Edith Cavell

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Mount, a mountain in Alberta, the Canadian Rockies. 11,034 feet (3,363 meters).

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In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Lady Edith is so sad that her sadness nearly set the whole damned house on fire.
‘Downton Abbey’ Review: A Fire, Some Sex, and Sad, Sad Edith|Kevin Fallon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But Edith was rather tame compared to George Sitwell, her father.
The Death of the English Eccentric|Tom Sykes|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Masters had connections with survivalists,” Grants Pass Daily Courier (PDF) reporter Edith Decker wrote in 2010.
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio|Caitlin Dickson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Edith Piaf mournfully lists her mistakes, allowing Front a rare punch-line: “So… you do have some regrets.”
When Eva Braun Met Anna Nicole Smith|Nico Hines|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Waters was inspired by the case of Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters in 1922.
Sarah Waters: Queen of the Tortured Lesbian Romance|Tim Teeman|September 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His sister Edith, three years old, does not like to play horse: she prefers to be with her dollies.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
Wedding-cards have been pouring in till the contagion has reached us; Edith will be married next Thursday.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various
Rob capered about and cheered; Edith danced around ringing the dinner-bell and shouting, "Victory!"
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various
It was just here that the trio came upon a group of girls of whom Edith Phelps was evidently the leader.
Ruth Fielding At College|Alice B. Emerson
All the visible effect Edith Phelps' joke had upon Ruth was to send her to the unfinished scenario.
Ruth Fielding At College|Alice B. Emerson