Question: The Iranian languages or Iranic languages form a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, which in turn are a branch of the Indo-European language family. The speakers of Iranian languages are known as Iranian peoples. Historical Iranian languages are grouped in three stages: Old Iranian (until 400 BCE), Middle Iranian (400 BCE 900 CE), and New Iranian (since 900 CE). Of the Old Iranian languages, the better understood and recorded ones are Old Persian (a language of Achaemenid Iran) and Avestan (the language of the Avesta). Middle Iranian languages included Middle Persian (a language of Sassanid Iran), Parthian, and Bactrian.

As of 2008, there were an estimated 150200 million native speakers of Iranian languages. Ethnologue estimates there are 86 Iranian languages, the largest amongst them being Persian, Pashto, Kurdish, and Balochi.

The term Iranian is applied to any language which descends from the ancestral Proto-Iranian language. Iranian derives from the Persian and Sanskrit origin word Arya. 1. What branch are Iranian languages considered?
2. How many people speak the language?
3. How many types of languages are there?
4. How many groups are there?
5. What are they?
6. Of the old languages which ones are the ones that were recorded more.
7. How many old ones were there?
8. What all types of languages is the term applied to?
9. Where does the word Iranian come from?
10. What year did they say how many people speak the languages? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Indo-Iranian
2. 150200 million
3. 86
4. Four
5. Persian, Pashto, Kurdish, and Balochi.
6. Old Persian and Avestan
7. Two
8. Old Iranian (until 400 BCE), Middle Iranian (400 BCE 900 CE), and New Iranian (since 900 CE)
9. Proto-Iranian l
10. 2008

Question: CHAPTER XLVI

Our Pet Fox Finds a Tail

Frank returned home, and his immediate business was of course with his father, and with Mr Gazebee, who was still at Greshamsbury.

"But who is the heir?" asked Mr Gazebee, when Frank had explained that the death of Sir Louis rendered unnecessary any immediate legal steps.

"Upon my word I don't know," said Frank.

"You saw Dr Thorne," said the squire. "He must have known."

"I never thought of asking him," said Frank, naively.

Mr Gazebee looked rather solemn. "I wonder at that," said he; "for everything now depends on the hands the property will go into. Let me see; I think Sir Roger had a married sister. Was not that so, Mr Gresham?" And then it occurred for the first time, both to the squire and to his son, that Mary Thorne was the eldest child of this sister. But it never occurred to either of them that Mary could be the baronet's heir.

Dr Thorne came down for a couple of days before the fortnight was over to see his patients, and then returned again to London. But during this short visit he was utterly dumb on the subject of the heir. He called at Greshamsbury to see Lady Arabella, and was even questioned by the squire on the subject. But he obstinately refused to say more than that nothing certain could be known for yet a few days.

Immediately after his return, Frank saw Mary, and told her all that had happened. "I cannot understand my uncle," said she, almost trembling as she stood close to him in her own drawing-room. "He usually hates mysteries, and yet now he is so mysterious. He told me, Frank--that was after I had written that unfortunate letter--" 1. What's the name of the man who had died?
2. Did his death have an effect on legal proceedings?
3. What was the effect?
4. Where was Mr Gazebee?
5. Who did Frank think was the heir?
6. Who could he have asked about that?
7. Had Frank asked him?
8. Did Dr Thorne come again during the story?
9. For how long?
10. What was he there for?
11. Where did he go back afterwards?
12. Why did he stop by Greshamsbury?
13. Did someone ask him about the heir?
14. Who?
15. Did he get an answer?
16. Who had a married sister?
17. Did the sister have any children?
18. Who?
19. Does anyone speak with her?
20. Who is that? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Sir Louis
2. yes
3. it rendered them unnecessary
4. Greshamsbury
5. he didn't know
6. Dr. Thorne
7. No
8. yes
9. a couple of days
10. t osee his patientas
11. London
12. to see Lady Arabella
13. yes
14. the squire
15. no
16. sir Roger
17. yes
18. Mary Thomas
19. yes
20. Frank

Question: Johnson went to Penquay for the weekend. He arrived there late on Friday evening. The landlady of the guest house, Mrs. Smith, answered the door and showed him to his room. Johnson was very tired and went straight to bed. He slept well and didn't wake up until nine o'clock the next morning.

Johnson went downstairs for breakfast. Because there were no other guests, Mrs. Smith invited him to have breakfast with her family. Her only daughter, Catherine, about 13, was already sitting in the dining-room. Mrs. Smith went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Johnson noticed there were four places at the table and asked Catherine if there was another guest. Catherine told him that it was an empty place. And it used to be her father's place. Her father had been a fisherman. Three years before he had gone out in his boat, and had never returned. Her mother always kept that place for him and made his breakfast every morning. Catherine showed him his photo on the wall. Johnson said nothing, but looked very puzzled . At that moment Mrs. Smith returned. She served four cups of tea, and put one in the empty place. Looking at the empty chair, Johnson was more puzzled.

Suddenly, Johnson heard footsteps outside the door and a tall man with a black beard walked into the room. Johnson looked scared. It was the man in the photo. He jumped up and ran out of the room. The man asked, "What's the matter?" Catherine said, "I don't know. He's a guest from London. He's here because a tall man with a black beard tried to kill him." "Catherine," the man said, "have you been telling stories again?" "Stories, father? Me?" the girl laughed. 1. where was the guest house?
2. who was in charge there?
3. who was visiting?
4. when did he get there?
5. for how long?
6. What did he do when he arrived?
7. why?
8. did he have trouble sleeping?
9. how many other guests were staying?
10. who did he have breakfast with?
11. who was the empty plate for?
12. where is he?
13. how did Johnson react when he came in?
14. why was he scared?
15. what was scary about him?
16. who said that?
17. why?
18. was she joking? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Penquay
2. Mrs. Smith
3. Johnson
4. Friday evening
5. the weekend
6. went straight to bed
7. he was very tired
8. no
9. none
10. Catherine
11. her father
12. outside
13. He jumped up and ran out of the room
14. It was the man in the photo.
15. Three years before he had gone out in his boat, and had never returned.
16. Catherine
17. Johnson noticed there were four places at the table
18. Yes