MULTI_CONC
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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 )
cheese
complications
flattened
fried
handkerchief
honesty
inn
niece
spilled
thirsty
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2. WORDS
cheese
complications
flattened
fried
handkerchief
honesty
inn
niece
spilled
thirsty
[001] it seemed. He said he returned from the visit to his _____ on the 11:20 streetcar. The woman in the house where
[002] he 11:20 streetcar. The woman in the house where the _____ was staying backed up his story and said she left wh
[003] e post office and then walked leisurely to where his _____ was staying, more than a mile away. He met nobody he
[004] r side of the ledger is the fact that he did see his _____ and the woman with whom she was staying. The time wo
[005] le, daughter of the late Lord Chancellor Bromley and _____ of Sir John Fortescue, was offered twenty pounds by
[006] ilemma. "I could go with him. He knows me as your _____ , which, of course, I am. But I am a slave! You own m
[007] st. Harvey B. Stevens of Kenilworth will give his _____ in marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens and the bride's ot
[008] e of the Walkers honoring Mrs. McConnell's debutante _____ , Miss Barbara Williams. @ Debutante Miss Lady Hel
[009] it seemed. He said he returned from the visit to his _____ on the 11:20 streetcar. The woman in the house where
[010] he 11:20 streetcar. The woman in the house where the _____ was staying backed up his story and said she left wh
[011] e post office and then walked leisurely to where his _____ was staying, more than a mile away. He met nobody he
[012] r side of the ledger is the fact that he did see his _____ and the woman with whom she was staying. The time wo
3. WORDS
cheese
complications
flattened
fried
handkerchief
honesty
inn
niece
spilled
thirsty
[001] e for the children to help themselves. Very few _____ foods are used and the use of salt and pepper is dis
[002] ok, the City of Silkworms, the Prime Minister bought _____ chickens and
[003] chickens and _____ cicadas, and two notebooks for me. Then we drove on,
[004] ? The enormous plates which had held Mr. Jack's four _____ eggs and five strips of bacon were still stacked in
[005] "I might have starved, but at least I wouldn't be _____ to a crisp and soaked with dirt"! He darkened und
[006] glass greenhouse extension have added sophistication. _____ calamari is the standout appetizer. This often-drear
[007] ten-dreary dish is a crowd pleaser here. The crisply _____ rings do not resemble rubber bands. A spicy rouille
[008] eed exotic mushrooms sharing a plate with a wedge of _____ goat cheese and a clump of salad. Crisp, cornmeal
[009] goat cheese and a clump of salad. Crisp, cornmeal _____ oysters surrounding a centerpiece of curry mayonnais
[010] t, a pinch of curry, a tablespoonful of minced onion _____ , and a bit of anchovy. Heat and serve hot on toast.
[011] e for the children to help themselves. Very few _____ foods are used and the use of salt and pepper is dis
[012] ok, the City of Silkworms, the Prime Minister bought _____ chickens and
4. WORDS
cheese
complications
flattened
fried
handkerchief
honesty
inn
niece
spilled
thirsty
[001] son Weems's George Washington became the symbol of _____ and the father image of the uniting States. Abraham
[002] lowe is the only man who cannot be bought. His tough _____ condemns him to a solitary and difficult existence.
[003] he courage to meet every challenge; the intellectual _____ and capacity to recognize the true path of her own b
[004] velopment will not lead to longrun stability. _(D) _____ IN GOVERNMENT._ In many societies, what we regard
[005] correct or not- of Communist regimes with personal _____ and pro-Western regimes with corruption. A requireme
[006] dowed with real ability, genuine worth, and sterling _____ - all dedicated to secure the best interests of the c
[007] ns his character shines as an example of dignity and _____ , forthrightness and nobility. SAM RAYBURN has never
[008] example, a plate glass office block, with devastating _____ , reveals all the detritus of office life to the outsi
[009] forces. In this world, Modernist ideas of structural _____ are inadequate: does one really want to reveal the s
[010] est client, a sociopathic film-star, thus proving his _____ in a town of yes-men. In real life he would have been
[011] y was to add insult to severely injured pride. In all _____ we should have won by at least 15 points," Brian Nich
[012] the island was large and fertile. If any sentiment of _____ yet remained in the bottom of their hearts, these wre
5. WORDS
cheese
complications
flattened
fried
handkerchief
honesty
inn
niece
spilled
thirsty
[001] often viewed by visiting whites who snickered behind _____ and afterward discussed Negro religion. It sometimes
[002] ng one of their trips abroad, and handed him a clean _____ through the window. Finding the key under his shoe,
[003] d when she had colds would blow her nose in the same _____ all day and keep it, soaking wet, dangling from her
[004] ckets. Let's do that". We did that and found a dirty _____ , some matches and fourteen cents in change. We took
[005] a wristwatch with broken crystal wrapped in a dirty _____ . One by one he tossed the objects aside. He didn't s
[006] how many times the marine had blown his nose on the _____ . Too bad the marine had no water. From its holder
[007] bone handle scorched, and he retrieved the marine's _____ to wrap it. First he barely touched the blade on the
[008] She daubed at her swimming eyes with a lacy _____ and said with obvious emotion: "That poor boy! He mu
[009] "Now, now", Lucy said, approaching Susan with a _____ , mopping skillfully. "Your father didn't mean it, Su
[010] w dozen being collected, were packed in the sailor's _____ , and as the time when the tide would be full was appr
[011] venience of necessitating the sacrifice of a piece of _____ . Notwithstanding, the thing was well worth while tryi
[012] while trying, and a part of Pencroft's large checked _____ was soon reduced to the state of a half-burnt rag. T
6. WORDS
cheese
complications
flattened
fried
handkerchief
honesty
inn
niece
spilled
thirsty
[001] chool and a library, then a recreation center and an _____ . Desiring to fill the only remaining lack, he select
[002] inato figure, heard first in the introduction to the _____ scene, characterizes him amusingly and reappears whe
[003] e prospect. He was allowed to spend his nights at an _____ near the hospital and he was given some extra money
[004] ". And so they went, he choosing of all places an _____ near Medmenham Abbey, scene a generation ago of the
[005] his club foot he might well be grateful. At the _____ , which was situated close to a broad weir, Byron was
[006] nt the first two relaxing at the minimalist Duck Cove _____ in Margaree Harbour, weighing the natural options -
[007] at a B & B in Kinderhook ($69) and two nights at the _____ at Green River in the Berkshires near Hillsdale (fo
[008] h). For the sake of comparison, I called the Red Lion _____ in Stockbridge and found that their lowest priced dou
[009] lthough inside we found the country conceit at this _____ a bit tired: decorating with a plethora of wreaths, p
[010] ul of diners on a slow weekday night. Begin with the _____ 's luscious quesadilla filled with smoky chicken and G
[011] y and charged him with the armed robbery of a Ramada _____ in late July. Word of the arrest spread quickly, and
[012] ational museum, Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's _____ Fields, described by its curator Peter Thornton as "
7. WORDS
cheese
complications
flattened
fried
handkerchief
honesty
inn
niece
spilled
thirsty
[001] k door. It was dark inside the room but enough light _____ from the restaurant behind her to enable her to make
[002] dn't answer. He got one of the menus and brushed the _____ sugar onto it and carried it to a box on the floor b
[003] morning air was filled with the sweetish odor of new- _____ blood, the acrid stench of frightened horses, and th
[004] table his father looked so worried that the promise _____ out. "You just wait, Dad. When you get back I'll pro
[005] s ballooned eighteenfold in five years. Then the wok _____ , and many investors got burned. The crisis began in
[006] , 65-51, becoming the league's first champion. Music _____ out of the arena's speakers and red, white and blue c
[007] ty' shows how aerospace and missile technology have _____ over into the design and dynamics of roller coasters.
[008] people until no more could squeeze in and the crowds _____ into the streets. Often these were the starting points
[009] k door. It was dark inside the room but enough light _____ from the restaurant behind her to enable her to make
[010] dn't answer. He got one of the menus and brushed the _____ sugar onto it and carried it to a box on the floor b
[011] morning air was filled with the sweetish odor of new- _____ blood, the acrid stench of frightened horses, and th
[012] table his father looked so worried that the promise _____ out. "You just wait, Dad. When you get back I'll pro
8. WORDS
cheese
complications
flattened
fried
handkerchief
honesty
inn
niece
spilled
thirsty
[001] ater, and- in spite of the protest "We're not really _____ "- Linda Kay, to escape the stuffy air and the smothe
[002] She smiled at him wetly. Although she found she was _____ , she was about to refuse (never, never take candy fr
[003] come from a ship which was destroyed by fire. We are _____ and hungry; our sore and burned hands and arms need
[004] ttle. One swallow was all he would have; he was very _____ , but he must observe water discipline. His years of
[005] city of Krasnoyarsk with more than 180 other hungry, _____ , tired travelers (mostly Western Europeans) who had c
[006] of good conscience. Rafael Trujillo, the often-blood _____ dictator of the Dominican Republic for 31 years, per
[007] ater, and- in spite of the protest "We're not really _____ "- Linda Kay, to escape the stuffy air and the smothe
[008] She smiled at him wetly. Although she found she was _____ , she was about to refuse (never, never take candy fr
[009] come from a ship which was destroyed by fire. We are _____ and hungry; our sore and burned hands and arms need
[010] ttle. One swallow was all he would have; he was very _____ , but he must observe water discipline. His years of
9. WORDS
cheese
complications
flattened
fried
handkerchief
honesty
inn
niece
spilled
thirsty
[001] discouraged by the almost certain prospect of legal _____ . One manufacturer who held an allegedly basic patent
[002] raightforward story, with beginning, middle and end, _____ , resolutions, climaxes, and conclusions. Immediately
[003] e assessing unit would eliminate the differences and _____ that are inherent in a system of 39 different and in
[004] wilt, liver fluke, bilharziasis, and a host of other _____ of the hex you've aroused, you mustn't expect to be
[005] ,000 women more than one woman every minute die from _____ related to pregnancy and childbirth. In addition, the
[006] lated to pregnancy and childbirth. In addition, these _____ contribute to more than three million infant deaths w
[007] ,000 women more than one woman every minute die from _____ related to pregnancy and childbirth. In addition, the
[008] lated to pregnancy and childbirth. In addition, these _____ contribute to more than three million infant deaths w
[009] was 19, she had had emergency surgery resulting from _____ from pregnancy. Because of what she calls a clerica
[010] 28, as the best time to take a trip. If there are no _____ , the risk of pre- term labor is slight and there is g
[011] cialists cite the risk of miscarriage and undiagnosed _____ in the first trimester and the possibility of early l
[012] gress (I) committee, admits to some bemusement at the _____ caused by Vishwendra Singh's challenge to the sittin
10. WORDS
cheese
complications
flattened
fried
handkerchief
honesty
inn
niece
spilled
thirsty
[001] gs, and beef cattle for most of their needs. Lots of _____ made from June grass milk is served. Hens are kept o
[002] of delicacy, in spite of low calorie diets, cottage _____ and hands-off-all-sweets to the contrary. Som
[003] it by Doerner's recipe, five parts thoroughly washed _____ curd to one of lime putty; ground together they made
[004] ation coupons they had been given in Blois, and some _____ , and a dozen eggs, and a bag of oranges from a peddl
[005] s on a diet. She'll eat just a pineapple and cottage _____ salad and I'm to have one with her so she won't feel
[006] ". Soon the child, the dog, the cat ... and even the _____ , all joined them out there in the circle. By no
[007] t Claire, which was better. She was eating bread and _____ just as fast as she possibly could, and washing it d
[008] and drew analogies about her way of eating bread and _____ . Now it was nine years later, and it wasn't sprin
[009] alad, soup is consumed in the evening and a regional _____ (cancoillotte) is typical; in German Alsace, red cab
[010] ding (dried blood), tripe (cow's stomach) and mature _____ veined with blue mold are equally nauseating for oth
[011] ins are fermented into beers, fermented milk becomes _____ , and fermented vegetables become a variety of delici
[012] ng. Aside from two salads, appetizers consist of five _____ fondues. We ordered a traditional Kirschwasser and o