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The Jew was the safest victim.
Jew
{ "name": "jew", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties" ] }
[ "a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties" ]
[ "jew%1:18:00::" ]
The Jew was the safest victim.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The Jew was the safest victim.
safest
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[ "free from danger or the risk of harm" ]
[ "safe%3:00:01::" ]
The Jew was the safest victim.
victim
{ "name": "victim", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance", "a person who is tricked or swindled" ] }
[ "an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance" ]
[ "victim%1:18:00::" ]
No Jew was on hand to boycott his financially struggling theater.
Jew
{ "name": "jew", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties" ] }
[ "a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties" ]
[ "jew%1:18:00::" ]
No Jew was on hand to boycott his financially struggling theater.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
No Jew was on hand to boycott his financially struggling theater.
on hand
{ "name": "on_hand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "readily available" ] }
[ "readily available" ]
[ "on_hand%5:00:00:available:00" ]
No Jew was on hand to boycott his financially struggling theater.
boycott
{ "name": "boycott", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies", "refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with" ] }
[ "refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with" ]
[ "boycott%2:41:00::" ]
No Jew was on hand to boycott his financially struggling theater.
financially
{ "name": "financially", "sense_definitions_list": [ "from a financial point of view" ] }
[ "from a financial point of view" ]
[ "financially%4:02:00::" ]
No Jew was on hand to boycott his financially struggling theater.
struggling
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[ "engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity" ]
[ "struggling%5:00:00:troubled:00" ]
No Jew was on hand to boycott his financially struggling theater.
theater
{ "name": "theater", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented", "the art of writing and producing plays", "a region in which active military operations are in progress" ] }
[ "a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented" ]
[ "theater%1:06:00::" ]
It would have been unwise policy, for instance, to apply the pound of flesh characterization to the thrifty Scotchman.
been
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It would have been unwise policy, for instance, to apply the pound of flesh characterization to the thrifty Scotchman.
unwise
{ "name": "unwise", "sense_definitions_list": [ "showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom", "not appropriate to the purpose" ] }
[ "showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom" ]
[ "unwise%5:00:00:foolish:00" ]
It would have been unwise policy, for instance, to apply the pound of flesh characterization to the thrifty Scotchman.
policy
{ "name": "policy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group", "a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government", "written contract or certificate of insurance" ] }
[ "a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group" ]
[ "policy%1:09:00::" ]
It would have been unwise policy, for instance, to apply the pound of flesh characterization to the thrifty Scotchman.
for instance
{ "name": "for_instance", "sense_definitions_list": [ "as an example" ] }
[ "as an example" ]
[ "for_instance%4:02:00::" ]
It would have been unwise policy, for instance, to apply the pound of flesh characterization to the thrifty Scotchman.
apply
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[ "refer (a word or name) to a person or thing" ]
[ "apply%2:32:01::" ]
It would have been unwise policy, for instance, to apply the pound of flesh characterization to the thrifty Scotchman.
pound
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[ "16 ounces avoirdupois" ]
[ "pound%1:23:09::" ]
It would have been unwise policy, for instance, to apply the pound of flesh characterization to the thrifty Scotchman.
flesh
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[ "alternative names for the body of a human being" ]
[ "flesh%1:08:01::" ]
It would have been unwise policy, for instance, to apply the pound of flesh characterization to the thrifty Scotchman.
characterization
{ "name": "characterization", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a graphic or vivid verbal description", "the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features", "acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture" ] }
[ "a graphic or vivid verbal description" ]
[ "characterization%1:10:00::" ]
It would have been unwise policy, for instance, to apply the pound of flesh characterization to the thrifty Scotchman.
thrifty
{ "name": "thrifty", "sense_definitions_list": [ "careful and diligent in the use of resources", "mindful of the future in spending money" ] }
[ "careful and diligent in the use of resources" ]
[ "thrifty%3:00:00::" ]
It would have been unwise policy, for instance, to apply the pound of flesh characterization to the thrifty Scotchman.
Scotchman
{ "name": "scotchman", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a native or inhabitant of Scotland" ] }
[ "a native or inhabitant of Scotland" ]
[ "scotchman%1:18:00::" ]
Just as now anyone may hurl insults at a citizen of Mars, or even of Tikopia, and no senatorial investigation will result.
Just
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[ "indicating exactness or preciseness" ]
[ "just%4:02:05::" ]
Just as now anyone may hurl insults at a citizen of Mars, or even of Tikopia, and no senatorial investigation will result.
now
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[ "in these times; - Nancy Mitford" ]
[ "now%4:02:00::" ]
Just as now anyone may hurl insults at a citizen of Mars, or even of Tikopia, and no senatorial investigation will result.
hurl
{ "name": "hurl", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a violent throw", "throw forcefully", "make a thrusting forward movement", "utter with force; utter vehemently" ] }
[ "throw forcefully" ]
[ "hurl%2:35:00::" ]
Just as now anyone may hurl insults at a citizen of Mars, or even of Tikopia, and no senatorial investigation will result.
insults
{ "name": "insult", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a rude expression intended to offend or hurt", "a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect", "treat, mention, or speak to rudely" ] }
[ "a rude expression intended to offend or hurt" ]
[ "insult%1:10:00::" ]
Just as now anyone may hurl insults at a citizen of Mars, or even of Tikopia, and no senatorial investigation will result.
citizen
{ "name": "citizen", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community" ] }
[ "a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community" ]
[ "citizen%1:18:00::" ]
Just as now anyone may hurl insults at a citizen of Mars, or even of Tikopia, and no senatorial investigation will result.
Mars
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[ "a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color" ]
[ "mars%1:17:00::" ]
Just as now anyone may hurl insults at a citizen of Mars, or even of Tikopia, and no senatorial investigation will result.
even
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[ "used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected" ]
[ "even%4:02:00::" ]
Just as now anyone may hurl insults at a citizen of Mars, or even of Tikopia, and no senatorial investigation will result.
Tikopia
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[ "a point or extent in space" ]
[ "location%1:03:00::" ]
Just as now anyone may hurl insults at a citizen of Mars, or even of Tikopia, and no senatorial investigation will result.
senatorial
{ "name": "senatorial", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to senators" ] }
[ "of or relating to senators" ]
[ "senatorial%3:01:00::" ]
Just as now anyone may hurl insults at a citizen of Mars, or even of Tikopia, and no senatorial investigation will result.
investigation
{ "name": "investigation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities", "the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically" ] }
[ "an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities" ]
[ "investigation%1:09:00::" ]
Just as now anyone may hurl insults at a citizen of Mars, or even of Tikopia, and no senatorial investigation will result.
result
{ "name": "result", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon", "a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem", "something that results", "the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the...
[ "issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end" ]
[ "result%2:42:00::" ]
Who cares about them!
cares
{ "name": "care", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something", "judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger", "an anxious feeling", "a cause for feeling concern", "attention and management implying responsibility for safety", "activity ...
[ "be concerned with", "feel concern or interest" ]
[ "care%2:37:12::", "care%2:37:02::" ]
Shakespeare does not tell us that Shylock was an aberrant individual.
Shakespeare
{ "name": "shakespeare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)" ] }
[ "English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)" ]
[ "shakespeare%1:18:00::" ]
Shakespeare does not tell us that Shylock was an aberrant individual.
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::" ]
Shakespeare does not tell us that Shylock was an aberrant individual.
tell
{ "name": "tell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)", "exp...
[ "express in words" ]
[ "tell%2:32:04::" ]
Shakespeare does not tell us that Shylock was an aberrant individual.
Shylock
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Shakespeare does not tell us that Shylock was an aberrant individual.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Shakespeare does not tell us that Shylock was an aberrant individual.
aberrant
{ "name": "aberrant", "sense_definitions_list": [ "one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group", "markedly different from an accepted norm" ] }
[ "markedly different from an accepted norm" ]
[ "aberrant%5:00:00:abnormal:00" ]
Shakespeare does not tell us that Shylock was an aberrant individual.
individual
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "individual%1:03:00::" ]
He sets him forth as being typical of the group.
sets
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[ "state" ]
[ "set_forth%2:32:00::" ]
He sets him forth as being typical of the group.
being
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
He sets him forth as being typical of the group.
typical
{ "name": "typical", "sense_definitions_list": [ "exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category", "of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; - Curtis Wilkie", "conforming to a type" ] }
[ "exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category" ]
[ "typical%3:00:00::" ]
He sets him forth as being typical of the group.
group
{ "name": "group", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit", "(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule", "a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse", "arra...
[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
He tells of his `` Jewish heart '' - not a Shylockian heart ; but a Jewish heart.
tells
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[ "express in words" ]
[ "tell%2:32:04::" ]
He tells of his `` Jewish heart '' - not a Shylockian heart ; but a Jewish heart.
Jewish
{ "name": "jewish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion" ] }
[ "of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion" ]
[ "jewish%3:01:01::" ]
He tells of his `` Jewish heart '' - not a Shylockian heart ; but a Jewish heart.
heart
{ "name": "heart", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the locus of feelings and intuitions", "the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body", "the courage to carry on", "an area that is approximately central within som...
[ "the locus of feelings and intuitions" ]
[ "heart%1:09:00::" ]
He tells of his `` Jewish heart '' - not a Shylockian heart ; but a Jewish heart.
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 tells of his `` Jewish heart '' - not a Shylockian heart ; but a Jewish heart.
heart
{ "name": "heart", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the locus of feelings and intuitions", "the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body", "the courage to carry on", "an area that is approximately central within som...
[ "the locus of feelings and intuitions" ]
[ "heart%1:09:00::" ]
He tells of his `` Jewish heart '' - not a Shylockian heart ; but a Jewish heart.
Jewish
{ "name": "jewish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion" ] }
[ "of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion" ]
[ "jewish%3:01:01::" ]
He tells of his `` Jewish heart '' - not a Shylockian heart ; but a Jewish heart.
heart
{ "name": "heart", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the locus of feelings and intuitions", "the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body", "the courage to carry on", "an area that is approximately central within som...
[ "the locus of feelings and intuitions" ]
[ "heart%1:09:00::" ]
This would make anyone crafty and cruel, capable of fiendish revenge.
make
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[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
This would make anyone crafty and cruel, capable of fiendish revenge.
crafty
{ "name": "crafty", "sense_definitions_list": [ "marked by skill in deception" ] }
[ "marked by skill in deception" ]
[ "crafty%5:00:00:artful:00" ]
This would make anyone crafty and cruel, capable of fiendish revenge.
capable
{ "name": "capable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability", "possibly accepting or permitting", "(followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for", "having the requisite qualities for", "have the skills and qualifications to do things wel...
[ "possibly accepting or permitting" ]
[ "capable%5:00:00:susceptible:00" ]
This would make anyone crafty and cruel, capable of fiendish revenge.
fiendish
{ "name": "fiendish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell" ] }
[ "extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell" ]
[ "fiendish%5:00:00:evil:00" ]
This would make anyone crafty and cruel, capable of fiendish revenge.
revenge
{ "name": "revenge", "sense_definitions_list": [ "action taken in return for an injury or offense", "take revenge for a perceived wrong" ] }
[ "action taken in return for an injury or offense" ]
[ "revenge%1:04:00::" ]
There is no justification for such misrepresentation.
is
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[ "have an existence, be extant" ]
[ "be%2:42:00::" ]
There is no justification for such misrepresentation.
no
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[ "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::" ]
There is no justification for such misrepresentation.
justification
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[ "something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary" ]
[ "justification%1:09:00::" ]
There is no justification for such misrepresentation.
misrepresentation
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[ "a misleading falsehood" ]
[ "misrepresentation%1:10:00::" ]
If living Jews were unavailable for study, the Bible was at hand.
Jews
{ "name": "jew", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties" ] }
[ "a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties" ]
[ "jew%1:18:00::" ]
If living Jews were unavailable for study, the Bible was at hand.
were
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
If living Jews were unavailable for study, the Bible was at hand.
unavailable
{ "name": "unavailable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not available or accessible or at hand" ] }
[ "not available or accessible or at hand" ]
[ "unavailable%3:00:00::" ]
If living Jews were unavailable for study, the Bible was at hand.
study
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[ "a detailed critical inspection" ]
[ "study%1:04:00::" ]
If living Jews were unavailable for study, the Bible was at hand.
Bible
{ "name": "bible", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the sacred writings of the Christian religions", "a book regarded as authoritative in its field" ] }
[ "the sacred writings of the Christian religions" ]
[ "bible%1:10:00::" ]
If living Jews were unavailable for study, the Bible was at hand.
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::" ]
If living Jews were unavailable for study, the Bible was at hand.
at hand
{ "name": "at_hand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "close in space; within reach", "close in time; about to occur" ] }
[ "close in space; within reach" ]
[ "at_hand%5:00:02:close:01" ]
Reading the Old Testament would have shown the dramatist that the ideas attributed to Shylock were abhorrent to the Jews.
Reading
{ "name": "read", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that is read", "interpret something that is written or printed", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed", "obtain data from magnetic tapes", "interpret th...
[ "interpret something that is written or printed" ]
[ "read%2:31:00::" ]
Reading the Old Testament would have shown the dramatist that the ideas attributed to Shylock were abhorrent to the Jews.
Old Testament
{ "name": "old_testament", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible" ] }
[ "the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible" ]
[ "old_testament%1:10:00::" ]
Reading the Old Testament would have shown the dramatist that the ideas attributed to Shylock were abhorrent to the Jews.
shown
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[ "provide evidence for" ]
[ "show%2:32:00::" ]
Reading the Old Testament would have shown the dramatist that the ideas attributed to Shylock were abhorrent to the Jews.
dramatist
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[ "someone who writes plays" ]
[ "dramatist%1:18:00::" ]
Reading the Old Testament would have shown the dramatist that the ideas attributed to Shylock were abhorrent to the Jews.
ideas
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Reading the Old Testament would have shown the dramatist that the ideas attributed to Shylock were abhorrent to the Jews.
attributed
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Reading the Old Testament would have shown the dramatist that the ideas attributed to Shylock were abhorrent to the Jews.
Shylock
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Reading the Old Testament would have shown the dramatist that the ideas attributed to Shylock were abhorrent to the Jews.
were
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Reading the Old Testament would have shown the dramatist that the ideas attributed to Shylock were abhorrent to the Jews.
abhorrent
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Reading the Old Testament would have shown the dramatist that the ideas attributed to Shylock were abhorrent to the Jews.
Jews
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[ "a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties" ]
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Are we better off for having Shakespeare 's idea of Shylock?
Are
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
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Are we better off for having Shakespeare 's idea of Shylock?
better off
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Are we better off for having Shakespeare 's idea of Shylock?
having
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Are we better off for having Shakespeare 's idea of Shylock?
Shakespeare
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Are we better off for having Shakespeare 's idea of Shylock?
idea
{ "name": "idea", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about", "your intention; what you intend to do", "a personal view", "an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth", "(music) melodic subject of a musical composition" ] }
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Are we better off for having Shakespeare 's idea of Shylock?
Shylock
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Studying The Merchant of Venice in high school and college has given many young people their notions about Jews.
Studying
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Studying The Merchant of Venice in high school and college has given many young people their notions about Jews.
high school
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Studying The Merchant of Venice in high school and college has given many young people their notions about Jews.
college
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Studying The Merchant of Venice in high school and college has given many young people their notions about Jews.
given
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[ "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense" ]
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Studying The Merchant of Venice in high school and college has given many young people their notions about Jews.
many
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Studying The Merchant of Venice in high school and college has given many young people their notions about Jews.
young
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[ "(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth" ]
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Studying The Merchant of Venice in high school and college has given many young people their notions about Jews.
people
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[ "(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively" ]
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Studying The Merchant of Venice in high school and college has given many young people their notions about Jews.
notions
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[ "a vague idea in which some confidence is placed" ]
[ "notion%1:09:02::" ]
Studying The Merchant of Venice in high school and college has given many young people their notions about Jews.
Jews
{ "name": "jew", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties" ] }
[ "a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties" ]
[ "jew%1:18:00::" ]
Does this help the non-Jew to understand this group?
help
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[ "help%2:42:00::" ]
Does this help the non-Jew to understand this group?
non-Jew
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[ "a Christian as contrasted with a Jew" ]
[ "non-jew%1:18:00::" ]
Does this help the non-Jew to understand this group?
understand
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[ "know and comprehend the nature or meaning of" ]
[ "understand%2:31:00::" ]
Does this help the non-Jew to understand this group?
group
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[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
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Thomas de Torquemada, Inquisitor-General of the Spanish Inquisition, put many persons to death.
Thomas de Torquemada
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[ "a human being" ]
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Thomas de Torquemada, Inquisitor-General of the Spanish Inquisition, put many persons to death.
Spanish Inquisition
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Thomas de Torquemada, Inquisitor-General of the Spanish Inquisition, put many persons to death.
put
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Thomas de Torquemada, Inquisitor-General of the Spanish Inquisition, put many persons to death.
many
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