Pride and Prejudice

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1.     On the extreme _____ of the horizon lie a long chain of mountain peaks.

2.     He had ______ painfully down the ravine in the vain hope of seeing some signs of water.

3.     The child was pale and ______, but her healthy arms and legs showed that she had suffered less than her companion.

4.     Those ladies who were once more on their legs were putting in the last hair rollers and drinking the final ______ of the cocoa.

5.      Mrs. White _______ at something under the blankets and produced a pineapple.

6.     If she lived with her mother there would be more money to ______ Mrs. Bennett’s tiny pension.