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Forget motive?
motive
{ "name": "motive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior", "a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music", "a design or figure that cons...
[ "the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior" ]
[ "motive%1:03:00::" ]
No, motive is a part of fact.
motive
{ "name": "motive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior", "a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music", "a design or figure that cons...
[ "the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior" ]
[ "motive%1:03:00::" ]
No, motive is a part of fact.
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::" ]
No, motive is a part of fact.
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 determined in relation to something that includes it" ]
[ "part%1:24:00::" ]
No, motive is a part of fact.
fact
{ "name": "fact", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred", "a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened", "an event known to have happened or something known to have existed", ...
[ "an event known to have happened or something known to have existed" ]
[ "fact%1:26:01::" ]
Nobody in his right mind punishes a quarter-century old dereliction.
in his right mind
{ "name": "in_his_right_mind", "sense_definitions_list": [ "behaving responsibly" ] }
[ "behaving responsibly" ]
[ "in_his_right_mind%5:00:00:sane:00" ]
Nobody in his right mind punishes a quarter-century old dereliction.
punishes
{ "name": "punish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on" ] }
[ "impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on" ]
[ "punish%2:41:00::" ]
Nobody in his right mind punishes a quarter-century old dereliction.
quarter-century
{ "name": "quarter-century", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a period of 25 years" ] }
[ "a period of 25 years" ]
[ "quarter-century%1:28:00::" ]
Nobody in his right mind punishes a quarter-century old dereliction.
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::" ]
Nobody in his right mind punishes a quarter-century old dereliction.
dereliction
{ "name": "dereliction", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a tendency to be negligent and uncaring", "willful negligence" ] }
[ "willful negligence" ]
[ "dereliction%1:04:00::" ]
Grudges simply do not keep that well in a sane mind.
Grudges
{ "name": "grudge", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation", "bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings", "accept or admit unwillingly" ] }
[ "a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation" ]
[ "grudge%1:12:00::" ]
Grudges simply do not keep that well in a sane mind.
simply
{ "name": "simply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "and nothing more", "absolutely", "absolutely; altogether; really", "in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment" ] }
[ "absolutely" ]
[ "simply%4:02:03::" ]
Grudges simply do not keep that well in a sane mind.
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::" ]
Grudges simply do not keep that well in a sane mind.
keep
{ "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", ...
[ "fail to spoil or rot" ]
[ "keep%2:42:03::" ]
Grudges simply do not keep that well in a sane mind.
well
{ "name": "well", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine", "a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid", "an abundant source", "an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)", "an enclosed compartment in a ship ...
[ "(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')" ]
[ "well%4:02:00::" ]
Grudges simply do not keep that well in a sane mind.
sane
{ "name": "sane", "sense_definitions_list": [ "mentally healthy; free from mental disorder", "marked by sound judgment" ] }
[ "mentally healthy; free from mental disorder" ]
[ "sane%3:00:00::" ]
Grudges simply do not keep that well in a sane mind.
mind
{ "name": "mind", "sense_definitions_list": [ "that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason", "recall or remembrance", "an opinion formed by judging something", "an important intellectual", "attention", "your intention; what you intend to do", ...
[ "that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason" ]
[ "mind%1:09:00::" ]
Faith Constable had accomplished much in a quarter of a century.
Faith Constable
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Faith Constable had accomplished much in a quarter of a century.
accomplished
{ "name": "accomplish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put in effect", "to gain with effort" ] }
[ "to gain with effort" ]
[ "accomplish%2:41:00::" ]
Faith Constable had accomplished much in a quarter of a century.
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...
[ "a great amount or extent" ]
[ "much%1:23:00::" ]
Faith Constable had accomplished much in a quarter of a century.
quarter
{ "name": "quarter-century", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a period of 25 years" ] }
[ "a period of 25 years" ]
[ "quarter-century%1:28:00::" ]
Jeopardize it now to correct so old a wrong?
Jeopardize
{ "name": "jeopardize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pose a threat to; present a danger to", "put at risk" ] }
[ "put at risk" ]
[ "jeopardize%2:41:00::" ]
Jeopardize it now to correct so old a wrong?
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::" ]
Jeopardize it now to correct so old a wrong?
correct
{ "name": "correct", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make right or correct", "make reparations or amends for", "censure severely", "adjust for", "punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience", "go down in value", "alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard"...
[ "make right or correct" ]
[ "correct%2:30:00::" ]
Jeopardize it now to correct so old a wrong?
so
{ "name": "so", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization", "to a very great extent or degree", "in a manner that facilitates", "in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied", "to a certain unspecified exte...
[ "to a very great extent or degree" ]
[ "so%4:02:02::" ]
Jeopardize it now to correct so old a wrong?
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...
[ "of long duration; not new" ]
[ "old%3:00:01::" ]
Jeopardize it now to correct so old a wrong?
wrong
{ "name": "wrong", "sense_definitions_list": [ "that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law", "any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right", "treat unjustly; do wrong to", "not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth", "contrary to conscience or morality o...
[ "any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right" ]
[ "wrong%1:04:00::" ]
Bill shook his head.
Bill
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Bill shook his head.
shook
{ "name": "shake", "sense_definitions_list": [ "building material used as siding or roofing", "frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream", "a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it", "grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an int...
[ "move or cause to move back and forth" ]
[ "shake%2:38:00::" ]
Bill shook his head.
head
{ "name": "head", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains", "a single domestic animal", "that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason", "a person who is in cha...
[ "the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains" ]
[ "head%1:08:00::" ]
Also, he thought, I doubt if she could hit the side of a barn with a shotgun.
Also
{ "name": "also", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in addition" ] }
[ "in addition" ]
[ "also%4:02:00::" ]
Also, he thought, I doubt if she could hit the side of a barn with a shotgun.
thought
{ "name": "think", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance of deliberate thinking", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "expect, believe, or suppose", "use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments", "recall knowl...
[ "use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments" ]
[ "think%2:31:00::" ]
Also, he thought, I doubt if she could hit the side of a barn with a shotgun.
doubt
{ "name": "doubt", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of being unsure of something", "uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something", "consider unlikely or have doubts about", "lack confidence in or have doubts about" ] }
[ "consider unlikely or have doubts about" ]
[ "doubt%2:31:00::" ]
Also, he thought, I doubt if she could hit the side of a barn with a shotgun.
hit
{ "name": "hit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)", "the act of contacting one thing with another", "a conspicuous success", "(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together", "a dose of a narcotic drug"...
[ "hit with a missile from a weapon" ]
[ "hit%2:33:01::" ]
Also, he thought, I doubt if she could hit the side of a barn with a shotgun.
side
{ "name": "side", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location", "one of two or more contesting groups", "either the left or right half of a body", "a surface forming part of the outside of an object", "an extended outer surface of an...
[ "an extended outer surface of an object" ]
[ "side%1:06:00::" ]
Also, he thought, I doubt if she could hit the side of a barn with a shotgun.
barn
{ "name": "barn", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals", "(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter" ] }
[ "an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals" ]
[ "barn%1:06:00::" ]
Also, he thought, I doubt if she could hit the side of a barn with a shotgun.
shotgun
{ "name": "shotgun", "sense_definitions_list": [ "firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges" ] }
[ "firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges" ]
[ "shotgun%1:06:00::" ]
Lauren herself?
Lauren
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
She had left the party early, pleading a headache.
left
{ "name": "leave", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty", "permission to do something", "the act of departing politely", "go away from a place", "go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness", "act or be so ...
[ "go away from a place" ]
[ "leave%2:38:01::" ]
She had left the party early, pleading a headache.
party
{ "name": "party", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an organization to gain political power", "a group of people gathered together for pleasure", "a band of people associated temporarily in some activity", "an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment", "a person...
[ "an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment" ]
[ "party%1:11:00::" ]
She had left the party early, pleading a headache.
early
{ "name": "early", "sense_definitions_list": [ "at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time", "being or occurring at an early stage of development", "belonging to the distant past", "very young", "of an early stage in the development of a...
[ "before the usual time or the time expected" ]
[ "early%4:02:00::" ]
She had left the party early, pleading a headache.
pleading
{ "name": "plead", "sense_definitions_list": [ "appeal or request earnestly", "offer as an excuse or plea", "enter a plea, as in courts of law", "make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or b...
[ "offer as an excuse or plea" ]
[ "plead%2:32:02::" ]
She had left the party early, pleading a headache.
headache
{ "name": "headache", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness", "pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs" ] }
[ "pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs" ]
[ "headache%1:26:00::" ]
No lack of opportunity, presuming she had a gun.
lack
{ "name": "lack", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable", "be without" ] }
[ "the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable" ]
[ "lack%1:26:00::" ]
No lack of opportunity, presuming she had a gun.
opportunity
{ "name": "opportunity", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances" ] }
[ "a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances" ]
[ "opportunity%1:26:00::" ]
No lack of opportunity, presuming she had a gun.
presuming
{ "name": "presume", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof", "take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission", "constitute reasonable evidence for", "take liberties or act with too much confidence" ] }
[ "take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof" ]
[ "presume%2:31:00::" ]
No lack of opportunity, presuming she had a gun.
had
{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...
[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]
[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
No lack of opportunity, presuming she had a gun.
gun
{ "name": "gun", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)", "large but transportable armament", "a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)", "a professional killer who uses a gun", "a hand-operated pump t...
[ "a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)" ]
[ "gun%1:06:00::" ]
She might, conceivably, have brought one in in a large enough suitcase.
conceivably
{ "name": "conceivably", "sense_definitions_list": [ "within the realm of possibility" ] }
[ "within the realm of possibility" ]
[ "conceivably%4:02:00::" ]
She might, conceivably, have brought one in in a large enough suitcase.
brought
{ "name": "bring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere", "cause to come into a particular state or condition", "cause to happen or to occur as a consequence", "go or come after and bring or take back", "bring into a different state", "be accompanied...
[ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere" ]
[ "bring%2:38:00::" ]
She might, conceivably, have brought one in in a large enough suitcase.
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::" ]
She might, conceivably, have brought one in in a large enough suitcase.
enough
{ "name": "enough", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose", "sufficient for the purpose", "as much as necessary; ; (`plenty' is nonstandard)" ] }
[ "as much as necessary; ; (`plenty' is nonstandard)" ]
[ "enough%4:02:00::" ]
She might, conceivably, have brought one in in a large enough suitcase.
suitcase
{ "name": "suitcase", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes" ] }
[ "a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes" ]
[ "suitcase%1:06:00::" ]
( Check on the Payne luggage. )
Check
{ "name": "check", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a written order directing a bank to pay money", "an appraisal of the state of affairs", "the bill in a restaurant", "the state of inactivity following an interruption", "additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or ...
[ "examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition" ]
[ "check%2:31:00::" ]
( Check on the Payne luggage. )
Payne
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
( Check on the Payne luggage. )
luggage
{ "name": "luggage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cases used to carry belongings when traveling" ] }
[ "cases used to carry belongings when traveling" ]
[ "luggage%1:06:00::" ]
She might now have taken it away again.
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::" ]
She might now have taken it away again.
taken
{ "name": "take_away", "sense_definitions_list": [ "remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state", "remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract", "take out or remove", "take from a pe...
[ "remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state" ]
[ "take_away%2:35:00::" ]
She might now have taken it away again.
again
{ "name": "again", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anew" ] }
[ "anew" ]
[ "again%4:02:00::" ]
Motive - her husband wandering?
Motive
{ "name": "motive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior", "a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music", "a design or figure that cons...
[ "the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior" ]
[ "motive%1:03:00::" ]
Motive - her husband wandering?
husband
{ "name": "husband", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a married man; a woman's partner in marriage", "use cautiously and frugally" ] }
[ "a married man; a woman's partner in marriage" ]
[ "husband%1:18:00::" ]
Motive - her husband wandering?
wandering
{ "name": "wander", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment", "be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage", "go via an indirect route or at no set pace", "to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular c...
[ "be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage" ]
[ "wander%2:41:00::" ]
Bitter, unreasoning jealousy?
Bitter
{ "name": "bitter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)", "the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth", "the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste", "make bitter", "marked by strong res...
[ "marked by strong resentment or cynicism" ]
[ "bitter%5:00:00:resentful:00" ]
Bitter, unreasoning jealousy?
unreasoning
{ "name": "unreasoning", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not based on reason or evidence" ] }
[ "not based on reason or evidence" ]
[ "unreasoning%5:00:00:irrational:00" ]
Bitter, unreasoning jealousy?
jealousy
{ "name": "jealousy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)", "zealous vigilance; -Paul Blanshard" ] }
[ "a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)" ]
[ "jealousy%1:12:00::" ]
Heaven knew it happened and hell knew it too.
knew
{ "name": "know", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people", "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about", "know how to do or perform something", "be aware of the truth of something...
[ "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about" ]
[ "know%2:31:01::" ]
Heaven knew it happened and hell knew it too.
happened
{ "name": "happen", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come to pass", "happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; ; (Santayana)", "chance to be or do something, without intention or causation", "come into being; become reality", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ] }
[ "come to pass" ]
[ "happen%2:30:00::" ]
Heaven knew it happened and hell knew it too.
knew
{ "name": "know", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people", "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about", "know how to do or perform something", "be aware of the truth of something...
[ "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about" ]
[ "know%2:31:01::" ]
Heaven knew it happened and hell knew it too.
too
{ "name": "too", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits", "in addition" ] }
[ "in addition" ]
[ "too%4:02:01::" ]
But - it happened, almost always, among the primitive and, usually, among the very young.
happened
{ "name": "happen", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come to pass", "happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; ; (Santayana)", "chance to be or do something, without intention or causation", "come into being; become reality", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ] }
[ "come to pass" ]
[ "happen%2:30:00::" ]
But - it happened, almost always, among the primitive and, usually, among the very young.
almost
{ "name": "almost", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but" ] }
[ "(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but" ]
[ "almost%4:02:00::" ]
But - it happened, almost always, among the primitive and, usually, among the very young.
always
{ "name": "always", "sense_definitions_list": [ "at all times; all the time and on every occasion", "without variation or change, in every case", "without interruption", "at any time or in any event", "forever; throughout all time" ] }
[ "at all times; all the time and on every occasion" ]
[ "always%4:02:00::" ]
But - it happened, almost always, among the primitive and, usually, among the very young.
primitive
{ "name": "primitive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization", "a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived", "a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms", "belonging to an early stage of technical development; char...
[ "belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness" ]
[ "primitive%5:00:02:early:02" ]
But - it happened, almost always, among the primitive and, usually, among the very young.
usually
{ "name": "usually", "sense_definitions_list": [ "under normal conditions" ] }
[ "under normal conditions" ]
[ "usually%4:02:00::" ]
But - it happened, almost always, among the primitive and, usually, among the very young.
very
{ "name": "very", "sense_definitions_list": [ "precisely as stated", "being the exact same one; not any other:", "used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal", "precisely so" ] }
[ "used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal" ]
[ "very%4:02:00::" ]
But - it happened, almost always, among the primitive and, usually, among the very young.
young
{ "name": "young", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any immature animal", "United States film and television actress (1913-2000)", "United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)", "British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color visi...
[ "(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth" ]
[ "young%3:00:00::" ]
( Call it mentally young ; call it retarded. )
Call
{ "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", ...
[ "ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality" ]
[ "call%2:32:00::" ]
( Call it mentally young ; call it retarded. )
mentally
{ "name": "mentally", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in your mind" ] }
[ "in your mind" ]
[ "mentally%4:02:00::" ]
( Call it mentally young ; call it retarded. )
young
{ "name": "young", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any immature animal", "United States film and television actress (1913-2000)", "United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)", "British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color visi...
[ "(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth" ]
[ "young%3:00:00::" ]
( Call it mentally young ; call it retarded. )
call
{ "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", ...
[ "ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality" ]
[ "call%2:32:00::" ]
( Call it mentally young ; call it retarded. )
retarded
{ "name": "retarded", "sense_definitions_list": [ "people collectively who are mentally retarded", "cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate", "be delayed", "slow the growth or development of", "lose velocity; move more slowly", "relatively slow in mental or emotional or physica...
[ "relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development" ]
[ "retarded%3:00:00::" ]
There was nothing to indicate that Lauren Payne was primitive.
nothing
{ "name": "nothing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity of no importance", "in no respect; to no degree" ] }
[ "a quantity of no importance" ]
[ "nothing%1:23:00::" ]
There was nothing to indicate that Lauren Payne was primitive.
indicate
{ "name": "indicate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be a signal for or a symptom of", "indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively", "to state or express briefly", "give evidence of", "suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine" ] }
[ "be a signal for or a symptom of" ]
[ "indicate%2:32:01::" ]
There was nothing to indicate that Lauren Payne was primitive.
Lauren Payne
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
There was nothing to indicate that Lauren Payne was primitive.
was
{ "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::" ]
There was nothing to indicate that Lauren Payne was primitive.
primitive
{ "name": "primitive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization", "a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived", "a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms", "belonging to an early stage of technical development; char...
[ "belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness" ]
[ "primitive%5:00:02:early:02" ]
She did not move in primitive circles.
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::" ]
She did not move in primitive circles.
move
{ "name": "move", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of deciding to do something", "the act of changing your residence or place of business", "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "(game) a player's turn to t...
[ "change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically" ]
[ "move%2:38:03::" ]
She did not move in primitive circles.
primitive
{ "name": "primitive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization", "a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived", "a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms", "belonging to an early stage of technical development; char...
[ "belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness" ]
[ "primitive%5:00:02:early:02" ]
She did not move in primitive circles.
circles
{ "name": "circle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point", "an unofficial association of people or groups", "something approximating the shape of a circle", "movement once...
[ "an unofficial association of people or groups" ]
[ "circle%1:14:00::" ]
She was young, but not that young.
was
{ "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::" ]
She was young, but not that young.
young
{ "name": "young", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any immature animal", "United States film and television actress (1913-2000)", "United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)", "British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color visi...
[ "(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth" ]
[ "young%3:00:00::" ]
She was young, but not that young.
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::" ]
She was young, but not that young.
young
{ "name": "young", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any immature animal", "United States film and television actress (1913-2000)", "United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)", "British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color visi...
[ "(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth" ]
[ "young%3:00:00::" ]
It occurred to Bill Weigand that he was, on a hunch basis, eliminating a good many.
occurred
{ "name": "occur", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come to pass", "come to one's mind; suggest itself", "to be found to exist" ] }
[ "come to one's mind; suggest itself" ]
[ "occur%2:31:00::" ]
It occurred to Bill Weigand that he was, on a hunch basis, eliminating a good many.
Bill Weigand
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
It occurred to Bill Weigand that he was, on a hunch basis, eliminating a good many.
hunch
{ "name": "hunch", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an impression that something might be the case", "the act of bending yourself into a humped position", "round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward" ] }
[ "an impression that something might be the case" ]
[ "hunch%1:09:00::" ]
It occurred to Bill Weigand that he was, on a hunch basis, eliminating a good many.
basis
{ "name": "basis", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a relation that provides the foundation for something", "the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained", "the most important or necessary part of something" ] }
[ "the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained" ]
[ "basis%1:09:00::" ]
It occurred to Bill Weigand that he was, on a hunch basis, eliminating a good many.
eliminating
{ "name": "eliminate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "terminate, end, or take out", "do away with", "kill in large numbers", "dismiss from consideration or a contest", "eliminate from the body", "remove from a contest or race", "remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations" ] ...
[ "terminate, end, or take out" ]
[ "eliminate%2:30:01::" ]
It occurred to Bill Weigand that he was, on a hunch basis, eliminating a good many.
good
{ "name": "good", "sense_definitions_list": [ "benefit", "moral excellence or admirableness", "that which is pleasing or valuable or useful", "articles of commerce", "having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified", "having the normally expected amount...
[ "having the normally expected amount" ]
[ "good%5:00:00:ample:00" ]