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The Palace was an elaborate establishment, built practically on stilts in front, with long flights of wooden steps running up to the porch. | porch | {
"name": "porch",
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"a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance"
]
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"a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance"
] | [
"porch%1:06:00::"
] |
Behind its ornate facade the notorious dive clung like a bird 's nest to the rocky ribs of the canyonside. | facade | {
"name": "facade",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the face or front of a building",
"a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant"
]
} | [
"the face or front of a building"
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"facade%1:06:00::"
] |
Behind its ornate facade the notorious dive clung like a bird 's nest to the rocky ribs of the canyonside. | notorious | {
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"known widely and usually unfavorably"
]
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"notorious%5:00:00:disreputable:00"
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Behind its ornate facade the notorious dive clung like a bird 's nest to the rocky ribs of the canyonside. | dive | {
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"a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall",
"a headlong plunge into water",
"a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft",
"a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star",
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Behind its ornate facade the notorious dive clung like a bird 's nest to the rocky ribs of the canyonside. | clung | {
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"fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit",
"come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation",
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Behind its ornate facade the notorious dive clung like a bird 's nest to the rocky ribs of the canyonside. | bird | {
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Behind its ornate facade the notorious dive clung like a bird 's nest to the rocky ribs of the canyonside. | nest | {
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Behind its ornate facade the notorious dive clung like a bird 's nest to the rocky ribs of the canyonside. | rocky | {
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Behind its ornate facade the notorious dive clung like a bird 's nest to the rocky ribs of the canyonside. | ribs | {
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Behind its ornate facade the notorious dive clung like a bird 's nest to the rocky ribs of the canyonside. | canyonside | {
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"the steeply sloping side of a canyon"
]
} | [
"the steeply sloping side of a canyon"
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"canyonside%1:17:00::"
] |
Russ ran up the steps quickly to the plank porch. | Russ | {
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Russ ran up the steps quickly to the plank porch. | ran | {
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Russ ran up the steps quickly to the plank porch. | steps | {
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Russ ran up the steps quickly to the plank porch. | quickly | {
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"with little or no delay",
"without taking pains"
]
} | [
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"quickly%4:02:00::"
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Russ ran up the steps quickly to the plank porch. | plank | {
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"an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party",
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Russ ran up the steps quickly to the plank porch. | porch | {
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]
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | front | {
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | windows | {
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | place | {
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | were | {
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | long | {
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | narrow | {
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | reaching | {
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | nearly | {
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | floor | {
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"floor%1:06:00::"
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | affording | {
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"have the financial means to do something or buy something",
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]
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"afford%2:40:00::"
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | unusually | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
"to a remarkable degree or extent"
]
} | [
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"unusually%4:02:00::"
] |
The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | good | {
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | view | {
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"view%1:04:00::"
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The front windows of the place were long and narrow, reaching nearly to the floor and affording an unusually good view of the interior. | interior | {
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] |
Heading for the batwings, Cobb glanced perfunctorily through the nearest window, and suddenly dodged aside. | Heading | {
"name": "head",
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"a single domestic animal",
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"a person who is in cha... | [
"to go or travel towards"
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"head%2:38:00::"
] |
Heading for the batwings, Cobb glanced perfunctorily through the nearest window, and suddenly dodged aside. | batwings | {
"name": "batwing",
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"one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)",
"formed or shaped like a bat's wing"
]
} | [
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"batwing%1:06:00::"
] |
Heading for the batwings, Cobb glanced perfunctorily through the nearest window, and suddenly dodged aside. | Cobb | {
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"person%1:03:00::"
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Heading for the batwings, Cobb glanced perfunctorily through the nearest window, and suddenly dodged aside. | glanced | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
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"throw a glance at; take a brief look at",
"hit at an angle"
]
} | [
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] | [
"glance%2:39:00::"
] |
Heading for the batwings, Cobb glanced perfunctorily through the nearest window, and suddenly dodged aside. | perfunctorily | {
"name": "perfunctorily",
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]
} | [
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"perfunctorily%4:02:00::"
] |
Heading for the batwings, Cobb glanced perfunctorily through the nearest window, and suddenly dodged aside. | nearest | {
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"closely resembling the genuine article",
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"with or in a close or intimate relationship",
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"near%3:00:00::"
] |
Heading for the batwings, Cobb glanced perfunctorily through the nearest window, and suddenly dodged aside. | window | {
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"window%1:06:00::"
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Heading for the batwings, Cobb glanced perfunctorily through the nearest window, and suddenly dodged aside. | suddenly | {
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} | [
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] |
Heading for the batwings, Cobb glanced perfunctorily through the nearest window, and suddenly dodged aside. | dodged | {
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] |
Heading for the batwings, Cobb glanced perfunctorily through the nearest window, and suddenly dodged aside. | aside | {
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"aside%4:02:00::"
] |
Nerves tight as a bowstring, he paused to gather his wits. | Nerves | {
"name": "nerve",
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"impudent aggressiveness",
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]
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"nerve%1:08:00::"
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Nerves tight as a bowstring, he paused to gather his wits. | tight | {
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"tight%5:00:00:tense:01"
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Nerves tight as a bowstring, he paused to gather his wits. | bowstring | {
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]
} | [
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"bowstring%1:06:00::"
] |
Nerves tight as a bowstring, he paused to gather his wits. | paused | {
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Nerves tight as a bowstring, he paused to gather his wits. | gather | {
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"collect or gather",
"conclude from evidence",
"draw ... | [
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"gather%2:35:00::"
] |
Nerves tight as a bowstring, he paused to gather his wits. | wits | {
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]
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"wit%1:09:00::"
] |
Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him. | expectation | {
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]
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"expectation%1:09:00::"
] |
Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him. | Carmer | {
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"person%1:03:00::"
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Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him. | was | {
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"inside%4:02:00::"
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"clearly%4:02:00::"
] |
Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him. | enjoying | {
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"enjoy%2:37:00::"
] |
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"in full"
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"to_the_hilt%4:02:00::"
] |
Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him. | already | {
"name": "already",
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"prior to a specified or implied time"
]
} | [
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"already%4:02:00::"
] |
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Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him. | tipsy | {
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]
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"tipsy%5:00:00:intoxicated:00"
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Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him. | seemed | {
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"seem%2:39:00::"
] |
Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him. | unlikely | {
"name": "unlikely",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred",
"has little chance of being the case or coming about",
"having a probability too low to inspire belief"
]
} | [
"not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred"
] | [
"unlikely%3:00:04::"
] |
Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him. | bothering | {
"name": "bother",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an angry disturbance",
"something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness",
"take the trouble to do something; concern oneself",
"cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations",
"to cause inconvenience or discomfort ... | [
"take the trouble to do something; concern oneself"
] | [
"bother%2:41:00::"
] |
Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him. | note | {
"name": "note",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a brief written record",
"a short personal letter",
"a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound",
"a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling",
"a characteristic emotional quality",
"a piece of paper money (esp... | [
"notice or perceive"
] | [
"note%2:39:00::"
] |
Fierce anger surged through Russ. | Fierce | {
"name": "fierce",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"marked by extreme and violent energy",
"marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid",
"ruthless in competition",
"violently agitated and turbulent; ; - Ezra Pound"
]
} | [
"marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid"
] | [
"fierce%5:00:00:intense:00"
] |
Fierce anger surged through Russ. | anger | {
"name": "anger",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance",
"the state of being angry",
"belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)",
"make angry",
"become angry"
]
} | [
"a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance"
] | [
"anger%1:12:00::"
] |
Fierce anger surged through Russ. | surged | {
"name": "surge",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a sudden forceful flow",
"a sudden or abrupt strong increase",
"a large sea wave",
"rise and move, as in waves or billows",
"rise rapidly",
"rise or move forward",
"rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave"... | [
"rise rapidly"
] | [
"surge%2:38:00::"
] |
Fierce anger surged through Russ. | Russ | {
"name": "person",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a human being",
"a human body (usually including the clothing)",
"a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party"
]
} | [
"a human being"
] | [
"person%1:03:00::"
] |
He fought down the impulse to rush in and collar the vicious puncher on the spot. | fought down | {
"name": "fight_down",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"fight against or resist strongly"
]
} | [
"fight against or resist strongly"
] | [
"fight_down%2:33:00::"
] |
He fought down the impulse to rush in and collar the vicious puncher on the spot. | impulse | {
"name": "impulse",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an instinctive motive",
"a sudden desire",
"the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber",
"(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)",
"the act of applying force suddenly",
... | [
"a sudden desire"
] | [
"impulse%1:12:01::"
] |
He fought down the impulse to rush in and collar the vicious puncher on the spot. | rush | {
"name": "rush",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner",
"a sudden forceful flow",
"grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems",
"physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence ... | [
"move fast"
] | [
"rush%2:38:00::"
] |
He fought down the impulse to rush in and collar the vicious puncher on the spot. | collar | {
"name": "collar",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over",
"(zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal",
"anything worn or placed about the neck",
"a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a ma... | [
"take into custody"
] | [
"collar%2:35:00::"
] |
He fought down the impulse to rush in and collar the vicious puncher on the spot. | vicious | {
"name": "vicious",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering",
"having the nature of vice",
"bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure",
"marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful"
]
} | [
"having the nature of vice"
] | [
"vicious%5:00:00:wicked:00"
] |
He fought down the impulse to rush in and collar the vicious puncher on the spot. | puncher | {
"name": "puncher",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback",
"someone who delivers punches",
"a tool for making holes or indentations"
]
} | [
"a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback"
] | [
"puncher%1:18:00::"
] |
He fought down the impulse to rush in and collar the vicious puncher on the spot. | on the spot | {
"name": "on_the_spot",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"without delay or immediately",
"in a difficult situation",
"at the place in question; there"
]
} | [
"without delay or immediately"
] | [
"on_the_spot%4:02:00::"
] |
Reaching the porch rail beyond view of the bar windows, he feverishly scanned the busy street below. | Reaching | {
"name": "reach",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the limits within which something can be effective",
"an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:",
"the act of physically reaching or thrusting out",
"the limit of capability",
"reach a destination, either real or abstract... | [
"reach a destination, either real or abstract"
] | [
"reach%2:38:01::"
] |
Reaching the porch rail beyond view of the bar windows, he feverishly scanned the busy street below. | porch | {
"name": "porch",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance"
]
} | [
"a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance"
] | [
"porch%1:06:00::"
] |
Reaching the porch rail beyond view of the bar windows, he feverishly scanned the busy street below. | rail | {
"name": "rail",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports",
"short for railway",
"a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll",
"a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)",
"an... | [
"a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports"
] | [
"rail%1:06:02::"
] |
Reaching the porch rail beyond view of the bar windows, he feverishly scanned the busy street below. | view | {
"name": "view",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a way of regarding situations or topics etc.",
"the visual percept of a region",
"the act of looking or seeing or observing",
"the range of the eye",
"a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty",
"a message expressin... | [
"the act of looking or seeing or observing"
] | [
"view%1:04:00::"
] |
Reaching the porch rail beyond view of the bar windows, he feverishly scanned the busy street below. | bar | {
"name": "bar",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter",
"a counter where you can obtain food or drink",
"a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon",
"musical notation for a repeating pattern o... | [
"a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter"
] | [
"bar%1:06:04::"
] |
Reaching the porch rail beyond view of the bar windows, he feverishly scanned the busy street below. | windows | {
"name": "window",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air",
"a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened",
"a transparent pane... | [
"a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air"
] | [
"window%1:06:00::"
] |
Reaching the porch rail beyond view of the bar windows, he feverishly scanned the busy street below. | feverishly | {
"name": "feverishly",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in a feverish manner"
]
} | [
"in a feverish manner"
] | [
"feverishly%4:02:00::"
] |
Reaching the porch rail beyond view of the bar windows, he feverishly scanned the busy street below. | scanned | {
"name": "scan",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region",
"an image produced by scanning",
"examine minutely or intensely",
"examine hastily",
"make a wide, sweeping search of",
"conform to a metrical pattern",
"move a light beam ... | [
"examine hastily"
] | [
"scan%2:39:00::"
] |
Reaching the porch rail beyond view of the bar windows, he feverishly scanned the busy street below. | busy | {
"name": "busy",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"keep busy with",
"actively or fully engaged or occupied",
"overcrowded or cluttered with detail",
"intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner",
"crowded with or characterized by much activity",
"(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) ... | [
"crowded with or characterized by much activity"
] | [
"busy%5:00:01:active:06"
] |
Reaching the porch rail beyond view of the bar windows, he feverishly scanned the busy street below. | street | {
"name": "street",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings",
"the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel",
"the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there ... | [
"a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings"
] | [
"street%1:06:00::"
] |
Reaching the porch rail beyond view of the bar windows, he feverishly scanned the busy street below. | below | {
"name": "below",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in or to a place that is lower",
"at a later place",
"(in writing) see below",
"on a floor below",
"further down"
]
} | [
"on a floor below"
] | [
"below%4:02:06::"
] |
Stevens was nowhere in sight. | Stevens | {
"name": "person",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a human being",
"a human body (usually including the clothing)",
"a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party"
]
} | [
"a human being"
] | [
"person%1:03:00::"
] |
Stevens was nowhere in sight. | was | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
Stevens was nowhere in sight. | nowhere | {
"name": "nowhere",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an insignificant place",
"not anywhere; in or at or to no place"
]
} | [
"not anywhere; in or at or to no place"
] | [
"nowhere%4:02:00::"
] |
Stevens was nowhere in sight. | in sight | {
"name": "in_sight",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"at or within a reasonable distance for seeing"
]
} | [
"at or within a reasonable distance for seeing"
] | [
"in_sight%5:00:00:visible:00"
] |
Muffling an exclamation, Russ sprang to the nearest steps and ran down. | Muffling | {
"name": "muffle",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature",
"conceal or hide",
"deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping"
]
} | [
"conceal or hide"
] | [
"muffle%2:35:00::"
] |
Muffling an exclamation, Russ sprang to the nearest steps and ran down. | exclamation | {
"name": "exclamation",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an abrupt excited utterance",
"a loud complaint or protest or reproach",
"an exclamatory rhetorical device"
]
} | [
"an abrupt excited utterance"
] | [
"exclamation%1:10:00::"
] |
Muffling an exclamation, Russ sprang to the nearest steps and ran down. | Russ | {
"name": "person",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a human being",
"a human body (usually including the clothing)",
"a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party"
]
} | [
"a human being"
] | [
"person%1:03:00::"
] |
Muffling an exclamation, Russ sprang to the nearest steps and ran down. | sprang | {
"name": "spring",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the season of growth",
"a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed",
"a natural flow of ground water",
"a point at which water issues forth",
"the elasticity of something that can be stretched and... | [
"move forward by leaps and bounds"
] | [
"spring%2:38:01::"
] |
Muffling an exclamation, Russ sprang to the nearest steps and ran down. | nearest | {
"name": "near",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"move towards",
"not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances",
"being on the left side",
"closely resembling the genuine article",
"giving or spending with reluctance",
"with or in a close or intimate relationship",
"very clos... | [
"not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances"
] | [
"near%3:00:00::"
] |
Muffling an exclamation, Russ sprang to the nearest steps and ran down. | steps | {
"name": "steps",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a flight of stairs or a flight of steps",
"the course along which a person has walked or is walking in",
"any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal",
"the distance covered by a step",
"the act of changing location by raising the foot and ... | [
"a flight of stairs or a flight of steps"
] | [
"steps%1:06:00::"
] |
Muffling an exclamation, Russ sprang to the nearest steps and ran down. | ran down | {
"name": "run_down",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"trace",
"move downward",
"injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle",
"use up all one's strength and energy and stop working",
"examine hastily",
"deplete",
"pursue until captured"
]
} | [
"move downward"
] | [
"run_down%2:38:02::"
] |
As luck had it, he had not gone twenty feet in the street before Pat appeared. | luck | {
"name": "luck",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)",
"an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another",
"an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favor... | [
"an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another"
] | [
"luck%1:19:00::"
] |
As luck had it, he had not gone twenty feet in the street before Pat appeared. | had | {
"name": "have",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a person who possesses great material wealth",
"have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense",
"have as a feature",
"go through (mental or physical states or experiences)",
"have ownership or possession of",
"cause to move; cause t... | [
"cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner"
] | [
"have%2:32:00::"
] |
As luck had it, he had not gone twenty feet in the street before Pat appeared. | not | {
"name": "not",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"negation of a word or group of words"
]
} | [
"negation of a word or group of words"
] | [
"not%4:02:00::"
] |
As luck had it, he had not gone twenty feet in the street before Pat appeared. | gone | {
"name": "go",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)",
"street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine",
"a usually brief attempt",
"a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the o... | [
"change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically"
] | [
"go%2:38:00::"
] |
As luck had it, he had not gone twenty feet in the street before Pat appeared. | twenty | {
"name": "twenty",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one",
"a United States bill worth 20 dollars",
"denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units"
]
} | [
"denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units"
] | [
"twenty%5:00:00:cardinal:00"
] |
As luck had it, he had not gone twenty feet in the street before Pat appeared. | feet | {
"name": "foot",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint",
"a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard",
"the lower part of anything",
"the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings",
"lowest support of a structur... | [
"a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard"
] | [
"foot%1:23:00::"
] |
As luck had it, he had not gone twenty feet in the street before Pat appeared. | street | {
"name": "street",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings",
"the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel",
"the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there ... | [
"a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings"
] | [
"street%1:06:00::"
] |
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