question: CHAPTER XXIII 

A RUN IN THE DARK 

Both girls were thoroughly alarmed by the unexpected appearance of Dan Baxter and his companion and brought their horses to a standstill. 

"How do you do, Miss Stanhope?" said Baxter, with a grin. 

"What are you doing here?" demanded Dora, icily. 

"Oh, nothing much." 

"Do you know that that is the Rovers' houseboat?" 

"Is it?" said Baxter, in pretended surprise. 

"Yes." 

"No, I didn't know it." Baxter turned to Nellie. "How are you, Miss Laning? I suppose you are surprised to meet me out here." 

"I am," was Nellie's short answer. Both girls wished themselves somewhere else. 

"My friend and I were walking down the river when we heard a man on that houseboat calling for help," went on Dan Baxter, glibly. "We went on board and found the captain had fallen down and hurt himself very much. Do you know anything about him?" 

"Why, yes!" said Dora, quickly. "It must be Captain Starr!" she added, to Nellie. 

"He's in a bad way. If you know him, you had better look after him," continued Dan Baxter. 

"I will," and Dora leaped to the ground, followed by Nellie. Both ran towards the houseboat, but at the gang plank they paused. 

"I--I think I'll go back and get Dick Rover," said Dora. She did not like the look in Dan Baxter's eyes. 

"Yes, and Tom," put in Nellie. 

"You shan't go back," roared Dan Baxter. "Go on and help the poor captain." 

His manner was so rude that Nellie gave a short, sharp scream--one which reached Tom's ears, as already recorded. 
1. Is someone hurt?
2. Who?
3. What is he the captain of?
4. Who discovered he was injured?
5. How did they know something was wrong?
6. Did they go onto the boat?
7. How did they say he got injured?
8. Who are they telling this to?
9. What were they doing before they saw the men?
10. Why did they stop?
11. Who speaks first?
12. Who does he speak to?
13. Are they girls happy to speak with them?
14. Did they get off their horses?
15. Why?
16. Did they stop  before they go on the boat?
17. Why?
18. Why did Nellie yell?
19. Who stops her from going back?
20. Did anyone hear her yell?
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answer: 1. Yes.
2. Captain Starr
3. The Rovers' houseboat.
4. Dan Baxter and his friend.
5. They heard him calling for help.
6. Yes.
7. He had fallen down.
8. Nellie and Dora.
9. Riding on their horses.
10. The unexpected appearance of Dan Baxter and his companion
11. Baxter
12. Miss Stanhope
13. No.
14. Yes.
15. To see about Captain Starr.
16. Yes.
17. Dora decided to go get Dick Rover.
18. Dan's manner was so rude.
19. Dan Baxter.
20. Yes.


question: Turkish (), also referred to as Istanbul Turkish, is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 10–15 million native speakers in Southeast Europe (mostly in East and Western Thrace) and 60–65 million native speakers in Western Asia (mostly in Anatolia). Outside of Turkey, significant smaller groups of speakers exist in Germany, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Greece, the Caucasus, and other parts of Europe and Central Asia. Cyprus has requested that the European Union add Turkish as an official EU language, even though Turkey is not a member state. 

To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's Reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman Turkish alphabet was replaced with a Latin alphabet. 

The distinctive characteristics of the Turkish language are vowel harmony and extensive agglutination. The basic word order of Turkish is subject–object–verb. Turkish has no noun classes or grammatical gender. The language has a strong T–V distinction and usage of honorifics. Turkish uses second-person pronouns that distinguish varying levels of politeness, social distance, age, courtesy or familiarity toward the addressee. The plural second-person pronoun and verb forms are used referring to a single person out of respect.
1. what language is the article about?
2. is it called something else?
3. what?
4. what countries do most people who speak it in South Eastern Europe live?
5. how many of them are there?
6. is it used in places other than Europe?
7. what makes it distinct?
8. in what order are words used?
9. what happened in 1928?
10. who did that?
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answer: 1. Turkish
2. yes
3. Istanbul Turkish
4. East and Western Thrace
5. 10–15 million
6. yes
7. vowel harmony and extensive agglutination
8. subject–object–verb.
9. Ottoman Turkish alphabet was replaced with a Latin alphabet.
10. Ottoman Empire


question: CHAPTER XX 

WOMAN'S WILES 

Arnold sprang to his feet. It was significant that, after his first surprise, he spoke to Fenella with his head half turned towards his companion, and an encouraging smile upon his lips. 

"I had no idea that we were coming here," he said. "We should not have thought of intruding. It was your chauffeur who would not even allow us to ask a question." 

"He obeyed my orders," Fenella replied. "I meant it for a little surprise for you. I thought that it would be pleasant after your drive to have you call here and rest for a short time. You must present me to your friend." 

Arnold murmured a word of introduction. Ruth moved a little in her seat. She lifted herself with her left hand, leaning upon her stick. Fenella's expression changed as though by magic. Her cool, good-humored, but almost impertinent scrutiny suddenly vanished. She moved to the side of the motor car and held out both her hands. 

"I am so glad to see you here," she declared. "I hope that you will like some tea after your long ride. Perhaps you would prefer Mr. Chetwode to help you out?" 

"You are very kind," Ruth murmured. "I am sorry to be such a trouble to everybody." 

Arnold lifted her bodily out of the car and placed her on the edge of the lawn. Fenella, a long parasol in her hand, was looking pleasantly down at her guest. 

"You will find it quite picturesque here, I think," she said. "It is not really the river itself which comes to the end of the lawn, but a little stream. It is so pretty, though, and so quiet. I thought you would like to have tea down there. But, my poor child," she exclaimed, "your hair is full of dust! You must come to my room. It is on the ground floor here. Mr. Chetwode and I together can help you so far." 
1. Who murmured?
2. What did he murmur
3. What did Ruth do
4. In what?
5. What did she do next
6. Whose expression changed
7. Who else murmured
8. What did she say
9. Who lifted her
10. Where did he place her
11. Who had a parasol
12. What kind of parasol was it
13. Was she watching someone
14. Who?
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answer:
1. Arnold
2. a word of introduction
3. moved a little
4. her seat
5. She lifted herself with her left hand
6. Fenella's
7. Ruth
8. "You are very kind,"
9. Arnold
10. on the edge of the lawn
11. Fenella
12. long
13. yes
14. her guest.