Question:
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CHAPTER XII. 

TONY ON THE WAR-PATH. 

"She did it all," said Harry, when they had told the tale to half the village, on the store-porch. 

"I!" exclaimed Kate. "Rob, you mean." 

"That's a good dog," said Mr. Darby, the storekeeper; "what'll you take for him?" 

"Not for sale," said Harry. 

"Rob's all very well," remarked Tony Kirk; "but it won't do to have a feller like that in the woods, a fright'nin' the children. I'd like to know who he is." 

Just at this moment Uncle Braddock made his appearance, hurrying along much faster than he usually walked, with his eyes and teeth glistening in the sunshine. 

"I seed him!" he cried, as soon as he came up. 

"Who'd you see?" cried several persons. 

"Oh! I seed de dog after him, and I come along as fas' as I could, but couldn't come very fas'. De ole wrapper cotch de wind." 

"Who was it?" asked Tony. 

"I seed him a-runnin'. Bress my soul! de dog like to got him!" 

"But who was he, Uncle Braddock?" said Mr. Loudon, who had just reached the store from his house, where Kate, who had run home, had told the story. "Do you know him?" 

"Know him? Reckon I does?" said Uncle Braddock, "an' de dog ud a knowed him too, ef he'd a cotched him! Dat's so, Mah'sr John." 

"Well, tell us his name, if you know him," said Mr. Darby. 

"Ob course, I knows him," said Uncle Braddock. "I'se done knowed him fur twenty or fifty years. He's George Mason." 
1. Who wants to buy the dog?
2. What's the price?
3. What was the problem with Rob?
4. Who was walking quickly?
5. Who did Uncle Braddock see?
6. Did Uncle Braddock recognize the man?
7. What's his name?
8. How long did they know each other?
9. What was Mr. Darby's job?
10. Was it a sunny day?

Numbered answers:
1. Mr. Darby
2. Not for sale
3. unknown
4. Uncle Braddock
5. the dog
6. Yes
7. George Mason
8. twenty or fifty years
9. storekeeper
10. Yes


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A cappella [a kapˈpɛlla] (Italian for "in the manner of the chapel") music is specifically group or solo singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It contrasts with cantata, which is accompanied singing. The term "a cappella" was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato style. In the 19th century a renewed interest in Renaissance polyphony coupled with an ignorance of the fact that vocal parts were often doubled by instrumentalists led to the term coming to mean unaccompanied vocal music. The term is also used, albeit rarely, as a synonym for alla breve. 

A cappella music was originally used in religious music, especially church music as well as anasheed and zemirot. Gregorian chant is an example of a cappella singing, as is the majority of secular vocal music from the Renaissance. The madrigal, up until its development in the early Baroque into an instrumentally-accompanied form, is also usually in a cappella form. Jewish and Christian music were originally a cappella,[citation needed] and this practice has continued in both of these religions as well as in Islam.
1. What is Gregorian chant an example of?
2. What does that mean?
3. What does it mean in Italian?
4. Is the madrigal a cappella?
5. When did someone add instruments?
6. Was most music from the Renaissance a cappella?
7. Do religions use it?
8. How many?
9. Which ones?
10. Is there another one?
11. Is it used as a synonym?
12. What is a synonym for alla breve?
13. How often is it used that way?
14. What is accompanied singing called?
15. Did a cappella always mean unaccompanied singing?
16. Did it have something to do with Polyphony?
17. what kind?
18. Is this different from Baroque concertato
19. When did a cappella get it's current meaning?
20. Was this due to some kind of ignorance?

Numbered answers:
1. of a cappella singing,
2. singing without instrumental accompaniment,
3. "in the manner of the chapel"
4. Usually
5. in the early Baroque
6. the majority of secular vocal music was
7. yes
8. Three
9. Jewish and Christian
10. Islam
11. unknown
12. A cappella
13. rarely
14. cantata
15. no
16. Yes
17. Renaissance
18. yes
19. In the 19th century
20. yes


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The economy of Himachal Pradesh is currently the third-fastest growing economy in India.[citation needed] Himachal Pradesh has been ranked fourth in the list of the highest per capita incomes of Indian states. This has made it one of the wealthiest places in the entire South Asia. Abundance of perennial rivers enables Himachal to sell hydroelectricity to other states such as Delhi, Punjab, and Rajasthan. The economy of the state is highly dependent on three sources: hydroelectric power, tourism, and agriculture.[citation needed] 

After independence, the Chief Commissioner's Province of H.P. came into being on 15 April 1948 as a result of integration of 28 petty princely states (including feudal princes and zaildars) in the promontories of the western Himalaya, known in full as the Simla Hills States and four Punjab southern hill states by issue of the Himachal Pradesh (Administration) Order, 1948 under Sections 3 and 4 of the Extra-Provincial Jurisdiction Act, 1947 (later renamed as the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947 vide A.O. of 1950). The State of Bilaspur was merged in the Himachal Pradesh on 1 April 1954 by the Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act, 1954. Himachal became a part C state on 26 January 1950 with the implementation of the Constitution of India and the Lt. Governor was appointed. Legislative Assembly was elected in 1952. Himachal Pradesh became a union territory on 1 November 1956. Following area of Punjab State namely Simla, Kangra, Kulu and Lahul and Spiti Districts, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala District, Lohara, Amb and Una kanungo circles, some area of Santokhgarh kanungo circle and some other specified area of Una tehsil of Hoshiarpur District besides some parts of Dhar Kalan Kanungo circle of Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur District; were merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966 on enactment of Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 by the Parliament. On 18 December 1970, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament and the new state came into being on 25 January 1971. Thus Himachal emerged as the 18th state of the Indian Union.
1. Who has the third fastest growing economy in India?
2. Where does it rank in per capita income?
3. What are the three main industries supporting the economy there?
4. Why does it have such a strong hydroelectric economy?
5. where do they export the electricty to?
6. which ones?
7. How many petty princely states were absorbed into Himachal?
8. What year was that?
9. are you sure?
10. when did it become a C state?
11. What made it so?
12. was it a union territory?
13. when?
14. When did it become a state?


Numbered answers:
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. 4th
3. hydroelectric power, tourism, and agriculture
4. Many rivers
5. other states
6. Delhi, Punjab, and Rajasthan
7. Twenty eight
8. 1848
9. 1948
10. 26 January 1950
11. Implementation of the Constitution of India
12. It became one
13. 1 November 1956.
14. January 25, 1971