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CHAPTER VIII "I don't think I shall marry you, after all," Maggie announced that evening, as she stood looking at herself in one of the gilded mirrors with which the drawing-room at Belgrave Square was adorned. "Why not?" Nigel asked, with polite anxiety. "You are exhibiting symptoms of infidelity," she declared....
What did Nigel ask in response to Maggie's announcement?
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polite anxiety
polite anxiety
Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the , which is engaged in business through its four operating components: electronics (AV, IT & communication products, semiconductors, video games, network services and medical business), motion pictures (movies and TV shows), music (record la...
what was it 1982?
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"It's a Sony" (1982–2002).
"It's a Sony"
Anti-Americanism, anti-American sentiment, or sometimes Americanophobia is dislike of or opposition to the United States governmental policies of the United States, especially regarding the foreign policy, or the American people in general. Political scientist Brendon O'Connor of the United States Studies Centre sugg...
How does the U.S. try to act?
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the U.S. wants to act as a "world policeman
like a world policeman
CHAPTER XI DOWN IN THE CORNFIELD The other boys gathered around in curiosity as Fred brought forth from the stack of cornstalks his missing suitcase. Beside the bag were several newspapers crumpled up into a wad. "Those must be the newspapers he had the suitcase wrapped in," remarked Walt Baxter. "More than lik...
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thrown handfuls of dirt
CHAPTER VI THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room. And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking. ...
What type of car did Duncombe arrive in?
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[CLS] what type of car did duncombe arrive in ? [SEP] chapter vi the vanishing lady at precisely half - past nine on the following evening duncombe alighted from his _ petite voiture
[CLS] what type of car did duncombe arrive in ? [SEP] chapter vi the vanishing lady at precisely half - past nine on the following evening duncombe alighted from his _ petite voiture
Microbiology (from Greek , "mīkros", "small"; , "bios", "life"; and , "-logia") is the study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, mycology, parasitology, and bacteriology...
when?
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The first recorded microscope observation was of the fruiting bodies of moulds, by Robert Hooke in 1666
In 1666
CHAPTER XI ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report. They were filled with amazement at the story of the robbery. "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father. ...
Who else will go?
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yacht with Dora and the Lanings.
Dora and the Lanings.
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size definition for what constitutes a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world. The word town shares an origin with the German word "Zaun", the Dutch word "tuin", and the Old Norse "tun". The German word "Zaun" comes cl...
What about the Netherlands?
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In the Netherlands, this space was a garden
it was a garden
CHAPTER VIII IN THE SWAMP "There she is!" "She seems to be all right!" "Shall we go on board?" Such were the cries from the Rovers and their friends as they came in sight of the _Dora_. The view of the houseboat filled them all with pleasure. "Wait!" said Harold Bird. "Don't show yourselves!" Dick at leas...
Who are they looking for?
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"There she is!" "She seems to be all right!" "Shall we go on board?" Such were the cries from the Rovers and their friends as they came in sight of the _Dora_.
Dora
CHAPTER VIII: PASSING THE OUBLIETTE Who can describe the dreariness of being snowed-up all the winter with such a mother-in-law as Freiherrinn Kunigunde? Yet it was well that the snow came early, for it was the best defence of the lonely castle from any attack on the part of the Schlangenwaldern, the Swabian Leag...
Did she give something?
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added her gold earrings,
yes
Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra (), also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra (), is a sovereign landlocked microstate in Southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. Created under a charter in 988, the present principality was formed in 1...
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Catholic Bishop of Urgell in Spain
Spain
(CNN) -- From cyberspace to college campuses, many young conservatives are worried that Sen. John McCain is not appealing to their generation. Sen. John McCain says he knows how important young voters are. At a town hall meeting in Ohio this month, a student told McCain that Republicans were a dying breed on his ca...
What challenges does Sen. John McCain face in appealing to young voters?
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cyberspace to college campuses
CHAPTER VIII—THE MAIL GUARD Somewhere about two in the morning a squall had burst upon the castle, a clap of screaming wind that made the towers rock, and a copious drift of rain that streamed from the windows. The wind soon blew itself out, but the day broke cloudy and dripping, and when the little party assembled a...
anything else ?
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footsteps
CHAPTER IV. NEGOTIATIONS. It is necessary in this chapter to return to Phonny and Wallace, in order to explain how Phonny succeeded in getting his squirrel. He was quite in haste, as he went on after leaving the squirrel, in order to get down to the mill where Espy lived, before the squirrel should have gnawed ou...
Was Phonny in a hurry?
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He was quite in haste,
Yes
CHAPTER XXX THE NEW WELL--CONCLUSION Carson Davenport was halfway up the steps of the car when Jake Tate and another man hauled him backward to the station platform. "They've got him!" exclaimed Jack, as he and his cousins, along with the rest of the gathering crowd, came closer. "Hi! Hi! Let me alone!" yelled ...
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Philosophers in antiquity used the concept of force in the study of stationary and moving objects and simple machines, but thinkers such as Aristotle and Archimedes retained fundamental errors in understanding force. In part this was due to an incomplete understanding of the sometimes non-obvious force of friction, and...
Who compiled laws of motion?
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Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton
CHAPTER XII "I Only Thought of It" There was great perturbation down at Fawn Court. On the day fixed, Monday, June 5, Lizzie arrived. Nothing further had been said by Lady Fawn to urge the invitation; but, in accordance with the arrangement already made, Lady Eustace, with her child, her nurse, and her own maid, wa...
wher was he suppose to be ?
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Richmond
Richmond
(CNN) -- Australia shocked Germany 2-1 in their friendly international in Moenchengladbach on Tuesday, a result that saw the Socceroos gain some revenge for their 4-0 defeat by the Germans in South Africa 2010. Germany coach Joachim Loew named a weakened side for the match -- and he was punished with the worse defeat...
Was the land down under always ahead?
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The home side looked to be on course for victor
Np
CHAPTER FIVE. THE PASTOR'S HOUSEHOLD--PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. When the conference in the widow's cottage closed, Henry Stuart and Gascoyne hastened into the woods together, and followed a narrow footpath which led towards the interior of the island. Arriving at a spot where this path branched into two, Henry took the...
Did he sense something wrong?
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. I see from your looks that more important matters have brought you hither. Nothing wrong at the cottage, I trust?"
yes
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. GREAT MARY AND LITTLE MARY. "Who'll plough their fields? Who'll do their drudgery for them? And work like horses to give them the harvest?"--_Southey_. Mrs Carbonel, having seen her two little ones laid down for their midday nap, was sitting down to write a note to her husband, while Sophia wa...
What did she tell Tirzah?
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"Why, Tirzah, if you want me, you had better come to the back door!"
come to the back door
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...
Is it only available in English?
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and is currently being developed in English, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Arabic
No
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment, at which time the in...
How many of its teachers made the list of Highly Cited Researchers?
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Thomson Reuters named 32 of Duke's professors to its list of Highly Cited Researchers
32
(CNN) -- We are now able to project a winner in the 2012 presidential race: Brooks & Dunn. Again. If that wasn't clear enough already, it became abundantly so at the end of Newt Gingrich's victory speech in South Carolina last weekend. As Gingrich left the stage, his campaign staff played a song through the spe...
by who?
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Brooks & Dunn
Brooks & Dunn
On a busy Friday morning in Manhattan, nine pedestrians suffered bullet or fragment wounds after police unleashed a hail of gunfire at a man wielding a .45 caliber pistol who had just killed a former co-worker. The officers unloaded 16 rounds in the shadow of the Empire State Building at a disgruntled former apparel ...
What city did this happen in?
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Manhattan
Manhattan
CHAPTER XXXIII From Titherington, the aviator, in his Devonshire home, from a millionaire amateur flier among the orange-groves at Pasadena, from his carpenter father in Joralemon, and from Gertie in New York, Carl had invitations for Christmas, but none that he could accept. VanZile had said, pleasantly, "Going out ...
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(CNN) -- Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul after suffering successive straight-sets defeats. The Russian lost to China's Li Na 7-6 (7-4) 6-4, who had herself not won a match, or even a set, since August. It was a match that ebbed and flowed as Li came from 2-4 down in...
Who was the U.S. Open winner?
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Sam Stosur
Canon law is the body of laws and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (Church leadership), for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church (both Latin Church and Eastern Catholic Churches), the Eastern and Oriental Or...
what are those a piece of?
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the Apostolic Constitutions which are part of the Ante-Nicene Fathers
the Ante-Nicene Fathers
CHAPTER VII "ROSARIO IS DEAD!" Fenella never became absolutely unconscious. She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration. Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support. Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him,...
Did Arnold witness a quarrel?
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It was just a quarrel
yes
CHAPTER X A SCENE IN A CEMETERY "Hurrah, Fred Garrison says he will go with us!" cried Sam, two days later. "I have just received a telegram from him. He says he will come on to-morrow." "And here is word from Songbird Powell," put in Dick. "He will go, too. He is to meet us at Pittsburg, any time I say." "And ...
what did he say?
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that he will go with us
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as "Washington", "the District", or simply "D.C.", is the capital of the United States. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coas...
What is the name of the pre-existing settlement in the District of Columbia?
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georgetown
georgetown
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. MURDER! The planting time came round at Pitcairn, and all was busy activity in the little settlement at Bounty Bay. The women, engaged in household work and in the preparation of food, scarcely troubled themselves to cast an anxious eye on the numerous children who, according to age and capacity, r...
were they native?
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Yes
One day a man named John was walking down the block near the park when he came across a butterfly. The butterfly was on a flower in the park. The butterfly was named Jill. John watched as Jill flew from the flower to a telephone down the block. He followed Jill and watched her land on the phone. He felt curious about w...
when did he pass out?
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he picked up the phone and all of a sudden he passed out.
when he picked up the phone
CHAPTER X THE FAMILY COBWEB ON THE MOVE 'Oh! the auld house, the auld house, What though the rooms were wee; Oh! kind hearts were dwelling there, And bairnies full of glee.' Lady Nairn. Every one except Edgar would, it was hoped, stay at home till after the Epiphany, that most marked anniversary of birth and de...
Why not?
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for St. Matthew's could not dispense with him on the great day
St. Matthew's could not dispense with him
The Republic of Liberia, beginning as a settlement of the American Colonization Society (ACS), declared its independence on July 26, 1847. The United States did not recognize Liberia's independence until during the American Civil War on February 5, 1862. Between January 7, 1822 and the American Civil War, more than 15,...
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in a military coup in 1980
in 1980
Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is an autonomous region of Italy, along with surrounding minor islands, officially referred to as "Regione Siciliana". Sicily is located in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula, from which it is separated by the narrow Strait of Messin...
what separates it from Italy?
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south of the Italian Peninsula, from which it is separated by the narrow Strait of Messina
the Strait of Messina
Tom had a pet. Tom loved his pet and would always laugh at the funny thing he did when facing his chin. The pet was a dog. Tom would blow in the dog's ear in order to make him mad. One day Tom wanted to give the dog a treat but he wouldn't eat it. Tom got very upset and confused and said, "I think my dog is going to di...
What did he do?
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o Tom threw his dog a party
threw his dog a party
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The doctor convicted in pop star Michael Jackson's death is suffering possibly life-threatening and permanent injuries after almost a year in a small jail cell, his lawyers are warning. Dr. Conrad Murray is housed in a high-security section of the Los Angeles County jail because of his notoriety,...
By whom?
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lawyers Valerie Wass and Michael Flanagan wrote in a letter addressed to Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Wednesday
Valerie Wass and Michael Flanagan
There was once a magical lightning wand that contained special powers. When held by a human, it is believed to have given the human special powers that would allow them to take over the skies and the sea. Because of its dangerous power, a king named Ogthar wanted to hide the wand on a planet where no one could find it....
did he go to school
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Ogthar forgot about his shoes after a couple of years and even went on to go to school and get smarter.
yes
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as Zaire, DR Congo, East Congo, DRC, DROC, Congo-Kinshasa or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa. The DRC borders the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania to the east; Zambia and Angola to the so...
What's one other name for it?
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as Zaire, DR Congo, East Congo,
East Congo
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,...
How many people live there?
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Billings, Montana (CNN) -- Fighting back tears, Auliea Hanlon sat on the witness stand in a Montana courtroom, just feet away from the man who pleaded guilty to raping her 14-year-old daughter -- and initially received a sentence that required him to serve just 31 days in prison. "Here we are -- six, seven years late...
What was the profession of Stacey Dean Rambold?
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teacher
teacher
CHAPTER XIV. HOW KING BOABDIL EL CHICO MARCHED OVER THE BORDER. The defeat of the Christian cavaliers among the mountains of Malaga, and the successful inroad of Muley Abul Hassan into the lands of Medina Sidonia, had produced a favorable effect on the fortunes of the old monarch. The inconstant populace began to s...
who was inactive?
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The inconstant populace
The populace
A bracket is a tall punctuation mark typically used in matched pairs within text, to set apart or interject other text. The matched pair may be described as opening and closing, or left and right symbols. Forms include round (also called "parentheses"), square, curly (also called "braces"), and angle brackets (also c...
What is the difference between guillemets and quotation marks?
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which one of each pair is the opening quote mark and which is the closing quote varies between languages
which one of each pair is the opening quote mark and which is the closing quote varies between languages
This listing of flight altitude records are the records set for the highest aeronautical flights conducted in the atmosphere, set since the age of ballooning. Some, but not all of the records were certified by the non-profit international aviation organization, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). One re...
Were all the records certified by FAI?
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General Motors Company, commonly known as GM, is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services. With global headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, United States...
What milestone did it reach in 2016
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ached the milestone of selling 10 million vehicles in 2016
selling 10 million vehicles
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by Senh Duong and since January 2010 has been owned by Flixster, which was, in turn, acquired in 2011 by Warner Bros. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Com...
Where, then?
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they were being published in the United States
United States
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished landing the first humans on the Moon from 1969 to 1972. First conceived during Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration as a th...
What was duration of Apollo?
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788
Apollo ran from 1961 to 1972
1961 to 1972
CHAPTER IV OF THE WAYS OF CHARMION; AND OF THE CROWNING OF HARMACHIS AS THE KING OF LOVE On the following day I received the writing of my appointment as Astrologer and Magician-in-Chief to the Queen, with the pay and perquisites of that office, which were not small. Rooms were given me in the palace, also, through...
Who went against her wishes?
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that Serapion had acted against her will.
Serapion
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is often ranked as one of the world's most prestigious universities. Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted a European polytechnic university mode...
Where is the school located
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(CNN) -- It's been more than three weeks since militants from the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group dragged 276 girls out of their beds at a boarding school in northern Nigeria, and still no one knows where the girls are. International assistance has begun to flow into Nigeria, whose president has vowed to end the ter...
What is it?
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Nigerian police offered a $310,000 reward,
a $310,000 reward
Ikenna Nzeribe was the sole survivor after assassins from Boko Haram stormed his Nigerian church in 2012, just 60 miles from where the jihadists last month abducted more than 200 girls. The church massacre remains vivid for Nzeribe three years later -- as are the scars on his face, neck and arm. The Muslim extremis...
did he bleed a lot?
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He bled profusely.
yes
(CNN) -- World number two Phil Mickelson has indefinitely suspended his PGA Tour schedule after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. Phil and Amy Mickelson have been married for 13 years and have three children. Three-time major winner Mickelson was due to play at the Byron Nelson Championship starting on Thu...
Is she going to have surgery?
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"More tests are scheduled but the treatment process is expected to begin with major surgery
Yes
Punjab (Urdu, Punjabi: پنجاب, panj-āb, "five waters": listen (help·info)), also spelled Panjab, is the most populous of the four provinces of Pakistan. It has an area of 205,344 square kilometres (79,284 square miles) and a population of 91.379.615 in 2011, approximately 56% of the country's total population. Its provi...
and historical centre?
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Lahore is a major regional cultural, historical, and economic centre.
Lahore is
Digital rights management (DRM) is a set of access control technologies for restricting the use of proprietary hardware and copyrighted works. DRM technologies try to control the use, modification, and distribution of copyrighted works (such as software and multimedia content), as well as systems within devices that en...
can it stop people from making copies of their cds?
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1,194
can also restrict users from exercising their legal rights under the copyright law, such as backing up copies of CDs or DVDs
yes
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...
did anyone else?
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901
Come on, we'll both go!" yelled Larry, good naturedly, and then the pair put on a fresh effort and in a moment ranged up on either side of Peter Slade
Yes
Morocco, officially known as the Kingdom of Morocco (, lit. "The Western Kingdom"; ), is a sovereign country located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Geographically, Morocco is characterised by a rugged mountainous interior, large tracts of desert and a lengthy coastline along the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean...
where was the international zone?
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with an international zone in Tangier
Tangier
(CNN) -- The lawyer for the neighborhood watch leader who fatally shot unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, said Thursday that his client has received about $200,000 from supporters. Orlando lawyer Mark O'Mara told CNN's "AC360" that George Zimmerman told him Wednesday of the donations as they were...
Where is Mark O'Mara from?
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Orlando lawyer Mark O'Mara
Orlando
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, ...
Who did he make his way past?
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crowd
CHAPTER XXV. THE WIGMORE VENUS The morning was so brilliantly fine; the populace popped to and fro in so active and cheery a manner; and everybody appeared to be so absolutely in the pink, that a casual observer of the city of New York would have said that it was one of those happy days. Yet Archie Moffam, as he turn...
Does he turn away from it?
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Brasov, Romania (CNN) -- The ruins of Poienari Castle sit high on a mountain peak with a seemingly never-ending vista looking out over deep gorges, charcoal-gray cliffs and mountain streams. It's a natural paradise, but we did not make the trip to this castle just for the awesome view. Visitors come for its connectio...
who?
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Vlad Dracula
(CNN) -- A Pakistani Taliban commander who had escaped in mass prison break two years ago was arrested again last week, Pakistani intelligence sources told CNN on Tuesday. Adnan Rashid, a prominent Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan commander, was captured Friday, the sources said. He was injured, but authorities were questi...
What criticism did the letter draw from people?
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the taliban are known to target female students
the taliban are known to target female students
(CNN)Two of my eldest son's first words were "Dada" and "Batman." (Or "Batmah," at least.) That should have clued me in that Gilbert was following in his Dad's footsteps; he was a superhero fan in the making. From dancing and singing to the "Batman" theme song at age 1 to creating his own super-characters from ever...
What were his first words?
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"Dada" and "Batman."
"Dada" and "Batman."
(CNN) -- Tjaart van der Walt will seek to upstage two of his most illustrious golfing compatriots and win his first professional tournament at the Africa Open on Sunday. The 37-year-old goes into the final round tied for the lead with 2010 British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen and one shot ahead of two-time U.S. Ope...
What does he say?
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I do feel as if I am controlling the golf ball as well as I have in a long time.
(CNN) -- "L.A. Law" had buzz right from the moment it premiered in 1986. Co-created by Steven Bochco, hot off his success with "Hill Street Blues," the series was set at the high-priced Los Angeles law firm of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak. The cast was glossy and diverse, including Jimmy Smits, Blair Underw...
Who was the creator of the show "L.A. Law"?
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steven bochco
steven bochco
Microsoft Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983 under the name "Multi-Tool Word" for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS (1983), Apple Macintosh running Classic Mac OS (1985), AT&T Unix PC (1...
what was he there?
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primary software engineer
primary software engineer
Kievan Rus' begins with the rule (882–912) of Prince Oleg, who extended his control from Novgorod south along the Dnieper river valley in order to protect trade from Khazar incursions from the east and moved his capital to the more strategic Kiev. Sviatoslav I (died 972) achieved the first major expansion of Kievan Rus...
What was issued?
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his sons assembled and issued its first written legal code
legal code
Chapter II Mr. Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom "What I want, you know," said Mr. Tulliver,--"what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as'll be a bread to him. That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day. I mean to put h...
What could Tom have been with 2 years?
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if I'd meant to make a miller and farmer of him
A miller and farmer.
(CNN) -- A year ago Thursday, I-Report was born. CNN.com launched its I-Report initiative August 2, 2006, in an effort to involve citizens in the newsgathering process. Numerous milestones later, I-Report has grown and developed its ability to be an integral component of the network's coverage. Mark Lacroix photo...
What happened?
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fireballs began exploding from an industrial gas facility in Dallas, Texas
fireballs began exploding from an industrial gas facility
CHAPTER III JERNYNGHAM MAKES A DECISION Prescott's guests had spent a week at his homestead with content when Colston and his wife sat talking one morning. "I'm frankly puzzled," said Colston, opening his cigar case; "I can't make Cyril out. He's frugal, remarkably industrious--I think the description's warranted...
Did the wife want her to overhear the conversation?
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yes
Central Europe is a term used to refer to lands with boundaries of various delineation. It is said to occupy continuous territory that are otherwise conventionally Eastern Europe and Western Europe. The concept of Central Europe is based on a common historical, social and cultural identity. Central Europe is going thro...
Is it opposed to western one?
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resistance
resistance
(CNN) -- The longest-running holiday special still has a very shiny nose. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" premiered on television December 6, 1964, and is now one of the holiday season's perennial favorites. The story of the reindeer who saves Christmas is beloved among children and adults alike. The Rankin-Bass a...
When were they rediscovered?
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Houston, Texas (CNN) -- Alexander Reyes' boyhood dream of a military career ended when he was hit by an improvised explosive device during a patrol two years ago in Baghdad. "Laying in that hospital bed ... sometimes I felt I'd rather [have] died," Reyes said. "My life came to a complete halt." Reyes sustained seve...
who was injured by an explosive device?
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Alexander Reyes
Alexander Reyes
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was king of Scotland from 1649 until his deposition in 1651, and king of England, Scotland and Ireland from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 until his death. Charles II's father, Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 ...
Was Charles II ever in a war?
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Cromwell defeated Charles II at the Battle of Worcester on 3 Septemb
Yes
CHAPTER XX Julian and Furley left the place together. They looked for the Bishop but found that he had slipped away. "To Downing Street, I believe," Furley remarked. "He has some vague idea of suggesting a compromise." "Compromise!" Julian repeated a little drearily. "How can there be any such thing! There might ...
and make the peace?
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It's the people who ought to make the peace
the people ought to
(CNN) -- Chingaiz Khan was an unknown quantity when he arrived for a junior weightlifting tournament in South Waziristan nine years ago. Chaotic and intensely religious, the Pakistani region is known by locals as "the most dangerous place in the world." The 12-year-old Chingaiz, with his short, jet-black hair and s...
Where was the weightlifting tournament?
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South Waziristan
South Waziristan
When the tearful broadcaster broke the news to North Koreans that their leader, Kim Jong Il, had died, the audience in the hall gasped. Then the hysterics began, along with the bawling and sobbing. "Father!" mourners cried. A wailing woman pounded her fist against her chest to signify heartache. Some appeared to go...
Which of their leaders is mentioned?
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North Koreans that their leader, Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Il
CHAPTER XIX MAUD MAKES A MEMORANDUM My mother used to say to me: "Never expect to find brains in a pretty girl." Perhaps she said it because I was not a pretty girl and she wished to encourage me. In any event, that absurd notion of the ancients that when the fairies bestow the gift of beauty on a baby they withhol...
What did she decide subsequently?
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. Later, however, she had thoroughly reviewed the notes she had made and decided he was innocent.
.he was innocent.
It was movie night at Tom's house. He was looking forward to watching a movie. He wondered what sort of movie it would be. Would it be a cartoon? Would there be knights? He really likes to watch movies about spaceships. His sister likes to watch movies about animals. Tonight they would watch his father's favorite type ...
What kind of movies does he like?
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He really likes to watch movies about spaceships
movies about spaceships
Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- South African leader Jacob Zuma was in neighboring Zimbabwe this week to rescue the seemingly crumbling power-sharing government of President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The South African president's visit Friday to the capital, Harare, follows escalating tensions bet...
What unilateral decisions did Robert Mugabe make that prompted Morgan Tsvangirai to take him to court?
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21 - month - old government
21 - month - old government
Washington (CNN) -- Establishment Republicans, backed by business-friendly outside groups, launched a counter-offensive this year against conservative Senate challengers after two election cycles of hard-right candidates winning GOP primaries but losing in November. Republicans need to flip six seats this year to win...
who?
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Ben Sasse, a former Bush administration official who was endorsed by high-profile conservatives like Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Thomas looked up at the clock hanging on the wall of his room. He could not wait for his friend Ben to come over today. It was the weekend, so Thomas's dad had no work the next day. This meant his father would take them sledding. This was one of Thomas' favorite winter activities, even if he always got a few bumps and ...
how far was the drive going to be?
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driving them the long distance
long distance
CHAPTER XVI—AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL As the night advanced the two girls continued to talk, in low and subdued voices because of their anxiety and growing fears. They kept the candles trimmed, for the light lent them courage. They were not hungry, although they had eaten nothing since noon, but they were beginning to su...
how were they standing?
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their heads bent
their heads bent
(CNN) -- Glasgow Rangers won their 53rd Scottish title and ninth under manager Walter Smith as a 1-0 win over Hibernian on Sunday gave them an unassailable points advantage over city rivals Celtic. Kyle Lafferty scored his third goal in four games to secure the three points for Rangers, who were the defending champio...
Who does Kamara play for?
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Celtic
Tom was the best baseball player in his neighborhood. He also enjoyed playing basketball, but he wasn't very good at it. Every morning he would get up and go out to the baseball field, and every night he would dream about his favorite players. He loved the Yankees, and knew he would someday play for them. One day when ...
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to see Tom play
The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In contrast, the official Stati...
how much did Ontario's population grow by?
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6.1%
Vinton Gray Cerf ForMemRS, (; born June 23, 1943) is an American Internet pioneer, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with TCP/IP co-inventor Bob Kahn. His contributions have been acknowledged and lauded, repeatedly, with honorary degrees and awards that include the National M...
What group did he help form and even fund?
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to develop TCP/IP technology
groups who develop TCP/IP technology
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean heard "the sound of the boom" and then realized he was "grazed by a bullet" in Port-au-Prince Saturday night, the eve of Haiti's presidential runoff election, Jean told CNN. A Haitian national police spokesman said that Jean was treated at a hospital for an in...
Was it known if it was a glass or a bullet?
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A Haitian national police spokesman said that Jean was treated at a hospital for an injury, but he would not confirm if it was from a bullet or from glass.
no
CHAPTER XI Several days after Norman of Torn's visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl's gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort. The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort, sprang to his feet in astonishment. "My Lo...
Who was Roger's look alike?
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The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort, sprang to his feet in astonishment. "My Lord Prince," he cried. "What do ye here, and alone?" The young man smiled. "I be no prince, My Lord," he said
The Earl
Once upon a time, a horse, a cow, a ox, and a donkey were playing outside when they got really hungry. So, they went to a drive-in to get some lunch. The horse ordered a cheeseburger. The cow ordered a chili dog. The ox ordered a chicken sandwich. And the donkey ordered a fish sandwich. The horse ordered fries. The cow...
How many were playing outside?
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a horse, a cow, a ox, and a donkey were playing outsid
Four
Laura wanted to go to the park and play because she wanted to see her friends. When she got to the park Laura did not see anyone. After looking, she saw her friend George by the basketball hoop. George was playing all by himself. George was happy when he saw Laura. Laura and George played basketball they saw the ice cr...
Did any of the boys get injured?
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One of the boys broke his leg
yes
CHAPTER XXX THE NEW WELL--CONCLUSION Carson Davenport was halfway up the steps of the car when Jake Tate and another man hauled him backward to the station platform. "They've got him!" exclaimed Jack, as he and his cousins, along with the rest of the gathering crowd, came closer. "Hi! Hi! Let me alone!" yelled ...
Where were the oil rigs?
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Nanjing ( listen; Chinese: 南京, "Southern Capital") is the city situated in the heartland of lower Yangtze River region in China, which has long been a major centre of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism. It is the capital city of Jiangsu province of People's Republic of China...
when did this city get its name Nanjing?
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the name Nanjing was designated to the city in Ming dynasty
During the Ming dynasty
The Uralic languages (; sometimes called Uralian languages ) constitute a language family of 38 languages spoken by approximately 25 million people, predominantly in Northern Eurasia. The Uralic languages with the most native speakers are Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian, which are official languages of Hungary, Finlan...
Which one?
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which are officially recognized languages in various regions of Russia
Various regional governments of Russia
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a sovereign state in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast. Its capital and most populous city is Algiers, located in the country's far north. With an area of , Algeria is the tenth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Africa. Algeria is ...
Is it allied with Russia?
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close ally
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Boston (CNN) -- To see Mery Daniel today is to see how far she has come. Walking on her new prosthetic leg without crutches is a huge accomplishment, but to see Daniel ride 26 miles on a hand cycle underscores the tremendous progress she's made in the five months since the Boston Marathon bombings. "This is the bigge...
What type of therapy is overseen by the team at Boston's Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital?
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new amputees
Oliver is a cat. He has a sister called Spike. Oliver and Spike like to play outside. They chase bugs in the backyard. When they get tired, they sleep in the sun. They don't like to go outside when it is raining. On rainy days Oliver and Spike sit in the window. They watch the rain through the window. Oliver is big and...
is spike tall ?
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likes to eat. He worries when there is no food in his bowl.
No
(CNN)John Isner could not keep the United States in the Davis Cup on Sunday, so it was likely small consolation that his incredible tennis milestone remained unbeaten. While the American lost to Andy Murray in Scotland, putting Great Britain into the quarterfinals of the prestigious teams event, halfway across the wo...
What did the British team celebrate in Glasgow?
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a home quarterfinal clash with Fra
home quarterfinal clash
CHAPTER XXXVI. BATTLE OF BLACK RIVER BRIDGE--CROSSING THE BIG BLACK--INVESTMENT OF VICKSBURG--ASSAULTING THE WORKS. We were now assured of our position between Johnston and Pemberton, without a possibility of a junction of their forces. Pemberton might have made a night march to the Big Black, crossed the bridge th...
What was Johnston's plan for Pemberton in order to elude Sherman's forces?
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moving north on the west side
moving north on the west side
CHAPTER LII. ANOTHER LOVER. The party at Rudham Park had hardly been a success,--nor was it much improved in wit or gaiety when Mrs. Montacute Jones, Lord Giblet, and Jack de Baron had gone away, and Canon Holdenough and his wife, with Mr. Groschut, had come in their places. This black influx, as Lord Brotherton ca...
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CHAPTER LII
CHAPTER LXXX Notwithstanding the great political, and consequently social, changes that had taken place, no very considerable alteration occurred in the general life of those chief personages in whose existence we have attempted to interest the reader. However vast may appear to be the world in which we move, we all ...
What did he sacrifice because of it?
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her husband was so pleased with her position, and so proud of it, that he in a considerable degree sacrificed his own pursuits and pleasures for its maintenance.
His own pursuits and pleasures