Hermindhadbeen__________intosuchaconditionasshecouldnotverylikelyhaveimaginedpossibleafewmonthssince.

Jackmanagedtoget147tapesand100bookspluslotsofmagazinesthroughcustomsina(n>_____way

His_____andunwillingnesstolearnfromotherspreventhimfrombeinganeffectivememberoftheteam

___________issuchaspitfire.

My aunt, whose absence was _____ for three weeks, was heartily welcome to remain away, for we were much merrier and more comfortable without her.