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[
"putting",
"striking",
"beating"
] | Then he began [MASK] more nails into the wall. | driving |
[
"fastened",
"dropped",
"swung"
] | There were three nails on the left, on which [MASK] his clothes yesterday and four on the right used to fix their wedding photo frame. | hung |
[
"connect",
"hang",
"put"
] | There were three nails on the left, on which hung his clothes yesterday and four on the right used to [MASK] their wedding photo frame. | fix |
[
"replaced",
"separated",
"unfastened"
] | After the nails were [MASK] , the walls were left with countless holes. | removed |
[
"crying",
"aching",
"disturbing"
] | Suddenly, she felt heartbroken as if she were [MASK] nonstop through these holes. | bleeding |
[
"held",
"stuck",
"got"
] | She [MASK] to her feet and exclaimed, "Stop removing the nails! | jumped |
[
"if",
"unless",
"as"
] | We will rent the house [MASK] we buy our own!" | until |
[
"especially",
"fortunately",
"sadly"
] | She [MASK] realized that marriage was like a wall and that all quarrels and "cold wars" were like the nails on the wall. | eventually |
[
"chaos",
"troubles",
"challenges"
] | She eventually realized that marriage was like a wall and that all [MASK] and "cold wars" were like the nails on the wall. | quarrels |
[
"Therefore",
"Besides",
"Thus"
] | [MASK] , when they were removed, only a wall with holes would remain. | However |
[
"happy",
"common",
"bad"
] | A [MASK] thing happened to me last Sunday. | strange |
[
"on",
"in",
"upon"
] | A strange thing happened [MASK] me last Sunday. | to |
[
"and",
"so",
"but"
] | It was
such a beautiful day [MASK] I drove to go for a look
in the country. | that |
[
"bus",
"bike",
"truck"
] | On the way back home, my [MASK] stopped. | car |
[
"wide",
"crowded",
"busy"
] | It was out of gas on a [MASK] road far from a town! | lonely |
[
"what",
"whom",
"how"
] | I
decided to walk until I found someone [MASK] could
sell some gas. | who |
[
"after",
"though",
"as"
] | I had walked almost a mile [MASK] I
finally found a house near the road . I was glad
to see it because it was getting dark. | before |
[
"street",
"path",
"way"
] | I had walked almost a mile before I
finally found a house near the [MASK] . I was glad
to see it because it was getting dark. | road |
[
"came",
"opened",
"appeared"
] | I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair
[MASK] . | answered |
[
"asking",
"looking",
"calling"
] | She said, "I've been [MASK] for you here for a long time. | waiting |
[
"Gas",
"Coffee",
"Lunch"
] | [MASK] is almost ready." | Tea |
[
"consider",
"accept",
"think"
] | I couldn't [MASK] what she was talking about. | understand |
[
"answered",
"refused",
"promised"
] | I quickly [MASK] that my car was out of gas . | explained |
[
"tea",
"strength",
"energy"
] | I quickly explained that my car was out of [MASK] . | gas |
[
"glad",
"excited",
"sad"
] | She was acting very
strangely and I was [MASK] to leave. | anxious |
[
"can",
"would",
"wanted"
] | As soon as she
went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I [MASK] .
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. | could |
[
"accident",
"suffering",
"pleasure"
] | When I told the man about my [MASK] , he said, "Oh,
that's Miss Emily. | experience |
[
"hit",
"blame",
"frighten"
] | She's strange, but
she wouldn't [MASK] anybody. | hurt |
[
"built",
"passed",
"sold"
] | "Daddy" Bruce Randolph was around five-feet-eight and slightly built.At the age of sixty-one, he [MASK] Daddy Bruce's Barbecue Restaurant in the "Five
Points" area, a poor section of Denver.There is debate about whether his ribs were the best in town but no debate on the man himself.He fed people - not just his customers , but the poor and the homeless.Every Thanksgiving, Daddy and his son began cooking for the crowds of the homeless.He wanted them to have a great dinner on the one day this country celebrates Thanksgiving. | opened |
[
"rich",
"beautiful",
"lonely"
] | "Daddy" Bruce Randolph was around five-feet-eight and slightly built.At the age of sixty-one, he opened Daddy Bruce's Barbecue Restaurant in the "Five
Points" area, a [MASK] section of Denver.There is debate about whether his ribs were the best in town but no debate on the man himself.He fed people - not just his customers , but the poor and the homeless.Every Thanksgiving, Daddy and his son began cooking for the crowds of the homeless.He wanted them to have a great dinner on the one day this country celebrates Thanksgiving. | poor |
[
"what",
"why",
"where"
] | "Daddy" Bruce Randolph was around five-feet-eight and slightly built.At the age of sixty-one, he opened Daddy Bruce's Barbecue Restaurant in the "Five
Points" area, a poor section of Denver.There is debate about [MASK] his ribs were the best in town but no debate on the man himself.He fed people - not just his customers , but the poor and the homeless.Every Thanksgiving, Daddy and his son began cooking for the crowds of the homeless.He wanted them to have a great dinner on the one day this country celebrates Thanksgiving. | whether |
[
"admirers",
"friends",
"volunteers"
] | "Daddy" Bruce Randolph was around five-feet-eight and slightly built.At the age of sixty-one, he opened Daddy Bruce's Barbecue Restaurant in the "Five
Points" area, a poor section of Denver.There is debate about whether his ribs were the best in town but no debate on the man himself.He fed people - not just his [MASK] , but the poor and the homeless.Every Thanksgiving, Daddy and his son began cooking for the crowds of the homeless.He wanted them to have a great dinner on the one day this country celebrates Thanksgiving. | customers |
[
"looking",
"caring",
"waiting"
] | "Daddy" Bruce Randolph was around five-feet-eight and slightly built.At the age of sixty-one, he opened Daddy Bruce's Barbecue Restaurant in the "Five
Points" area, a poor section of Denver.There is debate about whether his ribs were the best in town but no debate on the man himself.He fed people - not just his customers , but the poor and the homeless.Every Thanksgiving, Daddy and his son began [MASK] for the crowds of the homeless.He wanted them to have a great dinner on the one day this country celebrates Thanksgiving. | cooking |
[
"holiday",
"surprise",
"thank"
] | "Daddy" Bruce Randolph was around five-feet-eight and slightly built.At the age of sixty-one, he opened Daddy Bruce's Barbecue Restaurant in the "Five
Points" area, a poor section of Denver.There is debate about whether his ribs were the best in town but no debate on the man himself.He fed people - not just his customers , but the poor and the homeless.Every Thanksgiving, Daddy and his son began cooking for the crowds of the homeless.He wanted them to have a great [MASK] on the one day this country celebrates Thanksgiving. | dinner |
[
"later",
"past",
"recent"
] | In the [MASK] years of his project, he paid for everything out-of-pocket.But as time went by, the costs sky-rocketed as the crowds grew.That's when Daddy's admirers, athletes, politicians, policemen as well as others
stepped in to help .They donated tons of turkeys, potatoes and ribs and even donated their time to stand beside the
old man and volunteered to cook and serve . | early |
[
"prices",
"foods",
"customers"
] | In the early years of his project, he paid for everything out-of-pocket.But as time went by, the [MASK] sky-rocketed as the crowds grew.That's when Daddy's admirers, athletes, politicians, policemen as well as others
stepped in to help .They donated tons of turkeys, potatoes and ribs and even donated their time to stand beside the
old man and volunteered to cook and serve . | costs |
[
"pay",
"buy",
"interview"
] | In the early years of his project, he paid for everything out-of-pocket.But as time went by, the costs sky-rocketed as the crowds grew.That's when Daddy's admirers, athletes, politicians, policemen as well as others
stepped in to [MASK] .They donated tons of turkeys, potatoes and ribs and even donated their time to stand beside the
old man and volunteered to cook and serve . | help |
[
"money",
"dinner",
"food"
] | In the early years of his project, he paid for everything out-of-pocket.But as time went by, the costs sky-rocketed as the crowds grew.That's when Daddy's admirers, athletes, politicians, policemen as well as others
stepped in to help .They donated tons of turkeys, potatoes and ribs and even donated their [MASK] to stand beside the
old man and volunteered to cook and serve . | time |
[
"pay",
"eat",
"share"
] | In the early years of his project, he paid for everything out-of-pocket.But as time went by, the costs sky-rocketed as the crowds grew.That's when Daddy's admirers, athletes, politicians, policemen as well as others
stepped in to help .They donated tons of turkeys, potatoes and ribs and even donated their time to stand beside the
old man and volunteered to cook and [MASK] . | serve |
[
"hope",
"exchange",
"production"
] | It seemed there was an endless [MASK] of food to feed the crowds.No one ever walked away hungry from Daddy Bruce.It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it until a few year ago when he edged toward ninety.He had become too old to work anymore.He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street named in his honor--"Bruce Randolph Boulevard".A couple of years later.Daddy Bruce died.When asked why he volunteered to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over
twenty-five years, his reply was simple, "You
can't beat love.If you give just one thing, you get more things back .That's why I do it." | supply |
[
"happy",
"angry",
"thankful"
] | It seemed there was an endless supply of food to feed the crowds.No one ever walked away [MASK] from Daddy Bruce.It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it until a few year ago when he edged toward ninety.He had become too old to work anymore.He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street named in his honor--"Bruce Randolph Boulevard".A couple of years later.Daddy Bruce died.When asked why he volunteered to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over
twenty-five years, his reply was simple, "You
can't beat love.If you give just one thing, you get more things back .That's why I do it." | hungry |
[
"before",
"after",
"since"
] | It seemed there was an endless supply of food to feed the crowds.No one ever walked away hungry from Daddy Bruce.It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it [MASK] a few year ago when he edged toward ninety.He had become too old to work anymore.He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street named in his honor--"Bruce Randolph Boulevard".A couple of years later.Daddy Bruce died.When asked why he volunteered to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over
twenty-five years, his reply was simple, "You
can't beat love.If you give just one thing, you get more things back .That's why I do it." | until |
[
"long",
"hopeless",
"discouraged"
] | It seemed there was an endless supply of food to feed the crowds.No one ever walked away hungry from Daddy Bruce.It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it until a few year ago when he edged toward ninety.He had become too [MASK] to work anymore.He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street named in his honor--"Bruce Randolph Boulevard".A couple of years later.Daddy Bruce died.When asked why he volunteered to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over
twenty-five years, his reply was simple, "You
can't beat love.If you give just one thing, you get more things back .That's why I do it." | old |
[
"remembered",
"built",
"praised"
] | It seemed there was an endless supply of food to feed the crowds.No one ever walked away hungry from Daddy Bruce.It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it until a few year ago when he edged toward ninety.He had become too old to work anymore.He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street [MASK] in his honor--"Bruce Randolph Boulevard".A couple of years later.Daddy Bruce died.When asked why he volunteered to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over
twenty-five years, his reply was simple, "You
can't beat love.If you give just one thing, you get more things back .That's why I do it." | named |
[
"helped",
"supported",
"expected"
] | It seemed there was an endless supply of food to feed the crowds.No one ever walked away hungry from Daddy Bruce.It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it until a few year ago when he edged toward ninety.He had become too old to work anymore.He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street named in his honor--"Bruce Randolph Boulevard".A couple of years later.Daddy Bruce died.When asked why he [MASK] to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over
twenty-five years, his reply was simple, "You
can't beat love.If you give just one thing, you get more things back .That's why I do it." | volunteered |
[
"question",
"love",
"plan"
] | It seemed there was an endless supply of food to feed the crowds.No one ever walked away hungry from Daddy Bruce.It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it until a few year ago when he edged toward ninety.He had become too old to work anymore.He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street named in his honor--"Bruce Randolph Boulevard".A couple of years later.Daddy Bruce died.When asked why he volunteered to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over
twenty-five years, his [MASK] was simple, "You
can't beat love.If you give just one thing, you get more things back .That's why I do it." | reply |
[
"away",
"out",
"down"
] | It seemed there was an endless supply of food to feed the crowds.No one ever walked away hungry from Daddy Bruce.It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it until a few year ago when he edged toward ninety.He had become too old to work anymore.He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street named in his honor--"Bruce Randolph Boulevard".A couple of years later.Daddy Bruce died.When asked why he volunteered to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over
twenty-five years, his reply was simple, "You
can't beat love.If you give just one thing, you get more things [MASK] .That's why I do it." | back |
[
"discovered",
"found",
"invented"
] | But in Germany a man named Karl Benz had an idea that [MASK] the
world in a dramatic way. | changed |
[
"busy",
"strong",
"kind"
] | Cars were very few and only [MASK] people
could buy them. | rich |
[
"But",
"While",
"Therefore"
] | [MASK] , in England cars were thought to be dangerous at that time, so for a few years someone had to walk
in front of every car waving a red flag! | However |
[
"interesting",
"unusual",
"wonderful"
] | However , in England cars were thought to be [MASK] at that time, so for a few years someone had to walk
in front of every car waving a red flag! | dangerous |
[
"sold",
"discovered",
"found"
] | In the 1910s, Henry Ford had [MASK] a
better kind of car called the Model T Ford and he built a factory where
the cars could be made by machines . | produced |
[
"store",
"market",
"museum"
] | In the 1910s, Henry Ford had produced a
better kind of car called the Model T Ford and he built a [MASK] where
the cars could be made by machines . | factory |
[
"slowly",
"quitely",
"quietly"
] | In this way the car could be
made [MASK] and the cost was less and more and more people could buy them. | quickly |
[
"lend",
"sell",
"watch"
] | In this way the car could be
made quickly and the cost was less and more and more people could [MASK] them. | buy |
[
"/",
"which",
"what"
] | But there was still a problem [MASK] all
the cars were black. | that |
[
"kinds",
"shapes",
"sizes"
] | Now, of course, you can buy cars in all [MASK] . | color1s |
[
"school",
"lecture",
"park"
] | The parking lot to the [MASK] was filling up quickly. | church |
[
"arguing",
"stating",
"speaking"
] | I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were [MASK] among themselves as they walked in the church. | whispering |
[
"clearer",
"lower",
"farther"
] | As I got [MASK] , I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church. | closer |
[
"dragged",
"dropped",
"pushed"
] | His hat was [MASK] down so you could not see his face. | pulled |
[
"big",
"bad",
"ugly"
] | He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too [MASK] for his feet, with holes all over them and his toes stuck out. | small |
[
"reached",
"went",
"ran"
] | He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too small for his feet, with holes all over them and his toes [MASK] out. | stuck |
[
"helpless",
"hopeless",
"careless"
] | I guessed this man was [MASK] and asleep, so I walked on by through the doors of the church. | homeless |
[
"out",
"across",
"from"
] | I guessed this man was homeless and asleep, so I walked on [MASK] through the doors of the church. | by |
[
"invited",
"took",
"called"
] | We all talked for a few minutes, and someone [MASK] the man lying outside. | mentioned |
[
"pleasure",
"measure",
"courage"
] | People whispered but no one took [MASK] to ask him to come in, including me. | trouble |
[
"except",
"besides",
"without"
] | People whispered but no one took trouble to ask him to come in, [MASK] me. | including |
[
"turn",
"time",
"seat"
] | We were all waiting for the Preacher to take his [MASK] and to give us the Word, when the doors to the church opened. | place. |
[
"before",
"as",
"after"
] | We were all waiting for the Preacher to take his place. and to give us the Word, [MASK] the doors to the church opened. | when |
[
"rushed",
"hurried",
"entered"
] | In [MASK] the man walking down the church with his head down. | came |
[
"decision",
"choices",
"jokes"
] | People gasped and whispered and made [MASK] . | faces |
[
"fell",
"broke",
"failed"
] | My heart [MASK] . | sank |
[
"threw",
"set",
"folded"
] | The preacher took his Bible and [MASK] it on his stand. " | laid |
[
"Brothers",
"Supporters",
"Members"
] | [MASK] , I don't think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today. | Folks |
[
"hate",
"treat",
"test"
] | If you [MASK] people by their appearance, you have no time to love them." | judge |
[
"longest",
"biggest",
"smallest"
] | I picked the [MASK] one, but it looked as if it would be at least a 20-minute wait. | shortest |
[
"few",
"five",
"some"
] | In front of me were [MASK] small children--- a boy of five and a younger girl . | two |
[
"took",
"brought",
"caught"
] | The girl [MASK] a beautiful pair of shiny, golden shoes and treated them as though they were a treasure. | carried |
[
"watched",
"looked",
"thought"
] | The girl carried a beautiful pair of shiny, golden shoes and [MASK] them as though they were a treasure. | treated |
[
"card",
"money",
"expense"
] | The clerk showed them the [MASK] . | price |
[
"picked",
"left",
"let"
] | The boy [MASK] some bills on the stand while he searched his pockets. | laid |
[
"another",
"more",
"others"
] | "I guess we will come back some [MASK] time, maybe tomorrow." | other |
[
"statement",
"saying",
"announcement"
] | With that [MASK] the little girl began to cry. | words |
[
"goods",
"gifts",
"presents"
] | "But Jesus would have loved these [MASK] ," she cried. | shoes |
[
"home",
"here",
"over"
] | We'll come [MASK] . | back |
[
"children",
"girl",
"boy"
] | Quickly I handed $3 to the [MASK] . | clerk |
[
"at",
"in",
"of"
] | These children had waited in line for a long time and, [MASK] all, it was Christmas. | after |
[
"boy",
"girl",
"sound"
] | Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small [MASK] said," Thank you, lady." | voice |
[
"silver",
"gold",
"bricks"
] | "My Sunday teacher said that the streets in the heaven were made of shiny [MASK] , just like these shoes. | stones |
[
"hospital",
"sky",
"clinic"
] | Our mommy is sick and she is going to [MASK] . Daddy said that she might go before Christmas, to be with Jesus. | heaven |
[
"standing",
"running",
"staying"
] | I think my mom will be beautiful [MASK] in those streets to match these shoes." | walking |
[
"serve",
"suit",
"fit"
] | I think my mom will be beautiful walking in those streets to [MASK] these shoes." | match |
[
"inform",
"warn",
"cure"
] | Silently I thanked God for using these children to [MASK] me of the true spirit of giving. | remind |
[
"calmly",
"seriously",
"curiously"
] | Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I [MASK] asked my students how their weekend had been. | cheerfully |
[
"bad",
"exciting",
"scary"
] | One young man said that his weekend had not been so [MASK] . | good |
[
"often",
"usually",
"seldom"
] | Then the young man asked me why I [MASK] seemed to be so cheerful. | always |
[
"why",
"where",
"that"
] | His question reminded me of something I'd read somewhere before: "Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about [MASK] you want to approach life that day," I said. | how |
[
"entered",
"found",
"hit"
] | I [MASK] the freeway and turned onto College Drive, only another quarter mile ahead to the college. | left |
[
"shouldn't",
"couldn't",
"won't"
] | I tried to start it again, but the engine [MASK] turn over. | wouldn't |