Ithasallthe_____ofagooddetectivestory.

Hermindhadbeen__________intosuchaconditionasshecouldnotverylikelyhaveimaginedpossibleafewmonthssince.

IdonotmeantoinsultthereaderbypretendingthatIkilled,forinstance,aregimentofcavalryorswallowedabatteryofguns,—such_______taleswoulddisgraceboththehearerandtheteller.

Hewouldratherdiethanlivein__________.

Mrs.Joneshada_____husband,whowoulddoanythingforher.

“YouaskmeforJulia,andyoudonotpossessevenananna!(Heretheold”—rogue______broadly,asifhehadmadeacapitalpun.)

Thecolloquialorspokenlanguageisthelanguagefortheuseofthe________.

Hebetrayedno_______ofdiscontent,exceptsuchasmayfollowevening?sdrinking.

___________issuchaspitfire.

Whichofthefollowingsentencesisthemostproper?______