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CHAPTER XXI AGAINST TIME Dixon's prediction proved correct. When I was brought into court a second time there was still no news of Wilkins, and after further testimony of no importance the case was again adjourned. This time, however, bail was allowed, and Boone and Rancher Gordon stood surety for me. The latter wa...
Did he think Lane did?
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"I can't quite say I do
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CHAPTER XI IN COMMAND OF A GALLEY William Neave, the governor of the prison, looked astonished indeed when, upon his opening the door, the grand master and the bailiff of the English langue, with the twelve knights behind them, entered. He had been puzzled when, four days before, he had received an order from the gra...
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Ahmet, a servitor in the auberge of the English langue, should be permitted to pass the night in his house, with authority to move freely and without question, at any hour, in the courtyard of the gaol,
Ahmet
(CNN)Where do you go from here? The fourth season of "Game of Thrones" saw massive battles, major deaths (Tywin!) and White Walkers, but what can fans expect Sunday as we head into a fifth season of one of the most popular shows in HBO history? It's the most high-profile premiere yet, airing simultaneously in 170 c...
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seven years
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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 ...
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and later because German possession as the imperial province
an imperial province
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. AFTER-THOUGHTS. "You are easily frightened, though," said Piero, with another scornful laugh. "My portrait is not as good as the original. But the old fellow _had_ a tiger look: I must go into the Duomo and see him again." "It is not pleasant to be laid hold of by a madman, if madman he be,"...
What was Tito deaf to until he was specially addressed?
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everything else
everything else
(CNN) -- Venezuela's top election official said Thursday that authorities will complete a 100% audit of votes cast in Sunday's presidential election. Tibisay Lucena, president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council, said officials decided on the audit after a lengthy debate. Officials had already audited 54% of ...
Who filed this?
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Henrique Capriles Radonski
Henrique Capriles Radonski
CHAPTER X. As Susy's footsteps died away, Clarence closed the door, walked to the window, and examined it closely. The bars had been restored since he had wrenched them off to give ingress to the family on the day of recapture. He glanced around the room; nothing seemed to have been disturbed. Nevertheless he was une...
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The Bank of England, formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in operation today, after the Sveriges Riksbank. The Bank of England is the...
who has to agree with those orders?
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Parliament
Somalis (Somali: Soomaali, Arabic: صومال‎) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa (Somali Peninsula). The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. They are predominantly Sunni Muslim. Ethnic Somalis number around 16-20 millio...
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dhawamaal
CHAPTER XIII THE WESTERN EXPRESS The old miser was very much excited and began to pace the floor of his cottage. "Yes, I better tell the police, that's what I better do," he muttered. "There won't be any necessity to tell the police--if it was really my brother who did it," said Sam. "Why not, I'd like to kno...
Does Sam ask the old man to call the cops?
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"There won't be any necessity to tell the police--if it was really my brother who did it," said Sam.
he says it's not needed
(CNN) -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who is still believed to be at his residence in Sharm el-Sheikh, will be brought to Cairo next week for questioning in his corruption case, said Mustafa Bakri, a former member of parliament. Bakri, who brought the case against Mubarak and other officials, was told of ...
What bank-related evidence did the accuser have?
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secret bank accounts
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A spending bill that funds the U.S. government for the rest of the budget year passed the Senate on Tuesday despite complaints about nearly $8 billion in what critics called "pork-barrel" projects. The Senate passes a bill to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year. Senators voted...
how many earmarks were put in the bill?
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The omnibus spending bill includes more than 8,000 congressional "earmarks,"
more than 8,000
My mother and I were in the kitchen fixing dinner. I was setting the table as she was cooking when we heard my father. We went into the living room to see what he needed. He could not find the keys to his truck. We all started looking all over the place and could not seem to find them. My father needed to go to work so...
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cooking
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Earlier this week, the case of Hiroki Ando, the Japanese 11-year-old boy who was denied a heart transplant in Japan, highlighted the vast cultural divide in attitudes towards organ transplant and availability worldwide. Hiroki plays catch at the Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital. Hi...
What created a need for more organs?
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medical advancements have led to a rise in demand for organs that is outpacing donation rates.
medical advancements
Maria was a teacher at a small school in Arizona. Maria had worked in the past at schools in California, Texas, and Vermont, but had to leave these schools because the school in Arizona was perfect for her dream job. When she moved to Arizona she found a small little one bedroom house that fit her perfectly. The house ...
Where did she live?
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she found a small little one bedroom house that fit her perfectly.
a small little one bedroom house
CNN -- South Korea midfielder Park Ji-Sung has made history by becoming the first player from his homeland to figure in the Champions League final, Europe's premier club match. Park's opening goal in the semifinal second leg against Arsenal set the tone for United's return to the final. However, his starting role i...
Did he make history in some way?
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South Korea midfielder Park Ji-Sung has made history
Yes
Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately north of London. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, its population was 123,867, including 24,488 students. There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area in the Bronze Age and in Roman Britain; un...
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Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England
Yes
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", and "The Silmarillion". He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Angl...
What was his name?
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his son Christopher
Christopher
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. The sentence that someone be punished in such a manner is referred to as a death sentence, whereas the act of carrying out the sentence is known as an execu...
how many countries have outlawed the death penalty?
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103 countries have completely abolished it
103
Justinian I ( 482 14 November 565), traditionally known as Justinian the Great and also Saint Justinian the Great in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was the Byzantine (East Roman) emperor from 527 to 565. During his reign, Justinian sought to revive the empire's greatness and reconquer the lost western half of the histori...
What did Justinian seek to do during his reign?
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revive the empire's greatness
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 ...
where?
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Rajasthan
Rajasthan
BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- "Easy money, fast and effective." Investors protest outside the headquarters of DMG, one of many companies accused of defrauding the public. That was the name of one of the businesses in which millions of Colombians deposited their life savings after being promised short-term returns of as...
Are the protests nationwide?
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across the nation
yes
The Tariff Act of 1930 (codified at ), otherwise known as the Smoot–Hawley Tariff or Hawley–Smoot Tariff, was an act implementing protectionist trade policies sponsored by Senator Reed Smoot and Representative Willis C. Hawley and signed into law on June 17, 1930. The act raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goo...
What is another name for The Tariff Act of 1930?
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the Smoot–Hawley Tariff or Hawley–Smoot Tariff
the Smoot–Hawley Tariff or Hawley–Smoot Tariff
Hong Kong (CNN) -- In energy-sapping conditions, the British and Irish Lions hardly had to bare their teeth to comprehensively beat the Barbarians 59-8 in the first match of their rugby tour to Australia. "It was a good run-out and what we wanted. It was a little tougher than the scoreline suggests," Lions head coach...
What did Warren Gatland say about the match?
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it was a little tougher than the scoreline suggests
it was a little tougher than the scoreline suggests
(CNN) -- Police have made an arrest in the home invasion slaying last year of a Southern California couple in their beach house, authorities said Monday. Joshua Graham Packer, 20, of Ventura is facing charges including three counts of murder and two counts of robbery, Capt. Ross Bonfiglio of the Ventura County Sherif...
Was there extensive damage to the home?
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The home was not ransacked
no
Surrey is a county in the South East England and is one of the home counties. It shares borders with Kent to the east, East Sussex to the south-east, West Sussex to the south, Hampshire to the west and south-west, and Berkshire to the north-west and Greater London to the north-east. The county town is Guildford. Surrey...
What services does Surrey County Council provide?
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roads , mineral extraction licensing , education , strategic waste and recycling infrastructure , birth , marriage , and death registration , and social and children ' s services
roads , mineral extraction licensing , education , strategic waste and recycling infrastructure , birth , marriage , and death registration , and social and children ' s services
(CNN) -- A Michigan man and woman convicted of trying to extort $680,000 from "Glee" actor John Stamos by threatening to sell compromising photos were each sentenced to four years in prison Friday. U.S. District Judge R. Allan Edgar in Marquette said the photos never existed, according to a federal prosecutor. Scot...
When were they arrested?
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December 2009
December 2009
CHAPTER XXIV FROM A GARRET WINDOW "This is getting interesting!" whispered Tom. "I should say so," murmured Dick. "That must have been what was bringing Belright Fogg down to New York City." "It looks like it." "Well, if he is mixed up in this he can get pinched with the rest of the rascals." "Right you a...
Who is the first broker to speak?
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But you have got to get Rover's signatures to those papers," said Jesse Pelter.
Jesse Pelter.
(CNN) -- A former campaign staffer for San Diego Mayor Bob Filner became the second woman to publicly accuse him of sexual harassment, saying Tuesday that the then-congressman patted her "posterior" while at a fundraising event. Laura Fink, who now runs a political consulting firm, told KPBS-TV that it happened in 20...
what is his title
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Mayor Bob Filner
Mayor
(CNN) -- Middle-Eastern investment is continuing apace in the English Premier League despite the tough economic climate, with Dubai-based Sulaiman Al Fahim completing his long-awaited takeover of Portsmouth. Sulaiman Al Fahim has continued his interest in English football with a buyout of Portsmouth. Al Fahim, a bo...
What does EPL stand for in the article?
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English Premier League
English Premier League
CHAPTER XXIV THE HANEYS RETURN TO THE PEAKS The forces that really move most men are the small, concrete, individual experiences of life. The death of a child is of more account to its parents than the fall of a republic. Napoleon did not forget Josephine in his Italian campaigns, and Grant, inflexible commander of...
Bertha didn't think about what?
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so Bertha had little thought of the abstract, the sociologic, in her uneasiness-
abstract
Philosophical empiricists hold no knowledge to be properly inferred or deduced unless it is derived from one's sense-based experience. This view is commonly contrasted with rationalism, which states that knowledge may be derived from reason independently of the senses. For example, John Locke held that some knowledge (...
What is this generally contrasted with?
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rationalism
Universal Studios Inc. (also known as Universal Pictures) is an American film studio, owned by Comcast through its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal, and is one of Hollywood's "Big Six" film studios. Its production studios are at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California. Distribution and other co...
What state?
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California
California
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...
Was he happy about it?
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congratulating himself,
yes
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. THE ESKIMO ENCAMPMENT--A MURDER AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. With Hans Egede, Red Rooney, and Angut as chief councillors, it may be easily understood that the punishment awarded to Kajo was not severe. He was merely condemned, in the meantime, to be taken to his own people as a prisoner, and then let ...
What were the youths sent to do?
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seek for the kayak
Strasbourg (/ˈstræzbɜːrɡ/, French pronunciation: ​[stʁaz.buʁ, stʁas.buʁ]; Alsatian: Strossburi; German: Straßburg, [ˈʃtʁaːsbʊɐ̯k]) is the capital and largest city of the Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine (ACAL) region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border wit...
Where is Strasbourg located?
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region in eastern France
France
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives. NARA is officially responsible for mainta...
Who do those records comprise?
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acts of Congress, presidential proclamations and executive orders, and federal regulations.
acts of Congress, presidential proclamations and executive orders, and federal regulations.
(CNN) -- Hilary Duff says her new album is "very positive" but admits that it started out "a lot heavier and a lot darker" because of the separation from her husband, Mike Comrie. "I'm separated from my husband right now, which has been a very difficult thing to go through," she told Billboard's "Pop Shop" podcast. "...
Where did her musical adventure begin?
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Duff established a successful singing career on the heels of her popular Disney show, "Lizzie McGuire,"
Lizzie McGuire
CHAPTER IX. THE FIRE. Raymond let the cattle browse about, while he went to work, cutting down some small, but yet pretty tall and bushy trees. He then brought up the team, and hooked a long chain into the ring which hung down from the middle of the yoke, upon the under side. The end of the chain trailed upon the g...
when did he talk?
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to answer a question
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...
Who asked about who the sailor was?
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Who is he?" demanded the angekok
the angekok
When the board has no embedded components it is more correctly called a printed wiring board (PWB) or etched wiring board. However, the term printed wiring board has fallen into disuse. A PCB populated with electronic components is called a printed circuit assembly (PCA), printed circuit board assembly or PCB assembly ...
What is the term used informally for?
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are and assembled boards.
bare and assembled boards.
CHAPTER IV To reach their table, the one concerning which Francis and his friend had been speculating, the new arrivals, piloted by Louis, had to pass within a few feet of the two men. The woman, serene, coldly beautiful, dressed like a Frenchwoman in unrelieved black, with extraordinary attention to details, passed ...
is she beautiful?
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beautiful
yes
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...
How are most birds raised today?
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most birds available in the market today are reared in intensive commercial enterprises.
in intensive commercial enterprises.
CHAPTER XV--THE END OF THE MEETING Stephen went on in her calm, cold voice: 'Did he tell you that I had asked him to marry me?' Despite herself, as she spoke the words a red tide dyed her face. It was not a flush; it was not a blush; it was a sort of flood which swept through her, leaving her in a few seconds white...
Had she asked something of someone?
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I had asked him to marry me
yes
CHAPTER XXVIII GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him. It was evening when he disembarked at the little pier. Geraldine came down across the lawn, and Andrew's heart beat fast as he watched her. She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her whit...
anything else?
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a light hat
Read a version of this story in Arabic. Eddie Ray Routh was crying, shirtless, shoeless and smelling of alcohol when police caught up with him walking the streets of his hometown of Lancaster, Texas. His family didn't understand what he -- a Marine veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder -- was going ...
What is is a veteran of?
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a Marine veteran
the Marines
At the farm, the farmer found that he needed to go to the town to get some tools. He needed to pick up five things at the store. The farmer needed to get a shovel, some hay, extra string, feed for the horses and a tire for his truck. He also found that one of the steps on his ladder was broken and needed to be fixed. H...
Where did he go?
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He went into the hous
the house
CHAPTER XXI—A RECOGNITION Nothing occurred in the night to flutter the tired dove; and the dove arose refreshed. With Mr. Grewgious, when the clock struck ten in the morning, came Mr. Crisparkle, who had come at one plunge out of the river at Cloisterham. ‘Miss Twinkleton was so uneasy, Miss Rosa,’ he explained to ...
How did Mr. Crisparkle come to Cloisterham?
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out of the river
CHAPTER 10. THE OTHER PROFESSOR. "We were looking for you!" cried Sylvie, in a tone of great relief. "We do want you so much, you ca'n't think!" "What is it, dear children?" the Professor asked, beaming on them with a very different look from what Uggug ever got from him. "We want you to speak to the Gardener f...
What did he say he can't figure out?
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if the rabbit went?
The history of India includes the prehistoric settlements and societies in the Indian subcontinent; the blending of the Indus Valley Civilization and Indo-Aryan culture into the Vedic Civilization; the development of Hinduism as a synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions; the rise of the Śramaṇa movement; th...
What was Hinduism created as?
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the development of Hinduism as a synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions;
a synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A convicted rapist seeking to prove his innocence with a new DNA test lost his appeal Thursday at the Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court case involved a crime in which post-conviction DNA testing was available. The justices ruled 5-4 that inmates cannot use a federal civil rights law to press...
What's his title?
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Chief Justice
(CNN) -- When people want to give back to their community, they typically pull out their checkbooks. Jayson Black decided to pull out his running shoes. The 28-year-old IT consultant pledged to run 26.2 miles a day for 26 days -- a total of 681.2 miles -- to raise money and awareness for the Three Square Food Bank ...
Why not?
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He says he started this challenge to draw attention to impoverished people who go hungry on a daily basis.
he started this challenge to draw attention to impoverished people who go hungry on a daily basis.
Jim wanted to go eat some pizza. He was a giant. He had eaten a hot dog and some carrots earlier that day, but it had been a long time. He was very hungry after a hard day of playing with his kitty. But Jim had a problem, he did know where he was. While playing with his kitten, he had left his yard and wandered into th...
Where did he go?
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wandered into the deep woods
the deep woods
(CNN) -- A staff member of the aid organization Doctors Without Borders has died after an attack on a vehicle near the capital of South Sudan, the group said Friday. The aid worker, Joseph, whose full name has been withheld at the request of his family, died two days after the attack, which took place Monday on a mai...
What is the other name of the organization?
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also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres
Medecins Sans Frontieres
A teenage boy wielding two kitchen knives went on a stabbing rampage at his high school in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, early Wednesday, before being tackled by an assistant principal, authorities said. Twenty students and a security officer at Franklin Regional Senior High School were either stabbed or slashed in the ...
What else did his lawyer have to say?
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"I'm not sure he knows what he did, quite frankly," Hribal's attorney,
"I'm not sure he knows what he did, quite frankly,"
CHAPTER XX Nancy and Godfrey walked home under the starlight in silence. When they entered the oaken parlour, Godfrey threw himself into his chair, while Nancy laid down her bonnet and shawl, and stood on the hearth near her husband, unwilling to leave him even for a few minutes, and yet fearing to utter any word les...
Did Godfrey's opinion on something change?
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While I've been putting off and putting off, the trees have been growing--it's too late now. Marner was in the right in what he said about a man's turning away a blessing from his door: it falls to somebody else. I wanted to pass for childless once, Nancy--I shall pass for childless now against my wish
yes
CHAPTER 62 This recognition of Rome by Lothair evinced not only a consciousness of locality, but an interest in it not before exhibited; and the monsignore soon after seized the opportunity of drawing the mind of his companion to the past, and feeling how far he now realized the occurrences that immediately preceded ...
With what are things not hopeless?
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There is nothing hopeless with Divine aid,"
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-...
When did Braddock leave?
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On the 10th of June, Braddock set off from Fort Cumberland
June 10
Johnny was in his backyard. He held a big basket full of clean clothes for his mother to hang. A little spotted dog ran into their backyard. He jumped up and grabbed a sock from Johnny's basket! He ran as fast as he could and disappeared into the bushes. "I must get that sock back!" Johnny said. "That sock is my fa...
Who was the first person Johnny talked to?
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"Mr. Wilson," Johnny said. "Did you see a dog with a sock?"
Mr. Wilson
CHAPTER XI MR. LITTLESON, FLATTERER Once more a little luncheon was in progress at the corner table in the millionaires' club. This time Littleson also was of the party. He had been describing his luncheon of the day before to his friends. "I am dead sure of one thing," he declared. "She is on our side, and I hon...
what city are they in?
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hat Dick Losting is in Europe?"
Europe
CHAPTER XXVII. LEONARD DE CARTIENNE. We all three stood and looked at one another for a moment, Milly Hart with her finger still pointing to the vacant place where the photograph had been. Then Cecil broke into a short laugh. "We're looking very tragical about it," he said lightly. "Mysterious joint disappearance o...
Who said Good old Leaonard?
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"Behold the missing link--I mean man!" exclaimed Cecil. "Good old Leonard!
Cecil
Boston (CNN) -- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, lies in a hospital with a gunshot wound to the side of his neck, sedated and intubated, sources say. But he could be brought out of sedation in minutes so he could answer questions from law enforcement officials, doctors tell CN...
What was the reason for admission?
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Boston (CNN) -- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, lies in a hospital with a gunshot wound to the side of his neck, sedated and intubated, sources say.
A gunshot wound
Tennessee (i/tɛnᵻˈsiː/) (Cherokee: ᏔᎾᏏ, Tanasi) is a state located in the southeastern United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south,...
In terms of size what is its ranking?
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17th most populous
17th most populous
Washington University in St. Louis (Wash. U., or WUSTL) is a private research university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853, and named after George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all 50 U.S. states and more than 120 countries. Twenty-five Nobel laureates have been a...
Who was John O'Fallon?
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Early on, Eliot solicited support from members of the local business community, including John O'Fallon
A member of the local business community
CHAPTER XVI SOMETHING ABOUT A CANE But if Koswell and Larkspur were guilty, they kept very quiet about it, and the Rover boys were unable to prove anything against them. The bill for the cut-up tire came to Dick, and he paid it. The college talk was now largely about football, and one day a notice was posted that...
Who was the first football game going to be against?
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Roxley,
Roxley,
(CNN) -- The 2009 snooker world champion John Higgins has said his "conscience is clear" following allegations of match fixing. British newspaper The News of the World claimed the 34-year-old accepted a $398,000 bribe to throw frames in future matches during a meeting with undercover reporters in Kiev, Ukraine. How...
From what?
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WPBSA board
CHAPTER V. Time and Faith are the great consolers, and neither of these precious sources of solace were wanting to the inhabitants of Cherbury. They were again living alone, but their lives were cheerful; and if Venetia no longer indulged in a worldly and blissful future, nevertheless, in the society of her mother, i...
What alone could ease her sadness?
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Lviv (, ; , ; German "Lemberg"; ; ; see also other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine and the seventh-largest city in the country overall, with a population of around 728,350 as of 2016. Lviv is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. Named in honor of the Leo, the eldest son of Rus' King Daniel of Ga...
What is the name of the eldest son of Rus' King Daniel of Galicia?
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leo
leo
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Senate was called to order for 11 seconds on Wednesday as the last political scuffle of the year between the White House and the Democratic-led Congress played out. Democratic senators will hold short "pro forma" sessions over the holiday break to prevent recess appointments. Nearly all...
what did the democrats want Bush to do?
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not to appoint one controversial official,
not appoint one controversial official
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE RIVAL AUCTIONEERS. It may well be imagined that Matt read Ida Bartlett's letter with great interest. The young auctioneer had never received a communication as surprising as was this one. He went over every word carefully several times, then placed the letter in his pocket, and started off to ...
How did he read it?
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It may well be imagined that Matt read Ida Bartlett's letter with great interest.
With great interest
(CNN) -- Real Madrid have reduced Barcelona's lead at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga to three points after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Almeria on Thursday. Madrid, looking to bounce back following their defeat in "El Clasico", suffered a poor start and fell behind in the 14th minute. Kalu Uche broke down ...
How many goals has Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the Spanish Primera Liga this season?
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19th
19th
Denver (CNN) -- To the political world, October 3 is a high-stakes night in the presidential election. But for first lady Michelle Obama, it's the date night that wasn't. "I told Barack, 'This, you know, attending a presidential debate on my 20th anniversary is probably the worst way for me to spend (it).' ... I get ...
What is her maiden name?
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Michelle Robinson
Robinson
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...
How much money had the two men lost in a month?
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forty thousand
forty thousand
CHAPTER IX. COUSINS. "Come in," called Beth, answering a knock at her door. Louise entered, and with a little cry ran forward and caught Beth in her arms, kissing her in greeting. "You must be my new cousin--Cousin Elizabeth--and I'm awfully glad to see you at last!" she said, holding the younger girl a little ...
Did Beth respond?
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CHAPTER XI. OF A WOMAN'S OBSTINACY "M. de Luynes is a wizard," quoth Andrea, laughing, in answer to something that had been said. It was afternoon. We had dined, and the bright sunshine and spring-like mildness of the weather had lured us out upon the terrace. Yvonne and Geneviève occupied the stone seat. Andrea ha...
Where are Yvonne and Genevieve seated?
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Yvonne and Geneviève occupied the stone seat
the stone seat
CHAPTER XXII SNOWBOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS "If we stay here we'll be in danger of the falling trees!" cried Dave. He had to raise his voice to make himself heard above the fury of the elements. "That's true, but where are we to go?" questioned Roger. The look in his eyes showed his keen anxiety. "Isn't there some ...
Who suggested finding a cliff to hide under?
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"Isn't there some kind of a cliff around here, under which we can stand?" asked Granbury Lapham of the sleigh driver
Granbury Lapham
CHAPTER IX THE FOOTBALL MEETING In a few days Dave felt as much at home as ever. Nearly all of his old friends had returned to Oak Hall, and dormitories Nos. 11 and 12 were filled with as bright a crowd of lads as could well be found anywhere. In the number were Gus Plum and Chip Macklin, but the former was no long...
Who did he speak to about Gus and Chip?
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Roger
Roger
(CNN) -- Mitt Romney is rumored to be announcing a choice soon for his vice presidential running mate, and conventional thinking suggests his pick is going to be "safe," someone who brings a high measure of conservative street cred, and preferably from a swing state. In other words, the rumor is the guy who has troub...
What makes Michael Bloomberg a "real Republican" and an old school Republican?
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by being something many of the other vp options are not
As the governing body of association football, FIFA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether an association football player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised international competitions and friendly matches. In the 20th century, FIFA allowed a ...
What else does FIFA say about men's competitions?
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only men are eligible
only men are eligible
CHAPTER XXXV. Were uneasiness of conscience measured by extent of crime, human history had been different, and one should look to see the contrivers of greedy wars and the mighty marauders of the money-market in one troop of self-lacerating penitents with the meaner robber and cut-purse and the murderer that doth his...
How would Gwendolen's marriage with Grandcourt influence her?
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some discernible shades of change in her manner
some discernible shades of change in her manner
(CNN) -- If they were handing out awards for courage in the face of personal trauma, 70-year-old Bob Yelton would scoop the lot at this week's World Amateur Handicap Championships. Yelton is one of just 13 golfers who have played in all 28 previous editions of the biggest tournament of its type in the world, which br...
What sport does Yelton play?
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golf
Royal assent is sometimes associated with elaborate ceremonies. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the sovereign may appear personally in the House of Lords or may appoint Lords Commissioners, who announce that royal assent has been granted at a ceremony held at the Palace of Westminster. However, royal assent is usu...
What is the purpose of royal assent?
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formally approves an act of that nation ' s parliament , thus making it a law or letting it be promulgated as law
formally approves an act of that nation ' s parliament , thus making it a law or letting it be promulgated as law
(CNN) -- Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, embroiled in a bitter divorce with his wife, Linda, told Rolling Stone magazine he can "totally understand" O.J. Simpson, the former football great found liable for the deaths of his wife and another man. Linda and Hulk Hogan enjoy happier times at the 2006 MTV Video Music Aw...
What did Hulk say he could have done to everybody?
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cutting everybody's throat
cut everybody's throat
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The co-author of a study on propofol addiction funded by AEG Live and used in their defense in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial lost his medical license for writing illegal drug prescriptions, according to testimony. Dr. Torin Finver was hired to help with the AEG Live study after he lost...
How long was the trail?
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The four-month-long trial is nearing a conclusion.
4 months
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked federal state of Germany surrounded by the federal states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia. Its capital is Magdeburg and its largest city is Halle (Saale). Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of and has a population of 2.34 million. It is the 8th largest state in Germany by ar...
What is the largest city in Saxony-Anhalt?
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halle ( saale )
halle ( saale )
West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the north (and, slightly, east), and Maryland to the northeast. West Virginia is the 10th smallest by area, is ranked 3...
What is the smallest state by area that West Virginia borders?
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west virginia is the 10th smallest
CHAPTER IV THE WAY INTO PRINT Sam Cotting's General Store at Millville divided importance with Bob West's hardware store but was a more popular loafing place for the sparse population of the tiny town. The post office was located in one corner and the telephone booth in another, and this latter institution was rega...
What did Marshall McMahon McNutt do for a living?
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real estate agent , horse doctor , fancy poultry breeder and palmist
(CNN) -- Treasure hunter Christian Hanisch told CNN Thursday that the hunt for Nazi Gold and possibly the legendary Amber Room will end Friday after the two men leading the expedition had a disagreement. Treasure hunters began drilling again Tuesday to try to locate the lost Nazi gold. Heinz-Peter Haustein, the oth...
how did they speak?
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in a telephone interview
in a telephone interview
(CNN) -- African football champions TP Mazembe have been thrown out of the continent's Champions League competition after fielding an ineligible player. Tanzanian team Simba complained after the Congolese side included defender Janvier Bokungu in a second-round tie, which Mazembe won after triumphing in both legs. ...
What were the findings of the investigation by the Confederation of African Football?
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the findings of the investigation were submitted to the organizing committee for caf interclubs competitions
the findings of the investigation were submitted to the organizing committee for caf interclubs competitions
Chapter 14: The End Of The Persecutor. Signor Polani was so well known, that upon his arrival at the governor's house the domestics, upon being aroused, did not hesitate to awaken the governor at once. The latter, as soon as he heard that the pirates had landed and were devastating the other side of the island, and t...
On which side of the island?
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nd were devastating the other side of the island,
the other side
Zapata, Texas (CNN) -- The wife of an American man missing since a reported pirate attack on a U.S.-Mexico border lake said Thursday it's "hard being judged" by people who have questioned her story, but "I know what happened that day." Tiffany Hartley told authorities her husband David was shot and killed by pirates ...
What supports the wifes story?
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blood on her life vest
blood on her life vest
Chemical engineering is a branch of engineering that applies physical sciences (physics and chemistry), life sciences (microbiology and biochemistry), together with applied mathematics and economics to produce, transform, transport, and properly use chemicals, materials and energy. A chemical engineer designs large-sca...
What year did the Society of Chemical Industry form?
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1881
1881
CHAPTER XVI "NON PROVEN" "There is no doubt," continued the man in the corner, "that what little sympathy the young girl's terrible position had aroused in the public mind had died out the moment that David Graham left the witness-box on the second day of the trial. Whether Edith Crawford was guilty of murder or no...
On what day?
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25th
London (CNN) -- If your mother is one of the world's best-loved children's authors who has written more than 70 books and sold well in excess of 11.5 million copies, you might think about taking a different career path. Not Clara Vulliamy. Undaunted by the success of her mother Shirley Hughes, whose creations inclu...
What is unique about the heroes of the new series, "Dixie O'Day"?
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two dogs in suits
two dogs in suits
Norfolk Island (i/ˈnɔːrfək ˈaɪlənd/; Norfuk: Norf'k Ailen) is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia, 1,412 kilometres (877 mi) directly east of mainland Australia's Evans Head, and about 900 kilometres (560 mi) from Lord Howe Island. The island is part of the Commo...
Does the UK still own it?
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Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V. of the Netherland, Philips), (stylized as PHILIPS) is a Dutch technology company headquartered in Amsterdam with primary divisions focused in the areas of electronics, healthcare and lighting. It was founded in Eindhoven in 1891, by Gerard Philips and his father Freder...
What year was Philips founded?
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1891
1891
(CNN)Things have been messy between singer Chris Brown and his now ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran, and it looks to be about to get messier. Oprah Winfrey's network, OWN, posted a teaser Tuesday for Tran's interview with Iyanla Vanzant. The inspirational speaker and host of "Iyanla: Fix My Life" fires off at Tran: "He b...
Who used to date?
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Chris Brown and his now ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran
Washington (CNN) -- First-term Democratic incumbent North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan lost in a tight contest against GOP challenger Thom Tillis, according to a CNN projection. It was the most expensive Senate race this cycle: A great deal of the funding was provided by out-of-state organizations backing harsh television...
At the time of this story, how many districts had reported back?
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99% of precincts reporting
99%.
Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. The annual ceremony at which the awards are presented is a major part of the film industry's awards season, which...
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CHAPTER III ON THE PLAINS The purchase of a buffalo robe, blankets, boots, and a Colt's revolver occupied but a short time, but the rifle was a much more difficult matter. "You can always rely upon a Colt," the miner said, "but rifles are different things; and as your life may often depend upon your shooting-iron...
Where are guns sold?
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but rifles and pistols were sold at almost every store in the town
at almost every store in town