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[
"although",
"so",
"while"
] | But it did annoy me, [MASK] they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. | for |
[
"Gradually",
"Certainly",
"Absolutely"
] | [MASK] , one night, I shouted at her, "Don't do that anymore ----your hands are too rough !" | Finally |
[
"tough",
"smelly",
"dirty"
] | Finally , one night, I shouted at her, "Don't do that anymore ----your hands are too [MASK] !" | rough |
[
"unexpected",
"strange",
"ridiculous"
] | But never again did my mother close out my day with that [MASK] expression of her love. | familiar |
[
"dashed",
"wandered",
"ran"
] | Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts [MASK] to that night. | returned |
[
"kiss",
"expression",
"hair"
] | By then I missed my mother's [MASK] , missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead. | hands |
[
"happened",
"turned",
"felt"
] | Sometimes the incident [MASK] very close, sometimes far away. | seemed |
[
"world",
"record",
"history"
] | But always it existed in the back of my [MASK] . | mind |
[
"sliding",
"touching",
"dipping"
] | She's been our doctor, [MASK] into a medicine cupboard for the medicine to rid us children of our pain. | reaching |
[
"operate",
"charge",
"prevent"
] | She's been our doctor, reaching into a medicine cupboard for the medicine to [MASK] us children of our pain. | rid |
[
"situations",
"conditions",
"positions"
] | Mom no longer has Dad, and on special [MASK] , I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. | occasions |
[
"quickly",
"unwillingly",
"roughly"
] | So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand [MASK] ran across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. | hesitantly |
[
"pressed",
"struck",
"dropped"
] | Then a kiss, ever so gently, [MASK] my forehead. | touched |
[
"regained",
"repeated",
"reminded"
] | In my memory, for the thousandth time, I [MASK] the night my young voice complained , "Don't' do that anymore----your hands are too rough!" | recalled |
[
"laughed",
"criticized",
"whispered"
] | In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my young voice [MASK] , "Don't' do that anymore----your hands are too rough!" | complained |
[
"Conducting",
"Commanding",
"Controlling"
] | [MASK] Mom's hand in my hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. | Catching |
[
"ignored",
"abandoned",
"forbidden"
] | She had forgotten ---and [MASK] ---long ago. | forgiven |
[
"shame",
"pity",
"sorrow"
] | And the [MASK] that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found. | guilt |
[
"impression",
"routine",
"origin"
] | The [MASK] she shared with him was unbelievably strong. | relationship |
[
"weakness",
"illness",
"shyness"
] | Monti took away a lot of [MASK] for Mum and really made her happy. | loneliness |
[
"tied",
"attacked",
"poisoned"
] | He had been [MASK] by his former owner so he really took to our family. | deserted |
[
"senior",
"virtual",
"powerful"
] | He was Mum's [MASK] friend and enjoyed her attention. | constant |
[
"studio",
"neighborhood",
"ruins"
] | Not long after she adopted Monti, Mum came out of [MASK] after a near-death experience. | hospital |
[
"disappointed",
"delighted",
"amazed"
] | I was so [MASK] that I drove him away but he refused, which was really out of character for him. | tired |
[
"place",
"order",
"control"
] | I was so tired that I drove him away but he refused, which was really out of [MASK] for him. | character |
[
"water",
"shampoo",
"tobacco"
] | Suddenly, I heard the faintest of voices calling out for [MASK] . I jumped from my bed and rushed to the bathroom where I found my mother almost unconscious and 45 covered in blood. | help |
[
"preserved",
"erupted",
"floated"
] | Suddenly, I heard the faintest of voices calling out for help . I jumped from my bed and rushed to the bathroom where I found my mother almost unconscious and 45 [MASK] in blood. | covered |
[
"so",
"because",
"though"
] | I called the ambulance and she arrived at the hospital without a pulse, [MASK] the medical team was able to bring Mum back to life and gradually she made a full recovery . | but |
[
"circle",
"description",
"purchase"
] | I called the ambulance and she arrived at the hospital without a pulse, but the medical team was able to bring Mum back to life and gradually she made a full [MASK] . | recovery |
[
"days",
"weeks",
"months"
] | We were blessed to have her in our lives for another three [MASK] . | years |
[
"recognized",
"honored",
"removed"
] | But for Monti's efforts that night, I know we would have [MASK] her. | lost |
[
"excited",
"embarrassed",
"concerned"
] | After Mum passed away in 2012, Monti was extremely [MASK] and anxious. | upset |
[
"disappeared",
"sighed",
"suffered"
] | Shortly after she [MASK] , he developed a facial palsy that paralyzed half his face. | died |
[
"comforting",
"tolerating",
"tricking"
] | I honestly believe it was due to his stress and the heartbreak of [MASK] my mum. | missing |
[
"thus",
"anyhow",
"therefore"
] | They [MASK] know they have been given another chance and they love you for it. | somehow |
[
"on",
"by",
"at"
] | They somehow know they have been given another chance and they love you [MASK] it. | for |
[
"passive",
"rare",
"unique"
] | He is happy and [MASK] and has almost fully recovered from the palsy. | content |
[
"selling",
"offering",
"having"
] | One summer evening as I was [MASK] supper, I opened the door to see a truly awful-looking man. | preparing |
[
"good-looking",
"warm-hearted",
"easy-going"
] | One summer evening as I was preparing supper, I opened the door to see a truly [MASK] man. | awful-looking |
[
"smile",
"look",
"smell"
] | Yet his [MASK] was pleasant as he said: "Good evening. | voice |
[
"very",
"even",
"most"
] | I've come to ask to stay here for [MASK] one night. | just |
[
"landlady",
"doctor",
"host"
] | He told me he'd been hunting for a [MASK] since noon but no one would take him in. | room |
[
"approved",
"cheered",
"resigned"
] | "I guess it's my face..."
For a moment I [MASK] , but his next words convinced me: "I'll sleep in this rocking chair on the porch . | hesitated |
[
"greedy",
"dying",
"performed"
] | When we were [MASK] for supper, I asked if he would join us. | ready |
[
"platform",
"floor",
"roof"
] | When I had finished the dishes, I went out on the [MASK] .The old man told me his story - about 50 how he fished to support his family. | porch |
[
"why",
"when",
"whether"
] | When I had finished the dishes, I went out on the porch .The old man told me his story - about 50 [MASK] he fished to support his family. | how |
[
"spend",
"cover",
"demand"
] | It didn't 51 [MASK] me very long to realize that he had a big heart. | take |
[
"abolished",
"sponsored",
"conducted"
] | When I got up in the morning, the sheets were neatly [MASK] and the little man was outside again. | folded |
[
"Should",
"Would",
"Must"
] | He refused breakfast, but just before he left for his bus, he asked: " [MASK] I stay here again the next time I receive treatment? | Could |
[
"complained",
"witnessed",
"announced"
] | He paused a moment and then54: [MASK] "You made me feel at home." | added |
[
"flexible",
"voluntary",
"permanent"
] | I told him he was 55 [MASK] anytime. | welcome |
[
"purchased",
"bargained",
"conveyed"
] | He56 [MASK] us a quart of the largest oysters I had ever seen. | brought |
[
"after",
"until",
"when"
] | He said he had caught them early that morning57 [MASK] he left so that they'd be fresh. | before |
[
"security",
"supplement",
"agreement"
] | I often thought of a58 [MASK] our next-door neighbor made after the man left the first time. | comment |
[
"terrify",
"drag",
"appeal"
] | Maybe we did60 [MASK] a few. | lose |
[
"heard",
"learnt",
"moved"
] | We [MASK] from the first floor of our hotel. | watched |
[
"Telling",
"Forcing",
"Ordering"
] | [MASK] to be moved out to Colombo was very frightening because everyone was afraid that another and possibly bigger wave would come. | Waiting |
[
"flood",
"hurricane",
"water"
] | Waiting to be moved out to Colombo was very frightening because everyone was afraid that another and possibly bigger [MASK] would come. | wave |
[
"peace",
"silence",
"violence"
] | At one stage we heard that another wave was coming and there was [MASK] . | panic |
[
"warmth",
"goodness",
"dreams"
] | We were taken up a hill to a place of [MASK] where we were welcomed by a family who told us that we could stay as long as we needed to. | safety |
[
"well",
"far",
"soon"
] | We were taken up a hill to a place of safety where we were welcomed by a family who told us that we could stay as [MASK] as we needed to. | long |
[
"kindness",
"happiness",
"love"
] | Among all this death and [MASK] , these people were trying to help us! | destruction |
[
"careful",
"dependent",
"energetic"
] | We were shown to the local Mosque where hundreds of locals were cooking, collecting and distributing food and supplies for those less [MASK] . | fortunate |
[
"children",
"experts",
"relatives"
] | In the three days we were waiting to leave, we saw many examples of ordinary Sri Lankans, many of whom had lost friends, [MASK] and livelihoods(,), trying to help others who were worse off. | family |
[
"make",
"clean",
"build"
] | We have since been in contact with the family who took us in and they are saying that what their country needs most urgently is practical help, doctors, nurses and medicines, helping to [MASK] roads and rebuilding electricity and water supplies. | clear |
[
"patient",
"popular",
"proud"
] | The professor was a [MASK] fellow with red hair. | strange |
[
"cleaning",
"noticing",
"wearing"
] | He would walk shyly into the room wearing his hooded winter coat, once not even [MASK] the hood during the lecture. | removing |
[
"simply",
"absolutely",
"quickly"
] | He was terribly nervous in class and lowered his head [MASK] looking up through his glasses at his students. | hardly |
[
"played",
"continued",
"bought"
] | So I [MASK] a little game for myself. | created |
[
"reminding",
"allowing",
"telling"
] | I would try to find something in his lecture to ask him an intelligent question about, [MASK] me to pay attention rather than letting my eyes close. | forcing |
[
"angry",
"surprised",
"sad"
] | He was obviously [MASK] to have a question to answer. | pleased |
[
"traditional",
"reasonable",
"concerned"
] | The professor seemed to become a bit more [MASK] and some of the other students even joined in from time to time. | relaxed |
[
"permitted",
"challenged",
"forbidden"
] | My little game had saved me from being bored, as it was [MASK] to do. | designed |
[
"explanation",
"secret",
"hobby"
] | Except for all of his strange [MASK] , he was indeed quite an expert in his field. | appearance |
[
"collection",
"friends",
"game"
] | On the last day of his class, we gathered our [MASK] and headed out the door. | books |
[
"waited",
"apologized",
"greeted"
] | The shy, red-haired professor [MASK] directly in front of me, with obvious efforts, as I reached the door, and put out his hand. | stepped |
[
"regretted",
"cried",
"required"
] | As he shook my hand and [MASK] for the first time, I was so surprised. | smiled |
[
"save",
"fix",
"waste"
] | To me, it had been a pleasant way to [MASK] the time. | pass |
[
"guidance",
"result",
"mercy"
] | I had no idea that all of my question asking had any [MASK] on him or the others at all. | effect |
[
"small",
"beautiful",
"warm"
] | It is a [MASK] city, with more people living in it than in my whole country. | huge |
[
"similar",
"quiet",
"noisy"
] | We rented a flat in a guarded community, but there was a favela quite [MASK] . | near |
[
"because",
"but",
"or"
] | For several months I didn't have a car, [MASK] three times a week, I took buses to go to the city centre. | so |
[
"visits",
"holidays",
"weekends"
] | During these [MASK] , I would ride with the people who took the same bus from the favela to go to work. | trips |
[
"checked",
"reserved",
"emptied"
] | When I got on the bus, all the seats were already [MASK] . | taken |
[
"light",
"big",
"worn"
] | But when people saw that my bag was [MASK] , they offered to hold it on their legs to make me feel lighter standing . | heavy |
[
"sitting",
"walking",
"carrying"
] | But when people saw that my bag was heavy , they offered to hold it on their legs to make me feel lighter [MASK] . | standing |
[
"disappointed",
"appreciated",
"satisfied"
] | At first, I was [MASK] . | doubtful |
[
"patience",
"chance",
"application"
] | Then I realized that these people had ly no [MASK] to steal from me: they only wanted to help . | intention |
[
"meet",
"greet",
"change"
] | Then I realized that these people had ly no intention to steal from me: they only wanted to [MASK] . | help |
[
"nervous",
"hungry",
"scared"
] | I was [MASK] , except for a woman who was obviously very poor. | alone |
[
"really",
"probably",
"especially"
] | I was alone , except for a woman who was [MASK] very poor. | obviously |
[
"bought",
"sold",
"made"
] | While we were waiting, she walked over and [MASK] me some popcorn. | offered |
[
"refused",
"doubted",
"promised"
] | I [MASK] her, but didn't want to help myself to it. | thanked |
[
"argued",
"ordered",
"pretended"
] | She then repeatedly [MASK] that I take from what was clearly her only food. | insisted |
[
"delicious",
"special",
"sweet"
] | She then repeatedly insisted that I take from what was clearly her [MASK] food. | only |
[
"provide",
"sell",
"present"
] | That was the first time I had thought about how people who have almost nothing are sometimes able to [MASK] the little they have more "49 easily " than those who own a lot. | share |
[
"anxiously",
"commonly",
"skillfully"
] | That was the first time I had thought about how people who have almost nothing are sometimes able to share the little they have more "49 [MASK] " than those who own a lot. | easily |
[
"respect",
"confidence",
"encouragement"
] | I was so moved by that woman's simple [MASK] that day. | generosity |
[
"s",
"office",
"friends"
] | I was living far from my [MASK] , and his family had disappeared as if I had the plague . | family |
[
"forced",
"attracted",
"required"
] | A close friend [MASK] me to the town where she lived. | invited |
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