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3i0btbyzaxlu2hyn6s5shiz2wwy0y1 | Music can be a great power to change people's lives. Regina del Carmen Sanchez, 14, always believes this. The girl from Kansas City, US, leads a hard life. She lives in a small house with her mom and grandparents. Her mom gets a very low pay. But it doesn't stop Sanchez's love of music. She wrote her first song Keep Your Head Up when she was 12. It described the bad situation at her home, but it also sent the message of hope: "My house is old and poor, but it beats being homeless... Love yourself and never give up. You'll see a better life if you keep your head up..." It took Sanchez several months to finish the song. Sometimes during a break in class, when lyrics came into her head, "I would have to write them down right then," she told the local newspaper The Kansas City Star. Jeremy Lillig was a spokesman for Bright Futures, a charity fund. When he saw the video of the song, he was _ He shared it through social media . The fund has provided money for poor students in Kansas City. Now Sanchez often plays the song in public. "I want to help people understand what is happening in the world in an easy way," she said. | ['Who is this article about?', 'Who is she?', 'How old is she?', 'What is unique about her?', 'What was it about?', 'What is her situation at home?', 'Are they poor?', 'How long did it take her to write?', 'Where did she write it?', 'What was the positive message?', 'Did she make a video?', 'Has the song influenced anyone?', 'Who?', 'Who is he?', 'What did he do?', 'What did that accomplish?', 'Does she ever perform in public?', 'What message is she hoping to get across?', 'Is there a theme to the article?', 'What is the message?'] | {'answers': ['Regina del Carmen Sanchez', 'girl from Kansas City, US', '14', 'She wrote her first song Keep Your Head Up when she was 12', 'the bad situation at her home, but it also sent the message of hope', 'She lives in a small house with her mom and grandparents', 'Yes', 'several months', 'Sometimes during a break in class', "Love yourself and never give up. You'll see a better life if you keep your head up", 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Jeremy Lillig', 'a spokesman for Bright Futures, a charity fund', 'He shared it through social media', 'The fund has provided money for poor students in Kansas City.', 'Yes.', 'help people understand what is happening in the world in an easy way,"', 'Yes', "Music can be a great power to change people's lives."], 'answers_start': [53, 110, 80, 288, 361, 156, 214, 591, 626, 488, 868, 790, 790, 808, 900, 936, 1002, 1053, 0, 0], 'answers_end': [78, 135, 82, 346, 428, 212, 241, 605, 659, 570, 889, 803, 803, 854, 933, 997, 1041, 1123, 51, 52]} |
3nvc2eb65qzqj9xkpfnbjgx90b73yv | Asphalt/bitumen also occurs in unconsolidated sandstones known as "oil sands" in Alberta, Canada, and the similar "tar sands" in Utah, US. The Canadian province of Alberta has most of the world's reserves of natural bitumen, in three huge deposits covering 142,000 square kilometres (55,000 sq mi), an area larger than England or New York state. These bituminous sands contain 166 billion barrels (26.4×10^9 m3) of commercially established oil reserves, giving Canada the third largest oil reserves in the world. and produce over 2.3 million barrels per day (370×10^3 m3/d) of heavy crude oil and synthetic crude oil. Although historically it was used without refining to pave roads, nearly all of the bitumen is now used as raw material for oil refineries in Canada and the United States.
The first use of asphalt/bitumen in the New World was by indigenous peoples. On the west coast, as early as the 13th century, the Tongva, Luiseño and Chumash peoples collected the naturally occurring asphalt/bitumen that seeped to the surface above underlying petroleum deposits. All three used the substance as an adhesive. It is found on many different artifacts of tools and ceremonial items. For example, it was used on rattles to adhere gourds or turtle shells to rattle handles. It was also used in decorations. Small round shell beads were often set in asphaltum to provide decorations. It was used as a sealant on baskets to make them watertight for carrying water. Asphaltum was used also to seal the planks on ocean-going canoes. | ['who first used asphalt?', 'was it used one boats?', 'was it used in decorations?', 'does it seal things?', 'can it be used in placed of glue?', 'where does it come from?', 'does it come from anywhere in the US?', 'is it refined in north america?', 'who has most of the bitumen?', 'how early was it used?', 'which country has the 3rd largest oil reserves?', 'how many indigenous peoples are mentioned?'] | {'answers': ['indigenous peoples', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Alberta, Canada', 'the "tar sands" in Utah', 'Yes', 'Alberta does', 'as early as the 13th century', 'Canada', 'Three'], 'answers_start': [848, 1466, 1289, 1101, 1101, 81, 102, 742, 164, 888, 454, 918], 'answers_end': [867, 1530, 1308, 1115, 1116, 96, 133, 788, 223, 916, 498, 957]} |
3jw0ylfxrtgjl248kygp3gnqn5xww9 | CHAPTER LII
ON THE TRAIL AGAIN
The most massive minds are apt to forget things at times. The most adroit plotters make their little mistakes. Psmith was no exception to the rule. He made the mistake of not telling Mike of the afternoon's happenings.
It was not altogether forgetfulness. Psmith was one of those people who like to carry through their operations entirely by themselves. Where there is only one in a secret the secret is more liable to remain unrevealed. There was nothing, he thought, to be gained from telling Mike. He forgot what the consequences might be if he did not.
So Psmith kept his own counsel, with the result that Mike went over to school on the Monday morning in pumps.
Edmund, summoned from the hinterland of the house to give his opinion why only one of Mike's boots was to be found, had no views on the subject. He seemed to look on it as one of those things which no fellow can understand.
"'Ere's one of 'em, Mr. Jackson," he said, as if he hoped that Mike might be satisfied with a compromise.
"One? What's the good of that, Edmund, you chump? I can't go over to school in one boot."
Edmund turned this over in his mind, and then said, "No, sir," as much as to say, "I may have lost a boot, but, thank goodness, I can still understand sound reasoning."
"Well, what am I to do? Where is the other boot?"
"Don't know, Mr. Jackson," replied Edmund to both questions. | ['what mistake did Psmith make?', 'what did he gain from not telling mike?', 'and what was the result?', 'did edmund know where the other boot was?'] | {'answers': ["not telling Mike of the afternoon's happenings", 'nothing', 'Mike went over to school on the Monday morning in pumps', 'No'], 'answers_start': [206, 485, 649, 824], 'answers_end': [252, 492, 704, 852]} |
3u5nzhp4lr2b43ciddguaj57e8ohph | Canada is famous for its winter lifestyle, for the season lasts half the year there. A great example of this is the Quebec Winter Carnival . Quebec is an old city with beautiful historic building, and many agree that winter is the best time to visit. The city comes alive in the snow, especially during the winter festival. People who visit the cold city can find tons of things to do that will make winter seem perfect. The Carnival has a magical ice palace made with 9,000 tons of snow, a boat race on the St. Lawrence River, and two night parades with funny people and colorful cars. Other interesting things include a 122-meter ice slide, and a large football game. There is also an exciting dogsled race that runs through six kilometers of the city's streets. With more than 20 teams in the game, the dogsled race is noisy, fun and full of great cheer. Even better, artists from around the world come to enter the snow sculpture competition. It is amazing how these artists can bring snow to life. The Quebec Winter Carnival has everything for the whole family and more. It is surely a great way to experience winter at its fullest. Another famous winter festival is on the other side of the world in China. Known as the City of Ice, Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province, which is next to Siberia. In the winter, it is very cold, and temperatures there can drop to 30degC below zero. Even so, the cold weather makes the city the right place for the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. The festival is held every year. | ['Is Quebec a newer city?', 'Is summer the best time to visit?', 'How long is the dog run?', "Is there another famous gathering that's similar?", 'Where is it?', 'What is it called?', 'How long does the cold last in the Canadian town?', 'How heavy does the snowfall get there?', 'How cold does it get?', 'What is the name of the gathering there?', 'Is the Canadian gathering run along the St. Peter?', 'Where is it?', 'What do artisans choose to compete in?', 'What region is the Chinese gathering near?', 'Is it put on every two years?', 'How often, then?', 'How many groups choose to compete in the dog run?', 'Is baseball played?', 'What sport is?'] | {'answers': ['no', 'no', '6 kilos', 'yes', 'China.', 'City of Ice,', 'half the year', 'unknown', '30below zero in China', 'he Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival', 'no', 'St. Lawrence River,', 'the snow sculpture competition', 'Siberia', 'no', 'every year.', 'more than 20', 'no', 'football'], 'answers_start': [140, 202, 670, 858, 1206, 1213, 42, -1, 1317, 1466, 490, 508, 872, 1292, 1513, 1513, 765, 531, 647], 'answers_end': [196, 250, 764, 946, 1213, 1238, 83, -1, 1403, 1511, 528, 527, 945, 1316, 1545, 1545, 801, 669, 668]} |
3tesa3pj31arbeggcu4flkj8r51mml | Dear Karen, As you probably know, it's my sister Suzie's 16th birthday in a week. We're planning a surprise party for her. Julie's going to pick her up from school as usual on Friday but she's not taking her home. She's bringing her to the Palace Hotel, the big modern one near the station. We're having a meal there and we've also hired the ballroom for a party in the evening. I hope you can come! All her friends from school are coming and quite a few of the people from our village, too. Of course, Mum and Dad are coming up from England and I've managed to persuade our other sister, Marie, to come over from Australia. She's bringing her kids with her, too. After the party we're going to have another one on Saturday! Well, not really a party. We're inviting the family and close friends (that includes you) for a meal at the house. If the weather is nice, we'd like to have a barbecue in the garden. Julie's going to make a special cake for Suzie. Anyway, we hope to make it a really special weekend for Suzie. On Sunday we're all going for a walk in the country. You know how she loves walking and we're all going to need a bit of exercise after all that lovely food. We're hoping to go up to the lake. Marie said she wanted her kids to feed the ducks just like Suzie and she did when they were very young. I'm sure Suzie will love that too. It would be great if you could come over for the weekend. We would all love to see you. Let me know as soon as you can. Best, David | ['Are the parents coming to the party?', 'Where are they coming from?', 'What type of party is it?', 'for who?', 'Does she know about the party?', 'How old will she be?', 'Will other family be there?', 'Who?', 'Where is she from?', 'Does she have kids?', 'Who else is coming to the party?', 'Is it just one party?', 'When is the next?', "What's going on then?", 'Is anyone making a cake?', 'Where is Fridays party going to be?', 'How will Suzie get there?', 'What is planned for Sunday?', 'Who enjoyed feeding ducks?', 'Who is writing the letter?'] | {'answers': ['Yes', 'England', 'birthday party', "Suzie's", 'No', '16', 'yes', 'Their other sister', 'Australia', 'Yes', 'All her friends from school', 'No', 'on Saturday', 'a barbecue', 'Yes', 'the Palace Hotel', "Julie's going to pick her up from school", 'a walk in the country.', 'Suzie', 'David'], 'answers_start': [501, 502, 33, 34, 82, 48, 571, 571, 589, 625, 400, 664, 664, 864, 907, 213, 122, 1018, 1246, 1469], 'answers_end': [542, 541, 70, 70, 122, 70, 603, 594, 623, 656, 439, 724, 723, 906, 954, 252, 163, 1071, 1277, 1482]} |
3w92k5rlwuhctupjynokrerzwqx5vf | Tuvalu (i/tuːˈvɑːluː/ too-VAH-loo or /ˈtuːvəluː/ TOO-və-loo), formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. It comprises three reef islands and six true atolls spread out between the latitude of 5° to 10° south and longitude of 176° to 180°, west of the International Date Line. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. Tuvalu has a population of 10,640 (2012 census). The total land area of the islands of Tuvalu is 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi).
In 1568, Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña was the first European to sail through the archipelago, sighting the island of Nui during his expedition in search of Terra Australis. In 1819 the island of Funafuti was named Ellice's Island; the name Ellice was applied to all nine islands after the work of English hydrographer Alexander George Findlay. The islands came under Britain's sphere of influence in the late 19th century, when each of the Ellice Islands was declared a British Protectorate by Captain Gibson of HMS Curacoa between 9 and 16 October 1892. The Ellice Islands were administered as British protectorate by a Resident Commissioner from 1892 to 1916 as part of the British Western Pacific Territories (BWPT), and then as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony from 1916 to 1974. | ['who was the first European to sail through the archipelago?', "what is Tuvalu's population?", 'what are the Ellice islands now called?', 'what is Tuvalu’s land area?', 'How many neighbors are named?', 'Where is Tuvalu located?', 'Name one of its neighbors', 'what island was named Ellice’s island?', 'what were they apart of from 1916-1974?', 'when did they come fall under Britain’s influence?', 'who declared them a british protectorate?'] | {'answers': ['Álvaro de Mendaña', '10,640', 'Tuvalu', '26 square kilometres', 'Four', 'in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia', 'Kiribati', 'Funafuti', "Britain's sphere of influence", '19th century', 'Captain Gibson of HMS Curacoa'], 'answers_start': [586, 455, 0, 525, 395, 137, 395, 762, 934, 975, 1060], 'answers_end': [604, 461, 6, 545, 425, 195, 403, 770, 964, 988, 1090]} |
34bbwhlwhab1k7k3vhca2pei8r1iwk | (CNN) -- AC Milan withstood a brave comeback from Arsenal to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League Tuesday despite a 3-0 defeat in the second leg at the Emirates.
The Italian champions had led 4-0 from the first leg last month and few bar the most optimistic of Arsenal fans gave Arsene Wenger's men any hope of retrieving the deficit.
But first-half goals from Laurent Koscielny, Tomas Rosicky and captain Robin van Persie gave the English Premier League side the perfect platform to complete a remarkable recovery.
Koscielny headed home from a corner, Rosicky took advantage of a defensive mistake after a Theo Walcott run and van Persie slotted home a penalty after the excellent Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain was fouled.
Milan were all at sea, but regrouped strongly after the break and blunted the Arsenal onslaught.
Van Persie uncharacteristically fluffed the best chance for the home side to make it 4-4 on aggregate, but after fine work by Gervinho his effort was saved by Christian Abbiati.
"I felt he wanted to chip the keeper because he was down but Abbiati got up very quickly but he reacted well and unfortunately we couldn't score, Wenger told Sky Sports.
"I hoped in the final 10 or 15 minutes to create some more goal chances, but it didn't happen."
At the other end, Zlatan Ibrahimovic came to life and twice came close to scoring the Milan goal which would have completely killed off the tie.
But at the finish it was the Milan players who were celebrating, while Arsenal will be boosted in their challenge for a Champions League spot in the EPL and remain in the FA Cup. | ['Who celebrated at the end?', 'Why?', 'Was it a blowout?', 'Did the other team have an opportunity to tie the game?', 'What happened?'] | {'answers': ['Milan players', 'Because they won', 'unknown', 'Yes', 'Ibrahimovic came close to scoring the goal'], 'answers_start': [1438, 1438, -1, 1291, 1291], 'answers_end': [1617, 1616, -1, 1436, 1435]} |
37trt2x24qr5rf6yi81ercgxb6bjbm | TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- He's been labeled by many as the "reformist," a man who can take Iran beyond the truculent anti-Western rhetoric of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Moussavi was not seen as a reformer during his stint as prime minister during the 1980s.
So, when Iran's government announced over the weekend that Mir Hossein Moussavi had lost in his bid to become the country's next president, young Iranians took to the streets by the thousands alleging ballot fraud.
Thousands of others around the globe championed the cause on social-networking Web sites and agreed to wear green on Monday in solidarity with Moussavi's supporters.
But what is often lost in the outrage is whether Iran would look different under a Moussavi presidency. Watch more about the vote »
Though the 67-year old is credited for successfully navigating the Iranian economy as prime minister during a bloody eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980s, he also was a hard-liner whom the Economist described as a "firm radical."
He, like most Iranians in power, does not believe in the existence of Israel. He defended the taking of hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Iran in 1979, which led to the break in ties between the countries.
He was part of a regime that regularly executed dissidents and backed the fatwa against British author Salman Rushdie.
And as late as April, he opposed suspending the country's nuclear-enrichment program but said it would not be diverted to weapons use.
"I wouldn't go as far as (call it) a 'Velvet Revolution,'" Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, said of the phrase many are using to describe the rallies in Iran. | ['Why did the Iranian youth get so angry?', 'Was Moussavi a good leader?', 'Does he support Israel?', 'Does he support the Nuclear Ban Treaty?', 'What is the significance of the color green?', 'How are the protests being perceived?', 'How did he treat people who were against him?', 'How did the youth coordinate support?', 'Did he support the verdict against the English writer?', 'What was his view of the seizing of Americans?'] | {'answers': ["Mir Hossein Moussavi had lost in his bid to become the country's next president - Moussavi lost the election", 'Economist described as a "firm radical." - he had radical ideas', 'does not believe in the existence of Israel - No', 'he opposed - No', "agreed to wear green on Monday in solidarity with Moussavi's supporters - To show support", "I wouldn't go as far as (call it) a 'Velvet Revolution - not a revolution", 'regularly executed dissidents - had them killed', 'championed the cause on social-networking - Social Networking', 'backed the fatwa against British author Salman Rushdie - Yes', 'defended the taking of hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Iran - Supported it'], 'answers_start': [321, 971, 1047, 1363, 572, 1479, 1249, 516, 1283, 1095], 'answers_end': [400, 1011, 1090, 1373, 643, 1533, 1278, 557, 1337, 1154]} |
3md9plukkiexs30z3k99614haiwnz7 | Walter owns three Italian restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America. Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers all over the world. He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education. When he opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge , the history of his family and his ethics of his father _ . It made him a person who studied and explored the secrets in the food business. Walter's learning never stops. He says " The food business is one where you need to stay on top. Cooks should be trained. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind." So he spent more time in reading. Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work. Walter also has a clear understanding about success. That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is creative, who believes in the Italian cooking culture in America. Food is like a bridge connecting to the past, to the family and to the country. He says "Success to me is not how much money I make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, I'm a happy man." | ['Who owns three restaurants?', 'What kind?', 'In which state?', 'How are they doing?', 'What did he study to be?', 'Does his learning ever quit?', 'Did he explore secrets?', 'In the Casino business?', 'Does he think chefs should go to school?', 'Did he spend less time on books?', 'Does he hope to be seen as creative?'] | {'answers': ['Walter', 'Italian restaurants', 'Rhode Island in America', 'fine', 'food business', 'no', 'yes', 'yes', 'yes', 'no', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [0, 17, 69, 94, 468, 482, 440, 464, 580, 662, 851], 'answers_end': [7, 37, 92, 167, 481, 512, 481, 481, 603, 695, 891]} |
3lj7ur74rhdhp6cairjjc5r8ar0n4b | Relations between Grand Lodges are determined by the concept of Recognition. Each Grand Lodge maintains a list of other Grand Lodges that it recognises. When two Grand Lodges recognise and are in Masonic communication with each other, they are said to be in amity, and the brethren of each may visit each other's Lodges and interact Masonically. When two Grand Lodges are not in amity, inter-visitation is not allowed. There are many reasons why one Grand Lodge will withhold or withdraw recognition from another, but the two most common are Exclusive Jurisdiction and Regularity.
Since the middle of the 19th century, Masonic historians have sought the origins of the movement in a series of similar documents known as the Old Charges, dating from the Regius Poem in about 1425 to the beginning of the 18th century. Alluding to the membership of a lodge of operative masons, they relate a mythologised history of the craft, the duties of its grades, and the manner in which oaths of fidelity are to be taken on joining. The fifteenth century also sees the first evidence of ceremonial regalia. | ['What are relations Grand lodges determined by?', 'Who carries a list?', 'of what?', 'What does aminty mean?', 'what does this allow them?', 'What about if they are not?', 'Why would this happen?', 'like?', 'What are Old Charges?', 'When are they dated from?', 'What is in them?', 'what else?', 'and?', 'When was ceremonial regalia seen?', 'What has happened since the 19th century?', 'When was the Reglus Poem noted?', 'Who was the membership for?', 'Will a lodge withhold or withdraw recgonition?', 'What are the two parts to Amity?', 'Are the Old Charges similar?'] | {'answers': ['y the concept of Recognition', 'Each Grand Lodge', 'of other Grand Lodges that it recognises', 'When two Grand Lodges recognise and are in Masonic communication with each other, they are said to be in amity', "the brethren of each may visit each other's Lodges and interact Masonically", 'inter-visitation is not allowed', 'many reasons', 'Exclusive Jurisdiction and Regularity', 'a series of similar documents', 'about 1425 to the beginning of the 18th century', 'a mythologised history of the craft', 'the duties of its grades', 'the manner in which oaths of fidelity are to be taken on joining', 'The fifteenth century', 'Masonic historians have sought the origins of the movement', 'about 1425', 'operative masons', 'yes', 'When two Grand Lodges recognise and are in Masonic communication with each othe', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [35, 77, 103, 153, 268, 385, 418, 521, 683, 740, 878, 926, 956, 1022, 583, 738, 819, 419, 153, 683], 'answers_end': [75, 151, 151, 263, 344, 417, 512, 579, 713, 817, 925, 951, 1021, 1096, 679, 780, 876, 512, 232, 737]} |
32scwg5hih4v7es1hupqdsgh68p6pf | CHAPTER LXXVI Some Pleasant, Shady Talk In The Groves, Between My Lords Abrazza And Media, Babbalanja, Mohi, And Yoomy
Abrazza had a cool retreat--a grove of dates; where we were used to lounge of noons, and mix our converse with the babble of the rills; and mix our punches in goblets chased with grapes. And as ever, King Abrazza was the prince of hosts.
"Your crown," he said to Media; and with his own, he hung it on a bough.
"Be not ceremonious:" and stretched his royal legs upon the turf.
"Wine!" and his pages poured it out.
So on the grass we lounged; and King Abrazza, who loved his antique ancestors; and loved old times; and would not talk of moderns;--bade Yoomy sing old songs; bade Mohi rehearse old histories; bade Babbalanja tell of old ontologies; and commanded all, meanwhile, to drink his old, old wine.
So, all round we quaffed and quoted.
At last, we talked of old Homeric bards:--those who, ages back, harped, and begged, and groped their blinded way through all this charitable Mardi; receiving coppers then, and immortal glory now.
ABRAZZA--How came it, that they all were blind?
BABBALANJA--It was endemical, your Highness. Few grand poets have good eyes; for they needs blind must be, who ever gaze upon the sun. Vavona himself was blind: when, in the silence of his secret bower, he said--"I will build another world. Therein, let there be kings and slaves, philosophers and wits; whose checkered actions--strange, grotesque, and merry-sad, will entertain my idle moods." So, my lord, Vavona played at kings and crowns, and men and manners; and loved that lonely game to play. | ['Where did someone stretch his legs?', "Who's crown had he taken?", 'And placed it where?', 'Where did they rest?', 'Who poured the drink?', 'What was it?', 'What grew there?', 'Did they drink from flutes?', 'What then?', 'What was requested of Mohi?', 'And Yoomy?', 'What of babbalanja?', 'And what were they all to do?', 'Of what?', 'Did they do as requested of them?', 'Who was blind?', 'Anyone else?', 'What did he wish to create?', 'Would there be royalty there?', 'And wise men?'] | {'answers': ['the turf.', "Media's", 'a bough.', 'on the grass', 'pages', 'Wine', 'dates', 'No.', 'goblets', 'rehearse old histories', 'sing old songs', 'tell of old ontologies', 'drink', 'old, old wine.', 'Yes.', 'old Homeric bards', 'Vavona', 'another world.', 'Yes.', 'Yes.'], 'answers_start': [491, 386, 424, 546, 520, 505, 160, 280, 280, 712, 686, 752, 809, 818, 850, 897, 1258, 1349, 1373, 1404], 'answers_end': [502, 391, 434, 558, 526, 509, 165, 288, 288, 734, 700, 774, 815, 834, 861, 914, 1265, 1363, 1391, 1416]} |
3ffj6vril1o8chji2ajpvu5e6emi01 | CHAPTER XVIII
THE LOCHINVAR METHOD
As Jimmy sat smoking a last cigarette in his bedroom before going to bed that night, Spike Mullins came in. Jimmy had been thinking things over. He was one of those men who are at their best in a losing game. Imminent disaster always had the effect of keying him up and putting an edge on his mind. The news he had heard that night had left him with undiminished determination, but conscious that a change of method would be needed. He must stake all on a single throw now. Young Lochinvar rather than Romeo must be his model. He declined to believe himself incapable of getting anything that he wanted as badly as he wanted Molly. He also declined to believe that she was really attached to Lord Dreever. He suspected the hand of McEachern in the affair, though the suspicion did not clear up the mystery by any means. Molly was a girl of character, not a feminine counterpart of his lordship, content meekly to do what she was told in a matter of this kind. The whole thing puzzled him.
"Well, Spike?" he said.
He was not too pleased at the interruption. He was thinking, and he wanted to be alone.
Something appeared to have disturbed Spike. His bearing was excited.
"Say, boss! Guess what. You know dat guy dat come dis afternoon--de guy from de village, dat came wit' old man McEachern?"
"Galer?" said Jimmy. "What about him?"
There had been an addition to the guests at the castle that afternoon. Mr. McEachern, walking in the village, had happened upon an old New York acquaintance of his, who, touring England, had reached Dreever and was anxious to see the historic castle. Mr. McEachern had brought him thither, introduced him to Sir Thomas, and now Mr. Samuel Galer was occupying a room on the same floor as Jimmy's. He had appeared at dinner that night, a short, wooden-faced man, with no more conversation than Hargate. Jimmy had paid little attention to the newcomer. | ['Who is smoking?', 'Where?', 'What else was he doing?', 'When was he best?', 'What does he want?', "What didn't he think?", 'Who is with him?', 'Who had arrived earlier?', 'Who else?', 'Who did they meet?'] | {'answers': ['Jimmy', 'in his bedroom', 'thinking things over', 'in a losing game', 'he wanted Molly', 'that she was really attached to Lord Dreever', 'Spike Mullins', 'Galer', 'old man McEachern', 'Sir Thomas'], 'answers_start': [42, 77, 162, 204, 653, 698, 124, 1343, 1320, 1691], 'answers_end': [59, 91, 182, 246, 669, 743, 145, 1348, 1337, 1701]} |
3tpzplc3m0cwav5jysrs6p4xv3up36 | London (CNN) -- It's a scene straight out of Cinderella: a princess in her royal wedding dress, riding in a horse-drawn carriage through majestic streets.
That's just what Kate Middleton may look like on her wedding day next month. Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday that a century-old gold-trimmed royal carriage will carry the new princess and her prince, William, from Westminster Abbey through central London to the palace.
The same carriage -- called the 1902 State Landau -- has carried previous royal brides on their wedding days. William's mother, Lady Diana Spencer, rode in it in 1981 after her marriage to Prince Charles, and Sarah Ferguson traveled in it five years later after she wed Prince Andrew.
It was specifically built for King Edward VII in 1902 to be used at his coronation, and it remains the most-used carriage in the Royal Mews, usually used these days by Queen Elizabeth II when she meets foreign heads of state.
It is an open-top carriage, so if it rains, the new royal couple will instead travel in the enclosed Glass Coach, another historic carriage, the palace announced.
The Glass Coach was built in 1881 and purchased for use at King George V's coronation in 1911. Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson used it on their way to their weddings, along with three other brides: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who married the future King George VI in 1923; Princess Alexandra in 1963; and Princess Anne in 1973.
The wedding procession will take in some of central London's most famous sights. After leaving the abbey, it will pass the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, the prime minister's residence at Downing Street, the Horse Guards Parade and the Mall: the long avenue that stretches from Trafalgar Square past St. James's Park, straight to Buckingham Palace. | ["Which coach carried William's father?", 'When was the Glass Coach built?', "Who's mum traveled in it when she got married.", 'Who is his dad?', "What's his mom's title?", 'Who is he marrying?', 'When will they marry?', 'What is their route?', 'When did Sarah and Andrew marry?', 'Who was being crowned?', 'In what year?', 'Where does the prime minister live?', 'What will they ride in case of inclement weather?', 'When was the enclosed carriage made?', 'When was the enclosed carriage, Glass Coach made?', 'Who first used it?', 'Why?', 'What year?', 'Who did Bowes-Lyon marry?', 'When?'] | {'answers': ['unknown', '1881', 'William,', 'Prince Charles', 'Princess Diana', 'Kate Middleton', 'unknown', 'from Westminster Abbey through central London to the palace.', '1986 five years after Charles and Diana', 'King Edward VII', '1902', 'Downing Street', 'State Landau', '1902', '1881', 'King George V', 'coronation', '1911', 'King George VI', '1911'], 'answers_start': [-1, 1142, 361, 621, 1208, 174, -1, 370, 671, 749, 768, 1630, 470, 465, 1142, 1172, 1188, 1202, 1357, 1202], 'answers_end': [-1, 1147, 369, 636, 1222, 188, -1, 432, 682, 765, 773, 1643, 482, 469, 1146, 1185, 1198, 1206, 1372, 1206]} |
3p1l2b7ad1pv5zj7pyiddbtomqalox | In October, Ubayd Steed, a sixth grader in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was taking a math test when he noticed a classmate looking at his paper. " I quickly turned my paper over," he said. Later that day, Ubayd met the cheater and told him not to do it again. Unfortunately, Ubayd' s experience is not unusual. Whether it's kids copying class -mates' answers during tests or friends sharing homework, cheating happens in schools every day. Experts say the behavior starts in the lower grades. Surveys show that one in three elementary students admits to cheating. Jacob Harder, a fourth grader in Ware, Massachusetts, has had classmates ask to copy his homework. "I wouldn't want to just tell them the answers," he says. So instead, he explains the task and encourages his classmates to do it themselves. But many kids find it hard to say no. "l hear from kids all the time, ' I can' t say no to a friend,'" says Eric Anderman, a professor at The Ohio State University who studies cheating in school. He says it' s important to say no from the start. "Then you _ , and the other kid gets the message," he says. Plus, he points out, "a real friend is not going to disown you because he or she couldn't copy your math homework." The kids doing the copying may feel they need to cheat to be accepted by other kids. And some students may cheat simply because others do. "If you' re in an atmosphere where cheating is common, you may think that if you don' t cheat, you' re at a disadvantage," says Michael Josephson, founder of the Josephson Institute of Ethics. But Josephson says students shouldn't think that way. "There are a lot of things kids do," he says. "You have to decide what kind of person you' re going to be." When school becomes too challenging, Anderman suggests going to the teacher rather than relying on the work of others. "It' s good to ask for help," he says. | ["Who can't deny his buddies something?", 'What do they feel pressured about?', 'Who is Ubayd?', 'Where from?', 'Did he copy off a peers paper?', 'What did happen?', 'Did he let this happen?', 'How did he react?', 'Did he confront the cheater?', 'When does cheating usually begin?', 'Do one in four kids admit to it?', 'How many do?', 'Which student is from Ware, MA?', 'Does he think cheating is okay?', 'Have his friends tried to cheat off of him?', 'What grade is he in?', 'What does he tell his friends who want to cheat?', 'Who is Michael josephson?', 'Who does he think students should turn to?'] | {'answers': ['many kids', 'cheating', 'a sixth grader', 'Philadelphia', 'no', 'a classmate looked at his paper', 'no', 'he turned over his paper', 'yes', 'in lower grades', 'no', 'one in three', 'Jacob Harder', 'no', 'yes', 'fourth grade', 'encourages them to do it themselves', 'founder of the Josephson Institute of Ethics.', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [804, 1132, 12, 25, 204, 98, 145, 145, 187, 452, 510, 510, 562, 757, 617, 563, 757, 1511, -1], 'answers_end': [840, 1224, 40, 70, 258, 176, 176, 177, 258, 490, 533, 562, 615, 804, 661, 593, 802, 1557, -1]} |
337rc3ow052qvjs4qa4r83nwis3vln | The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network.
Headquartered in New York City, UNDP advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. It provides expert advice, training and grants support to developing countries, with increasing emphasis on assistance to the least developed countries. The status of UNDP is that of an executive board within the United Nations General Assembly. The UNDP Administrator is the third highest-ranking official of the United Nations after the United Nations Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General.
To accomplish the MDGs and encourage global development, UNDP focuses on poverty reduction, HIV/AIDS, democratic governance, energy and environment, social development, and crisis prevention and recovery. UNDP also encourages the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women in all of its programmes. The UNDP Human Development Report Office also publishes an annual Human Development Report (since 1990) to measure and analyse developmental progress. In addition to a global Report, UNDP publishes regional, national, and local Human Development Reports.
UNDP is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from member nations. The organization operates in 177 countries, where it works with local governments to meet development challenges and develop local capacity. Additionally, the UNDP works internationally to help countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Currently, the UNDP is one of the main UN agencies involved in the development of the Post-2015 Development Agenda. | ['Is UNDP funded through taxes?', 'How do they get money then?', 'From all countries in the world?', 'Which ones?', 'Is there over a hundred?', 'How many exactly?', 'Which type of governments does the organization deal with?', 'What are MDGs?', 'Is UNDP involved with those?', 'How so?', 'Which large world organization is UNDP a part of?', 'What does the acronym UNDP stand for?', 'Is it based in the UK?', 'In the U.S.?', 'Where at exactly?', 'What do they advocate?', 'What is another mission?', 'Do they help people attain a good life?', 'Do they provide any type of training?', 'Do they work mainly with developed or developing countries?'] | {'answers': ['No', 'from voluntary contributions', 'No', 'member nations', 'Yes', '177', 'local governments', 'Millennium Development Goals', 'Yes', 'UNDP works internationally to help countries achieve them', 'the United Nations', 'United Nations Development Programme', 'No', 'Yes', 'New York City', 'for change', 'they connect countries to knowledge', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'developing countries'], 'answers_start': [1230, 1230, 1230, 1281, 1319, 1331, 1351, 1518, 1461, 1461, 41, 0, 101, 101, 101, 138, 163, 220, 257, 314], 'answers_end': [1300, 1280, 1305, 1300, 1343, 1334, 1383, 1546, 1546, 1546, 69, 40, 131, 131, 131, 158, 194, 255, 292, 335]} |
3v26sbztbder9sei68k31obqlarzzg | CHAPTER VII. THE SIEGE OF FAENZA
The second campaign of the Romagna had opened for Cesare as easily as had the first. So far his conquest had been achieved by little more than a processional display of his armed legions. Like another Joshua, he reduced cities by the mere blare of his trumpets. At last, however, he was to receive a check. Where grown men had fled cravenly at his approach, it remained for a child to resist him at Faenza, as a woman had resisted him at Forli.
His progress north from Pesaro was of necessity slow. He paused, as we have seen, at Rimini, and he paused again, and for a rather longer spell, at Forli, so that it was not until the second week of November that Astorre Manfredi--the boy of sixteen who was to hold Faenza--caught in the distance the flash of arms and the banners with the bull device borne by the host which the Duke of Valentinois led against him.
At first it had been Astorre's intent to follow the examples set him by Malatesta and Sforza, and he had already gone so far as to remove his valuables to Ravenna, whither he, too, meant to seek refuge. But he was in better case than any of the tyrants so far deposed inasmuch as his family, which had ruled Faenza for two hundred years, had not provoked the hatred of its subjects, and these were now ready and willing to stand loyally by their young lord. But loyalty alone can do little, unless backed by the might of arms, against such a force as Cesare was prepared to hurl upon Faenza. This Astorre realized, and for his own and his subjects' sake was preparing to depart, when, to his undoing, support reached him from an unexpected quarter. | ['whose example did Astorre want to follow?', 'what had he done so far?', 'Did his family rule anywhere?', 'how many years?', 'did the people there like them?', 'what had opened for Cesare?', 'was it easy for him?', 'what did he display?', 'what reduced the cities?', 'was he ever resisted by a woman?', 'where?', 'who would resist him at Faenza?', 'was he young?', 'did Cesare see him as a child?', 'was his progress north quick?', 'where did he stop?', "were Astorre's people willing to be with him?", 'but what was more important?', 'what month did Astorre see the Duke in the distance?', "what did he want to do for his people's sake?"] | {'answers': ['Malatesta and Sforza', 'Removed his valuables to Ravenna,', 'Faenza', '200 years', 'Yes', 'The second campaign of the Romagna', 'Yes', 'His armed legions', 'The blare of his trumpets.', 'Yes', 'Forli', 'Astorre Manfredi', '16', 'Yes', 'No', 'Rimini', 'Yes', 'The might of arms', 'November.', 'Depart'], 'answers_start': [901, 998, 1169, 1178, 1177, 35, 35, 173, 223, 442, 442, 695, 689, 393, 482, 536, 1284, 1359, 645, 1493], 'answers_end': [993, 1064, 1238, 1238, 1283, 92, 120, 222, 296, 480, 481, 711, 731, 440, 535, 574, 1358, 1427, 899, 1650]} |
3dh6gaktyypr424damiknh2ofgbzyd | CHAPTER III THE LIBERTY GIRLS
An hour later six girls met at the home of Alora Jones, who lived with her father in a fine mansion across the street from Colonel Hathaway's residence. These girls were prepared to work, and work diligently, under the leadership of Mary Louise, for they had been planning and discussing this event for several days, patiently awaiting the word to start their campaign.
"Some girls," said Mary Louise, "are knitting, and that's a good thing to do, in a way. Others are making pajamas and pillows for the Red Cross, and that's also an admirable thing to do. But our duty lies on a higher plane, for we're going to get money to enable Uncle Sam to take care of our soldier boys."
"Do--do you think we can make people buy bonds?" asked little Laura Hilton, with a trace of doubt in her voice.
Mary Louise gave her a severe look.
"We not only can, but we _shall_ make people buy," she replied. "We shall ask them very prettily, and they cannot refuse us. We've all been loaded to the brim with arguments, if arguments are necessary, but we haven't time to gossip with folks. A whole lot of money must be raised, and there's a short time to do it in."
"Seems to me," remarked Edna Barlow, earnestly, "we're wasting time just now. Let's get busy."
"Well, get on your costumes, girls," suggested Alora Jones. "They are all here, in this big box, and the banners are standing in the hall. It's after nine, now, and by ten o'clock we must all be at work." | ['What are the girls trying to get money for?', 'Whose house are they meeting at?', 'Who does she live with?', 'Who lives across the street?', 'How many girls met there?', 'What were they ready to do?', 'Who was in charge?', 'What are some girls doing?', 'What are others making?', 'What else?', 'For what organization?', 'Who are they wanting to help be able to take care of the soldiers?', 'Who said they were wasting time?', 'Who much money do they need to raise?', 'Do they have a long time to do it?', 'What did Alora tell the girls to put on?', 'Where are they?', 'What else is in the hall?', 'What time does she tell them this?', 'What time do they need to be working?'] | {'answers': ['their soldier boys', 'Alora Jones', 'her father', 'Colonel Hathaway', 'six', 'work', 'Mary Louise', 'knitting', 'pajamas', 'pillows', 'the Red Cross', 'Uncle Sam', 'Edna Barlow', 'A whole lot', 'no', 'their costumes', 'in a big box', 'the banners', 'after nine', "by ten o'clock"], 'answers_start': [629, 32, 75, 132, 46, 185, 241, 405, 492, 492, 510, 632, 1204, 1111, 1148, 1293, 1347, 1383, 1424, 1451], 'answers_end': [709, 86, 113, 183, 71, 218, 276, 449, 529, 529, 547, 709, 1256, 1146, 1184, 1344, 1381, 1423, 1445, 1488]} |
3ccz6ykwr7jewncgvmjozw224vf59t | Imagine that you are the first person ever to see Hawaii. What would be the first thing you would set foot on? The beach, naturally. There are hundreds of miles of beaches on the twenty islands of Hawaii. These islands cover 1,600 miles and are about 2,300 miles west of California. Most of them are covered with fine white sand. They are thought to be among the finest beaches in the world. Another wonderful thing about the beaches of Hawaii is the water temperature. The year-round average temperature of the water at the famous Waikiki Beach is 230C! The same is true of air temperature. In fact, there are no real seasons in Hawaii. There is a difference of only two or three degrees between the hottest day of summer and the coldest day of winter. That's why the Hawaiians don't have a word for weather in their language. Perhaps the nicest thing about Hawaiian beaches are the waves. The earliest settlers in Hawaii, the Polynesians, quickly learned how much fun it was to ride the waves. They developed a sport which is now very popular on the islands called body surfing. You go out into the ocean, wait for a big wave to come towards you, jump on it, and ride it all the way to the beach. Now imagine once again that you are the first person ever to set foot in Hawaii. What do you think would be the second beautiful thing you would notice? Would it be those strange triangles rising out of the water hundreds and hundreds of meters high? What are those beautiful things? They are volcanoes , of course. These volcanoes are not just a part of the islands. They made the islands at first. Because of them the islands are still growing. The most famous volcano on Hawaii is Mauna Loa. It is the world's most active volcano. It has been erupting for thousands of years. Even when it isn't erupting, smoke comes out of the earth from a thousand little holes. In 1950 Mauna Loa erupted for twenty-three days. That erupting produced the greatest amount of lava in modern history. In 1960 it erupted again. That time it added a kilometer of beach to the island. Because Mauna Loa has erupted so often, it has become the biggest (but not the tallest) mountain in the world. These volcanoes could be dangerous to the population of Hawaii. In fact, Hilo, the second largest city in Hawaii, is built just under Mauna Loa. The volcano could erupt at any time. Most people believe that it will erupt sometime in the next twenty-five years. But the people of Hilo do not seem worried. They live with the danger as part of their lives. | ['How many islands does Hawaii have?', 'How many miles of beaches?', 'how many miles west of California?', "Do Hawaiian's have a word for weather?", 'who were the earliest settlers there?', 'are there strange circles coming out of the water?', 'What are the beautiful triangles?', 'How often does Mauna Loa erupt?', 'Is it the biggest mountain in the world?', 'Is it the tallest?', 'Are these volcanoes dangerous?', 'are the people of Hilo worried?', 'what do they live with as a part of their lives?'] | {'answers': ['20', 'hundreds', '2300', 'no', 'Polynesians', 'no', 'volcanoes', '23 days', 'yes', 'no', 'yes', 'no', 'the danger'], 'answers_start': [133, 133, 205, 754, 891, 1352, 1482, 1866, 2066, 2106, 2177, 2438, 2482], 'answers_end': [203, 193, 282, 827, 939, 1420, 1501, 1914, 2175, 2176, 2242, 2531, 2531]} |
3uj1cz6izhpw128f4sjfgr7sxux5sk | Moses () is a prophet in the Abrahamic religions. According to the Hebrew Bible, he was adopted by an Egyptian princess, and later in life became the leader of the Israelites and lawgiver, to whom the authorship of the Torah, or acquisition of the Torah from Heaven is traditionally attributed. Also called "Moshe Rabbenu" in Hebrew (, "lit." "Moses our Teacher"), he is the most important prophet in Judaism. He is also an important prophet in Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith, and a number of other Abrahamic religions.
According to the Book of Exodus, Moses was born in a time when his people, the Israelites, an enslaved minority, were increasing in numbers and the Egyptian Pharaoh was worried that they might ally themselves with Egypt's enemies. Moses' Hebrew mother, Jochebed, secretly hid him when the Pharaoh ordered all newborn Hebrew boys to be killed in order to reduce the population of the Israelites. Through the Pharaoh's daughter (identified as Queen Bithia in the Midrash), the child was adopted as a foundling from the Nile river and grew up with the Egyptian royal family. After killing an Egyptian slavemaster (because the slavemaster was smiting a Hebrew), Moses fled across the Red Sea to Midian, where he encountered The Angel of the Lord, speaking to him from within a burning bush on Mount Horeb (which he regarded as the Mountain of God). | ['who is moses', 'who adopted him', 'who secretly hid him', 'who is queen bithia', 'who fled across the red sea', 'where was the burning bush', 'who did moses kill', 'what time was moses born', 'who ordered all newborns to be killed', 'who adopted him'] | {'answers': ['a prophet', 'an Egyptian princess', 'his mother', "the Pharaoh's daughter", 'Moses', 'Mount Horeb', 'an Egyptian slavemaster', 'when the Israelites were increasing in numbers', 'the Egyptian Pharaoh', 'the Egyptian royal family'], 'answers_start': [0, 50, 760, 925, 1187, 1272, 1101, 562, 672, 1073], 'answers_end': [21, 119, 808, 998, 1216, 1329, 1138, 759, 694, 1099]} |
3hwrjooet52wxl18ftcikld5aswsei | Peter was walking in the street with two big and heavy boxes. A stranger walked up to him and asked, "What is the time?" Peter stopped, put down the boxes and looked at his watch. "It's five fifteen," he said. "Hey, what a nice watch!" said the stranger. Peter smiled a little and said, "Yes, it's not bad. Look at this." Then he showed the stranger the time for 86 big cities in the world. He hit a few buttons and it told the time in Chinese. Peter went on ," You can set it in English, Chinese, Japanese and so on." The stranger looked very interested in the watch. "That's not all," said Peter. He then pushed a few more buttons and there was a small map appeared on the watch. "The map can show where we are," said Peter. "I want to buy this watch!" said the stranger. "Oh, no, I' m not selling it. I designed it myself. I spent nearly two years making it." said Peter. "Oh, you are the designer. I'll give you $ 1,000 for it!" "Oh, no, I spent more than that." "I'll give you $ 5,000 for it!" Peter stopped to think. The stranger quickly gave him a check and said ,"$ 5,000. Here it is." Peter finally agreed to sell the watch. When the stranger was going to leave with the watch, Peter pointed to the two big boxes and said, "Hey, wait a minute. Don' t forget your batteries ." | ['Who was wearing a nice watch?', 'What was he carrying?', 'What was inside the boxes?', 'Did Peter design his watch?', 'How long did it take him?', 'Did it cost him more than a thousand dollars to make it?', 'Who asked him what time it was?', 'Did Peter have to put the boxes down to check his watch?', 'What time was it?', 'Did the stranger like his watch?', 'Did it tell time all over the world?', 'How many big cities?', 'What did he have to do to make it show the time in Chinese?', 'Could it be set in many different languages?', 'After he hit a few more buttons, what appeared on the watch?', 'What did it pinpoint?', 'Did the stranger decide he wanted to buy it?', 'What did Peter say to that?', "What was the stranger's first offer?", 'And how much did he finally buy it for?'] | {'answers': ['Peter', 'two big and heavy boxes', 'batteries', 'yes', 'nearly two years', 'yes', 'stranger', 'yes', 'five fifteen', 'yes', 'yes', '86', 'He hit a few buttons', 'three', 'a small map', 'where they were,', 'yes', "Oh, no, I' m not selling it. I designed it myself", '1,000', '$ 5,000'], 'answers_start': [0, 36, 1272, 804, 834, 934, 64, 135, 185, 211, 353, 363, 391, 462, 646, 700, 728, 775, 918, 982], 'answers_end': [6, 60, 1281, 825, 850, 965, 72, 154, 198, 233, 390, 365, 411, 507, 659, 713, 752, 824, 923, 989]} |
3qilpralq5vi87zcuu9wth7dcdhn83 | In mathematics, a group is an algebraic structure consisting of a set of elements equipped with an operation that combines any two elements to form a third element. The operation satisfies four conditions called the group axioms, namely closure, associativity, identity and invertibility. One of the most familiar examples of a group is the set of integers together with the addition operation, but the abstract formalization of the group axioms, detached as it is from the concrete nature of any particular group and its operation, applies much more widely. It allows entities with highly diverse mathematical origins in abstract algebra and beyond to be handled in a flexible way while retaining their essential structural aspects. The ubiquity of groups in numerous areas within and outside mathematics makes them a central organizing principle of contemporary mathematics.
Groups share a fundamental kinship with the notion of symmetry. For example, a symmetry group encodes symmetry features of a geometrical object: the group consists of the set of transformations that leave the object unchanged and the operation of combining two such transformations by performing one after the other. Lie groups are the symmetry groups used in the Standard Model of particle physics; Point groups are used to help understand symmetry phenomena in molecular chemistry; and Poincaré groups can express the physical symmetry underlying special relativity. | ['In math, what is a group called?', 'What pair is a group made of?', 'Does it merge any two to form a third?', 'How many conditions does it meet?', 'What are the four called?', 'Groups share a closeness with the notion of what?', 'What does a symmetry group encode features of?', 'What are point groups used to help figure out?', 'The ubiquity of groups in few areas?', 'What are group axioms?', 'Is it detached from the group?'] | {'answers': ['An algebraic structure', 'Elements', 'Yes.', 'Four.', 'Group axioms', 'Symmetry.', 'A geometrical object:', 'Phenomena', 'Numerous.', 'Closure, associativity, identity and invertibility', 'Yes.'], 'answers_start': [0, 64, 109, 179, 189, 879, 958, 1279, 734, 230, 447], 'answers_end': [49, 81, 164, 204, 229, 942, 1023, 1338, 775, 287, 513]} |
3a1pq49wvhh8nbtgsb549nn9cve1h0 | The Rhine (Romansh: Rein, German: Rhein, French: le Rhin, Dutch: Rijn) is a European river that begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps, forms part of the Swiss-Austrian, Swiss-Liechtenstein border, Swiss-German and then the Franco-German border, then flows through the Rhineland and eventually empties into the North Sea in the Netherlands. The biggest city on the river Rhine is Cologne, Germany with a population of more than 1,050,000 people. It is the second-longest river in Central and Western Europe (after the Danube), at about 1,230 km (760 mi),[note 2][note 1] with an average discharge of about 2,900 m3/s (100,000 cu ft/s).
The variant forms of the name of the Rhine in modern languages are all derived from the Gaulish name Rēnos, which was adapted in Roman-era geography (1st century BC) as Greek Ῥῆνος (Rhēnos), Latin Rhenus.[note 3] The spelling with Rh- in English Rhine as well as in German Rhein and French Rhin is due to the influence of Greek orthography, while the vocalisation -i- is due to the Proto-Germanic adoption of the Gaulish name as *Rīnaz, via Old Frankish giving Old English Rín, Old High German Rīn, Dutch Rijn (formerly also spelled Rhijn)). The diphthong in modern German Rhein (also adopted in Romansh Rein, Rain) is a Central German development of the early modern period, the Alemannic name Rī(n) retaining the older vocalism,[note 4] as does Ripuarian Rhing, while Palatine has diphthongized Rhei, Rhoi. Spanish is with French in adopting the Germanic vocalism Rin-, while Italian, Occitan and Portuguese retain the Latin Ren-. | ['Do all modern languages spell the name of the Rhine the same way?', 'What continent is the Rhine in?', 'What country does it begin in?', 'What country does it end in?', 'What body of water does it end in?', 'What city is the largest one on the banks of the Rhine?', 'What country is that in?', 'Is the Rhine the largest river in Europe?', 'What number in ranking is it?', 'Which is first?'] | {'answers': ['definitely not', 'Europe', 'Switzerland', 'the Netherlands', 'the North Sea', 'Cologne', 'Germany', 'no', 'number two', 'r the Danube'], 'answers_start': [0, 71, 102, 316, 326, 374, 412, 478, 489, 479], 'answers_end': [71, 90, 122, 372, 353, 420, 429, 539, 503, 557]} |
3dip6yhapcsee1mz1v6d3ud4ytie8n | Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of media products: music albums, video games, films, TV shows, and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999. The site provides an excerpt from each review and hyperlinks to its source. A color of Green, Yellow or Red summarizes the critics' recommendations. It has been described as the video game industry's "premier" review aggregator.
Metacritic's scoring converts each review into a percentage, either mathematically from the mark given, or which the site decides subjectively from a qualitative review. Before being averaged, the scores are weighted according to the critic's fame, stature, and volume of reviews.
Metacritic was launched in July 1999 by Marc Doyle, his sister Julie Doyle Roberts, and a classmate from the University of Southern California law school, Jason Dietz. Rotten Tomatoes was already compiling movie reviews, but Doyle, Roberts, and Dietz saw an opportunity to cover a broader range of media. They sold Metacritic to CNET in 2005. CNET and Metacritic are now owned by the CBS Corporation.
Nick Wingfield of "The Wall Street Journal" wrote in September 2004: "Mr. Doyle, 36, is now a senior product manager at CNET but he also acts as games editor of Metacritic". Speaking of video games, Doyle said: "A site like ours helps people cut through...unobjective promotional language". "By giving consumers, and web users specifically, early information on the objective quality of a game, not only are they more educated about their choices, but it forces publishers to demand more from their developers, license owners to demand more from their licensees, and eventually, hopefully, the games get better". He added that the review process was not taken as seriously when unconnected magazines and websites provided reviews in isolation. | ['When did Metacritic begin?', 'What month?', 'How many people helped design it?', 'Who are they?', 'What is it?', 'What is it a collection of?', 'Of What?', 'What does it do with the reviews scores?', 'What kind of average?', 'What is the review changed into?', 'Who bought Metacritic?', 'When?', 'Who owns it now?', 'Do they also own CNET?', 'Who is the games editor?', 'What is his other duty?', 'How old is he?', 'Who works for The Wall Street Journal?', 'What does he do there?', 'When did he write about Metacritic?'] | {'answers': ['1999', 'July', 'Three', 'Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts', 'a website', 'reviews', 'media products', 'averages them?', 'weighted', 'a percentage', 'CNET', '2005', 'the CBS Corporation', 'yes', 'Mr. Doyle', 'senior product manager', '36', 'Nick Wingfield', 'writes', 'September 2004'], 'answers_start': [811, 811, 213, 213, 0, 0, 0, 132, 192, 528, 1116, 1116, 1154, 1154, 1283, 1284, 1284, 1214, 1214, 1214], 'answers_end': [847, 847, 295, 287, 23, 47, 65, 191, 210, 587, 1144, 1152, 1210, 1210, 1385, 1330, 1297, 1257, 1264, 1281]} |
3ruiqrxjbbonzegac62llupurrylll | Set theory is a branch of mathematical logic that studies sets, which informally are collections of objects. Although any type of object can be collected into a set, set theory is applied most often to objects that are relevant to mathematics. The language of set theory can be used in the definitions of nearly all mathematical objects.
The modern study of set theory was initiated by Georg Cantor and Richard Dedekind in the 1870s. After the discovery of paradoxes in naive set theory, such as the Russell's paradox, numerous axiom systems were proposed in the early twentieth century, of which the Zermelo–Fraenkel axioms, with or without the axiom of choice, are the best-known.
Set theory is commonly employed as a foundational system for mathematics, particularly in the form of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory with the axiom of choice. Beyond its foundational role, set theory is a branch of mathematics in its own right, with an active research community. Contemporary research into set theory includes a diverse collection of topics, ranging from the structure of the real number line to the study of the consistency of large cardinals.
Mathematical topics typically emerge and evolve through interactions among many researchers. Set theory, however, was founded by a single paper in 1874 by Georg Cantor: "On a Property of the Collection of All Real Algebraic Numbers". | ['who started the study of set theory?', 'when?', 'what is set theory?', 'what are sets?', 'what paper founded set theory?', 'when was it written?', 'by who?', 'what is a current topic in set theory?', 'can any object be in a set?', 'what objects are usually part of set theory?', 'how do math topics usually start?'] | {'answers': ['Georg Cantor and Richard Dedekind', 'in the 1870s', 'branch of mathematical logic', 'collections of objects', 'On a Property of the Collection of All Real Algebraic Numbers', '1874', 'Georg Cantor', 'structure of the real number line', 'yes', 'objects that are relevant to mathematics', 'emerge and evolve through interactions among many researchers'], 'answers_start': [388, 421, 16, 85, 1318, 1295, 1303, 1060, 108, 201, 1178], 'answers_end': [421, 434, 45, 107, 1379, 1299, 1315, 1094, 164, 242, 1239]} |
3gdtjdapvubcqpecituwg2id70h8mo | Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with him. One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time. "Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?" "Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?" "I left it at home." Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?" ,. | ['What is the time?', 'Was someone wakened?', 'Who?', 'Who made her wake?', 'How old is he?', 'Who did he meet?', 'What did he serve her?', 'Did he complete school?', 'What type?', 'Is he employed?', 'Where?', 'What was his friend missing?', 'Where was it?', 'Did they have much to discuss?', 'What?', 'What time does he get off?', 'Am or pm?', 'What happens after dinner?', 'And after he eats?', 'Who does he live with?'] | {'answers': ['twelve o clock at night', 'yes', 'grandma', 'Jack', '20', 'Mary', 'fruit and drinks', 'yes', 'middle school', 'yes', 'in a shop', 'her watch', 'home', 'yes', 'school, teachers, classmates, future', "ten o'clock", 'evening', 'has a quick supper', 'falls asleep', 'His grandma'], 'answers_start': [905, 841, 841, 906, 0, 333, 425, 52, 52, 84, 91, 677, 715, 465, 491, 121, 139, 195, 232, 255], 'answers_end': [942, 872, 870, 986, 27, 348, 464, 107, 84, 109, 107, 737, 735, 541, 538, 144, 159, 233, 253, 289]} |
3pmby0ye273zv8lvaw6wd28cxf7c9l | Gymnasts sprint down a runway, which is a maximum of 25 meters in length, before hurdling onto a spring board. The gymnast is allowed to choose where they start on the runway. The body position is maintained while "punching" (blocking using only a shoulder movement) the vaulting platform. The gymnast then rotates to a standing position. In advanced gymnastics, multiple twists and somersaults may be added before landing. Successful vaults depend on the speed of the run, the length of the hurdle, the power the gymnast generates from the legs and shoulder girdle, the kinesthetic awareness in the air, and the speed of rotation in the case of more difficult and complex vaults.
According to FIG rules, only women compete in rhythmic gymnastics. This is a sport that combines elements of ballet, gymnastics, dance, and apparatus manipulation. The sport involves the performance of five separate routines with the use of five apparatus; ball, ribbon, hoop, clubs, rope—on a floor area, with a much greater emphasis on the aesthetic rather than the acrobatic. There are also group routines consisting of 5 gymnasts and 5 apparatuses of their choice. Rhythmic routines are scored out of a possible 30 points; the score for artistry (choreography and music) is averaged with the score for difficulty of the moves and then added to the score for execution. | ['What is the longest gymnast runway?', 'What do they use to launch themselves?', 'What is their body position?', 'What is the position at the end of the move?', 'Do they add more movements as they increase in skill?', 'What gender participates in rhythmic gymnastics?', 'What does this involve?', 'Which apparatuses are used?', 'Are aesthetics or acrobatics more important?', 'How many participate in a group routine?', 'What is the maximum score?', 'What scores are averaged?', 'That is then added to what?', 'What are the components of the artistry score?', 'How many apparatuses are in a group routine?', 'Is the athlete allowed to select where they begin on the runway?', 'Is success dependent on speed?', 'What group dictates who can compete in rhythmic gymnastics?'] | {'answers': ['s a maximum of 25 meters in length,', 'a spring board', '"punching" (blocking using only a shoulder movement)', 'standing', 'yes', 'women', 'elements of ballet, gymnastics, dance, and apparatus manipulation.', 'a ball, ribbon, hoop, clubs, and rope', 'the aesthetic', 'Five', '30 points', 'artistry and difficulty of the moves', 'the score for execution.', 'choreography and music', 'Five', 'yes', 'yes', 'FIG'], 'answers_start': [0, 74, 176, 289, 337, 683, 749, 847, 989, 1060, 1152, 1210, 1313, 1210, 1077, 110, 424, 683], 'answers_end': [73, 109, 289, 338, 423, 749, 846, 971, 1060, 1117, 1209, 1355, 1355, 1257, 1151, 176, 472, 705]} |
35ldd5557a4wlqgdrirz67r42w9mkb | CHAPTER VI. CLIMENE
Diligent search among the many scenarios of the improvisers which have survived their day, has failed to bring to light the scenario of "Les Fourberies de Scaramouche," upon which we are told the fortunes of the Binet troupe came to be soundly established. They played it for the first time at Maure in the following week, with Andre-Louis--who was known by now as Scaramouche to all the company, and to the public alike--in the title-role. If he had acquitted himself well as Figaro-Scaramouche, he excelled himself in the new piece, the scenario of which would appear to be very much the better of the two.
After Maure came Pipriac, where four performances were given, two of each of the scenarios that now formed the backbone of the Binet repertoire. In both Scaramouche, who was beginning to find himself, materially improved his performances. So smoothly now did the two pieces run that Scaramouche actually suggested to Binet that after Fougeray, which they were to visit in the following week, they should tempt fortune in a real theatre in the important town of Redon. The notion terrified Binet at first, but coming to think of it, and his ambition being fanned by Andre-Louis, he ended by allowing himself to succumb to the temptation.
It seemed to Andre-Louis in those days that he had found his real metier, and not only was he beginning to like it, but actually to look forward to a career as actor-author that might indeed lead him in the end to that Mecca of all comedians, the Comedie Francaise. And there were other possibilities. From the writing of skeleton scenarios for improvisers, he might presently pass to writing plays of dialogue, plays in the proper sense of the word, after the manner of Chenier, Eglantine, and Beaumarchais. | ['Who came after Maure?', 'What did it seem to Andre-Louis?', 'What career did he look forward to?', 'What types of scenarios were for improvisers?', 'After the manner of how many different people?', 'Which was one?', 'And another?', 'And the last?', 'Upon what did Binet troupe fortunes get established?', 'When did they first play in Maure?', 'With who?'] | {'answers': ['Pipriac', 'succumb to the temptation.', 'actor-author', 'skeleton', 'Three', 'Chenier', 'Eglantine', 'Beaumarchais', 'Les Fourberies de Scaramouche', 'in the following week', 'Andre-Louis'], 'answers_start': [650, 1243, 1432, 1593, 1743, 1743, 1752, 1767, 159, 321, 350], 'answers_end': [657, 1269, 1444, 1602, 1779, 1750, 1761, 1779, 188, 343, 361]} |
39l1g8wvwqrtt3mhdqg25tmztzk13z | Elsevier () is an information and analytics company and one of the world's major providers of scientific, technical, and medical information. It was established in 1880 as a publishing company. It is a part of the RELX Group, known until 2015 as Reed Elsevier. Its products include journals such as "The Lancet" and "Cell", the ScienceDirect collection of electronic journals, the "Trends" and "Current Opinion" series of journals, the online citation database Scopus, and the ClinicalKey solution for clinicians. Elsevier's products and services include the entire academic research lifecycle, including software and data-management, instruction and assessment tools.
Elsevier publishes approximately 420,000 articles annually in 2,500 journals. Its archives contain over 13 million documents and 30,000 e-books. Total yearly downloads amount to more than 900 million.
Elsevier's high profit margins (37% in 2016) and its copyright practices have subjected it to criticism by researchers.
Elsevier was founded in 1880 and took the name from the Dutch publishing house Elzevir which has no connection with the present company. The Elzevir family operated as booksellers and publishers in the Netherlands; the founder, Lodewijk Elzevir (1542–1617), lived in Leiden and established the business in 1580.
The expansion of Elsevier in the scientific field after 1945 was funded with the profits of the newsweekly "Elsevier", which first issue appeared on 27 October 1945. The weekly was an instant success and earned lots of money. The weekly was a continuation, as is stated in its first issue, of the monthly Elsevier, which was founded in 1891 to promote the name of the publishing house and had to stop publication in December 1940 because of the Nazi occupation. | ['what is the article about?', 'what is that?', 'what does it do?', 'how many articles does it release per year?', 'in how many journals?', 'when was it founded?', 'what were its profit margins in 2016?', 'is this high or low?', "where did it get it's name from?", 'are the two connected?', 'does it also provide books online?', 'can they be downloaded?', 'how many are downloaded?', 'is this per year or month?', 'what group of companies is it part of?', 'when did it go into the scientific field?', 'who was the founder?', 'when did he die?', 'where di d he live?', 'when was the first issue of Elsevier founded?'] | {'answers': ['Elsevier', 'an information and analytics company', 'provides scientific, technical, and medical information.', '420,000', '2,500', '1880', '37%', 'high', 'Dutch publishing house Elzevir', 'no', 'yes', 'yes', 'more than 900 million', 'per year', 'RELX Group', 'after 1945', 'Lodewijk Elzevir', '1617', 'Leiden', '1891'], 'answers_start': [0, 15, 81, 704, 732, 1020, 906, 885, 1052, 1089, 800, 816, 849, 822, 214, 1359, 1223, 1247, 1263, 1646], 'answers_end': [8, 52, 141, 711, 738, 1024, 909, 889, 1082, 1107, 816, 872, 870, 828, 224, 1371, 1240, 1251, 1269, 1650]} |
3leiz60cdjzc31w52aq4o09x60x9zr | Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn't save money, reported researchers. "It was a small surprise, for it is against the common belief," said Pieter Van Baal, who led the study. "But it makes sense. If you live longer, then you cost the health system more."
The researchers found that from age 20 to 56, obese people racked up the most expensive health costs. But on average, healthy people lived 84 years. Smokers lived about 77 years, and obese people lived about 80 years. Smokers and obese people tended to have more heart disease than healthy people. Therefore in the long run, the thin and healthy group cost about $417, 000, from age 20 on. Smokers cost about $326, 000 and obese people $371, 000.
"The result throws a bucket of cold water onto the idea, based on guesswork, that obesity is going to cost trillions of dollars," said Patrick Basham, a professor of health politics. "If we're going to worry about the future of obesity, we should stop worrying about its financial impact," he said.
"The benefits of obesity prevention may not be seen immediately in terms of cost saving in tomorrow's budget, but there are long-term gains," said Van Baal. "These are often immeasurable when it comes to people living longer and healthier lives." In the meanwhile, he said that governments should recognize that successful smoking and obesity prevention programs mean that people will have a longer chance of dying of something more expensive later in life.
"Lung cancer is a cheap disease to treat because people don't survive very long. But if they are old enough to get Alzheimer's one day, they may survive longer and cost more. We are not advising that governments stop trying to prevent obesity," Van Baal said. "But they should do it for the right reasons." | ['What age group of obese people had the most expensive health costs?', 'How long did smokers live?', 'How about obese people?', 'What was the average cost for Smokers?', 'What about the thin and healthy group?', 'Patrick Basham says obesity will cost how much?', 'How long did healthy people live on average?', 'What was the role of Patrick Basham?', 'Basham said we should stop worrying about what?', 'Does obesity prevention have immediate benefits?'] | {'answers': ['20 to 56,', '77 years', '80 years', '$326, 000', '$417, 000', 'that obesity is going to cost trillions of dollars', '84 years', 'a professor of health politics', 'stop worrying about its financial impact', 'The benefits of obesity prevention may not be seen immediately'], 'answers_start': [319, 432, 466, 673, 608, 808, 401, 867, 915, 1034], 'answers_end': [383, 460, 499, 701, 656, 859, 430, 913, 1019, 1173]} |
352ythgrovdpfaqzfto67lucojr4hr | Two men, Alan and Henry, both seriously ill, shared a hospital room. Alan was allowed to sit up in his bed and his bed was next to the room's only window. Henry had to spend all his time flat on his back.
The men talked for hours, of their wives, families, their homes and their jobs. And every afternoon when Alan, in the bed next to the window, could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers. Trees and skyline could be seen in the distance. As he described all this, Henry, on the other side of the room, would close his eyes and imagine the scene.
One warm afternoon Alan described a parade passing by. Although Henry could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind. Unexpectedly, an _ though: entered his head: why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see anything? It doesn't seem fair. Henry felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sight, his envy grew and soon let him down. He began to find himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window ---- and that thought now controlled his life.
Late one night, as he lay staring at the ceiling. Alan began to cough. He was choking. Henry watched in the dim room as the struggling man tried hard to reach for the button to call for help. Listening from across the room, he never moved, never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes, the coughing and choking stopped, along with the sound of breathing. Now, there was only silence ---- deathly silence.
As soon as it seemed appropriate, Henry asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.
Slowly, painfully, he struggled to take his first look. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He looked out, but faced a black wall. | ['What two men are sharing a hospital room in the story?', 'Who was allowed to sit up in his bed?', 'What did they talk about?', 'How did they pass the time every afternoon?', "Was Henry envious of Alan's view?", 'What could Henry hear, but not see, one warm afternoon?', 'Who began to cough late one night?', 'Did Henry help Alan call for a nurse?', 'What did Henry call the nurse for?', 'Did Henry hear Alan talk after the choking stopped?'] | {'answers': ['Alan and Henry,', 'Alan', 'their wives, families, their homes and their jobs.', 'Alan would describe what he could see from the window', 'Yes', 'a band', 'Alan', 'no', 'move next to the window.', 'deathly silence.'], 'answers_start': [0, 69, 207, 311, 845, 721, 1245, 1437, 1705, 1653], 'answers_end': [68, 107, 286, 445, 1003, 844, 1314, 1484, 1791, 1703]} |
3zsano2jcf7o3z14a4wo23y5lkmsfs | There were 2 best friends named Sam and Jenny. They were not friends with Kimmi, a girl in the same class. And they were not friends with Joe. Joe was not their friend because he didn't talk to Sam and Jenny. Joe did not talk to anyone. Kimmi talked to everyone, but she did not keep secrets she was told and she said bad things about the people around her all the time. No one liked her. Everyone thought she was mean. One day, Sam and Jenny were playing with their puppy near a big tree when they found Kimmi sitting under the tree crying. Kimmi was sad that no one wanted to be her friend. Sam and Jenny felt bad for Kimmi. Jenny told Kimmi she would have a lot of friends if she didn't say such mean things about people. Sam said that was not true, because Joe did not talk about people and he had no friends. Sam and Jenny thought about it a long time. Sam and Jenny brought Kimmi to meet Joe. Kimmi and Joe became friends soon and Kimmi learned not to say mean things about people. Everyone was happier. | ['Who were best friends?', 'Were they friends with Joe or Kimmi?', "Why didn't they like Kimmi?", 'Did they become her friend?', 'Who else became her friend?', "Why wasn't Joe friends with Sam and Jenny?", 'did he talk to them later?', 'Was everyone in the same class?', 'Where did Sam and Jenny find Kimmi?', 'What were they playing with when they found her?'] | {'answers': ['Sam and Jenny', 'no', 'she did not keep secrets', 'yes', 'Joe', "he didn't talk to Sam and Jenny", 'not that it mentions', "Everyone was mentioned to be in the same class ecept joe which it doesn't say", 'under a tree', 'their puppy'], 'answers_start': [32, 47, 267, 894, 909, 176, 724, 1, 519, 461], 'answers_end': [45, 142, 291, 932, 932, 207, 986, 207, 533, 472]} |
3xxu1swe8mvt6z0kqmrcewhvukaa0b | Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida (CNN) -- Weather and time have inflicted more damage to Fort Jefferson than hostile cannon fire ever did.
The crumbling citadel rises 40 feet from the turquoise water of the Gulf of Mexico, an outpost of a bygone era. Built on an island in Florida's Dry Tortugas, 70 miles past Key West, the fort is being restored by a squad of craftsmen who spend three-week shifts there between hurricane seasons.
A cocoon of mesh and scaffolding shrouds one section of its 8-foot-thick walls as they work. It's a grueling job, but it's one Dennis Wood, a mason from Massachusetts, says he's glad to have.
"Things are slow today, you know," Wood said. "Got a job offer to come down here for the winter, so we took it."
Efforts to restore Fort Jefferson have been under way for about 30 years. The current phase received a boost from the economic stimulus bill that passed Congress in 2009, which devoted $7 million to the project. But planners estimate another $13 million is needed, and that money has yet to be allocated.
The six-sided fort, roughly the size of Yankee Stadium, was designed to protect shipping lanes through the Gulf of Mexico. Construction began in 1846, but advancements in the science of artillery rendered it obsolete before it was finished. During the Civil War, the Confederacy never bothered to try to seize it from Union forces.
The Union kept a garrison of about 2,000 men there and used it mostly as a prison for Confederate captives and deserters. It wasn't until after the war that it received its most famous inmate -- Samuel Mudd, the Maryland doctor convicted of aiding Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, by setting his broken leg. | ['What is the name of the park?', 'In what State is it located?', 'How far from the Keys?', 'Where was this built?', "Who's Wood?", "What's he doing?", 'How many sides does the place gong under restoration have?', 'Why was it created that way?', 'When was it started?', 'Who had control of it during the War?', 'What baseball field is it comparable in area?', 'What did the Union use it for?', 'How many were garrisoned there?'] | {'answers': ['Dry Tortugas National Park', 'Florida', '70 miles', "an island in Florida's Dry Tortugas", 'a mason', 'restoring Fort Jefferson', 'six', 'it was designed to protect shipping lanes through the Gulf of Mexico', '1846', 'the Union', 'Yankee Stadium', 'as a prison for Confederate captives and deserters', '2,000'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 301, 256, 567, 681, 1056, 1116, 1179, 1318, 1056, 1445, 1390], 'answers_end': [26, 35, 324, 300, 587, 744, 1075, 1177, 1205, 1386, 1110, 1510, 1434]} |
3ii4upycoj7fsz8vructj3gjso8qdo | CHAPTER X
THE WIDENING CIRCLE
It was very burdensome to Ursula, that she was the eldest of the family. By the time she was eleven, she had to take to school Gudrun and Theresa and Catherine. The boy, William, always called Billy, so that he should not be confused with his father, was a lovable, rather delicate child of three, so he stayed at home as yet. There was another baby girl, called Cassandra.
The children went for a time to the little church school just near the Marsh. It was the only place within reach, and being so small, Mrs. Brangwen felt safe in sending her children there, though the village boys did nickname Ursula "Urtler", and Gudrun "Good-runner", and Theresa "Tea-pot".
Gudrun and Ursula were co-mates. The second child, with her long, sleepy body and her endless chain of fancies, would have nothing to do with realities. She was not for them, she was for her own fancies. Ursula was the one for realities. So Gudrun left all such to her elder sister, and trusted in her implicitly, indifferently. Ursula had a great tenderness for her co-mate sister.
It was no good trying to make Gudrun responsible. She floated along like a fish in the sea, perfect within the medium of her own difference and being. Other existence did not trouble her. Only she believed in Ursula, and trusted to Ursula.
The eldest child was very much fretted by her responsibility for the other young ones. Especially Theresa, a sturdy, bold-eyed thing, had a faculty for warfare. | ['What chapter is this?', "What's its title?", "What was the baby''s name?", 'How old was Billy?', "What was the father's name?", 'Who was the oldest?', 'How many did she take to school?', 'What school did they attend for some time?', 'Why was the mom ok with them attendng?', 'What did the village boys do?', "What was Ursula's?", "Goodrun's?", "And Theresa's?", 'Why was making Goodrun responsible an impossibility?'] | {'answers': ['CHAPTER X', 'THE WIDENING CIRCLE', 'Cassandra.', 'Three', 'William', 'Ursula', 'Three', 'a little church school', 'It was the only place within reach', 'nicknamed the children', '"Urtler"', '"Good-runner"', '"Tea-pot"', 'She floated along like a fish in the sea'], 'answers_start': [0, 12, 379, 300, 195, 57, 134, 428, 488, 606, 627, 657, 683, 1119], 'answers_end': [10, 32, 408, 330, 283, 105, 193, 467, 567, 649, 650, 677, 702, 1179]} |
3w92k5rlwuhctupjynokrerzw3f5vn | CHAPTER XIX
NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK--A ROUGH RIDER WAY OF CAMPAIGNING--ELECTED GOVERNOR--IMPORTANT WORK AT ALBANY--THE HOMESTEAD AT OYSTER BAY--CHOPPING DOWN A TREE FOR EXERCISE
The war with Spain was at an end, and Uncle Sam had now to turn his attention to the Philippines, where for many months to come military disturbances of a more or less serious nature were to take place.
Theodore Roosevelt might have remained in the army, and had he done so there is no doubt but that he would have swiftly risen to a rank of importance.
But the people of the State of New York willed otherwise.
"He is a great military man," they said. "But he was likewise a fine Police Commissioner and a Civil Service Commissioner, fighting continually for what was right and good. Let us make him our next governor."
The convention that nominated Theodore Roosevelt for the highest office in the Empire State met at Saratoga, September 27, 1898, just twelve days after the Rough Riders were mustered out. At that time Frank S. Black was governor of the state, having been elected two years before by a large majority. The governor had many friends, and they said he deserved another term.
"Roosevelt is not a citizen of this state," said they. "He gave up his residence here when he went to Washington to become Assistant Secretary of the Navy."
"We don't want him anyway," said other politicians, who had not forgotten how the Rough Rider had acted when in the Assembly. "If he gets into office, it will be impossible to manage him." And they worked night and day to defeat the hero of San Juan Hill. | ['What branch of the military was Roosevelt in?', 'Did he stay in it?', 'What other jobs did he hold?', 'Anything else?', 'What?', 'What state was he popular in?', 'What did they want from him?', 'To what position?', 'WHat was the title of that?', 'WHo was in the position at the time?', 'Was he well liked?', 'By whom?', 'Did he want Roosevelt to take his job?', 'WHy not?', 'Where had he gone?', 'Why?', 'Did he pick up any nicknames in the military?', 'What conflicts did he fight in?', 'Was he likely to be sent elsewhere?', 'Where?'] | {'answers': ['army', 'no', 'Police Commissioner', 'Yes', 'Civil Service Commissioner', 'New York', 'to elect him', 'the highest office', 'governor', 'Frank S. Black', 'yes', 'a large majority.', 'no', 'Roosevelt is not a citizen of this state', 'Washington', 'to become Assistant Secretary of the Navy', 'the hero of San Juan Hill.', 'The war with Spain', 'yes', 'the Philippines'], 'answers_start': [444, 398, 679, 705, 705, 581, 1065, 874, 808, 1022, 1122, 1105, 1153, 1197, 1297, 1308, 1583, 193, 226, 274], 'answers_end': [448, 549, 700, 733, 732, 591, 1123, 893, 817, 1038, 1193, 1122, 1192, 1237, 1309, 1350, 1610, 211, 289, 289]} |
3hmigg0u4l6ck63q1wi7ax5kg7my8p | CHAPTER XIX
I
IN three years of exile from herself Carol had certain experiences chronicled as important by the Dauntless, or discussed by the Jolly Seventeen, but the event unchronicled, undiscussed, and supremely controlling, was her slow admission of longing to find her own people.
II
Bea and Miles Bjornstam were married in June, a month after "The Girl from Kankakee." Miles had turned respectable. He had renounced his criticisms of state and society; he had given up roving as horse-trader, and wearing red mackinaws in lumber-camps; he had gone to work as engineer in Jackson Elder's planing-mill; he was to be seen upon the streets endeavoring to be neighborly with suspicious men whom he had taunted for years.
Carol was the patroness and manager of the wedding. Juanita Haydock mocked, "You're a chump to let a good hired girl like Bea go. Besides! How do you know it's a good thing, her marrying a sassy bum like this awful Red Swede person? Get wise! Chase the man off with a mop, and hold onto your Svenska while the holding's good. Huh? Me go to their Scandahoofian wedding? Not a chance!"
The other matrons echoed Juanita. Carol was dismayed by the casualness of their cruelty, but she persisted. Miles had exclaimed to her, "Jack Elder says maybe he'll come to the wedding! Gee, it would be nice to have Bea meet the Boss as a reg'lar married lady. Some day I'll be so well off that Bea can play with Mrs. Elder--and you! Watch us!" | ['Who was married in June?', 'Who was married a month before?', 'What did Miles give up?', 'Anything else?', 'And?', 'What did he do instead?', 'Where?', 'Who was the patroness of the wedding?', 'Who did Haydock call a sassy bum?', 'Did Haydock like him?', 'What did she recommend Carol do to him?', 'Anything else?', 'Is Haydock planning to attend the wedding?', 'Did the other matrons agree with Juanita?', 'How many years was Carol in exile?', 'From what?', 'What was recorded as important by the Dauntless?', 'What event was not chronicled?', 'Did Jack Elder say he might come to the wedding?', "Did Elder approve of Bea's wedding?"] | {'answers': ['Bea and Miles Bjornstam', '"The Girl from Kankakee"', 'criticisms of state and society', 'roving as horse-trader', 'wearing red mackinaws in lumber-camps', 'gone to work as engineer', "Jackson Elder's planing-mill", 'Carol', 'Red Swede', 'no', 'chase him off with a mop', 'hold onto her Svenska', 'no', 'yes', 'three', 'herself', "Carol's experiences", "Carol's slow admission of longing to find her own people", 'yes', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [297, 343, 420, 474, 474, 550, 557, 732, 921, 975, 975, 1005, 1063, 1118, 18, 21, 55, 168, 1226, 1304], 'answers_end': [342, 383, 465, 505, 549, 581, 614, 782, 956, 1003, 1003, 1031, 1115, 1150, 60, 54, 84, 289, 1303, 1377]} |
3jpsl1dz5szwrvsrrstap8d8123anh | Johnny is a nine year old boy. On one hot summer day, Johnny is outside his house playing with his dog. He is very hot and wants to have some ice cream. He looks in his freezer and sees that he does not have ice cream. Johnny then hears the song of the ice cream truck. Johnny runs outside but does not see the ice cream truck. He looks down the street but the ice cream truck is nowhere to be found. The music of the truck starts to get softer and then louder. Johnny waits outside for an hour. Johnny then thinks that he needs money when the ice cream truck comes. He runs inside and finds five dollars in his room. He then hears the ice cream truck song get very loud. He runs back outside and sees the truck pass his house. Johnny runs after the truck and catches up with it. Johnny buys 4 ice cream pops and some candy. He gives his five dollars to the ice cream man and gets one dollar back. He walks home and happily eats all of his candy and ice cream. | ['How old was johnny?', 'What time of year was it?', 'What was he doing that day?', 'Where were they playing?', 'What did he want to do?', 'Where did he look for some?', 'Was there any there?', 'What happened after that?', 'Could johnny see the ice cream truck at first?', 'Did he wait for the truck?', 'for how long?', 'Did he look for money for ice cream?', 'Where did he find it?', 'How much did he find?', 'What did he do after he found the money?', 'Did the truck pass his house?', 'What did he do then?', 'What did he buy?'] | {'answers': ['Nine', 'summer', 'playing with his dog', 'outside his house', 'have some ice cream.', 'His freezer', 'No', 'he heard the ice cream truck', 'No', 'Yes', 'an hour', 'Yes', 'in his room', '5 dollars', 'Ran outside?', 'Yes', 'Ran and caught up with it', 'ice cream pops and candy'], 'answers_start': [0, 31, 54, 55, 104, 153, 153, 219, 270, 462, 462, 567, 567, 567, 672, 672, 672, 780], 'answers_end': [29, 52, 102, 102, 152, 217, 217, 269, 327, 494, 494, 616, 616, 616, 779, 727, 779, 823]} |
3p1l2b7ad1pv5zj7pyiddbtolktlo3 | (CNN)The bored teenager who gunned down a college baseball player in Oklahoma simply because he and his two friends "had nothing to do," is now a convicted murderer.
Chancey Allen Luna was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday for his role in the August 2013 drive-by shooting of Christopher Lane, a 23-year-old college student in Duncan, about 80 miles south of Oklahoma City. Luna was 16 at the time of the shooting.
Lane, an Australian attending East Central University, was jogging when he was shot in the back by a gun fired by Luna.
A jury recommended Friday that Luna spend life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to court records. Because he was under 18 when the crime was committed, he is not eligible for the death penalty. He'll be formally sentenced in June.
The vehicle's driver, Michael Jones, pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Jones, who was 17 at the time of the murder, will be eligible for parole starting in 2051, according to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
Prosecutors dropped first-degree murder charges filed against the third suspect, then only 15, after he agreed to testify against Luna and Jones, according to CNN affiliate KSWO. He will now be tried as a juvenile with accessory to murder after the fact.
Duncan police Chief Danny Ford told Australian radio station 3AW that when police arrested the teens, Jones offered a motive that made clear that Lane, a baseball player on scholarship, was chosen at random. | ['Was Lane a woman?', 'Where did the bullet hit Luna?', 'What state did it take place in?', 'When was it?', "Who was Luna's accomplice?", 'What was his age?', 'When was the shooting?', 'Was it in the winter?', 'How old was Lane?', 'How many total were involved in the shooting other than the victim?', 'Why was Lane shot?', 'For what reason?', 'Was capital punishment an option for Lane?', 'Why not?', 'When was told of his fate?', 'Was Lane American?', "What was Lane's occupation?", 'When will Lane be eligible for parole?', 'Who spoke on the radio?'] | {'answers': ['no', 'in the back', 'Oklahoma', 'August 2013', 'Michael Jones', '17', '2013', 'no', '23', 'Two', 'he was chosen at random', 'the perpetrators "had nothing to do,', 'no', 'he was under 18', 'Friday', 'no', 'college student', 'starting in 2051', 'Danny Ford'], 'answers_start': [234, 500, 368, 254, 827, 942, 260, 254, 307, 1202, 1476, 93, 724, 678, 569, 434, 319, 1000, 1350], 'answers_end': [247, 523, 378, 265, 840, 944, 266, 266, 309, 1217, 1536, 135, 764, 693, 575, 448, 334, 1016, 1360]} |
3tmsxrd2x60qk1o5nar4aqxwrtew12 | CHAPTER I
I SET OFF UPON MY JOURNEY TO THE HOUSE OF SHAWS
I will begin the story of my adventures with a certain morning early in the month of June, the year of grace 1751, when I took the key for the last time out of the door of my father's house. The sun began to shine upon the summit of the hills as I went down the road; and by the time I had come as far as the manse, the blackbirds were whistling in the garden lilacs, and the mist that hung around the valley in the time of the dawn was beginning to arise and die away.
Mr. Campbell, the minister of Essendean, was waiting for me by the garden gate, good man! He asked me if I had breakfasted; and hearing that I lacked for nothing, he took my hand in both of his and clapped it kindly under his arm.
"Well, Davie, lad," said he, "I will go with you as far as the ford, to set you on the way." And we began to walk forward in silence.
"Are ye sorry to leave Essendean?" said he, after awhile.
"Why, sir," said I, "if I knew where I was going, or what was likely to become of me, I would tell you candidly. Essendean is a good place indeed, and I have been very happy there; but then I have never been anywhere else. My father and mother, since they are both dead, I shall be no nearer to in Essendean than in the Kingdom of Hungary, and, to speak truth, if I thought I had a chance to better myself where I was going I would go with a good will." | ['Where were they leaving?', 'DId he regret it?', 'Was it a bad area?', 'Were his parents alive?', 'Where was the kingdom?', 'Where was he going?', 'When did the trip start?', 'What time of day?', 'Which house was he traveling to?', 'Was it sunny?', 'Who was watching for him?', "What's his position?", 'Where was he?', 'Was he evil?', 'Had the boy eaten yet?', 'What was his name?', 'How far would the pastor travel with him?'] | {'answers': ['Essendean', 'yes', 'no', 'no', 'Hungary', "he didn't know", '1751', 'morning', "his father's", 'yes', 'Mr. Campbell', 'the minister of Essendean', 'by the garden gate', 'no', 'yes', 'Davie', 'as far as the ford'], 'answers_start': [903, 963, 1075, 1186, 1275, 963, 62, 62, 62, 252, 534, 534, 534, 697, 624, 767, 767], 'answers_end': [937, 1185, 1108, 1232, 1302, 1075, 175, 176, 253, 304, 612, 573, 613, 763, 697, 795, 836]} |
3kwtyt087039xpdpkjme45tx52h5l2 | CHAPTER XXII An Independent Family
Just as Old Mother Nature asked who they should learn about next, Happy Jack Squirrel spied some one coming down the Lone Little Path. "See who's coming!" cried Happy Jack.
Everybody turned to look down the Lone Little Path. There, ambling along in the most matter-of-fact and unconcerned way imaginable, came a certain small person who was dressed wholly in black and white.
"Hello, Jimmy Skunk," cried Chatterer the Red Squirrel. "What are you doing over here in the Green Forest?" Jimmy Skunk looked up and grinned. It was a slow, good-natured grin. "Hello, everybody," said he. "I thought I would just amble over here and see your school. I suppose all you fellows are getting so wise that pretty soon you will think you know all there is to know. Have any of you seen any fat Beetles around here?"
Just then Jimmy noticed Old Mother Nature and hastened to bow his head in a funny way. "Please excuse me, Mother Nature," he said, "I thought school was over. I don't want to interrupt."
Old Mother Nature smiled. The fact is, Old Mother Nature is rather fond of Jimmy Skunk. "You aren't interrupting," said she. "The fact is, we had just ended the lesson about Flitter the Bat and his relatives, and were trying to decide who to study about next. I think you came along at just the right time. You belong to a large and rather important order, one that all these little folks here ought to know about. How many cousins have you, Jimmy?" | ['Who was in the green forest?', 'Who said hello to Jimmy', 'What animal was Jimmy?', 'does Mother nature like Jimmy?', 'Had school ended?', 'What path did Jimmy come on?', 'Who spotted Jimmy?', 'What animal was Jack?', 'What was Jimmy wearing?', 'Did Jimmy speak?', 'Who said hello to Jimmy?', 'Was Jimmy interrupting?', "What is the Bat's name?"] | {'answers': ['Jimmy Skunk', 'Chatterer the Red Squirrel', 'Skunk', 'yes', 'Jimmy thought school was over', 'Lone Little Path', 'Happy Jack Squirrel', 'Squirrel', 'he was dressed wholly in black and white.', 'yes', 'Chatterer the Red Squirrel.', 'No', 'Flitter'], 'answers_start': [425, 445, 531, 1061, 846, 154, 103, 114, 264, 594, 445, 1123, 1209], 'answers_end': [436, 471, 536, 1122, 1003, 170, 122, 122, 415, 621, 472, 1158, 1216]} |
3atpcq38j8aq3uw5yu2l6obf6rwyav | (CNN) -- Defending champions Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova moved into quarterfinals of their respective tournaments in Barcelona and Stuttgart Thursday as the build-up to next month's French Open gathers pace.
Nadal is coming off a shock loss at the Monte Carlo Masters -- losing there for only the third time in 11 years -- but has showed little sign of an adverse reaction in his two matches to date on home clay.
The world number one duly beat Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-3 6-3 to earn a last eight clash against fellow Nicolas Almagro.
Fellow Spaniard Almagro lost to Nadal in last year's final but earned his passage with a 6-3 6-3 success over Fernando Verdasco in another domestic clash.
Nadal has won the title eight years out of nine in Barcelona and his passage to a ninth title has been eased by the shock exit of David Ferrer Wednesday to Teymeraz Gabashvili.
It was second seed Ferrer who scored a rare win over his compatriot in Monte Carlo but he was unable to repeat this form against Gabashvili, who then secured his place in the last eight with a straight sets win over Inigo Cervantes.
In other third round matches, 12th seed Marin Cilic of Croatia beat Spanish fifth seed Tommy Robredo 7-5 6-7 7-6, while Colombia's Santiago Giraldo saw off Dominic Thiem of Austria in another three-setter.
Sharapova, who is returning to her best after injury, is the two-time defending champion on the red clay of Stuttgart and showed evidence of that class with a 6-4 6-3 over fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in one hour 32 minutes. | ['Who was injured?', 'Who won the title more often than not?', 'When is the French Open?', 'When were the matches won for the finals?', 'Who had a rare win?', 'Where was it?', 'Did he gain another win?', 'Who beat him?', 'Was there a three setter?', 'Who had a surprise loss?', 'Did it affect his play?'] | {'answers': ['Maria Sharapova', 'Rafael Nadal', 'next month', 'Barcelona and Stuttgart', 'Ferrer', 'Monte Carlo', 'he was unable', 'Gabashvili', 'yes', 'Rafael Nadal', 'but has showed little sign of an adverse reaction'], 'answers_start': [45, 29, 173, 122, 900, 952, 968, 1009, 1297, 29, 330], 'answers_end': [62, 41, 184, 145, 907, 963, 982, 1020, 1321, 41, 379]} |
34v1s5k3gs1afrcu05ttr2g20rj968 | CHAPTER XXVIII
THE LOST LANDSLIDE MINE
"They cut the ropes! See, here is where it was done, on this jagged rock!"
As Dave spoke he pointed to a sharp edge of stone. Beneath it were bits of rope, showing how the fetters had been sawed in twain.
"One of 'em must have got loose and then freed the other," remarked Roger.
"But who was on guard?" demanded Tom Dillon, sharply. He looked at the boys and then at Abe Blower.
"I was, but I--I guess I fell asleep," faltered Phil, sheepishly, and grew red in the face.
"Fell asleep!" cried Abe Blower. "I guess you did!" And his tone of voice showed his disgust.
"I--I am awfully sorry," continued the shipowner's son. "I--I really don't know how it happened. It wasn't the thing to do."
"Never mind, it's done and that's the end of it," put in Roger, quickly, for he could see how badly his chum felt over the occurrence. "I guess you were pretty tired."
"I was, Roger. Just the same, I had no business to fall asleep. I'm mad enough to kick myself full of holes," went on Phil, grimly.
"Let us see if they took anything with 'em," came from Tom Dillon, as he turned to where their things and the animals were, but they had not been disturbed.
"I guess they were too scared to touch anything," declared Dave. "They were glad enough to save themselves. I imagine they ran away as soon as they were free." And in this surmise our hero was correct. Link had been the one to sever his bonds and he had untied Job Haskers, and then both of them had lost not an instant in quitting the locality, being afraid that some of the others might awaken before they could make good their escape. | ['What was cut?', 'On what?', 'Who was the one that found out about this?', 'Did both of them get loose at the same time?', 'Whose face changed colors?', 'Why?', 'Who yelled at him for that?', 'Was he yelling at them happily?', 'How mad was the one who nodded off?', 'Did the escapees take any valuables?', 'Who is the child of the ship owner?', 'Was he continuously ridiculed for the mistake?', 'Who was yelling at him?', 'Who asked who was guarding the prisoners?', 'Did he already have an idea of who it was?'] | {'answers': ['"They cut the ropes! The ropes.', 'on this jagged rock! Jagged rock.', 'As Dave spoke he pointed to a sharp edge of stone. Dave', "One of 'em must have got loose and then freed the other, No.", 'Phil, sheepishly, and grew red in the face. Phil.', 'I guess I fell asleep. He fell asleep.', 'cried Abe Blower. Abe Blower.', 'And his tone of voice showed his disgust. No.', 'I\'m mad enough to kick myself full of holes," went on Phil, grimly. Very mad.', 'things and the animals were, but they had not been disturbed. No.', '"I--I am awfully sorry," continued the shipowner\'s son. Phil.', "Never mind, it's done and that's the end of it. No.", 'ut who was on guard?" Tom Dillon and Abe Blower.', 'But who was on guard? Tom Dillon.', 'He looked at the boys. Yes.'], 'answers_start': [43, 96, 120, 253, 479, 446, 539, 577, 982, 1125, 621, 749, 331, 330, 383], 'answers_end': [119, 116, 169, 309, 521, 467, 557, 619, 1050, 1209, 746, 795, 353, 351, 404]} |
32utubmz7gweia6szxfxu0rr6xovbx | The Axis powers (, "Sūjikukoku", ), also known as the Axis and the Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, were the nations that fought in World War II against the Allied forces. The Axis powers agreed on their opposition to the Allies, but did not completely coordinate their activity.
The Axis grew out of the diplomatic efforts of Germany, Italy, and Japan to secure their own specific expansionist interests in the mid-1930s. The first step was the treaty signed by Germany and Italy in October 1936. Benito Mussolini declared on 1 November that all other European countries would from then on rotate on the Rome–Berlin axis, thus creating the term "Axis". The almost simultaneous second step was the signing in November 1936 of the Anti-Comintern Pact, an anti-communist treaty between Germany and Japan. Italy joined the Pact in 1937. The "Rome–Berlin Axis" became a military alliance in 1939 under the so-called "Pact of Steel", with the Tripartite Pact of 1940 leading to the integration of the military aims of Germany, Italy and Japan.
At its zenith during World War II, the Axis presided over territories that occupied large parts of Europe, North Africa, and East Asia. There were no three-way summit meetings and cooperation and coordination was minimal, with a bit more between Germany and Italy. The war ended in 1945 with the defeat of the Axis powers and the dissolution of their alliance. As in the case of the Allies, membership of the Axis was fluid, with some nations switching sides or changing their degree of military involvement over the course of the war. The term "axis" was first applied to the Italo-German relationship by the Italian prime minister Benito Mussolini in September 1923, when he wrote in the preface to Roberto Suster's "Germania Repubblica" that "there is no doubt that in this moment the axis of European history passes through Berlin" ("non v'ha dubbio che in questo momento l'asse della storia europea passa per Berlino"). At the time he was seeking an alliance with the Weimar Republic against Yugoslavia and France in the dispute over the Free State of Fiume. | ['What is Sūjikukoku?', 'Which means?', 'Did they work together?', 'When did it start?', 'between who?', 'What happened n 1937?', 'Was the Axis membership fluid?', 'When was the Pact of Steel?', 'What parts of the world did they control?', 'Did they win?', 'When did they lose?', 'What War?'] | {'answers': ['The Axis powers', 'The nations that fought in World War II against the Allied forces', 'Not always', 'October 1936', 'Germany and Japan', 'Italy joined', 'Yes', '1939', 'Large parts of Europe, North Africa, and East Asia', 'No', '1945', 'World War II'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 220, 416, 647, 796, 1425, 826, 1069, 1299, 1299, 1055], 'answers_end': [34, 161, 269, 489, 794, 825, 1458, 920, 1168, 1355, 1320, 1067]} |
382m9cohehfccytc4y7izmvtuhteuf | Hailey stood in her kitchen. She was looking for ideas of what to make for dinner. She could make pasta, soup, chili, or steak. She opened the refrigerator and took out a cartoon of juice. She sat down at the table and tried to write a list of ingredients she would need. She finally thought she would make chili for dinner. She took a sip of her juice and she saw she had all the ingredients she needed except meat.
Hailey saw she was losing daylight. This made her want to take her car to the store in order to buy the meat. It would be faster than walking. She quickly went to the back of the store where she knew the meat was stored and took her find to the cashier. When she made her way back into the lot she ran into her friend, Beth, and invited Beth to come to her house for dinner.
When they both returned to her home they cooked dinner together and had a wonderful evening. | ['Who was in the room?', 'Why was she there?', 'What were her options?', 'Was she thirsty?', 'What was she missing?', 'Was it early or late?', 'How did she get to the shop?', 'Why?', 'Where did she go then?', 'What was there?', 'Did she pay?', 'Did she eat alone?', 'Was she glad?', 'Who was with her?', 'Who is she?', 'WHat did Hailey drink earlier?'] | {'answers': ['Hailey', 'looking for ideas for dinner', 'pasta, soup, chili, or steak', 'yes', 'meat.', 'late', 'her car', 'It would be faster than walking', 'to the back', 'meat', 'yes', 'no', 'yes', 'Beth', 'her friend', 'juice'], 'answers_start': [0, 29, 83, 325, 365, 418, 455, 529, 579, 618, 643, 800, 864, 726, 726, 325], 'answers_end': [27, 81, 126, 352, 416, 454, 489, 560, 603, 627, 672, 859, 888, 742, 742, 352]} |
3z2r0dq0jhe3smkalexct301bqoe2b | Seedy the watermelon was a very special type of watermelon. He didn't have any seeds. He was green and he had stripes. All of his cousins had seeds, but he didn't have any. He felt very left out. He couldn't thing of why he was different. His mom told him it was because he was a very special watermelon. She also tells him she loves him the way he is. But Seedy didn't think it was a good thing. He wished he could be like everyone else and have seeds. One day, he rolled out to the lawn and looked at all of his new cousins growing in the garden. He rolled around until he found a little baby watermelon that didn't have any seeds either. He sat next to him and talked to him. He told him that he was very special, and was excited for him to be picked off the vine and be his special best friend. He would name him Seedy, Jr. | ['How was Seedy different?', 'What color was he?', 'What did his parent believe?', 'Did he believe that?', 'What did he think about another melon not having seeds?', 'What did he call this one?', 'Did they become friends then?', 'Were they family members?', 'Did Seedy accept himself?', "What was his mother's name?"] | {'answers': ["He didn't have any seeds.", 'Green with stripes.', 'He was special.', "But Seedy didn't think it was a good thing", 'He told him that he was very special.', 'Seedy Jr.', 'No.', 'Yes.', 'No.', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [118, 85, 239, 353, 679, 799, 453, 463, 397, -1], 'answers_end': [172, 118, 304, 395, 715, 827, 766, 548, 453, -1]} |
36nemu28xfdngqaugwa2uilzp5umwn | Xinjiang, officially the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is a provincial-level autonomous region of China in the northwest of the country. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and the eighth largest country subdivision in the world, spanning over 1.6 million km (640,000 square miles). Xinjiang contains the disputed territory of Aksai Chin, which is administered by China. Xinjiang borders the countries of Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The rugged Karakoram, Kunlun, and Tian Shan mountain ranges occupy much of Xinjiang's borders, as well as its western and southern regions. Xinjiang also borders Tibet Autonomous Region and the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai. The most well-known route of the historical Silk Road ran through the territory from the east to its northwestern border. In recent decades, abundant oil and mineral reserves have been found in Xinjiang, and it is currently China's largest natural gas-producing region.
It is home to a number of ethnic groups, including the Uyghur, Kazakhs, Tajiks, Hui, Kyrgyz, Mongols, Han, and Russians. More than a dozen autonomous prefectures and counties for minorities are in Xinjiang. Older English-language reference works often refer to the area as "Chinese Turkestan". Xinjiang is divided into the Dzungarian Basin in the north and the Tarim Basin in the south by a mountain range. Only about 9.7% of Xinjiang's land area is fit for human habitation. | ['Where is Xinjiang located?', 'what is found at its borders?', 'How large is Xinjiang?', 'how does the rank in the world?', 'Do people live in most of that land?', 'about how much to live in?', 'Does it border many countries?', 'how many?', 'What type of reserves have been found here?', 'What is it the largest producing of in China?', 'Is there an ethnic mix of people?', 'how many prefectures for minorities are there?'] | {'answers': ['China', 'mountain ranges', 'over 1.6 million km', 'eighth largest', 'no', 'about 9.7%', 'yes', 'Eight', 'oil and mineral', 'natural gas', 'yes', 'More than a dozen'], 'answers_start': [103, 555, 258, 200, 1416, 1421, 390, 424, 887, 977, 1023, 1130], 'answers_end': [108, 570, 277, 214, 1484, 1431, 509, 509, 902, 988, 1048, 1147]} |
3x0h8uuit1oqelnz0t6o6rk5gi4wsc | CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
TELLS OF DESPAIR AND A WILD PURSUIT.
On discovering that Nunaga and the children were not at Moss Bay, and that there were no fresh sledge tracks in that region to tell of their whereabouts, Simek drove back to the village at a wild scamper, in a state of mind very much the reverse of jovial. His hope was that the girl might have been to some other locality, and had perhaps returned during his absence; but the first glance at Nuna put that hope to flight, for the poor woman was in a state of terrible anxiety.
Cheery little Kunelik and her mild son did their best to comfort her, but without success, for she knew well the determined character of the man who had probably carried off her children.
"Has she not come back?" demanded Simek, appearing, like an infuriated Polar bear, at the inside opening of the passage to Okiok's mansion.
"No," gasped Nuna.
Simek said no more, but backed out faster than he had come in. Ippegoo followed him.
"Run, Ippe; tell all the men to get all their sledges and dogs ready, and come here to me."
Ippegoo ran off at once, while the energetic hunter rearranged the fastenings of his own sledge and team as if for a long journey.
He was thus engaged when Okiok and Angut were seen approaching the village at an easy trot. Evidently they knew nothing of what had occurred. Simek ran out to meet them. A few words sufficed to explain. The news seemed to stun both men at first, but the after-effect on each was wonderfully different. The blood rushed to Okiok's face like a torrent. He clenched his hands and teeth, glared and stamped, and went on like one deranged--as indeed for the moment he was. Angut, on the other hand, was perfectly self-possessed and subdued, but his heaving chest, quivering nostrils, compressed lips, and frowning brows told that a volcano of emotion raged within. | ["What was Simek's state of mind?", 'Who was in a state of anxiets?', 'Who had been comforting her?', 'Who was missing?', 'Why was she inconsolable?', "Who followed him out of Nuna's house?", 'What was he instructed to do?', 'where to?', 'Who was seen arriving in the town?', 'What did Simek do when he saw them?', 'Did they know what had happened?', 'Did he tell them?', 'What was their first reaction?', 'How did Okiok look?', 'how did ANgut react?', 'What gave away his emotions?'] | {'answers': ['in reverse of jovial', 'Nuna', 'Kunelik and her son', 'her children', 'she knew the character of the man who took her children.', 'Ippegoo', 'Run', 'tell the men to get their sledges and dogs', 'Okiok and Angut', 'ran out to meet them', 'No', 'Yes', 'stunned', 'like one deranged', 'perfectly self-possessed and subdued', 'heaving chest, quivering nostrils, compressed lips, and frowning brows'], 'answers_start': [264, 453, 553, 702, 634, 956, 980, 991, 1231, 1349, 1411, 1376, 1410, 1623, 1675, 1750], 'answers_end': [315, 538, 608, 726, 728, 978, 991, 1073, 1282, 1375, 1452, 1409, 1451, 1640, 1741, 1866]} |
3qy7m81qh7md0n9qncpanpue74fk7t | LONDON, England (CNN) -- It was Anabella De León's frail 86-year-old mother who answered the door when the men came knocking. "They told her, 'say to Anabella that we are going to kill her very soon,'" De León told CNN. The visit left her mother crying, anxious and shocked.
Congresswoman Anabella de Leon with her husband in London for a performance of "Seven" by Vital Voices.
That was four months ago. No attempt on her life has been made, De León said, but she still looks over her shoulder, takes alternative routes in her car, constantly checking that she's not being followed.
Anabella De León is not well known outside Guatemala. Within the Central American country though, she has made headlines as an outspoken critic of corruption. She's serving her fourth term in Congress as a member of the Patriotic Party, which last weekend elected her to one of its top posts of Third National Secretary.
The death threats are not new. Since 2002, she's been protected by at least one security guard on request from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Her 26-year-old son is also shadowed by a security guard; a precautionary move in response to earlier threats connected to De León's anti-corruption efforts.
"The fight against corruption doesn't give you friends," she said. "[It] gives you enemies, important and dangerous enemies," she told CNN during a recent trip to London for a performance of the play "Seven," which profiles De León and six other international female leaders. Read more about "Seven." | ['What is her name?', 'How old is her mother?', 'How long ago did it happen?'] | {'answers': ['Anabella De León', '86', 'four months ago'], 'answers_start': [32, 57, 392], 'answers_end': [48, 59, 407]} |
32eyx73oy091l2yhq4riytucacorun | Nova Scotia (; Latin for "New Scotland"; ; ) is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces which form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second smallest of Canada's ten provinces, with an area of , including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands. As of 2016, the population was 923,598. Nova Scotia is the second most-densely populated province in Canada with .
"Nova Scotia" means "New Scotland" in Latin and is the recognized English language name for the province. In Scottish Gaelic, the province is called ", which also simply means "New Scotland". The province was first named in the 1621 Royal Charter granting the right to settle lands including modern Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and the Gaspé Peninsula to Sir William Alexander in 1632.
Nova Scotia is Canada's smallest province in area after Prince Edward Island. The province's mainland is the Nova Scotia peninsula surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, including numerous bays and estuaries. Nowhere in Nova Scotia is more than from the ocean. Cape Breton Island, a large island to the northeast of the Nova Scotia mainland, is also part of the province, as is Sable Island, a small island notorious for its shipwrecks, approximately from the province's southern coast. | ['What is an example of a province?', 'What does that mean?', 'In what language?', 'Is it a Maritime province?', 'Is it the smallest?', 'What country is it in?', 'How many provinces does Canada have?', 'How many are Maritime?', 'What is the population of Nova Scotia?', 'As of when?', 'Is the province the most densely populated?', 'Where does it rank in that category?', 'When was the province first named', 'in what?', 'Who was granted the right to settle these lands', 'When could he start', 'What is the smallest province?', 'Is Cape Breton an island?', 'is it large?', 'What direction is it from Nova Scotia'] | {'answers': ['Nova Scotia', 'New Scotland', 'Latin', 'yes', 'no', 'Canada', 'ten', 'three', '923,598', '2016', 'no', 'second', '1621', 'the Royal Charter', 'Sir William Alexander', '1632', 'Nova Scotia', 'yes', 'yes', 'the northeast'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 0, 0, 182, 0, 221, 55, 320, 319, 360, 360, 629, 629, 684, 829, 865, 1121, 1121, 1121], 'answers_end': [88, 38, 39, 88, 217, 63, 243, 88, 358, 358, 418, 417, 669, 683, 853, 862, 906, 1155, 1155, 1173]} |
3xuhv3nrvky7btuzty7gcd0qn9jh5t | Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The widower of actress Brittany Murphy, found dead in his home Sunday night, was scheduled to undergo heart bypass surgery this summer, a spokesman for the actress' mother said.
British screenwriter Simon Monjack, 39, was pronounced dead after the Los Angeles Fire Department was called to his Hollywood home for a medical emergency, police said.
There were no signs of foul play or criminal activity in the death, Los Angeles Police Sgt. Alex Ortiz said.
Roger Neal, a spokesman for Murphy's mother, Sharon, said Monjack delayed the heart surgery until after a fundraising gala for the Brittany Murphy Foundation in September.
Murphy, his wife of less than three years, died just five months ago.
Sharon Murphy found Monjack unconscious in his bedroom and called the fire department, a family friend said.
An autopsy is scheduled to be conducted Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's spokeswoman.
Sharon Murphy, who shared the house with Monjack, "loved him like a son" and is devastated by his death, Neal said.
It is the same Hollywood Hills home where Brittany Murphy lived.
Murphy, 32, died in December from a combination of pneumonia, an iron deficiency and multiple drug intoxication, a coroner said. The drugs involved were legal and used to treat a respiratory infection, according to an autopsy.
The often bubbly, free-spirited actress appeared in films such as "Clueless," "8 Mile," "Don't Say a Word" and "Girl, Interrupted."
She also lent her voice to animated works, including the movie "Happy Feet" -- in which she also sang -- and a regular role on the animated TV series "King of the Hill." | ['What did he have planned for this summer?', 'Who was he married to?', 'Where did he die?', 'How old was he?', 'He officially announced he was dead?', 'And why were they summoned to his home?', 'Why had the necessary medical procedure been put off?', 'Was his wife alive?', 'When did she pass away?', 'In what room was he found?'] | {'answers': ['heart bypass surgery', 'Brittany Murphy', 'his Hollywood home', '39', 'Los Angeles Fire Department', 'unconscious in his bedroom', 'delayed the heart surgery until after a fundraising gala', 'no', 'five months ago', 'bedroom'], 'answers_start': [135, 56, 325, 249, 283, 769, 561, 669, 722, 788], 'answers_end': [155, 71, 343, 251, 310, 795, 617, 740, 737, 795]} |
3vnl7uk1xfjpizejz41ec8urnyutf2 | CHAPTER XV
AN AUTOMOBILING ADVENTURE
"What did you run over?" asked Sam.
"Look for yourself," returned his big brother. "This is an outrage! I wish I could catch the party responsible for it," he added bitterly.
Dick had stopped the touring car in the midst of a quantity of broken glass bottles. The glass covered the road from side to side, and had evidently been put there on purpose.
"Say, do you think that chauffeur had anything to do with this?" demanded Tom.
"Hardly," answered Dick. "If his story about the fire was not true he'd know he'd be found out."
"Maybe it was done by some country fellow who is running an auto repair shop," suggested Sam. "I've heard of such things being done--when business was dull."
"Well, we'll have to fix the tire, that is all there is to it," said the oldest Rover. "Might as well get out while we are doing it," he added to the girls.
"Lucky you stopped when you did," said Tom as he walked around the machine. "If you hadn't we might have had all four tires busted."
"What a contemptible trick to play," said Dora as she alighted,
"Can you mend the tire?" asked Nellie as she, too, got out, followed by her sister.
"Oh, yes, we can mend it--or rather put on another," said Dick. "But we'll examine all the tires first," he added, taking off a lamp for that purpose.
It was found that each tire had some glass in it, and the bits were picked out with care. While this was going on Dick suddenly swung the lamp around so that its rays struck through the trees and bushes lining the roadway. | ['Is Sam an only child?', 'Does he have a sister?', 'Does he have a brother?', "What's his name?", 'Why did the car stop?', 'Why were they in the road?', 'Do they know who did it?', 'Who do they suspect?', 'Are all of the tires destroyed?', 'Any of them?', 'Was there glass in more than one tire?', 'How many?', 'What did they do about that?', 'How does Dick feel when he runs over the glass?', 'What does he yearn to do?', 'What did the chauffeur tell a story about?', 'When might an repair store owner do it?', 'Are there girls in the car?', 'What are their names?', 'What does Nellie want to know?'] | {'answers': ['No', 'unknown', 'Yes', 'Dick', 'They ran over broken glass bottles.', 'They were put there on purpose', 'No', 'An auto repair shop owner', 'No', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'All of them', 'they picked out the glass', 'Angry', 'catch the party responsible', 'the fire', 'when business was dull', 'Yes', 'Dora and Nellie', 'If the tire can be mended'], 'answers_start': [41, -1, 41, 41, 41, 305, 399, 578, 973, 738, 1337, 1337, 1391, 79, 147, 398, 635, 1129, 1074, 1098], 'answers_end': [125, -1, 125, 252, 304, 396, 670, 671, 1030, 772, 1385, 1386, 1425, 218, 196, 545, 735, 1182, 1135, 1122]} |
31qtrg6q2tdxqy27ndkiwj0a46wypw | Hoover began using wiretapping in the 1920s during Prohibition to arrest bootleggers. In the 1927 case Olmstead v. United States, in which a bootlegger was caught through telephone tapping, the United States Supreme Court ruled that FBI wiretaps did not violate the Fourth Amendment as unlawful search and seizure, as long as the FBI did not break into a person's home to complete the tapping. After Prohibition's repeal, Congress passed the Communications Act of 1934, which outlawed non-consensual phone tapping, but allowed bugging. In the 1939 case Nardone v. United States, the court ruled that due to the 1934 law, evidence the FBI obtained by phone tapping was inadmissible in court. After the 1967 case Katz v. United States overturned the 1927 case that had allowed bugging, Congress passed the Omnibus Crime Control Act, allowing public authorities to tap telephones during investigations as long as they obtain a warrant beforehand.
In March 1971, the residential office of an FBI agent in Media, Pennsylvania was burglarized by a group calling itself the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI. Numerous files were taken and distributed to a range of newspapers, including The Harvard Crimson. The files detailed the FBI's extensive COINTELPRO program, which included investigations into lives of ordinary citizens—including a black student group at a Pennsylvania military college and the daughter of Congressman Henry Reuss of Wisconsin. The country was "jolted" by the revelations, which included assassinations of political activists, and the actions were denounced by members of Congress, including House Majority Leader Hale Boggs. The phones of some members of Congress, including Boggs, had allegedly been tapped. | ["What act let authorities wiretap people's phones with a warrant?", 'Who was it passed by?', 'Which case overturned Olmstead v. United States?', 'In what year?', 'What happened in March 1971?', 'by who?', 'What did they take from there?', 'And what did they do with them?', 'What program did they have information on?', 'And it included investigations into whose lives?', 'How did the population react?', 'What did Hoover begin doing?', 'When?', 'For what purpose?', 'What had happened to some members of Congress?', 'What did the Communications Act of 1934 do?', 'And it was passed after what?', 'Who was Hale Boggs at the time?', 'Where was the office of the FBI agent who was burglarized?'] | {'answers': ['the Omnibus Crime Control Act', 'Congress', 'Katz v. United States', '1967', 'the residential office of an FBI agent was burglarized', "a group calling itself the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI.", 'Numerous files', 'They were distributed to a range of newspapers', 'the COINTELPRO program', 'the lives of ordinary citizens', 'The country was "jolted" by the revelations', 'He began using wiretapping', 'in the 1920s', 'to arrest bootleggers', 'Their phones had allegedly been tapped', 'outlawed non-consensual phone tapping, but allowed bugging', 'the 1927 case Olmstead v. United States', 'House Majority Leader', 'Media, Pennsylvania'], 'answers_start': [800, 784, 711, 696, 960, 1042, 1114, 1144, 1213, 1286, 1459, 0, 30, 63, 1657, 437, 89, 1623, 990], 'answers_end': [829, 829, 757, 732, 1038, 1113, 1139, 1180, 1270, 1333, 1502, 31, 43, 84, 1739, 534, 128, 1655, 1022]} |
358uum7wrz3znrmldwy7o1gs1ntr7u | What would life be like if you give up using your cell phone? Will it become boring? Twenty-eight eighth-graders at St. Matthew School in San Francisco will tell you it can still be rich and colorful. These students took part in their school's "tech-free" challenge. They couldn't use cell phones for two weeks from Nov 11 to Nov 22. The idea was to help students understand how technology has affected their lives, said Denise Uhl, principal of the school. Uhl did a survey on technology usage among the eighth-graders before thinking of the challenge. She found that 84 percent of the students said they didn't like it "when everyone was on their cell phones", but they didn't know what to do about it. The answer was actually easy --- to stop constantly using cell phones. To help students understand the point, Uhl created the activity. It was warmly welcomed among students. "I wanted to sign up for the tech-free challenge because it was just really a good idea to do it," eighth-grader Joe told local newspaper Catholic San Francisco. "I wanted to get closer to my family. And it really worked. I started to hang out with my family more. We watched more family movies and we played a lot of board games." The activity also helped students develop their interests. During the two weeks, Lucas said he spent much more time outside, picking lemons in his garden. Maddie finished a painting and Cassie created a scarf on a loom . | ['Will life be exciting without a phone?', 'When did the students stop using phones for the challenge?', 'Where was the school loacted?', 'What was the name of the educational building?', 'What was the name of the head professor?', 'Name one of the individuals that partook in the study.', 'Did he spend more time outdoors?', 'Who else partook in the study?', 'What did she do while not on her telephone?', 'What local paper wrote about the project?', 'Could the children play apps on the telephone while on the project?', 'Did the children think the project was beneficial?', 'Who was a local 8th grader who screened films with loved ones?'] | {'answers': ['can be', 'Nov 11 to Nov 22', 'San Francisco', 'St. Matthew School', 'Denise Uhl', 'Lucas', 'YES', 'Maddie', 'finished a painting', 'local newspaper Catholic San Francisco', 'No', 'yes', 'Joe'], 'answers_start': [165, 316, 138, 115, 421, 1292, 1293, 1367, 1373, 1001, 272, 1216, 993], 'answers_end': [198, 332, 151, 135, 431, 1299, 1335, 1373, 1393, 1040, 310, 1269, 996]} |
3io1lgzlk9xa1mtkvdnfr6lrhzw684 | They hugged at the Rafah border crossing. Cheered in Gaza City. And in Mitzpe Hila, Israel, they gave a hero's welcome for the young soldier who last saw his hometown five years ago.
The release of Israeli soldier Gildad Shalit in exchange for the eventual release of 1,027 Palestinians held by Israel unleashed a powerful wave of celebration among Palestinians and Israelis alike.
It also raised the ire of some Israelis, who worry the deal would lead to more violence.
In Mitzpe Hila, onlookers waved Israeli flags, danced, cheered and tossed white roses at a convoy carrying the young soldier home. He emerged from a white van and briefly acknowledged the crowd with a wave before uniformed officers hustled him away, apparently into his parents' home.
At the Rafah crossing from Egypt to Gaza, masked Hamas gunmen accompanied buses filled with released prisoners to a terminal where they met with friends and relatives for emotional reunions before a mass celebration and parade in Gaza City.
Some of them chanted, "We want another Shalit," CNN's Matthew Chance reported.
Crowds of Palestinians flooded the streets of Gaza, waving flags and banners to welcome the released prisoners home. They pressed up to buses carrying the prisoners to a rally in Gaza City, reaching out to touch the newly freed as they leaned out windows. People shouted, "With our blood and with our hearts we sacrifice for you prisoners."
Ahmed Qawasmi was awaiting the release of his son Amer, who was arrested when he was 17 and had been in prison 24 years. | ['What did onlookers toss at the convoy?', 'What were they waving?', 'Who was it carrying?', 'To where?', "What is Gildad's profession?", "Where did he receive a hero's welcome?", 'Was he cheered anywhere?', 'Where?', "How long has it been since he's last seen his hometown?", 'Is he an old man or younger?', 'How many people were exchanged for his release?', 'What nationality were they?', 'Was everyone in Israel happy?', 'What were some Israelis worried the deal would lead to?', 'Who were wearing masks?', 'Where is the Rafah crossing?', 'What did the gunman go along with?', 'What did some people chant?', 'Who reported that?', 'How long had Ahmed Qawasmi waited for the release of his son?'] | {'answers': ['white roses', 'Israeli flags', 'r Gildad Shalit', 'home.', 'Israeli soldier', 'Mitzpe Hila, Israel', 'yes', 'in Gaza City.', 'five years ago.', 'young', '1,027', 'Palestinians', 'no', 'more violence.', 'Hamas gunmen', 'from Egypt to Gaza', 'buses filled with released prisoners', '"We want another Shalit,"', 'Matthew Chance', '24 years.'], 'answers_start': [493, 477, 185, 575, 185, 63, 0, 0, 124, 122, 185, 185, 386, 386, 805, 764, 813, 1007, 1007, 1431], 'answers_end': [575, 522, 229, 607, 230, 118, 63, 63, 183, 183, 288, 288, 476, 475, 843, 804, 874, 1055, 1086, 1551]} |
32m8bpygatm5nlu3gc8sgmsudtiig7 | "Charles Chaplin was horn in London on April 16,1889.His parents were music ball actors. The Chaplin family were very poor,and life was difficult in London. Charlie,as his job was an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill. When he was only 17 years old,Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre.Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years,he formed his own way of art. He developed the character of a homeless gentleman which became very popular. From the 1920s to the 19S0s.Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times(1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period. Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin ,his wife and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old,he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film . He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th,1975. | ['Where was Charles Chaplin born?', 'When did he more to the United States?', 'Did he become a U.S. citizen?', 'did he have any children?', 'how many?', 'Can you tell me the name of one of his movies?', 'Did he stay in the U.S. for the rest of his life?', 'Where did he go?', 'When did he move?', 'Did he stay there for the rest of his life?', 'when did he die?', 'Did he win any awards?', 'which one?', 'how old was he when he died?'] | {'answers': ['London', 'When he was 24', 'no', 'yes', 'five', 'Modern Times', 'no', 'Switzerland', '1953', 'yes', 'December 25th,1975', 'yes', 'an Oscar', '86'], 'answers_start': [29, 301, 931, 978, 995, 695, 964, 1024, 919, 1024, 1240, 1091, 1107, 1202], 'answers_end': [35, 483, 962, 1008, 999, 708, 1064, 1035, 929, 1065, 1259, 1148, 1112, 1260]} |
32scwg5hih4v7es1hupqdsgh69j6pb | Lesotho, officially the Kingdom of Lesotho (), is an enclaved, landlocked country in southern Africa completely surrounded by South Africa. It is just over in size and has a population of around /1e6 round 0 million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru.
Previously known as Basutoland, Lesotho declared independence from the United Kingdom on 4 October 1966. It is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The name "Lesotho" translates roughly into "the land of the people who speak Sesotho". About 40% of the population lives below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.
The original inhabitants of the area now known as Lesotho were the San people. Examples of their rock art can be found in the mountains throughout the area.
The present Lesotho, then called Basutoland, emerged as a single polity under King Moshoeshoe I in 1822. Moshoeshoe, a son of Mokhachane, a minor chief of the Bakoteli lineage, formed his own clan and became a chief around 1804. Between 1821 and 1823, he and his followers settled at the Butha-Buthe Mountain, joining with former adversaries in resistance against the Lifaqane associated with the reign of Shaka Zulu from 1818 to 1828. | ['what are the natives now known as?', 'who were they?', 'when was it founded?', 'who was the king then?', "what is it's capital?", 'what can be found in the mountains?', "what is it's official name?", 'when did it gain independence?', 'from?', 'does it have any water bodies around it?', "was the king's father a king as well?", 'what was he?', 'of?', 'did he form his own clan?', 'when did he become chief?', 'is Maseru the largest city?', 'what does Lesotho mean?', 'how many organizations is it a member of?', 'please name them.'] | {'answers': ['Lesotho', 'the San people', '1822', 'King Moshoeshoe I', 'Maseru', 'rock art', 'the Kingdom of Lesotho', '4 October 196', 'the United Kingdom', 'No', 'No', 'a minor chief', 'the Bakoteli lineage', 'Yes', 'around 1804', 'Yes', 'the land of the people who speak Sesotho', 'Three', 'the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).'], 'answers_start': [663, 713, 822, 900, 217, 742, 0, 291, 291, 47, 927, 927, 948, 948, 948, 217, 485, 364, 364], 'answers_end': [720, 740, 925, 925, 255, 819, 42, 361, 362, 81, 997, 997, 997, 1018, 1049, 256, 570, 484, 484]} |
3tpzplc3m0cwav5jysrs6p4xvagp36 | Katie went to the store. She needed to buy some flowers. She also needed to buy a snack and a bow. The store is down the street. Katie's mother drove her to the store. Her mother is named June. Katie looked around for the flowers. She found some pink ones. Katie then looked for the snacks. She wanted cookies not chips. She found some chocolate cookies. Katie then looked for a bow. She wanted to get one for her cat. Her cat is named James. James likes wearing bows. Katie also has a dog, but he does not like bows. His name is Sammy. Katie gave the bow to James the cat. He liked it. Katie ate her snack. She likes chocolate cookies. Katie gave the flowers to her mother. Her mother was very happy. She likes flowers. Katie did not get anything for Sammy. She gave Sammy a hug instead. Sammy likes hugs. James does not like hugs. Katie had a great day. | ['Who went to the store?', 'Did she want to buy flowers?', 'What else did she need to buy?', 'Where was the store?', 'Who drove her there?', 'What was her name?', 'What color flowers did she find?', 'Did she want cookies or chips for a snack?', 'What kind of cookies did she find?', 'Who did she want to get a bow for?', 'What was her cat named?', 'Does she have any other pets?', 'What kind of pet is he?', 'Does he like wearing bows?', "What's his name?", 'Did she eat her chocolate cookies for a snack?', 'Who did she give the flowers to?', 'Did katie have a good day?'] | {'answers': ['Katie', 'yes', 'a snack and a bow', 'down the street', 'Her mother', 'June', 'pink', 'cookies?', 'chocolate', 'her cat', 'James.', 'yes', 'a dog', 'no', 'Sammy', 'yes', 'her mother', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [0, 25, 57, 99, 129, 168, 231, 292, 320, 384, 419, 469, 469, 495, 518, 587, 637, 832], 'answers_end': [23, 55, 97, 127, 166, 192, 255, 319, 353, 417, 442, 489, 489, 516, 535, 636, 673, 854]} |
3g0wwmr1uvkoebz8goqwf8sd6j5qnj | Estonia (i/ɛˈstoʊniə/; Estonian: Eesti [ˈeːsti]), officially the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariik), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia (343 km), and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia (338.6 km). Across the Baltic Sea lies Sweden in the west and Finland in the north. The territory of Estonia consists of a mainland and 2,222 islands and islets in the Baltic Sea, covering 45,339 km2 (17,505 sq mi) of land, and is influenced by a humid continental climate.
After centuries of Danish, Swedish and German rule the native Estonians started to yearn for independence during the period of national awakening while being governed by the Russian Empire. Established on 24 February 1918, the Republic of Estonia came into existence towards the end of World War I. During World War II, Estonia was then occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, then Nazi Germany a year later and again in 1944 establishing the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1988, during the Singing Revolution, the Estonian SSR issued the Estonian Sovereignty Declaration to defy against the illegal Soviet rule. Estonia then restored its independence during the 1991 coup by the Soviets on the night of 20 August 1991. | ["What is on Estonia's northern border?", 'western?', 'southern?', 'eastern?', 'How many Estonian islands are in the Baltic Sea?', 'Who has ruled Estonia in the past?', 'and?', 'When did Estonia last establish its independence?', 'How large is the territory?', 'What part of Europe is it in?', 'Was it ever occupied by a different country?', 'Whom?', 'and?', 'When?', 'When was the Singing Revolution?', 'When was he Republic of Estonia first established?', 'How would you describe its climate?'] | {'answers': ['the Gulf of Finland,', 'the Baltic Sea', 'Latvia', 'Lake Peipus and Russia', '2,222', 'Danish, Swedish and German', 'unknown', '20 August 1991.', '45,339 km2 (17,505 sq mi)', 'Baltic region of Northern Europe.', 'yes', 'Soviet Union', 'Nazi Germany', 'a year later', 'In 1988', '24 February 1918,', 'humid continental climate.'], 'answers_start': [167, 218, 248, 286, 461, 601, -1, 1298, 514, 113, 900, 900, 977, 993, 1077, 790, 555], 'answers_end': [218, 248, 272, 324, 504, 651, -1, 1326, 540, 167, 966, 967, 1008, 1007, 1117, 823, 599]} |
3ermj6l4dys8qb9t8o2q22miw4fm7v | Materialism is a form of philosophical monism which holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and that all phenomena, including mental phenomena and consciousness, are identical with material interactions.
Materialism is closely related to physicalism, the view that all that exists is ultimately physical. Philosophical physicalism has evolved from materialism with the discoveries of the physical sciences to incorporate more sophisticated notions of physicality than mere ordinary matter, such as: spacetime, physical energies and forces, dark matter, and so on. Thus the term "physicalism" is preferred over "materialism" by some, while others use the terms as if they are synonymous.
Materialism belongs to the class of monist ontology. As such, it is different from ontological theories based on dualism or pluralism. For singular explanations of the phenomenal reality, materialism would be in contrast to idealism, neutral monism, and spiritualism.
Despite the large number of philosophical schools and subtle nuances between many, all philosophies are said to fall into one of two primary categories, which are defined in contrast to each other: Idealism, and materialism.[a] The basic proposition of these two categories pertains to the nature of reality, and the primary distinction between them is the way they answer two fundamental questions: "what does reality consist of?" and "how does it originate?" To idealists, spirit or mind or the objects of mind (ideas) are primary, and matter secondary. To materialists, matter is primary, and mind or spirit or ideas are secondary, the product of matter acting upon matter. | ['What is a form of philosphical monisn?', 'are Materialism and physicalism related?', 'What class does Materialism belong to?', 'What does that mean?', 'what term is preferred?', 'to all?', 'What are ontological theories based on?', 'philosophies fall into how many categories?', 'which are?', 'What is matter to matarielists?', 'what about mind and spirit?', 'What would be secondary to them?', 'What does the basic proposition of these two categories pretain to?', 'What would materialism be in contrast to', 'anything else?'] | {'answers': ['Materialism', 'Yes', 'monist ontology', 'form of philosophical monism', 'the term "physicalism"', 'No', 'it is different from ontological theories based on dualism or pluralism', 'two', 'Idealism, and materialism', 'fundamental substance in nature', 'primary', 'matter is primary, and mind or spirit or ideas are secondar', 'nature of reality', 'Idealism', 'Materialism is closely related to physicalism'], 'answers_start': [0, 224, 745, 17, 589, 644, 770, 1108, 1176, 77, 1504, 1552, 1269, 1177, 224], 'answers_end': [11, 269, 760, 45, 611, 651, 842, 1111, 1202, 108, 1511, 1611, 1286, 1185, 269]} |
3k5tewlkgvbo5iky577egnv41nfiv0 | CHAPTER XIX.
THE NEW SMITHY.
Sir Harry was sitting alone in the library when the tidings were brought to him that George Hotspur had reached Humblethwaite with a pair of post-horses from Penrith. The old butler, Cloudesdale, brought him the news, and Cloudesdale whispered it into his ears with solemn sorrow. Cloudesdale was well aware that Cousin George was no credit to the house of Humblethwaite. And much about the same time the information was brought to Lady Elizabeth by her housekeeper, and to Emily by her own maid. It was by Cloudesdale's orders that George was shown into the small room near the hall; and he told Sir Harry what he had done in a funereal whisper. Lady Altringham had been quite right in her method of ensuring the general delivery of the information about the house.
Emily flew at once to her mother. "George is here," she said. Mrs. Quick, the housekeeper, was at that moment leaving the room.
"So Quick tells me. What can have brought him, my dear?"
"Why should he not come, Mamma?"
"Because your papa will not make him welcome to the house. Oh, dear,--he knows that. What are we to do?" In a few minutes Mrs. Quick came back again. Sir Harry would be much obliged if her ladyship would go to him. Then it was that the sandwiches and sherry were ordered. It was a compromise on the part of Lady Elizabeth between Emily's prayer that some welcome might be shown, and Sir Harry's presumed determination that the banished man should continue to be regarded as banished. "Take him some kind of refreshment, Quick;--a glass of wine or something, you know." Then Mrs. Quick had cut the sandwiches with her own hand, and Cloudesdale had given the sherry. "He ain't eaten much, but he's made it up with the wine," said Cloudesdale, when the tray was brought back again. | ['Who was alone?', 'Where was he?', 'Doing what?', 'Who flew?', 'Where?', 'Quickly?', 'Did she talk about George?', 'What did she say', 'Who is Mrs. Quick?', 'What was she doing', 'Who had reached Humblethwaite?', 'With what?', 'from where?', 'Who was the butler?', 'Was he old?', 'Did he bring him the news?', 'What was ordered?', 'Was it a compromise?', 'Between what two people?', 'What did Mrs.Quick cut?'] | {'answers': ['Sir Harry', 'in the library', 'sitting', 'Emily', 'to her mother.', 'yes', 'yes', 'George is here', 'the housekeeper', 'leaving the room.', 'George Hotspur', 'with a pair of post-horses', 'Penrith', 'Cloudesdale', 'yes', 'yes', 'sandwiches', 'yes', "Emily and Sir Harry's", 'sandwiches'], 'answers_start': [33, 33, 33, 802, 802, 802, 802, 836, 864, 893, 118, 158, 174, 200, 200, 200, 1262, 1298, 1348, 1600], 'answers_end': [60, 75, 54, 820, 835, 820, 862, 862, 892, 931, 158, 199, 199, 227, 214, 250, 1297, 1347, 1420, 1633]} |
37q970snze8xdk7w35h3d1ublhe1sq | CHAPTER XVIII
Some one opened the door at the other end of the room, and Nancy felt that it was her husband. She turned from the window with gladness in her eyes, for the wife's chief dread was stilled.
"Dear, I'm so thankful you're come," she said, going towards him. "I began to get--"
She paused abruptly, for Godfrey was laying down his hat with trembling hands, and turned towards her with a pale face and a strange unanswering glance, as if he saw her indeed, but saw her as part of a scene invisible to herself. She laid her hand on his arm, not daring to speak again; but he left the touch unnoticed, and threw himself into his chair.
Jane was already at the door with the hissing urn. "Tell her to keep away, will you?" said Godfrey; and when the door was closed again he exerted himself to speak more distinctly.
"Sit down, Nancy--there," he said, pointing to a chair opposite him. "I came back as soon as I could, to hinder anybody's telling you but me. I've had a great shock--but I care most about the shock it'll be to you."
"It isn't father and Priscilla?" said Nancy, with quivering lips, clasping her hands together tightly on her lap.
"No, it's nobody living," said Godfrey, unequal to the considerate skill with which he would have wished to make his revelation. "It's Dunstan--my brother Dunstan, that we lost sight of sixteen years ago. We've found him--found his body--his skeleton." | ['what did Godfrey tell Nancy to do?', 'where did he point for her to sit?', 'who was Godfrey to Nancy?', 'did he have to tell her something?', 'was she feeling dread before he opened the door?', 'was he trembling?', 'who was the news he delivered about?', 'was he related to Godrey?', 'how so?', 'was he alive or dead?', 'who did Nancy think the news might be about?', 'when did Godrey lose sight of Dunstan?', 'what was left of him?', 'who was also at the door?'] | {'answers': ['Sit down', 'a chair opposite him', 'her husband.', 'yes', 'yes', 'yes (his hands were)', 'Dunstan', 'yes', 'his brother', 'dead', 'father and Priscilla', 'sixteen years ago', 'his skeleton', 'Jane'], 'answers_start': [834, 880, 98, 903, 173, 356, 1321, 1311, 1311, 1389, 1061, 1353, 1405, 651], 'answers_end': [842, 900, 110, 974, 204, 373, 1329, 1329, 1321, 1403, 1081, 1370, 1417, 655]} |
3yoh7bii097fbdam5asqt3ahtpfvkv | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; pronounced , like "Noah") is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere. NOAA warns of dangerous weather, charts seas, guides the use and protection of ocean and coastal resources and conducts research to provide understanding and improve stewardship of the environment. In addition to its over 11,000 civilian employees, NOAA research and operations are supported by 321 uniformed service members who make up the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. NOAA traces its history back to the convergence of multiple agencies: The United States Coastal and Geodetic Survey (founded in 1807), the Weather Bureau (1870) and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (1871). NOAA was officially formed in 1970. The acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere at the Department of Commerce and the agency's interim administrator has been Benjamin Friedman since the end of the Obama administration on January 20, 2017.
NOAA plays several specific roles in society, the benefits of which extend beyond the U.S. economy and into the larger global community:
The five "fundamental activities" are:
NOAA was formed on October 3, 1970, after U.S. President Richard Nixon proposed creating a new agency to serve a national need "or better protection of life and property from natural hazards…for a better understanding of the total environment…[and] for exploration and development leading to the intelligent use of our marine resources." NOAA formed a conglomeration of several existing scientific agencies that were among the oldest in the federal government. They were the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, formed in 1807; the Weather Bureau, formed in 1870—Geodetic Survey and Weather Service had been combined by a 1965 consolidation into the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA), including the uniformed Commissioned Corp (founded 1917); and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, formed in 1871. NOAA was established within the Department of Commerce via the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. In 2007, NOAA celebrated 200 years of service with its ties to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. | ['what is this about ?', 'what is a short name for it ?', 'and it sounds like ?', 'when did it start ?', 'what year ?', 'how many scientific agencies were formed ?', 'what was formed in1807 ?', 'what other one ?', 'how many years was honored as of 2007 ?', 'with ties to ?', 'anything else ?', 'how many fundamental activities is it ?', 'how many people work for them ?', 'how many are uniformed ?', 'and they make up what ?', 'and when was it officially formed ?', 'when did the obama admin end ?', 'what year ?', 'the Weather Bureau started in what year ?', 'Benjamin Friedman did what ?'] | {'answers': ['The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration', 'NOAA', 'Noah', 'October 3', '1970', 'several', 'United States Coast', 'Geodetic Survey', '200', 'United States Coast', 'Geodetic Survey', 'fundamental activities', '11,000', '321', 'Commissioned Officer Corps', '1970', 'January\xa020', '2017', '1870', 'interim administrator'], 'answers_start': [0, 53, 78, 1274, 1285, 1625, 1730, 1754, 2200, 2242, 2266, 1224, 453, 526, 577, 843, 1055, 1067, 760, 961], 'answers_end': [51, 57, 82, 1283, 1289, 1632, 1749, 1769, 2203, 2262, 2281, 1246, 459, 530, 603, 847, 1065, 1071, 764, 982]} |
3xm0hyn6nkzzktlgnc8opg8un7jper | MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- The police chief in Cancún has been relieved of his duties and placed under house arrest while he is investigated in the killing of a retired Mexican general who had been the area's anti-drug chief for less than 24 hours, Mexican media are reporting.
A Mexican soldier guards the entrance at a Cancún police station where the military is investigating a murder.
Francisco Velasco Delgado was detained by military officials early Monday and flown to Mexico City, where he was placed under 45 days of house arrest, according to the media reports.
With Delgado's removal, the military has taken over the Cancún police force, several newspapers reported.
Cancún Mayor Gregorio Sanchez Martinez said the move was made "to facilitate all types of investigations into the triple murder that happened last week," the Diario de Yucatan newspaper said.
Salvador Rocha Vargas, the secretary for public security for the state of Quintana Roo, will lead the police force. He said he will take all the pertinent measures "to clean up the Cancún police," the Excelsior newspaper reported Tuesday.
Retired Gen. Mauro Enrique Tello Quinonez's bullet-riddled body was found a week ago on a road outside Cancún. Authorities said he had been tortured before being shot 11 times.
His aide and a driver also were tortured and killed.
Quintana Roo state prosecutor Bello Melchor Rodriguez y Carrillo said last week there was no doubt Tello and the others were victims of organized crime.
"The general was the most mistreated," Rodriguez y Carrillo said at a news conference. "He had burns on his skin and bones in his hands and wrists were broken." | ['Why was the police chief removed from his position?', 'Who is the general?', 'What did he do?', 'Is the government investigating the murder?', 'How many times was the general shot?', 'Who is the prosecutor?', 'Did he think the police chief is part of the mob?', "Who is in charge of Cancún's police force now?", 'Who is in charge of the police force?', 'What person is in charge now?'] | {'answers': ['he is investigated in the killing of a retired Mexican general', 'Mauro Enrique Tello Quinonez', "MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- The police chief in Cancún has been relieved of his duties and placed under house arrest while he is investigated in the killing of a retired Mexican general who had been the area's anti-drug chief for less than 24 hours, Mexican media are reporting.", 'no', '11 times.', 'Bello Melchor Rodriguez y Carrillo', 'Yes', 'the military', 'the military', 'Salvador Rocha Vargas'], 'answers_start': [124, 1136, 0, 395, 1290, 1387, 1357, 603, 604, 882], 'answers_end': [186, 1164, 281, 579, 1300, 1421, 1511, 616, 617, 903]} |
3ty7zaog5fkzic962d418akrztkk0a | Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain.
King James I created the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611, for the settlement of Ireland. He offered the dignity to 200 gentlemen of good birth, with a clear estate of ₤1,000 a year, on condition that each one should pay a sum equivalent to three years' pay to 30 soldiers at 8d per day per man (total – £1,095) into the King's Exchequer.
The Baronetage of England comprises all baronetcies created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Baronetage of England and the Baronetage of Nova Scotia were replaced by the Baronetage of Great Britain.
The extant baronetcies are listed below in order of precedence (i.e. date). All other baronetcies, including extinct, dormant (D), unproven (U), under review (R) or forfeit, are on a separate list of baronetcies.
The baronetcy lists include any peerage titles which are held by the baronet.
To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary to prove a claim of succession. When this has been done, the name is entered on The Official Roll. This was ordained by Royal Warrant in February 1910. Those who have not so proven are shown below as unproven or under review or dormant. A baronetcy is considered dormant if, five years after the death of the previous incumbent, no heir has come forward to claim it. | ['What king created the Order of Baronets?', 'When was that?', 'What was the purpose?', 'What was the cost?', 'And what was the estate amount?', 'Was there a condition?', 'What?', 'Who?', 'When was the Act of Union?', 'What is required in order to be recognized as a baronet?', 'And then what happens?', 'Who started that?', 'When?', 'What is it called if there is no one to claim a baronetcy for five years after a death?', 'Baronets are a level in what?', 'What did the baronets of Great Britain replace?'] | {'answers': ['King James I', '22 May 1611', 'for the settlement of Ireland', '£1,095', '₤1,000 a year', 'yes', "that each one should pay a sum equivalent to three years' pay to 30 soldiers", '200 gentlemen of good birth', '1707', 'a claim of succession', 'the name is entered on The Official Roll.', 'Royal Warrant', 'February 1910', 'dormant', 'the British aristocracy', 'the earlier Baronetages'], 'answers_start': [185, 253, 266, 511, 375, 390, 402, 323, 661, 1144, 1192, 1255, 1272, 1398, 23, 105], 'answers_end': [198, 264, 295, 517, 388, 402, 479, 350, 665, 1165, 1233, 1268, 1285, 1405, 46, 129]} |
3bv8hq2zzw1okamzsb7tnxrm69za6m | CHAPTER XVI
THE BLOWING UP OF THE BRIDGE
"Say, this is something fierce, Dave!"
"I agree with you, Roger. I don't see how we are going to do such a long lesson."
"Old Haskers is getting worse and worse," growled Phil. "I think we ought to report it to Doctor Clay."
"Just what I think," came from Ben. "He keeps piling it on harder and harder. I think he is trying to break us."
"Break us?" queried our hero, looking up from his book.
"Yes, make us miss entirely, you know."
"Why should he want us to do that?" asked Roger.
"Then we wouldn't be able to graduate this coming June."
"Would he be mean enough to do that?" asked Dave.
"I think he would be mean enough for anything," responded Phil. "Oh, I am not going to stand it!" he cried.
The boys had just come upstairs, after an extra hard session in their Latin class. All were aroused over the treatment received at the hands of Job Haskers. He had been harsh and dictatorial to the last degree, and several times it had looked as if there might be an outbreak.
The next day the outbreak came. Phil sprang up in class and denounced the unreasonable teacher, and Ben followed. Then Dave and Roger took a hand, and so did Buster and several others.
"Sit down! Sit down!" cried Job Haskers, growing white in the face. "Sit down, and keep quiet."
"I won't keep quiet," answered the shipowner's son. "You are treating us unfairly, Mr. Haskers, and I won't stand for it." | ['Where did the boys go?', 'Which class had they just had?', 'With which teacher?', 'Was he nice?', 'Who stood up?', 'What did he say?', 'Who went next?', 'Whose father owns a ship?', 'When do they graduate?', "Who could they tell about the teacher's conduct?", 'Which chapter is this?', 'And its title?'] | {'answers': ['Upstairs', 'Latin', 'Job Haskers', 'He was harsh and dictorial', 'Phil', 'Sit down', 'Ben', "the shipowner's son", 'in June', 'Doctor Clay', '16', 'THE BLOWING UP OF THE BRIDGE'], 'answers_start': [763, 796, 907, 920, 1074, 1229, 1142, 1358, 571, 247, 0, 14], 'answers_end': [794, 845, 918, 953, 1078, 1249, 1155, 1377, 596, 274, 12, 43]} |
30x31n5d63qt78kwzoawo2nep14asn | The law of the United States comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the United States Constitution, the foundation of the federal government of the United States. The Constitution sets out the boundaries of federal law, which consists of acts of Congress, treaties ratified by the Senate, regulations promulgated by the executive branch, and case law originating from the federal judiciary. The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of general and permanent federal statutory law.
Federal law and treaties, so long as they are in accordance with the Constitution, preempt conflicting state and territorial laws in the 50 U.S. states and in the territories. However, the scope of federal preemption is limited because the scope of federal power is not universal. In the dual-sovereign system of American federalism (actually tripartite because of the presence of Indian reservations), states are the plenary sovereigns, each with their own constitution, while the federal sovereign possesses only the limited supreme authority enumerated in the Constitution. Indeed, states may grant their citizens broader rights than the federal Constitution as long as they do not infringe on any federal constitutional rights. Thus, most U.S. law (especially the actual "living law" of contract, tort, property, criminal, and family law experienced by the majority of citizens on a day-to-day basis) consists primarily of state law, which can and does vary greatly from one state to the next. | ['What is the US Code?', 'is there only one level?', 'what type of systems are included', 'who ratifies?', 'what?', 'anything else?', 'what must they agree with?', 'what does it limit?', 'in a disagreement who wins feds or state?', 'are there limits to the feds power?'] | {'answers': ['the official compilation and codification of general and permanent federal statutory law', 'no', 'Indian reservations', 'the senate', 'federal law', 'treaties', 'The Constitution', 'supreme authority', 'federal', 'yes'], 'answers_start': [446, 0, 741, 218, 218, 218, 218, 1018, 967, 1036], 'answers_end': [562, 90, 1140, 342, 393, 391, 344, 1141, 1295, 1140]} |
3wleiwsyhohfcwbcbf5ie6xe3zeh2e | (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 champions.
Earlier, Celtic beat Dundee United 2-0 with Senegalese striker Diomansy Kamara and Robbie Keane, with a last-minute penalty, scoring the goals.
It was their fifth straight league win under interim manager Neil Lennon, but Rangers' title triumph was a formality which was confirmed later at Easter Road.
Lafferty was on target after 17 minutes as Kenny Miller set him on his way to score with an angled drive.
Smith, who won his first seven Scottish titles with Rangers in his first spell at the club, savored the latest victory which has come against the backdrop of financial worries and uncertainty over the future ownership of the famous club.
"You always feel grateful for the fact that you've won a trophy and you are in this position, as Rangers teams are a lot of the time," he told gathered reporters.
In Bundesliga action on Sunday, Europa League semifinalists Hamburg were thrashed 5-1 at Hoffenheim.
Strikers Chinedu Obasi and Vedad Ibisevic both scored twice for the hosts in the rout which followed Hamburg's goalless draw with Fulham in the first leg of their last four Europa clash on Thursday and ahead of next week's return.
In Spain's La Liga, Valencia kept their third grip on third place with a 1-0 win over Deportivo la Coruna as David Villa scored a first half penalty. | ['Who was defending their title?', 'How earned them three points?', 'How many times have the gotten the Scottish title?', 'Who is their manager?', 'Who did the beat on Sunday?', 'What was the score?', 'Who does Kamara play for?', 'What is his position?', 'Who did they beat with a score of 2-0?', 'Who is their manager?', 'Is that his permanent job?', 'Who did Hamburg face?', 'Did they win?'] | {'answers': ['Rangers', 'Kyle Lafferty', '53', 'Walter Smith', 'Hibernian', '1-0', 'Celtic', 'striker', 'Dundee United', 'Neil Lennon', 'no', 'Hoffenheim', 'no'], 'answers_start': [281, 200, 8, 66, 95, 95, 334, 381, 335, 472, 517, 1178, 1178], 'answers_end': [322, 288, 55, 92, 172, 105, 404, 404, 364, 544, 544, 1245, 1247]} |
31n2ww6r9rqkjigpkpvnuvqtua2f3f | CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
AFTER-THOUGHTS.
"You are easily frightened, though," said Piero, with another scornful laugh. "My portrait is not as good as the original. But the old fellow _had_ a tiger look: I must go into the Duomo and see him again."
"It is not pleasant to be laid hold of by a madman, if madman he be," said Lorenzo Tornabuoni, in polite excuse of Tito, "but perhaps he is only a ruffian. We shall hear. I think we must see if we have authority enough to stop this disturbance between our people and your countrymen," he added, addressing the Frenchman.
They advanced toward the crowd with their swords drawn, all the quiet spectators making an escort for them. Tito went too: it was necessary that he should know what others knew about Baldassarre, and the first palsy of terror was being succeeded by the rapid devices to which mortal danger will stimulate the timid.
The rabble of men and boys, more inclined to hoot at the soldier and torment him than to receive or inflict any serious wounds, gave way at the approach of signori with drawn swords, and the French soldier was interrogated. He and his companions had simply brought their prisoners into the city that they might beg money for their ransom: two of the prisoners were Tuscan soldiers taken in Lunigiana; the other, an elderly man, was with a party of Genoese, with whom the French foragers had come to blows near Fivizzano. He might be mad, but he was harmless. The soldier knew no more, being unable to understand a word the old man said. Tito heard so far, but he was deaf to everything else till he was specially addressed. It was Tornabuoni who spoke. | ['Who is easily frightened?', 'What did Tito want to know?', 'who was going into the Duomo again?', 'Did they draw their weapons when walking towards the crowd?', 'did Tito go to?', 'Did the crowd get out of their way?', 'what was the French soldier doing beforehand?', 'why?', 'Were the men around the soldier likely to hurt him?', 'how many captees did the French soldier bring to town?', 'who were they?', 'was the elderly man a risk to anyone?', 'Did he seem sane?', 'Where was he from?', 'Could the French soldier comprehend his language?'] | {'answers': ['Tito', 'What the others knew about Baldassarre', 'Piero,', 'yes', 'yes', 'yes', 'brigning prisoners to the city', 'for ransom', 'no', 'three', 'two were soldiers and one was an elderly man', 'no', 'no', 'Genoa', 'no'], 'answers_start': [334, 734, 83, 576, 682, 920, 1136, 1187, 892, 1231, 1233, 1414, 1413, 1321, 1450], 'answers_end': [371, 770, 249, 629, 696, 1075, 1187, 1230, 1020, 1320, 1319, 1451, 1431, 1348, 1528]} |
3bf51chdtva8gm8yws14vi4z79zh0g | (CNN) -- Three American college students detained in Cairo since Monday night were released from police custody Friday and were headed to the airport to return to the United States, an attorney for one of the men said.
The men will board three separate commercial flights to return home, according to Joy Sweeney, the mother of Derrik Sweeney.
Theodore Simon, an attorney for the family of Gregory Porter, told CNN that "his parents anxiously await his return."
The three -- Porter, Sweeney and Luke Gates -- were arrested after being accused of throwing Molotov cocktails in the unrest that has rattled the country since last week. Their release was ordered Thursday.
Joy Sweeney said earlier Friday that the paperwork to release the men had been completed. Derrik Sweeney's father, Kevin Sweeney, told CNN his flight is scheduled to leave Cairo at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (3:30 a.m. ET) and he will arrive in his home state of Missouri on Saturday night.
"He's extremely excited," Kevin Sweeney said of his son. The family was planning to hold a belated Thanksgiving meal Sunday.
Joy Sweeney said her son told her Wednesday in a telephone call that "they had done nothing wrong." All had been attending American University in Cairo on a semester-long, study-abroad program.
Sweeney, 19, is a Georgetown University student from Jefferson City, Missouri; Porter, 19, is from Glenside, Pennsylvania, and attends Drexel University in Philadelphia; and Gates, 21, of Bloomington, Indiana, goes to Indiana University.
Adel Saeed, the general prosecutor's spokesman, said Wednesday that a bag filled with empty bottles, a bottle of gasoline, a towel and a camera had been found with the three American students. | ['What are the three students names?', 'Where were they detained?', 'Are they all flying in the same flight?', 'What were they accused of?', 'What day was their release ordered?', 'From what state is Derek Sweeney from?', 'What is his family planning to do upon his arrival?', "What are the three men's ages?", "What's the general prosecutor's spokesman's name?", 'Who attends the Indiana university?'] | {'answers': ['Porter, Sweeney and Luke Gates', 'Cairo', 'No', 'throwing Molotov cocktails', 'Friday', 'Missouri', 'They plan to hold a belated Thanksgiving meal.', 'Two of them are 19 years old and the other is 21.', 'Adel Saeed.', 'Luke Gates'], 'answers_start': [481, 53, 240, 552, 112, 1355, 1035, 1467, 1526, 501], 'answers_end': [511, 58, 273, 578, 118, 1363, 1079, 1469, 1536, 511]} |
3iq1vmjrytkb2toxqia577iowa1a9r | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- In 1989, the warnings were dire. The Spike Lee film "Do the Right Thing," critics and columnists said, would provoke violence and disrupt race relations.
Spike Lee: "I wanted to do a film that would try to show what was happening at the time."
"This movie is dynamite under every seat," wrote Newsweek's Jack Kroll.
Other commentators believed the film would harm the candidacy of David Dinkins, an African-American who was running for mayor of New York. It might even spark riots at movie theaters, they thought.
Instead, what the film provoked was ... talk. There were no riots. Dinkins was elected. "Do the Right Thing" had a successful run at the box office -- if not as successful as Lee and his supporters hoped -- and was nominated for two Academy Awards.
Twenty years later, the film still maintains a hold on the imagination. In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked it as one of the 100 best American films. Roger Ebert, who has written he cried when he first saw the film at the Cannes Film Festival, still considers the film a wonder: "Spike Lee had done an almost impossible thing. He'd made a movie about race in America that empathized with all the participants," he wrote in 2001.
So what is the thing about "Do the Right Thing?" Watch Spike Lee describe things in his own words »
Part of its staying power is in its boldness, both in look and action. Lee's first two films, "She's Gotta Have It" (1986) and "School Daze" (1988), had marked him as a rising young filmmaker. But it was "Do the Right Thing," made when Lee was just 32, that showcased his confidence, from the deliberately striking color scheme (bright reds and oranges that make a hot day seem even hotter) to its heightened -- sometimes stagy -- atmosphere, to its grim, documentary-style riot climax. | ['What film maker was controversial?', 'What was the name of the controversial film?', 'What year was it released?', 'How old was Lee?', 'What were his first two films?', "When was She's Gotta Have It released?", 'What about School Daze?', 'Did Do the Right Thing win any awards?', 'Was it nominated?', 'Who was running for mayor of NYC at the time of its release?'] | {'answers': ['The Spike Lee film "Do the Right Thing," critics and columnists said, would provoke violence and disrupt race relations.', 'film "Do the Right Thing,', 'In 1989, the warnings were dire. The Spike Lee film "Do the Right Thing," 1989', 'But it was "Do the Right Thing," made when Lee was just 32 32', 'ee\'s first two films, "She\'s Gotta Have It" (1986) and "School Daze" (1988) She\'s Gotta Have it and School Daze', '"She\'s Gotta Have It" (1986) 1986', '"School Daze" (1988) 1988', 'Do the Right Thing" had a successful run at the box office -- if not as successful as Lee and his supporters hoped -- and was nominated for two Academy Awards. No', '"Do the Right Thing" had a successful run at the box office -- if not as successful as Lee and his supporters hoped -- and was nominated for two Academy Awards. Yes', 'David Dinkins, an African-American who was running for mayor of New York. David Dinkins'], 'answers_start': [59, 73, 26, 1533, 1412, 1434, 1467, 637, 636, 413], 'answers_end': [179, 98, 99, 1591, 1487, 1462, 1487, 797, 797, 486]} |
3ea3qwiz4iv9sqg90c7zf57j3wditl | 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 playground, the child met a witch. The witch had a piggy with her. The witch stood in the middle of the street. She had a broom. The child wondered what there was to sweep at the playground. Instead, the witch made a chicken, and gave some of it to the child. The witch was saying that it was a gift for her. She thought a gift would help the child with her fear. The child ate the chicken. Then she asked the witch a question. She asked what the witch had a broom for. The witch laughed. She told the girl it was to fly with. The girl did not believe her. The witch sat on her broom and flew away. In the distance, a dog howled. | ['Who had a broom?', 'Where was she?', 'Did someone notice her?', 'Was anyone with the witch?', 'Did she sweep the ground?', 'What was it for?', 'Did the child think she was lying?', 'What was the noise in the distance?', 'Who went with the child to the park?', 'Was the child excited to go?', 'why not?', 'Why?'] | {'answers': ['the witch had a broom', 'At the playground', 'a child', 'a piggy', 'no', 'to fly with.', 'yes', 'a dog', 'A single parent', 'no', 'she had a fear of the playground,', 'because she tripped in a hole before'], 'answers_start': [743, 308, 308, 350, 444, 804, 842, 913, 0, 76, 76, 116], 'answers_end': [784, 349, 349, 380, 505, 841, 872, 944, 42, 115, 115, 173]} |
3vfjci1k4zzigkxm6z21uetl0u6gro | A dancer named Eliza was part of the New York Ballet Performance and Arts Company. She spent all hours of the day practicing for her recital. Eliza had difficulties doing both her schoolwork and her dancing; she often fell behind in math. Her best friend Maddy was also a dancer; they often competed with each other to get the top parts in the dances. Their moms thought that because they competed with each other they might become mean towards one another but they did not let that get in the way of their friendship.
In their latest recital Eliza had got the top part in the dance called "The Beauty and the Rain". The hours were long and draining on their bodies. All the girls and boys who left the performance center looked so tired. They couldn't pick up their practice bags off of the floor as they walked to their parents to go home and their eyelids were droopy. When Eliza got home, the last thing on her mind was her math problems. All she could think of was bathing her sore feet and her head hitting her soft fluffy pillow. Her teachers started to become aware of Eliza's problems in the classroom and called her parents into school to talk to her teachers. Her parents knew that dancing was Eliza's dream and would not let anything get in the way of her performances. It was important for her parents for Eliza to do well in all parts of her life, but her dancing is what lit a fire in her eyes. Her parents got her extra help to help with her homework, which helped Eliza keep track of all parts of her life. | ['Was Eliza a dancer?', 'Who did she dance for?', 'How much did she practice?', 'Did this cause any problems?', 'what were they?', 'Was her best friend a dancer?', 'Did they ever compete?', 'Did this worry their moms?', 'Why did it worry them?', 'Did they let that get in the way of their friendship?', 'What is the name of their latest recital?', 'Who got the top part?', 'Eliza', 'Who got the top part in the recital?', 'Was it tiring?', 'What her teacher worried about her school work?', 'What did she do?', 'What did her parrents do?'] | {'answers': ['yes', 'the New York Ballet Performance and Arts Company', 'All hours of the day', 'Yes', 'she fell behind in math', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'They thought they might get mean toward one another', 'No', '"The Beauty and the Rain"', 'In their latest recital Eliza had got the top part in the dance called "The Beauty and the Rain', 'In their latest recital Eliza had got the top part in the dance calle', 'Eliza', 'Yes', 'Yes', 'called her parents into school to talk to her teachers', 'Got her help with her homework'], 'answers_start': [0, 33, 83, 142, 208, 239, 280, 352, 352, 457, 522, 521, 521, 522, 619, 1039, 1039, 1412], 'answers_end': [20, 81, 140, 206, 237, 279, 350, 517, 456, 517, 617, 616, 590, 617, 741, 1171, 1171, 1468]} |
3tem0pf1q5xr463wawie4xp1eam0dr | CHAPTER III
OUT OF PERIL
"Oh look! May and Fred have both gone down!" cried Ruth.
"Yes, and there go Andy and Randy over them!" exclaimed Jack.
"And look, Jack, the ice is cracking everywhere!" continued the frightened girl. She clutched his arm and looked appealingly into his face. "Oh! what shall we do?"
"Spread out, you fellows! Spread out!" yelled the oldest Rover boy. "Spread out! Don't keep together!"
His cry was heard, and an instant later Andy commenced to roll over on the ice in one direction while his twin rolled in another. In the meantime, Fred had managed to scramble to his feet, and now he pulled up May.
"Come on, we'll soon be out of danger," encouraged the youngest Rover; and, striking out, he pulled May behind him, the girl being too excited to skate.
In less than a minute the danger, so far as it concerned the Rovers and the two girls from Clearwater Hall, was past. All reached a point where the ice was perfectly firm. Here Ruth speedily gained her self-possession, but May continued to cling closely to Fred's arm.
"I'm going to see how they are making out in front of the boathouse!" cried Randy. "Some of the skaters must have gotten in."
"I'm with you," returned his twin. He looked back at his cousins. "I suppose you will look after the girls?"
"Sure!" answered Jack quickly. "Go ahead."
"I don't suppose we can be of any assistance down there?" came from Fred. | ['Was anyone in danger?', 'What was wrong?', 'Did anyone fall in?', 'How many?', 'Who?', 'Who else had fallen?', 'Who got up first?', 'Who did he help?', 'Who gave orders when the accident occured?', 'Wherer were the girls from?', 'Did May wander away from people?', 'Who was she near?', 'Were they in peril for a long time?', 'How long then?', 'What was someone in front of?', 'What activity were they wanting to participate in?', 'What happened to the skaters?', 'Who alerted them to this?', 'Did anyone agree with him?', 'Who?'] | {'answers': ['yes', 'the ice is cracking', 'yes', 'Two', 'May and Fred', 'Andy and Randy', 'Fred', 'May', 'the oldest Rover boy.', 'Clearwater Hall', 'no', 'Fred', 'no', 'less than a minute', 'the boathouse', 'getting in', 'they must have gotten in.', 'Randy', 'yes', 'his twin'], 'answers_start': [152, 169, 38, 107, 38, 106, 570, 633, 364, 886, 1018, 1052, 795, 798, 1120, 1180, 1170, 1142, 1219, 1218], 'answers_end': [201, 200, 71, 121, 51, 121, 574, 636, 385, 901, 1065, 1056, 827, 817, 1133, 1189, 1190, 1147, 1227, 1227]} |
3oswbblg1exz1w97d87ldbccpledxf | At just six years old, Joey Kilpatrick is Australia's unofficial hide-and-seek champion after he hid in a bedroom cupboard for eight hours while playing his favorite game,causing a big rescue operation. The determined little boy's disappearing act led to a careful search, including nice police officers, five State Emergency Service volunteers, tracker dogs and almost all of the people of the town of Goombungee. His mother, Chris, says she called the police when Joey disappeared one afternoon after telling his older brother, Lachlan, 14, that he was off to play hide-and-seek. "I called the two boys for dinner," Chris says. "After about 20 minutes I started to worry, I was shouting to Joey, 'OK, we can't find you, time to come out!'" But there was no sign of her little boy. Within minutes of Chris calling the police, the policemen started one of the biggest ground searches in the town's history. "I was really frightened. I rang my husband, Kris, who works out of town, and he immediately hit the road, calling me every 10 minutes." Chris recalls."They searched the house from top to bottom; everyone was out looking for him. When a neighbor asked if I'd checked the water tank, that's when reality hit. I was afraid." After hours of searching the town, confused police decided to search the house one more time. "I just sat there waiting," Chris says, "Then a strange feeling came over me, and I rushed into the bedroom and put my hand on a pile of blankets in the cupboard. As I pulled then out,there he was---asleep and completely not realizing what was going on! I've never held him in my arms so hard." Senior officer, Chris Brameld,from Goombungee police,says he is glad that Joey's game had a happy ending: "When we realized he was safe, we agreed that it didn't get much better than that!" And young Joey promises that next time he won't be so intent on finding the best hiding place. "I want to say sorry to the policemen and to Mummy for scaring them," he says, "I promise next time I'll hide where they can find me and I won't fall asleep!" | ['What is Joey the champion of?', 'where?', 'Who called the police?', 'Who is she?', 'Why did she call the police?', 'Why was she looking for him?', 'How long did it take her to get concerned?', 'Where did he say he would be?', 'who did he tell?', 'Who is that?'] | {'answers': ['hide-and-seek', 'Australia', 'Chris', 'His mother', 'Joey disappeared', 'it was time for dinner', '20 minutes', 'playing hide-and-seek.', 'Lachlan', 'his brother'], 'answers_start': [23, 22, 414, 415, 413, 581, 630, 496, 502, 510], 'answers_end': [87, 88, 460, 433, 496, 629, 672, 581, 537, 537]} |
3d3vgr7ta0fhm8lybkvhbk4cxosr3h | Outside of the Low Countries, it is the native language of the majority of the population of Suriname, and also holds official status in the Caribbean island nations of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Historical minorities on the verge of extinction remain in parts of France and Germany, and in Indonesia,[n 1] while up to half a million native speakers may reside in the United States, Canada and Australia combined.[n 2] The Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa have evolved into Afrikaans, a mutually intelligible daughter language[n 3] which is spoken to some degree by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia.[n 4]
Dutch is one of the closest relatives of both German and English[n 5] and is said to be roughly in between them.[n 6] Dutch, like English, has not undergone the High German consonant shift, does not use Germanic umlaut as a grammatical marker, has largely abandoned the use of the subjunctive, and has levelled much of its morphology, including the case system.[n 7] Features shared with German include the survival of three grammatical genders—albeit with few grammatical consequences[n 8]—as well as the use of modal particles, final-obstruent devoicing, and a similar word order.[n 9] Dutch vocabulary is mostly Germanic and incorporates more Romance loans than German but fewer than English.[n 10] | ['Who was on the verge of extinction?', 'Where at?', 'What language is closer to German and Englist\\h?', 'Outside of what?'] | {'answers': ['Historical minorities', 'France, Germany, and Indonesia', 'Dutch', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [202, 201, 649, -1], 'answers_end': [251, 306, 713, -1]} |
34q075jo1xdxcbnku3yj3vosqnv10z | (CNN) -- Rosa Brooks says "keep calm and shut the bleep up."
The witty Foreign Policy writer is sick of what she calls "self-indulgent vicarious trauma" following the blasts at the marathon finish line in Boston last week, which killed three people, injured more than 100 and set off a manhunt that left an MIT cop dead.
"You don't need to keep changing your Facebook status to let us all know that you're still extremely shocked and sad about the Boston bombing," she wrote last week. "Let's just stipulate that everyone is shocked and sad, except the perpetrators and some other scattered sociopaths."
CNN iReport: Run for Boston
Part of me loves her piece. It's a worthy critique of the faux-concern and needless commercialism that can grow out of tragedy. But I think Brooks is selling people short by writing that "there just isn't much most ordinary people should do in immediate response to events such as the Boston bombings."
There's plenty to do, as runners have shown in the week since the bombing. Within hours of the blasts, people all over the world were lacing up their running shoes and going outside to run. It's a simple, selfish act. Some did it to clear their heads. Others to process what had just happened to fellow runners and those cheering them on. I did it because I felt like I just needed to do something. And I feel all the more compelled to keep training because of inspirational stories like those of Adrianne Haslet-Davis, a dance instructor who lost her foot in the bombing but vows to dance and run again. | ['what is the dancers name?', 'does she do anything aside from dancing?', 'what?', 'was she hurt?', 'what happened?', 'where?', 'was she in a competition when this occurred?', 'what kind?', 'did anyone die?', 'more than 1 person?', 'how many?', 'was one of them a police officer?', 'who did he work for?', 'were other people hurt?', 'how many?', 'who is the author mentioned?', 'what does she write about?', 'is she clever?', 'did she post on a social media site?', 'did she talk about a social media site?'] | {'answers': ['Adrianne Haslet-Davis,', 'Yes', 'run', 'Yes', 'lost her foot in the bombing', 'Boston', 'yes', 'marathon', 'yes', 'Yes', '4 total', 'yes', 'MIT', 'yes', 'more than 100', 'Rosa Brooks', 'Foreign Policy', 'yes', 'No', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [1442, 1508, 1517, 1440, 1442, 925, 182, 183, 231, 231, 231, 305, 306, 252, 252, 0, 63, 63, 325, 326], 'answers_end': [1484, 1550, 1549, 1517, 1516, 941, 213, 213, 250, 250, 323, 323, 323, 273, 273, 61, 95, 94, 434, 378]} |
3xc1o3lbosmbiroflf4c7lzbly7tl7 | Coincidences happen all the time to ordinary people, but the following events are perhaps some of the strangest of them all.
1. In the 19thcentury, the famous writer, Edgar Allan Poe, wrote a book called The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. It was about four survivors of a shipwreck who were in an open boat for many days before three of them decided to kill and eat the cabin boy whose name was Richard Parker. Some years later, in 1884, the boat Mignonette sank, and only four survivors were left in an open boat for many days. Finally the three older members killed and ate the cabin boy. The name of the cabin boy was Richard Parker.
2. In Monza, Italy, King Umberto I went to a small restaurant for dinner. When the owner took King Umberto I's order, the King noticed that he and the restaurant owner were doubles, in face and in build. Both men began discussing the resemblance between each other and found many more similarities. Both men were born in the same place, on the same day, of the same year (March 14, 1844, Turin, Italy). On the day that the King married Queen Margherita, the restaurant owner had married a lady named Margherita. The restaurant owner opened his restaurant on the same day that King Umberto I was crowned King of Italy. On July 29, 1900, King Umberto I was informed that the restaurant owner had died that day in a shooting accident, and as he expressed his regret, someone in the crowd killed him!
3. Mark Twain was a popular American author who wrote famous books such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain was born on the day of the appearance of Halley's Comet in 1835, and died on the day of its next appearance in 1910. He himself predicted this in 1909, when he said: "I came in with Halley's Comet in1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it." | ['When did Mark die?', 'What were his death and birth significant with?', 'what signified his birth and death?', 'Where was the King born?', 'What was his wife’s name?', 'Who was he like?', 'who was he like?', 'What was the name of the boat that sunk?', 'Did anyone survive?', 'how many?', 'who wrote this book?', 'name of book?', 'when was it written?', 'when did the king die?', 'how?', 'did the restaurant owner die as well?', 'name a book written by Mark.', 'who was eaten by his mates?', 'Was Mark expecting to die?', 'when was the king born?', 'what did he go to the restaurant for?'] | {'answers': ['1910', 'yes', "Halley's Comet", 'Turin', 'Margherita', 'King', 'restaurant owner', 'Mignonette', 'yes', 'four', 'Edgar Allan Poe', 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket', '19th century', '1900', 'someone in the crowd killed him', 'yes', 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', 'Richard Parker', 'yes', '1844', 'for dinner'], 'answers_start': [1716, 1646, 1646, 1043, 1097, 675, 806, 463, 488, 489, 169, 206, 137, 1285, 1419, 1345, 1529, 637, 1856, 1037, 717], 'answers_end': [1720, 1659, 1660, 1048, 1107, 679, 822, 473, 494, 493, 184, 253, 148, 1289, 1450, 1353, 1557, 651, 1870, 1041, 727]} |
3pptzcwalqkiv0drjc1qavzmg61zqf | (CNN) -- Chris Brown has some words of advice for suspended NFL player Ray Rice.
In an interview with MTV's Sway Calloway Thursday, Brown opened up about his own history with domestic violence in light of Rice being cut from the Baltimore Ravens and suspended from the league after a leaked video depicted the player punching his now-wife, Janay Rice.
"To Ray or anybody else, because I'm not better than the next man, I can just say I've been down that road," Brown told MTV News. "I've made my mistakes too, but it's all about how you push forward and how you control yourself."
Brown infamously attacked his former girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 on the eve of the Grammy Awards, and was sentenced to a five-year probation and 1,400 hours of community service.
"It's all about the choices you do make," Brown told Calloway. "I deal with a lot of anger issues from my past, not knowing how to express myself verbally and at the same time not knowing how to cope with my emotions and deal with them and understand what they were."
The 25-year-old R&B and hip-hop artist explains that therapy has been crucial in helping him better understand and grasp control of his feelings.
"I still talk to my therapist twice a week," he said. "It helps me ... if I'm frustrated and I'm dealing with something, to vent and say what I'm going through so I can hear from an actual clinical person, 'This is how you should react,' or 'It's good to feel this way because feelings, emotions, and energy and emotions, are supposed to come and go. It's not supposed to stay there, you're not supposed to keep it inside, because it'll just bottle up and you'll become a monster.'" | ["Which football player wasn't allowed to play?", 'What had he done wrong?', 'Were they married at the time?', 'Who was talking about the incident?', 'Why was his opinion relevant?', 'Who did he attack?', 'When?', 'Before which award show?', 'What was his punishment?', 'What does he do for help now?', 'How often?', "What is Brown's job?", 'How old is he?', 'What channel did he speak on?', 'Who did he speak with?', 'What team did Ray Rice play for?', 'What day was the interview?', "Was there evidence of Rice's domestic abuse?", 'What was it?', 'When can he play again?'] | {'answers': ['Ray Rice', 'he punched his wife', 'No', 'Chris Brown', 'He has a history with domestic violence', 'Rihanna', 'in 2009', 'the Grammy Awards', 'a five-year probation and 1,400 hours of community service', 'He talks to his therapist', 'twice a week', 'R&B and hip-hop artist', '25', 'MTV', 'Sway Calloway', 'the Baltimore Ravens', 'Thursday', 'yes', 'a leaked video', 'unknown'], 'answers_start': [50, 284, 319, 9, 134, 587, 604, 643, 688, 1185, 1186, 1037, 1037, 83, 83, 207, 83, 278, 284, -1], 'answers_end': [79, 352, 353, 80, 194, 642, 682, 682, 763, 1251, 1227, 1075, 1076, 149, 132, 247, 132, 352, 340, -1]} |
3lwjhtcvccmcqjmri07j73j442cqfp | CHAPTER II. THE ULTIMATUM
News of the affair at Tavora reached Sir Terence O'Moy, the Adjutant-General at Lisbon, about a week later in dispatches from headquarters. These informed him that in the course of the humble apology and explanation of the regrettable occurrence offered by the Colonel of the 8th Dragoons in person to the Mother Abbess, it had transpired that Lieutenant Butler had left the convent alive, but that nevertheless he continued absent from his regiment.
Those dispatches contained other unpleasant matters of a totally different nature, with which Sir Terence must proceed to deal at once; but their gravity was completely outweighed in the adjutant's mind by this deplorable affair of Lieutenant Butler's. Without wishing to convey an impression that the blunt and downright O'Moy was gifted with any undue measure of shrewdness, it must nevertheless be said that he was quick to perceive what fresh thorns the occurrence was likely to throw in a path that was already thorny enough in all conscience, what a semblance of justification it must give to the hostility of the intriguers on the Council of Regency, what a formidable weapon it must place in the hands of Principal Souza and his partisans. In itself this was enough to trouble a man in O'Moy's position. But there was more. Lieutenant Butler happened to be his brother-in-law, own brother to O'Moy's lovely, frivolous wife. Irresponsibility ran strongly in that branch of the Butler family.
For the sake of the young wife whom he loved with a passionate and fearful jealousy such as is not uncommon in a man of O'Moy's temperament when at his age--he was approaching his forty-sixth birthday--he marries a girl of half his years, the adjutant had pulled his brother-in-law out of many a difficulty; shielded him on many an occasion from the proper consequences of his incurable rashness. | ['What ran powerfully through a branch of the Butler family?', "Where was the affair that reached O'Moy?", 'What was his title?', 'How did he get wind of the affair?', 'From where?', 'Who was missing from his regiment?', 'Where had he departed, alive?', 'What else was in those dispatches that were about something else?', 'Was he going to handle them immediately?', 'What struck his as the worst part of it all?', "How was O'Moy's wife described?", 'Did he love her?', 'How is his jealousy of her described?', 'Is that strange for a guy of his temperament?', 'How old is he?', 'And his wife?', "What is something he'd done for his brother-in-law?", 'And what did he protect him from?', 'Had all this put ammunition in the hands of of Principal Souza?', 'Had it made a situation worse that was already bad?'] | {'answers': ['Irresponsibility', 'Tavora', 'the Adjutant-General at Lisbon', 'Dispatches', 'Headquarters', 'Lieutenant Butler', 'the convent', 'Other unpleasant matters', 'Yes', 'He was his brother-in-law', 'lovely and frivolous', 'Yes', 'fearful', 'no', '46', 'Half his years - 23.', 'Pulled him out of many a difficulty.', 'the consequences of his incurable rashness.', 'Yes', 'Yes'], 'answers_start': [1413, 28, 28, 28, 116, 347, 349, 481, 563, 1313, 1381, 1482, 1549, 1576, 1639, 1683, 1721, 1790, 1139, 892], 'answers_end': [1480, 83, 116, 168, 168, 479, 480, 563, 617, 1365, 1411, 1545, 1637, 1638, 1682, 1721, 1789, 1878, 1210, 1029]} |
3b837j3ldowl6p6d1zwijscoo09srj | With the beautiful music, the first lesson of the new term in 2014 began at 8:05 on the evening of September 1st, 2014. The program includes four parts: be nice to your parents, be polite to others, love others and be self-improved. It really makes a great difference to the students and the parents' ideas. Family education plays an important role to the children. The "king" of fairy tales Zheng Yuanjie told us the story between his father, his son and him. His father helped him fill the pen in order to let Zheng focus on writing. His father set us a good example on how to be a nice father. Zheng is nice to his father, too. He bought a TV for his father and his son learnt from him. The moving story really touched my heart. It made me know how important it is to teach by precept and example role. Joey Yung told us that how her mother taught her to be a polite girl. We should think about others when we do something we like. We need try to be popular people. She reminded us of good manners in our daily life. Qin Yong, a famous rock star, gave up his career and put all his heart in educating his sick son. Though he felt too tired, he never quitted. It's his duty to bring his son up. When he found that his son made great progress, he felt very happy. The orphans' life made us deeply moved. From their father, we know that if we encourage a person, he will have self-improvement. From this program, we know that we should love the people around us. Then, our world will be better and better. | ['Why was Zheng Nice to his father?', 'What gift did he get for his father?', 'WHo learnt from the act?', 'What did Joey Yung mother teach her?', 'Was Qin Yong famous?', 'On what was he famous?'] | {'answers': ['His father helped him', 'a TV', 'His son', 'To be polite', 'Yes', 'He was a rock star'], 'answers_start': [461, 631, 665, 805, 1020, 1019], 'answers_end': [535, 660, 690, 875, 1050, 1049]} |
3m68nm076h7gjr8gumtfingw7j3r64 | Recently I fully understood that a little favor could really make a big difference. My daughter and I were, accidentally, in time to catch a falling heart just before it hit the ground.
It all started when Charlene, one of my co-volunteers at the library, asked if I could do her duty on Tuesday since her doctor appointment had been unexpectedly changed. I agreed, which meant I was home on Friday instead of volunteering as previously planned.
My daughter, Mary, managers a book store in town. Mid-morning, she called to ask me for help. Would I buy a fifty dollar gift card, birthday card, and cake for one of Mary's assistant managers, Cindy?
Mary explained she had to call Cindy in to take the place of another assistant manager who was sick, but felt terrible about it when she discovered it was Cindy's birthday. Cindy insisted that it was just fine. But that was not what Mary thought, so she gathered enough money from other employees to throw a surprise party for Cindy. Since neither Mary, nor any of the other employees, could leave to pick up the _ , they were turning to me for help. Days later, Mary told me the wonderful rest of the story, "Cindy cried and cried when we surprised her. After the party, Cindy told us that her boyfriend had chosen that morning to break up with her. To top that off, she only had 26 cents left in her bank account."
We were surprised at the series of unexpected events that took place in order to circle Cindy with love and catch her falling heart just before it hit the ground. | ['Who is a volunteer at the library?', 'What did the author request of her?', 'What did the author agree to?', "What is Mary's job?", 'Where?', 'At what kind of business?', 'What did Mary ask her father to do?', 'For whom?', 'What relation is Cindy to Mary?', 'Why did Mary want her father to buy items for Cindy?', 'What did Mary ask Cindy to do on her birthday?', 'Did she complain?', 'What event did Mary plan for Cindy?', 'Does Cindy know about it?', "Why couldn't anyone at the bookstore buy the items?", 'Why not?', "Did Mary's father buy the items?", 'What reaction did Cindy have at the surprise party?', 'What significant event had happened that morning to Cindy?', 'Anything else?'] | {'answers': ['Charlene', 'unknown', "Do Charlene's duty", 'Manager', 'In town', 'a book store', 'Help her buy some items', 'Cindy', 'Her assistant manager', 'Because it was her birthday', 'Work', 'No', 'Party', 'No', "They couldn't leave", 'Another assistant manager had called in sick and they were short-handed', 'Yes', 'She cried', 'She realized she needed to learn how to budget, as she only has 26 cents left in her bank account.', 'Also, her boyfriend dumped her.'], 'answers_start': [189, -1, 260, 450, 450, 450, 450, 544, 543, 650, 653, 826, 886, 886, 984, 653, 1104, 1163, 1208, 1224], 'answers_end': [258, -1, 448, 500, 499, 499, 651, 651, 649, 826, 1370, 862, 985, 986, 1113, 1104, 1212, 1209, 1368, 1304]} |
351sekwqs0ho7ka3z15c2uweio1mdp | Chapter LII
Adam and Dinah
IT was about three o'clock when Adam entered the farmyard and roused Alick and the dogs from their Sunday dozing. Alick said everybody was gone to church "but th' young missis"--so he called Dinah--but this did not disappoint Adam, although the "everybody" was so liberal as to include Nancy the dairymaid, whose works of necessity were not unfrequently incompatible with church-going.
There was perfect stillness about the house. The doors were all closed, and the very stones and tubs seemed quieter than usual. Adam heard the water gently dripping from the pump--that was the only sound--and he knocked at the house door rather softly, as was suitable in that stillness.
The door opened, and Dinah stood before him, colouring deeply with the great surprise of seeing Adam at this hour, when she knew it was his regular practice to be at church. Yesterday he would have said to her without any difficulty, "I came to see you, Dinah: I knew the rest were not at home." But to-day something prevented him from saying that, and he put out his hand to her in silence. Neither of them spoke, and yet both wished they could speak, as Adam entered, and they sat down. Dinah took the chair she had just left; it was at the corner of the table near the window, and there was a book lying on the table, but it was not open. She had been sitting perfectly still, looking at the small bit of clear fire in the bright grate. Adam sat down opposite her, in Mr. Poyser's three-cornered chair. | ['was the house busy?', 'what was the only sound?', 'what time did Adam go in the yard?', 'what did he do?', 'where was everybody?', 'how did adam knock?', 'what was dinahs reaction?', 'what did adam do when he saw her?', 'who was the dairymaid?', 'where did adam sit?', 'in what chair?', 'wehre did dinah sit?', 'where was it?'] | {'answers': ['no', 'water gently dripping', "three o'clock", 'roused Alick', 'church', 'rather softly', 'great surprise', 'put out his hand to her', 'Nancy', 'opposite to her', 'three-cornered chair', 'chair', 'at the corner of the table'], 'answers_start': [437, 562, 44, 93, 178, 657, 780, 1065, 317, 1463, 1493, 1212, 1245], 'answers_end': [446, 583, 57, 105, 184, 670, 794, 1088, 322, 1475, 1513, 1218, 1271]} |
3aapld8ucch9wv5puupeft644pwthe | CHAPTER LVII.
THE LOVES AND HOPES OF ALBERT FITZALLEN.
Felix Graham, when he left poor Mary Snow, did not go on immediately to the doctor's shop. He had made up his mind that Mary Snow should never be his wife, and therefore considered it wise to lose no time in making such arrangements as might be necessary both for his release and for hers. But, nevertheless, he had not the heart to go about the work the moment that he left her. He passed by the apothecary's, and looking in saw a young man working sedulously at a pestle. If Albert Fitzallen were fit to be her husband and willing to be so, poor as he was himself, he would still make some pecuniary sacrifice by which he might quiet his own conscience and make Mary's marriage possible. He still had a sum of £1,200 belonging to him, that being all his remaining capital; and the half of that he would give to Mary as her dower. So in two days he returned, and again looking in at the doctor's shop, again saw the young man at his work.
"Yes, sir, my name is Albert Fitzallen," said the medical aspirant, coming round the counter. There was no one else in the shop, and Felix hardly knew how to accost him on so momentous a subject, while he was still in charge of all that store of medicine, and liable to be called away at any moment to relieve the ailments of Clapham. Albert Fitzallen was a pale-faced, light-haired youth, with an incipient moustache, with his hair parted in equal divisions over his forehead, with elaborate shirt-cuffs elaborately turned back, and with a white apron tied round him so that he might pursue his vocation without injury to his nether garments. His face, however, was not bad, nor mean, and had there not been about him a little air of pretension, assumed perhaps to carry off the combined apron and beard, Felix would have regarded him altogether with favourable eyes. | ['Who left someone?', 'Who did he leave?', 'What had he decided about her?', 'Does he want to wait a long time for them to move on?', 'Does he want to start immediately?', 'Where was he going?', 'Where did he pass by on the way?', 'What does he see?', 'Doing what?', 'Does he go in?', 'When does he go back?', 'What is he called?', 'What is his last name?', 'Was he alone?', 'What might he get asked to do?', 'Of who?', 'When?', 'What is he like?', 'What about his hair?', 'And his clothes?'] | {'answers': ['Felix Graham', 'Mary Snow', 'Mary Snow should never be his wife', 'No', 'No', "the doctor's shop", "the apothecary's", 'a young man', 'working sedulously at a pestle', 'No', 'in two days', 'Albert', 'Fitzallen', 'Yes', 'called away to relieve ailments', 'Clapham', 'at any moment', 'a pale-faced, light-haired youth', 'parted in equal divisions over his forehead', 'with a white apron tied round him'], 'answers_start': [59, 91, 179, 229, 368, 130, 451, 489, 501, 891, 893, 1023, 1030, 1105, 1274, 1327, 1286, 1357, 1434, 1535], 'answers_end': [71, 100, 213, 347, 438, 148, 468, 501, 531, 917, 905, 1029, 1039, 1128, 1323, 1334, 1300, 1389, 1477, 1568]} |
3d8you6s9ek8zj0xygokny3gerv6ut | The weather was perfect. We were just out for a picnic. When lunch time came, we decided to go and get something to eat, and meet back on the grass. Susan and I headed for a hot dog stand . We watched the seller put together the hot dog. But when Susan took out her money, the man surprised us. "It looks a little overdone," he said, "so you don't have to pay me. " We said our thanks,joined our friends, and began to enjoy our food. But as we talked and ate, I noticed a man sitting alone, in dirty clothes. I could tell that he hadn't had a bath for days. Another homeless person, I thought. We finished eating but when Susan and I went to throw away the lunch bag, I heard a voice ask, "there isn't any food in that bag, is there?" It was the homeless man. I didn't know what to say. "No, I ate it already. " "Oh, really? " was his only answer. He was obviously very hungry. I felt bad for him, but I didn't know what to do. Suddenly Susan said, "I'll be right back. Please wait for me a minute. " I watched curiously as she went across to the hot dog stand. Then I realized what she was doing. She bought a hot dog, crossed back, and gave the man the food. When she came back to us, Susan said simply, "I was just passing on the kindness that someone gave to me. " That day I learned how _ can go farther than the person you give to. By giving, you teach others how to give also. You never know what happiness a simple act of care will bring. | ['What does giving teach others?', 'Can you ever predict what an act of caring will bring?', 'How was the weather that day?', 'What were they out doing?', 'Where did they walk to get some food?', 'Did they get to watch it being made?', 'What did their lunch cost them?', 'Why not?', 'Who was going to pay for lunch?', 'What did they notice as they ate?', 'What was he doing?', 'What was it about his clothes that was noticeable?', "How long did it look like it had been since he'd bathed?", 'What did the man ask about their used lunch bag they were throwing away?', 'Was there?', 'Did he seem blatantly hungry?', 'Who went back to the hot dog stand?', 'What did she buy?', 'For who?', "How did Susan explain what she'd done?"] | {'answers': ['How to give also.', 'No', 'Perfect', 'Out for a picnic.', 'A hot dog stand .', 'Yes', 'Nothing', 'The hot dogs were overdone', 'Susan', 'A man', 'Sitting alone', 'They were dirty', 'Days', 'If there was any food in it', 'No', 'Yes', 'Susan', 'A hot dog', 'For the homeless man', 'She was passing on kindness someone had given her'], 'answers_start': [1337, 1383, 0, 0, 149, 190, 295, 294, 238, 434, 433, 472, 508, 642, 735, 848, 928, 1098, 1098, 1187], 'answers_end': [1384, 1446, 23, 55, 189, 237, 365, 363, 293, 490, 507, 508, 556, 734, 809, 877, 1061, 1161, 1159, 1267]} |
3cplwgv3mozimcimzmfatd2oviz9nb | CHAPTER VI. PLANS TO SECURE THE DIAMONDS
WE tramped along behind Jim and Lem till we come to the back stile where old Jim's cabin was that he was captivated in, the time we set him free, and here come the dogs piling around us to say howdy, and there was the lights of the house, too; so we warn't afeard any more, and was going to climb over, but Tom says:
"Hold on; set down here a minute. By George!"
"What's the matter?" says I.
"Matter enough!" he says. "Wasn't you expecting we would be the first to tell the family who it is that's been killed yonder in the sycamores, and all about them rapscallions that done it, and about the di'monds they've smouched off of the corpse, and paint it up fine, and have the glory of being the ones that knows a lot more about it than anybody else?"
"Why, of course. It wouldn't be you, Tom Sawyer, if you was to let such a chance go by. I reckon it ain't going to suffer none for lack of paint," I says, "when you start in to scollop the facts."
"Well, now," he says, perfectly ca'm, "what would you say if I was to tell you I ain't going to start in at all?"
I was astonished to hear him talk so. I says:
"I'd say it's a lie. You ain't in earnest, Tom Sawyer?"
"You'll soon see. Was the ghost barefooted?"
"No, it wasn't. What of it?" | ['Were there lights on in the house?', "Who's house was it?", 'Did anyone greet them?', 'We they afraid to enter?', 'What do they intend to tell the family?', 'and who murdered him?', 'Did they do anything else?', 'Does Tom intend to go inside?', 'Are his intentions believable?', 'Who did they follow to the home?', 'What is pointed out about the ghost?'] | {'answers': ['Yes', "Jim's", 'no', 'No', 'who has been killed.', 'rapscallions', 'Stole diamonds from the body.', 'No', 'No', 'Jim and Lem', "He wasn't barefooted"], 'answers_start': [246, 116, 287, 290, 530, 603, 635, 1039, 1116, 66, 1240], 'answers_end': [280, 131, 316, 315, 582, 616, 673, 1114, 1152, 78, 1297]} |
3olqqlkknsp3yiiisz34skmie96jeg | CHAPTER XI
A CALL FROM THE STERN
For the instant after Tom slipped over the side of the _Golden Wave_, Dan Baxter was too dazed to do more than stare at the spot where he had last seen the boy with whom he had been struggling.
"Gone!" he muttered presently. "Gone!" he repeated and crouched back in the darkness.
The great beads of perspiration came to his brow as he heard rapid footsteps approaching. Would he be accused of sending Tom Rover to his death?
"What's the trouble?" came in the voice of Captain Blossom.
Instead of answering, Dan Baxter crept still further back. Then, watching his chance, he darted into the forecastle.
"Hullo, the rail is broken!" he heard the captain exclaim. "Bring a lantern here, quick!"
A sailor came running with a lantern, which lit up the narrow circle of the deck near the rail and part of the sea beyond.
"Somebody gave a cry," said the captain, to those who began to gather. "Looks to me as if the rail gave way and let somebody overboard."
"Tom Rover was on deck," came from old Jerry. "Do you reckon as how it was him?"
"I don't know. It was somebody, that's certain. Call all hands at once."
This was done, and Dan Baxter had to come out with the rest. He was pale and trembled so he could scarcely stand.
"All here," said Captain Blossom. "Must have been one of the Rover boys or one of the young ladies." | ['What is broken?', 'who went over the side?', 'Surname?', 'Who said he had been on deck?', 'is he a young man?', 'who was examining the rail?', "what's his ship's name?", 'Why was Dan sweating?', 'why was that bad?', 'what did the capt need to see?', 'after the lantern, what else did the capt want on deck?', 'were any missing?', 'which 2 groups must be missing someone?'] | {'answers': ['the rai', 'Tom', 'Rover', 'Jerry', 'no', 'the captain', 'Golden Wave', 'he heard footsteps approaching', 'he would be accused of killing Tom', 'all hands', 'all hands', 'no', 'the Rover boys or the young ladies.'], 'answers_start': [955, 59, 442, 1006, 1039, 687, 75, 321, 410, 1135, 1088, 1279, 1314], 'answers_end': [973, 105, 451, 1049, 1049, 739, 105, 409, 465, 1159, 1158, 1312, 1378]} |
3igi0vl647kltzms1bysq3xdrpznoy | New York (CNN) -- A self-described "ex-madam" who claims she supplied fellow city comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer with escorts several years ago is facing charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs, authorities said.
Kristin Davis, 38, was arrested on Monday night and charged with selling Adderall, Xanax and other drugs. She's also accused of orchestrating the sale of approximately 180 oxycodone pills for cash.
The candidate was released Tuesday on $100,000 bail, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for September 5. Prosecutors said she will have strict pretrial supervision.
"Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in this country, resulting in more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined, and this office has a zero tolerance policy towards anyone who helps to spread this plague at any level," Preet Bharara, Manhattan U.S. Attorney, said in a statement.
Spitzer, Weiner and why New York is talking about sex
Davis is charged with four counts of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance. She faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for each count, if convicted.
Prosecutors allege that from 2009 through 2011 Davis bought ecstasy pills, Adderall pills and Xanax pills from an FBI cooperating witness at least once a month, paying hundreds of dollars for each purchase. She told the witness she provided these drugs to people at house parties, authorities say.
An attorney for Davis was could not be immediately reached for comment.
Davis' campaign manager, Andrew Miller, said he was aware of the arrest but couldn't provide any information. | ['Who is Preet Bharara?', 'What kind of policy does his office have for drug offenders?', 'Who was arrested on Monday?', 'Was she arrested in the morning?', 'What time of day?', 'What for?', 'Which ones?', 'Any others?', 'How many oxycodone pill were sold?', 'What did the seller get?', 'What does she describe herself as?', 'Who did she provide escorts to?', 'How long ago?', 'What is the charge against her?', 'What is the possible jail time for this?', 'How many counts is she looking at?', 'Who did she get some of the meds from?', 'When?', 'How often?', 'How much is her bail?'] | {'answers': ['a Manhattan U.S. Attorney', 'a zero tolerance policy', 'Kristin Davis', 'no', 'night', 'selling drugs', 'Adderall and Xanax', 'yes', 'approximately 180', 'cash', 'an ex-madam', 'Eliot Spitzer', 'several years ago', 'illegally distributing prescription drugs,', '20 years', 'four', 'an FBI witness', '2009 through 2011', 'at least once a month', '$100,000'], 'answers_start': [854, 752, 233, 233, 233, 233, 285, 285, 387, 375, 17, 57, 104, 151, 1087, 973, 1218, 1171, 1171, 433], 'answers_end': [892, 791, 281, 280, 281, 337, 338, 337, 431, 431, 46, 130, 144, 212, 1153, 1007, 1309, 1244, 1330, 484]} |
3a4nixbj76z75wyvci30l74jqlfmls | CHAPTER VIII
KIPPS ENTERS SOCIETY
§1
Submission to Inexorable Fate took Kipps to the Anagram Tea.
At any rate he would meet Helen there in the presence of other people and be able to carry off the worst of the difficulty of explaining his little jaunt to London. He had not seen her since his last portentous visit to New Romney. He was engaged to her, he would have to marry her, and the sooner he faced her again the better. Before wild plans of turning socialist, defying the world and repudiating all calling for ever, his heart on second thoughts sank. He felt Helen would never permit anything of the sort. As for the Anagrams he could do no more than his best and that he was resolved to do. What had happened at the Royal Grand, what had happened at New Romney, he must bury in his memory and begin again at the reconstruction of his social position. Ann, Buggins, Chitterlow, all these, seen in the matter-of-fact light of the Folkestone train, stood just as they stood before; people of an inferior social position who had to be eliminated from his world. It was a bother about Ann, a bother and a pity. His mind rested so for a space on Ann until the memory of these Anagrams drew him away. If he could see Coote that evening he might, he thought, be able to arrange some sort of connivance about the Anagrams, and his mind was chiefly busy sketching proposals for such an arrangement. It would not, of course, be ungentlemanly cheating, but only a little mystification. Coote very probably might drop him a hint of the solution of one or two of the things, not enough to win a prize, but enough to cover his shame. Or failing that he might take a humorous, quizzical line and pretend he was pretending to be very stupid. There were plenty of ways out of it if one kept a sharp lookout.... | ['Who did he meet?', 'Where was he returning from?'] | {'answers': ['Helen', 'London'], 'answers_start': [132, 262], 'answers_end': [137, 269]} |
3tok3khvjtiwqeu5l4h3u6bnrgdo7j | CHAPTER XX.
SOMETHING ABOUT WHITE OX.
"What shall we do, Joe; wait until your brother and old Benson come up?" asked Darry, as they surveyed the approaching animals.
"I suppose we ought to wait," answered Joe. "But if they take alarm, they'll be off in double-quick order, I am afraid."
Each of the boys brought around his rifle, which had been picked up on leaving the desperadoes' rendezvous, and saw that it was ready for use.
"If we could only signal to the others!" suggested Darry impatiently.
"One of us might go back," began Joe, when he gave a sudden start. "They see us! See, they are turning away!" he cried.
Hardly had he spoken when Darry fired, aiming at the largest of the buffaloes. Joe followed, with a second shot, aimed at the same beast. Both bullets reached their mark, and the animal was hit in the breast and in the right foreleg.
"We hit him!" ejaculated Darry. "Let us fire at him again!" And he started to reload with all speed.
When struck the buffalo uttered a bellow of pain and went down on his knees. But he quickly arose, and now came straight for the boys, his head down, as if to gore them to death.
Crack! It was Darry's rifle which spoke up, and the buffalo staggered, hit on the head, a glancing blow, however, which did little damage.
By this time Joe had reloaded, but he did not fire at once, hoping to get a closer shot at the beast. In the meantime the others of the herd had disappeared completely. | ['What Darry fired at?', 'Was it a big one?', 'Who did the same?', 'What he targeted?', 'Did they make it?', 'Where did they hit the buffalo?', 'Anywhere else?', 'Did they kill it instantly?', 'What it did?', 'then?', 'They were the only two there?', 'Who they expected to show up?', 'Anyone else?', 'Were they in front of the buffaloes at that time?', 'What the buffaloes were doing?', 'Who asked whether they should wait until others show up?', "What was Joe's response?", 'Once the buffalo charged who fired?', 'What the other person did?', 'What he did next?', 'What the rest of the buffaloes did?'] | {'answers': ['buffaloe', 'yes', 'Joe', 'the same buffalo', 'yes', 'in the breast', 'and in the right foreleg', 'no', 'But he quickly arose', 'charged them', 'yes', "Joe's brother", 'old Benson', 'yes', 'approaching them', 'Darry', 'they ought to wait', 'Darry', 'reloaded', 'hoping to get a closer shot', 'disappeared completely'], 'answers_start': [702, 687, 713, 756, 772, 828, 846, 1050, 1050, 1076, 43, 77, 94, 130, 149, 121, 183, 1168, 1316, 1355, 1439], 'answers_end': [710, 711, 716, 770, 804, 841, 866, 1070, 1070, 1106, 112, 89, 112, 170, 168, 126, 199, 1173, 1324, 1382, 1462]} |
3wt783ctpbhij10s8gks4832lpicbn | CHAPTER XXIX.
"Thus doth the ever-changing course of thing! Run a perpetual circle, ever turning; And that same day, that highest glory brings, Brings us to the point of back returning."
DANIEL,
In scenes like that just related, it is not easy to collect details. All that was ever known, beyond the impetuous manner of the assault in which the ruins were carried, was in the dire result. Half the French on the islet were weltering in their blood, and the surface of the rocks was well sprinkled with enemies who had not been more fortunate. It had been a desperate onset, in which mortification increased natural intrepidity, which had been nobly resisted, but in which numbers had necessarily prevailed. Among the English slain was Sir Frederick Dashwood himself; he lay about a yard from his own gig, with a ball directly through his head. Griffin was seriously hurt, but Clinch was untouched, on the low rampart, waving an English Jack--after having hauled down a similar emblem of the French. His boat had first touched the rock, her crew had first reached the ruin, and, of all in her, he himself had taken the lead. Desperately had he contended for Jane and a commission, and this time Providence appeared to smile on his efforts. As for Raoul, he lay in front of his own rampart, having rushed forward to meet the party of Clinch, and had actually crossed swords with his late prisoner, when a musket-ball, fired by the hands of McBean, traversed his body. | ['Do we know all the specifics of what happened in this incident?', 'What nationality was Sir Frederick Dashwood?', 'What happened to him?', 'How?', 'Where was he found?', 'How close?', 'What percentage of the French were killed?', 'Was Clinch killed?', 'Where was he seen?', 'Was he holding something?', 'What', 'Had he done something with an enemy flag?', 'What?', 'Did the smaller army win?', 'Whose vessel arrived first?', 'Who had a fight with him?', 'What happened to him?', 'Who shot him?'] | {'answers': ['No', 'English', 'He was slain', 'A ball through his head', 'Near his gig', 'About a yard away', '50', 'No', 'On a rampart', 'Yes', 'An English Jack', 'Yes', 'He hauled it down', 'No', "Clinch's", 'Raoul', 'He was killed by a musket-ball', 'McBean'], 'answers_start': [201, 713, 712, 713, 713, 713, 395, 882, 880, 882, 882, 924, 924, 678, 881, 1245, 1245, 1406], 'answers_end': [270, 771, 771, 848, 849, 847, 453, 903, 923, 946, 946, 1005, 1004, 711, 1040, 1401, 1472, 1472]} |
3xlbsaq9z4c8pi8cndska4irbbs7zy | Lisa was running late. Lisa, 25, had a lot to do at work,plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel uncomfortably warm. By the time she got to the platform, Lisa felt weak and tired-maybe it hadn't been a good idea to give blood the night before, she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.
Several yards away, Frank, 43, and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying.
But when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling, "Oh, my God, she fell in!" Frank didn't hesitate. He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. "No! Not you! " his girlfriend screamed after him.
She was right to be alarmed. By the time Frank reached Lisa, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station.
It was hard to lift her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the arms and drag her away from the edge. That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness, felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purse.
Lisa thought she'd been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head. And she tried to talk but she couldn't, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in.
Police and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officer. Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown-just as he had been seconds after the rescue, which made her think about her reaction at the time. "I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die." she explained. | ['Who was ariving for thanksgiving?', 'how old was frank?', 'what was his girlfriends name?', 'Who did frank tell the story of what happened to?', 'How long was frank and jennifers train ride down town?', 'What were the couple discussing before they heard a scream?', 'How far did he run tword the tracks?', 'How far was the train from the station when he saw the light coming and felt the tracks?', 'What was thought when the woman saw someone holding her purse?', 'What was she givin to stop the bleeding'] | {'answers': ["Lisa's parents", '43', 'Jennifer', 'an officer', '40 minutes', 'a house they were thinking of buying', '40 feet', 'about 20 seconds', "She thought she'd been robbed", "a man's shirt"], 'answers_start': [83, 453, 477, 1654, 1712, 584, 776, 1007, 1367, 1420], 'answers_end': [94, 455, 485, 1664, 1721, 621, 783, 1023, 1392, 1440]} |
3di28l7yxaew312e2axyokqwkr7e16 | 700 (seven hundred) is the natural number following 699 and preceding 701.
It is the sum of four consecutive primes (167 + 173 + 179 + 181). It is a Harshad number.
700 is also: 700 — see above 701 prime number, sum of three consecutive primes (229 + 233 + 239), Chen prime, Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part 702 = 2 × 3 × 13, pronic number, nontotient, Harshad number 703 = 19 × 37, triangular number, hexagonal number, smallest number requiring 73 fifth powers for Waring representation, Kaprekar number, area code for Northern Virginia along with 571, a number commonly found in the formula for body mass index 704 = 2 × 11, Harshad number, area code for the Charlotte, NC area. 705 = 3 × 5 × 47, sphenic number, smallest Lucas pseudoprime 706 = 2 × 353, nontotient, Smith number 707 = 7 × 101, sum of five consecutive primes (131 + 137 + 139 + 149 + 151), palindromic number 708 = 2 × 3 × 59 709 is a prime number. It is also a happy number. 710 = 2 × 5 × 71, sphenic number, nontotient 711 = 3 × 79, Harshad number. Also the phone number of Telecommunications Relay Service, commonly used by the deaf and hard-of-hearing. 712 = 2 × 89, sum of the first twenty-one primes, totient sum for first 48 integers. It is the largest known number such that it and its 8th power (66,045,000,696,445,844,586,496) have no common digits. 713 = 23 × 31, main area code for Houston, TX. | ['What type of number is this about?', 'What number is being represented?', 'What comes before it?', 'And after?', 'What is specially added up to get the number?', 'What is special about those numbers?', 'Can number names have shape names as part of them?', 'Such as?', 'Are there any other examples?', 'Are any states mentioned?', 'Such as?', 'What attribute of it is referred to?', 'Are there any other sequences of special numbers being added up?', 'What are they?', 'What emotional attribute it given to a number?', 'What do a certain special needs group use?', 'What is their special need?'] | {'answers': ['a Harshad number.', '700', '699', '701', '167 + 173 + 179 + 181', 'four consecutive primes numbers', 'Yes', 'triangular number,', 'hexagonal number', 'Yes', 'Northern Virginia', 'area code', 'yes', '131 137 139 149 151', 'happy', 'Telecommunications Relay Service,', 'deaf and hard-of-hearing'], 'answers_start': [142, 0, 0, 56, 119, 93, 413, 393, 413, 515, 517, 517, 808, 839, 929, 1056, 1090], 'answers_end': [167, 3, 55, 73, 140, 117, 430, 412, 429, 549, 549, 548, 870, 868, 955, 1136, 1135]} |
3vj40nv2qinjocrcy7k4z235g3eotl | Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other. The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested in and started whenever they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard ,but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked, "What are you crying about, Robert?" "I'm thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago," was his reply.
After a while, Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his cheeks, too. And his friend asked him why.
"I wonder why your father hadn't been hanged before he got married!" | ['How did the guys chose to travel?', 'What did they like about this method?'] | {'answers': ['by car', 'they could stop wherever they were interested in'], 'answers_start': [236, 253], 'answers_end': [249, 297]} |
3atthhxxwaog97pt5m8w48sphydixt | Perth () is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most populous city in Australia, with a population of around 1.94 million () living in Greater Perth. Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with the majority of the metropolitan area located on the Swan Coastal Plain, a narrow strip between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The first areas settled were on the Swan River, with the city's central business district and port (Fremantle) both located on its shores.
Perth was founded by Captain James Stirling in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. It gained city status (currently vested in the smaller City of Perth) in 1856, and was promoted to the status of a Lord Mayorality in 1929. The city is named after Perth, Scotland, due to the influence of Sir George Murray, Member of Parliament for Perthshire and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. The city's population increased substantially as a result of the Western Australian gold rushes in the late 19th century. During Australia's involvement in World War II, Fremantle served as a base for submarines operating in the Pacific Theatre, and a US Navy Catalina flying boat fleet was based at Matilda Bay. An influx of immigrants after the war, predominantly from Britain, Greece, Italy and Yugoslavia, led to rapid population growth. This was followed by a surge in economic activity flowing from several mining booms in the late 20th and early 21st centuries that saw Perth become the regional headquarters for a number of large mining operations located around the state. | ['What colony is Perth part of?', 'When did it officially become a city?', 'What part of Australia is it located in?', 'Do a lot of people live there?', 'What is its ranking as far as population?', 'What part of it was settled first?', 'When was it founded?', 'Did anyone influence the naming of Perth?', 'What caused a growth in the population?', 'When was this?', 'What happened in the following centuries?', 'What is a booming industry there?', 'Are there a lot of mines?', 'Where are the mines?', 'Where in Perth?', "What is Sir George Murray's title?", 'Does the US have anything stationed there?', 'What?', 'Did anything else influence the growth?'] | {'answers': ['Swan River', '1856', 'West', 'Yes.', 'fourth', 'on the Swan River', '1829', 'Sir George Murray', 'gold rushes', 'the late 19th century', 'a surge in economic activity', 'mining', 'Yes.', 'Perth', 'around the state', 'Member of Parliament for Perthshire and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies', 'Yes.', 'US Navy Catalina flying boat fleet', 'influx of immigrants after the war'], 'answers_start': [644, 736, 68, 165, 97, 444, 603, 868, 1056, 1071, 1435, 1485, 1549, 1549, 1636, 887, 1224, 1224, 1288], 'answers_end': [654, 740, 72, 204, 103, 461, 608, 885, 1067, 1092, 1463, 1491, 1653, 1554, 1652, 970, 1247, 1258, 1322]} |
3dh6gaktyypr424damiknh2of75zyp | Private schools, also known as independent schools, non-governmental, or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition, rather than relying on mandatory taxation through public (government) funding; at some private schools students may be able to get a scholarship, which makes the cost cheaper, depending on a talent the student may have (e.g. sport scholarship, art scholarship, academic scholarship), financial need, or tax credit scholarships that might be available.
In the United Kingdom and several other Commonwealth countries including Australia and Canada, the use of the term is generally restricted to primary and secondary educational levels; it is almost never used of universities and other tertiary institutions. Private education in North America covers the whole gamut of educational activity, ranging from pre-school to tertiary level institutions. Annual tuition fees at K-12 schools range from nothing at so called 'tuition-free' schools to more than $45,000 at several New England preparatory schools. | ['Why do private school asked for money from their students ?', 'How some of the students pay for the school ?', 'How do they receive scholarships ?'] | {'answers': ['because they do not take money from the government', 'scholarships', 'sport scholarship, art scholarship, academic scholarship, financial need, or tax credit scholarships'], 'answers_start': [0, 380, 479], 'answers_end': [629, 421, 603]} |
317hq483i7sbxdbp3gln661re66inj | On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could read the whole "map" of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own. People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things named "genes" in our body. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language. In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaci found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell to build its parts. Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one "word" means, we can help save more people from several illnesses. Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs. Man would have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technic wasn't limited in use. | ['how many people said they could read peoples outline?', 'what were their jobs?', 'what were their names?', 'why do we look like our parents?', 'what else does it do?', 'who fount out about little thing in humans?'] | {'answers': ['Two', 'Scientists', 'Francis Collins and Craig Venter', 'DNA', 'It tells the body what to do', 'Gregor Mende'], 'answers_start': [17, 22, 41, 222, 191, 410], 'answers_end': [32, 32, 73, 279, 220, 434]} |
3u088zljvktqdc3nrrn4wlemlw70wr | 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 ordered onion rings. The ox ordered a baked potato. The donkey ordered a side salad. The horse had ketchup on his cheeseburger. The cow had mayonnaise on his chili dog. The ox had mustard on his chicken sandwich. And the donkey had Miracle Whip on his fish sandwich. But the restaurant didn't get any of the orders right because they had their sauces mixed up. The ketchup got mixed up with the Miracle Whip. The mayonnaise got mixed up with the ketchup. The mustard got mixed up with the mayonnaise. And the Miracle Whip got mixed up with the mustard. The Miracle Whip was red. The ketchup was yellow. The mayonnaise was blue. And the mustard was green. | ['How many were playing outside?', 'What happened while they were playing?', 'Where did they go?', 'Who ordered the fish?', 'Did it have mayo on it?', 'What did it have on it?', 'Did anyone have a salad?', 'What did the horse have?', 'Did it have mustard on it?', 'Where they satisfied with their orders?', 'Was the ketchup blue?', 'What color was it?'] | {'answers': ['Four', 'they got hungry.', 'the drive-in', 'the donkey', 'No', 'Miracle Whip', 'No', 'a cheeseburger.', 'no', 'No', 'No', 'yellow.'], 'answers_start': [17, 56, 107, 247, 542, 549, 150, 150, 406, 587, 900, 903], 'answers_end': [72, 102, 131, 287, 586, 586, 405, 183, 449, 680, 923, 923]} |
31t4r4obosgvhpx2vz8cz6h62pac70 | The Seven Years' War was fought between 1755 and 1764, the main conflict occurring in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763. It involved every great power of the time except the Ottoman Empire, and affected Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. Considered a prelude to the two world wars and the greatest European war since the Thirty Years War of the 17th century, it once again split Europe into two coalitions, led by Great Britain on one side and France on the other. For the first time, aiming to curtail Britain and Prussia's ever-growing might, France formed a grand coalition of its own, which ended with failure as Britain rose as the world's predominant power, altering the European balance of power.
Realizing that war was imminent, Prussia preemptively struck Saxony and quickly overran it. The result caused uproar across Europe. Because of Prussia's alliance with Britain, Austria formed an alliance with France, seeing an opportunity to recapture Silesia, which had been lost in a previous war. Reluctantly, by following the imperial diet, most of the states of the empire joined Austria's cause. The Anglo-Prussian alliance was joined by smaller German states (especially Hanover). Sweden, fearing Prussia's expansionist tendencies, went to war in 1757 to protect its Baltic dominions, seeing its chance when virtually all of Europe opposed Prussia. Spain, bound by the Pacte de Famille, intervened on behalf of France and together they launched an utterly unsuccessful invasion of Portugal in 1762. The Russian Empire was originally aligned with Austria, fearing Prussia's ambition on the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, but switched sides upon the succession of Tsar Peter III in 1762. | ["How long did the Seven Years' War last?", 'When did it start?', 'When did it end?', "Why was it called the Seven Years' War?", 'Who were the leaders of the two alliances?', 'Who came out ahead?', 'Who fired the first shot?', 'Who did most of the Holy Roman Empire join?', 'Who did Russia join?', 'Who attacked Portugal?', 'Who won?', 'Which major European power stayed neutral?', 'What was this war a prequel of?', 'Why did Austria join?', 'Which state was the first to be defeated?', "What was India's role?", "What ruler's rise changed the balance of power significantly?", 'Whom did Prussia have its eye on?'] | {'answers': ['Nine years', '1755', '1764', 'Because the main part of the conflict happened from 1756-1763.', 'Great Britain and France', 'Great Britain', 'Prussia', 'France', 'Both', 'Spain and France', 'Portugal', 'Ottoman Empire', 'The World Wars', 'To recapture Silesia.', 'Saxony', 'unknown', 'Tsar Peter III', 'The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth'], 'answers_start': [0, 0, 0, 55, 447, 579, 740, 915, 1545, 1394, 1494, 168, 272, 915, 772, -1, 1667, 1601], 'answers_end': [53, 43, 53, 125, 498, 696, 831, 1140, 1732, 1544, 1536, 194, 314, 998, 831, -1, 1732, 1666]} |
3ob0cao74hp5dh4j40cdnayjifjhy7 | CHAPTER XXI
THE PICTURE IN THE CARDCASE
"Who is it?" questioned Hans, trying to gain possession of the photograph, but instead of answering Sam started from the cabin.
"I must show this to Dick and Tom!" he cried. "Come along."
"Yah, put--" began the German boy, and then stopped, for there was nobody to talk to, Sam being already out of sight.
"Dick, look what I found," cried the youngest Rover, as he dashed into the pilot house.
"A fortune?" asked Dick, with a smile.
"No, a picture. Just look!"
Dick did as requested and gave a start.
"You found this on the yacht?" he cried. "Yes. In the pocket of a big coat hanging in one of the lockers. It was in a cardcase."
"This is certainly queer. It looks exactly like Harold Bird, doesn't it?"
"It certainly is Harold. I wonder--Oh, look!"
Sam had turned the picture over. On the back were these words, written in a strong, masculine hand:
To father, from Harold. Merry Xmas!
"Why, Harold must have given this to his father," said Dick, thoughtfully.--"And if so--"
"Do you think the coat belonged to Mr. Bird?" broke in Sam.
"Perhaps. Did you find anything else?"
"Ve titn't look," came from Hans, who stood in the doorway. "So dot vos a picture of Harold Pird, alretty! Dot vos kveer!"
"It is astonishing," said Dick. "Sam, see if you can find anything else."
Sam went back and Hans with him, and while they were gone Dick, through the speaking tube, acquainted Tom with the discovery made. | ['What were they looking at?', "Did Sam answer Hans' question?", 'Who did he want to show it to?', 'What did Dick hope had been found?', 'Where was the picture found?', 'Inside what?', 'Was the picture inside something?', 'Was something on the back of the picture?', 'Was did the words mention a birthday?', 'What occasion was written?', 'Who was the pictured addressed to?', 'From whom?'] | {'answers': ['a photograph', 'No', 'Dick and Tom', 'a fortune', 'on the yacht', 'the pocket of a big coat', 'in one of the lockers', 'words', 'No', 'Merry Xmas!', "To Harold's father", 'from Harold'], 'answers_start': [103, 44, 174, 446, 559, 605, 642, 847, 940, 940, 916, 916], 'answers_end': [117, 171, 208, 469, 588, 633, 663, 876, 951, 951, 938, 938]} |
3qy7m81qh7md0n9qncpanpue6zsk7v | In a quiet house there was a dog named Bentley. Bentley was a little brown puppy and he was always getting into trouble. One day Bentley got outside and walked down the street. He found a trash can and started to dig through it. A cat came also to see what Bentley was doing. "Excuse me, but what are you looking for?" asked the cat. "Well, nothing important," Bentley told the cat. "I wanted to see if there was anything cool in there." The cat told Bentley that his name was Felix and asked if he could dig through the trash too. "Sure thing" Bentley told the cat. The two of them started to dig through the trash again. After a little bit the pair got bored and started to walk down the street going away from Bentley's house. They walked to a river and went to the edge of the water. They saw they were dirty because they had been digging in the trash so they went into the water to wash themselves. When they were clean they went back to Bentley's house. Inside the house they got water on everything because they were still wet. Bentley's human's came home and were very upset that their house was now very wet. | ['What is the name of the dog?', 'what color is he?', 'did the cat ask Bentley something?', 'and what was the name of the cat', 'did they dig through the trash together?', 'where did they walk to after', 'and after that?', 'were they dirty?', 'where did they wash themselves?', 'did they get clean?', 'where did they go next?', 'were they still wet?', 'how did this make their human feel?'] | {'answers': ['Bentley', 'brown', 'yes', 'Felix', 'yes', 'down the street', 'to the river', 'yes', 'in the water', 'yes', "Bentley's house", 'yes', 'upset'], 'answers_start': [39, 48, 228, 438, 567, 622, 730, 788, 855, 903, 925, 1013, 1035], 'answers_end': [46, 80, 318, 482, 621, 729, 786, 812, 902, 958, 958, 1033, 1082]} |
3eqhhy4hqsstbxzo9spyrdop9ka5g9 | The President of the Russian Federation () is the elected head of state, Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and holder of the highest office in the Russian Federation. The current President of Russia is Vladimir Putin.
In 1991, the office was briefly known as the President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic () until 25 December 1991. According to the 1978 Russian Constitution, the President of Russia was head of the executive branch and headed the Council of Ministers of Russia. According to the current 1993 Constitution of Russia, the President of Russia is not a part of the Government of Russia, which exercises executive power.
In all cases where the President of the Russian Federation is unable to fulfill his duties, they shall be temporarily delegated to the Prime Minister, who becomes Acting President of Russia. The Chairman of the Federation Council is the third important position after the President and the Prime Minister. In the case of incapacity of both the President and Prime Minister, the chairman of the upper house of parliament becomes acting head of state.
The power includes execution of federal law, alongside the responsibility of appointing federal ministers, diplomatic, regulatory and judicial officers, and concluding treaties with foreign powers with the advice and consent of the State Duma and the Federation Council. The president is further empowered to grant federal pardons and reprieves, and to convene and adjourn the Federal Assembly under extraordinary circumstances. The president also directs the foreign and domestic policy of the Russian Federation. | ['Who is the leader of Russia?', 'What is his title?', 'Is that the highest office is Russia?', 'Is it elected?', 'What was the office known as in 1991', 'Is the president part of the Government', 'according to what', 'What happened if the president dies?', 'What happens if he too dies?', 'What powers does the president have?'] | {'answers': ['Vladimir Putin', 'President of Russia', 'yes', 'yes', 'President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic', 'no', 'According to the current 1993 Constitution of Russia', 'the Prime Minister temporarily becomes president', 'The Chairman of the Federation Council takes the seat', 'the elected head of state, Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and holder of the highest office'], 'answers_start': [161, 173, 105, 42, 259, 573, 496, 757, 843, 46], 'answers_end': [210, 210, 159, 72, 320, 615, 548, 801, 881, 133]} |