The English language originated in England from the Vulgar Latin spoken by the Romans who invaded the island in the 1st century. Modern English developed from Middle English, which was spoken in England during the Middle Ages. The language spread across the globe due to British colonization. Which of the following countries was the first to gain independence from England?

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In the third panel of the comic strip, the expression "I can't help it" can be replaced, without a change in meaning, by:

“I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting. Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought: So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing. Whisper of running streams, and winter lightning. The wild thyme unseen and the wild strawberry, The laughter in the garden, echoed ecstasy Not lost, but requiring, pointing to the agony Of death and birth.” ― T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets
In the line "Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought", how does it relate to the overall theme of the poem?

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The character's speech "I told you it's too vague" refers to:

Read the following quote from Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms":
“I know the night is not the same as the day: that all things are different, that the things of the night cannot be explained in the day, because they do not then exist, and the night can be a dreadful time for lonely people once their loneliness has started.”
Which of the following statements best captures the essence of the author's reflection on the contrast between night and day?

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The phrase "look at the bright side" is used to:

Choose the correct form to complete the sentence:

"By the time Sarah arrived at the party, everyone ____________."

Identify the correct verb form to complete the following sentence:
"The team ________ working on the project for several months when they finally reached a breakthrough."

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Based on the context presented in the comic strip, it can be inferred that:

Read the following excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Alone" and answer the questions that follow:
"From childhood's hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw; I could not bring My passions from a common spring. From the same source I have not taken My sorrow; I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone; And all I loved, I loved alone."

What is the speaker expressing about his childhood and emotions in the first four lines of the poem?