CHAPTER XVI

Her vague, unreal existence continued. It seemed in some previous life-time that Billy had gone away, that another life-time would have to come before he returned. She still suffered from insomnia. Long nights passed in succession, during which she never closed her eyes. At other times she slept through long stupors, waking stunned and numbed, scarcely able to open her heavy eyes, to move her weary limbs. The pressure of the iron band on her head never relaxed. She was poorly nourished. Nor had she a cent of money. She often went a whole day without eating. Once, seventy-two hours elapsed without food passing her lips. She dug clams in the marsh, knocked the tiny oysters from the rocks, and gathered mussels.

And yet, when Bud Strothers came to see how she was getting along, she convinced him that all was well. One evening after work, Tom came, and forced two dollars upon her. He was terribly worried. He would like to help more, but Sarah was expecting another baby. There had been slack times in his trade because of the strikes in the other trades. He did not know what the country was coming to. And it was all so simple. All they had to do was see things in his way and vote the way he voted. Then everybody would get a square deal. Christ was a Socialist, he told her.

"Christ died two thousand years ago," Saxon said.

"Well?" Tom queried, not catching her implication.

"Think," she said, "think of all the men and women who died in those two thousand years, and socialism has not come yet. And in two thousand years more it may be as far away as ever. Tom, your socialism never did you any good. It is a dream." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who mentioned Christ first?
2. Who discussed it with him?
3. Did she agree with him?
4. What time frame did she point out?
5. What social system was mentioned?
6. Was she well rested?
7. What condition did she have?
8. What condition did Saxon suffer from?
9. Was she eating well?
10. What was eating?
11. Did she get them from the market?
12. How did she get them?
13. From where?
14. Did she have plenty of them?
15. Where there enough for three meals a day?
16. Who was she missing?
17. Was he returning soon?
18. Was she a rich woman?
19. How much cash did she have?
20. How much did she have before that?
21. Who gave her that cash?
22. Was he cheap?
23. Why only $2?
Answer: 1. Bud Strothers
2. Saxon
3. no
4. two thousand years
5. socialism
6. no
7. she was expecting another baby.
8. unknown
9. no
10. clams, oysters and mussels.
11. no
12. She dug and gathered them
13. the marsh
14. no
15. no
16. Billy
17. no
18. no
19. two dollars
20. not a cen
21. Tom
22. no
23. There had been slack times in his trade

Estonian (eesti keel [esti kel] ( listen)) is the official language of Estonia, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various migrant communities. It belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family.

One distinctive feature that has caused a great amount of interest among linguists is what is traditionally seen as three degrees of phonemic length: short, long, and "overlong", such that /sd/, /sd/ and /sd/ are distinct. In actuality, the distinction is not purely in the phonemic length, and the underlying phonological mechanism is still disputed.[citation needed]

Estonian belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages, along with Finnish, Karelian, and other nearby languages. The Uralic languages do not belong to the Indo-European languages. Estonian is distantly related to Hungarian and to the Sami languages.

Estonian has been influenced by Swedish, German (initially Middle Low German, which was the lingua franca of the Hanseatic League and spoken natively in the territories of what is today known as Estonia by a sizeable burgher community of Baltic Germans, later Estonian was also influenced by standard German), and Russian, though it is not related to them genetically. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Approximately how many people speak the language in focus?
2. What language branch does it belong to?
3. What is the distinctive aspect to linguists?
4. What language family is it a part of?
5. What specific languages is it excluded from?
6. Which three countries influenced the language?
7. Which two language are distant relatives?
8. Which other languages are also Uralic?
9. Name the three degrees of phonemic length?
10. What is the distinction in the example given?
Answer: 1. Around 1.1 million people.
2. The Finnic branch.
3. Three degrees of phonemic length.
4. Uralic language family.
5. German and Russian.
6. Swedish, German, and Russian.
7. Estonian is related to Hungarian and Sami languages.
8. Finnish and Karelian.
9. Short, long, and overlong.
10. /sd/, /sd/ and /sd/

(CNN) -- Members of the international community have reacted to the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran and the oppostion protests which have accompanied the result.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pictured at a rally held in Tehran Sunday to celebrate his re-election as Iranian president.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement Saturday: "We are monitoring the situation as it unfolds in Iran but we, like the rest of the world, are waiting and watching to see what the Iranian people decide.

"The United States has refrained from commenting on the election in Iran. We obviously hope that the outcome reflects the genuine will and desire of the Iranian people." White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Saturday the administration was "impressed by the vigorous debate and enthusiasm that this election generated, particularly among young Iranians."

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, commenting on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, said: "I have doubts, but withhold comment." He added that the Iranian government had suppressed crowds and limited free speech, which raised questions. He also said that the strong showing by Ahmadinejad was "unlikely," based on pre-election analysis. Gallery: Emotions run high after election "

Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman said in a statement that "the problem which Iran poses for the international community is not personal in nature, but derives from its policy.

"In any case, in light of Tehran's ongoing policy, and even more so after Ahmadinejad's re-election, the international community must continue to act uncompromisingly to prevent the nuclearization of Iran, and to halt its activity in support of terror organizations and undermining stability in the Middle East. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was the US Secretary of state?
2. Who was re-elected in Iran?
3. What is his last name?
4. To what position?
5. Were the protests limited to Iran?
6. Where was Mahmoud at a rally?
7. When was it?
8. What was the purpose of the rally?
9. What did Biden have to say?
10. What did the government of Iran do that was questionable?
11. Anything else?
12. Who was the White House spokesperson?
13. When did he make a statement?
14. Who was the Israel minister of foreign affairs?
15. Did he say the issue is personal?
16. Where does it come from?
Answer:
1. Hillary
2. Mahmoud
3. Ahmadinejad
4. president
5. no
6. Tehran
7. Sunday
8. celebrate
9. must continue to act uncompromisingly
10. suppressed crowds
11. limited free speech
12. Robert Gibbs
13. Saturday
14. Avigdor Liberman
15. no
16. policy