS
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[001] e at the White House half the time. The butlers were _____ because when the Stearns were there, the President
[002] began trickling in, delivered by a talkative, highly _____ French postman who informed me there had been quite
[003] ion of a learned world", "a phantasy with which More _____ himself", "a holiday work, a spontaneous overflow of
[004] he country home of a retired Swiss jeweler, Rousseau _____ the company with a few little melodies he had writte
[005] resence into the silent house with an assurance that _____ McFeeley and confounded Moll. The latter, thanking
[006] ey somehow got the idea that he was not particularly _____ . "Stop by any time, Casey". He stood up and touched
[007] child, "How will I do it? On the fringe of the _____ throng of white onlookers stood a young woman of rem
[008] coherent and sick, he fell into his own oblivion. He _____ the young men who had been silent long enough. But
[009] rlin, have come under attack. East Berliners are not _____ by the building's close resemblance, from some angles
[010] ncided with the East Anglia one's. Lodge was recently _____ by the arrival from America of the first critical mo
[011] . ". Even in book form, his novels have required the _____ tolerance of colleagues. "In the Eighties, a lot of
[012] lor recounted all that had passed the day before. He _____ the engineer by the history of the single match, then
10. WORDS
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[001] his face. He snatched at it savagely. He turned the _____ of his flashlight on it. He laughed. It was the silv
[002] e. At the entrance side of the shelter, each roof _____ is rested on the inside 4 inches of the block wall.
[003] 4.3 mm (Coates, 1959a), the diameter of the antenna _____ , 6'.7, was small enough to allow resolution of some
[004] h a reflector 22 meters in diameter with a resultant _____ width of only about 2' (Amenitskii, Noskova, and Sal
[005] shington. The half-intensity diameter of the antenna _____ was about 9', and the angle subtended by the moon in
[006] angle subtended by the moon included the entire main _____ and part of the first side lobes. The antenna patter
[007] tenna patterns and the power gain at the peak of the _____ were both measured (Mayer, McCullough, and Sloanaker
[008] o that the absolute power sensitivity of the antenna _____ over the solid angle of the moon was known. The rati
[009] brightness temperature of the moon over the antenna _____ (assuming that the brightness temperature of the sky
[010] nter of the lunar disk because of the narrow antenna _____ and because the temperature distribution over the ce
[011] reduced by assuming a Gaussian shape for the antenna _____ and a uniformly bright disk for the moon. #ABSTRAC
[012] nd cells were reproducibly positioned in the light _____ which entered the thermostated mineral oil-bath thro