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[ "begged", "forced", "encouraged" ]
When they arrived home, the mother 47 first carried Jenny into the bedroom and 48 [MASK] her to sleep.
put
[ "Therefore", "Finally", "Instead" ]
After Jack had changed his clothes, his mother lay down next to him to talk about the evening together.49 [MASK] , when the mother asked what he liked most, there was no response on his part.
However
[ "surprise", "pleasure", "impression" ]
After Jack had changed his clothes, his mother lay down next to him to talk about the evening together.49 However , when the mother asked what he liked most, there was no [MASK] on his part.
response
[ "polite", "dishonest", "rude" ]
She was a little51 [MASK] .
disappointed
[ "satisfied", "amazed", "judged" ]
She was52 [MASK] that something was wrong: he had been so53 quiet on the way home and while getting ready for bed.
convinced
[ "relaxed", "still", "sad" ]
She was52 convinced that something was wrong: he had been so53 [MASK] on the way home and while getting ready for bed.
quiet
[ "regretted", "forgot", "appreciated" ]
She54 [MASK] hearing nothing from him.
remembered
[ "realized", "explained", "learned" ]
She56 [MASK] why and got up to see his eyes welling up with tears.
wondered
[ "on", "about", "over" ]
"What is 57 [MASK] , honey? "
up
[ "danger", "time", "experience" ]
She could sense he was feeling some 58 [MASK] for the tears although he wiped away the tears right away.
embarrassment
[ "people", "processes", "performances" ]
Of all the 59 [MASK] of that special evening out together, the most important for Jack was a little act of affection--a momentary, unconscious showing of her love to his little sister.
events
[ "movement", "support", "behavior" ]
Of all the 59 events of that special evening out together, the most important for Jack was a little [MASK] of affection--a momentary, unconscious showing of her love to his little sister.
act
[ "on", "with", "by" ]
said the clock-robot [MASK] a mental voice.
in
[ "angry", "worried", "quick" ]
Billy was [MASK] .
amazed
[ "something", "anything", "nothing" ]
While he was eating, the whole wall turned into a TV screen and Billy thought that it was great having robots to do [MASK] for him.
everything
[ "screen", "set", "box" ]
Billy ate his meal watching a TV [MASK] .
show
[ "driver-robot", "clock-robot", "kitchen-robot" ]
When he finished eating, the [MASK] gave him his clothes very fast and dressed him.
clothes-robot
[ "cleaned", "pushed", "pleased" ]
When he finished eating, the clothes-robot gave him his clothes very fast and [MASK] him.
dressed
[ "teacher", "student", "robot" ]
When Billy went outside, he saw a car with no [MASK] waiting for him.
driver
[ "accommodating", "loading", "holding" ]
The car said, "Hello, I will be [MASK] you to school every day.
driving
[ "give", "send", "lend" ]
Now would you please [MASK] your school ID card?"
show
[ "teacher", "driver", "robot" ]
The [MASK] began to talk to Billy about his school and his schoolwork.
car
[ "prepare", "inspect", "do" ]
After that the car said, "I will [MASK] your homework today because you will have a very, very important lesson to learn in school today.
check
[ "if", "when", "but" ]
After that the car said, "I will check your homework today [MASK] you will have a very, very important lesson to learn in school today.
because
[ "miss", "study", "check" ]
After that the car said, "I will check your homework today because you will have a very, very important lesson to [MASK] in school today.
learn
[ "energetic", "optimistic", "handsome" ]
The car checked Billy's homework and then said, "You are a(n) [MASK] student.
great
[ "easy", "difficult", "wrong" ]
All of your homework is [MASK] .
correct
[ "found", "made", "kept" ]
Billy got into the classroom and [MASK] his seat at the front of the room.
took
[ "easy", "boring", "Influential" ]
Today we will have a hard but [MASK] lesson -- 'How do robots help a human being?'..."
important
[ "subjects", "jobs", "goals" ]
I changed [MASK] many times.
schools
[ "join", "visit", "describe" ]
When I was seven, I was asked to [MASK] the school.
leave
[ "friend", "class", "teacher" ]
I missed my [MASK] very much at first; I didn't want to leave once I returned home.
family
[ "rude", "terrible", "hard" ]
Later I met a very [MASK] teacher, who cared for me and helped me with my study.
good
[ "changing", "keeping", "following" ]
At 13, I moved to Malvern College, but I was kicked out at 15 for [MASK] school rules.
breaking
[ "guessed", "wondered", "remembered" ]
I finally [MASK] that life shouldn't be like this.
realized
[ "painfully", "briefly", "frequently" ]
And more [MASK] , I made a decision: to go to college, so I began to prepare for the entrance exam.
importantly
[ "call", "wait", "hope" ]
And more importantly , I made a decision: to go to college, so I began to [MASK] for the entrance exam.
prepare
[ "foolish", "proud", "afraid" ]
I met my wife there and I was [MASK] I made that decision, otherwise I wouldn't have had a happy family.
glad
[ "written", "dreamed", "concerned" ]
Looking back on what I've [MASK] , I come to know that if you devote yourself to it, nothing is impossible.
experienced
[ "what", "when", "why" ]
That's [MASK] 32-year-old Cramer described a family photo that shows his wife, Elizabeth, launches the couple's 6-month-old son into the air as she attempts to swing him around for the photo.
how
[ "pushes", "carries", "kick" ]
That's how 32-year-old Cramer described a family photo that shows his wife, Elizabeth, [MASK] the couple's 6-month-old son into the air as she attempts to swing him around for the photo.
launches
[ "suggests", "remembers", "decides" ]
That's how 32-year-old Cramer described a family photo that shows his wife, Elizabeth, launches the couple's 6-month-old son into the air as she [MASK] to swing him around for the photo.
attempts
[ "cry", "observe", "shout" ]
But as you can imagine, getting all those kids to sit and [MASK] doesn't go so well. "
smile
[ "did", "started", "began" ]
"When we [MASK] with that, my 4-year-old was done.
finished
[ "seldom", "perhaps", "hardly" ]
But my wife and I were all on the beach in the coordinating outfits and we [MASK] wanted to get one good picture to show off our happy family, but it wasn't going so smoothly."
really
[ "lost", "share", "wear" ]
Cramer explains that to get the children to calm down, they try to [MASK] the boy's attention with some fun shots.
draw
[ "properly", "perfectly", "possibly" ]
And that's when things went [MASK] wrong.
horribly
[ "dropped", "spread", "handed" ]
We [MASK] them around a couple times, but the final time I heard my wife just go, "Ahhhh!"
swung
[ "deliberately", "pitifully", "awfully" ]
so I turn around and I see my son just [MASK] and peacefully doing this full layout back flip , landing flat on his back in the sand, Cramer explained.
gracefully
[ "amazed", "excited", "interested" ]
"We were just [MASK] . "
shocked
[ "though", "because", "therefore" ]
The couple says the baby cried for about two minutes [MASK] got over it and fine.
but
[ "over", "for", "after" ]
"But my dad is a pediatrician and looked him [MASK] and said, ''Oh, he's fine."
in
[ "bad", "terrible", "ill" ]
Once the family realized the baby was [MASK] , they looked at the photos the photographer had taken and thought they had Internet gold-the image has already tallied more than 2 million views since being posted on Reddit.
fine
[ "realized", "understood", "figured" ]
Once the family realized the baby was fine , they looked at the photos the photographer had taken and [MASK] they had Internet gold-the image has already tallied more than 2 million views since being posted on Reddit.
thought
[ "film", "story", "painting" ]
We got this incredible [MASK] .
photo
[ "plain", "good", "smooth" ]
"Everything could have gone [MASK] , but it ended as best as possible.
wrong
[ "empty", "dirty", "guilty" ]
Every time I look at the picture, though, my palms still get a little [MASK] . "
sweaty
[ "write", "report", "explain" ]
My 110-pound body had been knocked to the ground more times than I could [MASK] .
count
[ "easy", "natural", "possible" ]
It had become [MASK] as the practice went on that there was no way I was ever going to be able to compete against the taller and stronger boys.
clear
[ "order", "habit", "request" ]
My [MASK] of being a football star had been crashed to the ground along with my bruised body.
dream
[ "fearful", "stupid", "hungry" ]
I made it home, [MASK] .
sad
[ "helped", "invited", "taught" ]
My mom [MASK] me at the door.
met
[ "shocked", "warned", "praised" ]
From my expression, she could see that I was [MASK] and had me sit at the kitchen table.
troubled
[ "brought", "kept", "caught" ]
She [MASK] me up with a bowl of soup.
warmed
[ "tightly", "sharply", "properly" ]
While I had the soup, I felt her hand [MASK] rubbing my aching back.
gently
[ "hotter", "greater", "smarter" ]
We said no word, but by the time the soup was done I was feeling [MASK] again.
better
[ "happened", "passed", "appeared" ]
I knew I was loved and that was all that [MASK] . I have kept that memory in my heart all of these years.
mattered
[ "information", "lesson", "record" ]
I knew I was loved and that was all that mattered . I have kept that [MASK] in my heart all of these years.
memory
[ "schedules", "secrets", "results" ]
Even today, no matter what [MASK] life throws at me, a bowl of soup always lifts my spirits.
difficulties
[ "respect", "purpose", "patience" ]
Sometimes I can even feel Mom's gentle hand rubbing my back from Heaven and see her beautiful face smiling at me with [MASK] .
love
[ "colored", "pleasant", "strange" ]
Sometimes it takes a lot of [MASK] dreams until we find our true purpose in life, too.
broken
[ "Relatives", "Teachers", "Friends" ]
[MASK] are always there, though, to comfort us and to remind us that we are loved.
Parents
[ "cases", "reasons", "situations" ]
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply--all these were important [MASK] in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.
factors
[ "And", "Besides", "Even" ]
[MASK] they were not enough.
But
[ "near", "extra", "similar" ]
Something [MASK] was needed to start the industrial process.
else
[ "generating", "effective", "motivating" ]
That "something special" was men-- [MASK] individuals who could invent machines, find new sources of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
creative
[ "origins", "bases", "discoveries" ]
That "something special" was men-- creative individuals who could invent machines, find new [MASK] of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
sources
[ "employed", "operated", "controlled" ]
The men who [MASK] the machines of the Industrial Revolution came from many backgrounds and many occupations.
created
[ "arrived", "stemmed", "appeared" ]
The men who created the machines of the Industrial Revolution [MASK] from many backgrounds and many occupations.
came
[ "less", "better", "worse" ]
Many of them were [MASK] inventors than scientists.
more
[ "respectable", "practical", "clever" ]
A man who is a [MASK] scientist is primarily interested in doing his research accurately .
pure
[ "happily", "occasionally", "reluctantly" ]
A man who is a pure scientist is primarily interested in doing his research [MASK] .
accurately
[ "now", "and", "all" ]
He is not necessarily working [MASK] that his findings can be used.
so
[ "seldom", "sometimes", "never" ]
An inventor or one interested in applied science is [MASK] trying to make something that has a concrete use.
always
[ "planning", "studying", "applying" ]
He may try to solve a problem by [MASK] the theories of science or by experimenting through trial and error.
using
[ "with", "to", "as" ]
He may try to solve a problem by using the theories [MASK] science or by experimenting through trial and error.
of
[ "Speaking", "Thinking", "Instead" ]
[MASK] of his method, he is working to obtain a specific result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of many other objectives.
Regardless
[ "single", "sole", "specialized" ]
Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a [MASK] result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of many other objectives.
specific
[ "proposed", "supplied", "offered" ]
Most of the people who [MASK] the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists.
developed
[ "much", "some", "any" ]
Even those who had [MASK] or no training in science might not have made their inventions if a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years before .
little
[ "as", "because", "while" ]
Even those who had little or no training in science might not have made their inventions [MASK] a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years before .
if
[ "ago", "past", "ahead" ]
Even those who had little or no training in science might not have made their inventions if a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years [MASK] .
before
[ "Otherwise", "Therefore", "Likewise" ]
[MASK] , I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and protected snacks to be the most appetizing .
Instead
[ "prepared", "preserved", "prevented" ]
Instead , I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and [MASK] snacks to be the most appetizing .
protected
[ "particular", "nutritious", "special" ]
As I learned to prefer fresh and [MASK] foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to think about starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.
delicious
[ "absent", "satisfied", "willing" ]
We had the space and were [MASK] to take care of the plants every day.
late
[ "Before", "As", "After" ]
[MASK] doing some research online, we decided to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard.
Since
[ "led", "refused", "afforded" ]
Since doing some research online, we [MASK] to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard.
decided
[ "quickly", "hardly", "gradually" ]
We knew that we had to work [MASK] if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring.
suddenly
[ "over", "through", "across" ]
That month, every day after school, I pushed [MASK] the tough clay under our lawn with a large shovel .
beyond