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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 )
boast
curtain
explode
fastened
flag
juice
resigned
shelf
skirt
solemn
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2. WORDS
boast
curtain
explode
fastened
flag
juice
resigned
shelf
skirt
solemn
[001] . But Cyrus Harding knew that nitro- glycerine would _____ by a shock. He resolved to employ this means, and tr
[002] sap, suddenly transformed into vapor, caused them to _____ with loud reports, while others, less moist, remaine
[003] one could wish, almost an icy shriek threatening to _____ at any moment. Also fine are Sue Lawless, as a mo
[004] se the power of all the hydrogen in my body, I would _____ with the force of a hundred bombs of the kind that f
[005] olders in sullen resentment like a volcano, ready to _____ at any moment. The time has come for citizens of
[006] rs, some said. They set bouncing betties to jump and _____ at testicle level while we more mercifully had them
[007] d the east gate. Beyond the stockade rifles began to _____ as some of the guerrillas fired at shadows that they
[008] from his mop of bleached hair. "That tub is going to _____ all at once". Then the Bonaventure seemed to disi
[009] l founded principle fact that exists. Don't try to _____ the exterminator, just deviate it. This is made easy
[010] waste all over eastern Florida if the shuttle were to _____ during takeoff. ’Ä¢Foreign News Page 12 891010 Italy
[011] ent methods resentment will grow even more, and could _____ violently. There would be little chance of continuing
[012] . But Cyrus Harding knew that nitro- glycerine would _____ by a shock. He resolved to employ this means, and tr
3. WORDS
boast
curtain
explode
fastened
flag
juice
resigned
shelf
skirt
solemn
[001] apart, but not straying far from each other, began to _____ the edge of the lake, which was very steep. The wate
[002] organdy designed with bateau neckline and princesse _____ accented by lace appliques. Her veil was caught to a
[003] esigned along princesse lines and featuring a flared _____ and lace jacket with bateau neckline. Her veil was c
[004] as Jordan selected a black taffeta frock made with a _____ of fringed tiers and worn with crimson silk slippers
[005] of coming home with a tobacco-juice stain on a clean _____ or a new curse word tingling their ears. The ra
[006] in squall had changed direction. Sometimes it was to _____ a gulley. Their gait is impossible to convey in word
[007] on the floor of this green sea: a neighbor's gingham _____ flashing into sight for an instant on the path benea
[008] erable pleasure was the evzone sentry, in his ballet _____ with great pompons on his shoes, who was patrolling
[009] had come down; Winston had heard her shaking out the _____ of her new pink silk hostess gown. "How do you
[010] pposed to make her look slimmer, a yoke set into the _____ and flaring pleats below. She smoothed the
[011] and flaring pleats below. She smoothed the _____ , sat down, then stood up and went back to the window
[012] n't"- Red Hogan's patience ran out. He lifted the _____ of Macklin's coat, took his gun from its holster, to
4. WORDS
boast
curtain
explode
fastened
flag
juice
resigned
shelf
skirt
solemn
[001] uay United yesterday. He succeeds Cyril Knowles, who _____ on Monday. Alan Curtis, the former Welsh internationa
[002] (1981-4) until, saddened by the internal strife, he _____ from an office in which he took great pride. Yardley
[003] of the table, and while the Cumbrians already appear _____ to relegation, the Mancunians, who have spent conside
[004] sistance he had no power to give. Neb and Ayrton were _____ to their fate. "Ah, what a misfortune! what a misfort
[005] State Highway Department public relations director, _____ Tuesday to work for Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd's campaign
[006] , shot himself to death March 18, four days after he _____ his post in a dispute with the county school board.
[007] f the company. Pfaff succeeds Martin Burke, who _____ . The new promotion manager has been employed by t
[008] eelers as an assistant coach. Four years later he _____ to take a similar job with the Green Bay Packers. Th
[009] rican university, succeeds Dr. Carroll V. Newsom who _____ last September to join Prentice- Hall Inc. publish
[010] omes ordinary ...". @ ## And so the young minister _____ , to go and study and pray, having never passed a day
[011] y were not sufficiently challenging however, and she _____ in 1887, to go to Germany with her brother Winslow a
[012] partment's perpetual position before Congress is the _____ pose of the whipping boy who expects to be kicked wh
5. WORDS
boast
curtain
explode
fastened
flag
juice
resigned
shelf
skirt
solemn
[001] rically. With this fecula was mingled a mucilaginous _____ of disagreeable flavor, but which it would be easy t
[002] ucted a press, with which to extract the mucilaginous _____ mingled with the fecula, and he obtained a large quan
[003] dd enough warmed cream, seasoned to taste with onion _____ , to about half cover the chicken breasts. Bake slowl
[004] n on vitamins, tonics and other food supplements. At _____ bars in Los Angeles' 35 "health" stores, a new sensa
[005] anks in French dressing or a mixture of honey, lemon _____ and brown sugar prior to the picnic. Broil or toast
[006] oil 1 8-oz. can crushed pineapple and 1/2 cup of the _____ 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 tablespo
[007] half a glass of soda was made. For wasp stings onion _____ , obtained by scraping an onion, gave quick relief. A
[008] asionally ran the risk of coming home with a tobacco- _____ stain on a clean skirt or a new curse word tingling
[009] ok in demonstrating how agile he was and how full of _____ and spirit. We followed him up the stairs. The cops
[010] ty minutes ago, Sergeant. That's not getting all the _____ out of the orange, now is it"? "No, sir". Th
[011] that had to be bought for the baby, milk and orange _____ and vitamins and soap, just plain soap. Maggie and
[012] low stomach. Breakfast, he thought. A shot of orange _____ would make everything seem better. He looked around
6. WORDS
boast
curtain
explode
fastened
flag
juice
resigned
shelf
skirt
solemn
[001] led and play continued. At half-time a giant Spanish _____ was burned, and Atletico sent on Paolo Futre. He made
[002] 14 victory just when his resources were beginning to _____ . It was the Yorkshireman's second win in two days and
[003] a's comparatively lenient fine for ignoring a warning _____ last Friday with the harsh justice delivered to Nigel
[004] Mansell's failure to stop on the command of a black _____ . Although guaranteed the drivers' championship, McLa
[005] he vessel was finished. Pencroft also manufactured a _____ , that
[006] , that _____ so dear to every true American, containing the stars
[007] ven States of the Union, which shine on the American _____ , the sailor added a thirty-eighth, the star of "the St
[008] ready in heart, if not in deed!" In the meantime, the _____ was hoisted at the central window of Granite House, a
[009] h of the Mercy. The sail was hoisted, the Lincolnian _____ floated from the masthead, and the "Bonadventure," s
[010] therefore, no means of signalizing their presence. A _____ would not have been perceived; a gun would not have
[011] was difficult to say. "And yet," added the sailor, "a _____ is floating from her peak, but I cannot distinguish t
[012] more difficult to observe it. "It is not the American _____ ," said Pencroft from time to time, "nor the English,
7. WORDS
boast
curtain
explode
fastened
flag
juice
resigned
shelf
skirt
solemn
[001] beaters in the way that he did, to make an interesting _____ . At last we are getting the reward for our hard work
[002] TH POOLS# Innumerable motels from Tucson to New York _____ swimming pools ("swim at your own risk" is the hos
[003] e sign poised at the brink of most pools). Some even _____ two pools, one for adults and one for children. But
[004] -oz. glass. Grocery stores sell dozens of foods that _____ of having almost no food value at all. But a bi
[005] of God; not as the outcome of works, lest anyone may _____ . For his workmanship we are, created in Christ Jesus
[006] ing force. As for progress, the "backward South" can _____ of Baton Rouge, which increased its population betwe
[007] ological, universal application. As his disciples _____ , even though his emphasis is elsewhere, Faulkner doe
[008] m actions aboard, it is easy to guess that Spencer's _____ of twenty staunch followers was a modest estimate".
[009] eir return from a short trip to Rome I had heard her _____ , over and over again, "On the boat people liked me f
[010] were charged to Alan Mills, a pitcher who still can _____ of having allowed the opposition to score in only 3
[011] rammes, are considered very precious indeed. Virgin's _____ is that it has grown organically and can continue to
[012] y moving toward merger agreements and that DRT would _____ a fee income in excess of dollars 3.3bn in the curre
8. WORDS
boast
curtain
explode
fastened
flag
juice
resigned
shelf
skirt
solemn
[001] V ’Ä¢Sport over 25 years. In fact, it brings down the _____ not only on his role but on ITV's epic struggle to ma
[002] rvices took place at St Helens on Sunday, when, in a _____ -raiser to the first match of the New Zealand tour, an
[003] had been carried right up to the foot of the enormous _____ of granite. The soil in front of the cave had been to
[004] s, to discover a habitation there. Neither could the _____ of verdure, which covered three-quarters of the islan
[005] der of diversified trees. Towards the east, through a _____ of verdure, picturesquely raised in some places, spar
[006] direction, and then, after they had passed the last _____ of trees, appeared the plateau, carpeted with thick
[007] uld not be from thence, for the rising ground and the _____ of trees closed the northern horizon. It is useless to
[008] moment the moon appeared in the east, above the black _____ of the forest, and a white sheet of light spread ove
[009] ull text or fairly accurate excerpts behind the Iron _____ . Then the Communese reply came back from many mouthp
[010] d finally a standing ovation as Miss Sutherland took _____ call after
[011] call after _____ call following a fantastic "Mad Scene" created on he
[012] ughly ingratiating company it is, and when the final _____ falls you may suddenly realize that you have been si
9. WORDS
boast
curtain
explode
fastened
flag
juice
resigned
shelf
skirt
solemn
[001] eces, one of which was broken; on a plank, forming a _____ , stood a barrel of powder, still untouched, a barrel
[002] race Carney and Sibly Bowan who may be right off the _____ of stock Irish characters, but they put such a combi
[003] mperature) is restored. This happens on the grocer's _____ or in your kitchen. One of the most attractive
[004] on even for short periods, and in addition writing a _____ of books set in the region, he has handled in those
[005] oses of from 100,000 to 200,000 rads can extend the _____ life (at 35 F) of fresh beef from 5 days to 5 or 6
[006] h pork sausage and hamburger have a relatively short _____ life under refrigeration, and radiopasteurization mi
[007] adiopasteurization has also been successful, and the _____ life of chicken can be extended to a month or more u
[008] it was a metal ladder on casters attached to the top _____ . He pulled it over, climbed up, and lifted out the b
[009] e length of the block like books tightly packed on a _____ . Most of them could be eliminated; Muller's would ha
[010] organ filled the dipper from the water bucket on the _____ , went back into the front room, lifted the girl's he
[011] nter, and a stack of dog-eared men's magazines. On a _____ in the office behind the counter was a small radio d
[012] o off. He made a show of rearranging my forms on the _____ . He would pick up the ringing phone with studied neg
10. WORDS
boast
curtain
explode
fastened
flag
juice
resigned
shelf
skirt
solemn
[001] ngth, height, or depth of the cave to be ascertained. _____ silence reigned in this basaltic cavern. Not a sound
[002] be a sort of apotheosis of the Khrushchev regime, a _____ consecration of ideas which had, in fact, been curre
[003] are. Perhaps you think the editorial meetings are _____ affairs, a little sanctimonious? Not so. Serious, ye
[004] as it exists in Fall River today always includes the _____ assurance that Bridget returned to Ireland after the
[005] e will not act in any way which would jeopardize our _____ commitments to them. ## We and our friends are, of
[006] required great skill and a special talent for both _____ and ribald raillery, a talent not bestowed on many p
[007] birds either singly or in stylized rows, animals in _____ frieze bands (see Plates 11-12)- all these turned up
[008] rivolous, and the opposite of gay is not serious but _____ . More believed that a man could be both serious and
[009] ts the two groups by their orchestral accompaniment, _____ chords or mocking staccatos.) There is still more ne
[010] ht. Somewhere in the city a big clock sounded twelve _____ notes- midnight. According to the medical examiner s
[011] way. The car was just about to us, its driver's fat, _____ face intent on the road ahead, on business, on a fam
[012] ounded him, the family circle, Theresa and George as _____ as if they were watching the cat have kittens, and