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Question 1

hard and ______ as flint

Answer 1

hard and sharp as flint

Question 2

________ as an oyster

Answer 2

solitary as an oyster

Question 3

are there no _______? are there no ________?

Answer 3

are there no prisons? are there no workhouses

Question 4

if they ___________ rather die they _________ do it and ___________ the ___________ population

Answer 4

if they would rather die they should do it and decrease the surplus population

Question 5

a solitary ________ neglected by his _________

Answer 5

a solitary child neglected by his friends

Question 6

the _____________ he gives is quite as _________ as it it cost a __________

Answer 6

the happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune

Question 7

____________ if you have _________ to teach ___ let me profit by it

Answer 7

tonight if you have aught to teach me let me profit by it

Question 8

i will ________ in the __________ the _________ and the _________

Answer 8

i will live in the past the present and the future

Question 9

i’m as ________ as a feather i’m as _______ as an ________

Answer 9

i’m as light as a feather i’m as happy as an angle

Question 10

a great _________ back-payments

Answer 10

a great many back-payments

Question 11

to tiny tim who did ____ die he was a _______ farther

Answer 11

to tiny tim who did not die he was a second farther

Question 12

I can’t ________ to make _______ people merry

Answer 12

I can’t afford to make idol people merry

Question 13

The _________ he gives is _____ _____ great as if it ______ a fortune

Answer 13

The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.

Question 14

Therefore I am about to _____ your ______

Answer 14

Therefore I am about to raise your salary