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(a) elderly/old; (b) three; (c) to divide his kingdom;(d) to know/ to test / to asses / to evaluate; (e) eldest; (f) more; (g) very; (h) second; (i) to please/ to satisfy; (j) youngest;

Long ago, there was an (a) elderly/old king in England. He was tired of ruling and needed rest. He had (b) three daughters Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. He made up his mind (c) to divide his kingdom among his daughters. But, at first, he wanted (d) to know/ to test / to asses / to evaluate how much they loved him. Firstly, the king asked his (e) eldest daughter how much she loved him. Goneril declared that she loved him (f) more  than she could say. Lear, the king, was (g) very  satisfied. He gave her one-third of the kingdom. Then he asked his (h) second daughter Regan. She replied that her love for him would never change. She was able (f)  to please/ to satisfy him. So, the king gave another-third of his kingdom. Then, it was the turn of Cordelia, the (j)  youngest daughter of the king.

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