question: CHAPTER XIII.

DEFIANCE.

It was some moments before the little party could discuss the apparently serious turn which affairs had taken, for Harry remained as he had fallen, and all their thoughts were centered on restoring him to consciousness.

A vigorous application of cold water soon had the desired effect, however, and in ten minutes after the self-invited guests went on deck he was apparently as well as ever, save for a big red lump under his left ear.

"Do you feel all right, now?" Bob asked as the boy recovered from the bewilderment caused by the blow and began hunting for the coffee-pot, which had rolled under one of the lockers.

"My ear aches pretty bad; but the rest of my body is sound enough, though it's hard to tell how long we fellers will be able to keep on our feet if those starving sailors stay aboard."

"They'll go ashore mighty quick if this kind of work is kept up. Tell us what you did that started 'em?"

"I don't know anything about it." And Harry rubbed his sore ear gently to soothe the pain. "Jim and I came when Walter screamed, and saw the red-nosed fellow pounding him. I was going to take his part with the coffee-pot, but before there was time to strike a blow one of them knocked me down."

Then Walter gave a truthful account of all that had been said and done in the cabin, and Bob thought over the matter in silence several moments before speaking.
1. Who had been bewildered?
2. Was he an adult?
3. Who asked him how he felt?
4. What had happened?
5. What hurt on Harry?
6. Who was in the fight?
7. When did Jim come over?
8. What did they see?
9. What was he doing?
10. What was Harry going to use?
11. Did Bob talk right away after the story?
12. Did Walter lie about what happened?
13. What happened to Harry?
14. How long until he was better?
15. How did they wake him up?
16. What did Harry say about why the fight happened?
17. What did he do to help the pain?
18. Which ear?
19. Did they discuss the fight right away?
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answer: 1. Harry
2. no
3. Bob
4. a fight
5. his ear
6. Walter and the red-nosed fellow
7. when Walter screamed
8. the red-nosed fellow
9. pounding Walter
10. the coffee-pot
11. no
12. no
13. he got knocked out
14. ten minutes
15. cold water
16. he didn't know
17. rubbed his ear
18. his sore ear
19. no

question: Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. It was from some of his classmates asking him to join their camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely that he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely. As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the children something more to make fun of him. Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked. Everyone was happy that Jess thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up. At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his pocket money, Cindy had a second idea. She knew that Jess's family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his pocket money on something he would never use. Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth . Her close friends would be unhappy with her. What could she do now?
1. What did Jesse find on his desk?
2. For what?
3. Did people seem to like Jesse?
4. Was there really a camping trip?
5. Who told everyone the trick worked?
6. Why was Cindy conflicted in the end of the story?
7. Were his class mades amused he beleived the invite?
8. Had Jesse been asked before to do anything with his classmates outside of school?
9. What was he going to by with the money he had?
10. Was Jesse a lonely person normaly?
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answer: 1. an invite
2. to go camping
3. nope
4. no
5. Cindy
6. she felt bad that he wasted his money
7. yes
8. no
9. a sleeping bag
10. yes

question: Where did that number come from? Eleven and Twelve The reason behind the change in number naming is that eleven comes from the German term ainlif, which translates to "one left". Twelve follows the same rule. It comes from twalif--"two left". Why teen is used instead of lif for 13 through 19? There is something sadly lost in history. 911 for US Emergency Calls Early phones didn't use phone numbers--the operator had to connect your call by hand--and this led to the need for an emergency code . But later phone numbers became popular, that changed. In 1967, 911 was chosen as the nationwide emergency call because it was easy to remember and could be quickly dialed on the phone. 26.2 Miles in a Marathon The story began with an ancient Greek soldier carrying message from a battlefield in Marathon to Athens. The modern marathon was born as a flagship event in the first Olympic Games, in 1896, with a distance of about 25 miles (40 km), as long as the distance from Marathon to Athens. But race organizers for the 1908 Olympic Games in London wanted to add something special. The race began at Windsor Castle and ended at White City Stadium, with runners finishing only after passing the royal box. The distance was 26.2 miles (42.1 km). And since 1924 this distance has been kept in marathon. 28 Days in February Before using the Gregorian calendar that we use today, one of the first Roman calendars had only 304 days and ten months (March through December), with six months of 30 days and four of 31 days. The second king of Rome improved the old calendar. He added 50 days for January and February. To make the new months longer, he took one day from each of the 30-day months, making 56 days to divide between January and February (or 28 days each). Later January was given one more day to add up to 355 days a year, but February still had 28 days. That's how it became the shortest month and it stayed that way ever since.
1. What is the article about?
2. What about them?
3. For example?
4. How did that come about?
5. It was 26.2 miles?
6. So how did they get to 26.2?
7. Why did they change it?
8. And that was 26.2?
9. What other numbers have a weird history?
10. Where did those come from?
11. What does that mean?
12. What about twelve?
13. Any others?
14. Why is that used?
15. Why do the numbers 13 and after end in "teen"?
16. What other numbers have a fascinating history?
17. How did that come to be?
18. When did they change it?
19. What did he do?
20. So how did they get to 28?
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answer:
1. Numbers
2. Where did that number come from
3. 26.2 Miles in a Marathon
4. an ancient Greek soldier carrying message from a battlefield in Marathon to Athens
5. No
6. 1908 Olympic Games in London
7. The race began at Windsor Castle and ended at White City Stadium, with runners finishing only after passing the royal box
8. Yes
9. Eleven and Twelve
10. the German term ainlif,
11. "one left"
12. twalif--"two left"
13. 911 for US Emergency Calls
14. it was easy to remember and could be quickly dialed on the phone
15. There is something sadly lost in history
16. 28 Days in February
17. the first Roman calendars had only 304 days
18. The second king of Rome
19. He added 50 days for January and February
20. he took one day from each of the 30-day months, making 56 days to divide between January and February