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When Sophie woke up that morning, she had no idea where her day was going to take her. She rolled out of bed, turned off her alarm and stretched. She wasn't feeling like herself that morning, but she wasn't sure why. Sophie thought to herself, "I slept well, I ate good food yesterday, and yet I still felt strange". Sop...
What room did she enter after that?
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Kitchen
CHAPTER L Three months had passed since that awful Christmas Day. Angela was heart-broken, and, after the first burst of her despair, turned herself to the only consolation which was left her. It was not of this world. She did not question the truth of the dreadful news that Lady Bellamy had brought her, and, if ev...
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too strong a citadel to be taken out of hand
too strong a citadel to be taken out of hand
The Ohio River, which streams westward from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois, is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River in the United States. At the confluence, the Ohio is considerably bigger than the Mississippi (Ohio at Cairo: 281,500 cu ft/s (7,960 m/s); Mississippi at Thebes: 208,20...
What did they make along it?
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as numerous civilizations formed along its valley.
civilizations
CHAPTER XVI MORE DISCOVERIES "You settled up with him in full?" gasped Rick. "Yes-- some time ago." "Not for that stock in the Sunset Irrigation Company." "I was not talking about the Irrigation Company. That is another affair. Your father was to see us about that on the morning when he-- er-- when he failed ...
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broker
The rivalries between the Arab tribes had caused unrest in the provinces outside Syria, most notably in the Second Muslim Civil War of 680–692 CE and the Berber Revolt of 740–743 CE. During the Second Civil War, leadership of the Umayyad clan shifted from the Sufyanid branch of the family to the Marwanid branch. As the...
Did Mu'awiyah keep the conditions of the contract?
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Mu'awiyah broke the conditions of the agreement and began the Umayyad dynasty, with its capital in Damascus.
no
(CNN) -- Billy Ray Cyrus may be a country boy at heart, but he is also pretty savvy when it comes to navigating Hollywood. Billy Ray Cyrus has a full plate with acting, touring, composing and being a dad. When others wrote him off as a novelty act after the 1992 hit "Achy Breaky Heart," Cyrus kept making music and ...
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"He said 'I want you to have a career like Kenny Rogers.' "
he wanted him to have a career
The Portuguese Empire (), also known as the Portuguese Overseas ("Ultramar Português"), was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world history and the first colonial empire of the Renaissance. It existed for almost six centuries from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Portuguese Macau to China i...
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The Portuguese Empire (), also known as the Portuguese Overseas ("Ultramar Português"), was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world histor
The Portuguese Empire
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. It is situated by Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 580,000 in the urban area and about 1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortifie...
How many colleges are in Gothenburg?
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University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology
Two
New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses—the North Island (or "Te Ika-a-Māui"), and the South Island (or "Te Waipounamu")—and around 600 smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly s...
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
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Strasbourg (/ˈstræzbɜːrɡ/, French pronunciation: ​[stʁaz.buʁ, stʁas.buʁ]; Alsatian: Strossburi; German: Straßburg, [ˈʃtʁaːsbʊɐ̯k]) is the capital and largest city of the Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine (ACAL) region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border wit...
What is the name of the Alsatian language spoken in Strasbourg?
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strossburi
strossburi
CHAPTER XXV THE TRAIL THROUGH THE JUNGLE "Sid Merrick is certainly in deadly earnest," was Mr. Rover's comment, after the boys had finished their tale. "He means to get hold of that treasure by hook or by crook, and he will stop at nothing to gain his end." "We want to go after him and his gang," said Dick. "We o...
Did the other children try, too?
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"And I tried, too," added Sam. "But I couldn't budge a single knot." "We could not unknot the knots," added Tom, who was bound to have his joke.
Yes
CHAPTER XVI. MARCH FROM FORT CUMBERLAND--THE GREAT SAVAGE MOUNTAIN--CAMP AT THE LITTLE MEADOWS--DIVISION OF THE FORCES--CAPTAIN JACK AND HIS BAND--SCAROOYADI IN DANGER--ILLNESS OF WASHINGTON--HIS HALT AT THE YOUGHIOGENY--MARCH OF BRADDOCK--THE GREAT MEADOWS--LURKING ENEMIES--THEIR TRACKS--PRECAUTIONS-- THICKETTY RUN-...
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with his brigade, had marched three days previously; and a detachment of six hundred men
six hundred
San Antonio ( Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh-most populous city in the United States and the second-most populous city in Texas. Founded as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, the city became the first chartered civil settlement in Texas in 1731, making it t...
Which side?
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anchors the southwestern corner
The southwestern corner.
CHAPTER XIV. DENIS M'GOVERY'S TIDINGS. As soon as he had finished his breakfast on the morning after the night's events just recorded, Father John took his hat and stick, and walked down to Drumsna, still charitably intent on finding some means to soften, if he could not avert, the storm which he saw must follow th...
What was Father John's goal when he visited Drumsna?
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finding some means to soften , if he could not avert , the storm
finding some means to soften , if he could not avert , the storm
(CNN)Richard Glatzer, who directed a powerful film about a professor battling Alzheimer's as he faced his own harrowing health struggles, has died. Glatzer died in Los Angeles on Tuesday after having ALS for four years, his publicist said. He was 63. Glatzer co-directed "Still Alice" with his husband, Wash Westmore...
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Tuesday
(CNN) -- It was at San Francisco's Olympic Club that "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, world heavyweight champion and to many the man who took boxing from a brawl to an art, trained and coached. Twenty-two years after his death, the sports club hosted its first U.S. Open golf tournament in 1955. Ben Hogan lost in a playoff to...
Who was "Gentleman Jim" Corbett?
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world heavyweight champion
world heavyweight champion
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War. The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France, as well as Native American allies. At th...
Which rivers were at the heart of the conflict?
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a dispute over control of the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
the Allegheny and Monongahela
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq. The population of Baghdad, , is approximately 8,765,000, making it the largest city in Iraq, the second largest city in the Arab world (after Cairo, Egypt), and the second largest city in Western Asia (after Tehran, Iran). Located along the Tigris River, the city was founded in the 8th...
What is the name of the House of Wisdom in Baghdad?
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house of wisdom
house of wisdom
Chapter 1 Kidnapped "The entire affair is shrouded in mystery," said D'Arnot. "I have it on the best of authority that neither the police nor the special agents of the general staff have the faintest conception of how it was accomplished. All they know, all that anyone knows, is that Nikolas Rokoff has escaped." ...
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Nikolas Rokoff
Norway ( ; Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); ), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a sovereign state and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic ...
What country is on the other side of that?
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Denmark
Denmark.
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador (, literally "Republic of The Savior"), is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. , the country had a population of approximately /1e6 round 2 million, consisting largely of Mesti...
how many years did the union with the two countries last?
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called the Greater Republic of Central America, which lasted from 1895 to 1898.
3 years
Once upon a time there were a zebra and a monkey in a zoo. The zebra and the monkey had many napkins. What did the zebra and the monkey do with all the napkins? They didn't know. They ate the napkins. The zebra felt good. The monkey got a stomach ache. Why did the monkey get a stomach ache? The napkins were make out of...
What made the monkey feel better?
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The pill made the monkey feel better
The pill
CHAPTER XXXIV GUERRILLA WARFARE "There are few pleasures," said Psmith, as he resumed his favourite position against the mantelpiece and surveyed the commandeered study with the pride of a householder, "keener to the reflective mind than sitting under one's own roof-tree. This place would have been wasted on Spille...
Were did he lean?
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he resumed his favourite position against the mantelpiece
Against the mantelpiece
CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- Omar bin Laden has a message for his father, Osama: "Find another way." Omar bin Laden says he last saw his father in 2000 when the son decided to leave al Qaeda. The son of the most-wanted man in the world spoke Sunday to CNN in a quiet, middle-class suburb about an hour outside Cairo, Egypt....
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Omar bin Laden says he last saw his father in 2000
in 2000
CHAPTER TWELVE. THE STORM--THE WRECK OF THE HOMEWARD BOUND--THE LIFEBOAT. A stern chase never was and never will be a short one. Old Coleman, in the course of quarter of a mile's run, felt that his powers were limited and wisely stopped short; Bax, Guy, and Tommy Bogey held on at full speed for upwards of two miles...
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Bax, Guy, and Tommy Bogey held on at full speed for upwards of two miles
Bax, Guy, and Tommy Bogey
CHAPTER XIX THE DESERTED TEPEES Starting at daybreak, they reached a hillside overlooking the Stony village on the third afternoon. Surrounded by willows and ragged spruces, the conical tepees rose in the plain beneath, but Blake stopped abruptly as he caught sight of them. They were white to the apex, where the es...
Who suggested checking the village, anyway?
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"Now that we're here, we may as well spend another hour over the job," Harding decided. "It's possible they haven't packed all their food along."
Harding
(CNN) -- A Pakistani Taliban commander who had escaped in mass prison break two years ago was arrested again last week, Pakistani intelligence sources told CNN on Tuesday. Adnan Rashid, a prominent Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan commander, was captured Friday, the sources said. He was injured, but authorities were questi...
To who?
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Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai
MATABELELAND, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- British broadcaster Sky News Wednesday criticized the jail sentences given to three of its drivers in Zimbabwe, where a court found them guilty of possessing broadcast equipment without authorization. Journalists read a newspaper in Zimbabwe, where freedom of the press is extremely lim...
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mmigration Act after the two didn't show up to the Immigration authorities, their defense lawyer, Tawengwa Hara
Tawengwa Hara
Sarah looked up high. She could see the scissors up on top of the cabinet. If she could only reach them, she could cut the gum out of her baby sister's hair and her mom would never know. Her mom was still busy helping her brother take out the trash. Sarah quickly pushed a chair over to the cabinet. She climbed up on th...
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Her mom was still busy helping her brother take out the trash
helping her brother take out the trash
CHAPTER XX. TO-MORROW. The two girls met no living soul on their way back to the rectory. They let themselves in noiselessly; they stole upstairs unheard--the breaking morning gave them what light they needed. Shirley sought her couch immediately; and though the room was strange--for she had never slept at the rect...
Did they see anyone on the way back?
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The two girls met no living soul on their way back
No
Justin sat down for dinner with his Mother, who was 40, and Father, who was 45 and Sister as he always did when it was time to eat. He always sat across from his sister, Melissa. Tonight's dinner was meatloaf, mashed potatoes with butter, and green peas. Justin's mother made the best meatloaf. She said that her mother ...
How old is he?
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Justin was 10
10
CHAPTER XIII JOHNNY CHUCK FINDS THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD Old Mother West Wind had stopped to talk with the Slender Fir Tree. "I've just come across the Green Meadows," said Old Mother West Wind, "and there I saw the Best Thing in the World." Striped Chipmunk was sitting under the Slender Fir Tree and he couldn...
How fast were Striped Chipmunk and Peter Rabbit running down the Lone Little Path?
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down in the green meadows
down in the green meadows
CHAPTER XXV. Oh, no, we never mention her, We never breathe her name.--SONG. A great deal of merriment had come home with Harry, who never was grave for ten minutes without a strong reaction, and distracted the house with his noise and his antics, in proportion, as it sometimes seemed, to the spaces of serious th...
What was her name?
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Ethel
Ethel
CHAPTER LIV "I Don't Think She Is a Snake" On the following day, Tuesday, the Boncassens went, and then there were none of the guests left but Mrs. Finn and Lady Mabel Grex,--with of course Miss Cassewary. The Duke had especially asked both Mrs. Finn and Lady Mabel to remain, the former, through his anxiety to show...
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Miss Cassewary
Miss Cassewary
CHAPTER VI THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove! Where on earth have you sprung from?" Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands. Macheson drew a long sigh of relief. "From the pigsties, Dick. Whew! It's good to see you again--to be here!" Holderness surveyed his friend critically. "What h...
Who would he be helping in Stepney?
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could we hit it, Henwood and I
Henwood
The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper. Published in Washington, D.C., it was founded on December 6, 1877. Located in the capital city of the United States, the newspaper has a particular emphasis on national politics. Daily editions are printed for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. It is ...
Who purchased the Washington Post in 2013?
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jeff bezos
jeff bezos
(CNN) -- Jeff Weiss had spent 20 years teaching negotiation skills to top executives when he realized those techniques might be just as valuable to soldiers on the battlefield. So a decade ago, he approached the U.S. Military to teach officers negotiation tools and strategies they could use in a theater of war. The W...
What kind of companies does Weiss's company work with?
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Weiss, a partner at Vantage Partners, a Boston-based negotiation training and consulting firm that works with Fortune 500 companies
Fortune 500 companies
CHAPTER XXIII. LAID UP. Harriet Holden was sitting in Elizabeth's boudoir. "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do! The idea! A miserable little milk-wagon driver dictating to me!" Miss Holden smiled. "I should not call him very little," she remarked. "I ...
Does it sound like Elizabeth maybe has a thing for the wagon driver?
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"I didn't mean physically," retorted Elizabeth. "It is absolutely insufferable. I am going to demand that father discharge the man."
no
Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (; ; – ) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works—the "Annals" and the "Histories"—examine the reigns of the Roman emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero, and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors (69 AD). These two wor...
What happened in 70 AD?
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First Jewish–Roman War
Cologne is the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich). It is located within the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, one of the major European metropolitan areas, and with more than ten million inhabitants, the largest in ...
How many people does it have?
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and with more than ten million inhabitants
more than ten million
AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) -- Lady Bird Johnson, who was first lady during the 1960s and in her later years became an advocate for beautifying public landscapes, died Wednesday, family spokesman Tom Johnson said. She was 94. Lady Bird Johnson's real name was Claudia. She was the widow of Lyndon Baines Johnson, sworn in as...
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her nurse
BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service. It is a large network of websites including such high-profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services co-branded BBC iPlayer, the children's sites CBBC and CBeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize. The BBC has had an on...
What is included of it's network of websites?
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It is a large network of websites including such high-profile sites
high-profile sites
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- A former anti-drug czar in Mexico has been arrested on corruption charges in his home state of Chiapas, officials said. Mariano Francisco Herran Salvatti, who also was the attorney general in Chiapas for more than six years, is charged with embezzlement, criminal association and other act...
When was he fired from the economic development minister position?
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fired as the economic development minister in June.
in June
On Saturday, Amy and Joe baked a whole chicken for their family's dinner. They rinsed it in cold water, rubbed it with spices, and put it into a pan. After they had heated up the oven, they put the chicken and the pan on the center oven rack and set the timer. Then, as they peeled potatoes and carrots to go with the ch...
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It was almost gone!
almost
Steve took his family to the lake. There are a lot of things to do at the lake. Steve's favorite thing to do is ride in his red boat across the blue water. The boat is very loud and makes dark brown smoke. The boat can go very fast. Steve has a son named Bobby. Bobby doesn't like riding in the boat, he prefers to sit o...
How many children does Steve have?
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550
Bobby also has a younger sister named Mary
Two
Chapter 22: Oudenarde. The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front. Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village c...
where were they called to?
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The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse
To horse
Scientists do not know the exact cause of sexual orientation, but they believe that it is caused by a complex interplay of genetic, hormonal, and environmental influences. They favor biologically-based theories, which point to genetic factors, the early uterine environment, both, or the inclusion of genetic and social ...
what does that term reflect?
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a certain cultural context and particular stage of transition
a certain cultural context and particular stage of transition
Goa is a state in India within the coastal region known as the Konkan in India. It is bounded by Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its Western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Goa has the highest GDP per capita am...
Is it the largest city?
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Vasco da Gama
Hailey stood in her kitchen. She was looking for ideas of what to make for dinner. She could make pasta, soup, chili, or steak. She opened the refrigerator and took out a cartoon of juice. She sat down at the table and tried to write a list of ingredients she would need. She finally thought she would make chili for din...
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She could make pasta, soup, chili, or steak
pasta, soup, chili, or steak
Munich is the capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is also the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and the 12th biggest city of the European Union, with a population of around 1.5 million. The Munich Metrop...
What is the city living like?
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a very high standard and quality of living,
a very high quality of living,
There was a cat. Her name was Maggie. Maggie was a large cat. She was not tall but rather round. She was happy most of the time. Maggie lived with a family that loved her very much. They all lived in the city together downtown. They were no other animals that lived with them. They lived in an apartment. Maggie was luck...
Why?
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1,083
They were teasing her because she was so big.
She was big
Western Sahara (; "", , Spanish and French: Sahara Occidental) is a disputed territory in the Maghreb region of North Africa, partially controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and partially Moroccan-occupied, bordered by Morocco proper to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the...
How many places took over then?
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Morocco and Mauritania
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. LINCH-PINS. "And leave them laughing, Ho! Ho Ho!"--_Robin Goodfellow_. Notice was sent from the Bishop of the diocese that he was about to hold a Confirmation at Poppleby in six weeks' time. This was matter of rejoicing to Mr Harford, who had mourned over the very few communicants. Before he came...
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most of the aged paupers
most of the aged paupers
Editor's note: This story originally appeared on CNN.com on October 20. Barack Obama mentioned Ann Nixon Cooper on Tuesday in his presidential victory speech. Ann Nixon Cooper, 106 years old, lived during a time when blacks and women did not have the right to vote. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Ann Nixon Cooper, 106 ye...
what day of the week?
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Tuesday
Tuesday
CHAPTER XX A LESSON IN PICQUET Lord Dreever, meanwhile, having left the waterside, lighted a cigarette, and proceeded to make a reflective tour of the grounds. He felt aggrieved with the world. Molly's desertion in the canoe with Jimmy did not trouble him: he had other sorrows. One is never at one's best and sunnie...
who did she leave with?
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Jimmy
Jimmy
(CNN) -- In a televised address Monday night, U.S. President Barack Obama explained the reasons he involved the U.S. military in the U.N.-authorized mission in Libya, saying "it was not in our national interest" to let the citizens of a rebel stronghold suffer a massacre at the hands of approaching pro-government force...
who was involved?
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the U.S. military
the U.S. military
CHAPTER XXIII: Paddy The Beaver Does A Kind Deed Paddy the Beaver listened to all that his small cousin, Jerry Muskrat, had to tell him about the trouble which Paddy's dam had caused in the Laughing Brook and the Smiling Pool. "You see, we who live in the Smiling Pool love it dearly, and we don't want to have to le...
What did he say he could do to the plan?
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stop you,
Stop it.
The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world according to Audit Bureau of Circulations (India). It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India still...
What did the Viceroy call the paper?
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Lord Curzon the then Viceroy of India called The Times of India "the leading paper in Asia".
"the leading paper in Asia".
I'd had the piggy bank for a long time. So long, in fact, that I don't really remember getting it. My aunt once told me a whole story about it, in which it was passed down through the family for many, many years, only to come to me. I was pretty little at the time, so I believed her with no question. It made me think t...
What did Sarah's aunt tell her about the piggy bank?
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it was passed down through the family for many , many years , only to come to me
it was passed down through the family for many , many years , only to come to me
CHAPTER XXV MARCHING ORDERS A silence followed. To Mike, lying in bed, holding his breath, it seemed a long silence. As a matter of fact it lasted for perhaps ten seconds. Then Mr. Wain spoke. "You have been out, James?" It is curious how in the more dramatic moments of life the inane remark is the first that c...
How long did it go on?
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As a matter of fact it lasted for perhaps ten seconds.
Perhaps ten seconds.
Washington (CNN) -- With his budget approved by the House, Paul Ryan is turning his attention to Iowa to headline a high-profile Republican event that will only fuel speculation he's laying the groundwork for a potential presidential run in 2016. Lawmakers approved the Wisconsin Republican's 2015 spending plan on Thu...
What year?
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Mitt Romney's running mate in 2012
2012
Rome (CNN) -- Italian center-left politician Enrico Letta has fully accepted a mandate to form a government, he told reporters Saturday. Letta made the announcement after meeting with President Giorgio Napolitano, who had given him that mandate on Wednesday. The 46-year-old former deputy prime minister and his mini...
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given him that mandate on Wednesday
Wednesday
CHAPTER IX Sunday morning Saxon was beforehand in getting ready, and on her return to the kitchen from her second journey to peep through the front windows, Sarah began her customary attack. "It's a shame an' a disgrace the way some people can afford silk stockings," she began. "Look at me, a-toilin' and a-stewin' ...
washing what?
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washing and putting away the breakfast dishes
breakfast dishes
Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world. In 2011 the island had a population of about 61 ...
what rank is it?
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and the ninth-largest island in the world.
9th
(CNN) -- When it comes to living on the edge, there are some women who have the tenacious spirit to conquer all. Whether it's scaling the world's highest peaks or becoming the first person to cross a dangerous ocean stretch, these extreme sportswomen have smashed records around the globe thanks to their fearless sens...
What notable leader contacted her after?
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Nyad, who made her first attempt to cross the waters in 1978, was also congratulated by President Obama via Twitter
President Obama
CHAPTER XXX THE LADY FROM BEYOND The morning was sultry, brooding, steamy. Antonia was at her music, and from the room where Shelton tried to fix attention on a book he could hear her practising her scales with a cold fury that cast an added gloom upon his spirit. He did not see her until lunch, and then she again ...
What did Mrs. Dennant say about the Foliots?
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nobody calls on them
nobody calls on them
(CNN) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook might soon be sharing Silicon Valley's most expensive cup of coffee. Sometime in the next year, Cook will sit down for a cup of mud with someone who has paid at least $210,000 for the privilege. Apple fandom taken to its craziest, and costliest, extreme? Perhaps. But it's all for a good ...
How many bids were there on day one?
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52
Manganese is a chemical element with symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is not found as a free element in nature; it is often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a metal with important industrial metal alloy uses, particularly in stainless steels. Historically, manganese is named for pyrolusite a...
What is the role of manganese in photosynthetic plants?
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oxygen - evolving complex
oxygen - evolving complex
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country located in Central Africa, with an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state in which Sp...
What organizations is Equatorial Guinea a member of?
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african union , francophonie , opec and the cplp
african union , francophonie , opec and the cplp
CHAPTER V MADAME RIENNES About 11 o'clock on the day following this conversation, Godfrey found himself standing on the platform in the big station of Lucerne. "How are you going to get to Kleindorf?" Miss Ogilvy asked of him. "It's five miles away by the road. I think you had better come to my house and have som...
who found him?
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"I think this is your little boy, Monsieur le Pasteur,"
Miss Ogilvy
Baptism (from the Greek noun βάπτισμα "baptisma"; see below) is a Christian sacrament of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally. The canonical Gospels report that Jesus was baptized—a historical event to which a high degree of certainty can be assigned. Bapt...
Do we have a high degree of certainty about the baptism of Jesus?
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a historical event to which a high degree of certainty can be assigned
yes
CHAPTER III Duke William of the Long Sword was buried the next morning in high pomp and state, with many a prayer and psalm chanted over his grave. When this was over, little Richard, who had all the time stood or knelt nearest the corpse, in one dull heavy dream of wonder and sorrow, was led back to the palace, an...
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next morning
Yahoo! is a web services provider, wholly owned by Verizon Communications through Oath Inc. and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The original Yahoo! company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated on March 2, 1995. Yahoo was one of the pioneers of the early Internet era in t...
Was it all in English?
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CHAPTER VIII KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY §1 Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea. At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London. He had not seen her since his last portentous vis...
How did Kipps feel about the prospect of marrying Helen?
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he felt helen would never permit anything of the sort
he felt helen would never permit anything of the sort
CHAPTER XLVII. KERRYCULLION. Captain Clayton was thoroughly enjoying life, now perhaps, for the first time since he had had a bullet driven through his body. It had come to pass that everything, almost everything, was done for him by the hands of Edith. And yet Ada was willing to do everything that was required; bu...
were there other slaves?
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all his slaves
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(CNN) -- Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., a former Seagram executive and president of the World Jewish Congress for nearly 30 years, died in New York Saturday, according to a spokesman for his family's foundation. He was 84. Bronfman died of natural causes, according to Jonathan Cohen, a spokesman for the family's Samuel Bronf...
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nearly 30 years
nearly 30 years
Haryana (), is one of the 29 states in India, situated in North India. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1November 1966 on a linguistic basis. It stands 21st in terms of its area, which is spread about . census of India, the state is eighteenth largest by population with 25,353,081 inhabitants. Th...
What is the economic development of Haryana since the 1970s?
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its agricultural and manufacturing industries have experienced sustained growth
its agricultural and manufacturing industries have experienced sustained growth
CHAPTER XX THE MATE TRIES TO TAKE COMMAND The fight had taken place around a bend of the shore, so that it was not observed by old Jerry and the girls. But when Dick got back to camp Dora at once noticed that something unusual had happened. "What is wrong, Dick?" she asked. "Oh, nothing much, Dora. I merely mad...
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it was not observed by old Jerry and the girls
old Jerry and the girls
CHAPTER IV: AN ARRANGEMENT "That is serious," said Dick, more intellectually than he had spoken for a long time. The truth was that Geoffrey knew nothing about his daughter's continued walks and meetings with Dick. When a hint that there were symptoms of an attachment between them had first reached Geoffrey's ears,...
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Geoffrey knew nothing about his daughter's continued walks and meetings with Dick.
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The Amazon rainforest (Portuguese: Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia; Spanish: Selva Amazónica, Amazonía or usually Amazonia; French: Forêt amazonienne; Dutch: Amazoneregenwoud), also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This ...
How many of those are enclosed by the rainforest?
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of which 5,500,000 square kilometres (2,100,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest.
5,500,000 square kilometres
(CNN) -- A magnitude-4.4 earthquake rattled residents of southern California early Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, authorities said. However, police and fire officials said they had received calls from residents awakened by the quake. It...
What did CNN's Rosalina Nieves say the movement of the earthquake felt like?
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two quick jolts
two quick jolts
(CNN) -- Lewis Hamilton has always been driven by his emotions -- for better or for worse -- but has he found a new level of maturity with Mercedes? The double world champion has been schooled in the harsh lessons that Formula One can mete out since he joined McLaren's junior program when just 13 years old. But, de...
What incident sparked controversy at the Monaco Grand Prix?
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the torch paper was lit
the torch paper was lit
Zeus (; "Zeús" ) is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who ruled as king of the gods of Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter. His mythologies and powers are similar, though not identical, to those of Indo-European deities such as Indra, Jupiter, Perun...
Who were his parents?
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Cronus and Rhea
Cronus and Rhea
The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its sister papers "the Guardian" and the "Guardian Weekly", whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993, it takes a social liberal or social democratic line on most issues. First published ...
When was it first published?
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The first issue, published on 4 December 179
4 December 1791
Apollo (Attic, Ionic, and Homeric Greek: Ἀπόλλων, Apollōn (GEN Ἀπόλλωνος); Doric: Ἀπέλλων, Apellōn; Arcadocypriot: Ἀπείλων, Apeilōn; Aeolic: Ἄπλουν, Aploun; Latin: Apollō) is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The ideal of t...
who is his parents?
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Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto,
Zeus and Leto
Washington (CNN) -- A former CIA base chief wanted by Italy and detained in Panama has been released, a State Department spokeswoman said Friday. Robert Seldon Lady, who had been convicted by an Italian court for his role in a 2003 rendition case, was flying back to the United States. "It's my understanding that he...
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The other Americans
The other Americans
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a 2010 Pentagon budget Monday that reflects major changes in the "scope and significance" of Defense Department priorities. One of the high-profile programs on the chopping block is the Air Force's most expensive fighter, the F-22 Raptor. The propose...
What does Gates think the reformed budget reflects?
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his is a reform budget, reflecting lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan," Gates said
lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan
It is estimated that in the 11th century Ashkenazi Jews composed only three percent of the world's Jewish population, while at their peak in 1931 they accounted for 92 percent of the world's Jews. Immediately prior to the Holocaust, the number of Jews in the world stood at approximately 16.7 million. Statistical figure...
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Statistical figures vary for the contemporary demography of Ashkenazi Jews, oscillating between 10 million and 11.2 million.
10 to 11.2 million
CHAPTER XXVI THE SKATING RACE For nearly half a mile Peter Slade kept the lead with ease, but then his breath began to fail him. Looking over his shoulder, he saw both Larry and Dick crawling up. "No, you don't!" he muttered, and put on a fresh burst of speed that increased his lead by two yards. "Peter Slade i...
what happened after he lost it?
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In the meantime the sixth boy had lost a skate and dropped out
He dropped out
(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic wasted little time in breezing through to the second round of the French Open with a straight sets victory over Dutchman Thiemo De Bakker in Paris Monday. The victory extends Djokovic's remarkable winning streak since the start of the year to 38, four short of the record held by John McEnroe f...
What city hosts the French Open?
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(CNN) -- Iran won't be attending this week's international peace conference on Syria because it won't embrace the framework laid out in a previous conference, U.N. and Iranian officials said Monday. The last-minute invitation to Iran, a leading Syrian ally, had threatened to derail the talks after the leading Syrian ...
What was the topic of the meeting?
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peace conference on Syria
Syria
State College, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Coach Joe Paterno and the president of the school have lost their jobs, effective immediately, over a child sex abuse scandal at Penn State, university trustees announced Wednesday night. "What can I say, I'm no longer the coach," Paterno told a crowd of about 15 students gathered...
Who congregated after the announcement?
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Stunned Penn State students congregated after the announcement.
Penn State students
London (CNN) -- If your mother is one of the world's best-loved children's authors who has written more than 70 books and sold well in excess of 11.5 million copies, you might think about taking a different career path. Not Clara Vulliamy. Undaunted by the success of her mother Shirley Hughes, whose creations inclu...
What's the name of the book?
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Now the mother-daughter team have collaborated for the first time on a new series called "Dixie O'Day",
Dixie O'Day.
The Australian Labor Party (ALP, also Labor, was Labour before 1912) is a political party in Australia. The party has been in opposition at the federal level since the 2013 election. Bill Shorten has been the party's federal parliamentary leader since 13 October 2013. The party is a federal party with branches in each ...
How has the party's socialist objective changed since 1921?
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CHAPTER XXVI A NEW UNDERTAKING Soon after the rails were laid down the frost returned, and one cold morning Festing sat in his shack, studying a letter from Helen. Norton's cheque had helped him to overcome the worst of his difficulties, things were going better, and Charnock would superintend the workmen until he ...
Had anyone helped finance his endeavors?
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Norton's cheque had helped him to overcome the worst of his difficulties,
Norton
The Austronesian languages are a language family that is widely dispersed throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar and the islands of the Pacific Ocean, with a few members in continental Asia. Austronesian languages are spoken by about 386 million people, making it the fifth-largest language family by number of s...
What is the term Austronesian derived from?
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latin " auster " " south wind " plus greek " nesos " " island "
latin " auster " " south wind " plus greek " nesos " " island "
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. Its name translates to "White city". The urban area of the City of Belgrade has a population of 1.23 million, while over 1,68 million people live within its adm...
What culture developed in the 6th millenium BC?
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Vinča
Vinča
(CNN) -- To a friend of more than 20 years, Manssor Arbabsiar was a man who liked to be called "Jack" and didn't seem to have strong views on politics or religion. To U.S. authorities, the 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen is a suspect in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the Unit...
What did Manssor Arbabsiar's estranged wife believe about his innocence?
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she believes he is innocent .
she believes he is innocent .
CHAPTER LXXVI Some Pleasant, Shady Talk In The Groves, Between My Lords Abrazza And Media, Babbalanja, Mohi, And Yoomy Abrazza had a cool retreat--a grove of dates; where we were used to lounge of noons, and mix our converse with the babble of the rills; and mix our punches in goblets chased with grapes. And as ever,...
Who poured the drink?
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The Southern United States (also the American South, Dixie, and the South), is a region of the United States of America. The South does not fully match the geographic south of the United States, but the Deep South is fully located in the southeastern corner. Arizona and New Mexico, which are geographically in the south...
What state allowed slavery before the Civil war?
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While the states of Delaware and Maryland, as well as the District of Columbia permitted slavery prior to the start of the Civil War,
Delaware