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Fred was a very unsympathetic character, whilst his daughter was very emotional and excitable. When she tried to get her own way once too often she got into trouble. Fred thought it was her own fault for being foolish. He tried to be sympathetic, but he did not really feel that way. His daughter understood this, and became even more stubborn.
Fred was very .....1....., while his daughter was a real ....2..... When her ....3.... attitude got her into trouble, he thought it was her own fault for being a ....4..... He tried to be sympathetic, but his ....5..... She saw this and became even more ....6.....
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