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CHAPTER XVII. THREE PRISONERS. It did not take Joe and Darry long to retrace their steps at the water-course. They continued to call to the young captain, and once Joe shot off his rifle as a signal, but, as we know, no answer came back. "I can't understand this at all," said Joe, when they halted near the shelte...
what made them get tired?
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Tired by their long tramp
their long tramp
arXiv (pronounced "archive") is a repository of electronic preprints, known as e-prints, of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, computer science, quantitative biology, statistics, and quantitative finance, which can be accessed online. In many fields of mathematics and physics, almost al...
What was its name?
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Gopher
Gopher
(CNN) -- The United States have named former Germany captain Jurgen Klinsmann as their new national coach, just a day after sacking Bob Bradley. Bradley, who took over as coach in January 2007, was relieved of his duties on Thursday, and U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati confirmed in a statement on Friday...
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just a day after sacking Bob Bradley.
Bob Bradley
CHAPTER 22. "Young blighted Albert," said Keggs the butler, shifting his weight so that it distributed itself more comfortably over the creaking chair in which he reclined, "let this be a lesson to you, young feller me lad." The day was a week after Lord Marshmoreton's visit to London, the hour six o'clock. The hou...
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The housekeeper's room
The housekeeper's room
Brooklyn () is the most populous borough of New York City, with a Census-estimated 2,629,150 residents in 2016. It borders the borough of Queens at the southwestern end of Long Island, and has several bridge connections to the nearby boroughs of Staten Island and Manhattan. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundar...
Brooklyn was independent until what year
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until January 1, 1898, when
1898
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. IN WHICH VERY PERPLEXING EVENTS OCCUR. The visitor referred to in the last chapter was a tall, broad-shouldered old man with a snowy head of hair and a flowing white beard, a long, loose black garment, and a stout staff about six feet long. Cormac had gone to a spring for water at the time h...
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Cormac had gone to a spring for water
A sprint
110 is a cartridge-based film format used in still photography. It was introduced by Kodak in 1972. 110 is essentially a miniaturised version of Kodak's earlier 126 film format. Each frame is , with one registration hole. There were 24 frames per cartridge that occasionally enabled the user to capture an extra image du...
When did it start being sold?
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It was introduced by Kodak in 1972
1972
Kenya (/ˈkɛnjə/; locally [ˈkɛɲa] ( listen)), officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community (EAC). Its capital and largest city is Nairobi. Kenya's territory lies on the equator and overlies the East African Rift covering a diverse and expansive terrain that...
how many people live there?
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45 million
45 million
Wikibooks (previously called "Wikimedia Free Textbook Project" and "Wikimedia-Textbooks") is a wiki-based Wikimedia project hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation for the creation of free content textbooks and annotated texts that anyone can edit. In June 2016, Compete.com estimated that Wikibooks had 1,478,812 unique vi...
Do they have a sub genre for kids?
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There are two major sub-projects, Wikijunior and Wikiversity
Yes
CHAPTER XXVIII DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family. They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station. "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure. "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operat...
Who did he drive?
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Frascatti drove all the girls
all the girls
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores higher HDI when the life expectancy at birth is longer, the education period is longer, and the income per c...
and another?
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life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators
income per capita
Leah and the Big Yellow Dog Leah was very happy. It was a bright, sunny day and Mommy was taking her to Leah's favorite place. Leah loved the play park near the water! Mommy parked the car and Leah ran out right away and climbed the big slide. Up she went and then down. Two other kids saw Leah and ran over and slid...
did the dog follow her?
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and the dog followed Leah
yes
(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off after inspiring Real Madrid to an incident-packed 4-2 victory at home to Almeria on Saturday night, in which he created a goal, scored one and also missed a penalty. The world's most expensive player helped Real bounce back from last weekend's 1-0 "El Clasico" defeat to Barcelo...
where were they playing?
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with a 2-1 victory at Deportivo La Coruna as Lionel Messi scored twice
Deportivo La Coruna
CHAPTER XVIII DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES The Stanton girls and Mrs. Montrose came in early that afternoon. They had heard rumors of the arrest of Jones and were eager to learn what had occurred. Patsy and Beth followed them to their rooms to give them every known detail and canvass the situation in all its phases. "...
Did he go?
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positively refused to obey his request to go to him after he was arrested."
No.
(CNN) -- The four New York Times staffers recently held captive for about a week by pro-Moammar Gadhafi troops made it out of Libya alive. However, they're unsure if their driver, Mohammed, did. And the experience is forcing the seasoned war journalists to reconsider how they look at the world. "We probably should ...
Where have they looked for Mohammed?
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jails, hospitals, and morgues
The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper. Published in Washington, D.C., it was founded on December 6, 1877. Located in the capital city of the United States, the newspaper has a particular emphasis on national politics. Daily editions are printed for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. It is ...
Did that have an effect on US history?
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reporting in the newspaper greatly contributed to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
yes
International standard ISO 7736 defines a standard size for car audio head units and enclosures. The standard was originally established by the German standards body "Deutsches Institut für Normung" as DIN 75490, and is therefore commonly referred to as the "DIN car radio size". It was adopted as an international stand...
How many holes does the Becker style of tool use?
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Becker uses a pair of key-shaped removal tools, with one hole each
one hole on each pair
CHAPTER ELEVEN EXPERIMENTS "The first of June! The Kings are off to the seashore tomorrow, and I'm free. Three months' vacation--how I shall enjoy it!" exclaimed Meg, coming home one warm day to find Jo laid upon the sofa in an unusual state of exhaustion, while Beth took off her dusty boots, and Amy made lemonade ...
Are Jo and beth cousins?
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sister's
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Jack and his uncle went out walking in the woods near the river. They saw many things when they were in the woods. They saw a chipmunk, a butterfly, a squirrel and some birds. Jack heard a wolf howl. All of the sudden Jack heard a train whistle. It scared all of the animals away and that made Jack sad. After a bit, J...
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CHAPTER 57. Another Wedding Mr Sownds the beadle, and Mrs Miff the pew-opener, are early at their posts in the fine church where Mr Dombey was married. A yellow-faced old gentleman from India, is going to take unto himself a young wife this morning, and six carriages full of company are expected, and Mrs Miff has bee...
Does she read scientific things?
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she thinks the science is connected with dissenters
Yes.
A lock-unlock lever on the doomed Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo was moved earlier than it should have been, the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday night. But the agency's acting chairman stressed it was unclear whether pilot error, mechanical problems or a host of other possibilities caused the spacecraf...
how high up was it?
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45,000 feet
45,000 feet
(CNN) -- They share the same surname -- Djokovic -- but for now at least, that is where the similarity ends. Novak is at the pinnacle of his sport and was the center of attention in Dubai after completing in his first victory since winning the Australian Open in January. At 20, Marko is four years younger, and 868 ...
What rank is Marko's brother?
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As for Marko, he said there were plenty of positives and negatives to being the brother of the world's No. 1 player.
first
(CNN) -- He was the soccer referee known as "golden whistle" who officiated in high-profile events such as the World Cup and the Olympics. But a Chinese court has called fulltime on Lun Ju's career by jailing him for match fixing. China's state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday that Lu has been sentenced to f...
when?
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China's state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday that Lu has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison
Thursday
CHAPTER XX THE PLUNGE Supper was over at the Farnam homestead and Agatha enjoyed the cool of the evening on the veranda with her hosts and George. The school had closed for the holidays, and George had arrived as the meal from which they had just got up was served. Although he had not stated his object yet, Agatha ...
Do they grow crops here?
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Sometimes there was a movement among the tall blades and feathery plumes of the Indian corn,
yes
CHAPTER XXIV JESSIE STRIKES. It was the afternoon before Vane's departure for the north, and Evelyn, sitting alone for the time being in Mrs. Nairn's drawing-room, felt disturbed by the thought of it. She sympathised with his object, but she supposed there was a certain risk attached to the journey, and that troubl...
Where Vane is going?
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It was the afternoon before Vane's departure for the north
The north
CHAPTER 65 Lady St. Jerome was much interested in the accounts which the cardinal and Lothair gave her of their excursions in the city and their visits. "It is very true," she said, "I never knew such good people; and they ought to be; so favored by Heaven, and leading a life which, if any thing earthly can, must g...
did he ever answer the question about going to the hosipital
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"I was myself unwilling to visit in a mere casual manner the scene of what I must consider the greatest event of this century."
Yes
The immune system is a system of many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease. To function properly, an immune system must detect a wide variety of agents, known as pathogens, from viruses to parasitic worms, and distinguish them from the organism's own healthy tissue. In ma...
what are they composed of?
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In humans, the blood–brain barrier, blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier, and similar fluid–brain barriers separate the peripheral immune system from the neuroimmune system which protects the brain.
blood and fluids
CHAPTER FORTY FOUR. THE VISIBLE MADONNA. The crowd had no sooner passed onward than Romola descended to the street, and hastened to the steps of San Stefano. Cecco had been attracted with the rest towards the Piazza, and she found Baldassarre standing alone against the church-door, with the horn-cup in his hand, wa...
What was Baldassarre muttering to himself when Romola invited him to walk with her?
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i want to get my strength
i want to get my strength
(CNN) -- The death of a University of Oklahoma football player was caused by multiple drugs in his system -- including five different painkillers -- at the time of death nearly two months ago, according to the state's toxicology report released Tuesday. "It is with much sadness we look back and see that recently Aust...
Where was he found unconscious?
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El Reno, Oklahoma
El Reno, Oklahoma
(CNN) -- A survivor of a massacre in Mexico that left 72 dead is advising other would-be migrants to stay at home to avoid a fate like the one his companions met. The victims in the killings, which happened in northern Mexico, were migrants from Central and South America who were on their journey north. In an inter...
How were the migrants tied up in the house?
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in groups of four
in groups of four
McDonald's is an American hamburger and fast food restaurant chain. It was founded in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California. In 1948, they reorganized their business as a hamburger stand, using production line principles. The first McDonald's franchise usi...
By whom?
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Richard and Maurice McDonald
(CNN) -- New Zealand's center-right National Party, led by Prime Minister John Key, won Saturday's general election with 48% of the vote, according to a complete preliminary count. It was followed by the Labour Party, which took 25% of the vote, the Green Party with 10%, and the New Zealand First Party with 9%, the E...
What percentage of the vote did the Labour Party receive?
65
66
25 %
25 %
New York (CNN) -- A New York graffiti art exhibit that drew visitors throughout the world was painted over early Tuesday morning despite efforts by artists and fans to keep the popular outdoor attraction open. The whitewashing of the renowned graffiti haven known as 5 Pointz, a hulking warehouse in the Long Island Ci...
When did Jerry Wolkoff got tears in her eyes?
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I had tears in my eyes this morning when we painted over it," Wolkoff
When they painted over it.
New York (CNN) -- A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Friday in the case of a former Rutgers University student who allegedly used a web cam to stream footage of his roommate's sexual encounter with another man. Dharun Ravi faces a 15-count indictment, which includes hate crime charges, in connection with the death o...
Did it include a guarantee against deportation?
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not guarantee
no
CHAPTER II AT THE CAFÉ MONTMARTRE Exactly a week later, at five minutes after midnight, Guy Poynton, in evening dress, entered the Café Montmartre, in Paris. He made his way through the heterogeneous little crowd of men and women who were drinking at the bar, past the scarlet-coated orchestra, into the inner room, ...
What language did the pretty fair-haired girl speak?
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english
english
Elizabeth jumped right out of bed on Saturday morning. Today was the day her father was going to take her and her sister, Rebecca, to the zoo. Her mother made them biscuits and eggs for breakfast. The two girls were too excited to sit still. They didn't even watch any cartoons before they left for the zoo in the car. T...
What was the first thing they saw?
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a zoo worker carrying fish
The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is a part of Antarctica. It was claimed by the United Kingdom and placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1933. It is the largest territory of Antarctica claimed by any nation. In 1961, the Antarctic Treaty came into force. Article 4 deals with territorial...
How many do?
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four
four
(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...
How many years ago was that?
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Four years ago, Sen. John McCain selected a game changer who turned out to be better in theory than in practice. Like Sarah Palin
Four
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- One of Iran's biggest soccer stars has been kicked off his team for refusing to fast during the holy month of Ramadan, the team's website reported. According to Steel Azin Football Club's website, star player Ali Karimi was fired from the club after dismissing several warnings by a club official...
What did he do that caused him to be fired?
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refusing to fast during the holy month of Ramadan,
refused to fast during the holy month of Ramadan,
CHAPTER XVIII. A CYCLONE. "WHAT on earth is it all about?" Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done. "Why, there is not a breath of wind. Is it all done for practice, do you think?" Jim shook his head. "I expect we are going to have one of those cyclones Mr. Timmi...
Were they on a ship?
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The water around the ship
yes
CHAPTER X THE ACCIDENT That night Toby and Abner went to the circus grounds with Uncle Daniel and Aunt Olive; and when old Ben approached the party as they were nearing the tent, Toby motioned the cripple to come with him, for he thought it might be better that the boy should not hear the conversation concerning hi...
when were they going to stay until?
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nearly dark
nearly dark
CHAPTER XXVI THE SKATING RACE For nearly half a mile Peter Slade kept the lead with ease, but then his breath began to fail him. Looking over his shoulder, he saw both Larry and Dick crawling up. "No, you don't!" he muttered, and put on a fresh burst of speed that increased his lead by two yards. "Peter Slade i...
were they friends?
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748
Dick made a spurt and ranged up alongside of his chum. "Sorry, but I've got to go ahead!" he cried, gaily.
Yes
CHAPTER XI--DANCING 'Prescribe us not our duties.' 'Well, Phyllis,' said her father, as he passed through the hall to mount his horse, 'how do you like the prospect of Monsieur le Roi's instructions?' 'Not at all, papa,' answered Phyllis, running out to the hall door to pat the horse, and give it a piece of bre...
Was she happy with the lessons?
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Not at all, papa
Yes
There was once a land named Catatonia where cats ran things. Cats walked and talked much as you do except they walked on four legs. There were cat policemen, cat firemen, cat teachers, and even a cat bus driver. Most of the cats were very busy. The King of Catatonia was a small cat named Diggs. He had two brothers name...
What was the name of the Kings other brother?
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He had two brothers named Pouncer and Flash
Flash
(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. "...
What was her last release before her new single?
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seven years
seven years
Jenny was standing on a rock. Suddenly, she had to sneeze. After she sneezed, she walked away. She finally got to the park and saw her daddy. Her daddy gave her some milk. Jenny drank the milk in a big hurry. She loved milk. She walked over and turned a switch. She walked to the lake. Jenny was in a big hurry and went ...
Did she take a nap when she got there?
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Jenny began thinking.
no
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...
What is it?
1,043
1,055
Metropolitan
Metropolitan
(CNN) -- "I don't know the ins and outs of his politics (but) for his procession to become President I was in America and his speeches were spine tingling. Barack Obama can talk, and coming after Bush it was something to behold. In my humble opinion, if he loses the next election to the other bunch then, good Lord, I w...
Where were the shows planned to take place?
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1,045
By September, Gallagher will have completed the tour of his first solo album since the demise of Oasis in 2009; an expedition entailing 81 shows across Europe, the Pacific (Japan and Australia) and America as well as being a voyage into the unknown for the forthright backing-singer-now-frontman
By September, Gallagher will have completed the tour of his first solo album since the demise of Oasis in 2009; an expedition entailing 81 shows across EurEurope, the Pacific (Japan and Australia) and America
KDE () is an international free software community that develops Free and Libre software. Well-known products include the Plasma Desktop, KDE Frameworks and a range of cross-platform applications designed to run on modern Unix-like and Microsoft Windows systems. It further provides tools and documentation for developer...
What that a default desktop environment?
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is the default desktop environment
Yes
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Rev...
What types of degrees does Princeton University offer?
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professional degrees
CHAPTER XII Once more the men and women of Theos thronged the streets of their time-worn capital. A thousand torches flared in the open space before the palace. Lanterns and flags waved from all the principal houses and public buildings. Only the great Reist mansion was silent and gloomy, and many questioning eyes we...
Who lived there?
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the Duke
the Duke
CHAPTER XI--THE PORT ADAMS CROWD "And so it was all settled easily enough," Sheldon was saying. He was on the veranda, drinking coffee. The whale-boat was being carried into its shed. "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started. We made a p...
and?
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He's a Port Adams chief, a filthy beggar
a filthy beggar
Public policy and political leadership helps to "level the playing field" and drive the wider acceptance of renewable energy technologies. Countries such as Germany, Denmark, and Spain have led the way in implementing innovative policies which has driven most of the growth over the past decade. As of 2014, Germany has ...
of what?
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Denmark has a commitment to 100% renewable energy
renewable energy
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...
Was she emberassed?
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it was not a blush
no
CHAPTER XXVI GRIZEL ALL ALONE It was Tommy who was the favoured of the gods, you remember, not Grizel. Elspeth wondered to see her, after the publication of that book, looking much as usual. "You know how he loved you now," she said, perhaps a little reproachfully. "Yes," Grizel answered, "I know; I knew before...
what had he told her about for her to break down?
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1,198
It was when he was telling her that the issue of the book had been stopped.
When he told her the book had been stopped
French historians traditionally place the Enlightenment between 1715, the year that Louis XIV died, and 1789, the beginning of the French Revolution. Some recent historians begin the period in the 1620s, with the start of the scientific revolution. The Philosophes, the French term for the philosophers of the period, wi...
Who was undermined?
545
568
monarchy and the church
monarchy and the church
Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC since 1963. The programme depicts the adventures of the Doctor, a Time Lord—a space and time-travelling humanoid alien. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-travelling space ship. Its exterior appears as a blue British p...
What other media have featured spoofs and references to the Doctor?
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in other media
in other media
(CNN) -- Ohio State's former marching band director is speaking out for the first time since the university fired him over the band's overly sexual culture. Jonathan Waters was fired in July after a university investigation concluded he "should have known about sexual harassment that created a hostile environment." ...
What was his job?
9
51
Ohio State's former marching band director
marching band director
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a mainline Protestant Methodist denomination. In the 19th century its main predecessor was a leader in Evangelicalism. Founded in 1968 by the union of the Methodist Church (USA) and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John...
what is the UMC part of that is bigger?
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768
the largest mainline Protestant denomination
the largest mainline Protestant denomination
Madonna Louise Ciccone (/tʃɪˈkoʊni/; Italian: [tʃikˈkoːne]; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. She achieved popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on MTV. Madonna is kno...
What year did Madonna move to New York City?
159
159
1977
1977
Uttar Pradesh (), abbreviated as UP, is the most populous state in the Republic of India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. The densely populated state, located in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent, has over 200 million inhabitants. It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United P...
Is that a city?
null
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a new state, Uttarakhand
no
CHAPTER XXV. LADY SUSANNA IN LONDON. In spite of the caution which he had received from his friend and cousin Mrs. Houghton, Jack De Baron did go to Munster Court during the absence of Lord George, and there did encounter Lady Susanna. And Mrs. Houghton herself, though she had given such excellent advice, accompani...
How did Lady George respond to Lady Susanna's criticism of the four wax candles?
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" dear susanna , do let me manage my own little affairs . "
" dear susanna , do let me manage my own little affairs . "
(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic is on course for a "fab four" of Australian Open titles when the tournament begins in Melbourne next week -- and the defending champion says all he needs is love. The Serbian second seed could become the first man to win four straight titles at the opening grand slam of the season and he says ...
What else is he doing besides sports?
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467
"I got engaged in September," Djokovic told the media
Getting engaged.
CHAPTER II PYRAMUS AND THISBE The two men turned up the street. They walked in silence. Arthur Mifflin was going over in his mind such outstanding events of the evening as he remembered--the nervousness, the relief of finding that he was gripping his audience, the growing conviction that he had made good; while Jim...
What does Jimmy want to Arthur to go inside with him and do?
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I want you to tell me all the news."
Tell him all the news
The iPod is a line of portable media players and multi-purpose pocket computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first line was released on October 23, 2001, about 8½ months after iTunes (Macintosh version) was released. The most recent iPod redesigns were announced on July 15, 2015. There are three current vers...
Does it work with Windows?
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devices supporting these features from computers using certain versions of Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Yes
Chapter 7 Betrayed The two savages, Kaviri and Mugambi, squatting before the entrance to Kaviri's hut, looked at one another--Kaviri with ill-concealed alarm. "What is it?" he whispered. "It is Bwana Tarzan and his people," replied Mugambi. "But what they are doing I know not, unless it be that they are devouri...
what is he concerned with?
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It is Bwana Tarzan and his people," replied Mugambi. "But what they are doing I know not, unless it be that they are devouring your people who ran away
he is concerned about hi people
CHAPTER TWENTY. HAROLD APPEARS IN A NEW CHARACTER, AND TWO OLD CHARACTERS REAPPEAR TO HAROLD. The mind of Yambo was a strange compound--a curious mixture of gravity and rollicking joviality; at one time displaying a phase of intense solemnity; at another exhibiting quiet pleasantry and humour, but earnestness was t...
Who had an adventure?
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null
the adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
(CNN) -- A federal appeals court has upheld an obstruction of justice conviction against Barry Bonds, according to court documents released Friday. The court ruled that the evasiveness of the testimony the former baseball star gave to a grand jury investigating sales of performance-enhancing drugs was sufficient to con...
What was the name of the judge?
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Judge Mary M. Schroeder
Mary
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...
Is it defined precisely the same way everywhere?
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867
The activities that constitute illegal corruption differ depending on the country or jurisdiction.
No
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIRST. Now turn the Psalms of David ower, And lilt wi' holy clangor; Of double verse come gie us four, And skirl up the Bangor. Burns. The next was the important day, when, according to the forms and ritual of the Scottish Kirk, Reuben Butler was to be ordained minister of Knocktarlitie, by the Presb...
Who?
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Reuben Butler was to be ordained minister of Knocktarlitie
Reuben Butler
Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation, and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems. Developed in conjunction with the Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) standard and published as The Unicode Standard, the latest version of Unicode contains a repe...
how many bytes does it use?
1,136
1,155
UTF-8 uses one byte
one
My brother Ryan is 12 years older than me. He is my best friend, and the coolest human on Earth. Right before I turned 7 one summer, he left home to join the Army. He thought about joining the Marines, the Air-Force, or the Navy, but he liked the Army better. He was away for a long time. I didn't see him again until I ...
How long did it take for Ryan to travel back home from the Army base?
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many days
(CNN) -- Gary Oldman is doubling down on his apology for his recent Playboy interview. The British actor appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday to say in person what he's already said to the Anti-Defamation League in a letter: He very much regrets the remarks he made to Playboy about Jewish people and Hollywoo...
Who recently interviewed Gary?
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The British actor appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel
All antidepressant drugs are not created equal, according to the authors of one of the few studies that have ever systematically analyzed and compared "new generation" medicines for treating depression. What qualities are important in an anti-depressant? Efficacy? Tolerance? Side effects? Cost? In the analysis of 1...
Were the results important?
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1,071
the findings have "enormous implications"
yes
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Originating in 12th-century France and lasting into the 16th century, Gothic architecture was known during the period as Opus Fr...
What was this era known as?
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Opus Francigenum
Opus Francigenum
Geodesy (/dʒiːˈɒdɨsi/), also named geodetics, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth. The history of geodesy began in antiquity and blossomed during the Age of Enlightenment. Early ideas about the figure of the Earth held the Earth to be flat (see flat Earth), and...
Which Greek argued for a flat Earth?
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The early Greeks, in their speculation and theorizing, ranged from the flat disc advocated by Homer
Homer
The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSG or just SG) is the head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General serves as the chief administrative officer of the United Nations. The role of the United Nations Secretariat, and of the Secretary-Gen...
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The role of the United Nations Secretariat, and of the Secretary-General in particular, is laid out by Chapter XV (Articles 97 to 101) of the United Nations Charter.
in the United Nations Charter
Once upon a time there was a fish that lived in a bowl. The fish wanted to give a kid a party. But the fish was sad. The fish had no present to give to the kid. The fish would give the kid a spoon. But the fish had no spoon. The fish was a cutie. The fish had an idea. The fish had a stone in the bowl. The fish could gi...
What was that?
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could give the kid the stone!
he could give the kid a stone!
CHAPTER 9 P. Henry.--But do you use me thus, Ned; must I marry your sister? Poins.--May the wench have no worse fortune, but I never said so. --K. Henry IV Arthur met the new-comer, exclaiming, 'Ha! Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.' 'Not I. I don't bring...
who was was considered the head of the family?
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Arthur met the new-comer, exclaiming, 'Ha! Fotheringham, you have not brought me the amber mouth-piece I desired John to tell you of.' 'Not I. I don't bring Turks' fashion into Christian countries. You ought to learn better manners now you are head of a family.'
Arthur.
The concept of universal suffrage, also known as general suffrage or common suffrage, consists of the right to vote of all adults, subject only to minor exceptions. Many countries make an exception for small numbers of adults that are considered mentally incapable of voting. Other countries also exclude people convicte...
Can they get this right back?
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it is very difficult and expensive
it is very difficult and expensive
Torx (pronounced ), developed in 1967 by Camcar Textron, is the trademark for a type of screw head characterized by a 6-point star-shaped pattern. A popular generic name for the drive is "star", as in star screwdriver or star bits. The official generic name, standardized by the International Organization for Standardiz...
Do you see them on cars?
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Torx screws are commonly found on automobiles
Yes
The Boston Globe (sometimes abbreviated as The Globe) is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts since its creation by Charles H. Taylor in 1872. The newspaper has won a total of 26 Pulitzer Prizes as of 2016, and with a total paid circulation of 245,824 from September 2015 to August 2016...
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2013
2013
London (CNN) -- I remember well the shock when in 2000 Alex Rodriquez signed a 10 year, a quarter of a billion dollar deal ($252 million) to play baseball with the Texas Rangers. It was beyond reality, and it didn't work out for the Rangers. He was later traded to the Yankees who happily increased the deal. Good for ...
What kind of problems did he cause?
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massive scandal
massive scandal
CHAPTER XXXII AN INTERESTING MEETING Hunterleys leaned suddenly forward across the little round table. "The question of whether or no you shall pay your respects to Monsieur Douaille," he remarked, "is solved. Unless I am very much mistaken, we are going to have an exceedingly interesting luncheon-party on our ri...
What was the question Hunterleys proposed that was solved?
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whether or no you shall pay your respects to monsieur douaille
whether or no you shall pay your respects to monsieur douaille
The terms upper case and lower case can be written as two consecutive words, connected with a hyphen (upper-case and lower-case), or as a single word (uppercase and lowercase). These terms originated from the common layouts of the shallow drawers called type cases used to hold the movable type for letterpress printing....
What must their titles and headings use?
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Sentence-case
(CNN) -- Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who embodied a vanishing breed of liberal Republicanism before switching to the Democratic Party at the twilight of his political career, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, his family announced. Specter died of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at his home in...
In Washington D.C.?
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at his home in Philadelphia
no
(CNN) -- If the global economy remains sluggish, a small corner of the British horse racing hub of Newmarket is very much bucking the trend. It is nearly quarter of a millennium since Richard Tattersall founded his eponymous bloodstock auctioneers and, in 2013, Tattersalls' business is booming. Back in October behi...
What is the significance of pricing sales in guineas?
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effectively a pound and a shilling
effectively a pound and a shilling
(CNN) -- Veteran American Paul Goydos has become just the fourth player in PGA Tour history to break the 60-shot barrier after carding a remarkable 12-under-par 59 in the opening round of the John Deere Classic on Thursday. Goydos follows in the footsteps of Al Geiberger (1977), Chip Beck (1991) and David Duval (1999...
Which tournament was this at?
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carding a remarkable 12-under-par 59 in the opening round of the John Deere Classic on Thursday.
the John Deere Classic
A single parent took their child on a trip. The trip was to the playground. The child had a fear of the playground, because she had dug a hole and it had made her trip once. The parent put the child on the sofa and put her shoes on, telling her that it would be alright, and they would be back home by nine. At the playg...
What did the single parent do to help their child overcome their fear of the playground?
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put the child on the sofa and put her shoes on
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS, simplified Chinese: 北斗卫星导航系统; traditional Chinese: 北斗衛星導航系統; pinyin: Běidǒu wèixīng dǎoháng xìtǒng) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale glo...
How many constellations are there?
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It consists of two separate satellite constellations
Two.
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, which had been founded as Byzantium). It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western R...
What happened from the 4 and 6th centuries?
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Several signal events from the 4th to 6th centuries mark the period of transition during which the Roman Empire's Greek East and Latin West divided
Roman Empire's Greek East and Latin West divided
CHAPTER IX. LESSONS THE first few weeks were hard ones, for Polly had not yet outgrown her natural shyness and going among so many strangers caused her frequent panics. But her purpose gave her courage, and when the ice was once broken, her little pupils quickly learned to love her. The novelty soon wore off, and tho...
who is Puttel?
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Poor Puttel
Polly?
(CNN) -- If anyone knows hip-hop, it's Ice-T. The rapper-turned-actor has added a title to his résumé: filmmaker. Ice (born Tracy Marrow) recently sat down with CNN to answer some iReporter questions and discuss his new documentary, "Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap." The film explores the genre as art form a...
What is Ice-T's real name?
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Ice (born Tracy Marrow
Tracy Marrow
CHAPTER THE THIRD THE NEW PHASE § 1 In the course of the next six months the child of the ages became an almost ordinary healthy baby, and Trafford began to think consecutively about his scientific work again--in the intervals of effort of a more immediately practical sort. The recall of molecular physics and p...
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by a renewed punctuality in the laboratory
a renewed punctuality in the laboratory
TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- An American father jailed in Tokyo has been harshly treated, his attorney said Monday, while Japanese authorities said he is getting "special" treatment. Christopher Savoie is in jail in Japan after trying to get back his son, Isaac, and daughter, Rebecca. Attorney Jeremy Morley, in a statemen...
How long has Christopher Savoie been in jail in Japan?
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(CNN) -- As senior World Cup photographer for leading agency Getty, Shaun Botterill has snapped pictures of every tournament since 1994. He has found himself in some pretty privileged positions, capturing compelling images of football's greats -- and poignant, intimate shots away from the on-field action. Sure, you...
how does he create his own luck?
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being prepared
by being prepared
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...
Who spoke for him?
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speaking through the interpreter
the interpreter
CHAPTER XX IN THE GEVANGENHUIS When Adrian left the factory he ran on to the house in the Bree Straat. "Oh! what has happened?" said his mother as he burst into the room where she and Elsa were at work. "They are coming for him," he gasped. "The soldiers from the Gevangenhuis. Where is he? Let him escape quickl...
Did Adrian say something false?
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On 29 November 1947, the United Nations General Assembly recommended the adoption and implementation of the Partition Plan for Mandatory Palestine. This UN plan specified borders for new Arab and Jewish states and also specified an area of Jerusalem and its environs which was to be administered by the UN under an inter...
Were the borders written out in the declaration?
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It extended its laws to the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem, but not the West Bank.
West Bank.
CHAPTER II Cecil came face to face with his brother in the room where refreshments were being dispensed by solemn-looking footmen and trim parlour-maids. He stared at him for a moment in surprise. "What on earth are you doing here, Andrew?" he asked. "Exactly what I was wondering myself," Andrew answered, setting...
Does Cecil like Forrest?
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Cecil hesitated, and his brother had an unpleasant conviction that for a moment he was uncertain whether to tell the truth or no.
No