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A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
woman
{ "name": "woman", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an adult female person (as opposed to a man)", "a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man", "a human female employed to do housework", "women as a class" ] }
[ "an adult female person (as opposed to a man)" ]
[ "woman%1:18:00::" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
small
{ "name": "small", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the slender part of the back", "a garment size for a small person", "limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent", "limited in size or scope", "(of children and animals) young, immature", "slight or limited; especially...
[ "limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent" ]
[ "small%3:00:00::" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
office
{ "name": "office", "sense_definitions_list": [ "place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed", "an administrative unit of government", "the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group", "(of a government or government official) holding an...
[ "place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed" ]
[ "office%1:06:00::" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
end
{ "name": "end", "sense_definitions_list": [ "either extremity of something that has length", "the point in time at which something ends", "the concluding parts of an event or occurrence", "the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended ...
[ "either extremity of something that has length" ]
[ "end%1:15:00::" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
long
{ "name": "long", "sense_definitions_list": [ "desire strongly or persistently", "primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified", "primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatia...
[ "primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified" ]
[ "long%3:00:01::" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
dim
{ "name": "dim", "sense_definitions_list": [ "switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam", "become dim or lusterless", "make dim or lusterless", "make dim by comparison or conceal", "become vague or indistinct", "lacking in light; not bright or harsh", "lacking clarity or ...
[ "lacking in light; not bright or harsh" ]
[ "dim%5:00:00:dark:01" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
corridor
{ "name": "corridor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it" ] }
[ "an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it" ]
[ "corridor%1:06:00::" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
made
{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...
[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]
[ "make%2:36:00::" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
pencil
{ "name": "pencil", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood", "graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication", "a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a po...
[ "a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood" ]
[ "pencil%1:06:00::" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
lines
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[ "a mark that is long relative to its width" ]
[ "line%1:10:01::" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
on paper
{ "name": "on_paper", "sense_definitions_list": [ "as written or printed" ] }
[ "as written or printed" ]
[ "on_paper%4:02:01::" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
said
{ "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::" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
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::" ]
A man with a sketch pad in hand sat with a large pink woman in a small office at the end of a long, dim corridor and made pencil lines on paper and said, `` Is this more like it, Mrs. MacReady?
Mrs. MacReady
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Or are the eyebrows more like this ''?
eyebrows
{ "name": "eyebrow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the arch of hair above each eye" ] }
[ "the arch of hair above each eye" ]
[ "eyebrow%1:08:00::" ]
Or are the eyebrows more like this ''?
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::" ]
When he had finished with that, he would go to another part of the hotel and say much the same things to someone else, most probably a busboy.
finished
{ "name": "finish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)", "the temporal end; the concluding time", "a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; ; ; --Joseph Conrad", "the pl...
[ "come or bring to a finish or an end" ]
[ "finish%2:30:02::" ]
When he had finished with that, he would go to another part of the hotel and say much the same things to someone else, most probably a busboy.
part
{ "name": "part", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something determined in relation to something that includes it", "something less than the whole of a human artifact", "a portion of a natural object", "that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation", "the extended spatia...
[ "something less than the whole of a human artifact" ]
[ "part%1:06:00::" ]
When he had finished with that, he would go to another part of the hotel and say much the same things to someone else, most probably a busboy.
hotel
{ "name": "hotel", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services" ] }
[ "a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services" ]
[ "hotel%1:06:00::" ]
When he had finished with that, he would go to another part of the hotel and say much the same things to someone else, most probably a busboy.
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::" ]
When he had finished with that, he would go to another part of the hotel and say much the same things to someone else, most probably a busboy.
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...
[ "(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely" ]
[ "much%4:02:01::" ]
When he had finished with that, he would go to another part of the hotel and say much the same things to someone else, most probably a busboy.
same
{ "name": "same", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer", "the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula", "same in identity", "closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quant...
[ "closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree" ]
[ "same%3:00:00::" ]
When he had finished with that, he would go to another part of the hotel and say much the same things to someone else, most probably a busboy.
things
{ "name": "thing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a special situation", "an action", "a special abstraction", "an artifact", "an event", "a vaguely specified concern", "a statement regarded as an object", "an entity that is not named specifically", "any attribute or quality conside...
[ "a statement regarded as an object" ]
[ "thing%1:10:00::" ]
When he had finished with that, he would go to another part of the hotel and say much the same things to someone else, most probably a busboy.
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::" ]
When he had finished with that, he would go to another part of the hotel and say much the same things to someone else, most probably a busboy.
probably
{ "name": "probably", "sense_definitions_list": [ "with considerable certainty; without much doubt", "easy to believe on the basis of available evidence" ] }
[ "with considerable certainty; without much doubt" ]
[ "probably%4:02:00::" ]
When he had finished with that, he would go to another part of the hotel and say much the same things to someone else, most probably a busboy.
busboy
{ "name": "busboy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes" ] }
[ "a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes" ]
[ "busboy%1:18:00::" ]
`` Begin to look like him now, would you say?
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,...
[ "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense" ]
[ "begin%2:42:00::" ]
`` Begin to look like him now, would you say?
look like
{ "name": "look_like", "sense_definitions_list": [ "bear a physical resemblance to" ] }
[ "bear a physical resemblance to" ]
[ "look_like%2:42:00::" ]
`` Begin to look like him now, would you say?
now
{ "name": "now", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the momentary present", "in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events", "in these times; - Nancy Mitford", "used to preface a command or reproof or request", "at the present moment", "without delay or hesit...
[ "in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events" ]
[ "now%4:02:05::" ]
`` Begin to look like him now, would you say?
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 a supposition" ]
[ "say%2:32:03::" ]
Different about the mouth, huh?
Different
{ "name": "different", "sense_definitions_list": [ "unlike in nature or quality or form or degree", "distinctly separate from the first", "differing from all others; not ordinary", "marked by dissimilarity", "distinct or separate" ] }
[ "unlike in nature or quality or form or degree" ]
[ "different%3:00:00::" ]
Different about the mouth, huh?
mouth
{ "name": "mouth", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge", "the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening", "an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)", "the poi...
[ "the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening" ]
[ "mouth%1:08:00::" ]
More like this, maybe ''?
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::" ]
More like this, maybe ''?
maybe
{ "name": "maybe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "by chance" ] }
[ "by chance" ]
[ "maybe%4:02:00::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
Men
{ "name": "man", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)", "someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force", "the generic use of the word to refer to any human being", "any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized b...
[ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)" ]
[ "man%1:18:00::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
blew
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[ "exhale hard" ]
[ "blow%2:29:00::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
dust
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[ "fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air" ]
[ "dust%1:27:00::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
objects
{ "name": "object", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow", "the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)", "(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon", "the focus of cognitions or feelings", "(computing) a disc...
[ "a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow" ]
[ "object%1:03:00::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
room
{ "name": "room", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling", "space for movement", "opportunity for", "the people who are present in a room", "live and take one's meals at or in" ] }
[ "an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling" ]
[ "room%1:06:00::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
seventeenth
{ "name": "seventeenth", "sense_definitions_list": [ "position 17 in a countable series of things", "coming next after the sixteenth in position" ] }
[ "coming next after the sixteenth in position" ]
[ "seventeenth%5:00:00:ordinal:00" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
floor
{ "name": "floor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)", "a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale", "a lower limit", "the ground on which people and animals move about"...
[ "a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale" ]
[ "floor%1:06:01::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
Hotel Dumont
{ "name": "location", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a point or extent in space", "the act of putting something in a certain place", "a determination of the place where something is", "a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made" ] }
[ "a point or extent in space" ]
[ "location%1:03:00::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
blew
{ "name": "blow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon", "an impact (as from a collision)", "an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating", "an unpleasant or disappointing surprise", "a strong current of air", ...
[ "exhale hard" ]
[ "blow%2:29:00::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
again
{ "name": "again", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anew" ] }
[ "anew" ]
[ "again%4:02:00::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
did
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[ "carry out or perform an action" ]
[ "do%2:36:01::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
same
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[ "same in identity" ]
[ "same%3:00:02::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
tiny
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[ "very small" ]
[ "tiny%5:00:00:small:00" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
almost
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[ "(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but" ]
[ "almost%4:02:00::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
airless
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[ "lacking fresh air" ]
[ "airless%5:00:00:unventilated:00" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
room
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[ "an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling" ]
[ "room%1:06:00::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
tenement
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[ "a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards" ]
[ "tenement%1:06:00::" ]
Men blew dust on objects in a room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Dumont and blew it off again, and did the same in a tiny, almost airless room in a tenement in the West Forties.
West Forties
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[ "a point or extent in space" ]
[ "location%1:03:00::" ]
And men also used vacuum cleaners in both rooms, sucking dust up once more.
men
{ "name": "man", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)", "someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force", "the generic use of the word to refer to any human being", "any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized b...
[ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)" ]
[ "man%1:18:00::" ]
And men also used vacuum cleaners in both rooms, sucking dust up once more.
also
{ "name": "also", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in addition" ] }
[ "in addition" ]
[ "also%4:02:00::" ]
And men also used vacuum cleaners in both rooms, sucking dust up once more.
used
{ "name": "use", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of using", "what something is used for", "a particular service", "(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing", "(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be ...
[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]
[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
And men also used vacuum cleaners in both rooms, sucking dust up once more.
vacuum cleaners
{ "name": "vacuum_cleaner", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction" ] }
[ "an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction" ]
[ "vacuum_cleaner%1:06:00::" ]
And men also used vacuum cleaners in both rooms, sucking dust up once more.
rooms
{ "name": "room", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling", "space for movement", "opportunity for", "the people who are present in a room", "live and take one's meals at or in" ] }
[ "an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling" ]
[ "room%1:06:00::" ]
And men also used vacuum cleaners in both rooms, sucking dust up once more.
sucking
{ "name": "suck", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of sucking", "draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth", "draw something in by or as if by a vacuum", "attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.", "be inadequate or objectionable", "provide sexual grat...
[ "draw something in by or as if by a vacuum" ]
[ "suck%2:38:00::" ]
And men also used vacuum cleaners in both rooms, sucking dust up once more.
dust
{ "name": "dust", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air", "the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up", "free microscopic particles of solid material", "remove the dust from", "rub the dust over a surf...
[ "fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air" ]
[ "dust%1:27:00::" ]
And men also used vacuum cleaners in both rooms, sucking dust up once more.
once more
{ "name": "once_more", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anew" ] }
[ "anew" ]
[ "once_more%4:02:00::" ]
Men from the Third Detective District, Eighteenth Precinct, had the longest, the most tedious, job.
Men
{ "name": "man", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)", "someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force", "the generic use of the word to refer to any human being", "any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized b...
[ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)" ]
[ "man%1:18:00::" ]
Men from the Third Detective District, Eighteenth Precinct, had the longest, the most tedious, job.
Eighteenth Precinct
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Men from the Third Detective District, Eighteenth Precinct, had the longest, the most tedious, job.
had
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Men from the Third Detective District, Eighteenth Precinct, had the longest, the most tedious, job.
longest
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Men from the Third Detective District, Eighteenth Precinct, had the longest, the most tedious, job.
most
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Men from the Third Detective District, Eighteenth Precinct, had the longest, the most tedious, job.
tedious
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Men from the Third Detective District, Eighteenth Precinct, had the longest, the most tedious, job.
job
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At the Hotel Dumont there had, at the time in issue, been twenty-three overnighters, counting couples as singular.
Hotel Dumont
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At the Hotel Dumont there had, at the time in issue, been twenty-three overnighters, counting couples as singular.
time
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At the Hotel Dumont there had, at the time in issue, been twenty-three overnighters, counting couples as singular.
twenty-three
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At the Hotel Dumont there had, at the time in issue, been twenty-three overnighters, counting couples as singular.
overnighters
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At the Hotel Dumont there had, at the time in issue, been twenty-three overnighters, counting couples as singular.
counting
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At the Hotel Dumont there had, at the time in issue, been twenty-three overnighters, counting couples as singular.
couples
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At the Hotel Dumont there had, at the time in issue, been twenty-three overnighters, counting couples as singular.
singular
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These included, as one, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payne, who had checked in a little after noon the day before, and had not checked out together.
included
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These included, as one, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payne, who had checked in a little after noon the day before, and had not checked out together.
one
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These included, as one, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payne, who had checked in a little after noon the day before, and had not checked out together.
Mr.
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These included, as one, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payne, who had checked in a little after noon the day before, and had not checked out together.
Mrs. Anthony Payne
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These included, as one, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payne, who had checked in a little after noon the day before, and had not checked out together.
checked in
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These included, as one, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payne, who had checked in a little after noon the day before, and had not checked out together.
little
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These included, as one, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payne, who had checked in a little after noon the day before, and had not checked out together.
noon
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These included, as one, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payne, who had checked in a little after noon the day before, and had not checked out together.
day
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These included, as one, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payne, who had checked in a little after noon the day before, and had not checked out together.
before
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These included, as one, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payne, who had checked in a little after noon the day before, and had not checked out together.
not
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These included, as one, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payne, who had checked in a little after noon the day before, and had not checked out together.
checked out
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These included, as one, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Payne, who had checked in a little after noon the day before, and had not checked out together.
together
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But Gardner Willings was not included ; he had been at the Dumont for almost a week.
Gardner Willings
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But Gardner Willings was not included ; he had been at the Dumont for almost a week.
not
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But Gardner Willings was not included ; he had been at the Dumont for almost a week.
included
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But Gardner Willings was not included ; he had been at the Dumont for almost a week.
been
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But Gardner Willings was not included ; he had been at the Dumont for almost a week.
Dumont
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But Gardner Willings was not included ; he had been at the Dumont for almost a week.
almost
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But Gardner Willings was not included ; he had been at the Dumont for almost a week.
week
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There was, of course, no special reason to believe that the man or woman they sought had stayed only overnight at the hotel.
was
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There was, of course, no special reason to believe that the man or woman they sought had stayed only overnight at the hotel.
of course
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There was, of course, no special reason to believe that the man or woman they sought had stayed only overnight at the hotel.
special
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There was, of course, no special reason to believe that the man or woman they sought had stayed only overnight at the hotel.
reason
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There was, of course, no special reason to believe that the man or woman they sought had stayed only overnight at the hotel.
believe
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There was, of course, no special reason to believe that the man or woman they sought had stayed only overnight at the hotel.
man
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There was, of course, no special reason to believe that the man or woman they sought had stayed only overnight at the hotel.
woman
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