The cafe patrons * getting annoyed with the boring comedian, so the director pulled his act from the weekend schedule.!@#$@!
"Were" is a form of the verb "to be," while "we're" is a contraction of the words "we" and "are."
!@#$@!were!@#$@!we're$%^%$Shari did not want to make the necessary phone call to her former landlord, but she finally * her courage and did it.!@#$@!
To "muster" is to gather or assemble, while "mustard" is a condiment.
!@#$@!mustered!@#$@!mustard$%^%$We watched as the large machine formed the hay into a great big *.!@#$@!
A "bale" is a bundle, while "bail" is money to get out of jail, or sometimes a verb (usually used with "out") meaning to release from a predicament.
!@#$@!bale!@#$@!bail$%^%$The projector failed at the * moment of the film.!@#$@!
"Climatic" refers to the climate, while "climactic" refers to the climax. Unless the sentence is referring to a moment of the film which is about the climate, "climactic" is the better word to use.
!@#$@!climactic!@#$@!climatic$%^%$Jasper was * several hundred dollars for dumping garbage into the river.!@#$@!
To be "fined" is to be required to pay a fine, while to "find" is to locate.
!@#$@!fined!@#$@!find$%^%$Susie had determined long ago that she would be walking down the * wearing cowboy boots under her wedding dress.!@#$@!
An "aisle" is the main walkway down the center of a church, while "isle" is short for "island."
!@#$@!aisle!@#$@!isle$%^%$When the author spoke about a talking donkey, it was an * to the Biblical story of Balaam.!@#$@!
"Allusion" is a passing reference intended to bring another subject to mind.
!@#$@!allusion!@#$@!illusion$%^%$Judy browsed in the store for more than half an hour, but decided not to * anything.!@#$@!
To "buy" is to purchase, but "by" is a preposition meaning "close to."
!@#$@!buy!@#$@!by$%^%$I made a provocative statement, in hopes that I could * a strong reaction.!@#$@!
Something that is "illicit" is unlawful. "Elicit" is a verb which means to bring out.
!@#$@!elicit!@#$@!illicit$%^%$Sometimes I just want to bury all these bills in a * in the ground and not have to deal with them again.!@#$@!
"Hole" is correct. "Whole" is an adjective referring to the completeness of something.
!@#$@!hole!@#$@!whole
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