You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
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.

The kid on the street is ____ soccer
Solution: playing
Why? This is the original sentence 'The kid on the street is playing soccer' So, we have correctly predicted the missing word to be 'soccer'

New input: the baroness returned to the hotel with as much caution as eugenie ____ in leaving it she ran lightly up stairs and with an aching heart entered her apartment contiguous as we know to that of eugenie she was fearful of exciting any remark
Solution:
used