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Brooklyn College is unequivocally Jewish in tone, and efforts to detribalize the college by bringing in unimpeachably midwestern types on the faculty have been unavailing.
types
{ "name": "type", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a subdivision of a particular kind of thing", "a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)", "(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon", "printed characters", "all of the tokens...
[ "a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)" ]
[ "type%1:18:00::" ]
Brooklyn College is unequivocally Jewish in tone, and efforts to detribalize the college by bringing in unimpeachably midwestern types on the faculty have been unavailing.
faculty
{ "name": "faculty", "sense_definitions_list": [ "one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind", "the body of teachers and administrators at a school" ] }
[ "the body of teachers and administrators at a school" ]
[ "faculty%1:14:00::" ]
Brooklyn College is unequivocally Jewish in tone, and efforts to detribalize the college by bringing in unimpeachably midwestern types on the faculty have been unavailing.
been
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Brooklyn College is unequivocally Jewish in tone, and efforts to detribalize the college by bringing in unimpeachably midwestern types on the faculty have been unavailing.
unavailing
{ "name": "unavailing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "producing no result or effect" ] }
[ "producing no result or effect" ]
[ "unavailing%5:00:00:useless:00" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
However
{ "name": "however", "sense_definitions_list": [ "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)", "by contrast; on the other hand", "to whatever degree or extent", "in whatever way or manner" ] }
[ "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)" ]
[ "however%4:02:00::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
intellectual
{ "name": "intellectual", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who uses the mind creatively", "of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind", "appealing to or using the intellect", "involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct" ] }
[ "appealing to or using the intellect" ]
[ "intellectual%3:00:00::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
sophistication
{ "name": "sophistication", "sense_definitions_list": [ "uplifting enlightenment", "a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone", "being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject", "the quality or character of being intellectually sop...
[ "uplifting enlightenment" ]
[ "sophistication%1:09:00::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
new
{ "name": "new", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered", "original and of a kind not seen before", "lacking training or experience", "having no previous example or precedent or parallel", "ot...
[ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered" ]
[ "new%3:00:00::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
certitudes
{ "name": "certitude", "sense_definitions_list": [ "total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant" ] }
[ "total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant" ]
[ "certitude%1:09:00::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
imparted
{ "name": "impart", "sense_definitions_list": [ "transmit (knowledge or skills)", "bestow a quality on", "transmit or serve as the medium for transmission" ] }
[ "transmit (knowledge or skills)" ]
[ "impart%2:40:00::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
courses
{ "name": "course", "sense_definitions_list": [ "education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings", "a connected series of events or actions or developments", "general line of orientation", "a mode of action", "a line or route along which something travels or moves", "a body of students...
[ "education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings" ]
[ "course%1:04:01::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
psychology
{ "name": "psychology", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the science of mental life" ] }
[ "the science of mental life" ]
[ "psychology%1:09:00::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
anthropology
{ "name": "anthropology", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings" ] }
[ "the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings" ]
[ "anthropology%1:09:00::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
make
{ "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,...
[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
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::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
increasingly
{ "name": "increasingly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "advancing in amount or intensity" ] }
[ "advancing in amount or intensity" ]
[ "increasingly%4:02:00::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
critical
{ "name": "critical", "sense_definitions_list": [ "marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws", "at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction", "characterized by careful evaluation and judgm...
[ "marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws" ]
[ "critical%3:00:01::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
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::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
provincial
{ "name": "provincial", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order", "a country person", "of or associated with a province", "characteristic of the provinces or their people" ] }
[ "characteristic of the provinces or their people" ]
[ "provincial%3:00:00::" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
overprotective
{ "name": "overprotective", "sense_definitions_list": [ "overly protective" ] }
[ "overly protective" ]
[ "overprotective%5:00:00:protective:00" ]
However, a growing intellectual sophistication and the new certitudes imparted by courses in psychology and anthropology make the students increasingly critical of their somewhat provincial and overprotective parents.
parents
{ "name": "parent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian", "an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained", "bring up" ] }
[ "a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian" ]
[ "parent%1:18:00::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
rebellion
{ "name": "rebellion", "sense_definitions_list": [ "refusal to accept some authority or code or convention", "organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another" ] }
[ "organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another" ]
[ "rebellion%1:04:00::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
third
{ "name": "third", "sense_definitions_list": [ "one of three equal parts of a divisible whole", "the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)", "following the second position in an ordering ...
[ "coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position" ]
[ "third%5:00:00:ordinal:00" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
generation
{ "name": "generation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age", "group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent", "the normal time between successive generations", "a stage of technological devel...
[ "all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age" ]
[ "generation%1:14:01::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
Jews
{ "name": "jew", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties" ] }
[ "a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties" ]
[ "jew%1:18:00::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
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...
[ "form or compose" ]
[ "be%2:42:02::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
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::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
traditional
{ "name": "traditional", "sense_definitions_list": [ "consisting of or derived from tradition", "pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines" ] }
[ "consisting of or derived from tradition" ]
[ "traditional%3:00:00::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
conflict
{ "name": "conflict", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); --Thomas Paine", "opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings", "a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war", "a state of opposition between pers...
[ "an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); --Thomas Paine" ]
[ "conflict%1:04:00::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
culture
{ "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...
[ "the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group" ]
[ "culture%1:09:00::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
rather
{ "name": "rather", "sense_definitions_list": [ "on the contrary", "to some (great or small) extent", "more readily or willingly", "to a degree (not used with a negative)" ] }
[ "on the contrary" ]
[ "rather%4:02:02::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
protest
{ "name": "protest", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a formal and solemn declaration of objection", "the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent", "the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval", "utter words of protest", "express opposi...
[ "the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent" ]
[ "protest%1:04:00::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
culture
{ "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...
[ "the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group" ]
[ "culture%1:09:00::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
view as
{ "name": "view_as", "sense_definitions_list": [ "keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view" ] }
[ "keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view" ]
[ "view_as%2:31:00::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
softly
{ "name": "softly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "with low volume", "in a manner that is pleasing to the senses", "with little weight or force", "used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly" ] }
[ "with low volume" ]
[ "softly%4:02:00::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
insidiously
{ "name": "insidiously", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a harmfully insidious manner" ] }
[ "in a harmfully insidious manner" ]
[ "insidiously%4:02:00::" ]
And the rebellion of these third generation Jews is not the traditional conflict of culture but, rather, a protest against a culture that they view as softly and insidiously enveloping.
enveloping
{ "name": "enveloping", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering", "surrounding and closing in on or hemming in" ] }
[ "surrounding and closing in on or hemming in" ]
[ "enveloping%5:00:00:close:01" ]
`` As long as I 'm home, I 'll never grow up '', a nineteen year old boy observed sadly.
'm
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[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]
[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
`` As long as I 'm home, I 'll never grow up '', a nineteen year old boy observed sadly.
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::" ]
`` As long as I 'm home, I 'll never grow up '', a nineteen year old boy observed sadly.
never
{ "name": "never", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not ever; at no time in the past or future", "not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances" ] }
[ "not ever; at no time in the past or future" ]
[ "never%4:02:00::" ]
`` As long as I 'm home, I 'll never grow up '', a nineteen year old boy observed sadly.
grow up
{ "name": "grow_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "become an adult" ] }
[ "become an adult" ]
[ "grow_up%2:41:00::" ]
`` As long as I 'm home, I 'll never grow up '', a nineteen year old boy observed sadly.
nineteen
{ "name": "nineteen", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one", "being one more than eighteen" ] }
[ "being one more than eighteen" ]
[ "nineteen%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
`` As long as I 'm home, I 'll never grow up '', a nineteen year old boy observed sadly.
year
{ "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::" ]
`` As long as I 'm home, I 'll never grow up '', a nineteen year old boy observed sadly.
old
{ "name": "old", "sense_definitions_list": [ "past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')", "(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age", "of long duration; not new", "(used for emphasis) very familiar", "skilled through long experi...
[ "(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age" ]
[ "old%3:00:02::" ]
`` As long as I 'm home, I 'll never grow up '', a nineteen year old boy observed sadly.
boy
{ "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::" ]
`` As long as I 'm home, I 'll never grow up '', a nineteen year old boy observed sadly.
observed
{ "name": "observe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "make mention of", "observe with care or pay close attention to", "watch attentively", "show respect towards", "behave as expected during of holidays or rites", "follow with the ...
[ "make mention of" ]
[ "observe%2:32:00::" ]
`` As long as I 'm home, I 'll never grow up '', a nineteen year old boy observed sadly.
sadly
{ "name": "sadly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in an unfortunate way", "with sadness; in a sad manner", "in an unfortunate or deplorable manner" ] }
[ "with sadness; in a sad manner" ]
[ "sadly%4:02:03::" ]
`` They do n't like it if I do anything away from home.
like
{ "name": "like", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a similar kind;,", "a kind of person", "prefer or wish to do something", "find enjoyable or agreeable", "be fond of", "feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard", "want to have", "resembling or similar; having the same or some...
[ "find enjoyable or agreeable" ]
[ "like%2:37:05::" ]
`` They do n't like it if I do anything away from home.
do
{ "name": "do", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an uproarious party", "the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization", "doctor's degree in osteopathy", "engage in", "carry out or perform an action", "get (something) done", "proceed or get along", "give ris...
[ "engage in" ]
[ "do%2:41:01::" ]
`` They do n't like it if I do anything away from home.
away
{ "name": "away", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not present; having left", "used of an opponent's ground", "(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter", "from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)", "from one's possession", "out of the way (esp...
[ "from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)" ]
[ "away%4:02:00::" ]
`` They do n't like it if I do anything away from 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::" ]
It 's so much trouble, I do n't usually bother ''.
's
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It 's so much trouble, I do n't usually bother ''.
so
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[ "to a very great extent or degree" ]
[ "so%4:02:02::" ]
It 's so much trouble, I do n't usually bother ''.
much
{ "name": "much", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a great amount or extent", "(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent", "to a great degree or extent", "very", "to a very great degree or extent", "(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purpose...
[ "(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent" ]
[ "much%3:00:00::" ]
It 's so much trouble, I do n't usually bother ''.
trouble
{ "name": "trouble", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a source of difficulty", "an angry disturbance", "an event causing distress or pain", "an effort that is inconvenient", "a strong feeling of anxiety", "an unwanted pregnancy", "move deeply", "to cause inconvenience or discomfort to", ...
[ "an angry disturbance" ]
[ "trouble%1:11:01::" ]
It 's so much trouble, I do n't usually bother ''.
usually
{ "name": "usually", "sense_definitions_list": [ "under normal conditions" ] }
[ "under normal conditions" ]
[ "usually%4:02:00::" ]
It 's so much trouble, I do n't usually bother ''.
bother
{ "name": "bother", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an angry disturbance", "something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness", "take the trouble to do something; concern oneself", "cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations", "to cause inconvenience or discomfort ...
[ "take the trouble to do something; concern oneself" ]
[ "bother%2:41:00::" ]
For girls, the overprotection is far more pervasive.
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::" ]
For girls, the overprotection is far more pervasive.
overprotection
{ "name": "overprotection", "sense_definitions_list": [ "excessive protection" ] }
[ "excessive protection" ]
[ "overprotection%1:04:00::" ]
For girls, the overprotection is far more pervasive.
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::" ]
For girls, the overprotection is far more pervasive.
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::" ]
For girls, the overprotection is far more pervasive.
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::" ]
Parents will drive on Friday night to pick up their daughters after a sorority or House Plan meeting.
Parents
{ "name": "parent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian", "an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained", "bring up" ] }
[ "a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian" ]
[ "parent%1:18:00::" ]
Parents will drive on Friday night to pick up their daughters after a sorority or House Plan meeting.
drive
{ "name": "drive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of applying force to propel something", "a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine", "a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end", "a road leading up to a private house", "the trait of...
[ "travel or be transported in a vehicle" ]
[ "drive%2:38:00::" ]
Parents will drive on Friday night to pick up their daughters after a sorority or House Plan meeting.
Friday
{ "name": "friday", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day" ] }
[ "the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day" ]
[ "friday%1:28:00::" ]
Parents will drive on Friday night to pick up their daughters after a sorority or House Plan meeting.
night
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[ "the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside" ]
[ "night%1:28:00::" ]
Parents will drive on Friday night to pick up their daughters after a sorority or House Plan meeting.
pick up
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[ "give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift" ]
[ "pick_up%2:38:00::" ]
Parents will drive on Friday night to pick up their daughters after a sorority or House Plan meeting.
daughters
{ "name": "daughter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a female human offspring" ] }
[ "a female human offspring" ]
[ "daughter%1:18:00::" ]
Parents will drive on Friday night to pick up their daughters after a sorority or House Plan meeting.
sorority
{ "name": "sorority", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a social club for female undergraduates" ] }
[ "a social club for female undergraduates" ]
[ "sorority%1:14:00::" ]
Parents will drive on Friday night to pick up their daughters after a sorority or House Plan meeting.
House
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[ "a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families" ]
[ "house%1:06:00::" ]
Parents will drive on Friday night to pick up their daughters after a sorority or House Plan meeting.
Plan
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[ "a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished" ]
[ "plan%1:09:00::" ]
Parents will drive on Friday night to pick up their daughters after a sorority or House Plan meeting.
meeting
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[ "a casual or unexpected convergence" ]
[ "meeting%1:11:00::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
freshman
{ "name": "freshman", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a first-year undergraduate", "any new participant in some activity", "used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college)" ] }
[ "a first-year undergraduate" ]
[ "freshman%1:18:00::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
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::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
father
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[ "a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)" ]
[ "father%1:18:00::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
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::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
too
{ "name": "too", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits", "in addition" ] }
[ "to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits" ]
[ "too%4:02:00::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
long ago
{ "name": "long_ago", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of the distant or comparatively distant past; ; ; ; ; ; is Scottish" ] }
[ "of the distant or comparatively distant past; ; ; ; ; ; is Scottish" ]
[ "long_ago%4:02:00::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
called
{ "name": "call", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a telephone connection", "a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course", "a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition", "a demand especially in the phrase", "the characteristic sound produced by a bird", ...
[ "get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone" ]
[ "call%2:32:01::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
dean
{ "name": "dean", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college", "United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)", "a man who is the senior member of a group", "(Roman Catholic Church) the head of the Colle...
[ "an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college" ]
[ "dean%1:18:00::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
Brooklyn College
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[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
demanded
{ "name": "demand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an urgent or peremptory request", "the ability and desire to purchase goods and services", "required activity", "the act of demanding", "a condition requiring relief", "request urgently and forcefully", "require as useful, just, or proper"...
[ "request urgently and forcefully" ]
[ "demand%2:32:00::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
low-down
{ "name": "low-down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "slang terms for inside information", "of the most contemptible kind", "(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues" ] }
[ "slang terms for inside information" ]
[ "low-down%1:10:00::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
boy
{ "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::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
going out
{ "name": "go_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move out of or depart from", "leave the house to go somewhere", "take the field", "become extinguished", "go out of fashion; become unfashionable", "date regularly; have a steady relationship with" ] }
[ "date regularly; have a steady relationship with" ]
[ "go_out%2:41:00::" ]
A freshman girl 's father not too long ago called a dean at Brooklyn College and demanded the `` low-down '' on a boy who was going out with his daughter.
daughter
{ "name": "daughter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a female human offspring" ] }
[ "a female human offspring" ]
[ "daughter%1:18:00::" ]
The domestic tentacles even extend to the choice of a major field.
domestic
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[ "of or involving the home or family" ]
[ "domestic%3:00:01::" ]
The domestic tentacles even extend to the choice of a major field.
tentacles
{ "name": "tentacle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold", "any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion" ] }
[ "something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold" ]
[ "tentacle%1:07:00::" ]
The domestic tentacles even extend to the choice of a major field.
even
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[ "used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected" ]
[ "even%4:02:00::" ]
The domestic tentacles even extend to the choice of a major field.
extend
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[ "stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point" ]
[ "extend%2:42:03::" ]
The domestic tentacles even extend to the choice of a major field.
choice
{ "name": "choice", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the person or thing chosen or selected", "the act of choosing or selecting", "one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen", "of superior grade", "appealing to refined taste" ] }
[ "the act of choosing or selecting" ]
[ "choice%1:04:00::" ]
The domestic tentacles even extend to the choice of a major field.
major
{ "name": "major", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain", "British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)", "a university student who is studying a particul...
[ "of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes" ]
[ "major%3:00:05::" ]
The domestic tentacles even extend to the choice of a major field.
field
{ "name": "field", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed", "a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought", "somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected", "a branch of knowled...
[ "a branch of knowledge" ]
[ "field%1:09:00::" ]
Under pressure from parents, the majority of Brooklyn College girls major in education since that co-ordinates best with marriage plans - limited graduate study requirement and convenient working hours.
pressure
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[ "a force that compels" ]
[ "pressure%1:07:00::" ]
Under pressure from parents, the majority of Brooklyn College girls major in education since that co-ordinates best with marriage plans - limited graduate study requirement and convenient working hours.
parents
{ "name": "parent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian", "an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained", "bring up" ] }
[ "a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian" ]
[ "parent%1:18:00::" ]
Under pressure from parents, the majority of Brooklyn College girls major in education since that co-ordinates best with marriage plans - limited graduate study requirement and convenient working hours.
majority
{ "name": "majority", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part", "(elections) more than half of the votes", "the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs" ] }
[ "the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part" ]
[ "majority%1:07:00::" ]
Under pressure from parents, the majority of Brooklyn College girls major in education since that co-ordinates best with marriage plans - limited graduate study requirement and convenient working hours.
Brooklyn College
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[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
Under pressure from parents, the majority of Brooklyn College girls major in education since that co-ordinates best with marriage plans - limited graduate study requirement and convenient working hours.
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::" ]
Under pressure from parents, the majority of Brooklyn College girls major in education since that co-ordinates best with marriage plans - limited graduate study requirement and convenient working hours.
major
{ "name": "major", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain", "British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)", "a university student who is studying a particul...
[ "have as one's principal field of study" ]
[ "major%2:31:09::" ]
Under pressure from parents, the majority of Brooklyn College girls major in education since that co-ordinates best with marriage plans - limited graduate study requirement and convenient working hours.
education
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[ "the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)" ]
[ "education%1:04:01::" ]