id
stringlengths 30
30
| contents
stringlengths 5
6.61k
| metadata
dict |
|---|---|---|
enwiki-00000015-0012-0000-0003 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Writing
Kefauver accepted the novel, but wanted it trimmed. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
100
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0012-0000-0004 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Writing
By then, Santmyer was spending much of her time in a nursing home and she dictated changes to her friend Mildred Sandoe. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
169
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0012-0000-0005 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Writing
The Press published the novel, printed 1500 copies and sold a few hundred, priced at $35, mostly to libraries. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
159
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0012-0000-0006 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Writing
In 1983, Santmyer was forced for health reasons to move permanently into a nursing home. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
137
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0013-0000-0000 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Writing
Ladies was awarded the 1983 Ohioana Book Award in the category of fiction, but otherwise gained little attention at the time. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
174
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0014-0000-0000 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Success
One local library patron, in returning the book, told the librarian that it was the greatest novel she had ever read. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
166
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0014-0000-0001 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Success
Another patron, Grace Sindell, overheard this and checked the book out herself. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
128
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0014-0000-0002 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Success
After reading it, she agreed with the assessment and called her son Gerald in Hollywood. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
137
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0014-0000-0003 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Success
He was at first reluctant to look at the book, believing that anything that was that good would already be taken. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
162
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0014-0000-0004 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Success
Unable to find a copy in California, he ordered one directly from the publisher and agreed that it had great potential. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
168
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0014-0001-0000 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Success
He convinced his Hollywood friend Stanley Corwin of the same and the two purchased movie, TV and republication rights. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
167
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0014-0001-0001 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Success
They then convinced Putnam to republish the book. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
98
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0014-0001-0002 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Success
Before republication, the Book-of-the-Month club chose Ladies as their main selection. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
135
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0014-0001-0003 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Success
Suddenly, Santmyer and her novel were a media sensation, including front-page coverage in the New York Times. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
158
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0015-0000-0000 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Background, Success
The paperback edition, published by Berkley in 1985, sold more than 2 million copies between June and September, making it the best-selling paperback in history at the time. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
48
],
"content_span": [
49,
222
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0016-0000-0000 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Reception
Most reviews were enthusiastic. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
38
],
"content_span": [
39,
70
]
} |
enwiki-00000015-0016-0000-0001 | "...And Ladies of the Club", Reception
A few were grudging and even hostile. | {
"title_span": [
0,
27
],
"section_span": [
29,
38
],
"content_span": [
39,
76
]
} |
enwiki-00000016-0000-0000-0000 | "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe
"900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe was an Italian magazine published for the first time in November 1926, directed by Massimo Bontempelli with Curzio Malaparte as co-director. | {
"title_span": [
0,
35
],
"section_span": [
35,
35
],
"content_span": [
36,
212
]
} |
enwiki-00000016-0000-0000-0001 | "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe
Beginning as an internationalist publication, after some numbers it dramatically changed its editorial line, rallying to the nationalist, strapaesani line of the magazine Il Selvaggio. | {
"title_span": [
0,
35
],
"section_span": [
35,
35
],
"content_span": [
36,
220
]
} |
enwiki-00000016-0001-0000-0000 | "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe, History
The magazine was named "900" as it was conceived as part of the Novecento Italiano artistic movement. | {
"title_span": [
0,
35
],
"section_span": [
37,
44
],
"content_span": [
45,
146
]
} |
enwiki-00000016-0001-0000-0001 | "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe, History
On its launch in 1926, it was received by "a storm of discussion, almost all hostile" by the strapaesano and fascist environment, but it had very important editors like Ramón Gómez de la Serna, James Joyce, Georg Kaiser, and Pierre Mac Orlan. | {
"title_span": [
0,
35
],
"section_span": [
37,
44
],
"content_span": [
45,
287
]
} |
enwiki-00000016-0001-0000-0002 | "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe, History
The magazine was founded by Massimo Bontempelli and was based in Rome. | {
"title_span": [
0,
35
],
"section_span": [
37,
44
],
"content_span": [
45,
115
]
} |
enwiki-00000016-0001-0000-0003 | "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe, History
Editorial officers were Corrado Alvaro, in Rome, and the Nino Frank from Paris. | {
"title_span": [
0,
35
],
"section_span": [
37,
44
],
"content_span": [
45,
124
]
} |
enwiki-00000016-0002-0000-0000 | "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe, History
The first four preambles, Giustification, Basis, Advices, Analogies were published in French in the journals of autumn 1926, March and June 1927. | {
"title_span": [
0,
35
],
"section_span": [
37,
44
],
"content_span": [
45,
190
]
} |
enwiki-00000016-0002-0000-0001 | "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe, History
(They were translated into Italian in 1938 by Bontempelli himself.) | {
"title_span": [
0,
35
],
"section_span": [
37,
44
],
"content_span": [
45,
112
]
} |
enwiki-00000016-0002-0000-0002 | "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe, History
They set out the main principles of Novecentism, but later editions abandoned internationalism, were written exclusively in Italian, and switched to a patriotic, nationalist approach in line with Fascist policy. | {
"title_span": [
0,
35
],
"section_span": [
37,
44
],
"content_span": [
45,
256
]
} |
enwiki-00000016-0003-0000-0000 | "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe, History
In three years only, "900" hosted the dadaist Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes and the surrealist Soupault; it published, for the first time in Italy, translated paragraphs from Ulysses by James Joyce and from Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf; it published also a George Grosz profile written by Yvan Goll, inedited texts by Anton Chekhov and a short story by Tolstoy. | {
"title_span": [
0,
35
],
"section_span": [
37,
44
],
"content_span": [
45,
406
]
} |
enwiki-00000016-0003-0000-0001 | "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe, History
Others who wrote for the magazine included Alberto Moravia and Ilya Ehrenburg. | {
"title_span": [
0,
35
],
"section_span": [
37,
44
],
"content_span": [
45,
123
]
} |
enwiki-00000017-0000-0000-0000 | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal
The "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal (Azerbaijani: "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin 90 illiyi (1918–2008)" medalı) is a commemorative medal of Azerbaijan issued to denote the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Armed Forces of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1918. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
70,
70
],
"content_span": [
71,
413
]
} |
enwiki-00000017-0000-0000-0001 | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal
It was established in accordance with the decree of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on May 16, 2008. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
70,
70
],
"content_span": [
71,
180
]
} |
enwiki-00000017-0000-0000-0002 | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal
Eligible personnel include warrant officers and ensigns who succeeded in combat training while serving in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan until June 26, 2008, as well as retired officers who actively participated in the formation and strengthening of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
70,
70
],
"content_span": [
71,
384
]
} |
enwiki-00000017-0001-0000-0000 | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal
The medal is worn on the left chest, and in the presence of other orders and medals, it is attached after the "10th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1991–2001)" Medal. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
70,
70
],
"content_span": [
71,
268
]
} |
enwiki-00000017-0002-0000-0000 | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal, Description
The "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal is a round shaped medal that is made of bronze with a 35 mm diameter which is plated with gold ornaments. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
83
],
"content_span": [
84,
280
]
} |
enwiki-00000017-0003-0000-0000 | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal, Description
The relief emblem of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan is depicted on the background of the medal where relief rays and a ribbon pass through the center. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
83
],
"content_span": [
84,
250
]
} |
enwiki-00000017-0003-0000-0001 | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal, Description
The words "Republic of Azerbaijan" along the arc, and "Armed Forces" below the arc have been engraved above the emblem. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
83
],
"content_span": [
84,
203
]
} |
enwiki-00000017-0003-0000-0002 | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal, Description
The octagonal star and crescent are white. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
83
],
"content_span": [
84,
126
]
} |
enwiki-00000017-0003-0000-0003 | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal, Description
There are two numbers on the ribbon, "1918" on the left side and "2008" on the right side. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
83
],
"content_span": [
84,
174
]
} |
enwiki-00000017-0004-0000-0000 | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal, Description
The number "90" is engraved below the center of the medal in white. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
83
],
"content_span": [
84,
151
]
} |
enwiki-00000017-0005-0000-0000 | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal, Description
The reverse side has a smooth surface and the words "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" written in the center. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
83
],
"content_span": [
84,
239
]
} |
enwiki-00000017-0005-0000-0001 | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal, Description
An eight-pointed star and crescent are depicted on the national ornament. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
83
],
"content_span": [
84,
157
]
} |
enwiki-00000018-0000-0000-0000 | "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)" Medal
The medal was dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in that was established in 1918. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
70,
70
],
"content_span": [
71,
209
]
} |
enwiki-00000018-0000-0000-0001 | "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)" Medal
It was designed in accordance with the order of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated October 16, 2012. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
70,
70
],
"content_span": [
71,
183
]
} |
enwiki-00000018-0001-0000-0000 | "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)" Medal
The military personals including warrant officers, ensigns, retired officers (released or reserve) who served in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan actively contributed to the formation and strengthening of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan until June 26, 2008 are awarded the medal. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
70,
70
],
"content_span": [
71,
379
]
} |
enwiki-00000018-0002-0000-0000 | "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)" Medal
The medal is worn on the left side of the chest, and in the presence of other orders and medals, it is attached after the medal "90th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1918-2008)”. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
70,
70
],
"content_span": [
71,
280
]
} |
enwiki-00000018-0003-0000-0000 | "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)" Medal, The description of the Medal
“95th Anniversary of Azerbaijani Armed Forces (1918-2013)” Jubilee Medal is a round shaped medal that made of bronze with 35mm diameter and plated with gold ornaments. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
100
],
"content_span": [
101,
268
]
} |
enwiki-00000018-0004-0000-0000 | "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)" Medal, The description of the Medal
The ribbon on the right side of the face of the medal is located at the center and colored with National Flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
100
],
"content_span": [
101,
241
]
} |
enwiki-00000018-0004-0000-0001 | "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)" Medal, The description of the Medal
In the upper part of the ribbon “Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan”, and in the bottom "95 years” were inscribed. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
100
],
"content_span": [
101,
223
]
} |
enwiki-00000018-0005-0000-0000 | "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)" Medal, The description of the Medal
Bas-relief of Heydar Aliyev is portrayed on the left side and below the bas relief are the years "1918" and "2013" in two lines. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
100
],
"content_span": [
101,
229
]
} |
enwiki-00000018-0005-0000-0001 | "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)" Medal, The description of the Medal
On the obverse, an inscription "Republic of Azerbaijan" written at the top and "Armed Forces" at the bottom. | {
"title_span": [
0,
70
],
"section_span": [
72,
100
],
"content_span": [
101,
209
]
} |
enwiki-00000019-0000-0000-0000 | "@"
"@" is a studio album by John Zorn and Thurston Moore. | {
"title_span": [
0,
3
],
"section_span": [
3,
3
],
"content_span": [
4,
58
]
} |
enwiki-00000019-0000-0000-0001 | "@"
It is the first collaborative album by the duo and was recorded in New York City in February 2013 and released by Tzadik Records in September 2013. | {
"title_span": [
0,
3
],
"section_span": [
3,
3
],
"content_span": [
4,
151
]
} |
enwiki-00000019-0000-0000-0002 | "@"
The album consists of improvised music by Zorn and Moore that was recorded in the studio in real time with no edits or overdubs. | {
"title_span": [
0,
3
],
"section_span": [
3,
3
],
"content_span": [
4,
132
]
} |
enwiki-00000019-0001-0000-0000 | "@", Reception
"@" finds two of New York City's longest-running fringe dwellers churning out sheets of collaborative sounds that conjoin their respective and distinct states of constant freak-out... | {
"title_span": [
0,
3
],
"section_span": [
5,
14
],
"content_span": [
15,
198
]
} |
enwiki-00000019-0001-0000-0001 | "@", Reception
These seven improvisations sound inspired without feeling at all heavy-handed or urgent. | {
"title_span": [
0,
3
],
"section_span": [
5,
14
],
"content_span": [
15,
103
]
} |
enwiki-00000019-0001-0000-0002 | "@", Reception
More so, "@" succeeds with the type of conversational playing that could only be achieved by two masters so deep into their craft that it probably feels a lot like breathing to them by now. | {
"title_span": [
0,
3
],
"section_span": [
5,
14
],
"content_span": [
15,
204
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0000-0000-0000 | "A" Device
The "A" Device is a miniature bronze 1⁄4 inch letter "A" which comes with and without serifs, that is authorized for wear by the United States Armed Forces as a medal and ribbon device for two military awards. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
10,
10
],
"content_span": [
11,
220
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0000-0000-0001 | "A" Device
It is added to overseas service ribbons to indicate the theatre of action. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
10,
10
],
"content_span": [
11,
85
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0001-0000-0000 | "A" Device
The Arctic "A" Device (with serifs), if authorized, may be attached to the center of the Air Force Overseas Ribbon - Short Tour, for service beginning February 10, 2002. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
10,
10
],
"content_span": [
11,
180
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0001-0000-0001 | "A" Device
If an oak leaf cluster is also authorized for wear on the ribbon, the "A" device is worn to the wearer's right of any oak leaf clusters on the ribbon. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
10,
10
],
"content_span": [
11,
161
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0002-0000-0000 | "A" Device
The Atlantic "A" Device (without serifs), if authorized, may be attached to the center of the suspension and service ribbon of the American Defense Service Medal for service from June 22 to December 7, 1941. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
10,
10
],
"content_span": [
11,
218
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0002-0000-0001 | "A" Device
The "A" device is worn in lieu of any authorized 3⁄16 inch bronze star that is worn on the medal and service ribbon. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
10,
10
],
"content_span": [
11,
127
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0003-0000-0000 | "A" Device, History
The "A" Device is only authorized for the currently in use Air Force Overseas Ribbon - Short Tour, and the American Defense Service Medal which is no longer in use. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
19
],
"content_span": [
20,
184
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0003-0000-0001 | "A" Device, History
The two representations of the "A" device are different. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
19
],
"content_span": [
20,
76
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0003-0000-0002 | "A" Device, History
The Arctic Device has serifs while the Atlantic Device ("Axis Device") does not have "feet" (sans-serif). | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
19
],
"content_span": [
20,
125
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0004-0000-0000 | "A" Device, History, Atlantic Device (World War II)
The American Defense Service Medal was the first military award to use the "A" device which was named the "Atlantic Device" (sometimes was referred to as the "Axis Device"). | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
51
],
"content_span": [
52,
225
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0004-0001-0000 | "A" Device, History, Atlantic Device (World War II)
The "A" device was authorized for wear (in lieu of a 3⁄16 inch bronze star that was worn in lieu of a service clasp on the award) on the medal and service ribbon by any member of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, or United States Coast Guard who served on certain vessels in the Atlantic Ocean between June 22 and December 7, 1941 which engaged in armed conflict, or potential armed conflict, with Axis forces in the Atlantic (naval forces of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine). | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
51
],
"content_span": [
52,
542
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0004-0001-0001 | "A" Device, History, Atlantic Device (World War II)
Such personnel were awarded the American Defense Service Medal with the "Atlantic Device" (Atlantic Fleet service), the intent being to recognize those who had participated in the "undeclared war" when the U.S. was assisting Britain with war convoys and German U-boat interdiction. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
51
],
"content_span": [
52,
333
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0005-0000-0000 | "A" Device, History, Arctic Device (USAF)
The "A" device became obsolete after the Second World War and did not appear again until the year 2002 (authorized on February 10, 2002). | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
41
],
"content_span": [
42,
179
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0005-0000-0001 | "A" Device, History, Arctic Device (USAF)
At that time, the United States Air Force declared that the "A" device, now known as the "Arctic Device", would be authorized for wear for those who had received the Air Force Overseas Ribbon - Short Tour, for tours of duty north of the Arctic Circle. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
41
],
"content_span": [
42,
293
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0006-0000-0000 | "A" Device, History, Arctic Device (USAF)
As of February 8, 2007, only those airmen (Air Force active, Reserve, or Guard) who were assigned to Thule Air Base (north-east Greenland) qualify for the "A" (Arctic) device. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
41
],
"content_span": [
42,
217
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0006-0000-0001 | "A" Device, History, Arctic Device (USAF)
Although portions of Alaska are within the Arctic Circle, there are no American military bases within that region. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
41
],
"content_span": [
42,
156
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0006-0000-0002 | "A" Device, History, Arctic Device (USAF)
The "A" is worn on the center of the ribbon except when worn with oak leaf clusters. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
41
],
"content_span": [
42,
126
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0006-0000-0003 | "A" Device, History, Arctic Device (USAF)
Whenever oak leaf clusters are authorized for wear on the ribbon, the "A" is placed to the wearer's right of the oak leaf clusters on the ribbon. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
41
],
"content_span": [
42,
187
]
} |
enwiki-00000020-0006-0000-0004 | "A" Device, History, Arctic Device (USAF)
Only one "A" device may be worn on the ribbon. | {
"title_span": [
0,
10
],
"section_span": [
12,
41
],
"content_span": [
42,
88
]
} |
enwiki-00000021-0000-0000-0000 | "A" Fort and Battery Hill Redoubt-Camp Early
"A" Fort and Battery Hill Redoubt-Camp Early, also known as Measles Fort, is a historic American Civil War military facility and redoubt located near Manassas Park, Prince William County, Virginia. | {
"title_span": [
0,
44
],
"section_span": [
44,
44
],
"content_span": [
45,
242
]
} |
enwiki-00000021-0001-0000-0000 | "A" Fort and Battery Hill Redoubt-Camp Early
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. | {
"title_span": [
0,
44
],
"section_span": [
44,
44
],
"content_span": [
45,
111
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0000-0000-0000 | "A" Is for Alibi
"A" Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton, published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston in 1982, is the first mystery novel in the author's "Alphabet" series. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
16,
16
],
"content_span": [
17,
160
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0000-0000-0001 | "A" Is for Alibi
Featuring sleuth Kinsey Millhone, it is set in the southern California city of Santa Teresa, the nom de plume for Santa Barbara. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
16,
16
],
"content_span": [
17,
145
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0000-0000-0002 | "A" Is for Alibi
She wrote the book during a divorce and admits about her husband that she "would lie in bed at night thinking of ways to kill him". | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
16,
16
],
"content_span": [
17,
148
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0000-0000-0003 | "A" Is for Alibi
The New York Times gave the book a lukewarm review. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
16,
16
],
"content_span": [
17,
68
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0001-0000-0000 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
Kinsey Millhone, 32, private detective investigates the death of prominent divorce lawyer Laurence Fife. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
135
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0001-0000-0001 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
His murder eight years earlier was blamed on his wife, Nikki Fife. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
97
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0001-0000-0002 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
Upon being released from prison, Nikki hires Kinsey to find the real murderer. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
109
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0001-0000-0003 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
In the course of the investigation, Kinsey becomes involved with Charlie Scorsoni, the late Mr. Fife's former law partner. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
153
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0001-0000-0004 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
She discovers Fife's death has been linked to that of a woman in Los Angeles, his law firm's accountant; both died after taking poisonous oleander capsules, which had been substituted for allergy pills. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
233
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0001-0000-0005 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
Kinsey tracks down the accountant's parents and former boyfriend. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
96
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0001-0001-0000 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
She then goes to Las Vegas to interview Fife's former secretary, Sharon Napier, who is killed minutes before Kinsey arrives. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
155
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0001-0001-0001 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
Back in California, Kinsey is mystified that Nikki's son, Colin, recognizes Laurence's first wife, Gwen, in a photograph. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
152
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0001-0001-0002 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
Kinsey surmises that Gwen was having an affair with her ex-husband at the time of his death. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
123
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0001-0001-0003 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
She accuses Gwen, who confesses. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
63
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0001-0001-0004 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
Shortly afterwards, she too is dead, killed in a hit-and-run crash. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
98
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0002-0000-0000 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
Kinsey has solved the case she was hired to investigate; but in a plot twist, she discovers that her previous notions about the accountant's death were entirely wrong: in fact, it was Scorsoni who killed her when she discovered he was skimming dividend money from estate accounts under his management. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
332
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0002-0000-0001 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
Scorsoni used the same method that Gwen used to kill Fife, so it would be assumed the same person committed both murders. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
152
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0002-0000-0002 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
In a final confrontation, he chases Kinsey across the beach, armed with a knife. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
111
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0002-0000-0003 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
Kinsey hides in the shore line, and she is forced to remove her shoes and pants. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
111
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0002-0000-0004 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
Before Scorsoni can kill her, she shoots him dead. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
81
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0003-0000-0000 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
A secondary storyline involves Millhone's surveillance of Marcia Threadgill, suspected of insurance fraud in a trip-and-fall case. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
161
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0003-0000-0001 | "A" Is for Alibi, Plot summary
Although Millhone believes she has successfully documented Threadgill's deception, the insurance firm that contracted Millhone to investigate Threadgill moves to pay her claim anyway, citing potential legal costs and complications, including the risk of reprisal. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
30
],
"content_span": [
31,
294
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0004-0000-0000 | "A" Is for Alibi, Publication history
The first printing of "A" Is for Alibi was 7,500 copies, with initial sales of about 6,000. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
37
],
"content_span": [
38,
129
]
} |
enwiki-00000022-0005-0000-0000 | "A" Is for Alibi, Critical analysis
Grafton openly admits that she conceived the story from her own "fantasies" of murdering her husband while going through a divorce. | {
"title_span": [
0,
16
],
"section_span": [
18,
35
],
"content_span": [
36,
167
]
} |
Subsets and Splits