Split (1)

train · 226k rows

Subsets and Splits

No community queries yet

The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.

context stringlengths 4 1.46k	target stringlengths 1 70	polysemous dict	correct_definitions_in_context listlengths 1 3	correct_definition_key listlengths 1 3
When Peter B. Kyne ( Pride of Palomar, 43 ) informed us in 1921 that we had an instinctive dislike for the Japanese, did the heated debates of the Californians settle the truth or falsity of the proposition?	heated	{ "name": "heated", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make hot or hotter", "provide with heat", "arouse or excite feelings and passions", "gain heat or get hot", "made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')", "marked by emotional heat; vehement" ] }	[ "marked by emotional heat; vehement" ]	[ "heated%5:00:00:hot:02" ]
When Peter B. Kyne ( Pride of Palomar, 43 ) informed us in 1921 that we had an instinctive dislike for the Japanese, did the heated debates of the Californians settle the truth or falsity of the proposition?	debates	{ "name": "debate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal", "the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)", "argue with one another", "think about carefully; weigh"...	[ "a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal" ]	[ "debate%1:10:01::" ]
When Peter B. Kyne ( Pride of Palomar, 43 ) informed us in 1921 that we had an instinctive dislike for the Japanese, did the heated debates of the Californians settle the truth or falsity of the proposition?	Californians	{ "name": "californian", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a native or resident of California", "of or relating to or characteristic of California or its inhabitants" ] }	[ "a native or resident of California" ]	[ "californian%1:18:00::" ]
When Peter B. Kyne ( Pride of Palomar, 43 ) informed us in 1921 that we had an instinctive dislike for the Japanese, did the heated debates of the Californians settle the truth or falsity of the proposition?	settle	{ "name": "settle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a long wooden bench with a back", "settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground", "bring to an end; settle conclusively", "settle conclusively; come to terms", "take up residence and become established", "come to terms", "go unde...	[ "settle conclusively; come to terms" ]	[ "settle%2:32:00::" ]
When Peter B. Kyne ( Pride of Palomar, 43 ) informed us in 1921 that we had an instinctive dislike for the Japanese, did the heated debates of the Californians settle the truth or falsity of the proposition?	truth	{ "name": "truth", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a fact that has been verified", "conformity to reality or actuality", "a true statement", "the quality of being near to the true value", "United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolit...	[ "conformity to reality or actuality" ]	[ "truth%1:26:00::" ]
When Peter B. Kyne ( Pride of Palomar, 43 ) informed us in 1921 that we had an instinctive dislike for the Japanese, did the heated debates of the Californians settle the truth or falsity of the proposition?	falsity	{ "name": "falsity", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of being false or untrue", "a false statement" ] }	[ "the state of being false or untrue" ]	[ "falsity%1:26:00::" ]
When Peter B. Kyne ( Pride of Palomar, 43 ) informed us in 1921 that we had an instinctive dislike for the Japanese, did the heated debates of the Californians settle the truth or falsity of the proposition?	proposition	{ "name": "proposition", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false", "a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection", "an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)", "the act of making a proposal", "a...	[ "(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false" ]	[ "proposition%1:10:00::" ]
The Leopard 's Spots came from the pen of Thomas Dixon in 1902, and in this he announced an `` unchangeable '' law.	came	{ "name": "come", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract", "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody", "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress", "come to pass; arriv...	[ "to be the product or result" ]	[ "come%2:42:04::" ]
The Leopard 's Spots came from the pen of Thomas Dixon in 1902, and in this he announced an `` unchangeable '' law.	pen	{ "name": "pen", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a writing implement with a point from which ink flows", "an enclosure for confining livestock", "a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play", "a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes", "female swan", "produce ...	[ "a writing implement with a point from which ink flows" ]	[ "pen%1:06:00::" ]
The Leopard 's Spots came from the pen of Thomas Dixon in 1902, and in this he announced an `` unchangeable '' law.	Thomas Dixon	{ "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::" ]
The Leopard 's Spots came from the pen of Thomas Dixon in 1902, and in this he announced an `` unchangeable '' law.	in this	{ "name": "in_this", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(formal) in or into that thing or place" ] }	[ "(formal) in or into that thing or place" ]	[ "in_this%4:02:00::" ]
The Leopard 's Spots came from the pen of Thomas Dixon in 1902, and in this he announced an `` unchangeable '' law.	announced	{ "name": "announce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make known; make an announcement", "announce publicly or officially", "give the names of", "foreshadow or presage" ] }	[ "make known; make an announcement" ]	[ "announce%2:32:00::" ]
The Leopard 's Spots came from the pen of Thomas Dixon in 1902, and in this he announced an `` unchangeable '' law.	unchangeable	{ "name": "unchangeable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not changeable or subject to change; -Ashley Montagu" ] }	[ "not changeable or subject to change; -Ashley Montagu" ]	[ "unchangeable%3:00:00::" ]
The Leopard 's Spots came from the pen of Thomas Dixon in 1902, and in this he announced an `` unchangeable '' law.	law	{ "name": "law", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the collection of rules imposed by authority", "legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity", "a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society", "a generalization t...	[ "a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society" ]	[ "law%1:09:00::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	child	{ "name": "child", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a young person of either sex", "a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age", "an immature childish person", "a member of a clan or tribe" ] }	[ "a young person of either sex" ]	[ "child%1:18:00::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	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...	[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]	[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	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::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	drop	{ "name": "drop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a shape that is spherical and small", "a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling", "a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity", "a steep high face of rock", "a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of...	[ "a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling" ]	[ "drop%1:23:00::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	Negro	{ "name": "negro", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)", "relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair" ] }	[ "a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)" ]	[ "negro%1:18:00::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	blood	{ "name": "blood", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets", "temperament or disposition", "a dissolute man in fashionable society", "the descendants of one individual", "people viewe...	[ "the descendants of one individual" ]	[ "blood%1:14:00::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	revert	{ "name": "revert", "sense_definitions_list": [ "go back to a previous state", "undergo reversion, as in a mutation" ] }	[ "go back to a previous state" ]	[ "revert%2:30:00::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	ancestral	{ "name": "ancestral", "sense_definitions_list": [ "inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent", "of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor" ] }	[ "inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent" ]	[ "ancestral%5:00:00:inheritable:00" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	line	{ "name": "line", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a formation of people or things one beside another", "a mark that is long relative to its width", "a formation of people or things one behind another", "a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point", "text ...	[ "the descendants of one individual" ]	[ "line%1:14:00::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	slaves	{ "name": "slave", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who is owned by someone", "someone who works as hard as a slave", "someone entirely dominated by some influence or person", "work very hard, like a slave" ] }	[ "a person who is owned by someone" ]	[ "slave%1:18:00::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	superior	{ "name": "superior", "sense_definitions_list": [ "one of greater rank or station or quality", "the head of a religious community", "a combatant who is able to defeat rivals", "the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes", "a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Super...	[ "of high or superior quality or performance" ]	[ "superior%3:00:02::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	race	{ "name": "race", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any competition", "a contest of speed", "people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock", "(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species", "the fl...	[ "people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock" ]	[ "race%1:14:00::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	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::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	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,...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "make%2:41:00::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	one	{ "name": "one", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number", "a single person or thing", "used of a single unit or thing; not two or more", "having the indivisible character of a unit", "of the same kind or quality", "used informally as an i...	[ "used of a single unit or thing; not two or more" ]	[ "one%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	step	{ "name": "step", "sense_definitions_list": [ "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 setting it down", "support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway", ...	[ "the distance covered by a step" ]	[ "step%1:23:00::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	progress	{ "name": "progress", "sense_definitions_list": [ "gradual improvement or growth or development", "the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)", "a movement forward", "develop in a positive way", "move forward, also in the metaphorical sense", "form or accumulate steadily" ] }	[ "gradual improvement or growth or development" ]	[ "progress%1:04:01::" ]
If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3000 years.	years	{ "name": "year", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days", "a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity", "the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution ...	[ "a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days" ]	[ "year%1:28:01::" ]
That doctrine has been accepted by many, but has it produced good results?	doctrine	{ "name": "doctrine", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school" ] }	[ "a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school" ]	[ "doctrine%1:09:00::" ]
That doctrine has been accepted by many, but has it produced good results?	accepted	{ "name": "accept", "sense_definitions_list": [ "consider or hold as true", "receive willingly something given or offered", "give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to", "react favorably to; consider right and proper", "admit into a group or community", "take on as one's own the expe...	[ "consider or hold as true" ]	[ "accept%2:31:00::" ]
That doctrine has been accepted by many, but has it produced good results?	many	{ "name": "many", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number" ] }	[ "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number" ]	[ "many%3:00:00::" ]
That doctrine has been accepted by many, but has it produced good results?	produced	{ "name": "produce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market", "bring forth or yield", "create or manufacture a man-made product", "cause to happen, occur or exist", "bring out for display", "cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of ...	[ "bring forth or yield" ]	[ "produce%2:36:02::" ]
That doctrine has been accepted by many, but has it produced good results?	good	{ "name": "good", "sense_definitions_list": [ "benefit", "moral excellence or admirableness", "that which is pleasing or valuable or useful", "articles of commerce", "having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified", "having the normally expected amount...	[ "having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified" ]	[ "good%3:00:01::" ]
That doctrine has been accepted by many, but has it produced good results?	results	{ "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...	[ "a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon" ]	[ "result%1:19:00::" ]
In the same vein, a certain short-story plot has been overworked.	same	{ "name": "same", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer", "the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula", "same in identity", "closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quant...	[ "closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree" ]	[ "same%3:00:00::" ]
In the same vein, a certain short-story plot has been overworked.	vein	{ "name": "vein", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart", "a distinctive style or manner", "any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ", "a la...	[ "a distinctive style or manner" ]	[ "vein%1:10:00::" ]