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CHAPTER VIII
THE HAND OF MISFORTUNE
Between the two men, seated opposite each other in the large but somewhat barely furnished office, the radical differences, both in appearance and mannerisms, perhaps, also, in disposition, had never been more strongly evident. They were partners in business and face to face with... | What is Stephen Laverick's temperament? | 93 | 93 | gloom | gloom |
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.
The USPTO is "unique among federal agencies because it operates s... | Was it always there? | 663 | 680 | after a 2005 move | no |
Alabama () is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of of inland wat... | Did they disfranchise black people? | 1,072 | 1,123 | Alabama legislators disfranchised African Americans | Yes |
The Legion of Honour, full name, National Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte.
The order's motto is ' ("Honour and Fatherland") and its seat is the next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the River Seine... | What was Napoleon's wish? | 597 | 890 | null | to establish an order of chivalry |
IPA Braille is the modern standard Braille encoding of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), as recognized by the International Council on English Braille.
A braille version of the IPA was first created by Merrick and Potthoff in 1934, and published in London. It was used in France, Germany, and anglophone count... | What changes did Robert Englebretson make to the Merrick and Potthoff notation in 2008? | 181 | 181 | revised | revised |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The United States knows that the leader of Pakistan's Taliban is dead because he has not appeared in public to prove that he is alive, the top U.S. envoy to the region told CNN on Monday.
Baitullah Mehsud, right, and a bodyguard arrive at a meeting in South Waziristan, Pakistan, in 2004. ... | Who? | 902 | 971 | null | Maulvi Umar |
Editor's note: Join Roland S. Martin for his weekly sound-off segment on CNN.com Live at 11:10 a.m. ET Wednesday. If you're passionate about politics, he wants to hear from you. A nationally syndicated columnist, Martin has said he will vote for Barack Obama in November. He is the author of "Listening to the Spirit Wit... | Which party was in final stages of winning back congress in 2006? | 972 | null | Democrats | Democrats . |
The birds chirped, the sun beat down on a nearby window, and the noisy sound of an alarm clock tried to let me know it was seven in the morning. Not only that, but the sound of a high pitched voice, announcing "It's here! It's here Janet, it's here!" That voice belonged to my sister, Karen. What she meant was that the ... | What sound was trying to wake the narrator up in the morning? | 35 | 37 | an alarm clock | an alarm clock |
(CNN) -- Susie Wolff put the disappointments of Silverstone behind her on Friday with an impressive run in the first free practice session ahead of Sunday's German Grand Prix.
The Williams development driver only managed four laps during practice at the British Grand Prix a fortnight ago before engine problems curtai... | Has a woman driven in F1 before? | 988 | null | st female driver to participate in a F1 race weekend since Italy's Giovanna Amati attempted to qualify for three races during the 1992 season. | no |
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock and psychedelic/acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar s... | What are the lyrics associated with? | 364 | 459 | Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo | aggression |
CHAPTER LI. Conticuere Omnes
Across the way, if the gracious reader will please to step over with us, he will find our young gentlemen at Lord Wrotham's house, which his lordship has lent to his friend the General, and that little family party assembled, with which we made acquaintance at Oakhurst and Tunbridge Wells... | how many will be there? | 615 | 639 | You will make the sixth | Six |
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIRST.
Now turn the Psalms of David ower, And lilt wi' holy clangor; Of double verse come gie us four, And skirl up the Bangor. Burns.
The next was the important day, when, according to the forms and ritual of the Scottish Kirk, Reuben Butler was to be ordained minister of Knocktarlitie, by the Presb... | What forms and ritual were used for Reuben Butler's ordination? | 73 | 74 | scottish kirk | scottish kirk |
(CNN) -- Sidney Frank made millions marketing Jagermeister and other alcohol brands. Three years after his death, he's a big hit with students at the Ivy League college he briefly attended.
Sidney Frank, shown accepting an honorary degree in 2005, gave $100 million to Brown University.
He's a big hit not because of... | How did Sidney Frank make millions? | 9 | 84 | Sidney Frank made millions marketing Jagermeister and other alcohol brands. | By marketing Jagermeister and other alcohol brands |
(CNN) -- It's been 31 years since Stanley Guidroz first reported his 3-year-old son missing in Tacoma, Washington.
Investigators, after reopening the cold case, now say the boy, Wallace Guidroz, was never missing at all and that his father had killed him.
Guidroz, 57, has been charged with first-degree manslaughter... | What were they doing there? | 636 | 696 | in a neighborhood park after they had gone fishing together | fishing |
CHAPTER NINE
MEG GOES TO VANITY FAIR
"I do think it was the most fortunate thing in the world that those children should have the measles just now," said Meg, one April day, as she stood packing the 'go abroady' trunk in her room, surrounded by her sisters.
"And so nice of Annie Moffat not to forget her promise. ... | who was Mrs. March? | 1,081 | 1,227 | What did Mother give you out of the treasure box?" asked Amy, who had not been present at the opening of a certain cedar chest in which Mrs. March | their mother |
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it is bordered by Tibet Autonomous Region in the north, India in the south, the Sikkim state of India and the Chumbi Valley of Tibet in the west, and Arunachal Pradesh state of India in the east. Bhutan is... | What is the form of government currently in place in Bhutan? | 277 | 278 | null | constitutional monarchy |
Eurasia is a combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia. The term is a portmanteau of its constituent continents (Europe & Asia). Located primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and by Africa... | Which one? | 194 | 379 | it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and by Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian Ocean to the south. | Africa |
(CNN) -- She's built her career caring for orphans.
Jane Aronson has evaluated more than 10,000 adopted children from around the world. Her patients include the offspring of Hollywood luminaries. An infectious disease specialist, she treated Angelina Jolie's daughter Zahara, who was critically ill when the actress br... | How much has the number of international adoptions decreased since its peak in 2004? | null | 326 | more than 60 % | more than 60 % |
CHAPTER LV.
IN THE CASTLE THERE LIVED A KNIGHT.
Ayala was compelled to consent to remain at Stalham. The "I don't think" which she repeated so often was, of course, of no avail to her. Sir Harry would be angry, and Lady Albury would be disgusted, were she to go,--and so she remained. There was to be a week before C... | What happened if there was no secret? | 1,408 | 1,472 | Jonathan Stubbs should never say another word to her of his love | Jonathan Stubbs should never say another word to her of his love |
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
THE SCARBOROUGH CORRESPONDENCE.
It was as Mountjoy had said. The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands. Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in... | Why not? | 1,039 | 1,093 | He rather liked his son for standing up for his mother | He like him for standing up for his mother |
Bob rode his bike to his house on Monday. He wanted to get home to get some yogurt. On Tuesday, Bob looked over his shoulder and saw Matt. Matt was looking around in the fridge. On Friday, Bob walked on the ice. He fell down. Matt had a saying for such things, but he forgot what it was. Matt played ball with a duck. He... | What room in the house did bob go to afterwards? | 719 | 772 | Bob walked into the living room and sat on the couch. | the living room |
Microbiology (from Greek , "mīkros", "small"; , "bios", "life"; and , "-logia") is the study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, mycology, parasitology, and bacteriology... | what are the word roots of "microbiology?" | 0 | 79 | Microbiology (from Greek , "mīkros", "small"; , "bios", "life"; and , "-logia") | The Greek "mīkros", "bios" and "-logia") |
Geomatics (including geomatics engineering), also known as surveying engineering or geospatial science (including geospatial engineering and geospatial technology), is the discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geographic information or spatially referenced information. In other words, it "consist... | what's 1? | 970 | 1,010 | new tools and techniques of data capture | data capture |
Ashley woke up bright and early on Friday morning during summer. Her birthday was only a day away, and her parents had promised her a trip to the fair as her present the next day! She thought it was going to be quite a treat. She skipped down the stairs to see her mom making a chocolate cake on the stove. "You run alon... | Were her parents going with her? | 104 | 149 | er parents had promised her a trip to the fai | yes |
(CNN) -- A family is grieving and a Michigan community is in shock after a 9-year-old boy was stabbed to death at a playground in his neighborhood this week.
The shock felt in Kentwood, just outside of Grand Rapids, is as much over the sudden and senseless loss of Michael Conner Verkerke as it is over the circumstanc... | Did Conner run somewhere? | 1,326 | 1,359 | Conner managed to run back home | Yes. |
Yaounde, Cameroon (CNN)Cameroonian troops and their allies have freed a German man who was held for six months by Islamist terror group Boko Haram, Cameroonian President Paul Biya said.
Boko Haram kidnapped German citizen Robert Nitsch Eberhard in Nigeria in July, Biya said in a statement read Wednesday on state-run ... | Where was Robert Nitsch Eberhard flown in from? | 238 | 243 | cameroon ' s far north region | cameroon ' s far north region |
Muslims believe the Quran was verbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibril), gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death. Muslims regard the Quran as the most important miracle of Muhamma... | Who gave the message? | 454 | 473 | ended with Muhammad | Muhammad |
CHAPTER VI
Singing of birds at her window awakened Lenore. The dawn streamed in bright and sweetly fragrant. The wheat-fields seemed a rosy gold, and all that open slope called to her thrillingly of the beauty of the world and the happiness of youth. It was not possible to be morbid at dawn. "I hear! I hear!" she whi... | Is she an older woman? | 1,002 | 1,053 | "Lenore, I'll bet you've got a new beau up there," | No |
CHAPTER IV.
WHAT SHALL BE DONE ABOUT IT?
Rachel was still thinking of Luke Rowan and of the man's arm when she opened the cottage door, but the sight of her sister's face, and the tone of her sister's voice, soon brought her back to a full consciousness of her immediate present position. "Oh, Dolly, do not speak wi... | Was he meant to be there? | 1,395 | 1,457 | And yet you had said that he was to have been away in Exeter!" | No |
London, England (CNN) -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic finally took the stand Monday at the U.N.'s international tribunal at The Hague to defend himself against genocide charges stemming from the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict.
For CNN's Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson, the 64 year-old was ... | How many lives were lost during the Bosnian conflict? | 159 | 161 | 100 , 000 | 100 , 000 |
(CNN) -- Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who embodied a vanishing breed of liberal Republicanism before switching to the Democratic Party at the twilight of his political career, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, his family announced.
Specter died of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at his home in... | What kind of cancer was it? | 248 | 351 | Specter died of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at his home in Philadelphia, his family said. | Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. |
CHAPTER VIII.
JASPER GRINDER IS DISMISSED.
Dick was greatly surprised over the news which Peleg Snuggers conveyed to him. He knew that Jasper Grinder was an intensely passionate man when aroused, as on the occasion of the attempted caning, but he had not imagined that the man would fall into a fit while in such a c... | Was the gentleman better once the episode passed? | null | 503 | "When he came around he was as weak as a rag, and I and one of the big boys had to help him up to his room | he was weak |
CHAPTER III--SOAMES PREPARES TO TAKE STEPS
When Soames entered his sister's little Louis Quinze drawing-room, with its small balcony, always flowered with hanging geraniums in the summer, and now with pots of Lilium Auratum, he was struck by the immutability of human affairs. It looked just the same as on his first v... | Is she? | 1,213 | null | She crumpled the letter in her hand, but seemed to change her mind and held it out to him. | no |
CHAPTER 11. FETTERS BROKEN
Then long and loud the victor shout From turret and from tower rang out; The rugged walls replied. SCOTT, Lord of the Isles.
'Sir, I have something to show you.'
It was the early twilight of a summer's morning when Ringan crept up to the shelter of pine branches under which George Dougl... | What event prompted Ringan to approach George Douglas in the early morning? | 93 | 96 | gebhardt | gebhardt |
Switzerland (/ˈswɪtsərlənd/), officially the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a country in Europe. While still named the "Swiss Confederation" for historical reasons, modern Switzerland is a federal directorial republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat o... | where are the largest cities found? | 872 | null | the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found | the Plateau |
(CNN)As "Mad Men" returned for its seventh season, many viewers tuned in to see what happened next for Don, Peggy, Pete and the other characters of the hit AMC show. Many were eager to see the fabulous clothes the actors wore.
We can't help but wonder -- was all that glamour real, or is it just the magic of TV? We as... | Who were the main people of the series? | null | 165 | , many viewers tuned in to see what happened next for Don, Peggy, Pete and the other characters of the hit AMC show. | Don, Peggy, Pete |
(CNN) -- Chelsea's sacking of Andre Villas-Boas came under fire Monday with former Blues boss Luis Felipe Scolari warning it will be "hell" for whoever succeeds the Portuguese at Stamford Bridge.
Ex-Brazil national team boss Scolari is one of six managers dismissed by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and, like himself,... | How many players did Luis Felipe Scolari believe needed to be replaced when he was at Chelsea? | 213 | 215 | seven or eight | seven or eight |
Wade–Giles (), sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's "Chinese–English Dictionary" of 1892.
Wade–Giles was the system of transcription in the Englis... | Where was he an ambassador to? | 1,092 | 1,098 | China | China. |
Réunion (, ; previously "Île Bourbon") is an island and region of France in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and southwest of Mauritius. , it had a population of 850,996. It is the most prosperous island in the Indian Ocean, having the highest GDP per capita in the region.
The island has been inhabited since the ... | What's the main topic? | 0 | null | Réunion (, ; previously "Île Bourbon") | Reunion |
Domesday Book ( or ; Latin: "Liber de Wintonia" "Book of Winchester") is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror. The "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" states:
Then, at the midwinter [1085], was the king in Glocester with his counc... | Was it all totally spelled out? | 769 | 791 | null | No |
A pub /pʌb/, or public house is, despite its name, a private house, but is called a public house because it is licensed to sell alcohol to the general public. It is a drinking establishment in Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Denmark and New England. In many places, especially in villages, a pub can be... | What does a public house sell? | 0 | 157 | A pub /pʌb/, or public house is, despite its name, a private house, but is called a public house because it is licensed to sell alcohol to the general public | alcohol |
Alyssa got to the beach after a long trip. She's from Charlotte. She traveled from Atlanta. She's now in Miami. She went to Miami to visit some friends. But she wanted some time to herself at the beach, so she went there first. After going swimming and laying out, she went to her friend Ellen's house. Ellen greeted Aly... | What did they have to quench their thirst? | 337 | null | had some lemonade to drink. | lemonade |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Actor Charlton Heston died at his Beverly Hills home at the age of 84 Saturday, his family said.
Heston was suffering the late stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Heston, known for portrayals of larger than life figure including Moses and Ben Hur, was suffering the late stages of Alzheim... | Did he support civil rights? | 1,427 | 1,519 | He was a high-profile supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his civil rights movement. | Yes |
Palestine, officially the State of Palestine is a "de jure" sovereign state in the Middle East claiming the West Bank (bordering Israel and Jordan) and Gaza Strip (bordering Israel and Egypt) with East Jerusalem as the designated capital although its administrative center is located in Ramallah. Most of the areas claim... | as of what year? | 425 | 464 | The population is 4,550,368 as of 2014 | 2014 |
(CNN) -- Charlize Theron won an Oscar for covering up her beauty and finding grains of sympathy, as well as revulsion, for the serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster."
She deserves to win a second nomination for playing the sexy, unmoored, utterly reprehensible Mavis Gary in "Young Adult." Mavis is one of those peo... | Where does she go? | 1,494 | 1,559 | Mavis hops into her Mini and heads straight to Mercury, Minnesota | to Mercury, Minnesota |
CHAPTER VII.
Something between a hindrance and a help. WORDSWORTH.
Etheldred awoke long before time for getting up, and lay pondering over her visions. Margaret had sympathised, and therefore they did not seem entirely aerial. To earn money by writing was her favourite plan, and she called her various romances in... | What plan did Ethel have? | null | 62 | null | to earn money by writing |
CHAPTER XXVI
A LIVELY GAME OF BASEBALL
If ever a boy was mad clear through that boy was the sneak of Putnam Hall. As the laugh ended, Mumps shook his fist at one and another of his tormentors.
"Think you are smart, don't you?" he spluttered in his rage. "I'll fix you all! I'll go and tell Captain Putnam all about... | How many? | 745 | 753 | several | several |
Seedy the watermelon was a very special type of watermelon. He didn't have any seeds. He was green and he had stripes. All of his cousins had seeds, but he didn't have any. He felt very left out. He couldn't thing of why he was different. His mom told him it was because he was a very special watermelon. She also tells ... | What did Seedy's mom tell him about why he was different? | 85 | null | it was because he was a very special watermelon | it was because he was a very special watermelon |
Northumberland (abbreviated Northd) is a county in North East England. The northernmost county of England, it borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham and Tyne and Wear to the south and the Scottish Borders to the north. To the east is the North Sea coastline with a long distance path. The county town is Alnwick, alt... | what is the last one ? | 1,937 | 1,946 | Warkworth | Warkworth |
CHAPTER X.
A BOLD ATTEMPT.
During the next ten or eleven months poor Mrs. Trevennack had but one abiding terror--that a sudden access of irrepressible insanity might attack her husband before Cleer and Eustace could manage to get married. Trevennack, however, with unvarying tenderness, did his best in every way to ... | how often did he find work? | 1,245 | 1,378 | Now and then he got odd jobs, to be sure; but odd jobs won't do for a man to marry upon; and serious work seemed always to elude him. | Now and then he got odd jobs |
MusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an open data music database that is similar to the freedb project. MusicBrainz was founded in response to the restrictions placed on the Compact Disc Database (CDDB), a database for software applications to look up audio CD (compact disc) information on the Internet. MusicBr... | And how many releases? | 1,058 | 1,069 | 1.6 million | 1.6 million |
In a career spanning more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust (in Schindler's... | is any of his work named? | 377 | 449 | in Empire of the Sun, Saving Private Ryan, War Horse and Bridge of Spies | Yes |
CHAPTER VIII
CAPTIVE
When Goork and his people saw that I had no token they commenced to taunt me.
"You do not come from Kolk, but from the Sly One!" they cried. "He has sent you from the island to spy upon us. Go away, or we will set upon you and kill you."
I explained that all my belongings had been stolen fr... | Did Goork believe this? | 387 | 404 | didn't believe me | no |
(CNN) -- An Ohio judge on Tuesday set a $1 million bond for the man accused of kidnapping and keeping a 13-year-old girl bound and gagged in his basement, authorities say.
Matthew Hoffman, 30, is suspected of having abducted Sarah Maynard, who authorities discovered over the weekend. She disappeared on Wednesday alon... | Do they think the missing people are alive? | 1,222 | 1,275 | The likelihood is, of course, that they are not alive | no |
Kuwait (; ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in Western Asia. Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. , Kuwait has a population of 4.2 million people; 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 2.9 million are expatriates. Expatr... | who does it share borders with? | null | 205 | Iraq and Saudi Arabia | Iraq and Saudi Arabia |
(CNN) -- A Boston grand jury has subpoenaed two more men to testify Thursday in its ongoing investigation into whether former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez is connected to an unsolved double homicide in Boston last year.
Alexander Bradley and John Alcorn Jr. were ordered to answer the questions of a grand jury ... | What happened to Alexander Bradley that caused him to lose sight in one eye? | null | 230 | shot him in the face | shot him in the face |
CHAPTER VIII
Whilst Tallente, rejuvenated, and with a wonderful sense of well-being at the back of his mind, was on his feet in the House of Commons on the following afternoon, leading an unexpected attack against the unfortunate Government, Dartrey sat at tea in Nora's study. Nora, who had had a very busy day, was l... | Who forgot his lunch? | 385 | 392 | Dartrey | Dartrey |
CHAPTER VII
As Eustace was returning, his attention was caught by repeated groans, which proceeded from a wretched little hovel almost level with the earth. "Hark!" said he to Ingram, a tall stout man-at-arms from the Lynwood estate. "Didst thou not hear a groaning?"
"Some of the Castilians, Sir. To think that the ... | who did he think was groaning | 273 | 295 | Some of the Castilians | Some of the Castilians |
Decatur, Georgia (CNN) -- A former Georgia sheriff's deputy convicted of murder in the slaying of his wife and a day laborer in 2008 was sentenced Friday to two consecutive life sentences plus five years in prison.
That means that Derrick Yancey, 51, will have to serve at least 60 years before he is eligible for paro... | When was that? | 1,095 | 1,113 | earlier this month | earlier this month |
CHAPTER XIII
DORA, GRACE AND NELLIE
That Tad Sobber was in a thorough rage was easily to be seen. His eyes were full of hate and he looked ready to fly at Tom and tear him to pieces.
All of the boys expected to see a great fight, and some backed away from the landing, to give the contestants more room.
But befo... | Did Tad have a good reason to be angry? | 386 | 391 | bully | no |
CHAPTER XI.--The Night of Adventures.
A cold March wind whistled and yelled round the twisted chimneys of the _Hit or Miss_. The day had been a trial to every sense. First there would come a long-drawn distant moan, a sigh like that of a querulous woman; then the sigh grew nearer and became a shriek, as if the same w... | How many shillings did she want per week? | 1,617 | 1,623 | null | Thirty |
ECMAScript (or ES) is a trademarked scripting-language specification standardized by Ecma International in ECMA-262 and ISO/IEC 16262. It was created to standardize JavaScript, so as to foster multiple independent implementations. ECMAScript has remained the best-known implementation of JavaScript since the standard wa... | What was the name of their effort? | 1,117 | 1,134 | naming it JScript | JScript |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- A prominent California Democrat campaign fund manager charged with defrauding a state legislator of $677,181 is in settlement negotiations with federal prosecutors, a law enforcement source said Tuesday.
Kinde Durkee, whose Durkee & Associates firm is based in Burbank, California, has been charge... | How long had this been happening? | 1,380 | 1,463 | Ms. Durkee admitted that she had been misappropriating her clients' money for years | for years |
CHAPTER XXII
THE TRIUMPH
Another week went by and the eve of the Triumph was at hand. On the afternoon before the great day sewing-women had come to the house of Gallus, bringing with them the robe that Miriam must wear. As had been promised, it was splendid, of white silk covered with silver discs and having the p... | for who? | 882 | 903 | with orders to Gallus | Gallus |
Martin Luther (/ˈluːθər/ or /ˈluːðər/; German: [ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ( listen); 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, former monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Late Medieval Catholic Churc... | What year did Luther publish his Ninety-Five Theses? | 145 | 146 | 1517 | 1517 |
(CNN) -- Iggy Azalea would love it if everyone channeled "Frozen" and just "let it go."
The Australian rapper has broken her silence about a supposed feud between herself and Nicki Minaj, rumors that were sparked after Minaj gave a curiously pointed acceptance speech at the BET Awards on Sunday.
The New York-bred M... | Where was it given? | 270 | 287 | at the BET Awards | BET Awards |
CHAPTER XXI
Before going to sleep that night Duane had decided to go to Ord and try to find the rendezvous where Longstreth was to meet his men. These men Duane wanted even more than their leader. If Longstreth, or Cheseldine, was the brains of that gang, Poggin was the executor. It was Poggin who needed to be found ... | was the mail-clerk uninjured? | 1,068 | 1,091 | the mail-clerk wounded, | No. |
CHAPTER XVI.
JONATHAN STUBBS.
But, though Nina differed somewhat from Ayala as to their ideas as to life in general, they were close friends, and everything was done both by the Marchesa and by her daughter to make Ayala happy. There was not very much of going into grand society, and that difficulty about the dress... | Was Nina attending? | 1,152 | 1,213 | The Marchesa and Nina were going to a dance at Lady Putney's, | Yes |
CHAPTER XXIV. SAINT MARTIN'S EVE
Uneasy in his mind, seeking some way to tell the thing and acquit himself of the painful task before him, Garnache took a turn in the apartment.
Mademoiselle leaned against the table, which was still burdened by the empty coffin, and observed him. His ponderings were vain; he could ... | Who broke the scilence? | 893 | 943 | At last it was she herself who broke the silence. | She did. |
(CNN) -- Helena Costa has had second thoughts over coaching French second-tier side Clermont Foot.
In May, Clermont appointed Costa, who was previously in charge of the Iran women's national team, as the club's manager for next season.
Clermont president Claude Michy described the 36-year-old Portuguese's decision ... | What did she do with the Benfica's male youth team? | 1,048 | 1,104 | null | led them to two World Youth titles |
arXiv (pronounced "archive") is a repository of electronic preprints, known as e-prints, of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, computer science, quantitative biology, statistics, and quantitative finance, which can be accessed online. In many fields of mathematics and physics, almost al... | What did those email cause? | 883 | 911 | filled mailboxes to capacity | they filled mailboxes to capacity |
CHAPTER VI
WAITING FOR NEWS
It took Randolph Rover several minutes to comprehend the various statements made by the boys. That he had really been swindled by such nicely-spoken men as he had met at the Carwell hotel seemed extraordinary to him.
"I understand the bonds were not registered," said Dick.
"That is t... | what did Tom want to do to the men? | 539 | 632 | "I'd like to catch that Merrick and that Pike, and punch their heads for them," commented Tom | punch their heads |
The rare moments Christos Sourovelis can take a break from running his own painting business, he can be found toiling away on his family's dream house in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
"I'm a working guy. I work every day, six days a week, even seven if I have to," Sourovelis says. One day this past March, without warn... | Was he married? | 372 | null | he and his wife | yes |
New York (CNN) -- A self-described "ex-madam" who claims she supplied fellow city comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer with escorts several years ago is facing charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs, authorities said.
Kristin Davis, 38, was arrested on Monday night and charged with selling Adderall, Xana... | How much bail was Kristin Davis released on? | 110 | 113 | $ 100 , 000 | $ 100 , 000 |
The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mülhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on ... | Where the residents of this area agricultural? | 801 | 838 | The Alemanni were agricultural people | yes |
CHAPTER XIII
We all knew Isobel's history. It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy. We were all, I think, in different ways affected. Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy. ... | Was the King going to live a long time? | null | null | The King is very old, | probably not |
CHAPTER XX
A NIGHT OF ANXIETY
Had the lightning struck Dick and knocked him overboard?
Such was the terrifying question which Sam asked himself as he stared out of the pilothouse window into the darkness before him. Another flash of lightning lit up the scene and he made certain that his big brother was nowhere i... | What piece of the boat came down with the lightning? | 1,008 | 1,129 | They now saw that the foretopmast had come down, hitting the rail and breaking it loose for a distance of several feet. | the foretopmast |
CHAPTER XIV.
MR. LAGUNE'S POINT OF VIEW.
For three days the Laboratory at South Kensington saw nothing of Lagune, and then he came back more invincibly voluble than ever. Everyone had expected him to return apostate, but he brought back an invigorated faith, a propaganda unashamed. From some source he had derived s... | was he expected back in good spirits? | -1 | -1 | unknown | unknown |
CHAPTER XIX. THE TENTH OF MAY
Would the sons of the first families surrender, "Never!" cried a young lady who sat behind the blinds in Mrs. Catherwood's parlor. It seemed to her when she stopped to listen for the first guns of the coming battle that the tumult in her heart would drown their roar.
"But, Jinny," vent... | Who was cheered for? | 1,385 | null | Virginia | Virginia |
New York (CNN) -- Two New York men accused of brutally beating an openly gay man have been indicted on hate crime charges, authorities said.
The indictment filed Thursday morning charges defendants Daniel Aleman, 26, and Daniel Rodriguez, 21, both of College Point in Queens, New York, of 14-counts of assault and robb... | Where was Price coming from when he was assaulted? | 560 | null | a 24-hour deli | a 24-hour deli |
The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM and also known simply as Micronesia) is an independent sovereign island nation and a United States associated state consisting of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the Western Pacific Ocean. Together, the states comp... | how many states does it have? | 183 | 188 | four | four |
CHAPTER XXXIV.—THE END OF PORLER.
Porler and Murphy were taken completely by surprise when confronted by Leo.
On seeing the young gymnast, Mart gave a cry of joy.
“Oh, thank Heaven you have come!”
“Get into the corner, boy!” howled Porler.
“Don’t you speak to him again,” said Leo sharply. “He is no longer you... | Did they try it? | 1,023 | 1,115 | The two men, however, ran forward, dodging behind Mart as they came on, and closed in on him | Yes. |
CHAPTER 52
Nicholas despairs of rescuing Madeline Bray, but plucks up his Spirits again, and determines to attempt it. Domestic Intelligence of the Kenwigses and Lillyvicks
Finding that Newman was determined to arrest his progress at any hazard, and apprehensive that some well-intentioned passenger, attracted by th... | What does he decide to do then? | 1,057 | 1,086 | null | go straight to Ralph Nickleby |
CHAPTER XLII
Again at Killancodlem
Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September. Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient. Tregear was intractable, occasional, and untrustworthy. He wa... | What day was of vital importance to the success of the project? | 315 | 328 | when it was essential that there should be a strong party for a drive | when it was essential that there should be a strong party for a drive |
CHAPTER XX
IN THE GEVANGENHUIS
When Adrian left the factory he ran on to the house in the Bree Straat.
"Oh! what has happened?" said his mother as he burst into the room where she and Elsa were at work.
"They are coming for him," he gasped. "The soldiers from the Gevangenhuis. Where is he? Let him escape quickl... | Does Lysbeth know where Adrian's stepdad is? | 987 | 1,005 | null | No |
Protestantism is a form of Christian faith and practice which originated with the Protestant Reformation,[a] a movement against what its followers considered to be errors in the Roman Catholic Church. It is one of the three major divisions of Christendom, together with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. Anglicani... | What about faith and morals? | null | 1,109 | matters of faith and morals (sola scriptura). | (sola scriptura). |
(CNN) -- History was made on two fronts when Joao Sousa beat Julien Benneteau to win the Malaysian Open.
While Sousa celebrated becoming the first Portuguese man to claim an ATP title, Benneteau wasn't nearly as joyous. He slumped to 0-9 in finals to tie the unwanted men's record in the Open era, which began in 1968.... | In which tournament? | 9 | 103 | History was made on two fronts when Joao Sousa beat Julien Benneteau to win the Malaysian Open | the Malaysian Open |
American imperialism is the economic, military and cultural philosophy which states that the United States, either directly or indirectly, affects and controls other countries or their policies. Such influence is often closely associated with expansion into foreign territories. The concept of an American Empire was fir... | During whose reign was this popularized? | 278 | 373 | The concept of an American Empire was first popularised during the presidency of James K. Polk | James K. Polk's |
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field... | What is the mission of IUCN? | 72 | 101 | to " influence , encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable | to " influence , encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable |
Jay Carney is stepping down as White House press secretary, President Barack Obama announced on Friday.
Obama said Carney told him of his decision in April, and Carney later said he plans to leave the position in mid-June.
The President announced that deputy press secretary Josh Earnest will step into the role.
O... | When is he planning to leave? | 215 | 223 | null | mid-June |
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Rebels pushed Thursday northward on three fronts toward the coastal cities of al-Zawiya, Aziziya and Sorman, with their ultimate goal being Tripoli, rebel field commander Adel Al-Zintani told CNN.
Six rebels died and dozens more were wounded in fighting Wednesday and Thursday, he said.
He pr... | How long would it take them to arrive at the capital? | 337 | 420 | fighters would reach the coastal road that leads to the capital city within days.
| within days |
CHAPTER XXV. THE WIGMORE VENUS
The morning was so brilliantly fine; the populace popped to and fro in so active and cheery a manner; and everybody appeared to be so absolutely in the pink, that a casual observer of the city of New York would have said that it was one of those happy days. Yet Archie Moffam, as he turn... | What was the name of the framed picture in the studio? | 18 | 21 | null | the wigmore venus |
The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity. Special relativity applies to elementary particles and their interactions, describing all their physical phenomena except gravity. General relativity explains the law of gravitation and ... | What else? | 978 | 1,089 | cs predicted extraordinary astronomical phenomena such as neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves. | Black holes |
CHAPTER I.
CAMBYSES.
B.C. 530-524
Cyrus the Great.--His extended conquests.--Cambyses and Smerdis.--Hystaspes and Darius.--Dream of Cyrus.--His anxiety and fears.--Accession of Cambyses.--War with Egypt.--Origin of the war with Egypt.--Ophthalmia.--The Egyptian physician.--His plan of revenge.--Demand of Cyrus.--... | What was crossed? | 2,150 | 2,248 | hat one relates to a remarkable dream which he had one night, just after he had crossed the river. | the river |
CHAPTER XXVI.
A THIRD PARTY IS SO OBJECTIONABLE.
Hugh Stanbury went in search of Trevelyan immediately on his return to London, and found his friend at his rooms in Lincoln's Inn.
"I have executed my commission," said Hugh, endeavouring to speak of what he had done in a cheery voice.
"I am much obliged to you, ... | What did Hugh say to him after seeing him? | 186 | 229 | null | "I have executed my commission |
There once was a beautiful, brown puppy who loved her life. Her name was Tori. Every morning, Patty brushed out her fur and feeds Tori her favorite breakfast. One Tuesday morning, Patty had an early errand and forgot all about Tori. Tori was sad, but chose to make the best of it, and leaped out of her doggy door to pla... | what sorts of animals did she see out on her own? | 529 | 609 | Tori ran down the sidewalk, and happily barked at all the other dogs she passed. | dogs |
Facebook is an American for-profit corporation and an online social media and social networking service based in Menlo Park, California. The Facebook website was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz... | What kind of member groups can users join? | 1,528 | 1,570 | users may join common-interest user groups | common-interest groups |
Melissa Harris-Lacewell is associate professor of politics and African-American studies at Princeton University. She is the author of the award-winning book "Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought" and writes a daily blog titled The Kitchen Table.
Melissa Harris-Lacewell says African-... | What inspired Melissa Harris-Lacewell to write her award-winning book "Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought"? | 0 | 53 | [CLS] what inspired melissa harris - lacewell to write her award - winning book " barbershops , bibles , and bet : everyday talk and black political thought " ? [SEP] melissa harris - lacewell is associate professor of politics and african - american studies at princeton university . | [CLS] what inspired melissa harris - lacewell to write her award - winning book " barbershops , bibles , and bet : everyday talk and black political thought " ? [SEP] melissa harris - lacewell is associate professor of politics and african - american studies at princeton university . |
Once upon a time a driver was taking some meat to the store. But he hit a turtle. Then he hit another turtle. The driver was sad. So he put the turtles in the trash. Then he felt better. The driver told his mommy that he needed to look in the mirror, so she said he could. The driver wanted to go back to work. On the wa... | What did he take to the store next? | 454 | 493 | This time he took a chair to the store. | a chair |
CHAPTER XI.
FOR AND AGAINST.
Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
"You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
"I do," replied the tall boy.
He had hardly spoken, when Hal strode over with such a det... | who? | 110 | 154 | Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands. | Hal |
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