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[
"Wonder",
"Explain",
"Understand"
] | [MASK] how we'd all run around the living room singing,'eggless, milkless, butterless cake'?" | Remember |
[
"and",
"if",
"as"
] | We didn't have money, [MASK] we knew how to have fun together. | but |
[
"freedom",
"performance",
"dream"
] | We didn't have money, but we knew how to have [MASK] together. | fun |
[
"hid",
"deepened",
"kept"
] | Thinking about the eight of us gathered around the kitchen table waiting for Mom to cut the cake [MASK] my worries. | ended |
[
"round",
"heavy",
"large"
] | Mom would make the cake extra [MASK] for Christmas--a coin was put into the cake. | special |
[
"candle",
"butter",
"secret"
] | "Whoever finds the [MASK] in their cake can keep it and they won't have to do housework for a week. | prize |
[
"challenges",
"treats",
"interests"
] | My siblings and I are now separated from each other, but the cake still [MASK] "Cake's done," Therese said. | connects |
[
"also",
"somehow",
"so"
] | We gathered around the kitchen table, [MASK] like old times. | just |
[
"faster",
"closer",
"younger"
] | "Feeling any [MASK] ?" | better |
[
"plates",
"guests",
"chairs"
] | I looked at the [MASK] around the table, reminded once again that whatever hardships come my way I can do more than just get through them. | faces |
[
"limit",
"respect",
"luck"
] | I can find [MASK] in my life, even in a simple cake, and share it with the ones I love. | joy |
[
"for",
"at",
"to"
] | I can find joy in my life, even in a simple cake, and share it [MASK] the ones I love. | with |
[
"lie",
"look",
"fall"
] | Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years.She would [MASK] down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead. | bend |
[
"astonishing",
"delighting",
"disappointing"
] | I don't remember when it first started [MASK] me -- her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt workworn and rough against my young skin.Finally,one night, I shouted out at her, "Don't do that any more--your hands are too rough!" | annoying |
[
"along",
"above",
"aside"
] | I don't remember when it first started annoying me -- her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt workworn and rough [MASK] my young skin.Finally,one night, I shouted out at her, "Don't do that any more--your hands are too rough!" | against |
[
"promise",
"request",
"agreement"
] | she made no [MASK] and left quietly.But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her love . | reply |
[
"pity",
"sadness",
"apology"
] | she made no reply and left quietly.But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her [MASK] . | love |
[
"feelings",
"opinions",
"spirits"
] | With the passing years, my [MASK] returned to that night time after time.By then I missed my mother's hands and her goodnight kiss.Sometimes the incident seemed very close , sometimes far away, but always it was hidden in the back of my mind. | thoughts |
[
"forgot",
"held",
"shook"
] | With the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night time after time.By then I [MASK] my mother's hands and her goodnight kiss.Sometimes the incident seemed very close , sometimes far away, but always it was hidden in the back of my mind. | missed |
[
"strange",
"serious",
"common"
] | With the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night time after time.By then I missed my mother's hands and her goodnight kiss.Sometimes the incident seemed very [MASK] , sometimes far away, but always it was hidden in the back of my mind. | close |
[
"stressed",
"existed",
"exposed"
] | With the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night time after time.By then I missed my mother's hands and her goodnight kiss.Sometimes the incident seemed very close , sometimes far away, but always it was [MASK] in the back of my mind. | hidden |
[
"expected",
"reminded",
"complained"
] | The years have passed, and I'm not a little girl any more.Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once [MASK] to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family. | changed |
[
"yet",
"away",
"long"
] | Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives [MASK] .One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself drawn to her house to spend the night with her.As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to brush the hair from my forehead.Then a kiss , ever so gently , touched my forehead.I burst into tears. | alone |
[
"carried",
"moved",
"stayed"
] | Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives alone .One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself [MASK] to her house to spend the night with her.As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to brush the hair from my forehead.Then a kiss , ever so gently , touched my forehead.I burst into tears. | drawn |
[
"cut",
"wash",
"take"
] | Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives alone .One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself drawn to her house to spend the night with her.As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to [MASK] the hair from my forehead.Then a kiss , ever so gently , touched my forehead.I burst into tears. | brush |
[
"tear",
"press",
"hand"
] | Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives alone .One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself drawn to her house to spend the night with her.As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to brush the hair from my forehead.Then a [MASK] , ever so gently , touched my forehead.I burst into tears. | kiss |
[
"returned",
"remembered",
"realized"
] | In my memory, thousands of times, I [MASK] the night my young voice complained.Catching Mom's hand in hand, I told her how sorry I was for that night.I thought she'd remember as I did.But Mom didn't know what I was talking about.She had already forgotten and abandoned long ago. | recalled |
[
"happy",
"angry",
"nervous"
] | In my memory, thousands of times, I recalled the night my young voice complained.Catching Mom's hand in hand, I told her how [MASK] I was for that night.I thought she'd remember as I did.But Mom didn't know what I was talking about.She had already forgotten and abandoned long ago. | sorry |
[
"when",
"how",
"why"
] | In my memory, thousands of times, I recalled the night my young voice complained.Catching Mom's hand in hand, I told her how sorry I was for that night.I thought she'd remember [MASK] I did.But Mom didn't know what I was talking about.She had already forgotten and abandoned long ago. | as |
[
"disappeared",
"forgiven",
"apologized"
] | In my memory, thousands of times, I recalled the night my young voice complained.Catching Mom's hand in hand, I told her how sorry I was for that night.I thought she'd remember as I did.But Mom didn't know what I was talking about.She had already forgotten and [MASK] long ago. | abandoned |
[
"imagination",
"decoration",
"appreciation"
] | That night, I fell asleep with a new [MASK] for my gentle mother and her caring hands.And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found. | inspiration |
[
"still",
"soon",
"anyhow"
] | That night, I fell asleep with a new inspiration for my gentle mother and her caring hands.And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was [MASK] to be found. | nowhere |
[
"fortunate",
"happy",
"unhappy"
] | In many ways, this is [MASK] for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night. | unfortunate |
[
"words",
"plays",
"roles"
] | In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same [MASK] night after night. | lines |
[
"want",
"ask",
"wish"
] | One would [MASK] them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter . | expect |
[
"always",
"sometimes",
"often"
] | One would expect them to know their parts by heart and [MASK] have cause to falter . | never |
[
"high",
"poorly",
"poor"
] | A famous actor in a [MASK] successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. | highly |
[
"where",
"what",
"which"
] | A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat [MASK] had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. | who |
[
"play",
"role",
"case"
] | Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each [MASK] , he always insisted that it should be written out in full. | performance |
[
"with",
"in",
"to"
] | One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke [MASK] his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart. | on |
[
"pages",
"joke",
"lines"
] | One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the [MASK] of the letter by heart. | contents |
[
"room",
"stage",
"office"
] | He entered the [MASK] and presented the letter to the aristocrat. | cell |
[
"English",
"French",
"order"
] | But the copy he gave him had not been written out in [MASK] as usual. | full |
[
"worried",
"surprised",
"afraid"
] | The gaoler looked on eagerly, [MASK] to see if his fellow actor had at last learn t his lines. | anxious |
[
"bright",
"dark",
"out"
] | Then, squinting his eyes, he said, "The light is [MASK] . | dim |
[
"lines",
"light",
"letters"
] | I must get my [MASK] ." | glasses |
[
"surprise",
"satisfaction",
"anger"
] | Much to the aristocrat's [MASK] , the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner. | amusement |
[
"old",
"unusual",
"new"
] | Much to the aristocrat's amusement , the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the [MASK] copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner. | usual |
[
"called",
"warned",
"watched"
] | I would be [MASK] for a whole ten seconds. | delayed |
[
"Thus",
"Therefore",
"Even"
] | [MASK] , I realized that it was an elderly couple who were briefly blocking my departure. | However |
[
"slowly",
"anxiously",
"impatiently"
] | However , I realized that it was an elderly couple who were [MASK] blocking my departure. | briefly |
[
"wait",
"quarrel",
"time"
] | No more [MASK]
The man leaned on his wife who walked in front of him. | anger |
[
"memory",
"courage",
"success"
] | He not only used her for [MASK] but it was obvious that he was blind .She was his eyes as well. | support |
[
"deaf",
"ill",
"dying"
] | He not only used her for support but it was obvious that he was [MASK] .She was his eyes as well. | blind |
[
"lived",
"united",
"trusted"
] | The two of them [MASK] as one -- each needing to function in this fast-changing world. | worked |
[
"surprised",
"excited",
"satisfied"
] | Suddenly I wasn't so [MASK] about having to work a few extra hours on Saturday. | mad |
[
"love",
"family",
"wealth"
] | I had my [MASK] , and I was still relatively young. | strength |
[
"smiling",
"talking",
"thinking"
] | That scene of those two elderly people [MASK] with dignity stayed with me the entire week. | walking |
[
"food",
"ideas",
"power"
] | I had my health and a good job.My wife always gave me good [MASK] whenever I needed it. | advice |
[
"also",
"as",
"and"
] | I started to think -- not only was I lucky to have it all, [MASK] so was that wonderful old couple, who, despite the trials and hardships of a long life, still had the love and help of each other to carry them through this world. | but |
[
"though",
"during",
"since"
] | I started to think -- not only was I lucky to have it all, but so was that wonderful old couple, who, [MASK] the trials and hardships of a long life, still had the love and help of each other to carry them through this world. | despite |
[
"allow",
"adapt",
"devote"
] | I started to think -- not only was I lucky to have it all, but so was that wonderful old couple, who, despite the trials and hardships of a long life, still had the love and help of each other to [MASK] them through this world. | carry |
[
"picture",
"accept",
"admit"
] | My wife and I sometimes [MASK] ourselves in our old age, walking arm-in-arm into the sunset. | predict |
[
"enjoyment",
"connection",
"relation"
] | That image always gives us a warm feeling of [MASK] . | comfort |
[
"all",
"neither",
"any"
] | Just remember, [MASK] of us would be here if it weren't for our elders. | none |
[
"entire",
"exact",
"awesome"
] | We should spend an [MASK] minute to listen and learn when it comes to helping our elder friends. | extra |
[
"if",
"because",
"as"
] | We should spend an extra minute to listen and learn [MASK] it comes to helping our elder friends. | when |
[
"talked",
"cared",
"brought"
] | A woman named Dodd [MASK] about starting a Father's Day holiday while listening to a Mother's Day speech at church. | thought |
[
"before",
"if",
"but"
] | A woman named Dodd thought about starting a Father's Day holiday [MASK] listening to a Mother's Day speech at church. | while |
[
"normal",
"strange",
"common"
] | Miss Dodd wanted a [MASK] day to honor her father , William Smart, who had fought in the American Civil War. | special |
[
"mother",
"sister",
"brother"
] | Miss Dodd wanted a special day to honor her [MASK] , William Smart, who had fought in the American Civil War. | father |
[
"having",
"doing",
"taking"
] | His wife died when [MASK] birth to their sixth child. | giving |
[
"six",
"four",
"three"
] | Mr. Smart raised the baby and his other [MASK] children on a farm in Washington State. | five |
[
"forgot",
"remembered",
"organized"
] | When Dodd became an adult, she [MASK] how kind and loving her father had been while raising his six children alone. | recognized |
[
"spring",
"autumn",
"winter"
] | As Dodd's father was born in [MASK] , she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on June nineteenth, 1910. | summer |
[
"last",
"shortest",
"longest"
] | As Dodd's father was born in summer , she chose to hold the [MASK] Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on June nineteenth, 1910. | first |
[
"doubt",
"chance",
"time"
] | In 1924, President Coolidge gave his [MASK] to the idea of a national Father's Day. | support |
[
"telling",
"speaking",
"demanding"
] | Then, in 1966, President Johnson signed a presidential statement [MASK] the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. | declaring |
[
"glasses",
"hats",
"watches"
] | In early times, wearing [MASK] was a traditional way to celebrate Father's Day. | flowers |
[
"praise",
"send",
"blame"
] | People wore red roses to [MASK] fathers who were still living. | honor |
[
"disappeared",
"passed",
"killed"
] | White flowers were worn to remember fathers who had [MASK] . | died |
[
"Few",
"None",
"All"
] | [MASK] families take their fathers out to a restaurant for a meal. | Some |
[
"ties",
"wallets",
"shirts"
] | Others give their fathers [MASK] with special messages of thanks. | gifts |
[
"want",
"expect",
"hope"
] | Children living far call their fathers on the telephone to [MASK] them a happy Father's Day. | wish |
[
"Whenever",
"Whatever",
"Whichever"
] | [MASK] the holiday is celebrated, the idea is for children to let their father know that he is valued and loved. | However |
[
"Which",
"That",
"What"
] | [MASK] one historian in America has said, "Lucky is the man who hears many small voices call him father." | As |
[
"Melissa",
"Charlie",
"Keri"
] | Their newbom baby [MASK] was removed from life supprt, taken back to her and her husband Charlie. | Austin |
[
"nurse",
"doctor",
"wife"
] | Their newbom baby Austin was removed from life supprt, taken back to her and her [MASK] Charlie. | husband |
[
"sooner",
"faster",
"later"
] | Austin was bom at 12:17 p.m. three months [MASK] than he should have been. | earlier |
[
"something",
"anything",
"nothing"
] | Doctors tried [MASK] that technology and medicine could offer at the tiny baby, but Austin did not respond well. | everything |
[
"young",
"big",
"sick"
] | Doctors tried everything that technology and medicine could offer at the [MASK] baby, but Austin did not respond well. | tiny |
[
"started",
"delayed",
"continued"
] | Austin's lung tissue had probably [MASK] developing four weeks before. | stopped |
[
"outside",
"beside",
"with"
] | even still [MASK] . his mother, because of an accident Zero chance of survival . | inside |
[
"arrival",
"approval",
"death"
] | even still inside . his mother, because of an accident Zero chance of [MASK] . | survival |
[
"put",
"took",
"had"
] | Charlie and Keri [MASK] their eyes on the baby as he snuggled into Keri's chest. | focused |
[
"steadily",
"fast",
"slowly"
] | was coming [MASK] . | soon |
[
"mouth",
"blood",
"temperature"
] | Nurse Melissa walked in every so often to check Austin's [MASK] . | heartbeat |
[
"wash",
"live",
"eat"
] | If it was time for him t0 [MASK] . his heart rate would begin to slow. | die |
[
"therefore",
"meanwhile",
"otherwise"
] | After four hours, [MASK] , Austin was still breathing. | however |
[
"second",
"hour",
"day"
] | His heart thumped at a healthy 120 beats per [MASK] . | minute |
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