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 )
aunt
bowl
excessive
jaw
pronounce
pump
quarrel
regret
soap
zero
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2. WORDS
aunt
bowl
excessive
jaw
pronounce
pump
quarrel
regret
soap
zero
[001] sycat". Some of the children of the family could not _____ this name and called her Paula, a soubriquet Carl li
[002] about Orpheus and ... What is her name? I can never _____ it". She repeated "Eurydice". The third time rather
[003] sycat". Some of the children of the family could not _____ this name and called her Paula, a soubriquet Carl li
[004] about Orpheus and ... What is her name? I can never _____ it". She repeated "Eurydice". The third time rather
3. WORDS
aunt
bowl
excessive
jaw
pronounce
pump
quarrel
regret
soap
zero
[001] r drafts that the president had rightly denounced as _____ and unfair. The principal beneficiaries will still b
[002] the Hill. They are guilty of sex in lavish hideaways, _____ drinking and expensive tastes supported by public fun
[003] d a 34-page ruling that found the $5. 5 million award _____ in comparison with the $1, 402 that the jury awarded
[004] gotistical creations linked to tradition only by the _____ "cosmetic" use of one recognisably "Islamic" feature.
[005] from the constraint of domestic savings. Evidence of _____ demand There is some observable good sense in this a
[006] h on the "good" deficit: that is to say, evidence of _____ domestic demand. This argument starts from a differen
[007] es, that is to say, a great inequality of effect, an _____ inflammability, since it takes fire at one hundred an
[008] n at the commencement of the month, and the heat was _____ . The atmosphere was felt to be full of electricity,
[009] ned that "the greater danger in this recovery may be _____ stimulation by government which could bring moderate
[010] wife more than her job is worth and to set aside an _____ amount for her as retirement income. In that event,
[011] dustries but government thru direct intervention and _____ regulations actually controls them. In order to
[012] men, women and children to satiate its blood-lust is _____ ; a quota of 25,000 a year would be more than suffici
4. WORDS
aunt
bowl
excessive
jaw
pronounce
pump
quarrel
regret
soap
zero
[001] d the team to an upset of the Baltimore Colts in Super _____ III, but that was followed by more than a quarter of
[002] son (92 yards). Then he capped that off with a Super _____ -record 244 return yards - including the 99- yard kic
[003] ey know Parcells knows how to get a team to the Super _____ ; he did it twice when his Giants won it, and he did
[004] their 1995 form when they missed reaching the Super _____ by a whisker in the conference championship game agai
[005] idered the favorite to show up for - and win - Super _____ XXXII in San Diego Jan. 25. Though only 89 players sw
[006] teelers to Seattle; defensive end Neil Smith, a Pro _____ fixture, from Kansas City to Denver; quarterback Warr
[007] o. Each country will have three hours and minutes to _____ their 50 overs. Falling one over short in any of the
[008] ue's top offensive tackles for 15 years, made the Pro _____ eight times as a Raider. He joined the team's coachi
[009] Kevin Mack, the Cleveland full- back and two-time Pro _____ selection, was yesterday sentenced to six months in p
[010] ntly had never seen his favorite plant except in the _____ of his pipe. "No, Pencroft," replied Herbert; "this i
[011] heavily favored Saturday over Oklahoma in the Cotton _____ . That's because he already has kicked 14 extra po
[012] help the team. As Hartweger accepted his silver _____ , he said, "I want to thank coach's wife for talking
5. WORDS
aunt
bowl
excessive
jaw
pronounce
pump
quarrel
regret
soap
zero
[001] own the significance of yesterday's move. "Clearly we _____ the court's ruling," one said. "But the number of shi
[002] w classification. The honest sailor did not hide his _____ at being reduced for dinner to the singing pheasants,
[003] re difficult to use; this led Pencroft to express his _____ that the chest had not contained, besides "his halfp
[004] they could not have left its hospitable soil without _____ ! And yet so deeply is the love of his country implante
[005] returned to his work, not without uttering a sigh of _____ , for every sailor is a born fisherman, and if the ple
[006] to be felt about the 20th of June, and, to his great _____ , Pencroft was obliged to suspend his boat- building,
[007] and so rich, would not have left their island without _____ . They were accustomed, besides, to this new life in t
[008] ich surround it, and if you go we shall soon have to _____ two misfortunes instead of one!" "But Neb?" repeated
[009] han 40 years, on the recent state convention. I _____ that Bertha Madeira [today's "Voice"] obtained incor
[010] e's contribution I am less happy. I, for one, rather _____ that Schnabel didn't collaborate with the Budapest Q
[011] have looked back at the receding shore with mingled _____ and jubilation. Not all of Palfrey's slaves were
[012] irit of the people, who hold no grudge, but who also _____ Pearl Harbor, I would be happier and would understan
6. WORDS
aunt
bowl
excessive
jaw
pronounce
pump
quarrel
regret
soap
zero
[001] meat - and don't even bother to stock toothpaste or _____ . The company also has two convenience-style stores c
[002] ic ending to a life that was part fairy tale and part _____ opera and that had captivated millions for nearly tw
[003] track whether 20 chefs, dishwashers and waiters use _____ dispensers and wash their hands after using the toil
[004] o select a sad, happy, or boring ending for favorite _____ operas. It is also the first rustic tool with which
[005] s sinking sand". Plans are reportedly afoot for a new _____ called "Ministry". Even worse, Dan Rather, the CBS n
[006] iro, which takes its name from a steamy Brazilian TV _____ opera that delighted viewers throughout Portugal's fo
[007] ash their linen. The engineer intended to manufacture _____ as soon as he could procure the necessary materials-
[008] ubstances, after having attacked the fat, would form a _____ by separating the glycerine, and it was just this gl
[009] f lime, only treatment by lime would give calcareous _____ , insoluble, and consequently useless, while treatment
[010] nt by soda would furnish, on the contrary, a soluble _____ , which could be put to domestic use. Now, a practica
[011] treated the fat with soda, which gave both a soluble _____ and that neutral substance, glycerine. But this was
[012] at by means of lime. By this he obtained a calcareous _____ , easy to decompose by sulphuric acid, which precipit
7. WORDS
aunt
bowl
excessive
jaw
pronounce
pump
quarrel
regret
soap
zero
[001] rs put out the word that there's no way -zip, zilch, _____ -their man can possibly prevail. In political-speak,
[002] required for a particular part of the building. This _____ inventory procedure greatly minimizes the need for st
[003] n Japan) with their himawari (Japanese for sunflower) _____ -voltage interior illumination system. The company has
[004] e net effect in terms of the streetscape is less than _____ . Some of the buildings are faced in a swathe of refl
[005] further 25.2 million are available for subscription. _____ dividend preference shares are also being issued in a
[006] robably more relevant). The counter- proposal is that _____ -rating of exports should remain, but that traders wou
[007] nts. These asked for an end to the current system of _____ - rating goods bound for export to other EC states in
[008] ecome one. The Commission argues that switching from _____ - rating to tax- paid exports would provide the only
[009] nior treasury officials, which asks that the current _____ -rating mechanisms are maintained "for a limited peri
[010] have marked an average of ten to twelve degrees above _____ . This was not surprising, since Lincoln Island, proba
[011] d certainly have announced only twenty degrees above _____ , that is considerably below the freezing- point. The
[012] degrees of Fahrenheit, that is, thirteen degrees below _____ . A second fireplace had been established in the dini
8. WORDS
aunt
bowl
excessive
jaw
pronounce
pump
quarrel
regret
soap
zero
[001] Portland home by her widowed mother, 80, her maiden _____ , also 80 and bedridden for 20 years, and her uncle,
[002] homas early Sunday went to the home of his uncle and _____ , Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Thomas, 511 Blanche St., NW, lo
[003] with a rock, scratching his face. He also struck his _____ and wife, and during the melee the baby also suffere
[004] ly way to handle the old war horse called "Charley's _____ ", and let himself go with as an appealing an "Amy" a
[005] ably perky Amy, while Melisande Congdon, as the real _____ , was positively monumental in the very best Gibson G
[006] e dormitory and dining together at the home of their _____ . They supplemented their income by small government
[007] e time, a fresh air fan, or the family was visiting " _____ Minnie" with the house shut up but they still paid t
[008] a and what she might be doing at this hour, with her _____ Asia, in Philadelphia. Everyone is ambivalent abo
[009] ent before we left Paterson. I heard them! Uncle and _____ Howe were the witnesses". "Will he die"? "Ev
[010] te remembrance from her lips. For an instant the old _____ felt something indefinable flash through her smile.
[011] elephone poles he saw the no-nonsense pen strokes of _____ Jessica's letter. What bad grace, what incredible se
[012] d mother died when I was two years old", I said. "My _____ raised me.
9. WORDS
aunt
bowl
excessive
jaw
pronounce
pump
quarrel
regret
soap
zero
[001] of a larger problem of brutality in the department. _____ clenched, hands clasped and eyes focused straight ah
[002] ilings implant went like this. After a full mouth and _____ inspection, the dental surgeon gave me a wraparound X
[003] Most dental surgeons limit the operation to the lower _____ , as the bone structure there is stronger and more ext
[004] ed match, Jason Ramshaw, the Halifax hooker, had his _____ broken, while his team- mate Richard Fairbank and Not
[005] e, and a large heap of lava had spread to the narrow _____ which formed the northeastern gulf. Cyrus Harding an
[006] t Pencroft. "Do you think I could have a bullet in my _____ for five or six months without finding it out? Where
[007] ting, they stepped solemnly with knees lifted to the _____ , for they had been trained to drag at important fune
[008] developed lower jawbone, and an underdeveloped upper _____ indicate the opposite type of malocclusion. The
[009] _@_ A noticeable protrusion of the upper or lower _____ . _@_ Crooked, overlapping, twisted, or widely s
[010] e with an involved nerve network, to the bone in the _____ ; they are not anchored directly to the bone. Abnorma
[011] r or more. An added complication such as a malformed _____ may take two or three years to correct. #WHAT IS T
[012] nd treatment. For example, a boy may inherit a small _____ from one ancestor and large teeth from another. In t
10. WORDS
aunt
bowl
excessive
jaw
pronounce
pump
quarrel
regret
soap
zero
[001] ight hundred pounds per square inch by an industrial _____ /motor combination. From this
[002] /motor combination. From this _____ system, two manifold feed lines run to the desired a
[003] as in the old days, and park beside a Tankomatic box- _____ , about three feet high. You insert a credit card int
[004] inspired by the popularity of last year's Model 760 _____ with a short-barrel. This design is hard to beat for
[005] e. There's another addition to the Stevens line, the _____ -action Model 77 in .410 (under $75), which you may o
[006] ow includes a new scattergun, the Standard or Custom _____ Model (about $90 and $150, respectively) in 12, 16 a
[007] Flite-King Trophy (beginning at just over $85) is a _____ gun in 12 or 16. Either model is a very good dollar
[008] this is an improved version of the old Model 200, a _____ -action 12-gauge shotgun. See page 24 for a complete
[009] ash of hydrochemistry here, a bit about plumbing and _____ -priming there. We have had sound grounding in the pr
[010] age of permitting individual zone control. _THE HEAT _____ ._ One of the more remarkable of the new cooling s
[011] nd turned indoors. Up until recently, this heat _____ method of warming air was efficient only in areas of
[012] conditioner refers to how much heat your machine can _____ out of your house in an hour. A very rough rule of t