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Cry Began Reached Point Story Friends Arrested Tortured

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Keyword cry
Sub Entry Number 3
Type of Sentence ?
Error Sentence When he reached the point in his story when his friends were arrested and tortured, he began to cry.
Correct Sentence When he reached the point in his story when his friends were arrested and tortured, he began to weep.
Cloze Error Sentence When he reached the point in his story when his friends were arrested and tortured, he began to [[cry]].
Cloze Sentence When he reached the point in his story when his friends were arrested and tortured, he began to [[weep]].
Cloze Answer weep
Choices cry | weep
Explanation

cry = the opposite of laugh: 'As the child was running towards me, she fell over and began to cry.' 'Babies always cry when they're hungry.'

weep = cry quietly, usually because of great sadness. This word is mainly used in literary styles: 'He knelt down by his son's small grave and wept.'

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