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Halting, Pat turned to survey him deliberately.
survey
{ "name": "survey", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a detailed critical inspection", "short descriptive summary (of events)", "the act of looking or seeing or observing", "consider in a comprehensive way", "look over carefully or inspect", "keep under surveillance", "hold a review (of troop...
[ "look over carefully or inspect" ]
[ "survey%2:39:00::" ]
Halting, Pat turned to survey him deliberately.
deliberately
{ "name": "deliberately", "sense_definitions_list": [ "with intention; in an intentional manner", "in a deliberate unhurried manner" ] }
[ "in a deliberate unhurried manner" ]
[ "deliberately%4:02:01::" ]
He did not reply, going on toward the back.
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::" ]
He did not reply, going on toward the back.
reply
{ "name": "reply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation", "the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange", "react verbally" ] }
[ "react verbally" ]
[ "reply%2:32:00::" ]
He did not reply, going on toward the back.
going on
{ "name": "go_on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", "come to pass", "move forward, also in the metaphorical sense", "continue talking; he continued,", "start running, functioning, or operating" ] }
[ "move forward, also in the metaphorical sense" ]
[ "go_on%2:38:00::" ]
He did not reply, going on toward the back.
back
{ "name": "back", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine", "the side that goes last or is not normally seen", "the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer", "(football) a person who plays in the backfield", ...
[ "the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer" ]
[ "back%1:15:02::" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
Less
{ "name": "less", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree", "(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality", "(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer", "used to form the ...
[ "used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs" ]
[ "less%4:02:00::" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
assured
{ "name": "assured", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make certain of", "inform positively and with certainty and confidence", "assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence", "be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something", "cause ...
[ "marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence" ]
[ "assured%5:00:00:confident:00" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
tall
{ "name": "tall", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a garment size for a tall person", "great in vertical dimension; high in stature", "lofty in style", "impressively difficult", "too improbable to admit of belief" ] }
[ "great in vertical dimension; high in stature" ]
[ "tall%3:00:00::" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
wide
{ "name": "wide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other", "broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner", "(used of eyes) fully open or extended", "very large in expanse or scope", "great in degree", "having ample fabric", "not on t...
[ "having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other" ]
[ "wide%3:00:00::" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
shouldered
{ "name": "shouldered", "sense_definitions_list": [ "lift onto one's shoulders", "push with the shoulders", "carry a burden, either real or metaphoric", "having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form" ] }
[ "having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form" ]
[ "shouldered%3:01:00::" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
man
{ "name": "man", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)", "someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force", "the generic use of the word to refer to any human being", "any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized b...
[ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)" ]
[ "man%1:18:00::" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
in the lead
{ "name": "in_the_lead", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having the leading position or higher score in a contest", "leading or ahead in a competition" ] }
[ "leading or ahead in a competition" ]
[ "in_the_lead%4:02:00::" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
Cobb
{ "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::" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
followed
{ "name": "follow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to travel behind, go after, come after", "be later in time", "come as a logical consequence; follow logically", "travel along a certain course", "act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes", "come after in time, as a result", ...
[ "to travel behind, go after, come after" ]
[ "follow%2:38:00::" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
alertly
{ "name": "alertly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in mentally perceptive and responsive way" ] }
[ "in mentally perceptive and responsive way" ]
[ "alertly%4:02:00::" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
hand
{ "name": "hand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb", "a hired laborer on a farm or ranch", "something written by hand", "ability", "a position given by its location to the side of an object", "the cards held in a card game by a given player at any ...
[ "the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb" ]
[ "hand%1:08:00::" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
gun
{ "name": "gun", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)", "large but transportable armament", "a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)", "a professional killer who uses a gun", "a hand-operated pump t...
[ "a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)" ]
[ "gun%1:06:00::" ]
Less assured than the tall, wide shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.
butt
{ "name": "butt", "sense_definitions_list": [ "thick end of the handle", "the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots", "a victim of ridicule or pranks", "the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on", "sports equipment consisting of an ...
[ "thick end of the handle" ]
[ "butt%1:06:00::" ]
The bartender measured this situation with heavy eyes and decided he wanted no part of it.
bartender
{ "name": "bartender", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar" ] }
[ "an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar" ]
[ "bartender%1:18:00::" ]
The bartender measured this situation with heavy eyes and decided he wanted no part of it.
measured
{ "name": "measure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal", "how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify", "a statute in draft before it becomes law", "the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule"...
[ "evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of" ]
[ "measure%2:31:01::" ]
The bartender measured this situation with heavy eyes and decided he wanted no part of it.
situation
{ "name": "situation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - Franklin D.Roosevelt", "a condition or position in which you find yourself", "a complex or critical or unusual difficulty", "physical position in relation to the s...
[ "the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - Franklin D.Roosevelt" ]
[ "situation%1:26:00::" ]
The bartender measured this situation with heavy eyes and decided he wanted no part of it.
heavy
{ "name": "heavy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an actor who plays villainous roles", "a serious (or tragic) role in a play", "of comparatively great physical weight or density", "unusually great in degree or quantity or number", "of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and mo...
[ "marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness" ]
[ "heavy%3:00:02::" ]
The bartender measured this situation with heavy eyes and decided he wanted no part of it.
eyes
{ "name": "eye", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the organ of sight", "good discernment (either visually or as if visually)", "attention to what is seen", "an area that is approximately central within some larger region", "a small hole or loop (as in a needle)", "look at" ] }
[ "the organ of sight" ]
[ "eye%1:08:00::" ]
The bartender measured this situation with heavy eyes and decided he wanted no part of it.
decided
{ "name": "decide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something", "bring to an end; settle conclusively", "cause to decide", "influence or determine" ] }
[ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something" ]
[ "decide%2:31:00::" ]
The bartender measured this situation with heavy eyes and decided he wanted no part of it.
wanted
{ "name": "want", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of extreme poverty", "the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable", "anything that is necessary but lacking", "a specific feeling of desire", "feel or have a desire for; want strongly", "have need of", "hunt or look ...
[ "feel or have a desire for; want strongly" ]
[ "want%2:37:00::" ]
The bartender measured this situation with heavy eyes and decided he wanted no part of it.
part
{ "name": "part", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something determined in relation to something that includes it", "something less than the whole of a human artifact", "a portion of a natural object", "that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation", "the extended spatia...
[ "that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation" ]
[ "part%1:09:02::" ]
He said no more.
said
{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...
[ "speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way" ]
[ "say%2:32:02::" ]
He said no more.
no
{ "name": "no", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a negative", "a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known", "quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of", ...
[ "quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of" ]
[ "no%3:00:00::" ]
A hall opened in back of the bar, running toward an ell.
hall
{ "name": "hall", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open", "a large entrance or reception room or area", "a large room for gatherings or entertainment", "a college or university building containing living quarters for students", "the large room of a ma...
[ "an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open" ]
[ "hall%1:06:03::" ]
A hall opened in back of the bar, running toward an ell.
opened
{ "name": "open", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water", "where the air is unconfined", "a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play", "information that has become public", "cause to open or to become open", "start to opera...
[ "become open" ]
[ "open%2:35:06::" ]
A hall opened in back of the bar, running toward an ell.
back
{ "name": "back", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine", "the side that goes last or is not normally seen", "the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer", "(football) a person who plays in the backfield", ...
[ "at or to or toward the back or rear" ]
[ "back%4:02:00::" ]
A hall opened in back of the bar, running toward an ell.
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 counter where you can obtain food or drink" ]
[ "bar%1:06:05::" ]
A hall opened in back of the bar, running toward an ell.
running
{ "name": "run", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely", "the act of testing something", "a race run on foot", "an unbroken series of events", "(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the o...
[ "stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point" ]
[ "run%2:42:00::" ]
A hall opened in back of the bar, running toward an ell.
ell
{ "name": "ell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building" ] }
[ "an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building" ]
[ "ell%1:06:00::" ]
Pat moved into it.
Pat
{ "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::" ]
Pat moved into it.
moved into
{ "name": "move_into", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to come or go into" ] }
[ "to come or go into" ]
[ "move_into%2:38:00::" ]
Small rooms, probably for cards, opened off on either side.
Small
{ "name": "small", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the slender part of the back", "a garment size for a small person", "limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent", "limited in size or scope", "(of children and animals) young, immature", "slight or limited; especially...
[ "limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent" ]
[ "small%3:00:00::" ]
Small rooms, probably for cards, opened off on either side.
rooms
{ "name": "room", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling", "space for movement", "opportunity for", "the people who are present in a room", "live and take one's meals at or in" ] }
[ "an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling" ]
[ "room%1:06:00::" ]
Small rooms, probably for cards, opened off on either side.
probably
{ "name": "probably", "sense_definitions_list": [ "with considerable certainty; without much doubt", "easy to believe on the basis of available evidence" ] }
[ "with considerable certainty; without much doubt" ]
[ "probably%4:02:00::" ]
Small rooms, probably for cards, opened off on either side.
cards
{ "name": "cards", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a game played with playing cards", "one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes", "a card certifying the identity of the bearer", "a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send...
[ "a game played with playing cards" ]
[ "cards%1:04:00::" ]
Small rooms, probably for cards, opened off on either side.
opened
{ "name": "open", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water", "where the air is unconfined", "a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play", "information that has become public", "cause to open or to become open", "start to opera...
[ "have an opening or passage or outlet" ]
[ "open%2:42:00::" ]
Small rooms, probably for cards, opened off on either side.
side
{ "name": "side", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location", "one of two or more contesting groups", "either the left or right half of a body", "a surface forming part of the outside of an object", "an extended outer surface of an...
[ "a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location" ]
[ "side%1:15:02::" ]
All the doors were open at this hour except one, and it was toward this that Stevens made his way with Russ close at his shoulder.
doors
{ "name": "door", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle", "the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close", "anything providing a means of access (o...
[ "a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle" ]
[ "door%1:06:00::" ]
All the doors were open at this hour except one, and it was toward this that Stevens made his way with Russ close at his shoulder.
were
{ "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::" ]
All the doors were open at this hour except one, and it was toward this that Stevens made his way with Russ close at his shoulder.
open
{ "name": "open", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water", "where the air is unconfined", "a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play", "information that has become public", "cause to open or to become open", "start to opera...
[ "affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed" ]
[ "open%3:00:01::" ]
All the doors were open at this hour except one, and it was toward this that Stevens made his way with Russ close at his shoulder.
hour
{ "name": "hour", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day", "clock time", "a special and memorable period", "distance measured by the time taken to cover it" ] }
[ "clock time" ]
[ "hour%1:28:01::" ]
All the doors were open at this hour except one, and it was toward this that Stevens made his way with Russ close at his shoulder.
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::" ]
All the doors were open at this hour except one, and it was toward this that Stevens made his way with Russ close at his shoulder.
made
{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...
[ "reach a goal, e.g.," ]
[ "make%2:38:02::" ]
All the doors were open at this hour except one, and it was toward this that Stevens made his way with Russ close at his shoulder.
way
{ "name": "way", "sense_definitions_list": [ "how something is done or how it happens", "how a result is obtained or an end is achieved", "a line leading to a place or point", "the condition of things generally", "a course of conduct", "any artifact consisting of a road or path affording pas...
[ "a line leading to a place or point" ]
[ "way%1:15:00::" ]
All the doors were open at this hour except one, and it was toward this that Stevens made his way with Russ close at his shoulder.
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::" ]
All the doors were open at this hour except one, and it was toward this that Stevens made his way with Russ close at his shoulder.
close
{ "name": "close", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the temporal end; the concluding time", "the last section of a communication", "the concluding part of any performance", "move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut", "become closed", "cease to operate or cause to cease operati...
[ "near in time or place or relationship" ]
[ "close%4:02:01::" ]
All the doors were open at this hour except one, and it was toward this that Stevens made his way with Russ close at his shoulder.
shoulder
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[ "the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm" ]
[ "shoulder%1:08:00::" ]
The door was locked.
door
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[ "a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle" ]
[ "door%1:06:00::" ]
The door was locked.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
A single kick made it spring open, shuddering.
single
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[ "being or characteristic of a single thing or person" ]
[ "single%3:00:00::" ]
A single kick made it spring open, shuddering.
kick
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[ "the act of delivering a blow with the foot" ]
[ "kick%1:04:00::" ]
A single kick made it spring open, shuddering.
made
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[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
A single kick made it spring open, shuddering.
spring
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[ "spring back; spring away from an impact" ]
[ "spring%2:38:00::" ]
A single kick made it spring open, shuddering.
open
{ "name": "open", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water", "where the air is unconfined", "a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play", "information that has become public", "cause to open or to become open", "start to opera...
[ "affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed" ]
[ "open%3:00:01::" ]
A single kick made it spring open, shuddering.
shuddering
{ "name": "shudder", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an almost pleasurable sensation of fright", "an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)", "shake, as from cold", "tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement" ] }
[ "tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement" ]
[ "shudder%2:38:00::" ]
Pat saw Gyp Carmer staggering forward, a half filled bottle upraised as if to strike.
Pat
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Pat saw Gyp Carmer staggering forward, a half filled bottle upraised as if to strike.
saw
{ "name": "see", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located", "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...
[ "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]
[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
Pat saw Gyp Carmer staggering forward, a half filled bottle upraised as if to strike.
Gyp Carmer
{ "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::" ]
Pat saw Gyp Carmer staggering forward, a half filled bottle upraised as if to strike.
staggering
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[ "walk as if unable to control one's movements" ]
[ "stagger%2:38:00::" ]
Pat saw Gyp Carmer staggering forward, a half filled bottle upraised as if to strike.
forward
{ "name": "forward", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey", "a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team", "send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit", "at or near or directe...
[ "at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)" ]
[ "forward%4:02:00::" ]
Pat saw Gyp Carmer staggering forward, a half filled bottle upraised as if to strike.
half
{ "name": "half", "sense_definitions_list": [ "one of two equal parts of a divisible whole", "one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval", "consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity", "partial", "(of...
[ "consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity" ]
[ "half%5:00:00:fractional:00" ]
Pat saw Gyp Carmer staggering forward, a half filled bottle upraised as if to strike.
filled
{ "name": "filled", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make full, also in a metaphorical sense", "become full", "occupy the whole of", "assume, as of positions or roles", "fill or meet a want or need", "appoint someone to (a position or a job)", "eat until one is sated", "fill to satisfact...
[ "(usually followed by `with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with" ]
[ "filled%5:00:01:full:00" ]
Pat saw Gyp Carmer staggering forward, a half filled bottle upraised as if to strike.
bottle
{ "name": "bottle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped", "the quantity contained in a bottle", "a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with mi...
[ "a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped" ]
[ "bottle%1:06:00::" ]
Pat saw Gyp Carmer staggering forward, a half filled bottle upraised as if to strike.
upraised
{ "name": "upraised", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to become alive again", "held up in the air" ] }
[ "held up in the air" ]
[ "upraised%5:00:00:raised:00" ]
Pat saw Gyp Carmer staggering forward, a half filled bottle upraised as if to strike.
strike
{ "name": "strike", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions", "an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective", "a gentle blow", "a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball", "(b...
[ "deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon" ]
[ "strike%2:35:00::" ]
Russ sprang through to bat it nimbly aside.
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::" ]
Russ sprang through to bat it nimbly aside.
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::" ]
Russ sprang through to bat it nimbly aside.
bat
{ "name": "bat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate", "(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit", "a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash", "the cl...
[ "strike with, or as if with a baseball bat" ]
[ "bat%2:35:01::" ]
Russ sprang through to bat it nimbly aside.
nimbly
{ "name": "nimbly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease; - Charles Dickens" ] }
[ "in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease; - Charles Dickens" ]
[ "nimbly%4:02:00::" ]
Russ sprang through to bat it nimbly aside.
aside
{ "name": "aside", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage", "a message that departs from the main subject", "on or to one side", "out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)", "not taken into account or excluded fr...
[ "on or to one side" ]
[ "aside%4:02:00::" ]
With a bellow Carmer lunged at him.
bellow
{ "name": "bellow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)", "United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)", "shout loudly and without restraint", "make a loud noise, as of animal" ] }
[ "a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)" ]
[ "bellow%1:10:00::" ]
With a bellow Carmer lunged at him.
Carmer
{ "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::" ]
With a bellow Carmer lunged at him.
lunged
{ "name": "lunge", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of moving forward suddenly", "(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward", "make a thrusting forward movement" ] }
[ "make a thrusting forward movement" ]
[ "lunge%2:38:00::" ]
But he was more than half drunk, and his faculties were dulled.
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::" ]
But he was more than half drunk, and his faculties were dulled.
half
{ "name": "half", "sense_definitions_list": [ "one of two equal parts of a divisible whole", "one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval", "consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity", "partial", "(of...
[ "consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity" ]
[ "half%5:00:00:fractional:00" ]
But he was more than half drunk, and his faculties were dulled.
drunk
{ "name": "drunk", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a chronic drinker", "someone who is intoxicated", "take in liquids", "consume alcohol", "propose a toast to", "be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to", "drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic", "stupefied o...
[ "stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)" ]
[ "drunk%3:00:00::" ]
But he was more than half drunk, and his faculties were dulled.
faculties
{ "name": "faculty", "sense_definitions_list": [ "one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind", "the body of teachers and administrators at a school" ] }
[ "one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind" ]
[ "faculty%1:09:00::" ]
But he was more than half drunk, and his faculties were dulled.
were
{ "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::" ]
But he was more than half drunk, and his faculties were dulled.
dulled
{ "name": "dulled", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make dull in appearance", "become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness", "deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping", "make numb or insensitive", "make dull or blunt", "become less interesting or attractive", ...
[ "having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure" ]
[ "dulled%5:00:00:uninterested:00" ]
Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan.
Cobb
{ "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::" ]
Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan.
unleashed
{ "name": "unleash", "sense_definitions_list": [ "release or vent", "release from a leash", "turn loose or free from restraint" ] }
[ "release or vent" ]
[ "unleash%2:35:00::" ]
Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan.
single
{ "name": "single", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base", "the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number", "hit a single", "being or characteristic of a single thing or person", "used of flowers having usually only one row or w...
[ "being or characteristic of a single thing or person" ]
[ "single%3:00:00::" ]
Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan.
powerful
{ "name": "powerful", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having great power or force or potency or effect", "strong enough to knock down or overwhelm", "having great influence", "(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful", "displaying superhuman strength or power", ...
[ "strong enough to knock down or overwhelm" ]
[ "powerful%5:00:02:strong:00" ]
Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan.
jab
{ "name": "jab", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)", "a quick short straight punch", "the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow", "poke or thrust abruptly", "strike or punch with quick and short blows", "stab or pierce" ] }
[ "a quick short straight punch" ]
[ "jab%1:04:00::" ]
Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan.
sent
{ "name": "send", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to go somewhere", "to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place", "cause to be directed or transmitted to another place", "transport commercially", "assign to a station", "transfer", "cause to be admitted; o...
[ "cause to go somewhere" ]
[ "send%2:38:01::" ]
Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan.
Gyp
{ "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::" ]
Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan.
reeling
{ "name": "reel", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector", "music composed for dancing a reel", "winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod", "a winder around which thread or tape o...
[ "revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis" ]
[ "reel%2:38:03::" ]
Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan.
wildly
{ "name": "wildly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree", "in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner", "with violent and uncontrollable passion" ] }
[ "to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree" ]
[ "wildly%4:02:00::" ]
Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan.
crashing
{ "name": "crash", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a loud resonant repeating noise", "a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)", "a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)", "the act of colliding with something", "...
[ "fall or come down violently" ]
[ "crash%2:38:02::" ]
Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan.
down
{ "name": "down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "soft fine feathers", "(American football) a complete play to advance the football", "English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)", "(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil", "fine soft dense hair (as the f...
[ "spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position" ]
[ "down%4:02:00::" ]
Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan.
groan
{ "name": "groan", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an utterance expressing pain or disapproval", "indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure" ] }
[ "an utterance expressing pain or disapproval" ]
[ "groan%1:10:00::" ]
He started to struggle up, heaving desperately.
started
{ "name": "start", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the beginning of anything", "the time at which something is supposed to begin", "a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)", "a sudden involuntary movement", "the act of starting something", "a line indicating the location of the star...
[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]
[ "start%2:30:00::" ]
He started to struggle up, heaving desperately.
struggle
{ "name": "struggle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an energetic attempt to achieve something", "an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); --Thomas Paine", "strenuous effort", "make a strenuous or labored effort", "to exert strenuous effort against opposition", "climb awkwar...
[ "climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling" ]
[ "struggle%2:38:00::" ]
He started to struggle up, heaving desperately.
up
{ "name": "up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "raise", "being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level", "out of bed", "getting higher or more vigorous", "extending or moving toward a higher place", "(usually followed by `on' or `for') in re...
[ "spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position" ]
[ "up%4:02:00::" ]