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<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them?</h4>
<p>Toilets in Japan &#8211; Western-style</p>
<p>Main article: Flush toilet</p>
<p>The standard  <font color="#728FCE">lshfu</font>  toilet used worldwide is known in Japan as a Western-style (Yang Shi , yoshiki?) toilet. Western-style toilets, including  <font color="#728FCE">gihh</font>  tech toilets, are now more common in Japanese homes than the traditional squat toilets, [2] though some older apartments retain  <font color="#728FCE">ietscksr</font>  on the  <font color="#728FCE">ietolt</font>  or in its room illustrating the proper  <font color="#728FCE">wya</font>  to use it for urination and defecation. While most public facilities such as schools,  <font color="#728FCE">mpelest</font> , and  <font color="#728FCE">nrtai</font>  stations are often  <font color="#728FCE">deuqiepp</font>  with only squat toilets, [2] in their own  <font color="#728FCE">ohmse</font> , Japanese people prefer being able to sit, especially older or  <font color="#728FCE">aycslyhlip</font>  disabled individuals for whom prolonged squatting is physically demanding or  <font color="#728FCE">onlmuoterfacb</font> .</p>
<p>Western-style flush toilets in Japan commonly include water-saving features such as the ability to choose between a &#8220;big&#8221; flush and a &#8220;little&#8221; flush. Many toilets also route the water to fill the tank through a  <font color="#728FCE">ctfaue</font>  over the tank allowing users to  <font color="#728FCE">rensi</font>  their hands.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>toilet</li>
<li>rinse</li>
<li>temples</li>
<li>physically</li>
<li>train</li>
<li>uncomfortable</li>
<li>flush</li>
<li>high</li>
<li>stickers</li>
<li>faucet</li>
<li>homes</li>
<li>way</li>
<li>equipped</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Fill in the missing words:</h4>
<p>Toilets in Japan &#8211; Western-style</p>
<p>Main article: Flush toilet</p>
<p>The standard _____ toilet used worldwide is known in Japan as a Western-style (Yang Shi , yoshiki?) toilet. Western-style toilets, including ____ tech toilets, are now more common in Japanese homes than the traditional squat toilets, [2] though some older apartments retain ________ on the ______ or in its room illustrating the proper ___ to use it for urination and defecation. While most public facilities such as schools, _______, and _____ stations are often ________ with only squat toilets, [2] in their own _____, Japanese people prefer being able to sit, especially older or __________ disabled individuals for whom prolonged squatting is physically demanding or _____________.</p>
<p>Western-style flush toilets in Japan commonly include water-saving features such as the ability to choose between a &#8220;big&#8221; flush and a &#8220;little&#8221; flush. Many toilets also route the water to fill the tank through a ______ over the tank allowing users to _____ their hands.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>toilet</li>
<li>rinse</li>
<li>temples</li>
<li>physically</li>
<li>train</li>
<li>uncomfortable</li>
<li>flush</li>
<li>high</li>
<li>stickers</li>
<li>faucet</li>
<li>homes</li>
<li>way</li>
<li>equipped</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The original text:</h4>
<p>Toilets in Japan &#8211; Western-style</p>
<p>Main article: Flush toilet</p>
<p>The standard flush toilet used worldwide is known in Japan as a Western-style (Yang Shi , yoshiki?) toilet. Western-style toilets, including high tech toilets, are now more common in Japanese homes than the traditional squat toilets, [2] though some older apartments retain stickers on the toilet or in its room illustrating the proper way to use it for urination and defecation. While most public facilities such as schools, temples, and train stations are often equipped with only squat toilets, [2] in their own homes, Japanese people prefer being able to sit, especially older or physically disabled individuals for whom prolonged squatting is physically demanding or uncomfortable.</p>
<p>Western-style flush toilets in Japan commonly include water-saving features such as the ability to choose between a &#8220;big&#8221; flush and a &#8220;little&#8221; flush. Many toilets also route the water to fill the tank through a faucet over the tank allowing users to rinse their hands.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Important words:</h4>
<ul>
<li>toilets</li>
<li>japan</li>
<li>main</li>
<li>flush</li>
<li>toilet</li>
<li>standard</li>
<li>used</li>
<li>worldwide</li>
<li>known</li>
<li>yang</li>
<li>shi</li>
<li>yoshiki</li>
<li>including</li>
<li>high</li>
<li>tech</li>
<li>common</li>
<li>japanese</li>
<li>homes</li>
<li>traditional</li>
<li>squat</li>
<li>older</li>
<li>apartments</li>
<li>retain</li>
<li>stickers</li>
<li>room</li>
<li>illustrating</li>
<li>proper</li>
<li>way</li>
<li>use</li>
<li>urination</li>
<li>defecation</li>
<li>public</li>
<li>facilities</li>
<li>schools</li>
<li>temples</li>
<li>train</li>
<li>stations</li>
<li>equipped</li>
<li>people</li>
<li>prefer</li>
<li>able</li>
<li>sit</li>
<li>especially</li>
<li>physically</li>
<li>disabled</li>
<li>individuals</li>
<li>prolonged</li>
<li>squatting</li>
<li>demanding</li>
<li>uncomfortable</li>
<li>commonly</li>
<li>include</li>
<li>features</li>
<li>ability</li>
<li>choose</li>
<li>route</li>
<li>water</li>
<li>tank</li>
<li>faucet</li>
<li>allowing</li>
<li>users</li>
<li>rinse</li>
<li>hands</li>
</ul>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 2</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>html retrieved</td>
<td align="center">14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>western style</td>
<td align="center">13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>htm retrieved</td>
<td align="center">12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>dead link</td>
<td align="center">12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>squat toilets</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>squat toilet</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>high tech</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>tech toilets</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toilet seat</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toilet paper</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>western toilet</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>water jet</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>style toilets</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>public toilets</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>world war</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>pdf retrieved</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>japanese toilets</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>warm water</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>traditional japanese</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toilet slippers</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>tech toilet</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>squatting position</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>japanese toilet</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>japan toilets</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>japan toilet</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>control panel</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>web japan</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>waste products</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>train stations</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>traditional squat</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toilet association</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>self cleaning</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>japanese households</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>japan guide</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>human waste</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>flush toilets</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>bian zuo</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>yang shi</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>women&#8217;s rooms</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>wireless control</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>wen shui</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>water temperature</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>water tank</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>user squats</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toto sells</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toilets including</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toilets allow</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toilet training</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toilet nirvana</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toilet lid</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toilet facing</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toilet dead</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>tai wei</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sound princess</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>small children</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>shi yoshiki</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sewage works</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sewage systems</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>seat heating</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sales improved</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>rural areas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>public women&#8217;s</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>public toilet</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>proximity sensor</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>private homes</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>oswaldo cruz</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>older public</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>male toilets</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>looks like</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>loan translation</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>lim tai</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>largest producer</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>kurinitsuku gang</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>kurikikku koumon</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>journal japanese</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>japanese masters</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>japanese homes</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>international cooperation</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>integrated bidet</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>instituto oswaldo</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>improved significantly</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>hou qun</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>high pressure</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>hand dryers</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>garbage heaps</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>gang men</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>flush toilet</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>floor receptacle</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>fecal transit</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>edo period</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>department stores</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>daily telegraph</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>crinic proctology</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>company toto</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>colon cancer</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>clean area</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>blow dryer</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>battery operated</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>bacterial contamination</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>automatic lid</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>automatic flushing</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>air conditioning</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>abc news</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 3</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>high tech toilets</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>western style toilets</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>japan toilet association</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>high tech toilet</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>yang shi yoshiki</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>wireless control panel</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>traditional squat toilets</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>toilet dead link</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>public women&#8217;s rooms</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>lim tai wei</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>kurinitsuku gang men</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>journal japanese masters</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>instituto oswaldo cruz</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<h1 style="color:#728FCE;">Wiki Test</p>
</h1>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them?</h4>
<p>Mindset</p>
<p>In decision theory and general systems theory, a mindset is a set of  <font color="#728FCE">pstuoaismns</font> ,  <font color="#728FCE">mdthseo</font>  or notations  <font color="#728FCE">delh</font>  by one or more  <font color="#728FCE">oelepp</font>  or groups of people which is so established that it creates a powerful incentive within these people or groups to continue to adopt or accept prior behaviors, choices, or tools. This phenomenon of cognitive  <font color="#728FCE">bias</font>  is also sometimes described as mental inertia, &#8220;groupthink&#8221;, or a &#8220;paradigm&#8221;, and it is often difficult to counteract its effects upon analysis and decision  <font color="#728FCE">gankim</font>  processes.</p>
<p>On the positive side a mindset can also be seen as incident of a person&#8217;s Weltanschauung or philosophy of life. For example there has been  <font color="#728FCE">qtuie</font>  some interest in the typical mindset of an  <font color="#728FCE">rnnertrupeee</font> .<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>assumptions</li>
<li>held</li>
<li>bias</li>
<li>entrepreneur</li>
<li>quite</li>
<li>making</li>
<li>methods</li>
<li>people</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Fill in the missing words:</h4>
<p>Mindset</p>
<p>In decision theory and general systems theory, a mindset is a set of ___________, _______ or notations ____ by one or more ______ or groups of people which is so established that it creates a powerful incentive within these people or groups to continue to adopt or accept prior behaviors, choices, or tools. This phenomenon of cognitive ____ is also sometimes described as mental inertia, &#8220;groupthink&#8221;, or a &#8220;paradigm&#8221;, and it is often difficult to counteract its effects upon analysis and decision ______ processes.</p>
<p>On the positive side a mindset can also be seen as incident of a person&#8217;s Weltanschauung or philosophy of life. For example there has been _____ some interest in the typical mindset of an ____________.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>assumptions</li>
<li>held</li>
<li>bias</li>
<li>entrepreneur</li>
<li>quite</li>
<li>making</li>
<li>methods</li>
<li>people</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The original text:</h4>
<p>Mindset</p>
<p>In decision theory and general systems theory, a mindset is a set of assumptions, methods or notations held by one or more people or groups of people which is so established that it creates a powerful incentive within these people or groups to continue to adopt or accept prior behaviors, choices, or tools. This phenomenon of cognitive bias is also sometimes described as mental inertia, &#8220;groupthink&#8221;, or a &#8220;paradigm&#8221;, and it is often difficult to counteract its effects upon analysis and decision making processes.</p>
<p>On the positive side a mindset can also be seen as incident of a person&#8217;s Weltanschauung or philosophy of life. For example there has been quite some interest in the typical mindset of an entrepreneur.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Important words:</h4>
<ul>
<li>mindset</li>
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<li>methods</li>
<li>notations</li>
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<li>groups</li>
<li>established</li>
<li>creates</li>
<li>powerful</li>
<li>incentive</li>
<li>continue</li>
<li>adopt</li>
<li>accept</li>
<li>prior</li>
<li>behaviors</li>
<li>choices</li>
<li>tools</li>
<li>phenomenon</li>
<li>cognitive</li>
<li>bias</li>
<li>described</li>
<li>mental</li>
<li>inertia</li>
<li>difficult</li>
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<li>effects</li>
<li>analysis</li>
<li>making</li>
<li>processes</li>
<li>positive</li>
<li>seen</li>
<li>incident</li>
<li>weltanschauung</li>
<li>philosophy</li>
<li>life</li>
<li>example</li>
<li>quite</li>
<li>typical</li>
<li>entrepreneur</li>
</ul>
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<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 2</font></h4>
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<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>war mindset</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>life plan</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>knowledge entrepreneurship</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>collective intelligence</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cold war</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
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<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>cold war mindset</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wiki Test The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them? Christmas &#8211; Dies Natalis lsSoi iiInvct Main article: Sol Invictus Dies Natalis Solis Invicti means &#8220;the birthday of the unconquered sun&#8221;. Modern scholars have argued that &#8230; <a href="http://languagetechnologies.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/christmas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=languagetechnologies.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3759125&amp;post=299&amp;subd=languagetechnologies&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h4 style="color:#728fce;">The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them?</h4>
<p>Christmas &#8211; Dies Natalis <font color="#728fce">lsSoi</font> <font color="#728fce">iiInvct</font></p>
<p>Main article: Sol Invictus</p>
<p>Dies Natalis Solis Invicti means &#8220;the birthday of the unconquered sun&#8221;.</p>
<p>Modern scholars have argued that the festival was placed on the <font color="#728fce">dtea</font> of the solstice because this was on this day that the Sun reversed its <font color="#728fce">othrwasdu</font> retreat and <font color="#728fce">roedvp</font> itself to be &#8220;unconquered&#8221;. [citation needed] Some <font color="#728fce">lreay</font> Christian writers connected the rebirth of the <font color="#728fce">sun</font> to the birth of Jesus. [6] &#8220;O, how wonderfully acted Providence that on that day on which that Sun was born&#8230; <font color="#728fce">Criths</font> should be born&#8221;, Cyprian wrote. [6] John Chrysostom also commented on the connection: &#8220;They call it the &#8216;Birthday of the Unconquered&#8217;. Who indeed is so unconquered as Our <font color="#728fce">Ldro</font> . . .?&#8221; [6]</p>
<p>Although Dies Natalis Solis Invicti has been the subject of a <font color="#728fce">retag</font> deal of scholarly speculation,. [ <font color="#728fce">taictoin</font> needed] the only ancient source for it is a single <font color="#728fce">mtoeinn</font> in the Chronography of 354, and modern Sol scholar Steven Hijmans <font color="#728fce">rueags</font> that there is no evidence that the celebration precedes that of Christmas: [33] &#8221; [W] <font color="#728fce">elih</font> the winter solstice on or around December 25 was well established in the Roman imperial calendar, there is no evidence that a religious <font color="#728fce">rlenaebicto</font> of Sol on that day antedated the celebration of Christmas, and none that indicates that Aurelian had a hand in its institution.&#8221; [33]</p>
<h4 style="color:#728fce;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>lord
<li>early
<li>solis
<li>southward
<li>citation
<li>great
<li>sun
<li>mention
<li>proved
<li>christ
<li>argues
<li>invicti
<li>date
<li>hile
<li>celebration </li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728fce;">Fill in the missing words:</h4>
<p>Christmas &#8211; Dies Natalis _____ _______</p>
<p>Main article: Sol Invictus</p>
<p>Dies Natalis Solis Invicti means &#8220;the birthday of the unconquered sun&#8221;.</p>
<p>Modern scholars have argued that the festival was placed on the ____ of the solstice because this was on this day that the Sun reversed its _________ retreat and ______ itself to be &#8220;unconquered&#8221;. [citation needed] Some _____ Christian writers connected the rebirth of the ___ to the birth of Jesus. [6] &#8220;O, how wonderfully acted Providence that on that day on which that Sun was born&#8230;______ should be born&#8221;, Cyprian wrote. [6] John Chrysostom also commented on the connection: &#8220;They call it the &#8216;Birthday of the Unconquered&#8217;. Who indeed is so unconquered as Our ____ . . .?&#8221; [6]</p>
<p>Although Dies Natalis Solis Invicti has been the subject of a _____ deal of scholarly speculation,. [________ needed] the only ancient source for it is a single _______ in the Chronography of 354, and modern Sol scholar Steven Hijmans ______ that there is no evidence that the celebration precedes that of Christmas: [33] &#8221; [W]____ the winter solstice on or around December 25 was well established in the Roman imperial calendar, there is no evidence that a religious ___________ of Sol on that day antedated the celebration of Christmas, and none that indicates that Aurelian had a hand in its institution.&#8221; [33]</p>
<h4 style="color:#728fce;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>lord
<li>early
<li>solis
<li>southward
<li>citation
<li>great
<li>sun
<li>mention
<li>proved
<li>christ
<li>argues
<li>invicti
<li>date
<li>hile
<li>celebration </li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728fce;">The original text:</h4>
<p>Christmas &#8211; Dies Natalis Solis Invicti</p>
<p>Main article: Sol Invictus</p>
<p>Dies Natalis Solis Invicti means &#8220;the birthday of the unconquered sun&#8221;.</p>
<p>Modern scholars have argued that the festival was placed on the date of the solstice because this was on this day that the Sun reversed its southward retreat and proved itself to be &#8220;unconquered&#8221;. [citation needed] Some early Christian writers connected the rebirth of the sun to the birth of Jesus. [6] &#8220;O, how wonderfully acted Providence that on that day on which that Sun was born&#8230;Christ should be born&#8221;, Cyprian wrote. [6] John Chrysostom also commented on the connection: &#8220;They call it the &#8216;Birthday of the Unconquered&#8217;. Who indeed is so unconquered as Our Lord . . .?&#8221; [6]</p>
<p>Although Dies Natalis Solis Invicti has been the subject of a great deal of scholarly speculation,. [citation needed] the only ancient source for it is a single mention in the Chronography of 354, and modern Sol scholar Steven Hijmans argues that there is no evidence that the celebration precedes that of Christmas: [33] &#8221; [W]hile the winter solstice on or around December 25 was well established in the Roman imperial calendar, there is no evidence that a religious celebration of Sol on that day antedated the celebration of Christmas, and none that indicates that Aurelian had a hand in its institution.&#8221; [33]</p>
<h4 style="color:#728fce;">Important words:</h4>
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<li>christmas
<li>dies
<li>natalis
<li>solis
<li>invicti
<li>main
<li>sol
<li>invictus
<li>means
<li>birthday
<li>unconquered
<li>modern
<li>scholars
<li>argued
<li>festival
<li>placed
<li>date
<li>solstice
<li>day
<li>sun
<li>reversed
<li>southward
<li>retreat
<li>proved
<li>citation
<li>needed
<li>early
<li>christian
<li>writers
<li>connected
<li>rebirth
<li>birth
<li>jesus
<li>wonderfully
<li>acted
<li>providence
<li>born
<li>christ
<li>cyprian
<li>wrote
<li>john
<li>chrysostom
<li>commented
<li>lord
<li>subject
<li>great
<li>deal
<li>scholarly
<li>speculation
<li>ancient
<li>source
<li>single
<li>mention
<li>chronography
<li>scholar
<li>steven
<li>hijmans
<li>argues
<li>evidence
<li>celebration
<li>precedes
<li>hile
<li>winter
<li>december
<li>established
<li>roman
<li>imperial
<li>calendar
<li>religious
<li>antedated
<li>indicates
<li>aurelian
<li>hand
<li>institution </li>
</ul>
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<th align="center"><font color="#728fce">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728fce">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>santa claus</td>
<td align="center">21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>saint nicholas</td>
<td align="center">16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas tree</td>
<td align="center">15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas day</td>
<td align="center">15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>new york</td>
<td align="center">14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>gift giving</td>
<td align="center">12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>united states</td>
<td align="center">11</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>julian calendar</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>gregorian calendar</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas carol</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19th century</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>middle ages</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas season</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas eve</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas cards</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>winter solstice</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>university press</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>oxford university</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas trees</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas customs</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas carols</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas card</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>celebrate christmas</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18th century</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>shopping season</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>old english</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>father christmas</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas lights</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4th century</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>public holiday</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>online etymology</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>non christians</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>new england</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>nativity scenes</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>middle english</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>liturgical year</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>john chrysostom</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>jesus christ</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>etymology dictionary</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>encyclopaedia britannica</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>deadweight loss</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas shopping</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17th century</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>winter festival</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>traditional christmas</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>special christmas</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>solis invicti</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sol invictus</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>roll susan</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>richard michael</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>restad penne</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>queen victoria</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>peeters publishers</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>orthodox church</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>new year</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>nativity scene</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>natalis solis</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>modern christmas</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>kris kringle</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>jesus&#8217; birth</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>infant jesus</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>holiday season</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>history today</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>historical society</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>gift bringer</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>english language</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>english christmas</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>eastern christianity</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>early 19th</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>dover publications</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>dies natalis</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas traditions</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas peeters</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas history</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas creep</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas controversy</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas celebration</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>celebrating christmas</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>birth date</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>armenian churches</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>american christmas</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20th century</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13th century</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>york historical</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>york city</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>wise men</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>winter night</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>western christianity</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>washington irving</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>triangular shape</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>took place</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>theological seminary</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>takes place</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>street christmas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sir henry</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>season starts</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>saint basil</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ritual year</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>religious aspects</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>publishing company</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>protestants changed</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>protestant reformation</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>prince albert</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>presbyterian church</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>preceding christmas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>pre christian</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>popular tradition</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>popular songs</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>pere noel</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>orthodox churches</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>older julian</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>oak tree</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>northern europe</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>non christian</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>night light</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>nicholas society</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>new year&#8217;s</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>new testament</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>new amsterdam</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>nativity stories</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>myra bari</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>modern santa</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>miles clement</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>microeconomic theory</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>michael kelly</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>merry christmas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>medieval christmas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>martin luther</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>manhattan biography</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>liturgical press</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>liturgical feast</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>literary texts</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>light festival</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>latin nativitas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>late december</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>late 18th</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>known reference</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>knecht ruprecht</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>king charles</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>joyous event</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>john wiley</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>information christmas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>increasing number</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>including christmas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>include gift</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>hong kong</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>holiday include</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>herald angels</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>henry cole</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>greek khristos</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>great traditions</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>gold frankincense</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>giving gifts</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>gifts changed</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>gerry bowler</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>george iii</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>fruit cake</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>forbes bruce</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>fitting object</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>fir tree</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>fashion era</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>english dictionary</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>english cristesmaesse</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>eastern orthodox</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>earliest known</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>dutch sinterklaas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>david christmas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>customs associated</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>considerable quantities</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>commercially produced</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>commercial christmas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas zondervan</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas worldwide</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas music</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas midwinter</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas gift</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas encyclopaedia</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas display</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas celebrations</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christians celebrate</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christian writers</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christian world</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christian liturgical</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christian denominations</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christian church</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christ&#8217;s mass</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christ child</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>child jesus</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>census bureau</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>celebrated christmas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>catholic encyclopedia</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>catholic church</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>carols ancient</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>card playing</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>candid history</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>bruce david</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>broadview literary</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>britannica chicago</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>biblical accounts</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>bib arch</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>bbc news</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>baby jesus</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>babbo natale</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>armenian apostolic</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>appeals court</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>apostolic church</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>advent season</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16th 17th</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12th century</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<h4><font color="#728fce">ngrams of length 3</font></h4>
<tbody>
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<th align="center"><font color="#728fce">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728fce">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>oxford university press</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>online etymology dictionary</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>natalis solis invicti</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>early 19th century</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>dies natalis solis</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas shopping season</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>york historical society</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>york broadview press</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>winter night light</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>traditions courier dover</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>street christmas lights</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sir henry cole</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>shopping season starts</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>saint nicholas society</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>richard michael kelly</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>older julian calendar</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>old english cristesmaesse</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>old english christmas</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>oak tree dedicated</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>night light festival</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>new york historical</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>new york city</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>new york broadview</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>late 18th century</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>include gift giving</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>giving gifts changed</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>etymology dictionary retrieved</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>english christmas traditions</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>encyclopaedia britannica chicago</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>earliest known reference</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>commercial christmas card</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas history today</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas gift giving</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas encyclopaedia britannica</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas carols ancient</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>chicago encyclopaedia britannica</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>celebrating christmas day</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>broadview literary texts</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>britannica chicago encyclopaedia</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>armenian apostolic church</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17th century europe</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16th 17th century</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728fce">ngrams of length 4</font></h4>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728fce">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728fce">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>dies natalis solis invicti</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>winter night light festival</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>old english christmas traditions</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>new york historical society</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christmas shopping season starts</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16th 17th century europe</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wiki Test The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them? Shubin (ghost) &#8211; Legends of evil Shubin Not all legends about Shubin depict him as the embodiment of good forces. Anthracite miners of the area claim &#8230; <a href="http://languagetechnologies.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/shubin-ghost/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=languagetechnologies.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3759125&amp;post=297&amp;subd=languagetechnologies&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="color:#728FCE;">Wiki Test</p>
</h1>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them?</h4>
<p>Shubin (ghost) &#8211; Legends of evil Shubin</p>
<p>Not all legends about Shubin depict him as the embodiment of good forces. Anthracite miners of the area claim that this ghost is vindictive and often plagues them with accidents in the mines.</p>
<p>There is a legend that once, long ago somewhere in Donbass, a man came in  <font color="#728FCE">rsaech</font>  of a better life. He visited the tavern to  <font color="#728FCE">treuqes</font>  help in  <font color="#728FCE">niingfd</font>  a job. Drunken miners said they would give him a  <font color="#728FCE">sett</font> . The newcomer would have to go down the mine, light a  <font color="#728FCE">rcoht</font> , and walk a few meters. If he was not afraid, he could become a miner. A man did not guess the true  <font color="#728FCE">pseourp</font>  of this test. In fact, the miners wanted to determine whether there was methane in the mine, which always gave them a lot of trouble. If the gas  <font color="#728FCE">dpdeolex</font> , it would  <font color="#728FCE">vsea</font>  the lives of other miners who were due to work the next day. The drunken miners  <font color="#728FCE">yicylnlca</font>  thought it was better for a beginner to take the  <font color="#728FCE">iksr</font> . At a certain concentration the  <font color="#728FCE">asg</font>  (firedamp or  <font color="#728FCE">tmeneha</font> ) burned but did not explode. In such a  <font color="#728FCE">eacs</font> , a fur coat gave the miner some protection from skin burns. That&#8217;s why the newcomer put a fur coat on. Then he did what he was ordered but, unfortunately, there was an explosion.</p>
<p>Since then, a man&#8217;s spirit has haunted the mines, taking vengeance for the wrong that was done to him. Sometimes it is  <font color="#728FCE">oscuoviar</font>  and causes terrible  <font color="#728FCE">edtsiancc</font>  that take the  <font color="#728FCE">lvies</font>  of dozens of miners. To cast the  <font color="#728FCE">ievl</font>  spirit from the  <font color="#728FCE">kaunLsg</font>  mines, Metropolitan Ioanniky  <font color="#728FCE">elpysicla</font>  descended into a shaft in the Sverdlovsk region and said prayers there.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>specially</li>
<li>risk</li>
<li>torch</li>
<li>gas</li>
<li>search</li>
<li>methane</li>
<li>request</li>
<li>cynically</li>
<li>save</li>
<li>finding</li>
<li>lugansk</li>
<li>exploded</li>
<li>case</li>
<li>evil</li>
<li>lives</li>
<li>accidents</li>
<li>voracious</li>
<li>test</li>
<li>purpose</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Fill in the missing words:</h4>
<p>Shubin (ghost) &#8211; Legends of evil Shubin</p>
<p>Not all legends about Shubin depict him as the embodiment of good forces. Anthracite miners of the area claim that this ghost is vindictive and often plagues them with accidents in the mines.</p>
<p>There is a legend that once, long ago somewhere in Donbass, a man came in ______ of a better life. He visited the tavern to _______ help in _______ a job. Drunken miners said they would give him a ____. The newcomer would have to go down the mine, light a _____, and walk a few meters. If he was not afraid, he could become a miner. A man did not guess the true _______ of this test. In fact, the miners wanted to determine whether there was methane in the mine, which always gave them a lot of trouble. If the gas ________, it would ____ the lives of other miners who were due to work the next day. The drunken miners _________ thought it was better for a beginner to take the ____. At a certain concentration the ___ (firedamp or _______) burned but did not explode. In such a ____, a fur coat gave the miner some protection from skin burns. That&#8217;s why the newcomer put a fur coat on. Then he did what he was ordered but, unfortunately, there was an explosion.</p>
<p>Since then, a man&#8217;s spirit has haunted the mines, taking vengeance for the wrong that was done to him. Sometimes it is _________ and causes terrible _________ that take the _____ of dozens of miners. To cast the ____ spirit from the _______ mines, Metropolitan Ioanniky _________ descended into a shaft in the Sverdlovsk region and said prayers there.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>specially</li>
<li>risk</li>
<li>torch</li>
<li>gas</li>
<li>search</li>
<li>methane</li>
<li>request</li>
<li>cynically</li>
<li>save</li>
<li>finding</li>
<li>lugansk</li>
<li>exploded</li>
<li>case</li>
<li>evil</li>
<li>lives</li>
<li>accidents</li>
<li>voracious</li>
<li>test</li>
<li>purpose</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The original text:</h4>
<p>Shubin (ghost) &#8211; Legends of evil Shubin</p>
<p>Not all legends about Shubin depict him as the embodiment of good forces. Anthracite miners of the area claim that this ghost is vindictive and often plagues them with accidents in the mines.</p>
<p>There is a legend that once, long ago somewhere in Donbass, a man came in search of a better life. He visited the tavern to request help in finding a job. Drunken miners said they would give him a test. The newcomer would have to go down the mine, light a torch, and walk a few meters. If he was not afraid, he could become a miner. A man did not guess the true purpose of this test. In fact, the miners wanted to determine whether there was methane in the mine, which always gave them a lot of trouble. If the gas exploded, it would save the lives of other miners who were due to work the next day. The drunken miners cynically thought it was better for a beginner to take the risk. At a certain concentration the gas (firedamp or methane) burned but did not explode. In such a case, a fur coat gave the miner some protection from skin burns. That&#8217;s why the newcomer put a fur coat on. Then he did what he was ordered but, unfortunately, there was an explosion.</p>
<p>Since then, a man&#8217;s spirit has haunted the mines, taking vengeance for the wrong that was done to him. Sometimes it is voracious and causes terrible accidents that take the lives of dozens of miners. To cast the evil spirit from the Lugansk mines, Metropolitan Ioanniky specially descended into a shaft in the Sverdlovsk region and said prayers there.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Important words:</h4>
<ul>
<li>shubin</li>
<li>ghost</li>
<li>legends</li>
<li>evil</li>
<li>depict</li>
<li>embodiment</li>
<li>good</li>
<li>forces</li>
<li>anthracite</li>
<li>miners</li>
<li>area</li>
<li>claim</li>
<li>vindictive</li>
<li>plagues</li>
<li>accidents</li>
<li>mines</li>
<li>legend</li>
<li>long</li>
<li>ago</li>
<li>donbass</li>
<li>man</li>
<li>came</li>
<li>search</li>
<li>better</li>
<li>life</li>
<li>visited</li>
<li>tavern</li>
<li>request</li>
<li>help</li>
<li>finding</li>
<li>job</li>
<li>drunken</li>
<li>said</li>
<li>test</li>
<li>newcomer</li>
<li>light</li>
<li>torch</li>
<li>walk</li>
<li>meters</li>
<li>afraid</li>
<li>miner</li>
<li>did</li>
<li>guess</li>
<li>true</li>
<li>purpose</li>
<li>fact</li>
<li>wanted</li>
<li>determine</li>
<li>methane</li>
<li>gave</li>
<li>lot</li>
<li>trouble</li>
<li>gas</li>
<li>exploded</li>
<li>save</li>
<li>lives</li>
<li>work</li>
<li>day</li>
<li>cynically</li>
<li>thought</li>
<li>beginner</li>
<li>risk</li>
<li>certain</li>
<li>concentration</li>
<li>firedamp</li>
<li>burned</li>
<li>explode</li>
<li>case</li>
<li>fur</li>
<li>coat</li>
<li>protection</li>
<li>skin</li>
<li>burns</li>
<li>ordered</li>
<li>unfortunately</li>
<li>explosion</li>
<li>spirit</li>
<li>haunted</li>
<li>taking</li>
<li>vengeance</li>
<li>wrong</li>
<li>voracious</li>
<li>causes</li>
<li>terrible</li>
<li>dozens</li>
<li>cast</li>
<li>lugansk</li>
<li>metropolitan</li>
<li>ioanniky</li>
<li>specially</li>
<li>descended</li>
<li>shaft</li>
<li>sverdlovsk</li>
<li>region</li>
<li>prayers</li>
</ul>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 2</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>shubin ghost</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>fur coat</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>white queen</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ghost shubin</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>went mad</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sverdlovsk region</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>mining towns</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>mining master</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>mental hospital</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>gas firedamp</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>drunken miners</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19th century</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wiki Test The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them? oratisHi Naturalis Brasiliae Historia Naturalis Brasiliae (Latin: Brazilian Natural otHirys ) is the first scientific book about Brazil, written by cuhDt naitlstrau Willem Piso and published &#8230; <a href="http://languagetechnologies.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/historia-naturalis-brasiliae/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=languagetechnologies.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3759125&amp;post=295&amp;subd=languagetechnologies&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them?</h4>
<p> <font color="#728FCE">oratisHi</font>  Naturalis Brasiliae</p>
<p>Historia Naturalis Brasiliae (Latin: Brazilian Natural  <font color="#728FCE">otHirys</font> ) is the first scientific book about Brazil, written by  <font color="#728FCE">cuhDt</font>   <font color="#728FCE">naitlstrau</font>  Willem Piso and published in 1648. [1] Piso makes use of observations made by the German naturalists Georg Marcgrave, and H. Gralitzio, in addition to John de  <font color="#728FCE">aeLt</font> . It was dedicated to  <font color="#728FCE">nhJo</font>  Maurice, Count of Nassau.</p>
<p>It is based on Piso&#8217;s trip to Brazil in 1637 and offers an important  <font color="#728FCE">eylar</font>  western insight into  <font color="#728FCE">aariBinzl</font>  flora and fauna by analysing plants and animals and studying tropical diseases and indigenous therapies.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>john</li>
<li>early</li>
<li>history</li>
<li>naturalist</li>
<li>brazilian</li>
<li>historia</li>
<li>laet</li>
<li>dutch</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Fill in the missing words:</h4>
<p>________ Naturalis Brasiliae</p>
<p>Historia Naturalis Brasiliae (Latin: Brazilian Natural _______) is the first scientific book about Brazil, written by _____ __________ Willem Piso and published in 1648. [1] Piso makes use of observations made by the German naturalists Georg Marcgrave, and H. Gralitzio, in addition to John de ____. It was dedicated to ____ Maurice, Count of Nassau.</p>
<p>It is based on Piso&#8217;s trip to Brazil in 1637 and offers an important _____ western insight into _________ flora and fauna by analysing plants and animals and studying tropical diseases and indigenous therapies.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>john</li>
<li>early</li>
<li>history</li>
<li>naturalist</li>
<li>brazilian</li>
<li>historia</li>
<li>laet</li>
<li>dutch</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The original text:</h4>
<p>Historia Naturalis Brasiliae</p>
<p>Historia Naturalis Brasiliae (Latin: Brazilian Natural History) is the first scientific book about Brazil, written by Dutch naturalist Willem Piso and published in 1648. [1] Piso makes use of observations made by the German naturalists Georg Marcgrave, and H. Gralitzio, in addition to John de Laet. It was dedicated to John Maurice, Count of Nassau.</p>
<p>It is based on Piso&#8217;s trip to Brazil in 1637 and offers an important early western insight into Brazilian flora and fauna by analysing plants and animals and studying tropical diseases and indigenous therapies.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Important words:</h4>
<ul>
<li>historia</li>
<li>naturalis</li>
<li>brasiliae</li>
<li>brazilian</li>
<li>natural</li>
<li>history</li>
<li>scientific</li>
<li>book</li>
<li>brazil</li>
<li>written</li>
<li>dutch</li>
<li>naturalist</li>
<li>willem</li>
<li>piso</li>
<li>published</li>
<li>makes</li>
<li>use</li>
<li>observations</li>
<li>german</li>
<li>naturalists</li>
<li>georg</li>
<li>marcgrave</li>
<li>gralitzio</li>
<li>addition</li>
<li>john</li>
<li>laet</li>
<li>dedicated</li>
<li>maurice</li>
<li>count</li>
<li>nassau</li>
<li>based</li>
<li>trip</li>
<li>offers</li>
<li>important</li>
<li>early</li>
<li>western</li>
<li>insight</li>
<li>flora</li>
<li>fauna</li>
<li>analysing</li>
<li>plants</li>
<li>animals</li>
<li>studying</li>
<li>tropical</li>
<li>diseases</li>
<li>indigenous</li>
<li>therapies</li>
</ul>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 2</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>naturalis brasiliae</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>historia naturalis</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 3</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>historia naturalis brasiliae</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
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<p>E. Andrew Balas</p>
<p>E. Andrew Balas M.D.,  <font color="#728FCE">Ph</font> .D. (Budapest &#8211; ) is the Dean of the College of  <font color="#728FCE">Heahlt</font>  Sciences at Old Dominion  <font color="#728FCE">eUiisvyrnt</font>  in Norfolk, Virginia. [1] Balas is a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and  <font color="#728FCE">edeelct</font>  member of the European Academy of  <font color="#728FCE">ecniescS</font>  and Arts. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Business Coalition for Health, [2] [3]  <font color="#728FCE">abord</font>  of directors of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine, and the steering  <font color="#728FCE">tmctoeeim</font>  for the eHealth Initiative.</p>
<p>During the 105th  <font color="#728FCE">ronssCeg</font> , Andrew  <font color="#728FCE">lsaBa</font>  served as Congressional Fellow for the  <font color="#728FCE">Pclubi</font>   <font color="#728FCE">telhHa</font>  and Safety  <font color="#728FCE">omteibSuecmt</font>  of the United States Senate. [1] [3] He drafted the  <font color="#728FCE">rauiratohiotzne</font>  act that created the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and launched one of the first government initiatives to prevent health care errors.</p>
<p>Most of his scholarly activities have been focused on digital knowledge management for health care improvement. Among others, Andrew Balas is the  <font color="#728FCE">deal</font>  authors of the landmark  <font color="#728FCE">tduys</font>  on the transfer of research evidence from clinical trials to patient care. The widely cited study estimated that it  <font color="#728FCE">tsake</font>  an average of 17 years to put new scientific evidence into practice.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>reauthorization</li>
<li>public</li>
<li>study</li>
<li>sciences</li>
<li>balas</li>
<li>subcommittee</li>
<li>health</li>
<li>committee</li>
<li>university</li>
<li>lead</li>
<li>ph</li>
<li>elected</li>
<li>takes</li>
<li>board</li>
<li>congress</li>
<li>health</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Fill in the missing words:</h4>
<p>E. Andrew Balas</p>
<p>E. Andrew Balas M.D., __.D. (Budapest &#8211; ) is the Dean of the College of ______ Sciences at Old Dominion __________ in Norfolk, Virginia. [1] Balas is a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and _______ member of the European Academy of ________ and Arts. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Business Coalition for Health, [2] [3] _____ of directors of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine, and the steering _________ for the eHealth Initiative.</p>
<p>During the 105th ________, Andrew _____ served as Congressional Fellow for the ______ ______ and Safety ____________ of the United States Senate. [1] [3] He drafted the _______________ act that created the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and launched one of the first government initiatives to prevent health care errors.</p>
<p>Most of his scholarly activities have been focused on digital knowledge management for health care improvement. Among others, Andrew Balas is the ____ authors of the landmark _____ on the transfer of research evidence from clinical trials to patient care. The widely cited study estimated that it _____ an average of 17 years to put new scientific evidence into practice.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>reauthorization</li>
<li>public</li>
<li>study</li>
<li>sciences</li>
<li>balas</li>
<li>subcommittee</li>
<li>health</li>
<li>committee</li>
<li>university</li>
<li>lead</li>
<li>ph</li>
<li>elected</li>
<li>takes</li>
<li>board</li>
<li>congress</li>
<li>health</li>
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<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The original text:</h4>
<p>E. Andrew Balas</p>
<p>E. Andrew Balas M.D., Ph.D. (Budapest &#8211; ) is the Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. [1] Balas is a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Business Coalition for Health, [2] [3] board of directors of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine, and the steering committee for the eHealth Initiative.</p>
<p>During the 105th Congress, Andrew Balas served as Congressional Fellow for the Public Health and Safety Subcommittee of the United States Senate. [1] [3] He drafted the reauthorization act that created the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and launched one of the first government initiatives to prevent health care errors.</p>
<p>Most of his scholarly activities have been focused on digital knowledge management for health care improvement. Among others, Andrew Balas is the lead authors of the landmark study on the transfer of research evidence from clinical trials to patient care. The widely cited study estimated that it takes an average of 17 years to put new scientific evidence into practice.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Important words:</h4>
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<li>andrew</li>
<li>balas</li>
<li>ph</li>
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<li>norfolk</li>
<li>virginia</li>
<li>fellow</li>
<li>american</li>
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<li>informatics</li>
<li>elected</li>
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<li>european</li>
<li>academy</li>
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<li>board</li>
<li>directors</li>
<li>business</li>
<li>coalition</li>
<li>friends</li>
<li>national</li>
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<li>medicine</li>
<li>steering</li>
<li>committee</li>
<li>ehealth</li>
<li>initiative</li>
<li>congress</li>
<li>served</li>
<li>congressional</li>
<li>public</li>
<li>safety</li>
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<li>united</li>
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<li>senate</li>
<li>drafted</li>
<li>reauthorization</li>
<li>act</li>
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<li>agency</li>
<li>healthcare</li>
<li>research</li>
<li>quality</li>
<li>ahrq</li>
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<li>initiatives</li>
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<li>care</li>
<li>errors</li>
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<li>activities</li>
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<li>digital</li>
<li>knowledge</li>
<li>management</li>
<li>improvement</li>
<li>lead</li>
<li>authors</li>
<li>landmark</li>
<li>study</li>
<li>transfer</li>
<li>evidence</li>
<li>clinical</li>
<li>trials</li>
<li>patient</li>
<li>widely</li>
<li>cited</li>
<li>estimated</li>
<li>takes</li>
<li>average</li>
<li>years</li>
<li>new</li>
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<li>practice</li>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wiki Test The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them? WordNet &#8211; Psychological justification The goal of WordNet was to develop a system that would be consistent with the gnolwekde acquired over the years about how &#8230; <a href="http://languagetechnologies.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/wordnet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=languagetechnologies.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3759125&amp;post=287&amp;subd=languagetechnologies&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them?</h4>
<p>WordNet &#8211; Psychological justification</p>
<p>The goal of WordNet was to develop a system that would be consistent with the  <font color="#728FCE">gnolwekde</font>  acquired over the years about how human beings process language. Anomic aphasia, for  <font color="#728FCE">mxaeple</font> , creates a condition that seems to  <font color="#728FCE">ltvyielseec</font>  encumber individuals&#8217; ability to name objects; this makes the decision to partition the parts of speech into distinct  <font color="#728FCE">eiiahcrserh</font>  more of a principled  <font color="#728FCE">icnioeds</font>  than an arbitrary one.</p>
<p>In the  <font color="#728FCE">asec</font>  of hyponymy, psychological  <font color="#728FCE">eiresmptxen</font>  revealed that individuals can access properties of nouns more quickly depending on when a characteristic becomes a defining property. That is, individuals can  <font color="#728FCE">luyckiq</font>  verify that canaries can  <font color="#728FCE">isgn</font>  because a canary is a songbird (only one level of hyponymy), but require slightly more time to verify that canaries can fly (two levels of hyponymy) and even more  <font color="#728FCE">imet</font>  to verify canaries have skin (multiple levels of hyponymy). This suggests that we too store semantic information in a way that is much  <font color="#728FCE">klie</font>   <font color="#728FCE">NWrdteo</font> , because we only retain the most specific information needed to differentiate one particular concept from  <font color="#728FCE">iarmsil</font>  concepts. [3]<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>quickly</li>
<li>knowledge</li>
<li>time</li>
<li>hierarchies</li>
<li>decision</li>
<li>experiments</li>
<li>case</li>
<li>selectively</li>
<li>wordnet</li>
<li>like</li>
<li>similar</li>
<li>example</li>
<li>sing</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Fill in the missing words:</h4>
<p>WordNet &#8211; Psychological justification</p>
<p>The goal of WordNet was to develop a system that would be consistent with the _________ acquired over the years about how human beings process language. Anomic aphasia, for _______, creates a condition that seems to ___________ encumber individuals&#8217; ability to name objects; this makes the decision to partition the parts of speech into distinct ___________ more of a principled ________ than an arbitrary one.</p>
<p>In the ____ of hyponymy, psychological ___________ revealed that individuals can access properties of nouns more quickly depending on when a characteristic becomes a defining property. That is, individuals can _______ verify that canaries can ____ because a canary is a songbird (only one level of hyponymy), but require slightly more time to verify that canaries can fly (two levels of hyponymy) and even more ____ to verify canaries have skin (multiple levels of hyponymy). This suggests that we too store semantic information in a way that is much ____ _______, because we only retain the most specific information needed to differentiate one particular concept from _______ concepts. [3]<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>quickly</li>
<li>knowledge</li>
<li>time</li>
<li>hierarchies</li>
<li>decision</li>
<li>experiments</li>
<li>case</li>
<li>selectively</li>
<li>wordnet</li>
<li>like</li>
<li>similar</li>
<li>example</li>
<li>sing</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The original text:</h4>
<p>WordNet &#8211; Psychological justification</p>
<p>The goal of WordNet was to develop a system that would be consistent with the knowledge acquired over the years about how human beings process language. Anomic aphasia, for example, creates a condition that seems to selectively encumber individuals&#8217; ability to name objects; this makes the decision to partition the parts of speech into distinct hierarchies more of a principled decision than an arbitrary one.</p>
<p>In the case of hyponymy, psychological experiments revealed that individuals can access properties of nouns more quickly depending on when a characteristic becomes a defining property. That is, individuals can quickly verify that canaries can sing because a canary is a songbird (only one level of hyponymy), but require slightly more time to verify that canaries can fly (two levels of hyponymy) and even more time to verify canaries have skin (multiple levels of hyponymy). This suggests that we too store semantic information in a way that is much like WordNet, because we only retain the most specific information needed to differentiate one particular concept from similar concepts. [3]<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Important words:</h4>
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<li>wordnet</li>
<li>psychological</li>
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<li>consistent</li>
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<li>language</li>
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<li>encumber</li>
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<li>decision</li>
<li>partition</li>
<li>parts</li>
<li>speech</li>
<li>distinct</li>
<li>hierarchies</li>
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<li>case</li>
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<li>experiments</li>
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<li>individuals</li>
<li>access</li>
<li>properties</li>
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<li>quickly</li>
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<li>characteristic</li>
<li>defining</li>
<li>property</li>
<li>verify</li>
<li>canaries</li>
<li>sing</li>
<li>canary</li>
<li>songbird</li>
<li>level</li>
<li>require</li>
<li>slightly</li>
<li>time</li>
<li>fly</li>
<li>levels</li>
<li>skin</li>
<li>multiple</li>
<li>suggests</li>
<li>store</li>
<li>semantic</li>
<li>information</li>
<li>way</li>
<li>like</li>
<li>retain</li>
<li>specific</li>
<li>needed</li>
<li>differentiate</li>
<li>particular</li>
<li>concept</li>
<li>similar</li>
<li>concepts</li>
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<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 2</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>word sense</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sense disambiguation</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>semantic web</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>natural language</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>knowledge base</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>freely available</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>computational linguistics</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>wordnet synsets</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>semantic relations</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>semantic network</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>search engine</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>internet search</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>international conference</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>coordinate term</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>automatic text</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>annual meeting</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>word senses</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>web edmonton</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>verbs adjectives</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>use wordnet</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
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<tr>
<td>synonym sets</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>specialization relations</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>semantic information</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>science laboratory</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>root form</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>produced wordnets</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>primitive groups</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>package called</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>opinion mining</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>online wordnet</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>nouns verbs</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>multilingual semantic</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>multilingual database</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>machine translation</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>linguistics acl</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>like wordnet</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>lexicographic files</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>lexicographer files</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>lexical ontology</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>lexical knowledge</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>lexical database</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>level ontology</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>large scale</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>large multilingual</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>language processing</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>joint conference</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>information retrieval</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>image database</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>global wordnet</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>george miller</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>foundational ontologies</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>european languages</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>edmonton canada</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>domestic dog</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>coordinate terms</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>conceptual relations</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>conceptual categories</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cognitive science</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>christiane fellbaum</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>artificial intelligence</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>48th annual</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21st international</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 3</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>word sense disambiguation</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>web edmonton canada</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>semantic web edmonton</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>nouns verbs adjectives</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>natural language processing</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>multilingual semantic network</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>large multilingual semantic</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>internet search engine</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>computational linguistics acl</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cognitive science laboratory</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>48th annual meeting</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 4</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>semantic web edmonton canada</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>large multilingual semantic network</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wiki Test The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them? Hello odrlw program &#8211; Variations There are many variations on the punctuation and casing of the phrase. Variations include the presence or absence of the comma &#8230; <a href="http://languagetechnologies.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/hello-world-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=languagetechnologies.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3759125&amp;post=285&amp;subd=languagetechnologies&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them?</h4>
<p>Hello  <font color="#728FCE">odrlw</font>  program &#8211; Variations</p>
<p>There are many variations on the punctuation and casing of the phrase. Variations include the presence or absence of the comma and exclamation mark, and the  <font color="#728FCE">tianaitcplziao</font>  of the &#8216;H&#8217;, both the &#8216;H&#8217; and the &#8216;W&#8217;, or neither. Some  <font color="#728FCE">gaueanlsg</font>  are forced to implement different forms, such as &#8220;HELLO WORLD!</p>
<p>&#8220;, on systems that only  <font color="#728FCE">opstupr</font>  capital letters, while many &#8220;hello world&#8221;  <font color="#728FCE">omsrgrap</font>  in  <font color="#728FCE">iceestro</font>  languages print out a slightly modified string. For  <font color="#728FCE">mlepeax</font> , the first non-trivial Malbolge program printed &#8220;HEllO WORld&#8221;, this having been determined to be good enough.</p>
<p>There are variations in spirit, as well. Functional programming  <font color="#728FCE">gausgealn</font> , like Lisp,  <font color="#728FCE">LM</font>  and Haskell,  <font color="#728FCE">etnd</font>  to  <font color="#728FCE">itsbueutts</font>  a factorial program for Hello World, as the former emphasizes recursive techniques, which are a large part of functional programming, while the latter emphasizes I/O, which violates the spirit of pure functional programming by  <font color="#728FCE">duinogprc</font>  side  <font color="#728FCE">cfesfte</font> .</p>
<p>The Debian and Ubuntu  <font color="#728FCE">Lunix</font>   <font color="#728FCE">tssrniotdbuii</font>  provide the &#8220;hello world&#8221; program through the apt packaging system; this allows  <font color="#728FCE">usesr</font>  to simply type &#8220;apt-get install hello&#8221; for the program to be installed, along with any software  <font color="#728FCE">cdnnedeieesp</font> . While of itself useless, it serves as a sanity check and a simple example to newcomers of how to install a package. It is significantly more useful for developers, however, as it provides an example of how to create a .deb package, either traditionally or using debhelper, and the version of hello used, GNU hello, serves as an example of how to write a GNU program. [5]<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>substitute</li>
<li>languages</li>
<li>dependencies</li>
<li>capitalization</li>
<li>ml</li>
<li>tend</li>
<li>support</li>
<li>effects</li>
<li>programs</li>
<li>languages</li>
<li>world</li>
<li>distributions</li>
<li>esoteric</li>
<li>example</li>
<li>linux</li>
<li>users</li>
<li>producing</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Fill in the missing words:</h4>
<p>Hello _____ program &#8211; Variations</p>
<p>There are many variations on the punctuation and casing of the phrase. Variations include the presence or absence of the comma and exclamation mark, and the ______________ of the &#8216;H&#8217;, both the &#8216;H&#8217; and the &#8216;W&#8217;, or neither. Some _________ are forced to implement different forms, such as &#8220;HELLO WORLD!</p>
<p>&#8220;, on systems that only _______ capital letters, while many &#8220;hello world&#8221; ________ in ________ languages print out a slightly modified string. For _______, the first non-trivial Malbolge program printed &#8220;HEllO WORld&#8221;, this having been determined to be good enough.</p>
<p>There are variations in spirit, as well. Functional programming _________, like Lisp, __ and Haskell, ____ to __________ a factorial program for Hello World, as the former emphasizes recursive techniques, which are a large part of functional programming, while the latter emphasizes I/O, which violates the spirit of pure functional programming by _________ side _______.</p>
<p>The Debian and Ubuntu _____ _____________ provide the &#8220;hello world&#8221; program through the apt packaging system; this allows _____ to simply type &#8220;apt-get install hello&#8221; for the program to be installed, along with any software ____________. While of itself useless, it serves as a sanity check and a simple example to newcomers of how to install a package. It is significantly more useful for developers, however, as it provides an example of how to create a .deb package, either traditionally or using debhelper, and the version of hello used, GNU hello, serves as an example of how to write a GNU program. [5]<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>substitute</li>
<li>languages</li>
<li>dependencies</li>
<li>capitalization</li>
<li>ml</li>
<li>tend</li>
<li>support</li>
<li>effects</li>
<li>programs</li>
<li>languages</li>
<li>world</li>
<li>distributions</li>
<li>esoteric</li>
<li>example</li>
<li>linux</li>
<li>users</li>
<li>producing</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The original text:</h4>
<p>Hello world program &#8211; Variations</p>
<p>There are many variations on the punctuation and casing of the phrase. Variations include the presence or absence of the comma and exclamation mark, and the capitalization of the &#8216;H&#8217;, both the &#8216;H&#8217; and the &#8216;W&#8217;, or neither. Some languages are forced to implement different forms, such as &#8220;HELLO WORLD!</p>
<p>&#8220;, on systems that only support capital letters, while many &#8220;hello world&#8221; programs in esoteric languages print out a slightly modified string. For example, the first non-trivial Malbolge program printed &#8220;HEllO WORld&#8221;, this having been determined to be good enough.</p>
<p>There are variations in spirit, as well. Functional programming languages, like Lisp, ML and Haskell, tend to substitute a factorial program for Hello World, as the former emphasizes recursive techniques, which are a large part of functional programming, while the latter emphasizes I/O, which violates the spirit of pure functional programming by producing side effects.</p>
<p>The Debian and Ubuntu Linux distributions provide the &#8220;hello world&#8221; program through the apt packaging system; this allows users to simply type &#8220;apt-get install hello&#8221; for the program to be installed, along with any software dependencies. While of itself useless, it serves as a sanity check and a simple example to newcomers of how to install a package. It is significantly more useful for developers, however, as it provides an example of how to create a .deb package, either traditionally or using debhelper, and the version of hello used, GNU hello, serves as an example of how to write a GNU program. [5]<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Important words:</h4>
<ul>
<li>hello</li>
<li>world</li>
<li>program</li>
<li>variations</li>
<li>punctuation</li>
<li>casing</li>
<li>phrase</li>
<li>include</li>
<li>presence</li>
<li>absence</li>
<li>comma</li>
<li>exclamation</li>
<li>mark</li>
<li>capitalization</li>
<li>languages</li>
<li>forced</li>
<li>implement</li>
<li>different</li>
<li>forms</li>
<li>systems</li>
<li>support</li>
<li>capital</li>
<li>letters</li>
<li>programs</li>
<li>esoteric</li>
<li>print</li>
<li>slightly</li>
<li>modified</li>
<li>string</li>
<li>example</li>
<li>malbolge</li>
<li>printed</li>
<li>having</li>
<li>determined</li>
<li>good</li>
<li>spirit</li>
<li>functional</li>
<li>programming</li>
<li>like</li>
<li>lisp</li>
<li>ml</li>
<li>haskell</li>
<li>tend</li>
<li>substitute</li>
<li>factorial</li>
<li>emphasizes</li>
<li>recursive</li>
<li>techniques</li>
<li>large</li>
<li>violates</li>
<li>pure</li>
<li>producing</li>
<li>effects</li>
<li>debian</li>
<li>ubuntu</li>
<li>linux</li>
<li>distributions</li>
<li>provide</li>
<li>apt</li>
<li>packaging</li>
<li>allows</li>
<li>users</li>
<li>simply</li>
<li>type</li>
<li>install</li>
<li>installed</li>
<li>software</li>
<li>dependencies</li>
<li>useless</li>
<li>serves</li>
<li>sanity</li>
<li>check</li>
<li>simple</li>
<li>newcomers</li>
<li>package</li>
<li>significantly</li>
<li>useful</li>
<li>developers</li>
<li>provides</li>
<li>create</li>
<li>deb</li>
<li>traditionally</li>
<li>using</li>
<li>debhelper</li>
<li>version</li>
<li>used</li>
<li>gnu</li>
<li>write</li>
</ul>
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<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 2</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>hello world</td>
<td align="center">27</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>world program</td>
<td align="center">13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>programming language</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>simple program</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>programming languages</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>functional programming</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>world programs</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>exclamation mark</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>example program</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>capital letters</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 3</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>hello world program</td>
<td align="center">13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>hello world programs</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
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		<dc:creator>Andrew Ritz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wiki Test The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them? SS Norge SS reoNg was a Danish passenger liner sailing from Copenhagen, Oslo and Kristiansand to New York, mainly with emigrants, which sank off Rockall in &#8230; <a href="http://languagetechnologies.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/ss-norge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=languagetechnologies.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3759125&amp;post=280&amp;subd=languagetechnologies&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them?</h4>
<p>SS Norge</p>
<p>SS  <font color="#728FCE">reoNg</font>  was a Danish passenger liner sailing from Copenhagen, Oslo and Kristiansand to New York, mainly with emigrants, which sank off Rockall in 1904 in the biggest civilian  <font color="#728FCE">mmitreai</font>   <font color="#728FCE">irdsseta</font>  in the Atlantic Ocean up to that  <font color="#728FCE">tiem</font> .</p>
<p>She was built in 1881 by Alex Stephen &amp; Sons Ltd of Linthouse, Glasgow, for the Belgian company  <font color="#728FCE">Todereho</font>  C. Engels &amp; Co of Antwerp; her original name was Pieter de Coninck. The ship was 3,359  <font color="#728FCE">TRG</font>  and 3,700 metric tons  <font color="#728FCE">eegihawddt</font>  (DWT), and the 1,400-horsepower (1.0 MW) engine gave a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). She could carry a maximum of 800  <font color="#728FCE">sepragssne</font> .</p>
<p>In 1889 she was sold to A/S Dampskibs-selskabet Thingvalla of Denmark (later to be the Skandinavien-Amerika Linien or Scandinavian-America Line) and  <font color="#728FCE">adneemr</font>  Norge.</p>
<p>On 28 June 1904 Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock, close to Rockall, on St Helen&#8217;s Reef. According to Sebak&#8217;s comprehensive account, the final death toll was 635, among them 225  <font color="#728FCE">waienogrsN</font> . The 160 survivors  <font color="#728FCE">pstne</font>  up to eight days in open lifeboats before rescue.</p>
<p>Among the survivors was the  <font color="#728FCE">oetp</font>  Herman Wildenvey. [1]</p>
<p>The wreck of  <font color="#728FCE">oergN</font>  was located off  <font color="#728FCE">lRkoacl</font>  in July 2003.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>poet</li>
<li>norge</li>
<li>rockall</li>
<li>grt</li>
<li>spent</li>
<li>norwegians</li>
<li>disaster</li>
<li>time</li>
<li>renamed</li>
<li>deadweight</li>
<li>maritime</li>
<li>norge</li>
<li>theodore</li>
<li>passengers</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Fill in the missing words:</h4>
<p>SS Norge</p>
<p>SS _____ was a Danish passenger liner sailing from Copenhagen, Oslo and Kristiansand to New York, mainly with emigrants, which sank off Rockall in 1904 in the biggest civilian ________ ________ in the Atlantic Ocean up to that ____.</p>
<p>She was built in 1881 by Alex Stephen &amp; Sons Ltd of Linthouse, Glasgow, for the Belgian company ________ C. Engels &amp; Co of Antwerp; her original name was Pieter de Coninck. The ship was 3,359 ___ and 3,700 metric tons __________ (DWT), and the 1,400-horsepower (1.0 MW) engine gave a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). She could carry a maximum of 800 __________.</p>
<p>In 1889 she was sold to A/S Dampskibs-selskabet Thingvalla of Denmark (later to be the Skandinavien-Amerika Linien or Scandinavian-America Line) and _______ Norge.</p>
<p>On 28 June 1904 Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock, close to Rockall, on St Helen&#8217;s Reef. According to Sebak&#8217;s comprehensive account, the final death toll was 635, among them 225 __________. The 160 survivors _____ up to eight days in open lifeboats before rescue.</p>
<p>Among the survivors was the ____ Herman Wildenvey. [1]</p>
<p>The wreck of _____ was located off _______ in July 2003.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>poet</li>
<li>norge</li>
<li>rockall</li>
<li>grt</li>
<li>spent</li>
<li>norwegians</li>
<li>disaster</li>
<li>time</li>
<li>renamed</li>
<li>deadweight</li>
<li>maritime</li>
<li>norge</li>
<li>theodore</li>
<li>passengers</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The original text:</h4>
<p>SS Norge</p>
<p>SS Norge was a Danish passenger liner sailing from Copenhagen, Oslo and Kristiansand to New York, mainly with emigrants, which sank off Rockall in 1904 in the biggest civilian maritime disaster in the Atlantic Ocean up to that time.</p>
<p>She was built in 1881 by Alex Stephen &amp; Sons Ltd of Linthouse, Glasgow, for the Belgian company Theodore C. Engels &amp; Co of Antwerp; her original name was Pieter de Coninck. The ship was 3,359 GRT and 3,700 metric tons deadweight (DWT), and the 1,400-horsepower (1.0 MW) engine gave a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). She could carry a maximum of 800 passengers.</p>
<p>In 1889 she was sold to A/S Dampskibs-selskabet Thingvalla of Denmark (later to be the Skandinavien-Amerika Linien or Scandinavian-America Line) and renamed Norge.</p>
<p>On 28 June 1904 Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock, close to Rockall, on St Helen&#8217;s Reef. According to Sebak&#8217;s comprehensive account, the final death toll was 635, among them 225 Norwegians. The 160 survivors spent up to eight days in open lifeboats before rescue.</p>
<p>Among the survivors was the poet Herman Wildenvey. [1]</p>
<p>The wreck of Norge was located off Rockall in July 2003.<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Important words:</h4>
<ul>
<li>ss</li>
<li>norge</li>
<li>danish</li>
<li>passenger</li>
<li>liner</li>
<li>sailing</li>
<li>copenhagen</li>
<li>oslo</li>
<li>kristiansand</li>
<li>new</li>
<li>york</li>
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<li>stephen</li>
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<li>st</li>
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<li>according</li>
<li>comprehensive</li>
<li>account</li>
<li>final</li>
<li>death</li>
<li>toll</li>
<li>norwegians</li>
<li>survivors</li>
<li>spent</li>
<li>days</li>
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<li>july</li>
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<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 2</font></h4>
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<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
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<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wiki Test The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them? Flemming Lassen &#8211; Architecture Together with Jacobsen, he ewtn on to design Sollerod wnTo Hall, completed in 1942 in a classical modernistic style inspired by Gunnar &#8230; <a href="http://languagetechnologies.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/flemming-lassen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=languagetechnologies.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3759125&amp;post=277&amp;subd=languagetechnologies&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h4 style="color:#728fce;">The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them?</h4>
<p>Flemming Lassen &#8211; Architecture</p>
<p>Together with Jacobsen, he <font color="#728fce">ewtn</font> on to design Sollerod <font color="#728fce">wnTo</font> Hall, completed in 1942 in a classical modernistic style inspired by Gunnar Asplund&#8217;s extension of the city hall in Gothenburg. In partnership with Erik Moller, he designed the Nyborg Library (1940), for which he was awarded the Eckersberg Medal. [2] [3]</p>
<p>In the 1960s, <font color="#728fce">sesnLa</font> completed a number of cultural <font color="#728fce">rnetecs</font> and <font color="#728fce">ibraslrie</font> including the Randers <font color="#728fce">tClruual</font> Centre, complete with a museum, a library and meeting rooms, in 1969. The three-storey rectangular building in reinforced concrete is <font color="#728fce">itmnudailel</font> from a central courtyard while the <font color="#728fce">alswl</font> along the streets are free of windows. In the 1970s, together with his son Per Lassen, he designed a number of libraries including the public library in Lund, Sweden, the central <font color="#728fce">rrylabi</font> in Herning, the library and community centre in Hvidovre and the municipal library in Hobro. All display strongly Cubist lines with rather raw <font color="#728fce">eexrroits</font> but with well formed, welcoming rooms. [3]</p>
<h4 style="color:#728fce;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>walls
<li>library
<li>lassen
<li>library
<li>cultural
<li>went
<li>exteriors
<li>centres
<li>illuminated
<li>libraries
<li>town </li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728fce;">Fill in the missing words:</h4>
<p>Flemming Lassen &#8211; Architecture</p>
<p>Together with Jacobsen, he ____ on to design Sollerod ____ Hall, completed in 1942 in a classical modernistic style inspired by Gunnar Asplund&#8217;s extension of the city hall in Gothenburg. In partnership with Erik Moller, he designed the Nyborg Library (1940), for which he was awarded the Eckersberg Medal. [2] [3]</p>
<p>In the 1960s, ______ completed a number of cultural _______ and _________ including the Randers ________ Centre, complete with a museum, a library and meeting rooms, in 1969. The three-storey rectangular building in reinforced concrete is ___________ from a central courtyard while the _____ along the streets are free of windows. In the 1970s, together with his son Per Lassen, he designed a number of libraries including the public library in Lund, Sweden, the central _______ in Herning, the library and community centre in Hvidovre and the municipal library in Hobro. All display strongly Cubist lines with rather raw _________ but with well formed, welcoming rooms. [3]</p>
<p>Choose from the following words: </p>
<ul>
<li>walls
<li>lassen
<li>library
<li>cultural
<li>went
<li>exteriors
<li>centres
<li>illuminated
<li>libraries
<li>town </li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728fce;">The original text:</h4>
<p>Flemming Lassen &#8211; Architecture</p>
<p>Together with Jacobsen, he went on to design Sollerod Town Hall, completed in 1942 in a classical modernistic style inspired by Gunnar Asplund&#8217;s extension of the city hall in Gothenburg. In partnership with Erik Moller, he designed the Nyborg Library (1940), for which he was awarded the Eckersberg Medal. [2] [3]</p>
<p>In the 1960s, Lassen completed a number of cultural centres and libraries including the Randers Cultural Centre, complete with a museum, a library and meeting rooms, in 1969. The three-storey rectangular building in reinforced concrete is illuminated from a central courtyard while the walls along the streets are free of windows. In the 1970s, together with his son Per Lassen, he designed a number of libraries including the public library in Lund, Sweden, the central library in Herning, the library and community centre in Hvidovre and the municipal library in Hobro. All display strongly Cubist lines with rather raw exteriors but with well formed, welcoming rooms. [3]</p>
<h4 style="color:#728fce;">Important words:</h4>
<ul>
<li>flemming
<li>lassen
<li>architecture
<li>jacobsen
<li>went
<li>design
<li>sollerod
<li>town
<li>hall
<li>completed
<li>classical
<li>modernistic
<li>style
<li>inspired
<li>gunnar
<li>extension
<li>city
<li>gothenburg
<li>partnership
<li>erik
<li>moller
<li>designed
<li>nyborg
<li>library
<li>awarded
<li>eckersberg
<li>medal
<li>number
<li>cultural
<li>centres
<li>libraries
<li>including
<li>randers
<li>centre
<li>complete
<li>museum
<li>meeting
<li>rooms
<li>rectangular
<li>building
<li>reinforced
<li>concrete
<li>illuminated
<li>central
<li>courtyard
<li>walls
<li>streets
<li>free
<li>windows
<li>son
<li>public
<li>lund
<li>sweden
<li>herning
<li>community
<li>hvidovre
<li>municipal
<li>hobro
<li>display
<li>strongly
<li>cubist
<li>lines
<li>raw
<li>exteriors
<li>formed
<li>welcoming
<li>arne </li>
</ul>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728fce">ngrams of length 2</font></h4>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728fce">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728fce">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>Flemming Lassen</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>son Per</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>libraries including</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cultural centres</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Town Hall</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sollerod Town</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Public Library</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Per Lassen</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Library Lund</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lassen Flemming</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Arne Jacobsen</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728fce">ngrams of length 3</font></h4>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728fce">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728fce">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>son Per Lassen</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sollerod Town Hall</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Public Library Lund</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
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</tbody>
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		<title>Japanese cyberpunk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wiki Test The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them? Japanese cyberpunk eaeaJnps pykCbeunr is a genre of duregrndnou film produced in Japan ttisargn in the late 1980s. The genre is not very closely related to &#8230; <a href="http://languagetechnologies.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/japanese-cyberpunk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=languagetechnologies.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3759125&amp;post=275&amp;subd=languagetechnologies&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The letters of blue words are jumbled up! Can you correct them?</h4>
<p>Japanese cyberpunk</p>
<p> <font color="#728FCE">eaeaJnps</font>   <font color="#728FCE">pykCbeunr</font>  is a genre of  <font color="#728FCE">duregrndnou</font>  film produced in Japan  <font color="#728FCE">ttisargn</font>  in the late 1980s. The genre is not very closely related to Cyberpunk as understood in the west &#8212; the focus is industrial and incomprehensible, not high-tech and scientific. The genre is primarily defined by the movie Tetsuo: The Iron Man. [1]<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>underground</li>
<li>cyberpunk</li>
<li>starting</li>
<li>japanese</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Fill in the missing words:</h4>
<p>Japanese cyberpunk</p>
<p>________ _________ is a genre of ___________ film produced in Japan ________ in the late 1980s. The genre is not very closely related to Cyberpunk as understood in the west &#8212; the focus is industrial and incomprehensible, not high-tech and scientific. The genre is primarily defined by the movie Tetsuo: The Iron Man. [1]<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Choose from the following words: </h4>
<ul>
<li>underground</li>
<li>cyberpunk</li>
<li>starting</li>
<li>japanese</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">The original text:</h4>
<p>Japanese cyberpunk</p>
<p>Japanese Cyberpunk is a genre of underground film produced in Japan starting in the late 1980s. The genre is not very closely related to Cyberpunk as understood in the west &#8212; the focus is industrial and incomprehensible, not high-tech and scientific. The genre is primarily defined by the movie Tetsuo: The Iron Man. [1]<br />
<h4 style="color:#728FCE;">Important words:</h4>
<ul>
<li>japanese</li>
<li>cyberpunk</li>
<li>genre</li>
<li>underground</li>
<li>film</li>
<li>produced</li>
<li>japan</li>
<li>starting</li>
<li>late</li>
<li>closely</li>
<li>related</li>
<li>understood</li>
<li>west</li>
<li>focus</li>
<li>industrial</li>
<li>incomprehensible</li>
<li>scientific</li>
<li>primarily</li>
<li>defined</li>
<li>movie</li>
<li>iron</li>
<li>man</li>
</ul>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 2</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>Japanese cyberpunk</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>The Iron</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tetsuo The</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Iron Man</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>years later</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cyberpunk Japanese</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>The genre</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>The Phantom</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Regular Size</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Japanese Cyberpunk</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Death Powder</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Burst City</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 3</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>The Iron Man</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tetsuo The Iron</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cyberpunk Japanese Cyberpunk</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="1" align="center">
<h4><font color="#728FCE">ngrams of length 4</font></h4>
<tr>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">collocation</font></th>
<th align="center"><font color="#728FCE">frequency</font></th>
<tr>
<td>Tetsuo The Iron Man</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
</tr>
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