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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 She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
able
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
acquaintance
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
advance
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From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
appealed
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From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
appreciated
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From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
assistance
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From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
back
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
best
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
candour
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From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
column
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
compatriots
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
couldn't
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
Delia
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From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
fact
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
father
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From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
find
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From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
Flack
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From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
fruitless
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
gathered
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
George
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From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
girl
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
give
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
heard
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
journalist
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
knew
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From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
less
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
mass
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
matter
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From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
more
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From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
Mr
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From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
much
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From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
mused
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From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
mysteries
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From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
natural
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From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
new
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
nose
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
other
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
out
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From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
paper
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From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
Paris
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
people
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
person
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
plan
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
Probert
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From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
promised
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
prove
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
put
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From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
really
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From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
researches
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
results
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
Reverberator
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
round
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
said
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From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
scare
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
seriously
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From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
single
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
somehow
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From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
soon
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From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
spent
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
spite
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
spoke
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From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
starting-point
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
taken
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From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
there
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From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
unpersuadable
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
up
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
visibly
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From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
vivid
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
wanted
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From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Delia had taken the matter much more seriously than her father; she said there was ever so much she wanted to find out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
whole
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She mused upon these mysteries visibly, but with no great advance, and she appealed for assistance to George Flack, with a candour which he appreciated and returned.
words
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he really knew anything he ought to know at least who Mr. Probert was; and she spoke as if it would be in the natural course that as soon as he should find out he would put it for them somehow into his paper.
wouldn't
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From this reading Mr. Flack promised to “nose round”; he said the best plan would be that the results should “come back” to her in the Reverberator; it might have been gathered from him that “the people over there”--in other words the mass of their compatriots--wouldn’t be unpersuadable that they wanted about a column on Mr. Probert.
young
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From this reading His researches were to prove none the less fruitless, for in spite of the vivid fact the girl was able to give him as a starting-point, the fact that their new acquaintance had spent his whole life in Paris, the young journalist couldn’t scare up a single person who had even heard of him.
