Thoughshe_____andpleaded,herefusedtogotothedance.

Comparedwiththe_____periodlastyear,averagetemperatureshavebeenlow.

He betrayed no _______ of discontent, except such as may follow evening?s drinking.

I do not mean to insult the reader by pretending that I killed, for instance, a regiment of cavalry or swallowed a battery of guns, —such _______ tales would disgrace both the hearer and the teller.

He would rather die than live in __________.