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George [fell] off the ladder while he [painted] the ceiling.
George [fell] off the ladder while he [painted] the ceiling.
Last night I [was reading] in bed when I suddenly [heard] a scream.
Last night I [was reading] in bed when I suddenly [heard] a scream.
[Were you watching] TV when I [phoned] you?
[Were you watching] TV when I [phoned] you?
Ann [was waiting] for me when I [arrived].
Ann [was waiting] for me when I [arrived].
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Maisie [was cleaning] up the kitchen when John [asked] her to marry him.
Maisie [was cleaning] up the kitchen when John [asked] her to marry him.
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Past Continuous is a 1977 novel originally written in ______ by Israeli novelist Yaakov Shabtai.
Past Continuous is a 1977 novel originally written in ______ by Israeli novelist Yaakov Shabtai.
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The original title, Zikhron Devarim (Hebrew: זכרון דברים) is a form of contract or letter of agreement or memorandum, but could also be translated literally as ______.
The original title, Zikhron Devarim (Hebrew: זכרון דברים) is a form of contract or letter of agreement or memorandum, but could also be translated literally as ______.
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The novel focuses on three friends, Goldman, Caesar, and Israel, in 1970's Tel Aviv, as well as their acquaintances, love interests, and ______.
The novel focuses on three friends, Goldman, Caesar, and Israel, in 1970's Tel Aviv, as well as their acquaintances, love interests, and ______.
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The story begins with the death of Goldman's father on April 1 and ends a little after Goldman's suicide on January 1. The past is woven into this short 'present' period, through a complex stream of ______.
The story begins with the death of Goldman's father on April 1 and ends a little after Goldman's suicide on January 1. The past is woven into this short 'present' period, through a complex stream of ______.
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The older characters can always hold firm to something or other, whether socialism and hatred of religious Jews, insights gained in Siberia, or refusal to admit that Israel is not ______.
The older characters can always hold firm to something or other, whether socialism and hatred of religious Jews, insights gained in Siberia, or refusal to admit that Israel is not ______.
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