The Nose By Nikolai Gogol

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don

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to put on

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"Ivan Yakovlevitch ________ a jacket over his shirt for politeness' sake..."

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donned

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brigand

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a highway robber

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"Why, I'll go and report you to the police myself. You
_______, you!

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brigand

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strop

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to sharpen a razor on a leather strap

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"Maybe you can just _____ a razor still; but soon you'll be no good at all for the rest of your work."

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strop

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wastrel

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a wasteful person

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"You loafer, you _____, you bungler, you blockhead! Aye,
I'll tell the police of you. "

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wastrel

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dumbfound

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to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze

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"Ivan Yakovlevitch was ________. He thought and thought, but did not know what to think."

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dumbfounded

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amid

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in the middle of; surrounded by; among

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"But at last he got out, and donned waistcoat and shoes, wrapped the nose in a rag, and departed _____ Prascovia Osipovna's forcible objurgations.

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amid

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objurgate

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to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate

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"But at last he got out, and donned waistcoat and shoes, wrapped the nose in a rag, and departed amid Prascovia Osipovna's forcible ________."

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objurgations

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piebald

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having patches of black and white or of other colors

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"Daily he shaved the chins of others, but always his own was unshorn, and his jacket (he never wore a top-coat) _____--black, thickly studded with grayish, brownish-yellowish stains--and shiny of collar...

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piebald

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tippler

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someone who drinks alcoholic beverages

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"Like every decent Russian tradesman, Ivan Yakovlevitch was a terrible _______."

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tippler

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parapet

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any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridge, or the like

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"Then, leaning over the _______, he feigned to be trying to see if any fish were passing underneath.

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parapet

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feign

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to pretend

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Then, leaning over the parapet, he _______ to be trying to see if any fish were passing underneath.

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feigned

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unbounded

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without end; limitless

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"But, to his _____ astonishment, there was only a flat patch on his face where the nose should have been! "

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unbounded

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provincial

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from the provinces; unsophisticated; countrified

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"Major Kovalev had a habit of daily promenading the Nevsky Prospekt in an extremely clean and well-starched shirt and collar, and in whiskers of
the sort still observable on ______ surveyors, architects,
regimental doctors, other officials..."

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provincial

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post

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job; position

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"That is to say, he had come to live in St. Petersburg because he wished to obtain a ____ befitting his new
title...

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post

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uncouth

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discourteous, rude, uncivil

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The reader, therefore, can now judge how the Major was situated when he perceived that instead of a not unpresentable nose there was figuring on his face an extremely _____, and perfectly smooth and uniform patch.

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uncouth

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vex

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to irritate; annoy; provoke

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"He bit his lips with _____, and hurried out of the restaurant."

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vexation

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perceive

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to see; understand

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"And oh, Kovalev's horror and astonishment to _____ that the gentleman was none other than--his own nose!

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perceive

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clad

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clothed

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It was ____ in a gold-braided, high-collared uniform, buckskin breeches, and cockaded hat."

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clad

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infer

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to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence

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"And slung beside it there was a sword, and from the cockade on the hat it could be _____ that the Nose was purporting to pass for a State Councillor."

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inferred

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purport

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to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely

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"And slung beside it there was a sword, and from the cockade on the hat it could be inferred that the Nose was _______ to pass for a State Councillor."

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purporting

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demented

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crazy; insane; out of one's mind

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"Poor Kovalev felt almost ________. The astounding event left him utterly at a loss.

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demented

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hasten

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to
hurry

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Kovalev too _______ to the building, pushed through the line of old beggar-women with bandaged faces and apertures for eyes whom he had so often scorned, and entered.

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hastened

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wares

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articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:

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At last he sighted him again, standing before a counter, and, with face hidden altogether behind the uniform's stand-up collar, inspecting with absorbed attention some ______."

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wares

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vicinity

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neighborhood

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"He started to cough in the Nose's _______, but the Nose did not change its position for a single moment."

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vicinity

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apprehend

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to grasp the meaning of; understand, especially intuitively

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"Pardon me, but I cannot _______ your meaning. Pray explain further."

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apprehend

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unbecoming

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unattractive; unflattering

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"I am, you see--well, in point of fact, you see, I am a Major. Hence you will realize how _____ it is for me to have to walk about without a nose."

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unbecoming

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cynic

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cynic - a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions

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cynic

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But, with that, Ivan Yakovlevitch was a great ______.

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heightened

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increased

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heightened

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“Good sir,” Kovalev went on with a ______ sense of dignity, “the one who is at a loss to understand the other is I.

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portico

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a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch

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portico

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He went back to the mansion, and stationed himself under its _____, in the hope that, by peering hither and thither, hither and thither, he might once more see the Nose appear.

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throng

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crowd

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thronged

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Meanwhile, as the day was fine and sunny, the Prospekt was ______ with pedestrians...

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beckon

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to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand; to lure; entice

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beckon

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"And, lastly, a “Major” like Kovalev, a similar “Major” with an Assessorship acquired through Caucasian service, started to ______ to Kovalev with a finger!"

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proprietor

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owner (of an establishment)

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proprietor's

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"...since from the Nose's very replies it was clear that it was the sort of individual who held nothing sacred, and, in that case, might lie as unconscionably as it had lied in asserting itself never to have figured in its ______ company."

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unconscionably

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without conscience

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unconscionably

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"...since from the Nose's very replies it was clear that it was the sort of individual who held nothing sacred, and, in that case, might lie as ______ as it had lied in asserting itself never to have figured in its proprietor's company."

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rogue

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a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel

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rogue

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a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel

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spaniel

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one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears

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spaniel

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"“Aye, barin,” and nodded, and plucked at the reins of a steed as shaggy as a _____."

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intermittently

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stopping for a time; alternately stopping and beginning again

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intermittently

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“Hurry up, you rascal! Hurry up, you rogue!” whilst the cabman _______ responded: “Aye, barin,”

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gravity

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seriousness; weightiness

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gravity

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The worthy clerk listened with _____...

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amenity

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any feature that provides comfort, convenience, or pleasure

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amenity

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"...a country house with every _____, stabling for two horses, and sufficient space for the laying out of a fine birch or spruce plantation..."

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absurd

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illogical; nonsensical

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absurdities

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"People would begin to say that, that — well, that we printed _____ and false tales.”

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libel

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an attack against the good name of someone by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures

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libel

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"Yet what was it, do you think, in reality? Why, the thing turned out to be a ______, and the ‘poodle’ in question a cashier..."

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gratify

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to please

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gratify

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“However, if it really won't trouble you at all, a sight of the spot would ______ me.”

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dissipate

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to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel

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dissipate

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"Snuff can ______ both headache and low spirits."

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deftly

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nimble; skillful; clever, especially with the hands

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deftly

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And he proffered his box - _____, as he did so, folding back underneath it the lid depicting a lady in a hat.

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depict

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to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate

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depicting

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And he proffered his box - deftly, as he did so, folding back underneath it the lid ______ a lady in a hat.

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incensed

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angry

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incensed

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Greatly ______, he rushed out of the office, and made for the ward police inspector's residence.

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patron

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customer; paying client

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patron

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"Incidentally, the inspector, though a great ______ of manufacturers and the arts, preferred still more a Treasury note."

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ordain

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to decree; give orders for

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ordained

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"...nature had ______ that one should rest after food..."

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purloin

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to steal

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purloin

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"...in any case no one would ______ the nose of a really respectable man."

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dreary

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sad, depressing

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dreary

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"Dusk had fallen, and, after the unsuccessful quests, his flat looked truly _____."

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hasten

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to hurry

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hastened

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"Leaping up, Ivan _____ to take his master's cloak."

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ire

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anger

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ire

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The man's coolness rearoused Kovalev's _____, and, smacking him over the head with his hat, he shouted, 'You utter pig! You do nothing but play the fool.'"

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despondent

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in low spirits

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despondent

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"The tired and _____ Major then sought his sitting-room, threw himself into an easy-chair, sighed..."

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ascertain

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to determine; to make certain

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ascertain

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"So he sought to _____ whether he might not be drunk by pinching himself till he fairly yelled."

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diffidence

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shyness

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diffidence

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"Then, certain, because of the pain, that he was acting and living in waking life, he approached the mirror with _____..."

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delve

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to dig deeply

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delved

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"And the officer _____ into a pocket, and drew thence the nose, wrapped in paper."

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penitentiary

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prison

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penitentiary

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"“I should have accounted it indeed a pleasure if I had been able, but, unfortunately, I have to go straight on to the _____.'"

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awry

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crooked

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awry

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"Feeling, somehow, very nervous, he drew the mirror closer to him, lest he should fit the nose _____."

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convulse

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to contract muscles violently and spasmodically

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convulsed

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"But the nose, obstinately wooden, fell upon the table with a strange sound as of a cork, whilst the Major's face became _____."

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comely

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attractive

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comely

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"Possessed of a healthy, _____ wife, he ate some raw apples every morning, and kept his mouth extraordinarily clean..."

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calamity

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disaster, catastrophe

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calamity

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"At once he answered Kovalev's summons, and, after asking how long ago the _____ had happened..."

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feasible

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do-able

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feasible

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"'The thing is not _____,' he pronounced. “You had better remain as you are rather than go farther and fare worse."

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plight

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serious problem; dangerous situation

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plight

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"...but at the same time I would assure you that your _____ will only become worse as the result.”

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tenor

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tone

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tenor

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"This led ... a certain eminent, respected lady to write and ask the Warden of the Park to show her children the phenomenon, and, if possible, add to the demonstration a lesson of edifying and instructive _____."

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deprecate

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to express earnest disapproval of

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deprecated

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"Only a few solid, worthy persons _____ it all."