You are given an English sentence with a blank, and you need to predict the missing word. After completing, the whole sentence should be gramatically correct and non-ambiguous.
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Question: matthew enjoyed the drive after his own fashion except during the moments when he met ____ and had to nod to them for in prince edward island you are supposed to nod to all and sundry you meet on the road whether you know them or not matthew dreaded all women except marilla and missus rachel

Answer: women

Question: and then nova scotia is right close to the island it isn't as if we were getting him from england or the states he can't be much different from ourselves well ____ hope it will turn out all right said missus rachel in a tone that plainly indicated her painful doubts

Answer: i

Question: ____ not even a brook could run past missus rachel lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum it probably was conscious that missus rachel was sitting at her window keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed from brooks and children up

Answer:
for