AndyChiang/cloth · Datasets at Hugging Face

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[ "open", "begin", "move" ]	Why do its streets39 [MASK] in this particular way, and not in any 40 other way?	run
[ "one", "more", "such" ]	Why do its streets39 run in this particular way, and not in any 40 [MASK] way?	other
[ "tricks", "helps", "satisfies" ]	Here even the best guide-book 41 [MASK] us.	fails
[ "old", "normal", "first" ]	One can't find the information in it about how a town has developed to the 42 [MASK] appearance.	present
[ "capital", "meaning", "change" ]	It may not describe the original 43 [MASK] of a town.	design
[ "what", "when", "where" ]	One can also imagine 45 [MASK] the town was first planned and built.	how
[ "stops", "starts", "appears" ]	Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 46 [MASK] to develop.	continues
[ "difficulty", "view", "problem" ]	What is the 47 [MASK] of studying towns in this way?For me, it is48 simply a matter that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes.	advantage
[ "nearly", "generally", "hardly" ]	What is the 47 advantage of studying towns in this way?For me, it is48 [MASK] a matter that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes.	simply
[ "costly", "group", "formal" ]	A49 [MASK] visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive than just reading about it in a guide-book.	personal
[ "from", "with", "through" ]	A49 personal visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive [MASK] just reading about it in a guide-book.	than
[ "took", "expressed", "wrote" ]	A few random comments he [MASK] gave me the impression that something was wrong so I tried to make him call me.	made
[ "awkward", "horrible", "disgusting" ]	A few random comments he made gave me the impression that something was [MASK] so I tried to make him call me.	wrong
[ "expensive", "comfortable", "worthless" ]	He did call and I found out that he, his wife and eight children had just moved into a(n) [MASK] motel room.	cheap
[ "sleep", "rest", "play" ]	He had used the very last of their money to pay for a week's [MASK] there.	stay
[ "money", "food", "clothes" ]	He had no job and they had lost their [MASK] . I bought a few groceries and took them to the motel room.	home
[ "agreed", "declared", "managed" ]	After the visit I [MASK] to do something a bit extreme.	decided
[ "interesting", "funny", "ridiculous" ]	What happened next was just [MASK] .	unbelievable
[ "occasionally", "frequently", "deliberately[" ]	Classmates, some of whom had [MASK] been barely friendly started calling me for information or sending donations for the family.	previously
[ "big", "beautiful", "useless" ]	Someone told me they knew someone else in a nearby town with a(n) [MASK] house.	empty
[ "cost", "spend", "buy" ]	The home owners donated the house rent free, only asking them to [MASK] the fees of water and electricity and mow the lawn when it was needed.	pay
[ "descriptions", "conditions", "newspapers" ]	Soon this family had volunteers from our class delivering furniture, groceries, toys, even job [MASK] !	applications
[ "asking", "looking", "answering" ]	There are still many things we are [MASK] for this family.	hoping
[ "having", "giving", "sending" ]	They have yet to get a vehicle for work and he hasn't found a job, but everyone is [MASK] smiles now.	wearing
[ "relationship", "partner", "witness" ]	I became the [MASK] between this family's needs and people who could help them.	bridge
[ "looked", "stayed", "worked" ]	When my parents and I [MASK] at her house, we found she had waited up all night for us.	arrived
[ "noisy", "safe", "clean" ]	The house did seem a little [MASK] without grandfather.	empty
[ "flower", "bell", "stocking" ]	Grandfather had always said that the Christmas [MASK] was the most important decoration of all.	tree
[ "repair", "paint", "design" ]	Through our efforts, we finally stepped back to [MASK] our handiwork.	admire
[ "Or", "So", "And" ]	[MASK] something was missing.	But
[ "might", "need", "will" ]	"Why, it [MASK] be here somewhere," she said, starting to sort through the boxes again.	must
[ "decided", "covered", "searched" ]	"Your grandfather always [MASK] everything so carefully when he took the tree down."	packed
[ "made", "left", "felt" ]	As we emptied the boxes and [MASK] no star, my grandmother's eyes filled with tears.	found
[ "hidden", "broken", "forgotten" ]	Now, on her first Christmas without him, the star was [MASK] , too.	gone
[ "warned", "persuaded", "reminded" ]	"Don't worry, Grandmother," I [MASK] her.	comforted
[ "game", "class", "company" ]	My mother and I formed a search [MASK] .	party
[ "challenging", "pleasant", "difficult" ]	That sounded [MASK] , so I began to search the closet.	reasonable
[ "suggestion", "direction", "method" ]	I thought I tried every [MASK] , but no star.	possibility
[ "ashamed", "shocked", "frightened" ]	I could see grandmother was [MASK] , although she tried not to show it.	disappointed
[ "fear", "relief", "anger" ]	Grandmother took the box in [MASK] and opened it.	surprise
[ "cleared", "darkened", "tightened" ]	Her face [MASK] when she unfolded the paper and pulled out a golden star.	brightened
[ "article", "receipt", "poem" ]	There was a(n) [MASK] attached.	note
[ "afford", "wait", "agree" ]	I broke your star while packing the decorations, and I couldn't [MASK] to tell you.	bear
[ "peace", "change", "luck" ]	I hope it brings you as much [MASK] as the first one.	joy
[ "funny", "relaxing", "favorite" ]	And we were glad we were able to make this Christmas [MASK] for her.	special
[ "dismissed", "disappeared", "delighted" ]	I don't like to wait in line, being put on hold when making a phone call, or arriving at an apartment to find that my companion will be [MASK] .	delayed
[ "Furthermore", "Despite", "Besides" ]	[MASK] , I realize that my agony will not be good for me, as an increasingly crowded world can only mean one thing - more waiting.	However
[ "actually", "importantly", "accurately" ]	However , I realize that my agony will not be good for me, as an [MASK] crowded world can only mean one thing - more waiting.	increasingly
[ "rooms", "goods", "reasons" ]	In short, I am looking for what I call "waiting-in-line" [MASK] .	books
[ "searched", "afforded", "charged" ]	These are volumes that contain materials [MASK] for being read in shortened words, so there is no extended story line to lose track of.	designed
[ "convenience", "agreement", "distinction" ]	Another [MASK] is that they be small enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.	requirement
[ "pretty", "active", "vivid" ]	Another requirement is that they be [MASK] enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.	small
[ "Believed", "Determined", "Puzzled" ]	[MASK] that the rain would keep most people away, I was surprised to see that the place was filled with shoppers .	Convinced
[ "worried", "excited", "satisfied" ]	Convinced that the rain would keep most people away, I was [MASK] to see that the place was filled with shoppers .	surprised
[ "readers", "employees", "volunteers" ]	Convinced that the rain would keep most people away, I was surprised to see that the place was filled with [MASK] .	shoppers
[ "suffer", "watch", "read" ]	The more the world demands that I [MASK] , the more I learn from my waiting library.	wait
[ "advantage", "benefit", "patient" ]	I have learned interesting and enriching things and much [MASK] from these books.	knowledge
[ "pocket", "market", "service" ]	On a recent visit to the general store, I placed my order at the [MASK] along with six or seven people.	counter
[ "away", "over", "across" ]	The old female employee seemed to have her hands full as she rushed [MASK] .	about
[ "polite", "careful", "helpful" ]	"Young man, just be [MASK] ," she said to me.	patient
[ "thought", "looked", "treated" ]	Perhaps the other customers [MASK] me as a bookish, lonely soul.	regarded
[ "certainly", "obviously", "secretly" ]	But [MASK] did they realize that I was enjoying the company of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson.	hardly
[ "relation", "moment", "novel" ]	But hardly did they realize that I was enjoying the [MASK] of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson.	company
[ "stood", "put", "came" ]	So he [MASK] up in front of her Benz car and got out.	pulled
[ "disabled", "hungry", "tired" ]	But he had to get [MASK] and his hands hurt.	dirty
[ "pay", "clean", "ask" ]	The old lady told him she couldn't [MASK] him enough for coming to her aid.	thank
[ "number", "help", "request" ]	Any [MASK] would have been all right with her.	amount
[ "when", "although", "unless" ]	However, Anderson told her that [MASK] she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed.	if
[ "service", "money", "promise" ]	However, Anderson told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the [MASK] they needed.	assistance
[ "station", "shop", "garage" ]	A few miles down the road the lady saw a small [MASK] .	cafe
[ "coat", "paper", "menu" ]	The waitress gave her a warm welcome and brought a clean [MASK] to wipe her wet hair.	towel
[ "ever", "often", "sometimes" ]	The lady noticed the waitress was obviously pregnant , but she [MASK] let the aches change her attitude .	hardly
[ "looks", "salary", "job" ]	The lady noticed the waitress was obviously pregnant , but she hardly let the aches change her [MASK] .	attitude
[ "rest", "conversation", "stop" ]	After the [MASK] , she paid with a hundred dollar bill.	meal
[ "bills", "drinks", "sandwich" ]	The waitress quickly went to get the [MASK] but the old lady was gone by the time the waitress came back .	change
[ "give", "leave", "charge" ]	The waitress then noticed something written on the napkin : "You don't [MASK] me anything.	owe
[ "poor", "helpless", "hopeful" ]	I have been [MASK] too.	there
[ "connect", "stay", "return" ]	If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love [MASK] with you."	end
[ "desk", "bill", "plate" ]	Under the [MASK] were four more $100 bills.	napkin
[ "disappointing", "easy", "grateful" ]	With the baby due next month and a small income, it was going to be [MASK] ... She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave her husband a soft kiss, "Everything's going to be all right.	hard
[ "surprised", "tired", "painful" ]	With the baby due next month and a small income, it was going to be hard ... She knew how [MASK] her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave her husband a soft kiss, "Everything's going to be all right.	worried
[ "rest", "trip", "flight" ]	Our plane had a two-hour [MASK] at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really wanted . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to buy at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.	stop
[ "made", "left", "remembered" ]	Our plane had a two-hour stop at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really [MASK] . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to buy at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.	wanted
[ "learn", "bring", "do" ]	Our plane had a two-hour stop at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really wanted . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to [MASK] at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.	buy
[ "Besides", "However", "Anyhow" ]	[MASK] , we bathed in a lake every night.	Instead
[ "common", "small", "expensive" ]	I needed to buy [MASK] soap.	special
[ "catch", "raise", "control" ]	Because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could [MASK] the fish.	hurt
[ "hero", "star", "failure" ]	After a few days, I was a [MASK] . Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap.	mess
[ "warned", "suggested", "reminded" ]	When I [MASK] her that I had spent my soap money on a toy airplane, she laughed and said, "You need to budget."	told
[ "idea", "example", "promise" ]	She then explained that a budget was a(n) [MASK] for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you need -- like soap -- before you buy fun things -- like toys . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I gratefully took.	plan
[ "lose", "gather", "hate" ]	She then explained that a budget was a(n) plan for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you [MASK] -- like soap -- before you buy fun things -- like toys . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I gratefully took.	need
[ "chemicals", "clothes", "bills" ]	She then explained that a budget was a(n) plan for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you need -- like soap -- before you buy fun things -- like [MASK] . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I gratefully took.	toys
[ "fortunately", "cautiously", "unhappily" ]	She then explained that a budget was a(n) plan for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you need -- like soap -- before you buy fun things -- like toys . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I [MASK] took.	gratefully
[ "school", "airport", "hospital" ]	When I returned home from [MASK] , I decided to make my weekly budget.	camp
[ "daily", "monthly", "yearly" ]	When I returned home from camp , I decided to make my [MASK] budget.	weekly
[ "so", "and", "until" ]	Every week I spent time writing down everything I bought, and some weeks, I would have more in my "Money In" account [MASK] I did odd jobs around the house.	because
[ "boring", "safe", "fresh" ]	Budgeting was [MASK] , especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn't because I had spent all my "Want to Spend" money.	hard
[ "dealt", "began", "agreed" ]	But I [MASK] with it, and by the next summer, I had saved enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as soap at the camp store to pay back Sally!	stuck
[ "received", "earned", "borrowed" ]	But I stuck with it, and by the next summer, I had [MASK] enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as soap at the camp store to pay back Sally!	saved
[ "fish", "water", "soda" ]	But I stuck with it, and by the next summer, I had saved enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as [MASK] at the camp store to pay back Sally!	soap

[ "open", "begin", "move" ]

Why do its streets39 [MASK] in this particular way, and not in any 40 other way?

run

[ "one", "more", "such" ]

Why do its streets39 run in this particular way, and not in any 40 [MASK] way?

other

[ "tricks", "helps", "satisfies" ]

Here even the best guide-book 41 [MASK] us.

fails

[ "old", "normal", "first" ]

One can't find the information in it about how a town has developed to the 42 [MASK] appearance.

present

[ "capital", "meaning", "change" ]

It may not describe the original 43 [MASK] of a town.

design

[ "what", "when", "where" ]

One can also imagine 45 [MASK] the town was first planned and built.

how

[ "stops", "starts", "appears" ]

Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 46 [MASK] to develop.

continues

[ "difficulty", "view", "problem" ]

What is the 47 [MASK] of studying towns in this way?For me, it is48 simply a matter that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes.

advantage

[ "nearly", "generally", "hardly" ]

What is the 47 advantage of studying towns in this way?For me, it is48 [MASK] a matter that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes.

simply

[ "costly", "group", "formal" ]

A49 [MASK] visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive than just reading about it in a guide-book.

personal

[ "from", "with", "through" ]

A49 personal visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive [MASK] just reading about it in a guide-book.

than

[ "took", "expressed", "wrote" ]

A few random comments he [MASK] gave me the impression that something was wrong so I tried to make him call me.

made

[ "awkward", "horrible", "disgusting" ]

A few random comments he made gave me the impression that something was [MASK] so I tried to make him call me.

wrong

[ "expensive", "comfortable", "worthless" ]

He did call and I found out that he, his wife and eight children had just moved into a(n) [MASK] motel room.

cheap

[ "sleep", "rest", "play" ]

He had used the very last of their money to pay for a week's [MASK] there.

stay

[ "money", "food", "clothes" ]

He had no job and they had lost their [MASK] . I bought a few groceries and took them to the motel room.

home

[ "agreed", "declared", "managed" ]

After the visit I [MASK] to do something a bit extreme.

decided

[ "interesting", "funny", "ridiculous" ]

What happened next was just [MASK] .

unbelievable

[ "occasionally", "frequently", "deliberately[" ]

Classmates, some of whom had [MASK] been barely friendly started calling me for information or sending donations for the family.

previously

[ "big", "beautiful", "useless" ]

Someone told me they knew someone else in a nearby town with a(n) [MASK] house.

empty

[ "cost", "spend", "buy" ]

The home owners donated the house rent free, only asking them to [MASK] the fees of water and electricity and mow the lawn when it was needed.

pay

[ "descriptions", "conditions", "newspapers" ]

Soon this family had volunteers from our class delivering furniture, groceries, toys, even job [MASK] !

applications

[ "asking", "looking", "answering" ]

There are still many things we are [MASK] for this family.

hoping

[ "having", "giving", "sending" ]

They have yet to get a vehicle for work and he hasn't found a job, but everyone is [MASK] smiles now.

wearing

[ "relationship", "partner", "witness" ]

I became the [MASK] between this family's needs and people who could help them.

bridge

[ "looked", "stayed", "worked" ]

When my parents and I [MASK] at her house, we found she had waited up all night for us.

arrived

[ "noisy", "safe", "clean" ]

The house did seem a little [MASK] without grandfather.

empty

[ "flower", "bell", "stocking" ]

Grandfather had always said that the Christmas [MASK] was the most important decoration of all.

tree

[ "repair", "paint", "design" ]

Through our efforts, we finally stepped back to [MASK] our handiwork.

admire

[ "Or", "So", "And" ]

[MASK] something was missing.

But

[ "might", "need", "will" ]

"Why, it [MASK] be here somewhere," she said, starting to sort through the boxes again.

must

[ "decided", "covered", "searched" ]

"Your grandfather always [MASK] everything so carefully when he took the tree down."

packed

[ "made", "left", "felt" ]

As we emptied the boxes and [MASK] no star, my grandmother's eyes filled with tears.

found

[ "hidden", "broken", "forgotten" ]

Now, on her first Christmas without him, the star was [MASK] , too.

gone

[ "warned", "persuaded", "reminded" ]

"Don't worry, Grandmother," I [MASK] her.

comforted

[ "game", "class", "company" ]

My mother and I formed a search [MASK] .

party

[ "challenging", "pleasant", "difficult" ]

That sounded [MASK] , so I began to search the closet.

reasonable

[ "suggestion", "direction", "method" ]

I thought I tried every [MASK] , but no star.

possibility

[ "ashamed", "shocked", "frightened" ]

I could see grandmother was [MASK] , although she tried not to show it.

disappointed

[ "fear", "relief", "anger" ]

Grandmother took the box in [MASK] and opened it.

surprise

[ "cleared", "darkened", "tightened" ]

Her face [MASK] when she unfolded the paper and pulled out a golden star.

brightened

[ "article", "receipt", "poem" ]

There was a(n) [MASK] attached.

note

[ "afford", "wait", "agree" ]

I broke your star while packing the decorations, and I couldn't [MASK] to tell you.

bear

[ "peace", "change", "luck" ]

I hope it brings you as much [MASK] as the first one.

joy

[ "funny", "relaxing", "favorite" ]

And we were glad we were able to make this Christmas [MASK] for her.

special

[ "dismissed", "disappeared", "delighted" ]

I don't like to wait in line, being put on hold when making a phone call, or arriving at an apartment to find that my companion will be [MASK] .

delayed

[ "Furthermore", "Despite", "Besides" ]

[MASK] , I realize that my agony will not be good for me, as an increasingly crowded world can only mean one thing - more waiting.

However

[ "actually", "importantly", "accurately" ]

However , I realize that my agony will not be good for me, as an [MASK] crowded world can only mean one thing - more waiting.

increasingly

[ "rooms", "goods", "reasons" ]

In short, I am looking for what I call "waiting-in-line" [MASK] .

books

[ "searched", "afforded", "charged" ]

These are volumes that contain materials [MASK] for being read in shortened words, so there is no extended story line to lose track of.

designed

[ "convenience", "agreement", "distinction" ]

Another [MASK] is that they be small enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.

requirement

[ "pretty", "active", "vivid" ]

Another requirement is that they be [MASK] enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.

small

[ "Believed", "Determined", "Puzzled" ]

[MASK] that the rain would keep most people away, I was surprised to see that the place was filled with shoppers .

Convinced

[ "worried", "excited", "satisfied" ]

Convinced that the rain would keep most people away, I was [MASK] to see that the place was filled with shoppers .

surprised

[ "readers", "employees", "volunteers" ]

Convinced that the rain would keep most people away, I was surprised to see that the place was filled with [MASK] .

shoppers

[ "suffer", "watch", "read" ]

The more the world demands that I [MASK] , the more I learn from my waiting library.

wait

[ "advantage", "benefit", "patient" ]

I have learned interesting and enriching things and much [MASK] from these books.

knowledge

[ "pocket", "market", "service" ]

On a recent visit to the general store, I placed my order at the [MASK] along with six or seven people.

counter

[ "away", "over", "across" ]

The old female employee seemed to have her hands full as she rushed [MASK] .

about

[ "polite", "careful", "helpful" ]

"Young man, just be [MASK] ," she said to me.

patient

[ "thought", "looked", "treated" ]

Perhaps the other customers [MASK] me as a bookish, lonely soul.

regarded

[ "certainly", "obviously", "secretly" ]

But [MASK] did they realize that I was enjoying the company of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson.

hardly

[ "relation", "moment", "novel" ]

But hardly did they realize that I was enjoying the [MASK] of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson.

company

[ "stood", "put", "came" ]

So he [MASK] up in front of her Benz car and got out.

pulled

[ "disabled", "hungry", "tired" ]

But he had to get [MASK] and his hands hurt.

dirty

[ "pay", "clean", "ask" ]

The old lady told him she couldn't [MASK] him enough for coming to her aid.

thank

[ "number", "help", "request" ]

Any [MASK] would have been all right with her.

amount

[ "when", "although", "unless" ]

However, Anderson told her that [MASK] she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed.

if

[ "service", "money", "promise" ]

However, Anderson told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the [MASK] they needed.

assistance

[ "station", "shop", "garage" ]

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small [MASK] .

cafe

[ "coat", "paper", "menu" ]

The waitress gave her a warm welcome and brought a clean [MASK] to wipe her wet hair.

towel

[ "ever", "often", "sometimes" ]

The lady noticed the waitress was obviously pregnant , but she [MASK] let the aches change her attitude .

hardly

[ "looks", "salary", "job" ]

The lady noticed the waitress was obviously pregnant , but she hardly let the aches change her [MASK] .

attitude

[ "rest", "conversation", "stop" ]

After the [MASK] , she paid with a hundred dollar bill.

meal

[ "bills", "drinks", "sandwich" ]

The waitress quickly went to get the [MASK] but the old lady was gone by the time the waitress came back .

change

[ "give", "leave", "charge" ]

The waitress then noticed something written on the napkin : "You don't [MASK] me anything.

owe

[ "poor", "helpless", "hopeful" ]

I have been [MASK] too.

there

[ "connect", "stay", "return" ]

If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love [MASK] with you."

end

[ "desk", "bill", "plate" ]

Under the [MASK] were four more $100 bills.

napkin

[ "disappointing", "easy", "grateful" ]

With the baby due next month and a small income, it was going to be [MASK] ... She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave her husband a soft kiss, "Everything's going to be all right.

hard

[ "surprised", "tired", "painful" ]

With the baby due next month and a small income, it was going to be hard ... She knew how [MASK] her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave her husband a soft kiss, "Everything's going to be all right.

worried

[ "rest", "trip", "flight" ]

Our plane had a two-hour [MASK] at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really wanted . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to buy at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.

stop

[ "made", "left", "remembered" ]

Our plane had a two-hour stop at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really [MASK] . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to buy at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.

wanted

[ "learn", "bring", "do" ]

Our plane had a two-hour stop at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really wanted . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to [MASK] at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.

buy

[ "Besides", "However", "Anyhow" ]

[MASK] , we bathed in a lake every night.

Instead

[ "common", "small", "expensive" ]

I needed to buy [MASK] soap.

special

[ "catch", "raise", "control" ]

Because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could [MASK] the fish.

hurt

[ "hero", "star", "failure" ]

After a few days, I was a [MASK] . Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap.

mess

[ "warned", "suggested", "reminded" ]

When I [MASK] her that I had spent my soap money on a toy airplane, she laughed and said, "You need to budget."

told

[ "idea", "example", "promise" ]

She then explained that a budget was a(n) [MASK] for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you need -- like soap -- before you buy fun things -- like toys . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I gratefully took.

plan

[ "lose", "gather", "hate" ]

She then explained that a budget was a(n) plan for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you [MASK] -- like soap -- before you buy fun things -- like toys . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I gratefully took.

need

[ "chemicals", "clothes", "bills" ]

She then explained that a budget was a(n) plan for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you need -- like soap -- before you buy fun things -- like [MASK] . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I gratefully took.

toys

[ "fortunately", "cautiously", "unhappily" ]

She then explained that a budget was a(n) plan for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you need -- like soap -- before you buy fun things -- like toys . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I [MASK] took.

gratefully

[ "school", "airport", "hospital" ]

When I returned home from [MASK] , I decided to make my weekly budget.

camp

[ "daily", "monthly", "yearly" ]

When I returned home from camp , I decided to make my [MASK] budget.

weekly

[ "so", "and", "until" ]

Every week I spent time writing down everything I bought, and some weeks, I would have more in my "Money In" account [MASK] I did odd jobs around the house.

because

[ "boring", "safe", "fresh" ]

Budgeting was [MASK] , especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn't because I had spent all my "Want to Spend" money.

hard

[ "dealt", "began", "agreed" ]

But I [MASK] with it, and by the next summer, I had saved enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as soap at the camp store to pay back Sally!

stuck

[ "received", "earned", "borrowed" ]

But I stuck with it, and by the next summer, I had [MASK] enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as soap at the camp store to pay back Sally!

saved

[ "fish", "water", "soda" ]

But I stuck with it, and by the next summer, I had saved enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as [MASK] at the camp store to pay back Sally!

soap