You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
You are given an English sentence with a blank, and you need to predict the missing word. After completing, the whole sentence should be gramatically correct and non-ambiguous.

matthew enjoyed the drive after his own fashion except during the moments when he met ____ and had to nod to them for in prince edward island you are supposed to nod to all and sundry you meet on the road whether you know them or not matthew dreaded all women except marilla and missus rachel
Output:
women