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| When they arrived home, the mother 47 first carried Jenny into the bedroom and 48 [MASK] her to sleep. | put |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| She was a little51 [MASK] . | disappointed |
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| She was52 [MASK] that something was wrong: he had been so53 quiet on the way home and while getting ready for bed. | convinced |
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| She was52 convinced that something was wrong: he had been so53 [MASK] on the way home and while getting ready for bed. | quiet |
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| She54 [MASK] hearing nothing from him. | remembered |
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| She56 [MASK] why and got up to see his eyes welling up with tears. | wondered |
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| "What is 57 [MASK] , honey? " | up |
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| She could sense he was feeling some 58 [MASK] for the tears although he wiped away the tears right away. | embarrassment |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| said the clock-robot [MASK] a mental voice. | in |
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| Billy was [MASK] . | amazed |
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| 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 |
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| Billy ate his meal watching a TV [MASK] . | show |
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| When he finished eating, the [MASK] gave him his clothes very fast and dressed him. | clothes-robot |
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| When he finished eating, the clothes-robot gave him his clothes very fast and [MASK] him. | dressed |
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| When Billy went outside, he saw a car with no [MASK] waiting for him. | driver |
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| The car said, "Hello, I will be [MASK] you to school every day. | driving |
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| Now would you please [MASK] your school ID card?" | show |
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"teacher",
"driver",
"robot"
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| The [MASK] began to talk to Billy about his school and his schoolwork. | car |
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"prepare",
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"do"
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| 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 |
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"if",
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"but"
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| The car checked Billy's homework and then said, "You are a(n) [MASK] student. | great |
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| All of your homework is [MASK] . | correct |
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| Billy got into the classroom and [MASK] his seat at the front of the room. | took |
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"easy",
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| Today we will have a hard but [MASK] lesson -- 'How do robots help a human being?'..." | important |
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| I changed [MASK] many times. | schools |
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| When I was seven, I was asked to [MASK] the school. | leave |
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| I missed my [MASK] very much at first; I didn't want to leave once I returned home. | family |
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| Later I met a very [MASK] teacher, who cared for me and helped me with my study. | good |
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| At 13, I moved to Malvern College, but I was kicked out at 15 for [MASK] school rules. | breaking |
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| I finally [MASK] that life shouldn't be like this. | realized |
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| And more [MASK] , I made a decision: to go to college, so I began to prepare for the entrance exam. | importantly |
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"call",
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| And more importantly , I made a decision: to go to college, so I began to [MASK] for the entrance exam. | prepare |
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| I met my wife there and I was [MASK] I made that decision, otherwise I wouldn't have had a happy family. | glad |
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"written",
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| Looking back on what I've [MASK] , I come to know that if you devote yourself to it, nothing is impossible. | experienced |
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"why"
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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"cry",
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]
| But as you can imagine, getting all those kids to sit and [MASK] doesn't go so well. " | smile |
[
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| "When we [MASK] with that, my 4-year-old was done. | finished |
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| 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 |
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]
| Cramer explains that to get the children to calm down, they try to [MASK] the boy's attention with some fun shots. | draw |
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"properly",
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| And that's when things went [MASK] wrong. | horribly |
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"dropped",
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| We [MASK] them around a couple times, but the final time I heard my wife just go, "Ahhhh!" | swung |
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"deliberately",
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| 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 |
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"amazed",
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]
| "We were just [MASK] . " | shocked |
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"though",
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| The couple says the baby cried for about two minutes [MASK] got over it and fine. | but |
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| "But my dad is a pediatrician and looked him [MASK] and said, ''Oh, he's fine." | in |
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"bad",
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| 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 |
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"realized",
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| 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 |
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"film",
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| We got this incredible [MASK] . | photo |
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"plain",
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| "Everything could have gone [MASK] , but it ended as best as possible. | wrong |
[
"empty",
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]
| Every time I look at the picture, though, my palms still get a little [MASK] . " | sweaty |
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"write",
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| My 110-pound body had been knocked to the ground more times than I could [MASK] . | count |
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"easy",
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| 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 |
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"order",
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| My [MASK] of being a football star had been crashed to the ground along with my bruised body. | dream |
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"fearful",
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| I made it home, [MASK] . | sad |
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"helped",
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]
| My mom [MASK] me at the door. | met |
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"shocked",
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]
| From my expression, she could see that I was [MASK] and had me sit at the kitchen table. | troubled |
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"brought",
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| She [MASK] me up with a bowl of soup. | warmed |
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"tightly",
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| While I had the soup, I felt her hand [MASK] rubbing my aching back. | gently |
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"hotter",
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| We said no word, but by the time the soup was done I was feeling [MASK] again. | better |
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| I knew I was loved and that was all that [MASK] . I have kept that memory in my heart all of these years. | mattered |
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"information",
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| I knew I was loved and that was all that mattered . I have kept that [MASK] in my heart all of these years. | memory |
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"schedules",
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| Even today, no matter what [MASK] life throws at me, a bowl of soup always lifts my spirits. | difficulties |
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"respect",
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| 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 |
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"colored",
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| Sometimes it takes a lot of [MASK] dreams until we find our true purpose in life, too. | broken |
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| [MASK] are always there, though, to comfort us and to remind us that we are loved. | Parents |
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"cases",
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]
| 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 |
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| [MASK] they were not enough. | But |
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| Something [MASK] was needed to start the industrial process. | else |
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"generating",
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| That "something special" was men-- [MASK] individuals who could invent machines, find new sources of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. | creative |
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| That "something special" was men-- creative individuals who could invent machines, find new [MASK] of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. | sources |
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"employed",
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| The men who [MASK] the machines of the Industrial Revolution came from many backgrounds and many occupations. | created |
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| The men who created the machines of the Industrial Revolution [MASK] from many backgrounds and many occupations. | came |
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| Many of them were [MASK] inventors than scientists. | more |
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"respectable",
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| A man who is a [MASK] scientist is primarily interested in doing his research accurately . | pure |
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| A man who is a pure scientist is primarily interested in doing his research [MASK] . | accurately |
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| He is not necessarily working [MASK] that his findings can be used. | so |
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| An inventor or one interested in applied science is [MASK] trying to make something that has a concrete use. | always |
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| He may try to solve a problem by [MASK] the theories of science or by experimenting through trial and error. | using |
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| He may try to solve a problem by using the theories [MASK] science or by experimenting through trial and error. | of |
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| [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 |
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| 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 |
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| Most of the people who [MASK] the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. | developed |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| [MASK] , I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and protected snacks to be the most appetizing . | Instead |
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| Instead , I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and [MASK] snacks to be the most appetizing . | protected |
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| 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 |
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| We had the space and were [MASK] to take care of the plants every day. | late |
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| [MASK] doing some research online, we decided to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. | Since |
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| Since doing some research online, we [MASK] to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. | decided |
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| We knew that we had to work [MASK] if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. | suddenly |
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| That month, every day after school, I pushed [MASK] the tough clay under our lawn with a large shovel . | beyond |
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