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: still when he recollected the independent ____ spirit of eugenie he positively rejected it as utterly impossible though the same thought again continually recurred and found a resting place in his heart tea play

Answer: proud

Question: where do you come from oh this is too ____ madame these are my orders excuse me your name the baroness danglars you have seen me twenty times

Answer: much

Question: debray could but give her advice she must apply to some one more powerful ____ he

Answer:
than