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The inspector knew as he left that this was wishful thinking.
knew
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[ "be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt" ]
[ "know%2:31:02::" ]
The inspector knew as he left that this was wishful thinking.
left
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[ "go away from a place" ]
[ "leave%2:38:01::" ]
The inspector knew as he left that this was wishful thinking.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The inspector knew as he left that this was wishful thinking.
wishful thinking
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[ "the illusion that what you wish for is actually true" ]
[ "wishful_thinking%1:09:00::" ]
Nevertheless, he made a mental note to look into Garth 's financial background.
Nevertheless
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[ "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)" ]
[ "nevertheless%4:02:00::" ]
Nevertheless, he made a mental note to look into Garth 's financial background.
made
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[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]
[ "make%2:36:00::" ]
Nevertheless, he made a mental note to look into Garth 's financial background.
mental
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[ "involving the mind or an intellectual process" ]
[ "mental%3:00:00::" ]
Nevertheless, he made a mental note to look into Garth 's financial background.
note
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[ "a brief written record" ]
[ "note%1:10:00::" ]
Nevertheless, he made a mental note to look into Garth 's financial background.
look into
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[ "examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition", "investigate scientifically" ]
[ "look_into%2:31:00::", "look_into%2:32:00::" ]
Nevertheless, he made a mental note to look into Garth 's financial background.
Garth
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Nevertheless, he made a mental note to look into Garth 's financial background.
financial
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[ "involving financial matters" ]
[ "financial%3:01:00::" ]
Nevertheless, he made a mental note to look into Garth 's financial background.
background
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[ "a person's social heritage: previous experience or training", "information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem" ]
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Brian Thayer had a downtown address.
Brian Thayer
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Brian Thayer had a downtown address.
had
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[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]
[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
Brian Thayer had a downtown address.
downtown
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[ "of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center" ]
[ "downtown%3:00:00::" ]
Brian Thayer had a downtown address.
address
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[ "the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with" ]
[ "address%1:15:00::" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
lived
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[ "inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of" ]
[ "live%2:42:08::" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
apartment house
{ "name": "apartment_house", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a building that is divided into apartments" ] }
[ "a building that is divided into apartments" ]
[ "apartment_house%1:06:00::" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
not
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[ "negation of a word or group of words" ]
[ "not%4:02:00::" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
three
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[ "being one more than two" ]
[ "three%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
four
{ "name": "four", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one", "a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips", "being one more than three" ] }
[ "being one more than three" ]
[ "four%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
years
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[ "a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days" ]
[ "year%1:28:01::" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
old
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[ "(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age" ]
[ "old%3:00:02::" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
reclaimed
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[ "delivered from danger" ]
[ "reclaimed%5:00:00:saved:00" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
island
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[ "a zone or area resembling an island" ]
[ "island%1:06:00::" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
landscaped
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[ "(of land) improved by gardening or landscape architecture" ]
[ "landscaped%5:00:00:improved:00" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
brick
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[ "rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material" ]
[ "brick%1:06:00::" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
glass
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[ "a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure" ]
[ "glass%1:27:00::" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
fringe
{ "name": "fringe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the outside boundary or surface of something", "a part of the city far removed from the center", "one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light", "a social group holding marginal or extreme views", "a border ...
[ "a part of the city far removed from the center" ]
[ "fringe%1:15:00::" ]
He lived in an apartment house not over three or four years old, a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business district.
business district
{ "name": "business_district", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the central area or commercial center of a town or city" ] }
[ "the central area or commercial center of a town or city" ]
[ "business_district%1:15:00::" ]
He occupied a two bedroom apartment on the fourth floor, using the second bedroom as his office.
occupied
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[ "live (in a certain place)" ]
[ "occupy%2:42:00::" ]
He occupied a two bedroom apartment on the fourth floor, using the second bedroom as his office.
two
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[ "being one more than one" ]
[ "two%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
He occupied a two bedroom apartment on the fourth floor, using the second bedroom as his office.
bedroom
{ "name": "bedroom", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a room used primarily for sleeping" ] }
[ "a room used primarily for sleeping" ]
[ "bedroom%1:06:00::" ]
He occupied a two bedroom apartment on the fourth floor, using the second bedroom as his office.
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 occupied a two bedroom apartment on the fourth floor, using the second bedroom as his office.
fourth
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[ "coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude" ]
[ "fourth%5:00:00:ordinal:00" ]
He occupied a two bedroom apartment on the fourth floor, using the second bedroom as his office.
floor
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[ "a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale" ]
[ "floor%1:06:01::" ]
He occupied a two bedroom apartment on the fourth floor, using the second bedroom as his office.
using
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[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]
[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
He occupied a two bedroom apartment on the fourth floor, using the second bedroom as his office.
second
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[ "coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude" ]
[ "second%5:00:00:ordinal:00" ]
He occupied a two bedroom apartment on the fourth floor, using the second bedroom as his office.
bedroom
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[ "a room used primarily for sleeping" ]
[ "bedroom%1:06:00::" ]
He occupied a two bedroom apartment on the fourth floor, using the second bedroom as his office.
office
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[ "place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed" ]
[ "office%1:06:00::" ]
Airy and bright, the apartment was furnished with good modern furniture, rugs, and draperies.
Airy
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[ "open to or abounding in fresh air" ]
[ "airy%5:00:00:ventilated:00" ]
Airy and bright, the apartment was furnished with good modern furniture, rugs, and draperies.
bright
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[ "having lots of light either natural or artificial" ]
[ "bright%5:00:00:light:06" ]
Airy and bright, the apartment was furnished with good modern furniture, rugs, and draperies.
apartment
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[ "a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house" ]
[ "apartment%1:06:00::" ]
Airy and bright, the apartment was furnished with good modern furniture, rugs, and draperies.
furnished
{ "name": "furnish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give something useful or necessary to", "provide or equip with furniture" ] }
[ "provide or equip with furniture" ]
[ "furnish%2:40:01::" ]
Airy and bright, the apartment was furnished with good modern furniture, rugs, and draperies.
good
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[ "agreeable or pleasing" ]
[ "good%5:00:00:nice:00" ]
Airy and bright, the apartment was furnished with good modern furniture, rugs, and draperies.
modern
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[ "relating to a recently developed fashion or style" ]
[ "modern%5:00:00:fashionable:00" ]
Airy and bright, the apartment was furnished with good modern furniture, rugs, and draperies.
furniture
{ "name": "furniture", "sense_definitions_list": [ "furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy" ] }
[ "furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy" ]
[ "furniture%1:06:00::" ]
Airy and bright, the apartment was furnished with good modern furniture, rugs, and draperies.
rugs
{ "name": "rug", "sense_definitions_list": [ "floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)" ] }
[ "floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)" ]
[ "rug%1:06:00::" ]
Airy and bright, the apartment was furnished with good modern furniture, rugs, and draperies.
draperies
{ "name": "drapery", "sense_definitions_list": [ "hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)", "cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds" ] }
[ "hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)" ]
[ "drapery%1:06:00::" ]
Done by a professional decorator, Madden thought, and somehow as impersonal, as unremarkable as its occupant.
Done
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[ "do%2:36:00::" ]
Done by a professional decorator, Madden thought, and somehow as impersonal, as unremarkable as its occupant.
professional
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[ "engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood" ]
[ "professional%3:00:01::" ]
Done by a professional decorator, Madden thought, and somehow as impersonal, as unremarkable as its occupant.
decorator
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[ "a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings" ]
[ "decorator%1:18:01::" ]
Done by a professional decorator, Madden thought, and somehow as impersonal, as unremarkable as its occupant.
Madden
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Done by a professional decorator, Madden thought, and somehow as impersonal, as unremarkable as its occupant.
thought
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[ "expect, believe, or suppose" ]
[ "think%2:31:03::" ]
Done by a professional decorator, Madden thought, and somehow as impersonal, as unremarkable as its occupant.
somehow
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[ "in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means" ]
[ "somehow%4:02:00::" ]
Done by a professional decorator, Madden thought, and somehow as impersonal, as unremarkable as its occupant.
impersonal
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[ "not relating to or responsive to individual persons" ]
[ "impersonal%3:00:00::" ]
Done by a professional decorator, Madden thought, and somehow as impersonal, as unremarkable as its occupant.
unremarkable
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[ "found in the ordinary course of events; ; ; - Anita Diamant" ]
[ "unremarkable%5:00:00:ordinary:00" ]
Done by a professional decorator, Madden thought, and somehow as impersonal, as unremarkable as its occupant.
occupant
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[ "someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there" ]
[ "occupant%1:18:00::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
Dunston
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[ "a point or extent in space" ]
[ "location%1:03:00::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
rent
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[ "a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service" ]
[ "rent%1:21:00::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
run
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[ "have a particular form" ]
[ "run%2:42:04::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
close to
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[ "(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct" ]
[ "close_to%4:02:00::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
month
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[ "a time unit of approximately 30 days" ]
[ "month%1:28:00::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
Medfield
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[ "a point or extent in space" ]
[ "location%1:03:00::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
perhaps
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[ "by chance" ]
[ "perhaps%4:02:00::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
twenty-five
{ "name": "twenty-five", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one", "being five more than twenty" ] }
[ "being five more than twenty" ]
[ "twenty-five%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
less
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[ "(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree" ]
[ "less%3:00:00::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
not
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[ "negation of a word or group of words" ]
[ "not%4:02:00::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
paid
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[ "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services" ]
[ "pay%2:40:00::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
Thayer
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
charge
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[ "enter a certain amount as a charge" ]
[ "charge%2:40:02::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
one
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[ "used of a single unit or thing; not two or more" ]
[ "one%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
room
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[ "an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling" ]
[ "room%1:06:00::" ]
In Dunston the rent would run close to two hundred a month ; in Medfield, perhaps twenty-five less, not all of it paid by Thayer, who could charge off one room on his expense account.
expense account
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[ "an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses" ]
[ "expense_account%1:21:00::" ]
He took Madden into the room he used as an office.
took
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[ "take somebody somewhere" ]
[ "take%2:38:09::" ]
He took Madden into the room he used as an office.
Madden
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
He took Madden into the room he used as an office.
room
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[ "an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling" ]
[ "room%1:06:00::" ]
He took Madden into the room he used as an office.
used
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[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]
[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
He took Madden into the room he used as an office.
office
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[ "place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed" ]
[ "office%1:06:00::" ]
It contained a desk, files, a typewriter on a stand, and two big leather armchairs.
contained
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[ "include or contain; have as a component" ]
[ "contain%2:42:00::" ]
It contained a desk, files, a typewriter on a stand, and two big leather armchairs.
desk
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[ "a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments" ]
[ "desk%1:06:00::" ]
It contained a desk, files, a typewriter on a stand, and two big leather armchairs.
files
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[ "a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together" ]
[ "file%1:10:00::" ]
It contained a desk, files, a typewriter on a stand, and two big leather armchairs.
typewriter
{ "name": "typewriter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time" ] }
[ "hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time" ]
[ "typewriter%1:06:00::" ]
It contained a desk, files, a typewriter on a stand, and two big leather armchairs.
stand
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[ "a support or foundation" ]
[ "stand%1:06:00::" ]
It contained a desk, files, a typewriter on a stand, and two big leather armchairs.
two
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[ "being one more than one" ]
[ "two%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
It contained a desk, files, a typewriter on a stand, and two big leather armchairs.
big
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[ "above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent" ]
[ "big%3:00:01::" ]
It contained a desk, files, a typewriter on a stand, and two big leather armchairs.
leather
{ "name": "leather", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning", "whip with a leather strap" ] }
[ "an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning" ]
[ "leather%1:27:00::" ]
It contained a desk, files, a typewriter on a stand, and two big leather armchairs.
armchairs
{ "name": "armchair", "sense_definitions_list": [ "chair with a support on each side for arms" ] }
[ "chair with a support on each side for arms" ]
[ "armchair%1:06:00::" ]
A newspaper open at stock-market reports lay on one of them.
newspaper
{ "name": "newspaper", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements", "a business firm that publishes newspapers", "the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher", "cheap paper made from wood pulp and us...
[ "the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher" ]
[ "newspaper%1:06:00::" ]
A newspaper open at stock-market reports lay on one of them.
stock-market
{ "name": "stock_market", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers" ] }
[ "an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers" ]
[ "stock_market%1:06:00::" ]
A newspaper open at stock-market reports lay on one of them.
reports
{ "name": "report", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a written document describing the findings of some individual or group", "the act of informing by verbal report", "a short account of the news", "a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)", "a written evaluation of a student's...
[ "a short account of the news" ]
[ "report%1:10:00::" ]
A newspaper open at stock-market reports lay on one of them.
lay
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[ "be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position" ]
[ "lie%2:42:00::" ]
Thayer folded it up and offered a drink.
Thayer
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Thayer folded it up and offered a drink.
folded
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[ "bend or lay so that one part covers the other" ]
[ "fold_up%2:35:00::" ]
Thayer folded it up and offered a drink.
offered
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[ "present for acceptance or rejection" ]
[ "offer%2:40:00::" ]
Thayer folded it up and offered a drink.
drink
{ "name": "drink", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a single serving of a beverage", "the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess", "any liquid suitable for drinking", "any large deep body of water", "the act of swallowing", "take in liquids", "consume alcohol", "propose a toast to...
[ "a single serving of a beverage" ]
[ "drink%1:13:04::" ]
The inspector declined.
inspector
{ "name": "inspector", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a high ranking police officer", "an investigator who observes carefully" ] }
[ "a high ranking police officer" ]
[ "inspector%1:18:01::" ]
The inspector declined.
declined
{ "name": "decline", "sense_definitions_list": [ "change toward something smaller or lower", "a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state", "a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current", "a downward slope or bend", "grow worse", "refuse to a...
[ "refuse to accept" ]
[ "decline%2:40:00::" ]
To begin the interview, he asked if Thayer, with more time to think it over, could add to what he had said the other day about Johnston.
begin
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[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]
[ "begin%2:30:00::" ]
To begin the interview, he asked if Thayer, with more time to think it over, could add to what he had said the other day about Johnston.
interview
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[ "the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists" ]
[ "interview%1:10:01::" ]