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CHAPTER VII PHIL AND BEN MAKE A MOVE So far Dave and Nat Poole had not met face to face. Our hero had seen the money-lender's son a number of times, but Nat had always been with some of his cronies and had, apparently, not taken any notice. But on the morning following the conversation just recorded, the pair came ...
What's Merwell's first name?
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I heard that Link Merwell got away from you?"
Link
CHAPTER I. A DISPERSION 'A telegram! Make haste and open it, Jane; they always make me so nervous! I believe that is the reason Reginald always _will_ telegraph when he is coming,' said Miss Adeline Mohun, a very pretty, well preserved, though delicate-looking lady of some age about forty, as her elder sister, bris...
Was the telegram from Reginald?
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from Lily
no
CHAPTER XX. THE FIRST EASTERN WAR. 215-183. Scipio remained in Africa till he had arranged matters and won such a claim to Massinissa's gratitude that this king of Numidia was sure to watch over the interests of Rome. Scipio then returned home, and entered Rome with a grand triumph, all the nobler for himself tha...
Why not?
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He had been too generous to demand that so brave an enemy should be delivered up to him
Because Hannibal was so brave an enemy.
(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...
What is the name of the ex-boyfriend in "Young Adult"?
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buddy slade
buddy slade
CHAPTER III. THE CABIN OF THE MOONLIGHTERS. Bob Hubbard had been away from the Kenniston farm-house nearly half an hour when Ralph and George left it, but the latter was so well acquainted with the country that he did not need any guide to the cabin, and could not have had one, had he so desired, for Bob was far to...
What would distract him?
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extended conversation with his friend
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Satirical TV anchorman Stephen Colbert may not have a dog in this fight, but his name alone may have helped a Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix puppy beat a 6-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel. Stephen Colbert el dos rips the prize away from Mozart in the weekly competition. In the online doggie bea...
Who has a charity named Teach for America?
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McCool said. Her charities included: Redeemer Presbyterian Disaster Relief, Desire Street Ministries, Louisiana Teachers Save Our Students fund, Cavalier Rescue USA, Musical Arts Society of New Orleans, the Louisiana SPCA, and Teach for America.
McCool
CHAPTER V AT NIAGARA FALLS "See here, I want you to let me alone!" stormed Nat Poole, and he tried to jerk himself free. "Listen, Nat," said Dave, sternly. "If you make a noise it will be the worse for you, for it will bring the others here, and then we'll tell about what you tried to do. Maybe Mrs. Wadsworth wil...
What did Dave contemplate doing to Nat?
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a sound thrashing
"He never asked nor accepted any reward, because he was good and simple and did not think that one did good for a reward." (Primo Levi, If This Is A Man) Gino Bartali wanted to keep it to himself. How could a man, so famous and so revered, keep it a secret for so long? "Good is something you do, not something you...
What's the title of the film?
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My Italian Secret
My Italian Secret
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...
What country did the president go to?
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unknown
unknown
(CNN) -- Manchester City have completed a sensational transfer deadline-day swoop for Brazilian forward Robinho in an estimated £32.5 million ($58 million) deal with Real Madrid, following the English Premier League club's takeover by an Abu Dhabi group on Monday. Brazilian Robinho joins Manchester City for a British...
What position does Robinho play?
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Brazilian forward Robinho
forward
(CNN)A female juror in the murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was dismissed Tuesday by Bristol County Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh for talking about the case. The juror had said it would be difficult to convict the ex-player without a murder weapon and discussed inadmissible evidence...
Who is the judge?
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Susan Garsh
(CNN) -- Moammar Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound is the heart of his nearly 42-year rule, a symbol of his defiance of the West. The sprawling complex houses modern government offices, the Bedouin tent in which Gadhafi received visitors and stands of palm trees. A bombed-out building remains as a monument to a 1986 ...
Were they celebrating?
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Rebels posed around the statue and fired hundreds if not thousands of rounds of ammunition into the air in celebration
Yes
CHAPTER XV. AN UNWARRANTED SEARCH. Bob gave an expressive look to the boys when the repast had been placed on the table, and all three understood that he meant for them to leave the cabin rather than run any chance of another encounter with the men. A quarrel just now, however trivial the cause, might lead to ver...
Who was weaker?
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Jim and Harry
Jim and Harry
A lamb named Lana woke up on an early Monday morning. After taking a shower and getting dressed, she chose to start making something to eat. In the end, she made eggs, toast and coffee for her breakfast. While she was eating, she was called on the telephone by her good friend Drake the dog. They chose to meet up after ...
And next?
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made something to eat
An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, the Internet. Internet service providers may be organized in various forms, such as commercial, community-owned, non-profit, or otherwise privately owned. Internet services typically provided by ISPs include Internet ac...
who wanted to prevent more rules on ISPs?
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Republicans presented legislation, in the form of a U.S. Congress H.R. discussion draft bill, that makes concessions to net neutrality but prohibits the FCC from accomplishing the goal or enacting any further regulation affecting Internet service providers.
Republicans
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan earthquake, measured at 8.0 Ms and 7.9 Mw, and occurred at 02:28:01 PM China Standard Time at epicenter (06:28:01 UTC) on May 12 in Sichuan province, killed 69,197 people and left 18,222 missing. It is also known as the Wenchuan earthquake (Chinese: 汶川大地震; pinyin: Wènc...
how much is that in USD?
null
1,662
1 trillion RMB (about US $146.5 billion)
About US $146.5 billion
CHAPTER X THE YOUNG OFFICER It was a fine afternoon when the train ran down from the granite wilds round Cairnsmuir into a broad green valley. Behind, the red heath, strewn with boulders and scarred by watercourses, rolled upward into gathering clouds; in front, yellow stubble fields and smooth meadows lay shining ...
Did he get his paper?
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Dick vanished among the crowd; but a few moments later he returned hurriedly, without his paper.
No
A railway electrification system supplies electric power to railway trains and trams without an on-board prime mover or local fuel supply. Electrification has many advantages but requires significant capital expenditure. Selection of an electrification system is based on economics of energy supply, maintenance, and cap...
What carries passengers?
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675
Electric railways use electric locomotives to haul passengers or freight in separate cars or electric multiple units
Electric locomotives
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biːˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say) (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group ...
What was one of the songs?
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earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy"
Baby Boy
CHAPTER XVI AT THE MOVING PICTURE THEATER The moving picture theater was large enough to hold several hundred people, and when the boys entered they found the place almost full. "There are some seats--over on the left," remarked Jack, as he pointed them out. "Two in one row and two directly behind." "Why not tw...
What state do you think that is in?
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1,337
That must have been taken in Alaska."
Alaska."
CHAPTER XVI. PERCY HEARS SOMETHING. Ralph was not much alarmed when Percy Paget went over and disappeared beneath the waters of the lake. He knew the young aristocrat could swim. Moreover, the end of the rowboat was within easy reach. Percy let out one yell, and then went under. The yell was not one of fright ove...
was he able to swim?
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Percy Paget went over and disappeared beneath the waters of the lake. He knew the young aristocrat could swim.
Yes
Oceanography (compound of the Greek words ὠκεανός meaning "ocean" and γράφω meaning "write"), also known as oceanology, is the study of the physical and the biological aspects of the ocean. It is an Earth science covering a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid...
More than once?
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1,449
Franklin measured water temperatures during several Atlantic crossings
yes
CHAPTER XVI One sunny forenoon, as Agatha sat reading on the doorstep of the conservatory, the shadow of her parasol deepened, and she, looking up for something denser than the silk of it, saw Trefusis. "Oh!" She offered him no further greeting, having fallen in with his habit of dispensing, as far as possible, w...
Who was gone to town?
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463
"Sir Charles--" "Is gone to town," he said.
Sir Charles
CHAPTER XXII HAIL A thin crescent moon hung low in the western sky. The prairie was wrapped in silent shadows. Leland stood outside the homestead, with the bridle of an impatient horse in his hand, and talked with his wife. There was only one light in the house behind them, and everything was very still, but Leland...
Why did Leland have to go to the outpost?
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the trouble ' s spreading
the trouble ' s spreading
Miami (CNN) -- Two southern Florida imams accused of supporting the Pakistani Taliban appeared briefly in a Miami federal court Monday, before a judge pushed back the legal proceedings into next week so the suspects could sort out their legal representation. The two men -- Hafiz Khan and his son Izhar Khan -- were ar...
Were they related?
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The two men -- Hafiz Khan and his son Izhar Khan
Yes
(EW.com) -- Rebel Wilson will emcee the 2013 MTV Movie Awards, the network announced Thursday in a "first look" trailer that aired during the "Jersey Shore" finale. Set to air on April 14, this is the "Pitch Perfect" star's first time hosting, and the first time a woman has hosted since Sarah Silverman's stint in 200...
Who was innocent in 2004?
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Lindsay Lohan even hosted one year — but her one-off hosting gig in 2004 was during a more innocent time for the troubled starlet.
Lindsay Lohan
Lisa has a pet cat named Whiskers. Whiskers is black with a white spot on her chest. Whiskers also has white paws that look like little white mittens. Whiskers likes to sleep in the sun on her favorite chair. Whiskers also likes to drink creamy milk. Lisa is excited because on Saturday, Whiskers turns two years old...
What color is it?
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black
PANAMA CITY, Panama (CNN) -- Ricardo Martinelli, the multimillionaire owner of a supermarket chain, was inaugurated as president of Panama on Wednesday. Ricardo Martinelli is a pro-business conservative who defeated a candidate from the ruling center-left party. National Assembly President Jose Luis Varela performe...
What was that?
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1,683
director of social security for Panama
director of social security for Panama
CHAPTER III. SWEDENBORG AND THE SIBYL. MY narrative may move on again from the point at which it paused in the first chapter. Mary and I (as you may remember) had left the bailiff alone at the decoy, and had set forth on our way together to Dermody's cottage. As we approached the garden gate, I saw a servant from...
Where she was seated?
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in the light of the window
in the light of the window
CHAPTER TWO A MERRY CHRISTMAS Jo was the first to wake in the gray dawn of Christmas morning. No stockings hung at the fireplace, and for a moment she felt as much disappointed as she did long ago, when her little sock fell down because it was crammed so full of goodies. Then she remembered her mother's promise and...
Who loved her the most?
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Jo, who loved her very tenderly,
Jo.
It was a rainy day and James wanted to play. If he went outside to play, he would get wet. James' mother told him not to get wet because he might catch a cold. James went out to play, anyway. Outside, the cool rain kept falling. There were no other children for James to play with. The other children were all playing ...
What happened next?
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784
His mother made him change into dry clothes,
his mum made him change
(CNN) -- Arvind Mahankali, a 13-year-old eighth-grader from Bayside Hills, New York, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, correctly spelling the word "knaidel." "It means that I am retiring on a good note," said Mahankali, who attends Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School 74 and was in his last year of elig...
What kind of words did he have trouble with?
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Mahankali, who wants to become a physicist, had finished third in the two previous national bees, being eliminated after misspelling words with German roots.
words with German roots
CHAPTER XLVI - ROGER CARBURY AND HIS TWO FRIENDS Roger Carbury, having found Ruby Ruggles, and having ascertained that she was at any rate living in a respectable house with her aunt, returned to Carbury. He had given the girl his advice, and had done so in a manner that was not altogether ineffectual. He had frighte...
Did he want to take Ruby?
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678
It was out of the question that he should take Ruby with him
No
The NCBI houses a series of databases relevant to biotechnology and biomedicine and is an important resource for bioinformatics tools and services. Major databases include GenBank for DNA sequences and PubMed, a bibliographic database for the biomedical literature. Other databases include the NCBI Epigenomics database....
What does the NCBI do?
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making available the GenBank DNA sequence database
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actor Jeff Conaway, who was in the TV series "Taxi" and the movie "Grease," died Friday morning, his manager said. While pneumonia was the cause of death, the doctor who treated him for drug addiction for years says it was his dependence on prescription painkillers that eventually cost him his li...
Who?
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null
Grease" co-star John Travolta
John Travolta
Some definitions of southern Europe, also known as Mediterranean Europe, include the countries of the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal), the Italian peninsula, southern France and Greece. Other definitions sometimes include the Balkan countries of southeast Europe, which are geographically in the southern part of ...
Which lands have the Mediterranean climate?
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Greece
Greece
A recent Treasury Department report of misconduct by a banking regulator is giving watchdogs some ammunition to argue that financial regulators are too cozy with the banks they are tasked with overseeing. The report, part of a small batch just released by the department's inspector-general, says that a government emp...
What was the nature of the misconduct reported by the Treasury Department?
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conflict of interest "
conflict of interest "
CHAPTER III IN THE SHAFT Mrs. Byram had no suspicion that her son might be exposed to any danger until after he had been absent an hour, and then the remembrance of the threats made by Skip Miller and his friends caused her the deepest anxiety. Fred would not have staid at the store longer than was absolutely neces...
what is her son's name?
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Fred would not have staid at the store longer
Fred
Jyutping is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK), an academic group, in 1993. Its formal name is The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanisation Scheme. The LSHK promotes the use of this romanisation system. The name "Jyutping" (itself the Jyutping rom...
What syllables do they show up in?
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1,090
ending with "p", "t", and "k",
ending with "p", "t", and "k",
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.--...
And its name?
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1,044
.--The sacred bull Apis.
Apis.
Some definitions of southern Europe, also known as Mediterranean Europe, include the countries of the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal), the Italian peninsula, southern France and Greece. Other definitions sometimes include the Balkan countries of southeast Europe, which are geographically in the southern part of ...
What type of vegetation and landscapes are found in the Mediterranean climate of southern Europe?
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dry hills , small plains , pine forests and olive trees
dry hills , small plains , pine forests and olive trees
Huguenot numbers peaked near an estimated two million by 1562, concentrated mainly in the southern and central parts of France, about one-eighth the number of French Catholics. As Huguenots gained influence and more openly displayed their faith, Catholic hostility grew, in spite of increasingly liberal political conces...
In what year?
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null
1562
1562
The President of the Russian Federation () is the elected head of state, Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and holder of the highest office in the Russian Federation. The current President of Russia is Vladimir Putin. In 1991, the office was briefly known as the President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic...
What powers does the president have?
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the elected head of state, Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and holder of the highest office
the elected head of state, Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and holder of the highest office
Molly and her friend Jessica liked to play hide and go seek in the woods. They would almost always play in the woods behind Molly's house. They liked to play there because of the giant trees, which were more fun to play in at nighttime. One evening, after a big meal of chicken and potatoes at Molly's house the girls we...
Was it wearing a collar?
635
null
The puppy had a bell on its collar,
Yes
CHAPTER 65 Lady St. Jerome was much interested in the accounts which the cardinal and Lothair gave her of their excursions in the city and their visits. "It is very true," she said, "I never knew such good people; and they ought to be; so favored by Heaven, and leading a life which, if any thing earthly can, must g...
from?
533
null
My object was to secure for our young friend some interesting but not agitating distraction from certain ideas
Certain ideas
JavaScript (), often abbreviated as JS, is a high-level, dynamic, weakly typed, object-based, multi-paradigm, and interpreted programming language. Alongside HTML and CSS, JavaScript is one of the three core technologies of World Wide Web content production. It is used to make webpages interactive and provide online pr...
Is JavaScript multi-paradigm?
0
109
JavaScript (), often abbreviated as JS, is a high-level, dynamic, weakly typed, object-based, multi-paradigm,
Yes
(CNN) -- When plans were announced to build a giant new transoceanic canal across Nicaragua, the young Hong Kong businessman leading the project acknowledged the widespread skepticism. "We don't want it to become an international joke," said Wang Jing, a 40-year-old with no significant engineering experience and a back...
who said they dont want to become a joke?
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"We don't want it to become an international joke," said Wang Jing
Wang Jing
(CNN) -- Five blasts went off in the Nigerian city of Jos Friday night as residents were celebrating Christmas Eve, leaving 31 dead, a regional government official said. Choji Gyang, a special adviser to the governor of Nigeria's Plateau state, said two bombs went off in the Angwa Rukuba area of Jos. Within five to 2...
Who is responsible?
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It was unclear.
New York (CNN) -- Brooke Astor's son got one to three years in prison Monday for scheming to bilk millions of dollars from the late philanthropist's estate. Anthony Marshall, 85, had been found guilty of 14 of the 15 counts against him. Marshall was convicted in October of the most serious charges -- first-degree gra...
What's his name?
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Anthony Marshall
Anthony Marshall
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...
Who turns in to the building?
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Yet Archie Moffam, as he turned out of the sun-bathed street into the ramshackle building
Archie Moffam
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Troubled pop star Amy Winehouse spent the night in a London hospital after suffering a reaction to a medication she was taking at home Monday night, according to her spokeswoman. Amy Winehouse's husband was recently jailed for 27 months. Tracey Miller said she could not say what medication ...
What medicine?
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-1
unknown
unknown
CHAPTER V. HARRY IS RESCUED. "I can stay on deck, can't I?" asked Dora, as she turned the tiller over to the homeless youth. "If you wish. But be very careful when the sloop swings around," replied Jerry. "You did very well," he added. Dora smiled at this. Then she went forward and settled down, in spite of the...
how strong was Jerry's yell?
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1,014
he yelled, with all the power of his lungs.
Strone
CHAPTER X: Reddy Fox Is Impudent A saucy tongue is dangerous to possess; Be sure some day 't will get you in a mess. --Old Granny Fox. Reddy Fox is headstrong and, like most headstrong people, is given to thinking that his way is the best way just because it is his way. He is smart, is Reddy Fox. Yes, indeed, Reddy...
What did Granny tell him when he did foolish and careless stuff?
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he was big enough and old enough to know better
CHAPTER XXXIX UNDISTURBED LETTUCE When Ralph Haverley came in from his long moonlight ramble, he was so happy that he went to bed and slept as sound as rock. But before he closed his eyes he said to himself,-- "I will do that to-morrow; the very first thing to-morrow." But people do not always do what they inte...
What did Mrs. Bannister declare she could not do?
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go into the ocean again
go into the ocean again
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...
Who is an obstacle for him?
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Newman
Newman
(CNN) -- Jewish organizations called for a Romanian official to resign and face a criminal investigation after he wore a Nazi uniform during a fashion show over the weekend. Radu Mazare, the mayor of the town of Constanta, wore a Nazi uniform during a fashion show over the weekend. Radu Mazare, the mayor of the tow...
what is his title?
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Radu Mazare, the mayor of the town of Constanta
mayor
(CNN)The bored teenager who gunned down a college baseball player in Oklahoma simply because he and his two friends "had nothing to do," is now a convicted murderer. Chancey Allen Luna was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday for his role in the August 2013 drive-by shooting of Christopher Lane, a 23-year-old c...
Who spoke on the radio?
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1,360
Danny Ford
Danny Ford
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 he yell at Tad?
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448
quietly
no
Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN)New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dominates almost any room he enters but is suddenly facing questions about his relevance in the 2016 presidential race. The surprisingly fast-moving Republican presidential contest, kicked off by Jeb Bush shortly after the New Year and accelerated by the u...
From where?
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918
California
California
(CNN)Fine starts to 2015 for world number one Rory McIlroy and his arch-rival Rickie Fowler, a superb 64 from first round leader Martin Kaymer and aces for England's Tom Lewis and Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez. The first day of the HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship Thursday was nothing but eventful as a top class fi...
in how many holes?
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1,392
six
six
The term Muslim world, also known as Islamic world and the Ummah (Arabic: أمة‎, meaning "nation" or "community") has different meanings. In a religious sense, the Islamic Ummah refers to those who adhere to the teachings of Islam, referred to as Muslims. In a cultural sense, the Muslim Ummah refers to Islamic civilizat...
and?
468
523
Muslim-majority countries, states, districts, or towns.
towns, districts and states
Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element of group 12 of the periodic table. In some respects zinc is chemically similar to magnesium: its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2. Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in Earth's crust and has five ...
which group is it found in an the chart?
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99
group 12
group 12
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner. With an area of 70,550.19 square kilometres (27,200 sq mi), Bavaria is the largest German state by land area. Its territory comprises roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With 12.9 mi...
what part of Germany is it in?
79
122
Germany, occupying its southeastern corner.
Southeastern corner
A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office building. By contrast, a wide area network (WAN) not only covers a larger geographic distance, but also generally involves leased telecommunication cir...
What does WAN stand for?
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wide area network
Tunis (CNN)Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi confirmed that a third person took part in last week's Bardo museum terror attack in an interview Sunday with French TV Station iTele. "There were for certain three terrorists," Essebsi said. "There is one on the run. He will not get far." Previously two suspects had ...
were they all from the area?
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1,009
Most of the 23 victims were foreigners
no
(CNN) -- Michael Jackson wanted to live forever. Just a year and a half before his death, I conducted what ended up being the last major interview with the reclusive Jackson in his suite at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City. And his words stopped me. "Let's face it. Who wants mortality? Everybody wants immortality...
What was he known as?
null
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null
he wanted to live forever
Andalusia is an autonomous community in southern Spain. It is the most populated and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities in the country. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as "historical nationality". The territory is divided into eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, ...
how long is it?
907
925
three-quarter-mile
three-quarter-mile
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN EDEN, AND A PROCEEDING OUT OF IT. MARTIN MAKES A DISCOVERY OF SOME IMPORTANCE From Mr Moddle to Eden is an easy and natural transition. Mr Moddle, living in the atmosphere of Miss Pecksniff's love, dwelt (if he had but known it) in a terrestrial Paradise. The thriving cit...
What is Eden?
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city
city
EL PASO, Texas (CNN) -- The cell phone rang as Jorge Aguirre walked to a friend's funeral in Juarez, Mexico, last November -- a funeral for a fellow journalist who, Aguirre says, was assassinated for the critical stories he wrote. Mexican federal police recently began patrolling Ciudad Juarez, just across the border ...
What did he think was going to happen to him?
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"I thought they were going to kill me right there."
he was going to be killed
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia"' (የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, "yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk" ), is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west...
what happened in 1991 ?
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it was overthrown
it was overthrown
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- The European Union announced a recovery package of 180 million euros for the Ivory Coast on Tuesday as residents of the African nation attempted to adjust to life with a clear leader and relative stability after months of bloodshed. Forces arrested former President Laurent Gbagbo after s...
How many people have died?
697
756
Hundreds have been killed, according to the United Nations
Hundreds have been killed
Detroit (/dᵻˈtrɔɪt/) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the fourth-largest city in the Midwest and the largest city on the United States–Canada border. It is the seat of Wayne County, the most populous county in the state. Detroit's metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 5.3 million...
Is it the fourteenth-most populous in the US?
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making it the fourteenth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States
yes
(WIRED) -- If you work for IBM, you can bring your iPhone to work, but forget about using the phone's voice-activated digital assistant. Siri isn't welcome on Big Blue's networks. The reason? Siri ships everything you say to her to a big data center in Maiden, North Carolina. And the story of what really happens to a...
What do they say is the reason for that?
1,073
1,107
all to help Siri do a better job.
To help Siri do a better job.
It was very warm for February. Anna and her brother, John, played outside in the beautiful, sunny weather. Dad was washing his car. When Mom came home with the groceries, Dad sent the kids to help carry bags. They ran to the garage to help her. But when they got there, Mom was kneeling on the ground near where their bi...
How many kittens were there total?
1,442
1,554
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four
(CNN) -- If your screen looks a little girly on Sunday during the Miami Dolphins-New York Jets game, do not adjust your television. Referees will be using pink penalty flags at MetLife Stadium during the final weekend of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Dante Cano, the fifth-grader from Marlboro, New Jersey, came up ...
What did Goodell do for the boy besides answering the letter?
701
890
Goodell did better than write Dante back -- he implemented the 11-year old's idea and invited Dante's family to the game to present the pink penalty flags to the officials before the game.
he used his idea and invited his family to the game
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Eleven-year-old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover liked football, basketball and playing video games with his little brother. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy says the effects of bullying are becoming more severe. But on April 6, after enduring what his mother called "relentless" bullying at school, Carl hanged hi...
Did it go well?
744
796
But I knew something was wrong, almost from the star
no
CHAPTER XXII Not altogether unwillingly, in the darkness of night, despite that he disliked the man, did Michael go with Harry Del Mar. Like a burglar the man came, with infinite caution of silence, to the outhouse in Doctor Emory's back yard where Michael was a prisoner. Del Mar knew the theatre too well to venture ...
Did he think they would meet again?
1,414
1,454
was going to happen now, and, once more
yes
Chicago ( or ), officially the City of Chicago, is the third-most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is also the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. It is the county seat of Cook County. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to ...
How many people had nowhere to live after the fire?
712
818
After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which razed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless
over 100,000
Poultry (/ˌpoʊltriː/) are domesticated birds kept by humans for the eggs they produce, their meat, their feathers, or sometimes as pets. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens, quails and turkeys) and the family Anatidae, i...
Which is a subcategory of which superorder?
137
214
These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl),
Galloanserae
CHAPTER XIV FUN AT THE SHOW As soon as the family were assembled and Fred had been greeted all around, Sam told of what had happened since he had started out to have his hair cut. "Well, you've had your share of happenings," declared Mrs. Rover. "It is a wonder you are alive to tell of them." "We ought to go af...
How did they think Lew would travel?
461
475
the late train
the late train
Dan and his class were going to the ocean. Along with his class there were three adults going to make sure no one was left at the beach. Dan had three friends who were going too. His friends who were going were Tom, Steve and Jeff. Tom was the first one on the bus. Dan was the second one on the bus. Steve got on next a...
who were Dan's 3 friends
211
230
Tom, Steve and Jeff
Tom, Steve and Jeff
(CNN) -- In this dark and dismal year for college sports, when each scandal seems worse than the next, inspiration arrives in a motorized wheelchair. In a month when Penn State is dealing with child sex abuse charges against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, the fallout bringing down longtime head coach Joe Pate...
Where is that located?
546
556
New Jersey
New Jersey
CHAPTER II SOMETHING OF THE PAST "The horses are running away!" "Oh, we'll be killed!" Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous. "Dave, can I help you?" asked Ben, anxiously. "I don't think so," answered the young driver b...
Is Dave and old man?
302
319
the young driver
No
It isn't that the man had done anything wrong to infuriate Elytte Barbour and his wife. The couple - married three weeks -- just wanted to kill someone together, police said. And Troy LaFerrara, 42, happened to be the unlucky one. The Barbours are accused of luring LaFerrara through a "companionship" ad on Craigs...
was there an affadavit?
980
1,038
According to the police affidavit, this is what happened:
yes
Kindergarten (; from German , which literally means "garden for the children") is a preschool educational approach traditionally based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. At first such institutions were created in the late 18th...
where?
1,266
1,273
British
British
(CNN) -- Fantasia Barrino did not deny an alleged relationship with a married man, but a statement from her manager said the singer-actress did not wreck his marriage. A North Carolina woman, in a child custody case filing, charged that Barrino carried on a year-long affair with her husband, Antwaun Cook, who is the ...
How long did the alleged relationship between Fantasia Barrino and Antwaun Cook last?
74
74
null
year
CHAPTER XIII THE FIGHT AT THE BOATHOUSE Inside of a week the newly-elected officers felt perfectly at home in their various positions. Captain Putnam's idea of allowing only such cadets to be candidates as could fill the positions properly had borne good fruit, and the battalion was now in better condition than eve...
Did he get good results?
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328
had borne good fruit, and the battalion was now in better condition than ever before
Yes
Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms. It is generally considered a field of biology, but intersects frequently with many other life sciences and is strongly linked with the study of information systems. The father of genetics is Gregor Mendel, a late 19th-century scienti...
Through what did he discover the plants inherited their traits?
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548
by way of discrete "units of inheritance"
by way of discrete "units of inheritance"
Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City. It is geographically adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the southwestern end of Long Island, and to Nassau County farther east on Long Island; in addition, Queens shares water borders with the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. C...
How does it rank in size?
null
578
second-most populous
second-most populous
(CNN) -- Some thought it was a bomb. Others thought it was the commuter train that runs behind their buildings jumping the tracks. It shook upper Manhattan for blocks -- and when it was over, a five-story apartment building and its neighbor were gone. After Wednesday morning's deadly building explosion in East Harl...
Who ultimately freed her?
893
null
Her stepmother had to sneak in through the back to try and open the door for her, she said.
Her stepmother
CHAPTER VIII A PRISONER OF THE FILIPINOS Larry had retreated to a small nipa hut standing close to the roadway, feeling that if the Americans were coming in that direction, they would soon be at hand to give Luke and himself aid. While the insurgents and the Spaniards were conversing, the latter had approached th...
Was Larry convinced?
null
1,350
Was Lupez really telling the truth, and if so, where was the money that had wrecked the saving institution?
Yes
GNU is an operating system and an extensive collection of computer software. GNU is composed wholly of free software, most of which is licensed under the GNU Project's own GPL. "GNU" is a recursive acronym for ""GNU's Not Unix!"", chosen because GNU's design is Unix-like, but differs from Unix by being free software ...
When was the project announced?
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1,415
It was called the GNU Project, and was publicly announced on September 27, 1983
September 27, 1983
Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. The municipality has approximately 400,028 inhabitants, the urban agglomeration 1.315 million and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million. Zür...
Which lake is it locate at the northwestern tip of?
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174
null
Lake Zürich
Suspicion that a Norwegian citizen was involved in the deadly Westgate Mall attack in Kenya last month "has been strengthened" but is not yet confirmed, Norway's security service said. The Norwegian citizen, said to be of Somali origin, is believed to have ties to Mohamed Abdikadir Mohamed, known as Ikrima, who is re...
And his title?
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1,260
head of communications
head of communications
CHAPTER FOUR. OKIOK BECOMES SIMPLE BUT DEEP, AND THE WIZARD TRIES TO MAKE CAPITAL OUT OF EVENTS. Of course Ujarak, wise man though he was esteemed to be, could not help being struck dumb by the unexpected sight of the gaunt foreigner. Indeed, having so long held supposed intercourse with familiar spirits, it is not...
Why didn't it help?
633
668
He inadvertently said it in English
He said it in English
A study by the World Institute for Development Economics Research at United Nations University reports that the richest 1% of adults alone owned 40% of global assets in the year 2000. The three richest people in the world possess more financial assets than the lowest 48 nations combined. The combined wealth of the "10 ...
According to a January 2015 report by Oxfam, what percentage of the world's wealth will the wealthiest 1% own by 2016?
230
232
more than half
more than half
Chapter VIII.--THE MARTIAL BOY AND HIS ENGLISH versus THE LAWS OF NATURE. "Glorious Campaign in the Netherlands, Siege of Tournay, final ruin of the Dutch Barrier!" this is the French program for Season 1745,--no Belleisle to contradict it; Belleisle secure at Windsor, who might have leant more towards German enterpr...
did luck favor the royalty
872
null
Luck did not favor; Britannic Majesty,
no
(CNN) -- Uncertainty over the fate of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was further compounded Saturday by reports that two men whose names matched those on the passenger manifest had reported their passports stolen. Malaysian authorities apparently did not check the stolen documents on an international law enforc...
When?
1,446
1,467
Malaysia last August
last August
CHAPTER XI. CONTAINING SOME REVELATIONS Honora, as she descended, caught a glimpse of the parlour maid picking up the scattered cards on the drawing-room floor. There were voices on the porch, where Howard was saying good-by to Mrs. Chandos and Trixton Brent. She joined them. "Oh, my dear!" cried Mrs. Chandos, inte...
For what?
930
983
Tell her I'll send her a cheque for her rescue work.
her rescue work.
The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) is a widely used free software license, which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software. The license was originally written by Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for the GNU Project, and grants the recipients of a co...
How much is it?
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null
free
free