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" [MASK] getting there I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class.

After

She was [MASK] .

puzzled

"My car [MASK] have broken down anywhere along the freeway.

could

"My car could have broken down [MASK] along the freeway.

anywhere

[MASK] , it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here.

Instead

Instead , it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, [MASK] walking distance of here.

within

"The secretary's eyes opened wide, and then she [MASK] . I smiled back and headed for class."

smiled

Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be [MASK] .

asleep

And he brought along a big [MASK] to him.

chicken

Nasruddin's wife [MASK] it and they enjoyed the feast for dinner.

cooked

The friend enjoyed his [MASK] stay with Nasruddin.

Short

When he was [MASK] , Nasruddin returned his friend's thanks by thanking the Latter for bringing the big chicken along.

leaving

When he was leaving , Nasruddin returned his friend's thanks by thanking the [MASK] for bringing the big chicken along.

Latter

When he opened it, a man [MASK] himself and quickly entered, "I'm a friend of your friend who brought you that big chicken!"

introduced

When he opened it, a man introduced himself and [MASK] entered, "I'm a friend of your friend who brought you that big chicken!"

quickly

Not wanting to turn away the [MASK] of a friend, Nasruddin invited the man inside and Asked him to stay for lunch.

friend

Not wanting to turn away the friend of a friend, Nasruddin invited the man inside and [MASK] him to stay for lunch.

Asked

The man [MASK] immediately.

accepted

After lunch, the man left thanking Nasruddin for the [MASK] chicken.

tasty

The next day there was no pause as another [MASK] entered with the same tale : "I am a friend of the friend of the friend who had come here with a huge chicken!"

stranger

The next day there was no pause as another stranger entered with the same [MASK] : "I am a friend of the friend of the friend who had come here with a huge chicken!"

tale

Nasruddin [MASK] and asked the man to come right in and have a meal .

smiled

Nasruddin smiled and asked the man to come right in and have a [MASK] .

meal

A few minutes later, a bowl of soup was [MASK] before him.

placed

Just one sip told the man that this "soup" was nothing but [MASK] water.

boiled

the man protested [MASK] .

angrily

Instead, invite them in and serve them a [MASK] they will never forget---just as Nasruddin did.

lesson

What I actually wish for her is [MASK] . I believe in the power of failure.

failure

Success is [MASK] in a sense.

boring

Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do, or doing something correctly the first time, which can [MASK] be a problematic victory.

often

I have been told of an African phrase [MASK] a good cook as "she who has broken many pots".

describing

If you have spent enough time in the [MASK] to have broken a lot of pots, probably you know a fair amount about cooking . I once had a late dinner with a group of chefs, and they spent time comparing knife wounds and burn scars.

kitchen

If you have spent enough time in the kitchen to have broken a lot of pots, probably you know a fair amount about [MASK] . I once had a late dinner with a group of chefs, and they spent time comparing knife wounds and burn scars.

cooking

If you have spent enough time in the kitchen to have broken a lot of pots, probably you know a fair amount about cooking . I once had a late dinner with a group of chefs, and they spent time [MASK] knife wounds and burn scars.

comparing

They knew how much credibility their [MASK] gave them.

failures

I earn my [MASK] by writing a daily newspaper column.

living

Each week I am [MASK] that one column is going to be the worst column of the week.

aware

[MASK] , every week, one column is inferior to the others, sometimes extremely so.

Still

I have learned to [MASK] that column.

cherish

A successful column usually means that I am treading on [MASK] ground, going with tricks that work, or dressing up popular ideas in fancy words.

familiar

She will feel her failures, and I will want to [MASK] her.

comfort

But I will also, I hope, [MASK] her of what she learned, and how she can do better next time.

remind

But I will also, I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do [MASK] next time.

better

I probably won't tell her that failure is a good thing, because that's not a(n) [MASK] you can learn when you're five.

lesson

Indeed, with luck, it is the [MASK] .

beginning

Mrs. Robinson replaced the [MASK] and crossed the hall into the living-room .

receiver

Mrs. Robinson replaced the receiver and crossed the hall into the [MASK] .

living-room

Her daughter had been very kind, therefore , and had immediately agreed to [MASK] her up, but Mrs. Robinson hated to admit that she needed help.

pick

Her daughter had been very kind, therefore , and had immediately agreed to pick her up, but Mrs. Robinson [MASK] to admit that she needed help.

hated

Since her [MASK] passed away ten years ago, she had prided herself upon her independence .

husband

Since her husband passed away ten years ago, she had prided herself upon her [MASK] .

independence

She had [MASK] to live in their little house alone and had refused to go and live with her daughter.

continued

But on this evening, she was standing at her living-room window, [MASK] out at the "SOLD" notice in the small front garden.

staring

Her feeling were [MASK] .

mixed

Naturally she was [MASK] at the thought of leaving here, as it was full of so many memories .

sad

Naturally she was sad at the thought of leaving here, as it was full of so many [MASK] .

memories

But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last [MASK] near the sea, back in the little sea town where she was born.

years

But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last years near the sea, [MASK] in the little sea town where she was born.

back

With the [MASK] from the sale of the house, she had bought a little flat there.

money

She hadn't been [MASK] here, but it didn't mean as much to her as it had to him.

unhappy

[MASK] most of the people who lived in the street had moved away, and it was this that had made her decide to sell it.

Recently

Recently most of the people who lived in the street had [MASK] away, and it was this that had made her decide to sell it.

moved

Next morning Mrs. Robinson [MASK] the house for the station in her daughter's car.

left

She told me I couldn't go out to play [MASK] I picked up my toys.

until

"Oh, dear, I'll [MASK] you.

miss

But if you really want to [MASK] , I guess I shouldn't stop you. "

go

Mother got my red coat from the cupboard and [MASK] my white gloves in a pocket.

put

She walked me to the [MASK] , kissed me good-bye, and closed the door behind me.

door

She walked me to the door , kissed me good-bye, and [MASK] the door behind me.

closed

As I [MASK] the house next door, my footsteps slowed down .

passed

It struck me for the first time that I had no [MASK] where I was headed, and after a moment, I turned around.

idea

[MASK] on our front steps, I began to consider my immediate future .

Sitting

Sitting on our front steps, I began to consider my immediate [MASK] .

future

But as the afternoon wore on, I didn't [MASK] from my place.

move

Well, I won't [MASK] you then," she said, and went back inside.

disturb

As darkness fell, I decided to be [MASK] . I knocked on the door, and when Mother opened it, I walked past her.

generous

"I' m giving you another [MASK] ," I said, as she enveloped me in a warm hug.

chance

I [MASK] ran away again.

never

But I [MASK] , and that's different.

left

When I got to the college, I found a [MASK] she had hidden among my sweaters that read, "We're so proud of you!"

note

[MASK] the time I graduated from college, I got a job teaching special education at a school about 170 miles from home. "

By

He was [MASK] about my living alone.

concerned

One evening, I stayed after [MASK] to rearrange my classroom.

school

Finished, I realized the gate was [MASK] !

locked

After checking all the [MASK] , I found just enough room to squeeze under the gate.

exits

I lay on my back and [MASK] edged through.

slowly

Quickening my [MASK] , I reached into my shoulder bag to get my key ring.

pace

Let's [MASK] the lady!"

get

Suddenly, my fingers wrapped around a [MASK] key in my purse.

loose

I did not even [MASK] if it was for my car.

know

I reached my car and the key [MASK] !

worked

[MASK] , I started the engine and drove away.

Trembling

Some teachers went back to the school with me [MASK] .

later

With flashlights, we found the key ring on the ground by the gate, [MASK] it had fallen as I slid through.

where

It was [MASK] .

Dad

I put a (an) [MASK] car key into your purse" he said.

extra

"in [MASK] you ever need it."

case

Today, I keep that key in my drawer and [MASK] it.

treasure

Whenever I hold it in my hand, I am [MASK] of all the wonderful things Dad has done for me over the years.

reminded

The way the [MASK] speak sometimes makes me feel sick.

callers