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CHAPTER XXX JACINTA CAPITULATES The _Carsegarry_ was not a fast vessel. Like most of the ocean tramp species, she had been built to carry the largest possible cargo on a very moderate consumption of coal, and speed was a secondary consideration. She had also been in the warmer seas for some time, with the result th...
What was Brown's purpose in travelling to Liverpool?
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wants you to communicate with him
wants you to communicate with him
CHAPTER XI WITH DEJAH THORIS As we reached the open the two female guards who had been detailed to watch over Dejah Thoris hurried up and made as though to assume custody of her once more. The poor child shrank against me and I felt her two little hands fold tightly over my arm. Waving the women away, I informed th...
What is he then?
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You are a great chieftain now, John Carter
A chieftain
Two best friends lived in a small town. They grew up together and did everything together. One boy was named James, and he was a cute, fat kid who was always picked on. And then the other boy was named Alex, and he was handsome and cool. They were opposites, but they didn't care. Alex would always protect James from th...
Who were the bullies?
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One day, James was being teased by the bullies, Gordon and Johnny
Gordon and Johnny
There was a very friendly cow named Mary who loved to walk around the town and eat lots of grass. Mary loved grass so much, but she hated when she got a mouthful of weeds or dirt. One day when Mary was looking for some tasty grass, she spotted a pretty purple flower. Without thinking she ate the flower and got very sic...
Was the flower pink?
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she spotted a pretty purple flower.
no
Bobby's grandmother was studying at a school in New York City. She lived at the school year round. So Bobby's mother put him on a bus to the city and his grandmother picked him up at the Port Authority bus stop. They took the train back to the school. They put Bobby's backpack on a rack in the guest room. Then Bobby an...
Is that all that he bought?
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a little snow globe
no
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust and published in London. It is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after "The Sun". Its sister paper "The Mail on Sunday" was launched in 1982 while Scottish and Irish editions of the dail...
What is his title?
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. Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, a great-grandson of the one of the co-founders, is the current chairman and controlling shareholder of the Daily Mail and General Trust,
. , 4th Viscount Rothermere
(CNN) -- Flash floods swept Saturday through the eastern Indian states of Odisha, where at least 19 people were killed, and Andhra Pradesh, where another 21 were killed, CNN-IBN reported. "The flood water entered our village suddenly," one rescued villager told Reuters. "We tried to save our belongings but could not....
Is the government doing anything to help?
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local Puri government official, Madhusudhan Das, said help was under way.
Yes.
Roger was a grasshopper. He loved to hop. He hopped everywhere by himself. One day when he was hopping around he bumped into a frog sitting on a log. The frog told him his name was Gilbert. Gilbert told Roger that it had been a long time since he bumped into anybody. Roger told him that since both grasshoppers and frog...
What was the amphibian called?
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The frog told him his name was Gilbert
Gilbert.
The former Victoria University of Manchester, now the University of Manchester, was founded in 1851 as Owens College. In 1880, the college joined the federal Victoria University, gaining an independent university charter in 1904 as the Victoria University of Manchester after the collapse of the federal university. On...
who was he?
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a textile merchant,
a textile merchant,
A genus (,  genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species ...
What type of classification then?
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is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms
Living and fossil organisms
Johnny and his class were looking forward to a fun day in art class. The teacher gave the class paint, brushes and other items to use to make their drawings. Johnny's friend Kevin used a straw to blow paint on his paper. It looked very cool. Lisa used markers to make a picture of her and her dog. Lisa has several pets,...
Did they have ice cream for dessert?
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and had cake for dessert.
no
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A young, female suicide bomber was behind a blast in Pakistan that killed at least 46 people and injured 105 others at a food distribution point, an official said Sunday. Zakir Hussain Afridi, the top government official in Bajaur Agency, Pakistan, said that the preliminary investigation ...
Who said they were responsible?
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Zakir Hussain Afridi,
Zakir Hussain Afridi
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea says it plans to prosecute two American tourists that it detained earlier this year, accusing them of "perpetrating hostile acts." The North Korean government had previously said it was holding the two U.S. citizens, Jeffrey Fowle and Matthew Miller, but hadn't said what it pla...
Were there visitors?
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CHAPTER XIX A letter, edged with black, announced the day of my master's return. Isabella was dead; and he wrote to bid me get mourning for his daughter, and arrange a room, and other accommodations, for his youthful nephew. Catherine ran wild with joy at the idea of welcoming her father back; and indulged most sangu...
What else did he need to get ready?
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Arrange a room
(CNN) -- BP reported problems controlling the undersea well at the heart of the largest oil spill in U.S. history and won a delay in testing a critical piece of equipment in March, according to documents released Sunday. "We are in the midst of a well control situation on MC 252 #001 and have stuck pipe. We are bring...
What did Scherie Douglas, a BP regulatory advisor, report to the district engineer for the U.S. Interior Department's Minerals Management Service in a March 10 e-mail?
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" we are in the midst of a well control situation on mc 252 # 001 and have stuck pipe . we are bringing out equipment to begin operations to sever the drillpipe , plugback the well and bypass
" we are in the midst of a well control situation on mc 252 # 001 and have stuck pipe . we are bringing out equipment to begin operations to sever the drillpipe , plugback the well and bypass
CHAPTER XIX For the Princess it was a day full of excitements. The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in. She started at the look in his drawn face. "Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?" He threw himself...
What did Nigel then do?
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He threw himself into a chair
threw himself into a chair
(CNN) -- A CNN Hero's journey to global recognition begins with a nomination by someone who's been touched by their efforts -- someone like you who wants us to share their story with the world. History has shown that great things can happen to those selected as CNN Heroes: • Andrea Ivory has nearly doubled the amou...
What honor is bestowed by CNN?
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CNN Heroes
CNN Heroes
CHAPTER XXI OFF FOR THE MINING DISTRICT While Jack Wumble was off attending to his private business the three Rover boys took a stroll through Denver. The city was different from any they had visited, and their walk was full of interest. Coming to a store in the window of which were exhibited a number of Indian...
What did Dick suggest the boys do when they saw Bradner and Dan Baxter?
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run and see if you can find one
run and see if you can find one
Istanbul (, or ; ), historically known as Constantinople and Byzantium, is the most populous city in Turkey and the country's economic, cultural, and historic center. Istanbul is a transcontinental city in Eurasia, straddling the Bosphorus strait (which separates Europe and Asia) between the Sea of Marmara and the Blac...
when was it reestablished as Constantinople?
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Constantinople" in 330
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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 ...
What percentage of the planet's remaining rainforests is represented by the Amazon?
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over half
over half
(CNN)Australian-born actor Rod Taylor, who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller, "The Birds," died this week in Los Angeles. Taylor was 84. He died at home Wednesday surrounded by his family and loved ones, his daughter, Felicia Taylor, said in a statement. No cause of death was given. "My dad loved his work. B...
For how long?
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more than three decades
more than three decades
(CNN) -- A former Utah policeman is a suspect in at least three of Monday's four rush-hour shootings near Dallas, Texas, including one of two fatal attacks, police said Tuesday. CNN affiliate KSL in Salt Lake City, Utah, provided this file photo of the Dallas suspect, Brian Smith. The suspect, Brian Smith, tried to...
How many years had the suspect been a Utah state police officer?
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12
12
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...
How did the June sun mount the heavens?
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counting the slow minutes
counting the slow minutes
CHAPTER VI--THE FAMINE The spring of the year was at hand when Grey Beaver finished his long journey. It was April, and White Fang was a year old when he pulled into the home villages and was loosed from the harness by Mit-sah. Though a long way from his full growth, White Fang, next to Lip-lip, was the largest yearl...
How much of his ancestry was dog?
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one quarter
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a sovereign state in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast. Its capital and most populous city is Algiers, located in the country's far north. With an area of , Algeria is the tenth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Africa. Algeria is ...
Are Berbers indigenous to it?
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indigenous inhabitants
yes
More "Breaking Bad" yo? The series star Bryan Cranston seemed to drop a major hint in an interview with CNN's Ashleigh Banfield Thursday. Asked by Banfield if his character, Walter White, died or not, Cranston said, "Hey, you never saw bags zip up or anything. Or say ... you know." He left the rest up to viewers' ima...
Why did Bryan Cranston state "Never say never" in response to questions about the character's potential return?
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revived hopes
revived hopes
CHAPTER XXIV AGATHA RESUMES HER JOURNEY There was silence for a minute or two after Agatha had spoken, and then Father Lucien said, "Now we know what Driscoll looked for. Few secrets can be kept." Thirlwell gave him a warning glance that Agatha did not note. She was gazing across the river, her face towards the N...
Where does Agatha want to go?
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"I don't think I can rest until I have seen the lode."
To see the lode.
The city's name was historically written as 那古野 or 名護屋 (both read as "Nagoya"). One possible origin is the adjective , meaning 'peaceful'. The name Chūkyō (中京, consisting of "chū" (middle) + "kyō" (capital)) is also used to refer to Nagoya. Notable examples of the use of the name Chūkyō include the Chūkyō Industrial ...
Was Nagoya always the capital of its province?
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moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu
no
(CNN) -- Audiences will be getting a new look at Abraham Lincoln this weekend with the wide release of director Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," and they'll be seeing a lot of America, too. The film, which recreates the former president's life through the crucible of the Civil War, was filmed at several historic locatio...
In what city?
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Rockbridge County
CHAPTER V The Vacation was over, and Vivian returned to Burnsley Vicarage. He bowed cavalierly to Mr. Dallas on his arrival, and immediately sauntered up into the school-room, where he found a tolerable quantity of wretches looking as miserable as schoolboys who have left their pleasant homes generally do for some fo...
why were the fellows disappointed?
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they left their homes
Navassa Island (; ; also "La Navasse") is a small, uninhabited island in the Caribbean Sea. The island is subject to an ongoing territorial dispute and is claimed as an unorganized unincorporated territory of the United States, which administers it through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Haiti which claimed sov...
Does anyone live there?
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Navassa Island (; ; also "La Navasse") is a small, uninhabited island in the Caribbean Sea.
no
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean heard "the sound of the boom" and then realized he was "grazed by a bullet" in Port-au-Prince Saturday night, the eve of Haiti's presidential runoff election, Jean told CNN. A Haitian national police spokesman said that Jean was treated at a hospital for an in...
What occasion was happening there?
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"grazed by a bullet" in Port-au-Prince Saturday night, the eve of Haiti's presidential runoff election,
Haiti's presidential runoff election,
CHAPTER VII THE SIN OF VROUW BOTMAR When the meat was cleared away I bade Suzanne go to bed, which she did most unwillingly, for knowing the errand of these men she wished to hear our talk. As soon as she was gone I took a seat so that the light of the candles left my face in shadow and fell full on those of the th...
With Jan?
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1,067
With my husband on the veldt.
yes
Anna really likes school. She does well in school and gets good grades. Anna's favorite class time activities are reading, math, and writing. She also enjoys playing with her friends at recess. Anna has a lot of friends in her class. Anna's favorite books to read are mysteries. She has read several Nancy Drew books whi...
What happens next?
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Their games are different than tag because when you tag the other player you call out a math question they have to answer to become "It".
they answer it to become "It"
New York (CNN) -- A New York man arrested in connection with the stabbing of two children in Brooklyn may be linked to another stabbing in a Manhattan subway, a law enforcement official told CNN Thursday. Police believe Daniel St. Hubert, 27, was out on parole when he stabbed two young children inside an elevator -- ...
How many arrests has the suspect had in the past?
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nine
nine
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...
where was he?
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and she indicated the tall and handsome Godfrey, who stood gazing at his future instructor open-mouthed
in front of them
CHAPTER V CASTELL'S SECRET In John Castell's house it was the habit, as in most others in those days, for his dependents, clerks, and shopmen to eat their morning and mid-day meals with him in the hall, seated at two lower tables, all of them save Betty, his daughter's cousin and companion, who sat with them at the...
What was her excuse for being late?
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To seek the linen for the new sheets
(CNN) -- Rebel leaders said early Monday that they had captured three of embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's sons -- Saif al-Islam, Saadi and Mohammed -- during their siege of Tripoli. "As for the other four sons, we think they are either hiding or they have run away," said Guma El-Gamaty, the Britain-based coo...
How many of Moammar Gadhafi's sons have been captured by rebel forces?
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three
three
CHAPTER XIV. THE PARTNER The expected telegram arrived two days later, requesting Miss Mohun to find a lodging at Rockstone sufficient to contain Sir Jasper and Lady Merrifield, and a certain amount of sons and daughters, while they considered what was to be done about Silverfold. 'So you and I will go out house-...
What is Miss Mohun asked to do?
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go out house-hunting
to go house-hunting
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington (CNN) -- The American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a shooting rampage is sitting in a military courtroom for the next week or more, hearing the evidence against him. The Article 32 hearing began Monday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state to determi...
What did he do with Bales hours before the attack?
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1,699
he watched a movie and drank Jack Daniels whiskey with Bales and another soldier, Sgt. Jason McLaughlin, just hours before the alleged attack.
watched a movie
Jen put on her favorite dress. She liked it because it had cats on it. She was very excited about her birthday cake. Maybe the cake would have a turtle on it. Jen was going to have turkey. She had no gravy, so she had chicken for dinner instead. After eating the chicken, she remembered she was late for the dance! She r...
What did Jen have for dinner instead of gravy?
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chicken
chicken
(CNN) -- The mother of a 25-year-old woman killed in a Boston hotel more than a week ago said Friday that she will remain haunted by her daughter's death for the rest of her life. The mother of Julissa Brisman says she remains haunted by her daughter's death. "Our family has been devastated by the loss of our beaut...
At a far range?
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he was shot three times at close range
close range
CHAPTER XIII Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later. They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist,...
What did he do for a living?
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a musical composer
he was a musical composer
Chapter IX Nobble During the two days which Dick and Caldigate spent together in Melbourne Mrs. Smith's name was not mentioned between them. They were particularly civil each to the other and went to work together, making arrangements at a bank as to their money, taking their places, despatching their luggage, an...
What did she wear that was new?
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put on new ribbons
ribbons
CHAPTER XIII. The Delights of Anticipation "It's time Anne was in to do her sewing," said Marilla, glancing at the clock and then out into the yellow August afternoon where everything drowsed in the heat. "She stayed playing with Diana more than half an hour more'n I gave her leave to; and now she's perched out there...
Did she ask her anything?
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Yes
London (CNN) -- "Everything I do is centered around women," says Pinky Lilani. As founder of the Women of the Future Awards, the Asian Women of Achievement Awards and the Global Empowerment Award, it's fair to assume this is no exaggeration. "Plenty of women are confident and talented but they still need champions; t...
Also a delegate to where?
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her country's delegate to the United Nations
The United Nations
(CNN) -- It is not easy to capture a man's life in 152 minutes, let alone a life as illustrious and complex as Nelson Mandela's. For London-born actor Idris Elba, who played the South African leader in the 2013 biopic "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," the task was sure to feel Herculean. "I could never really articula...
What was the title of the tribute album Idris Elba released to honor Nelson Mandela?
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mi mandela
mi mandela
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT) is a federal Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. It shares borders with Western Australia to the west (129th meridian east), South Australia to the south (26th parallel south), and Queensland to the east (138th meridian east). To the ...
What about rank in the number of people?
563
609
of 244,000 (2016) makes it the least populous
it's the least populous
Federalism refers to the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government (the central or 'federal' government) with regional governments (provincial, state, Land, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system. Its distinctive feature, exemplified in the founding ...
Over what?
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1,266
The descent of the United States into Civil War in the mid-nineteenth century, over disputes about unallocated competences concerning slavery and ultimately the right of secession, showed this. O
about unallocated competences concerning slavery
CHAPTER SEVEN. A LEARNED SQUABBLE. Bartolommeo Scala, secretary of the Florentine Republic, on whom Tito Melema had been thus led to anchor his hopes, lived in a handsome palace close to the Porta Pinti, now known as the Casa Gherardesca. His arms-- an azure ladder transverse on a golden field, with the motto _Grad...
What did Bartolommeo Scala build for himself overlooking his palace's spacious gardens and lawn?
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loggia
loggia
CHAPTER XLVII How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money. And...
is Frank marrying someone poor?
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he had engaged himself to marry money
no
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was formally enacted on December 26, 1991, as a result of the declaration no. 142-Н of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. The declaration acknowledged the independence of the former Soviet republics and created the Commonwealth of Independent State...
What position was Gorbachev voted in to by the Politburo?
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Mikhail Gorbachev was elected General Secretary by the Politburo
General Secretary
USB was designed to standardize the connection of computer peripherals (including keyboards, pointing devices, digital cameras, printers, portable media players, disk drives and network adapters) to personal computers, both to communicate and to supply electric power. It has become commonplace on other devices, such as...
Besides supplying power what else do the do?
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connection of computer peripherals
connection of devices
I once went on a week-long backpacking trip through the mountains. We had a lot of fun and saw a lot of animals. We saw two bears on the first. We also saw one buffalo. During the week we climbed four different mountains. The best day of the trip was the last day. On the last day we heard that one of best things to do ...
Was this climb easy?
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It was very tough to climb a mountain at night
no
CHAPTER X For three weeks after his meeting with Bertrade de Montfort and his sojourn at the castle of John de Stutevill, Norman of Torn was busy with his wild horde in reducing and sacking the castle of John de Grey, a royalist baron who had captured and hanged two of the outlaw's fighting men; and never again after...
Who's castle did he loot?
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reducing and sacking the castle of John de Grey
John de Grey.
USB was designed to standardize the connection of computer peripherals (including keyboards, pointing devices, digital cameras, printers, portable media players, disk drives and network adapters) to personal computers, both to communicate and to supply electric power. It has become commonplace on other devices, such as...
Which type is the big end?
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1,184
Type-A connector is usually the full size, and the Type-B side can vary as needed.
Type-A
(CNN) -- Ariel Castro used the promise of a puppy to lure Michelle Knight into the Cleveland home where he held her hostage for 11 years. "He tells me, 'Just come in for a little while. The puppies are upstairs. You can take one home to your son,'" Knight said in an interview broadcast Tuesday on the syndicated "Dr. ...
How many other women were there?
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1,094
She was the first of three women
three
(CNN) -- His nickname is "The Fever." Mexican officials say Jose Carlos Moreno Flores was a major drug lord in charge of trafficking and operations for a large Mexican cartel in the coastal state of Guerrero, where the beach resort of Acapulco is located. According to Mexico's Ministry of Defense, Moreno Flores was c...
Is anyone looking for him?
881
1,004
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of Guzman.
Yes
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Comedian Eddie Murphy will host the Oscars next February, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday. Brett Ratner, who will produce the 84th Academy Awards show along with Don Mischer, called Murphy "a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performer...
When was this announcement made?
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Comedian Eddie Murphy will host the Oscars next February, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday.
Tuesday
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-...
From where?
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null
On the 10th of June, Braddock set off from Fort Cumberland
Fort Cumberland
(CNN) -- Overprotective sister? Underprotective husband? No one knows what was said amongst Solange Knowles, Jay Z and Beyonce in that elevator in the Standard Hotel in Manhattan or even what led up to the video that appears to show Solange kicking and hitting her brother-in-law. But here is what we do know: the In...
Are they talking through social media?
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1,580
null
Yes
Within hours of becoming a national hero, a viral video star and the top topic on Twitter, Charles Ramsey talked about having trouble getting sleep. It wasn't because of all the excitement that followed his knocking down a Cleveland neighbor's door, freeing three women and a girl who police say were held hostage for ...
Who did he rescue?
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helped free a woman identified as Amanda Berry
Amanda Berry
CHAPTER XXXII. The Pass List Is Out With the end of June came the close of the term and the close of Miss Stacy's rule in Avonlea school. Anne and Diana walked home that evening feeling very sober indeed. Red eyes and damp handkerchiefs bore convincing testimony to the fact that Miss Stacy's farewell words must have ...
How did Mrs. Lynde advise the students to be in difficult times?
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be as cheerful as you can
be as cheerful as you can
Cairo (CNN) -- An Egyptian military court has sentenced an activist blogger critical of the army to three years in prison, and it did so without his lawyers present, a development that drew stiff condemnation by human rights groups. Maikel Nabil, who was sentenced Monday morning, had been arrested on March 28 and cha...
what country did this occur?
15
55
An Egyptian military court has sentenced
Egypt
CHAPTER XIII. UMBELAZI THE FALLEN So I stayed on at Nodwengu, who, indeed, had no choice in the matter, and was very wretched and ill at ease. The place was almost deserted, except for a couple of regiments which were quartered there, the Sangqu and the Amawombe. This latter was the royal regiment, a kind of Househol...
Did any rulers belong to this?
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This latter was the royal regiment, a kind of Household Guards, to which the Kings Chaka, Dingaan and Panda all belonged in turn.
Yes.
A man has been charged with a federal hate crime in connection with what authorities say was a racially motivated "knockout" assault against an elderly black man, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday. Conrad Alvin Barrett, 27, of Katy, Texas, has been charged with one count of violating the Matthew Shepard and J...
Is the attacker remorseful?
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1,405
is very sorry
yes
Art Nouveau (, Anglicised to ) is an international style of art, architecture and applied art, especially the decorative arts, that was most popular between 1890 and 1910. A reaction to the academic art of the 19th century, it was inspired by natural forms and structures, particularly the curved lines of plants and flo...
Why?
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after "Wiener Secession"
after "Wiener Secession"
North Rhine-Westphalia (, , commonly shortened to NRW) is the most populous state of Germany, with a population of approximately 18 million, and the fourth largest by area. Its capital is Düsseldorf; the largest city is Cologne. Four of Germany's ten largest cities—Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, and Essen—are located w...
anything else?
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752
The first written account of the area was by its conqueror, Julius Caesar
he conquered it
After a year of doubt, Serena Williams proved that she is back and as strong as ever as the American secured her sixth U.S. Open title. The world number one blew Caroline Wozniacki away in the final of the U.S. Open, beating the Dane 6-3 6-3. Almost as soon as Billie Jean King had officiated the coin toss, the matc...
Who holds the all time record?
730
774
Williams is now just four behind Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Berkshire ( or , abbreviated Berks, in the 17th century sometimes spelled Barkeshire as it is pronounced) is a county in south east England, west of London and is one of the home counties. It was recognised by the Queen as the Royal County of Berkshire in 1957 because of the presence of Windsor Castle, and letters pate...
whats the short name for it?
15
37
, abbreviated Berks, i
Berks
(CNN) -- Noah Baumbach is emerging as an emotionally acute, not to say eviscerating, observer of the middle-class intelligentsia, the kind of people who write letters to "The New York Times" and might plausibly pop up in a Woody Allen movie. Unlike the Woodman, Baumbach doesn't show his face on screen, but his films ...
Does he appear on screen?
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Unlike the Woodman, Baumbach doesn't show his face on screen
No
Jefferson's metaphor of a wall of separation has been cited repeatedly by the U.S. Supreme Court. In Reynolds v. United States (1879) the Court wrote that Jefferson's comments "may be accepted almost as an authoritative declaration of the scope and effect of the [First] Amendment." In Everson v. Board of Education (194...
is there another?
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Yes
CHAPTER III THE DOINGS OF A NIGHT As luck would have it, William Philander Tubbs just then occupied a tent alone, his two tent-mates being on guard duty for two hours as was the custom during encampment. The aristocratic cadet lay flat on his back, with his face and throat well exposed. "Now, be careful, Sam, o...
what did William use to cover his face?
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-1
unknown
unknown
Starting in the late 1950s, American computer scientist Paul Baran developed the concept Distributed Adaptive Message Block Switching with the goal to provide a fault-tolerant, efficient routing method for telecommunication messages as part of a research program at the RAND Corporation, funded by the US Department of D...
What did he inspire?
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866
Davies is credited with coining the modern name packet switching and inspiring numerous packet switching networks in Europe in the decade following, in
packet switching networks.
(CNN) -- Australia shocked Germany 2-1 in their friendly international in Moenchengladbach on Tuesday, a result that saw the Socceroos gain some revenge for their 4-0 defeat by the Germans in South Africa 2010. Germany coach Joachim Loew named a weakened side for the match -- and he was punished with the worse defeat...
Who beat Germany?
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38
Australia shocked Germany 2-1
Australia
Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of media products: music albums, video games, films, TV shows, and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999. The site provides an ex...
Who is the games editor?
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1,385
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Mr. Doyle
One morning, Becca was putting on her shoes when she heard a knock at the door. When she opened it, she saw her friend Faith standing on the porch. "Bill is going to build a fort in my backyard today, and I get to help," Faith said. "Would you like to come over and help too?" Becca thought about what she had to do th...
Could anyone help?
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515
"Maybe I can help you," Faith said.
yes
Marcel lived on a farm. Every morning when he woke up, he got dressed, washed his face, and then helped his Pa with the chores before having breakfast. After breakfast, he walked with his sisters to the school in the town. One day on his way to school, Marcel remembered he left his books on the table. "Oh no!" he sai...
What did he move off of?
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the road
the road
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...
Could they all sit together?
310
359
Why not two in one row and two directly in front?
no
Tiger was a pig. Tiger's aunt Tabby always took care of Tiger. All Tiger had to do was make an oink and Tabby would come running to check on Tiger. Sometimes Tiger got into fights with his brother Tom and Tabby always took Tiger's side. One time Tiger accidentally lit a bush on fire when he was playing with a looking g...
Did he let that show?
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794
null
No
Hydrogen is a chemical element with chemical symbol H and atomic number 1. With an atomic weight of 7000100794000000000♠1.00794 u, hydrogen is the lightest element on the periodic table. Its monatomic form (H) is the most abundant chemical substance in the Universe, constituting roughly 75% of all baryonic mass.[note 1...
What is its weight?
74
129
With an atomic weight of 7000100794000000000♠1.00794 u
7000100794000000000♠1.00794 u
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...
To do what?
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spy upon us
spying
Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties, is done under color of law or involves trading in influence. Forms of corruption vary, but i...
Much much money is moved this way, around the world?
1,114
1,199
Worldwide, bribery alone is estimated to involve over 1 trillion US dollars annually.
1 trillion US dollars
(CNN) -- David Haye claims that Wladimir Klitschko will "freeze like an iceberg" when the heavyweight boxing champions finally meet in Hamburg on July 2, after the date and venue was confirmed on Wednesday. The British fighter will put his WBA belt on the line against the Ukrainian's IBF/WBO and IBO crowns in a long-...
Who then?
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480
The German city is the adopted home of the 35-year-old Klitschko and his elder brother Vitali,
an elder brother Vitali
(RealSimple.com) -- A lengthy separation -- and a surprise trip to Paris -- caused this husband and wife to realize that their marriage could be saved. Mary L. Tabor and Del Persinger Washington, D.C. Married 26 years Mary was still in her nightgown and robe, sipping a cappuccino in the kitchen of the Washington, D...
What did Mary assume?
702
761
Mary simply assumed they were going through a rough patch.
they were going through a rough patch
CHAPTER XV A RUNAWAY MOTOR-BOAT "What do you make of that?" "The motor-boat must have run away from Nat!" "Either that or Nat has fallen overboard!" "Maybe Nat has been drowned!" These and other remarks were made, as the boys on the highway gazed down at the craft that was speeding along in such an erratic ...
Did he make it?
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1,040
But at last he came out on a narrow strip of rocks and sand, at a point where the Leming River made a broad turn.
yes
A raion (also rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states (such as part of an oblast). The term is from the French ""rayon"" (meaning "honeycomb, department"), which is both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district". The term...
What is another spelling of this word?
13
19
rayon
rayon
CHAPTER XXII THE REAL THING AND NO MISTAKE 'With asses all his time he spent, Their club's perpetual president, He caught their manners, looks, and airs-- An ass in everything but ears.' GAY. The master of the house was unable to contribute much more than his name to the propriety of the arrival of the suitors,...
How was the garden?
1,728
1,767
by the narrow parallelogram of a garden
a narrow parallelogram
CHAPTER XIII: Lightfoot And Paddy Become Partners The instant Lightfoot saw Paddy the Beaver he knew that for the time being, at least, there was no danger. He knew that Paddy is one of the shyest of all the little people of the Green Forest and that when he is found working in the daytime it means that he has been u...
Is Lightfoot excited about the day?
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912
I am feeling terribly anxious
No
The automotive industry is a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles, some of them are called automakers. It is one of the world's most important economic sectors by revenue. The automotive industry does not include industrie...
what percent of cars were produced by the u.s. after world war II?
1,041
1,123
After World War II, the U.S. produced about 75 percent of world's auto production.
about 75 percent
Logan had lots of toys. He had balls, dinosaurs, race cars, and even robots! Logan had so many toys he had a room for his toys. There he could play with whatever he wanted, when he wanted, and not even have to pick them back up. Logan had all kinds of balls. He had red ones, green ones, blue ones and even a pink one he...
Did he have race cars?
639
680
Logan's favorite toys were his race cars.
yes
CHAPTER XXII IN A SNAKES' DEN "Just in time, and no mistake," remarked Songbird as he surveyed the scene outside. "No use of talking, when it rains down here, it rains!" "Well, a rainstorm isn't a picnic party," returned Tom. "I wouldn't care so much if I wasn't so anxious to hear from Sam and Dick." "Dot is vo...
Who suggested that?
null
1,379
Get your pistols, boys!" came from Songbird
Songbird
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...
What did he announce?
59
77
a recovery package
a recovery package
(CNN) -- The Idaho man who slapped a crying 19-month-old boy on a Delta flight in February was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison, the man's lawyer said. Joe Rickey Hundley pleaded guilty to assault in federal court in October. Hundley's attorney, Marcia Shein, said Hundley will report to a yet-to-be determ...
When?
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236
October
October
The United States presidential election of 2012 was the 57th quadrennial American presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The Democratic nominee, incumbent President Barack Obama, and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, were elected to a second term, defeating the Republican nominee, fo...
the campaign was marked by a sharp rise in what?
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941
The campaign was marked by a sharp rise in fundraising
fundraising
A novel is any relatively long, written work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, and typically published as a book. The genre has been described as having "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years," with its origins in classical Greece and Rome, in medieval and early modern romance, and...
Is he a significant author?
739
822
null
yes
(CNN) -- We are now able to project a winner in the 2012 presidential race: Brooks & Dunn. Again. If that wasn't clear enough already, it became abundantly so at the end of Newt Gingrich's victory speech in South Carolina last weekend. As Gingrich left the stage, his campaign staff played a song through the spe...
What is Only in America about?
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1,208
bout the U.S. ideal of opportunity for all
bout the U.S. ideal of opportunity for all
There were four brothers that lived together in a small house on the east side of town. The brothers' names were Bob, Billy, Bryan and Baker. Each brother was one year in age. The oldest brother Bob was nine, the second eight, the third seven and the youngest was only six. Each boy also had something that they were goo...
How old was Bob?
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207
Bob was nine
nine
Once upon a time there was a cow. It was a very happy cow. The cow put his chin in the window. Then the cow put a rock in a window. The cow was done putting things in the window. The cow talked to his daddy. Then the cow talked to his granddaddy. Then it was time for the cow to eat lunch. The cow took a long time to ea...
what could he do now?
604
633
Then the cow could take a nap
take a nap
CHAPTER XXXIV. HOPE. From Edie Le Breton's lodgings, Hilda Tregellis drove straight, without stopping all the way, to Arthur Berkeley's house at Chelsea; for Arthur had long since risen to the dignity of an enfranchised householder, and had bought himself a pretty cottage near the Embankment, with room enough for h...
How did Lady Hilda plan to return home after her visit?
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on a costermonger ' s barrow
on a costermonger ' s barrow