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English only has two marked ways of expressing habitual aspect. What are they? More... Discuss Article of the Day ? Background: remove this box from homepage The Suez Canal One of the world's most heavily used shipping lanes, the Suez Canal extends 101 mi (163 km) from Port Said to the Gulf of Suez and connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea, allowing ships to sail directly between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. After its completion in 1869, its ownership remained in French and British hands until Egypt nationalized it in 1956, sparking an international crisis, during which it was closed for one of the two times in its history. When was the second? More... Discuss This Day in History ? Background: remove this box from homepage Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice First Published (1813) Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice while living at "Steventon," her father's Hampshire vicarage where she spent the first 25 years of her life. 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