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This is particularly true in large centers of Jewish population like New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
centers
{ "name": "center", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an area that is approximately central within some larger region", "the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher", "a building dedicated to a particular activity", "a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of ...
[ "an area that is approximately central within some larger region" ]
[ "center%1:15:01::" ]
This is particularly true in large centers of Jewish population like New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
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::" ]
This is particularly true in large centers of Jewish population like New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
population
{ "name": "population", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the people who inhabit a territory or state", "a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area", "(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn", "the number of inhabitants (either the total number o...
[ "the people who inhabit a territory or state" ]
[ "population%1:14:00::" ]
This is particularly true in large centers of Jewish population like New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
New York
{ "name": "new_york", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center", "a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies", "one of the British colonies...
[ "the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center" ]
[ "new_york%1:15:01::" ]
This is particularly true in large centers of Jewish population like New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
Chicago
{ "name": "chicago", "sense_definitions_list": [ "largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan", "a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate de...
[ "largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan" ]
[ "chicago%1:15:00::" ]
This is particularly true in large centers of Jewish population like New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
Philadelphia
{ "name": "philadelphia", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania" ] }
[ "the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania" ]
[ "philadelphia%1:15:00::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
noteworthy
{ "name": "noteworthy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "worthy of notice", "worthy of notice" ] }
[ "worthy of notice" ]
[ "noteworthy%5:00:00:worthy:00" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
large
{ "name": "large", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a garment size for a large person", "above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent", "fairly large or important in effect; influential", "ostentatiously lofty in style", "generous and understanding and tolerant", "conspicuo...
[ "above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent" ]
[ "large%3:00:00::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
group
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[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
teen-agers
{ "name": "teenager", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity" ] }
[ "a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity" ]
[ "teenager%1:18:00::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
is
{ "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::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
attitudes
{ "name": "attitude", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways", "the arrangement of the body and its limbs", "a theatrical pose created for effect", "position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame o...
[ "a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways" ]
[ "attitude%1:09:00::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
hardly
{ "name": "hardly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "only a very short time before; ; ; ; ; - W.B.Yeats", "almost not" ] }
[ "only a very short time before; ; ; ; ; - W.B.Yeats" ]
[ "hardly%4:02:00::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
differentiate
{ "name": "differentiate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "mark as different", "be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense", "calculate a derivative; take the derivative", "become different during development", "evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop...
[ "mark as different" ]
[ "differentiate%2:31:01::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
gentile
{ "name": "gentile", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who does not acknowledge your god", "a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus", "a Christian as contrasted with a Jew", "a Christian", "belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peop...
[ "belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples" ]
[ "gentile%3:01:00::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
counterparts
{ "name": "counterpart", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another", "a duplicate copy" ] }
[ "a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another" ]
[ "counterpart%1:09:00::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
actually
{ "name": "actually", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in actual fact", "used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly", "at the present moment", "as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis" ] }
[ "in actual fact" ]
[ "actually%4:02:01::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
lives
{ "name": "life", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a characteristic state or mode of living", "the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities", "the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living", "the condition of living or the state of bein...
[ "the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living" ]
[ "life%1:26:02::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
vast
{ "name": "vast", "sense_definitions_list": [ "unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.R.Inge" ] }
[ "unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.R.Inge" ]
[ "vast%5:00:00:large:00" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
self enclosed
{ "name": "self-enclosed", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of self-imposed enclosure or confinement" ] }
[ "of self-imposed enclosure or confinement" ]
[ "self-enclosed%5:00:00:enclosed:00" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
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::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
relatively
{ "name": "relatively", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a relative manner; by comparison to something else" ] }
[ "in a relative manner; by comparison to something else" ]
[ "relatively%4:02:00::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
little
{ "name": "little", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a small amount or duration", "limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent", "(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some", "(of children and animals) youn...
[ "(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some" ]
[ "little%3:00:03::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
contact
{ "name": "contact", "sense_definitions_list": [ "close interaction", "the act of touching physically", "the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity", "the physical coming together of two or more things", "a person who is in a position to give you special assistance", ...
[ "close interaction" ]
[ "contact%1:04:02::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
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::" ]
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that, although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts, they actually lead their lives in a vast self enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world.
world
{ "name": "world", "sense_definitions_list": [ "everything that exists anywhere", "people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest", "all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you", "the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on", "peo...
[ "people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest" ]
[ "world%1:14:01::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
Perhaps
{ "name": "perhaps", "sense_definitions_list": [ "by chance" ] }
[ "by chance" ]
[ "perhaps%4:02:00::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
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::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
students
{ "name": "student", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution", "a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines" ] }
[ "a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution" ]
[ "student%1:18:00::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
Brooklyn College
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[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
constituting
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[ "form or compose" ]
[ "constitute%2:42:00::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
per cent
{ "name": "percent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)" ] }
[ "a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)" ]
[ "percent%1:24:00::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
attend
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[ "be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc." ]
[ "attend%2:42:00::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
day
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[ "the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside" ]
[ "day%1:28:02::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
session
{ "name": "session", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a meeting for execution of a group's functions", "the time during which a school holds classes", "a meeting devoted to a particular activity", "a meeting of spiritualists" ] }
[ "the time during which a school holds classes" ]
[ "session%1:28:00::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
serve
{ "name": "serve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play", "serve a purpose, role, or function", "do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function", "contribute or conduce to", "be used by; as of a utility", "help to some food; help with food or drink...
[ "serve a purpose, role, or function" ]
[ "serve%2:42:03::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
paradigm
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[ "a standard or typical example" ]
[ "paradigm%1:09:00::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
urban
{ "name": "urban", "sense_definitions_list": [ "relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area", "located in or characteristic of a city or city life" ] }
[ "relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area" ]
[ "urban%3:01:00::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
lower middle class
{ "name": "lower-middle-class", "sense_definitions_list": [ "occupying the lower part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society" ] }
[ "occupying the lower part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society" ]
[ "lower-middle-class%5:00:00:middle-class:00" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
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::" ]
Perhaps the Jewish students at Brooklyn College - constituting 85 per cent of those who attend the day session - can serve as a paradigm of the urban, lower middle class Jewish student.
student
{ "name": "student", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution", "a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines" ] }
[ "a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution" ]
[ "student%1:18:00::" ]
There is, to begin, an important sex difference.
begin
{ "name": "begin", "sense_definitions_list": [ "Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)", "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action", "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial,...
[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]
[ "begin%2:30:00::" ]
There is, to begin, an important sex difference.
important
{ "name": "important", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of great significance or value", "important in effect or meaning", "of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis", "having authority or ascendancy or influence", "having or suggesting a consciousness of high position" ] }
[ "of great significance or value" ]
[ "important%3:00:00::" ]
There is, to begin, an important sex difference.
sex
{ "name": "sex", "sense_definitions_list": [ "activities associated with sexual intercourse", "either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided", "all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses", "the properties that distinguish organisms on...
[ "either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided" ]
[ "sex%1:14:00::" ]
There is, to begin, an important sex difference.
difference
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[ "the quality of being unlike or dissimilar" ]
[ "difference%1:07:00::" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
Typically
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[ "in a typical manner" ]
[ "typically%4:02:00::" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
lower-middle class
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[ "occupying the lower part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society" ]
[ "lower-middle-class%5:00:00:middle-class:00" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
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::" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
family
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[ "primary social group; parents and children" ]
[ "family%1:14:00::" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
son
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[ "a male human offspring" ]
[ "son%1:18:00::" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
sent
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[ "cause to go somewhere" ]
[ "send%2:38:01::" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
out-of-town
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[ "happening in or being of another town or city" ]
[ "out-of-town%5:00:00:distant:01" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
school
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[ "an educational institution" ]
[ "school%1:14:00::" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
financial
{ "name": "financial", "sense_definitions_list": [ "involving financial matters" ] }
[ "involving financial matters" ]
[ "financial%3:01:00::" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
resources
{ "name": "resource", "sense_definitions_list": [ "available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed", "a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed", "the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems" ] }
[ "available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed" ]
[ "resource%1:21:00::" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
warrant
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[ "show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for" ]
[ "warrant%2:32:00::" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
daughter
{ "name": "daughter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a female human offspring" ] }
[ "a female human offspring" ]
[ "daughter%1:18:00::" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
attend
{ "name": "attend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.", "take charge of or deal with", "to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result", "work for or be a servant to", "give heed (to)" ] }
[ "be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc." ]
[ "attend%2:42:00::" ]
Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.
college
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[ "the body of faculty and students of a college" ]
[ "college%1:14:00::" ]
There are two reasons for this.
two
{ "name": "two", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number", "one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots", "being one more than one" ] }
[ "being one more than one" ]
[ "two%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
There are two reasons for this.
reasons
{ "name": "reason", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a rational motive for a belief or action", "an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon", "the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination", "the state of having good sense and sound judgment", "a justification for something ex...
[ "a rational motive for a belief or action" ]
[ "reason%1:16:00::" ]
First, the girl 's education has a lower priority than the son 's.
First
{ "name": "first", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the first or highest in an ordering or series", "the first element in a countable series", "the time at which something is supposed to begin", "the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield...
[ "indicating the beginning unit in a series" ]
[ "first%5:00:00:ordinal:00" ]
First, the girl 's education has a lower priority than the son 's.
girl
{ "name": "girl", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a young woman", "a youthful female person", "a female human offspring", "a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved", "a friendly informal reference to a grown woman" ] }
[ "a young woman" ]
[ "girl%1:18:00::" ]
First, the girl 's education has a lower priority than the son 's.
education
{ "name": "education", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill", "knowledge acquired by learning and instruction", "the gradual process of acquiring knowledge", "the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college o...
[ "the gradual process of acquiring knowledge" ]
[ "education%1:09:01::" ]
First, the girl 's education has a lower priority than the son 's.
has
{ "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 as a feature" ]
[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
First, the girl 's education has a lower priority than the son 's.
priority
{ "name": "priority", "sense_definitions_list": [ "status established in order of importance or urgency", "preceding in time" ] }
[ "status established in order of importance or urgency" ]
[ "priority%1:26:00::" ]
First, the girl 's education has a lower priority than the son 's.
son
{ "name": "son", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a male human offspring", "the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)" ] }
[ "a male human offspring" ]
[ "son%1:18:00::" ]
Second, the attitude in Jewish families is far more protective toward the daughter than toward the son.
Second
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[ "coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude" ]
[ "second%5:00:00:ordinal:00" ]
Second, the attitude in Jewish families is far more protective toward the daughter than toward the son.
attitude
{ "name": "attitude", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways", "the arrangement of the body and its limbs", "a theatrical pose created for effect", "position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame o...
[ "a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways" ]
[ "attitude%1:09:00::" ]
Second, the attitude in Jewish families is far more protective toward the daughter than toward the son.
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::" ]
Second, the attitude in Jewish families is far more protective toward the daughter than toward the son.
families
{ "name": "family", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a social unit living together", "primary social group; parents and children", "a collection of things sharing a common attribute", "people descended from a common ancestor", "a person having kinship with another or others", "(biology) a taxono...
[ "primary social group; parents and children" ]
[ "family%1:14:00::" ]
Second, the attitude in Jewish families is far more protective toward the daughter than toward the son.
is
{ "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::" ]
Second, the attitude in Jewish families is far more protective toward the daughter than toward the son.
far
{ "name": "far", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again", "located at a great distance in time or space or degree", "being of a considerable distance or length", "being the animal or vehicle ...
[ "to a considerable degree; very much" ]
[ "far%4:02:02::" ]
Second, the attitude in Jewish families is far more protective toward the daughter than toward the son.
more
{ "name": "more", "sense_definitions_list": [ "English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state", "(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or ex...
[ "used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs" ]
[ "more%4:02:00::" ]
Second, the attitude in Jewish families is far more protective toward the daughter than toward the son.
protective
{ "name": "protective", "sense_definitions_list": [ "intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind", "showing care", "(usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful" ] }
[ "intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind" ]
[ "protective%3:00:00::" ]
Second, the attitude in Jewish families is far more protective toward the daughter than toward the son.
daughter
{ "name": "daughter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a female human offspring" ] }
[ "a female human offspring" ]
[ "daughter%1:18:00::" ]
Second, the attitude in Jewish families is far more protective toward the daughter than toward the son.
son
{ "name": "son", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a male human offspring", "the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)" ] }
[ "a male human offspring" ]
[ "son%1:18:00::" ]
Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
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...
[ "(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number" ]
[ "most%3:00:02::" ]
Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
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::" ]
Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
mothers
{ "name": "mother", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)", "a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar", "a term of address for...
[ "a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)" ]
[ "mother%1:18:00::" ]
Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
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 Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
determined
{ "name": "determined", "sense_definitions_list": [ "establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study", "shape or influence; give direction to", "fix conclusively or authoritatively", "decide upon or fix definitely", "reach, make, or come to a decision about something",...
[ "characterized by great determination" ]
[ "determined%5:00:00:resolute:00" ]
Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
exercise
{ "name": "exercise", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit", "the act of using", "systematic training by multiple repetitions", "a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding", "(usually plural) a ceremony ...
[ "put to use" ]
[ "exercise%2:34:00::" ]
Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
vigilance
{ "name": "vigilance", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the process of paying close and continuous attention", "vigilant attentiveness" ] }
[ "the process of paying close and continuous attention" ]
[ "vigilance%1:09:00::" ]
Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
social
{ "name": "social", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity", "relating to human society and its members", "living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups", "relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high socie...
[ "living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups" ]
[ "social%3:00:00::" ]
Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
sexual
{ "name": "sexual", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to or characterized by sexuality", "having or involving sex", "involved in a sexual relationship" ] }
[ "of or relating to or characterized by sexuality" ]
[ "sexual%3:01:01::" ]
Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
lives
{ "name": "life", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a characteristic state or mode of living", "the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities", "the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living", "the condition of living or the state of bein...
[ "a characteristic state or mode of living" ]
[ "life%1:26:01::" ]
Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
daughters
{ "name": "daughter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a female human offspring" ] }
[ "a female human offspring" ]
[ "daughter%1:18:00::" ]
Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
keeping
{ "name": "keep", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the financial means whereby one lives", "the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress", "a cell in a jail or prison", "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,", "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", ...
[ "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.," ]
[ "keep%2:42:00::" ]
Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.
home
{ "name": "home", "sense_definitions_list": [ "where you live at a particular time", "housing that someone is living in", "the country or state or city where you live", "(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score", "...
[ "at or to or in the direction of one's home or family" ]
[ "home%4:02:01::" ]
The consequence of this is that the girls at Brooklyn College outnumber the boys and do somewhat better academically.
consequence
{ "name": "consequence", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon", "the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual", "having important effects or influence" ] }
[ "a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon" ]
[ "consequence%1:19:00::" ]
The consequence of this is that the girls at Brooklyn College outnumber the boys and do somewhat better academically.
is
{ "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...
[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
The consequence of this is that the girls at Brooklyn College outnumber the boys and do somewhat better academically.
girls
{ "name": "girl", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a young woman", "a youthful female person", "a female human offspring", "a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved", "a friendly informal reference to a grown woman" ] }
[ "a young woman" ]
[ "girl%1:18:00::" ]
The consequence of this is that the girls at Brooklyn College outnumber the boys and do somewhat better academically.
Brooklyn College
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[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
The consequence of this is that the girls at Brooklyn College outnumber the boys and do somewhat better academically.
outnumber
{ "name": "outnumber", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be larger in number" ] }
[ "be larger in number" ]
[ "outnumber%2:42:00::" ]
The consequence of this is that the girls at Brooklyn College outnumber the boys and do somewhat better academically.
boys
{ "name": "boy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a youthful male person", "a friendly informal reference to a grown man", "a male human offspring", "(ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man" ] }
[ "a youthful male person" ]
[ "boy%1:18:00::" ]
The consequence of this is that the girls at Brooklyn College outnumber the boys and do somewhat better academically.
do
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[ "proceed or get along" ]
[ "do%2:42:00::" ]
The consequence of this is that the girls at Brooklyn College outnumber the boys and do somewhat better academically.
somewhat
{ "name": "somewhat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to a small degree or extent", "to a moderately sufficient extent or degree" ] }
[ "to a small degree or extent" ]
[ "somewhat%4:02:01::" ]
The consequence of this is that the girls at Brooklyn College outnumber the boys and do somewhat better academically.
better
{ "name": "better", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something superior in quality or condition or effect", "someone who bets", "a superior person having claim to precedence", "the superior one of two alternatives", "surpass in excellence", "to make better", "get better", "(comparative o...
[ "comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc." ]
[ "better%4:02:00::" ]