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She was listening to other voices, out of the future. | future | {
"name": "future",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the time yet to come",
"a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future",
"bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date",
"yet to be or coming",
"effective in or looking toward the future",... | [
"the time yet to come"
] | [
"future%1:28:00::"
] |
Some of those vaguely imagined new, different people. | vaguely | {
"name": "vaguely",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in a vague way"
]
} | [
"in a vague way"
] | [
"vaguely%4:02:00::"
] |
Some of those vaguely imagined new, different people. | 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::"
] |
Some of those vaguely imagined new, different people. | 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"
]
} | [
"distinctly separate from the first"
] | [
"different%5:00:00:other:00"
] |
Some of those vaguely imagined new, different people. | people | {
"name": "people",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively",
"the body of citizens of a state or country",
"members of a family line",
"the common people generally",
"fill with people",
"furnish with people"
]
} | [
"(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively"
] | [
"people%1:14:00::"
] |
Oh, Katharine 's awfully nice, and pretty too, I like Katharine. | Katharine | {
"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::"
] |
Oh, Katharine 's awfully nice, and pretty too, I like Katharine. | awfully | {
"name": "awfully",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"used as intensifiers",
"of a dreadful kind",
"in a terrible manner"
]
} | [
"used as intensifiers"
] | [
"awfully%4:02:00::"
] |
Oh, Katharine 's awfully nice, and pretty too, I like Katharine. | nice | {
"name": "nice",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera",
"pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; - George Meredith",
"socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous",
"done with delicacy... | [
"pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; - George Meredith"
] | [
"nice%3:00:00::"
] |
Oh, Katharine 's awfully nice, and pretty too, I like Katharine. | pretty | {
"name": "pretty",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing",
"(used ironically) unexpectedly bad",
"to a moderately sufficient extent or degree"
]
} | [
"pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing"
] | [
"pretty%5:00:00:beautiful:00"
] |
Oh, Katharine 's awfully nice, and pretty too, I like Katharine. | too | {
"name": "too",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits",
"in addition"
]
} | [
"in addition"
] | [
"too%4:02:01::"
] |
Oh, Katharine 's awfully nice, and pretty too, I like Katharine. | 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... | [
"be fond of"
] | [
"like%2:37:04::"
] |
Oh, Katharine 's awfully nice, and pretty too, I like Katharine. | Katharine | {
"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::"
] |
Let 's ask Katharine to go with us, she 's always lots of fun. | ask | {
"name": "ask",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"inquire about",
"make a request or demand for something to somebody",
"direct or put; seek an answer to",
"consider obligatory; request and expect",
"address a question to and expect an answer from",
"require as useful, just, or proper",
"req... | [
"make a request or demand for something to somebody"
] | [
"ask%2:32:01::"
] |
Let 's ask Katharine to go with us, she 's always lots of fun. | Katharine | {
"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::"
] |
Let 's ask Katharine to go with us, she 's always lots of fun. | go with | {
"name": "go_with",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"be present or associated with an event or entity",
"go or occur together"
]
} | [
"be present or associated with an event or entity"
] | [
"go_with%2:42:01::"
] |
Let 's ask Katharine to go with us, she 's always lots of fun. | 's | {
"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::"
] |
Let 's ask Katharine to go with us, she 's always lots of fun. | 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::"
] |
Let 's ask Katharine to go with us, she 's always lots of fun. | lots of | {
"name": "a_lot",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"to a very great degree or extent"
]
} | [
"to a very great degree or extent"
] | [
"a_lot%4:02:00::"
] |
Let 's ask Katharine to go with us, she 's always lots of fun. | fun | {
"name": "fun",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"activities that are enjoyable or amusing",
"verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)",
"violent and excited activity",
"a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement"
]
} | [
"activities that are enjoyable or amusing",
"verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)"
] | [
"fun%1:04:00::",
"fun%1:10:00::"
] |
Katharine. | Katharine | {
"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::"
] |
Soon, very soon now & & &. | Soon | {
"name": "soon",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in the near future"
]
} | [
"in the near future"
] | [
"soon%4:02:00::"
] |
Soon, very soon now & & &. | 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::"
] |
Soon, very soon now & & &. | soon | {
"name": "soon",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in the near future"
]
} | [
"in the near future"
] | [
"soon%4:02:00::"
] |
Soon, very soon now & & &. | 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::"
] |
Mendoza did n't wake until nearly nine thirty. | Mendoza | {
"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::"
] |
Mendoza did n't wake until nearly nine thirty. | wake | {
"name": "wake",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)",
"an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii",
"the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward",
"a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial",
"be awake, ... | [
"stop sleeping"
] | [
"wake%2:29:01::"
] |
Mendoza did n't wake until nearly nine thirty. | nearly | {
"name": "nearly",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but",
"in a close manner"
]
} | [
"(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but"
] | [
"nearly%4:02:00::"
] |
Mendoza did n't wake until nearly nine thirty. | nine | {
"name": "nine",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one",
"a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together",
"one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face",
"denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and o... | [
"denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten"
] | [
"nine%5:00:00:cardinal:00"
] |
Mendoza did n't wake until nearly nine thirty. | thirty | {
"name": "thirty",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three",
"being ten more than twenty"
]
} | [
"being ten more than twenty"
] | [
"thirty%5:00:00:cardinal:00"
] |
It was going to be another hot day ; already the thermometer stood close to ninety. | be | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"happen, occur, take place"
] | [
"be%2:42:04::"
] |
It was going to be another hot day ; already the thermometer stood close to ninety. | hot | {
"name": "hot",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning",
"characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense",
"extended meanings; especially of ... | [
"used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning"
] | [
"hot%3:00:01::"
] |
It was going to be another hot day ; already the thermometer stood close to ninety. | day | {
"name": "day",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis",
"some point or period in time",
"a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance",
"the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside",
"the recurring hours when you are n... | [
"time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis",
"the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)"
] | [
"day%1:28:00::",
"day%1:28:04::"
] |
It was going to be another hot day ; already the thermometer stood close to ninety. | already | {
"name": "already",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"prior to a specified or implied time"
]
} | [
"prior to a specified or implied time"
] | [
"already%4:02:00::"
] |
It was going to be another hot day ; already the thermometer stood close to ninety. | thermometer | {
"name": "thermometer",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"measuring instrument for measuring temperature"
]
} | [
"measuring instrument for measuring temperature"
] | [
"thermometer%1:06:00::"
] |
It was going to be another hot day ; already the thermometer stood close to ninety. | stood | {
"name": "stand",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a support or foundation",
"the position where a thing or person stands",
"a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area",
"a small table for holding articles of various kinds",
"a support for displaying various articles",
"an ... | [
"be in some specified state or condition"
] | [
"stand%2:42:04::"
] |
It was going to be another hot day ; already the thermometer stood close to ninety. | close to | {
"name": "close_to",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct"
]
} | [
"(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct"
] | [
"close_to%4:02:00::"
] |
It was going to be another hot day ; already the thermometer stood close to ninety. | ninety | {
"name": "ninety",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine",
"being ten more than eighty"
]
} | [
"being ten more than eighty"
] | [
"ninety%5:00:00:cardinal:00"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | Alison | {
"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::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | 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::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | still | {
"name": "still",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)",
"(poetic) tranquil silence",
"an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser wher... | [
"with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation"
] | [
"still%4:02:01::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | asleep | {
"name": "asleep",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in a state of sleep",
"lacking sensation",
"dead",
"into a sleeping state",
"in the sleep of death"
]
} | [
"into a sleeping state"
] | [
"asleep%4:02:00::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | 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::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | fresh | {
"name": "fresh",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"recently made, produced, or harvested",
"(of a cycle) beginning or occurring again",
"imparting vitality and energy",
"original and of a kind not seen before",
"not canned or otherwise preserved",
"not containing or composed of salt water",
... | [
"recently made, produced, or harvested"
] | [
"fresh%3:00:01::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | coffee | {
"name": "coffee",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans",
"any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans",
"a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee",
"a medium brown to dark-brown color"
]
... | [
"a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans"
] | [
"coffee%1:13:00::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | searched | {
"name": "search",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone",
"an investigation seeking answers",
"an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property",
"the examination of alternative hypotheses",
... | [
"search or seek"
] | [
"search%2:39:00::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | desk | {
"name": "desk",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments"
]
} | [
"a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments"
] | [
"desk%1:06:00::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | drawers | {
"name": "drawer",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out",
"the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else",
"an artist skilled at drawing"
]
} | [
"a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out"
] | [
"drawer%1:06:00::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | cigarettes | {
"name": "cigarette",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking"
]
} | [
"finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking"
] | [
"cigarette%1:06:00::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | thinking of | {
"name": "think_of",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"keep in mind for attention or consideration",
"take into consideration, have in view",
"look on as or consider",
"intend to refer to",
"devise or invent",
"choose in one's mind"
]
} | [
"keep in mind for attention or consideration"
] | [
"think_of%2:31:00::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | handbag | {
"name": "handbag",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)"
]
} | [
"a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)"
] | [
"handbag%1:06:00::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | found | {
"name": "find",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a productive insight",
"the act of discovering something",
"come upon, as if by accident; meet with",
"discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of",
"come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost",
... | [
"come upon, as if by accident; meet with"
] | [
"find%2:40:02::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | crumpled | {
"name": "crumpled",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"fall apart",
"fold or collapse",
"to gather something into small wrinkles or folds",
"become wrinkled or crumpled or creased",
"of metal e.g."
]
} | [
"of metal e.g."
] | [
"crumpled%5:00:00:damaged:00"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | stray | {
"name": "stray",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)",
"move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment",
"wander from a direct course or at random",
"lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subje... | [
"not close together in time"
] | [
"stray%5:00:00:sporadic:00"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | cigarette | {
"name": "cigarette",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking"
]
} | [
"finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking"
] | [
"cigarette%1:06:00::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | bottom | {
"name": "bottom",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the lower side of anything",
"the lowest part of anything",
"the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on",
"the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat",
"a depression forming the ground under a body of water",
"low-lying... | [
"the lowest part of anything"
] | [
"bottom%1:15:01::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | tasted | {
"name": "taste",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus",
"a strong liking",
"delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)",
"a brief experience of somethin... | [
"have flavor; taste of something"
] | [
"taste%2:39:02::"
] |
Alison was still sound asleep ; he made fresh coffee and searched through all the desk drawers for more cigarettes before thinking of her handbag, and found a crumpled stray cigarette at its bottom, which tasted peculiarly of face powder. | peculiarly | {
"name": "peculiarly",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"uniquely or characteristically; ; ; - John Knowles",
"in a manner differing from the usual or expected",
"to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common"
]
} | [
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"peculiarly%4:02:01::"
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"sense_definitions_list": [
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]
} | [
"cosmetic powder for the face"
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"face_powder%1:06:00::"
] |
He left a note propped on the desk asking her to call him sometime today, and drove home. | left | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
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He left a note propped on the desk asking her to call him sometime today, and drove home. | propped | {
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]
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He left a note propped on the desk asking her to call him sometime today, and drove home. | sometime | {
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"at some indefinite or unstated time"
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} | [
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He left a note propped on the desk asking her to call him sometime today, and drove home. | today | {
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"in these times; - Nancy Mitford",
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] | [
"drive%2:38:00::"
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He left a note propped on the desk asking her to call him sometime today, and drove home. | home | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
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"housing that someone is living in",
"the country or state or city where you live",
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"... | [
"at or to or in the direction of one's home or family"
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"home%4:02:01::"
] |
After he 'd got out fresh liver for Bast, he paused to look at her crouched daintily over her dish. | After | {
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"happening at a time subsequent to a reference time",
"behind or in the rear"
]
} | [
"happening at a time subsequent to a reference time"
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"after%4:02:01::"
] |
After he 'd got out fresh liver for Bast, he paused to look at her crouched daintily over her dish. | got out | {
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"take out of a container or enclosed space",
"move out or away",
"express with difficulty",
"bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover",
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"escape pote... | [
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"get_out%2:35:00::"
] |
After he 'd got out fresh liver for Bast, he paused to look at her crouched daintily over her dish. | fresh | {
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"(of a cycle) beginning or occurring again",
"imparting vitality and energy",
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... | [
"recently made, produced, or harvested"
] | [
"fresh%3:00:01::"
] |
After he 'd got out fresh liver for Bast, he paused to look at her crouched daintily over her dish. | liver | {
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"liver%1:13:00::"
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After he 'd got out fresh liver for Bast, he paused to look at her crouched daintily over her dish. | paused | {
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"pause%2:32:01::"
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After he 'd got out fresh liver for Bast, he paused to look at her crouched daintily over her dish. | look | {
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"look%2:39:00::"
] |
After he 'd got out fresh liver for Bast, he paused to look at her crouched daintily over her dish. | crouched | {
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"crouch%2:35:00::"
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After he 'd got out fresh liver for Bast, he paused to look at her crouched daintily over her dish. | daintily | {
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"daintily%4:02:00::"
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After he 'd got out fresh liver for Bast, he paused to look at her crouched daintily over her dish. | dish | {
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"a particular item of prepared food"
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"dish%1:13:00::"
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Surely she was just a trifle fatter around the middle? | Surely | {
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"surely%4:02:00::"
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Surely she was just a trifle fatter around the middle? | was | {
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Surely she was just a trifle fatter around the middle? | just | {
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Surely she was just a trifle fatter around the middle? | a trifle | {
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]
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"a_trifle%4:02:00::"
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Surely she was just a trifle fatter around the middle? | fatter | {
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"fat%3:00:01::"
] |
Surely she was just a trifle fatter around the middle? | middle | {
"name": "middle",
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"the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)"
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"middle%1:08:00::"
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He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | seemed | {
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"seem%2:39:00::"
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He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | remember | {
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] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | reading | {
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"read%2:31:00::"
] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | somewhere | {
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]
} | [
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] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | Abyssinians | {
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"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"
]
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"person%1:03:00::"
] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | had | {
"name": "have",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"go through (mental or physical states or experiences)",
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"cause to move; cause t... | [
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"have%2:29:00::"
] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | large | {
"name": "large",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"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::"
] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | litters | {
"name": "litter",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)",
"conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers",
"material used to provide a bed for animals",
... | [
"the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal"
] | [
"litter%1:14:00::"
] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | suffered | {
"name": "suffer",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"experience (emotional) pain",
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"feel pain or be in pain",
"feel physical pain",
"feel unwell or uncomfo... | [
"undergo or be subjected to"
] | [
"suffer%2:39:01::"
] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | dismaying | {
"name": "dismaying",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised",
"causing consternation"
]
} | [
"causing consternation"
] | [
"dismaying%5:00:00:alarming:00"
] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | vision | {
"name": "vision",
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"the ability to see; the visual faculty",
"the perceptual experience of seeing",
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"a religious or mystical experie... | [
"a vivid mental image",
"the perceptual experience of seeing"
] | [
"vision%1:09:03::",
"vision%1:09:02::"
] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | apartment | {
"name": "apartment",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house"
]
} | [
"a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house"
] | [
"apartment%1:06:00::"
] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | overrun | {
"name": "overrun",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"too much production or more than expected",
"invade in great numbers",
"occupy in large numbers or live on a host",
"flow or run over (a limit or brim)",
"seize the position of and defeat",
"run beyond or past"
]
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"invade in great numbers"
] | [
"overrun%2:38:01::"
] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | dozen | {
"name": "dozen",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units"
]
} | [
"the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one"
] | [
"dozen%1:23:00::"
] |
He seemed to remember reading somewhere that Abyssinians had large litters, and suffered a dismaying vision of the apartment overrun with a dozen kittens. | kittens | {
"name": "kitten",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"young domestic cat",
"have kittens"
]
} | [
"young domestic cat"
] | [
"kitten%1:05:00::"
] |
- what then ''? he asked her severely. | then | {
"name": "then",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"at a specific prior time",
"subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)",
"in that case or as a consequence",
"at that time"
]
} | [
"subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)"
] | [
"then%4:02:00::"
] |
- what then ''? he asked her severely. | asked | {
"name": "ask",
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"make a request or demand for something to somebody",
"direct or put; seek an answer to",
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"address a question to and expect an answer from",
"require as useful, just, or proper",
"req... | [
"direct or put; seek an answer to"
] | [
"ask%2:32:02::"
] |
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