AndyChiang/cloth · Datasets at Hugging Face

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[ "frequently", "ever", "usually" ]	He was [MASK] home in the evening because he left home very early to start teaching and would return after everyone, except my mother, was fast asleep.	never
[ "leave", "begin", "wake" ]	He was never home in the evening because he left home very early to start teaching and would [MASK] after everyone, except my mother, was fast asleep.	return
[ "kind", "busy", "honest" ]	Mom was a(n) [MASK] taskmaster at home.	strict
[ "make", "allow", "break" ]	She demanded that we all [MASK] the rules without any excuses.	obey
[ "important", "ordinary", "special" ]	When we didn't, there were always [MASK] punishments.	immediate
[ "argument", "joke", "game" ]	One day I got myself into a real [MASK] .	trouble
[ "teacher", "brother", "mother" ]	It was clear that my improper behavior was being referred to my [MASK] .	father
[ "after", "until", "when" ]	But I knew I would be in bed [MASK] he got home.	before
[ "final", "late", "gradually" ]	I went to bed [MASK] just in case my dad came home.	early
[ "agreed", "promised", "remembered" ]	I [MASK] I would sleep when he got home so he wouldn't wake me up to punish me, and by the time morning rolled around, I would probably escaped being punished.	thought
[ "comfort", "remind", "frighten" ]	I thought I would sleep when he got home so he wouldn't wake me up to [MASK] me, and by the time morning rolled around, I would probably escaped being punished.	punish
[ "finished", "enjoyed", "refused" ]	I thought I would sleep when he got home so he wouldn't wake me up to punish me, and by the time morning rolled around, I would probably [MASK] being punished.	escaped
[ "sorry", "right", "lucky" ]	I was quite [MASK] . I got up thinking all was well but instead, Dad called me in to the playroom.	wrong
[ "behind", "through", "on" ]	He told me to sit down in the chair directly [MASK] him and then told me how disappointed he was because he expected me to do what my mother asked when he wasn't home.	beside
[ "invited", "inspired", "forced" ]	He told me to sit down in the chair directly beside him and then told me how disappointed he was because he [MASK] me to do what my mother asked when he wasn't home.	expected
[ "gain", "accept", "find" ]	He then told me that I would [MASK] the privilege of playing with any of my toys for two days.	lose
[ "games", "cards", "books" ]	He then told me that I would lose the privilege of playing with any of my [MASK] for two days.	toys
[ "trick", "challenge", "trade" ]	I always remember that [MASK] even after all these years have gone by.	incident
[ "passed", "offered", "served" ]	The reason I remember it so well is that it [MASK] me a good lesson.	taught
[ "strangers", "regulars", "waiters" ]	I pass the waiters, give a brief nod to the [MASK] and take my seat.	friends
[ "make", "take", "bring" ]	I [MASK] the "usual," water and peanut butter pie.	order
[ "remembering", "deciding", "learning" ]	I start to take out my books, [MASK] full well that I will be stuck on the same page of Socrates that I've been on for the better part of the semester.	knowing
[ "focused", "fixed", "turned" ]	I start to take out my books, knowing full well that I will be [MASK] on the same page of Socrates that I've been on for the better part of the semester.	stuck
[ "certain", "late", "clear" ]	Of course, it's [MASK] --for my group that is.	early
[ "washed", "cleaned", "covered" ]	I wait for the empty chairs around me to be [MASK] .	filled
[ "armed", "satisfied", "occupied" ]	I am [MASK] with the usual big hugs and smiles.	greeted
[ "Finally", "Actually", "Particularly" ]	[MASK] , the diner stops being a twenty-for-hour restaurant with bad service and becomes my place--my home away from the prisonlike dorm room.	Suddenly
[ "play", "write", "hear" ]	For the next couple of hours, we will joke about people we know, talk about books, reflect on the meaning of life, quote movies and [MASK] new private jokes.	create
[ "outer", "warmer", "smaller" ]	Table number eighteen is our [MASK] home.	inner
[ "answer", "talk", "mend" ]	Not to [MASK] the phones, the stereo and the computer.	mention
[ "choose", "determine", "pretend" ]	How could anyone seriously [MASK] to have good study habits?	expect
[ "pretty", "too", "rather" ]	I start going there every night (except weekends, of course), and, believe me it was not because the pies were [MASK] great either.	that
[ "health", "friendship", "conditions" ]	Maybe it would force me to open my books and my [MASK] would improve.	grades
[ "place", "benefit", "view" ]	But that's not the [MASK] . I mean, anyone who has gone to college knows that it's not only about forcing yourself to wake up at 7:45 A.M. (after you had gone to sleep two hours earlier) to listen to a professor spoon-feeding you information regarding the significance of the Battle of Hastings.	point
[ "relate", "requiring", "reflecting" ]	But that's not the point . I mean, anyone who has gone to college knows that it's not only about forcing yourself to wake up at 7:45 A.M. (after you had gone to sleep two hours earlier) to listen to a professor spoon-feeding you information [MASK] the significance of the Battle of Hastings.	regarding
[ "still", "more", "even" ]	It is [MASK] about finding a little haven where you can create what will be the most important thing in your life--yourself.	also
[ "available", "beneficial", "encouraging" ]	At a school of thirty-five thousand people, I found a small place that was as [MASK] to me as my Social Security number.	familiar
[ "special", "unusual", "natural" ]	Through laughter, tears, learning, growing and the [MASK] free ice cream, we found a sanctuary.	occasional
[ "reward", "basis", "nature" ]	They are usually people who think of play as being the [MASK] of work and therefore a waste of time.	opposite
[ "children", "parents", "cats" ]	For humans, work is a way of getting food to eat, and like humans, [MASK] must spend time doing the same things.	animals
[ "dull", "ordinary", "chief" ]	For humans, work is a way of getting food to eat, and like humans, animals must spend time doing the [MASK] things.	same
[ "regret", "delay", "ignore" ]	Regardless of this, children [MASK] playing, and so do other young animals.	enjoy
[ "necessary", "reasonable", "difficult" ]	It is quite [MASK] to keep both a small child and a young cat amused for hours with a piece of paper.	possible
[ "annoyed", "alarmed", "amazed" ]	It is quite possible to keep both a small child and a young cat [MASK] for hours with a piece of paper.	amused
[ "kept", "tested", "required" ]	Hunting may be the most obvious skill [MASK] in play, but it is far from being the only one.	practiced
[ "clumsily", "crazily", "aggressively" ]	Lambs and goat kids play [MASK] , although as adults they will never hunt anything other than some grass.	endlessly
[ "catch", "plant", "learn" ]	Lambs and goat kids play endlessly , although as adults they will never [MASK] anything other than some grass.	hunt
[ "work", "jump", "walk" ]	But for these young animals too, [MASK] is an important part of learning.	play
[ "initially", "strangely", "equally" ]	Sheep and goats are [MASK] hill and mountain animals.	naturally
[ "direction", "distance", "space" ]	Running and skipping exercise young legs and develop a strong sense of [MASK] that will keep them safe on the steepest rocks.	balance
[ "Cutting", "Growing", "Watering" ]	[MASK] trees and catching flies are not the most obvious training for the adult world, but the flexibility needed in these activities is similar to that required of a bus driver or businessman.	Climbing
[ "reduced", "damaged", "allowed" ]	Climbing trees and catching flies are not the most obvious training for the adult world, but the flexibility [MASK] in these activities is similar to that required of a bus driver or businessman.	needed
[ "growing", "exercising", "improving" ]	What we know about animals shows us that playing is a very good way of [MASK] , so maybe one of the best ways for humans to learn is also by playing.	learning
[ "creatures", "adults", "students" ]	What we know about animals shows us that playing is a very good way of learning , so maybe one of the best ways for [MASK] to learn is also by playing.	humans
[ "generally", "possibility", "truly" ]	Children find playing is fun, but [MASK] notice that they are also learning at the same time.	hardly
[ "strong", "wise", "athletic" ]	Most people continue to play games long after they have become [MASK] , and perhaps that is because we rely so much on our curiosity to learn.	mature
[ "flexibility", "liberty", "Responsibility" ]	Most people continue to play games long after they have become mature , and perhaps that is because we rely so much on our [MASK] to learn.	curiosity
[ "cleverer", "taller", "bigger" ]	For some years, the [MASK] brother had been given more work to do than the older one.	younger
[ "money", "lands", "times" ]	For some years, the younger brother had been given more [MASK] to do than the older one.	work
[ "agree", "notice", "guess" ]	The older brother couldn't [MASK] why, so one day he asked his father the reason why he always trusted his younger brother to do more work.	understand
[ "thought", "fact", "result" ]	The older brother couldn't understand why, so one day he asked his father the [MASK] why he always trusted his younger brother to do more work.	reason
[ "shop", "office", "factory" ]	The father said, "Go to the Kelly's [MASK] nearby and see if they have any ducks to sell."	farm
[ "chickens", "pigs", "cows" ]	The father said, "Go to the Kelly's farm nearby and see if they have any [MASK] to sell."	ducks
[ "appeared", "brought", "arrived" ]	The older brother soon [MASK] with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can sell to us."	returned
[ "send", "lend", "give" ]	The older brother soon returned with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can [MASK] to us."	sell
[ "date", "number", "size" ]	That father then said, "Good, now please ask them the [MASK] or the ducks."	price
[ "Where", "How", "Why" ]	The father asked, " [MASK] can they deliver the ducks?"	When
[ "research", "examine", "teach" ]	The father asked the older brother to [MASK] and watch.	wait
[ "idea", "work", "solution" ]	The younger brother soon returned with the [MASK] , "Yes, they have five ducks for PS10 each, or ten ducks for PS8 each; and they can deliver them tomorrow --I asked them to deliver the five ducks unless told them not to in the next hour.	answer
[ "eight", "nine", "ten" ]	The younger brother soon returned with the answer , "Yes, they have [MASK] ducks for PS10 each, or ten ducks for PS8 each; and they can deliver them tomorrow --I asked them to deliver the five ducks unless told them not to in the next hour.	five
[ "nor", "if", "as" ]	The younger brother soon returned with the answer , "Yes, they have five ducks for PS10 each, [MASK] ten ducks for PS8 each; and they can deliver them tomorrow --I asked them to deliver the five ducks unless told them not to in the next hour.	or
[ "prepare", "order", "provide" ]	The younger brother soon returned with the answer , "Yes, they have five ducks for PS10 each, or ten ducks for PS8 each; and they can [MASK] them tomorrow --I asked them to deliver the five ducks unless told them not to in the next hour.	deliver
[ "after", "until", "while" ]	The younger brother soon returned with the answer , "Yes, they have five ducks for PS10 each, or ten ducks for PS8 each; and they can deliver them tomorrow --I asked them to deliver the five ducks [MASK] told them not to in the next hour.	unless
[ "normal", "usual", "last" ]	We agreed that if I wanted the [MASK] five ducks I could buy them at PS6 each."	extra
[ "wondered", "promised", "noticed" ]	He now [MASK] why his brother was given more work.	knew
[ "worse", "younger", "kinder" ]	His younger brother was actually [MASK] at it than he was.	better
[ "jump", "turn", "push" ]	Barbara Ann Kipfer hated her feet.They were too big and she always seemed to [MASK] over them when someone was watching --usually a smart guy.Come to think of it,her teeth were too big,too.The other kids teased her because of the way she looked ,and because she wanted to be a sportswriter some day.No matter what she did,she was teased for being " different ".	fall
[ "nearby", "around", "laughing" ]	Barbara Ann Kipfer hated her feet.They were too big and she always seemed to fall over them when someone was [MASK] --usually a smart guy.Come to think of it,her teeth were too big,too.The other kids teased her because of the way she looked ,and because she wanted to be a sportswriter some day.No matter what she did,she was teased for being " different ".	watching
[ "dressed", "lived", "thought" ]	Barbara Ann Kipfer hated her feet.They were too big and she always seemed to fall over them when someone was watching --usually a smart guy.Come to think of it,her teeth were too big,too.The other kids teased her because of the way she [MASK] ,and because she wanted to be a sportswriter some day.No matter what she did,she was teased for being " different ".	looked
[ "silly", "special", "shy" ]	Barbara Ann Kipfer hated her feet.They were too big and she always seemed to fall over them when someone was watching --usually a smart guy.Come to think of it,her teeth were too big,too.The other kids teased her because of the way she looked ,and because she wanted to be a sportswriter some day.No matter what she did,she was teased for being " [MASK] ".	different
[ "how", "because", "where" ]	That's [MASK] she started writing down things that she liked in a notebook.	when
[ "told", "persuaded", "helped" ]	"It was like a friend,and it [MASK] me that there are good things, even though everything around me is unpleasant,"she says.She copied the list over and over, adding new things every day.	reminded
[ "finding", "making", "giving" ]	"It was like a friend,and it reminded me that there are good things, even though everything around me is unpleasant,"she says.She copied the list over and over, [MASK] new things every day.	adding
[ "talk", "discuss", "write" ]	One day,she decided to [MASK] her list with some of the girls in her class,hoping they would think it was as much fun as she did.But instead ,they made her feel stupid again.	share
[ "then", "naturally", "further" ]	One day,she decided to share her list with some of the girls in her class,hoping they would think it was as much fun as she did.But [MASK] ,they made her feel stupid again.	instead
[ "continued", "enjoyed", "hated" ]	"They laughed at me," she remembers,"I was ashamed,and I [MASK] doing it."	stopped
[ "important", "difficult", "funny" ]	Here comes the [MASK] part.When she was in 10th grade,Kipfer found her old notebook and decided to pick up where she left off.	cool
[ "made", "going", "advised" ]	"You're not [MASK] to do anything with it.It's just supposed to remind people of something they did that was really fun . Finally,the publisher agreed to turn Kipfer's list into a book,which sold more than 1 million copies!14,000 Things to Be Happy About even made it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.	supposed
[ "often", "also", "always" ]	"You're not supposed to do anything with it.It's [MASK] supposed to remind people of something they did that was really fun . Finally,the publisher agreed to turn Kipfer's list into a book,which sold more than 1 million copies!14,000 Things to Be Happy About even made it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.	just
[ "excellent", "successful", "true" ]	"You're not supposed to do anything with it.It's just supposed to remind people of something they did that was really [MASK] . Finally,the publisher agreed to turn Kipfer's list into a book,which sold more than 1 million copies!14,000 Things to Be Happy About even made it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.	fun
[ "hoped", "refused", "considered" ]	"You're not supposed to do anything with it.It's just supposed to remind people of something they did that was really fun . Finally,the publisher [MASK] to turn Kipfer's list into a book,which sold more than 1 million copies!14,000 Things to Be Happy About even made it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.	agreed
[ "pushed", "improved", "helped" ]	"You're not supposed to do anything with it.It's just supposed to remind people of something they did that was really fun . Finally,the publisher agreed to turn Kipfer's list into a book,which sold more than 1 million copies!14,000 Things to Be Happy About even [MASK] it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.	made
[ "search", "understand", "enter" ]	They are thirsty to [MASK] a dream or to make something different.	realize
[ "anything", "everything", "nothing" ]	I think it is those people who are eager for [MASK] with an unquenchable thirst who, in the end , are likely to be most satisfied with their lives.	something
[ "Determination", "Courage", "Convince" ]	Author Napoleon Hill said, " [MASK] is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a strong desire which transcends everything."	Desire
[ "so", "or", "and" ]	Author Napoleon Hill said, " Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, [MASK] a strong desire which transcends everything."	but
[ "predict", "wonder", "question" ]	Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to [MASK] what made some people extraordinarily successful.	discover
[ "tasks", "jobs", "games" ]	The study consisted of detailed research into the [MASK] of 120 of the nation's top artists, athletes, and scholars.	lives
[ "satisfied", "frightened", "disappointed" ]	He reports that the researcher was [MASK] to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the development of those individuals.	surprised
[ "failure", "history", "procedure" ]	He reports that the researcher was surprised to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the [MASK] of those individuals.	development

[ "frequently", "ever", "usually" ]

He was [MASK] home in the evening because he left home very early to start teaching and would return after everyone, except my mother, was fast asleep.

never

[ "leave", "begin", "wake" ]

He was never home in the evening because he left home very early to start teaching and would [MASK] after everyone, except my mother, was fast asleep.

return

[ "kind", "busy", "honest" ]

Mom was a(n) [MASK] taskmaster at home.

strict

[ "make", "allow", "break" ]

She demanded that we all [MASK] the rules without any excuses.

obey

[ "important", "ordinary", "special" ]

When we didn't, there were always [MASK] punishments.

immediate

[ "argument", "joke", "game" ]

One day I got myself into a real [MASK] .

trouble

[ "teacher", "brother", "mother" ]

It was clear that my improper behavior was being referred to my [MASK] .

father

[ "after", "until", "when" ]

But I knew I would be in bed [MASK] he got home.

before

[ "final", "late", "gradually" ]

I went to bed [MASK] just in case my dad came home.

early

[ "agreed", "promised", "remembered" ]

I [MASK] I would sleep when he got home so he wouldn't wake me up to punish me, and by the time morning rolled around, I would probably escaped being punished.

thought

[ "comfort", "remind", "frighten" ]

I thought I would sleep when he got home so he wouldn't wake me up to [MASK] me, and by the time morning rolled around, I would probably escaped being punished.

punish

[ "finished", "enjoyed", "refused" ]

I thought I would sleep when he got home so he wouldn't wake me up to punish me, and by the time morning rolled around, I would probably [MASK] being punished.

escaped

[ "sorry", "right", "lucky" ]

I was quite [MASK] . I got up thinking all was well but instead, Dad called me in to the playroom.

wrong

[ "behind", "through", "on" ]

He told me to sit down in the chair directly [MASK] him and then told me how disappointed he was because he expected me to do what my mother asked when he wasn't home.

beside

[ "invited", "inspired", "forced" ]

He told me to sit down in the chair directly beside him and then told me how disappointed he was because he [MASK] me to do what my mother asked when he wasn't home.

expected

[ "gain", "accept", "find" ]

He then told me that I would [MASK] the privilege of playing with any of my toys for two days.

lose

[ "games", "cards", "books" ]

He then told me that I would lose the privilege of playing with any of my [MASK] for two days.

toys

[ "trick", "challenge", "trade" ]

I always remember that [MASK] even after all these years have gone by.

incident

[ "passed", "offered", "served" ]

The reason I remember it so well is that it [MASK] me a good lesson.

taught

[ "strangers", "regulars", "waiters" ]

I pass the waiters, give a brief nod to the [MASK] and take my seat.

friends

[ "make", "take", "bring" ]

I [MASK] the "usual," water and peanut butter pie.

order

[ "remembering", "deciding", "learning" ]

I start to take out my books, [MASK] full well that I will be stuck on the same page of Socrates that I've been on for the better part of the semester.

knowing

[ "focused", "fixed", "turned" ]

I start to take out my books, knowing full well that I will be [MASK] on the same page of Socrates that I've been on for the better part of the semester.

stuck

[ "certain", "late", "clear" ]

Of course, it's [MASK] --for my group that is.

early

[ "washed", "cleaned", "covered" ]

I wait for the empty chairs around me to be [MASK] .

filled

[ "armed", "satisfied", "occupied" ]

I am [MASK] with the usual big hugs and smiles.

greeted

[ "Finally", "Actually", "Particularly" ]

[MASK] , the diner stops being a twenty-for-hour restaurant with bad service and becomes my place--my home away from the prisonlike dorm room.

Suddenly

[ "play", "write", "hear" ]

For the next couple of hours, we will joke about people we know, talk about books, reflect on the meaning of life, quote movies and [MASK] new private jokes.

create

[ "outer", "warmer", "smaller" ]

Table number eighteen is our [MASK] home.

inner

[ "answer", "talk", "mend" ]

Not to [MASK] the phones, the stereo and the computer.

mention

[ "choose", "determine", "pretend" ]

How could anyone seriously [MASK] to have good study habits?

expect

[ "pretty", "too", "rather" ]

I start going there every night (except weekends, of course), and, believe me it was not because the pies were [MASK] great either.

that

[ "health", "friendship", "conditions" ]

Maybe it would force me to open my books and my [MASK] would improve.

grades

[ "place", "benefit", "view" ]

But that's not the [MASK] . I mean, anyone who has gone to college knows that it's not only about forcing yourself to wake up at 7:45 A.M. (after you had gone to sleep two hours earlier) to listen to a professor spoon-feeding you information regarding the significance of the Battle of Hastings.

point

[ "relate", "requiring", "reflecting" ]

But that's not the point . I mean, anyone who has gone to college knows that it's not only about forcing yourself to wake up at 7:45 A.M. (after you had gone to sleep two hours earlier) to listen to a professor spoon-feeding you information [MASK] the significance of the Battle of Hastings.

regarding

[ "still", "more", "even" ]

It is [MASK] about finding a little haven where you can create what will be the most important thing in your life--yourself.

also

[ "available", "beneficial", "encouraging" ]

At a school of thirty-five thousand people, I found a small place that was as [MASK] to me as my Social Security number.

familiar

[ "special", "unusual", "natural" ]

Through laughter, tears, learning, growing and the [MASK] free ice cream, we found a sanctuary.

occasional

[ "reward", "basis", "nature" ]

They are usually people who think of play as being the [MASK] of work and therefore a waste of time.

opposite

[ "children", "parents", "cats" ]

For humans, work is a way of getting food to eat, and like humans, [MASK] must spend time doing the same things.

animals

[ "dull", "ordinary", "chief" ]

For humans, work is a way of getting food to eat, and like humans, animals must spend time doing the [MASK] things.

same

[ "regret", "delay", "ignore" ]

Regardless of this, children [MASK] playing, and so do other young animals.

enjoy

[ "necessary", "reasonable", "difficult" ]

It is quite [MASK] to keep both a small child and a young cat amused for hours with a piece of paper.

possible

[ "annoyed", "alarmed", "amazed" ]

It is quite possible to keep both a small child and a young cat [MASK] for hours with a piece of paper.

amused

[ "kept", "tested", "required" ]

Hunting may be the most obvious skill [MASK] in play, but it is far from being the only one.

practiced

[ "clumsily", "crazily", "aggressively" ]

Lambs and goat kids play [MASK] , although as adults they will never hunt anything other than some grass.

endlessly

[ "catch", "plant", "learn" ]

Lambs and goat kids play endlessly , although as adults they will never [MASK] anything other than some grass.

hunt

[ "work", "jump", "walk" ]

But for these young animals too, [MASK] is an important part of learning.

play

[ "initially", "strangely", "equally" ]

Sheep and goats are [MASK] hill and mountain animals.

naturally

[ "direction", "distance", "space" ]

Running and skipping exercise young legs and develop a strong sense of [MASK] that will keep them safe on the steepest rocks.

balance

[ "Cutting", "Growing", "Watering" ]

[MASK] trees and catching flies are not the most obvious training for the adult world, but the flexibility needed in these activities is similar to that required of a bus driver or businessman.

Climbing

[ "reduced", "damaged", "allowed" ]

Climbing trees and catching flies are not the most obvious training for the adult world, but the flexibility [MASK] in these activities is similar to that required of a bus driver or businessman.

needed

[ "growing", "exercising", "improving" ]

What we know about animals shows us that playing is a very good way of [MASK] , so maybe one of the best ways for humans to learn is also by playing.

learning

[ "creatures", "adults", "students" ]

What we know about animals shows us that playing is a very good way of learning , so maybe one of the best ways for [MASK] to learn is also by playing.

humans

[ "generally", "possibility", "truly" ]

Children find playing is fun, but [MASK] notice that they are also learning at the same time.

hardly

[ "strong", "wise", "athletic" ]

Most people continue to play games long after they have become [MASK] , and perhaps that is because we rely so much on our curiosity to learn.

mature

[ "flexibility", "liberty", "Responsibility" ]

Most people continue to play games long after they have become mature , and perhaps that is because we rely so much on our [MASK] to learn.

curiosity

[ "cleverer", "taller", "bigger" ]

For some years, the [MASK] brother had been given more work to do than the older one.

younger

[ "money", "lands", "times" ]

For some years, the younger brother had been given more [MASK] to do than the older one.

work

[ "agree", "notice", "guess" ]

The older brother couldn't [MASK] why, so one day he asked his father the reason why he always trusted his younger brother to do more work.

understand

[ "thought", "fact", "result" ]

The older brother couldn't understand why, so one day he asked his father the [MASK] why he always trusted his younger brother to do more work.

reason

[ "shop", "office", "factory" ]

The father said, "Go to the Kelly's [MASK] nearby and see if they have any ducks to sell."

farm

[ "chickens", "pigs", "cows" ]

The father said, "Go to the Kelly's farm nearby and see if they have any [MASK] to sell."

ducks

[ "appeared", "brought", "arrived" ]

The older brother soon [MASK] with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can sell to us."

returned

[ "send", "lend", "give" ]

The older brother soon returned with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can [MASK] to us."

sell

[ "date", "number", "size" ]

That father then said, "Good, now please ask them the [MASK] or the ducks."

price

[ "Where", "How", "Why" ]

The father asked, " [MASK] can they deliver the ducks?"

When

[ "research", "examine", "teach" ]

The father asked the older brother to [MASK] and watch.

wait

[ "idea", "work", "solution" ]

The younger brother soon returned with the [MASK] , "Yes, they have five ducks for PS10 each, or ten ducks for PS8 each; and they can deliver them tomorrow --I asked them to deliver the five ducks unless told them not to in the next hour.

answer

[ "eight", "nine", "ten" ]

The younger brother soon returned with the answer , "Yes, they have [MASK] ducks for PS10 each, or ten ducks for PS8 each; and they can deliver them tomorrow --I asked them to deliver the five ducks unless told them not to in the next hour.

five

[ "nor", "if", "as" ]

The younger brother soon returned with the answer , "Yes, they have five ducks for PS10 each, [MASK] ten ducks for PS8 each; and they can deliver them tomorrow --I asked them to deliver the five ducks unless told them not to in the next hour.

or

[ "prepare", "order", "provide" ]

The younger brother soon returned with the answer , "Yes, they have five ducks for PS10 each, or ten ducks for PS8 each; and they can [MASK] them tomorrow --I asked them to deliver the five ducks unless told them not to in the next hour.

deliver

[ "after", "until", "while" ]

The younger brother soon returned with the answer , "Yes, they have five ducks for PS10 each, or ten ducks for PS8 each; and they can deliver them tomorrow --I asked them to deliver the five ducks [MASK] told them not to in the next hour.

unless

[ "normal", "usual", "last" ]

We agreed that if I wanted the [MASK] five ducks I could buy them at PS6 each."

extra

[ "wondered", "promised", "noticed" ]

He now [MASK] why his brother was given more work.

knew

[ "worse", "younger", "kinder" ]

His younger brother was actually [MASK] at it than he was.

better

[ "jump", "turn", "push" ]

Barbara Ann Kipfer hated her feet.They were too big and she always seemed to [MASK] over them when someone was watching --usually a smart guy.Come to think of it,her teeth were too big,too.The other kids teased her because of the way she looked ,and because she wanted to be a sportswriter some day.No matter what she did,she was teased for being " different ".

fall

[ "nearby", "around", "laughing" ]

Barbara Ann Kipfer hated her feet.They were too big and she always seemed to fall over them when someone was [MASK] --usually a smart guy.Come to think of it,her teeth were too big,too.The other kids teased her because of the way she looked ,and because she wanted to be a sportswriter some day.No matter what she did,she was teased for being " different ".

watching

[ "dressed", "lived", "thought" ]

Barbara Ann Kipfer hated her feet.They were too big and she always seemed to fall over them when someone was watching --usually a smart guy.Come to think of it,her teeth were too big,too.The other kids teased her because of the way she [MASK] ,and because she wanted to be a sportswriter some day.No matter what she did,she was teased for being " different ".

looked

[ "silly", "special", "shy" ]

Barbara Ann Kipfer hated her feet.They were too big and she always seemed to fall over them when someone was watching --usually a smart guy.Come to think of it,her teeth were too big,too.The other kids teased her because of the way she looked ,and because she wanted to be a sportswriter some day.No matter what she did,she was teased for being " [MASK] ".

different

[ "how", "because", "where" ]

That's [MASK] she started writing down things that she liked in a notebook.

when

[ "told", "persuaded", "helped" ]

"It was like a friend,and it [MASK] me that there are good things, even though everything around me is unpleasant,"she says.She copied the list over and over, adding new things every day.

reminded

[ "finding", "making", "giving" ]

"It was like a friend,and it reminded me that there are good things, even though everything around me is unpleasant,"she says.She copied the list over and over, [MASK] new things every day.

adding

[ "talk", "discuss", "write" ]

One day,she decided to [MASK] her list with some of the girls in her class,hoping they would think it was as much fun as she did.But instead ,they made her feel stupid again.

share

[ "then", "naturally", "further" ]

One day,she decided to share her list with some of the girls in her class,hoping they would think it was as much fun as she did.But [MASK] ,they made her feel stupid again.

instead

[ "continued", "enjoyed", "hated" ]

"They laughed at me," she remembers,"I was ashamed,and I [MASK] doing it."

stopped

[ "important", "difficult", "funny" ]

Here comes the [MASK] part.When she was in 10th grade,Kipfer found her old notebook and decided to pick up where she left off.

cool

[ "made", "going", "advised" ]

"You're not [MASK] to do anything with it.It's just supposed to remind people of something they did that was really fun . Finally,the publisher agreed to turn Kipfer's list into a book,which sold more than 1 million copies!14,000 Things to Be Happy About even made it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.

supposed

[ "often", "also", "always" ]

"You're not supposed to do anything with it.It's [MASK] supposed to remind people of something they did that was really fun . Finally,the publisher agreed to turn Kipfer's list into a book,which sold more than 1 million copies!14,000 Things to Be Happy About even made it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.

just

[ "excellent", "successful", "true" ]

"You're not supposed to do anything with it.It's just supposed to remind people of something they did that was really [MASK] . Finally,the publisher agreed to turn Kipfer's list into a book,which sold more than 1 million copies!14,000 Things to Be Happy About even made it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.

fun

[ "hoped", "refused", "considered" ]

"You're not supposed to do anything with it.It's just supposed to remind people of something they did that was really fun . Finally,the publisher [MASK] to turn Kipfer's list into a book,which sold more than 1 million copies!14,000 Things to Be Happy About even made it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.

agreed

[ "pushed", "improved", "helped" ]

"You're not supposed to do anything with it.It's just supposed to remind people of something they did that was really fun . Finally,the publisher agreed to turn Kipfer's list into a book,which sold more than 1 million copies!14,000 Things to Be Happy About even [MASK] it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.

made

[ "search", "understand", "enter" ]

They are thirsty to [MASK] a dream or to make something different.

realize

[ "anything", "everything", "nothing" ]

I think it is those people who are eager for [MASK] with an unquenchable thirst who, in the end , are likely to be most satisfied with their lives.

something

[ "Determination", "Courage", "Convince" ]

Author Napoleon Hill said, " [MASK] is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a strong desire which transcends everything."

Desire

[ "so", "or", "and" ]

Author Napoleon Hill said, " Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, [MASK] a strong desire which transcends everything."

but

[ "predict", "wonder", "question" ]

Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to [MASK] what made some people extraordinarily successful.

discover

[ "tasks", "jobs", "games" ]

The study consisted of detailed research into the [MASK] of 120 of the nation's top artists, athletes, and scholars.

lives

[ "satisfied", "frightened", "disappointed" ]

He reports that the researcher was [MASK] to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the development of those individuals.

surprised

[ "failure", "history", "procedure" ]

He reports that the researcher was surprised to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the [MASK] of those individuals.

development