question: Chapter 22: Oudenarde.

The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels. Marlborough moved his army on a parallel line to Anderleet. No sooner had he arrived there, than he found that Vendome was still moving towards his right--a proof that Louvain was really the object of the attack. Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain. Vendome, finding himself anticipated, fell back to Braine le Leude without firing a shot.

But though Marlborough had so far foiled the enemy, it was clear that he was not in a condition to take the offensive before the arrival of Prince Eugene, who would, he trusted, be able to come to his assistance; and for weeks the armies watched each other without movement.

On the 4th of July, Vendome suddenly marched from Braine le Leude, intending to capture the fortress of Oudenarde. Small bodies of troops were sent off at the same time to Ghent and Bruges, whose inhabitants rose and admitted the French. Marlborough, seeing the danger which threatened the very important fortress of Oudenarde, sent orders to Lord Chandos who commanded at Ath, to collect all the small garrisons in the neighbourhood, and to throw himself into Oudenarde. This was done before Vendome could reach the place, which was thus secured against a coup de main. Vendome invested the fortress, brought up his siege train from Tournay, and moved towards Lessines with his main army, to cover the siege.
1. who was called up?
2. what called them?
3. where were they called to?
4. what is the first town mentioned?
5. is a famous battle mentioned?
6. which one?
7. is the month that follow june mentioned?
8. is a specific date in that month mentioned?
9. what is it?
10. did someone do something on that date?
11. who?
12. what did he do?
13. why?
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answer: 1. Rupert and his friends
2. The trumpet
3. To horse
4. Braine le Leude
5. Yes
6. Waterloo
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. The 4th of July
10. Yes
11. Vendome
12. He marched from Braine le Leud
13. He intending to capture the fortress of Oudenarde

question: CHAPTER XXIX

DAYS OF ANXIETY

"I wonder what Davenport will say when he finds those men are working here?" remarked Fred.

"I don't care what he says," answered Jack.

"Do you think he'll dare come over here and have it out with Uncle Dick?" questioned Andy.

"I don't think so," answered his brother. "I believe behind it all he is afraid we'll have him arrested for the theft of those documents."

"If he really took them, what do you think he did with them?" came from Fred.

"More than likely he destroyed them," answered Jack. "He wouldn't want evidence like that lying around loose, you know."

When Carson Davenport learned that six of his men had deserted and gone over to the Rovers he was more angry than ever.

"They're going to do their best to undermine us," he said to Tate. "I wish I knew just how to get square with them."

"We'll get square enough if we strike oil here," said Tate. "Those Rovers will feel sick enough if they learn we are making a barrel of money."

"It's easy enough to talk about making a barrel of money," came from Jackson, who was present. "But I don't see the money flowing in very fast." He had been talking to a number of his friends, and many of them had said they thought the chances of getting oil from the Spell claim were very slim.

"Oh, you just hold your horses, Jackson," said Carson Davenport smoothly. "Take my word for it, this well we are putting down is going to be one of the biggest in this territory."
1. What item do the men think will make them rich?
2. Does Andy have any relatives in the group he is talking to?
3. How is this person related to him?
4. Is Carson Davenport happy with recent events?
5. Do the people speaking think that the Rovers will be happy if the speakers have good fortune?
6. Is Carson Davenport hopeful about their chance of success?
7. Are the speakers hoping that the Rovers will be successful?
8. Do the other friends of Jackson believe that Jackson will be successful?
9. Was something stolen?
10. What do the speakers believe has happened to them?
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answer: 1. oil
2. yes
3. his Uncle
4. no
5. no
6. yes
7. no
8. no
9. documents."
10. he destroyed them,

question: (CNN) -- A Yemeni court Monday sentenced to death one of the leaders of the terrorist group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen's state-run news agency reported.

Prior to his capture, trial and sentencing, Saleh al-Shawsh had been one of the three most wanted members of the group, an arm of Osama bin Laden's broader terrorist organization formed last year.

The Specialized Criminal Court in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa sentenced al-Shawsh after finding him guilty of killing Yemeni soldiers and attacking oil installations and security checkpoints in the province of Hadramout, reported Saba, the Middle Eastern nation's state-run news agency. Referring to al-Shawsh as a member of an "armed gang," the report said that the incidents he was involved in occurred between 2007 and 2010.

Yemen has become a main battleground for al Qaeda, with the government carrying out air strikes and a ground campaign against the group this weekend.

President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, met the president of Yemen a month ago to discuss al Qaeda and U.S. support for Yemen, the U.S. Embassy announced at the time. Brennan delivered a letter to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh affirming U.S. support for Yemen, the embassy said.

The Obama administration is considering adding armed CIA drones to help fight the increasing threat of al Qaeda in Yemen, a U.S. official said in August.

A U.S. counterterrorism official told CNN that the administration recognizes that "not enough is being done in Yemen" to meet the growing challenge posed by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
1. What court sentenced someone to death?
2. Who was sentenced?
3. What group was he a member of?
4. Who's organization was it?
5. What kind of organization is it?
6. What was Saleh sentenced for?
7. What was the president's administration's answer to this?
8. Who reported that?
9. When did the the crimes take place?
10. In what province did the crime take place?
11. When was it announced that Obama was going to add the drones?
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answer:
1. A Yemeni court
2. Saleh al-Shawsh
3. al Qaeda
4. Osama bin Laden's
5. a terrorist organization
6. killing Yemeni soldiers and attacking oil installations and security checkpoints
7. They are considering adding armed CIA drones to help fight the increasing threat of al Qaeda in Yemen
8. U.S. official
9. between 2007 and 2010.
10. the province of Hadramout
11. It was announced a month ago.