The Dead Lover

James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley portrait

1849 to 1916

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Track 1

How to Play Cloze Games

A cloze game is a reading comprehension activity where certain words are removed from a text and you need to fill in the blanks with the correct words. This helps improve vocabulary, reading comprehension, and understanding of context.

Type In Mode

In this mode, you can:

Drag & Drop Mode

Switch to Drag & Drop mode to:

Game Features

Winning

When you fill all the blanks correctly, you'll see a congratulations message and confetti animation! The progress bar will show 100% completion.

Tips

Missing Words

Time is so long when a man is dead!
one sews; and the room is made
Very clean; the light is shed
Soft through the window-shade.

Yesterday thought: "I know
Just how the bells will sound, how
The friends will talk, and the sermon go,
the hearse-horse bow and bow!"

This is to-day; I have nothing
To think of—nothing whatever to do
to hear the throb of the pulse of a
That wants to fly back to you.

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