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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | Children | {
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"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"
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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | conditioned | {
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"a state at a particular time",
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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | mistaken | {
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"wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment",
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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | notion | {
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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | feared | {
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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | stepmothers | {
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"the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage"
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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | adults | {
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"designed to arouse lust"
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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | antagonistic | {
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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | attitudes | {
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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | made | {
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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | role | {
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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | parents | {
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Children, conditioned by this mistaken notion, have feared stepmothers, while adults, by their antagonistic attitudes, have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one. | difficult | {
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Debate is not likely to resolve the tensions and make the lot of the stepchild a happier one. | Debate | {
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Debate is not likely to resolve the tensions and make the lot of the stepchild a happier one. | is | {
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Debate is not likely to resolve the tensions and make the lot of the stepchild a happier one. | not | {
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Debate is not likely to resolve the tensions and make the lot of the stepchild a happier one. | likely | {
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Debate is not likely to resolve the tensions and make the lot of the stepchild a happier one. | resolve | {
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Debate is not likely to resolve the tensions and make the lot of the stepchild a happier one. | tensions | {
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Debate is not likely to resolve the tensions and make the lot of the stepchild a happier one. | make | {
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Debate is not likely to resolve the tensions and make the lot of the stepchild a happier one. | lot | {
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Debate is not likely to resolve the tensions and make the lot of the stepchild a happier one. | stepchild | {
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Debate is not likely to resolve the tensions and make the lot of the stepchild a happier one. | happier | {
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Research, on the other hand, has shown many stepmothers to be eminently successful, some far better than the real mothers. | Research | {
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Research, on the other hand, has shown many stepmothers to be eminently successful, some far better than the real mothers. | on the other hand | {
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Research, on the other hand, has shown many stepmothers to be eminently successful, some far better than the real mothers. | shown | {
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Research, on the other hand, has shown many stepmothers to be eminently successful, some far better than the real mothers. | many | {
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Research, on the other hand, has shown many stepmothers to be eminently successful, some far better than the real mothers. | stepmothers | {
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Research, on the other hand, has shown many stepmothers to be eminently successful, some far better than the real mothers. | be | {
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Research, on the other hand, has shown many stepmothers to be eminently successful, some far better than the real mothers. | eminently | {
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Research, on the other hand, has shown many stepmothers to be eminently successful, some far better than the real mothers. | successful | {
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Research, on the other hand, has shown many stepmothers to be eminently successful, some far better than the real mothers. | far | {
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Research, on the other hand, has shown many stepmothers to be eminently successful, some far better than the real mothers. | better | {
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Research, on the other hand, has shown many stepmothers to be eminently successful, some far better than the real mothers. | real | {
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Research, on the other hand, has shown many stepmothers to be eminently successful, some far better than the real mothers. | mothers | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | Helen Deutsch | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | informed | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | all | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | cultures | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | term | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | stepmother | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | automatically | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | evokes | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | deprecatory | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | implications | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | conclusion | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | accepted | {
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Helen Deutsch informed us ( The Psychology of Women, Vol. 2,, 434 ) that in all cultures `` the term ' stepmother ' automatically evokes deprecatory implications '', a conclusion accepted by many. | many | {
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Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold? | mere | {
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Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold? | debate | {
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Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold? | proposition | {
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Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold? | be | {
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Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold? | free | {
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Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold? | untrammeled | {
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Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold? | remove | {
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"degree of figurative distance or separation; or",
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"remove from a position or an office",
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"cause to leave",
"shift the position or ... | [
"remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract"
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] |
Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold? | dross | {
"name": "dross",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"worthless or dangerous material that should be removed",
"the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals"
]
} | [
"worthless or dangerous material that should be removed"
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"dross%1:27:01::"
] |
Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold? | leave | {
"name": "leave",
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"the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty",
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"have as a result or residue"
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"leave%2:42:00::"
] |
Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold? | residue | {
"name": "residue",
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"matter that remains after something has been removed",
"something left after other parts have been taken away"
]
} | [
"matter that remains after something has been removed"
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"residue%1:27:00::"
] |
Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold? | refined | {
"name": "refined",
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"improve or perfect by pruning or polishing",
"make more complex, intricate, or richer",
"treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition",
"reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities",
... | [
"freed from impurities by processing; ; ; - Shakespeare"
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] |
Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold? | gold | {
"name": "gold",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"coins made of gold",
"a deep yellow color",
"a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia",... | [
"coins made of gold"
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] |
That is questionable, to say the least. | is | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
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That is questionable, to say the least. | questionable | {
"name": "questionable",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"subject to question",
"able to be refuted"
]
} | [
"subject to question"
] | [
"questionable%3:00:00::"
] |
That is questionable, to say the least. | say | {
"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... | [
"express in words"
] | [
"say%2:32:00::"
] |
Research into several cultures has proven her position to be a mistaken one. | Research | {
"name": "research",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"systematic investigation to establish facts",
"a search for knowledge",
"attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner",
"inquire into"
]
} | [
"systematic investigation to establish facts"
] | [
"research%1:04:00::"
] |
Research into several cultures has proven her position to be a mistaken one. | several | {
"name": "several",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many",
"considered individually",
"distinct and individual"
]
} | [
"(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many"
] | [
"several%5:00:00:some:00"
] |
Research into several cultures has proven her position to be a mistaken one. | cultures | {
"name": "culture",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a particular society at a particular time and place",
"the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group",
"all the knowledge and values shared by a society",
"(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelat... | [
"a particular society at a particular time and place"
] | [
"culture%1:14:00::"
] |
Research into several cultures has proven her position to be a mistaken one. | proven | {
"name": "prove",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"be shown or be found to be",
"establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment",
"provide evidence for",
"prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof",
"put to the test, as for its quality, or give ex... | [
"establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment"
] | [
"prove%2:31:00::"
] |
Research into several cultures has proven her position to be a mistaken one. | position | {
"name": "position",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the particular portion of space occupied by something",
"a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons",
"a way of regarding situations or topics etc.",
"the arrangement of the body and its limbs",
"the relative position or standing of things ... | [
"a way of regarding situations or topics etc."
] | [
"position%1:09:00::"
] |
Research into several cultures has proven her position to be a mistaken one. | be | {
"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::"
] |
Research into several cultures has proven her position to be a mistaken one. | mistaken | {
"name": "mistaken",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"identify incorrectly",
"to make a mistake or be incorrect",
"wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment",
"arising from error"
]
} | [
"wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment"
] | [
"mistaken%5:00:00:wrong:01"
] |
Most assuredly ideas are invaluable. | Most | {
"name": "most",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number",
"the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or ex... | [
"very"
] | [
"most%4:02:01::"
] |
Most assuredly ideas are invaluable. | assuredly | {
"name": "assuredly",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"without a doubt"
]
} | [
"without a doubt"
] | [
"assuredly%4:02:00::"
] |
Most assuredly ideas are invaluable. | ideas | {
"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"
]
} | [
"the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about"
] | [
"idea%1:09:00::"
] |
Most assuredly ideas are invaluable. | are | {
"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::"
] |
Most assuredly ideas are invaluable. | invaluable | {
"name": "invaluable",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth"
]
} | [
"having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth"
] | [
"invaluable%5:00:00:valuable:00"
] |
But ideas, just for the sake of having them, are not enough. | ideas | {
"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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} | [
"the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about"
] | [
"idea%1:09:00::"
] |
But ideas, just for the sake of having them, are not enough. | just | {
"name": "just",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; - A.Lincoln",
"fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience",
"free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules... | [
"and nothing more"
] | [
"just%4:02:00::"
] |
But ideas, just for the sake of having them, are not enough. | sake | {
"name": "sake",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a reason for wanting something done",
"Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot",
"the purpose of achieving or obtaining"
]
} | [
"a reason for wanting something done"
] | [
"sake%1:07:00::"
] |
But ideas, just for the sake of having them, are not enough. | having | {
"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... | [
"go through (mental or physical states or experiences)"
] | [
"have%2:39:06::"
] |
But ideas, just for the sake of having them, are not enough. | are | {
"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)",
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"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 ideas, just for the sake of having them, are not enough. | 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::"
] |
But ideas, just for the sake of having them, are not enough. | enough | {
"name": "enough",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose",
"sufficient for the purpose",
"as much as necessary; ; (`plenty' is nonstandard)"
]
} | [
"an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose"
] | [
"enough%1:23:00::"
] |
In the 1930 's, cures for the depression literally flooded Washington. | cures | {
"name": "cure",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain",
"provide a cure for, make healthy again",
"prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve",
"make (substances) hard and improve their usability",
"be or become prese... | [
"a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain"
] | [
"cure%1:06:00::"
] |
In the 1930 's, cures for the depression literally flooded Washington. | depression | {
"name": "depression",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity",
"a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment",
"a sunken or depressed geological f... | [
"a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment"
] | [
"depression%1:26:02::"
] |
In the 1930 's, cures for the depression literally flooded Washington. | literally | {
"name": "literally",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in a literal sense",
"(intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration"
]
} | [
"(intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration"
] | [
"literally%4:02:01::"
] |
In the 1930 's, cures for the depression literally flooded Washington. | flooded | {
"name": "flood",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land",
"an overwhelming number or amount",
"light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography",
"a large flow",
"the act of flooding; filli... | [
"fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid"
] | [
"flood%2:35:00::"
] |
In the 1930 's, cures for the depression literally flooded Washington. | Washington | {
"name": "washington",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791",
"a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific",
"the federal government of the Unit... | [
"the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791"
] | [
"washington%1:15:01::"
] |
For a time the President received hundreds of them every day, most of them worthless. | time | {
"name": "time",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an instance or single occasion for some event",
"a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something",
"an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)",
"a suitable moment",
... | [
"a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something"
] | [
"time%1:28:05::"
] |
For a time the President received hundreds of them every day, most of them worthless. | President | {
"name": "president",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an executive officer of a firm or corporation",
"the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government",
"the chief executive of a republic",
"the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization",
"the head ad... | [
"the chief executive of a republic"
] | [
"president%1:18:00::"
] |
For a time the President received hundreds of them every day, most of them worthless. | received | {
"name": "receive",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"get something; come into possession of",
"receive a specified treatment (abstract)",
"register (perceptual input)",
"go through (mental or physical states or experiences)",
"express willingness to have in one's home or environs",
"accept as t... | [
"get something; come into possession of"
] | [
"receive%2:40:00::"
] |
For a time the President received hundreds of them every day, most of them worthless. | hundreds | {
"name": "hundred",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"ten 10s",
"being ten more than ninety"
]
} | [
"ten 10s"
] | [
"hundred%1:23:00::"
] |
For a time the President received hundreds of them every day, most of them worthless. | worthless | {
"name": "worthless",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"lacking in usefulness or value",
"morally reprehensible"
]
} | [
"lacking in usefulness or value"
] | [
"worthless%3:00:00::"
] |
Ideas need to be tested, and not merely by argument and debate. | Ideas | {
"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"
]
} | [
"the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about"
] | [
"idea%1:09:00::"
] |
Ideas need to be tested, and not merely by argument and debate. | tested | {
"name": "test",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"trying something to find out about it",
"any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc",
"a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge",
"the act of undergoing testing",
... | [
"put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to"
] | [
"test%2:41:00::"
] |
Ideas need to be tested, and not merely by argument and debate. | 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::"
] |
Ideas need to be tested, and not merely by argument and debate. | merely | {
"name": "merely",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"and nothing more"
]
} | [
"and nothing more"
] | [
"merely%4:02:00::"
] |
Ideas need to be tested, and not merely by argument and debate. | argument | {
"name": "argument",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true",
"a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement",
"a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal",
"a summary of the s... | [
"a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement"
] | [
"argument%1:10:03::"
] |
Ideas need to be tested, and not merely by argument and debate. | debate | {
"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 some question arises in the medical field concerning cancer, for instance, we do not turn to free and open discussion as in a political campaign. | question | {
"name": "question",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an instance of questioning",
"the subject matter at issue",
"a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply",
"uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something",
"a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for d... | [
"an instance of questioning"
] | [
"question%1:10:00::"
] |
When some question arises in the medical field concerning cancer, for instance, we do not turn to free and open discussion as in a political campaign. | arises | {
"name": "arise",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"come into existence; take on form or shape",
"originate or come into being",
"rise to one's feet",
"result or issue",
"move upward",
"take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance",
"get up and out of bed"
]
} | [
"come into existence; take on form or shape"
] | [
"arise%2:42:00::"
] |
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