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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
able
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
all
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
always
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
any
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
away
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backers
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He tried to remember what he knew of Halsey, but it was not very much.
casually
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
cause
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
Cercle
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
CLEARING
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From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
connection
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From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
corner
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
Countess
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dark
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
dinner
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
eager
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
gave
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
GROUND
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From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
Halsey
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Halsey's
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From this reading He had never liked Halsey’s style.
happened
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
happy
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
impression
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
impute
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
Interallié
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He tried to remember what he knew of Halsey, but it was not very much.
Journal
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
knew
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From this reading He tried to remember what he knew of Halsey, but it was not very much.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
liked
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From this reading He had never liked Halsey’s style.
man
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
met
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
motives
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
much
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From this reading He tried to remember what he knew of Halsey, but it was not very much.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never liked Halsey’s style.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He tried to remember what he knew of Halsey, but it was not very much.
number
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He tried to remember what he knew of Halsey, but it was not very much.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
once
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
Paris
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
play
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
public
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
rather
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He tried to remember what he knew of Halsey, but it was not very much.
Rémond
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From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
scandalous
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
seeking
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
Selden
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From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
sensational
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
sheet
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
some
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
sort
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
story
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
style
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From this reading He had never liked Halsey’s style.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
times
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to remember what he knew of Halsey, but it was not very much.
tried
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From this reading He tried to remember what he knew of Halsey, but it was not very much.
turned
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From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
uncover
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
unworthy
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
up
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From this reading The _Journal_ was a sensational sheet; always seeking to play up the scandalous, never so happy as when it was able to uncover a dark corner in the life of some public man, ever eager to impute unworthy motives to the backers of any cause--and Halsey rather gave the impression that he liked that sort of thing.
very
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From this reading He tried to remember what he knew of Halsey, but it was not very much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He tried to remember what he knew of Halsey, but it was not very much.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CLEARING THE GROUND What could be the connection between Halsey and the Countess Rémond, Selden wondered, as he turned away.
working
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From this reading They had met casually in Paris a number of times, and had dinner with him once at the Cercle Interallié, when they happened to be working on the same story, but that was all.
