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As these maladies overlap, so must the cure. | cure | {
"name": "cure",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain",
"provide a cure for, make healthy again",
"prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve",
"make (substances) hard and improve their usability",
"be or become prese... | [
"a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain"
] | [
"cure%1:06:00::"
] |
Analyses such as these four will simultaneously combat the assumptions that tone is impossible and that it is simple. | Analyses | {
"name": "analysis",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole",
"the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations",
"a form of literary criticism in which the s... | [
"an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole"
] | [
"analysis%1:04:00::"
] |
Analyses such as these four will simultaneously combat the assumptions that tone is impossible and that it is simple. | 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"
]
} | [
"the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one"
] | [
"four%1:23:00::"
] |
Analyses such as these four will simultaneously combat the assumptions that tone is impossible and that it is simple. | simultaneously | {
"name": "simultaneously",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"at the same instant"
]
} | [
"at the same instant"
] | [
"simultaneously%4:02:00::"
] |
Analyses such as these four will simultaneously combat the assumptions that tone is impossible and that it is simple. | combat | {
"name": "combat",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an engagement fought between two military forces",
"the act of fighting; any contest or struggle",
"battle or contend against in or as if in a battle"
]
} | [
"battle or contend against in or as if in a battle"
] | [
"combat%2:33:00::"
] |
Analyses such as these four will simultaneously combat the assumptions that tone is impossible and that it is simple. | assumptions | {
"name": "assumption",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn",
"a hypothesis that is taken for granted",
"the act of taking possession of or power over something",
"celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's b... | [
"a hypothesis that is taken for granted"
] | [
"assumption%1:09:00::"
] |
Analyses such as these four will simultaneously combat the assumptions that tone is impossible and that it is simple. | tone | {
"name": "tone",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the quality of a person's voice",
"(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages",
"(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)",
"the general atmosp... | [
"(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages",
"(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)"
] | [
"tone%1:07:02::",
"tone%1:07:01::"
] |
Analyses such as these four will simultaneously combat the assumptions that tone is impossible and that it is simple. | is | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
Analyses such as these four will simultaneously combat the assumptions that tone is impossible and that it is simple. | impossible | {
"name": "impossible",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something that cannot be done",
"not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with",
"totally unlikely",
"used of persons or their behavior"
]
} | [
"not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with"
] | [
"impossible%3:00:00::"
] |
Analyses such as these four will simultaneously combat the assumptions that tone is impossible and that it is simple. | is | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
Analyses such as these four will simultaneously combat the assumptions that tone is impossible and that it is simple. | simple | {
"name": "simple",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties",
"a person lacking intelligence or common sense",
"having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved",
"easy and not involved or complicated",
"apart from anything else; without additions or... | [
"having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved"
] | [
"simple%3:00:02::"
] |
They will give suggestions that can be worked up into field procedures. | give | {
"name": "give",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length",
"cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense",
"be the cause or source of",
"transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody",
"conve... | [
"be the cause or source of"
] | [
"give%2:40:05::"
] |
They will give suggestions that can be worked up into field procedures. | suggestions | {
"name": "suggestion",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an idea that is suggested",
"a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection",
"a just detectable amount",
"persuasion formulated as a suggestion",
"the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association",
"the a... | [
"an idea that is suggested"
] | [
"suggestion%1:09:00::"
] |
They will give suggestions that can be worked up into field procedures. | worked up | {
"name": "work_up",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"form or accumulate steadily",
"develop",
"bolster or strengthen",
"come up with"
]
} | [
"form or accumulate steadily"
] | [
"work_up%2:30:00::"
] |
They will give suggestions that can be worked up into field procedures. | field | {
"name": "field",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed",
"a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought",
"somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected",
"a branch of knowled... | [
"somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected"
] | [
"field%1:15:01::"
] |
They will give suggestions that can be worked up into field procedures. | procedures | {
"name": "procedure",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a particular course of action intended to achieve a result",
"a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work",
"a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program",
"a mode of ... | [
"a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work"
] | [
"procedure%1:04:02::"
] |
Good field techniques will not only equip linguists for better work, but also help them overcome negative attitudes. | 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 desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified"
] | [
"good%3:00:01::"
] |
Good field techniques will not only equip linguists for better work, but also help them overcome negative attitudes. | field | {
"name": "field",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed",
"a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought",
"somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected",
"a branch of knowled... | [
"somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected"
] | [
"field%1:15:01::"
] |
Good field techniques will not only equip linguists for better work, but also help them overcome negative attitudes. | techniques | {
"name": "technique",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a practical method or art applied to some particular task",
"skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity"
]
} | [
"a practical method or art applied to some particular task"
] | [
"technique%1:09:00::"
] |
Good field techniques will not only equip linguists for better work, but also help them overcome negative attitudes. | equip | {
"name": "equip",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose",
"provide with abilities or understanding"
]
} | [
"provide with abilities or understanding"
] | [
"equip%2:30:00::"
] |
Good field techniques will not only equip linguists for better work, but also help them overcome negative attitudes. | linguists | {
"name": "linguist",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a specialist in linguistics",
"a person who speaks more than one language"
]
} | [
"a specialist in linguistics"
] | [
"linguist%1:18:01::"
] |
Good field techniques will not only equip linguists for better work, but also help them overcome negative attitudes. | better | {
"name": "better",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something superior in quality or condition or effect",
"someone who bets",
"a superior person having claim to precedence",
"the superior one of two alternatives",
"surpass in excellence",
"to make better",
"get better",
"(comparative o... | [
"(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another"
] | [
"better%3:00:00::"
] |
Good field techniques will not only equip linguists for better work, but also help them overcome negative attitudes. | work | {
"name": "work",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"activity directed toward making or doing something",
"a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing",
"the occupation for which you are paid",
"applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject ... | [
"activity directed toward making or doing something"
] | [
"work%1:04:00::"
] |
Good field techniques will not only equip linguists for better work, but also help them overcome negative attitudes. | also | {
"name": "also",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in addition"
]
} | [
"in addition"
] | [
"also%4:02:00::"
] |
Good field techniques will not only equip linguists for better work, but also help them overcome negative attitudes. | help | {
"name": "help",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose",
"a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose",
"a resource",
"a means of serving",
"give help or assi... | [
"give help or assistance; be of service"
] | [
"help%2:41:00::"
] |
Good field techniques will not only equip linguists for better work, but also help them overcome negative attitudes. | overcome | {
"name": "overcome",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"win a victory over",
"get on top of; deal with successfully",
"overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli",
"overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome"
]
} | [
"get on top of; deal with successfully"
] | [
"overcome%2:33:01::"
] |
Good field techniques will not only equip linguists for better work, but also help them overcome negative attitudes. | negative | {
"name": "negative",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a reply of denial",
"a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed",
"vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent",
"characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having ... | [
"characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features"
] | [
"negative%3:00:02::"
] |
Good field techniques will not only equip linguists for better work, but also help them overcome negative attitudes. | attitudes | {
"name": "attitude",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways",
"the arrangement of the body and its limbs",
"a theatrical pose created for effect",
"position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame o... | [
"a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways"
] | [
"attitude%1:09:00::"
] |
Actually, none of these papers says much directly about field techniques. | Actually | {
"name": "actually",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in actual fact",
"used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly",
"at the present moment",
"as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis"
]
} | [
"in actual fact"
] | [
"actually%4:02:01::"
] |
Actually, none of these papers says much directly about field techniques. | papers | {
"name": "papers",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)",
"a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses",
"an essay (especially one written as an assignment)",
"a daily or weekly public... | [
"writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)"
] | [
"papers%1:10:00::"
] |
Actually, none of these papers says much directly about field techniques. | says | {
"name": "say",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the chance to speak",
"express in words",
"report or maintain",
"express a supposition",
"have or contain a certain wording or form",
"give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority",
"speak, pronounce, or utter in a c... | [
"express in words"
] | [
"say%2:32:00::"
] |
Actually, none of these papers says much directly about field techniques. | 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::"
] |
Actually, none of these papers says much directly about field techniques. | directly | {
"name": "directly",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"without deviation",
"without anyone or anything intervening",
"without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening",
"in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly"
]
} | [
"without anyone or anything intervening"
] | [
"directly%4:02:05::"
] |
Actually, none of these papers says much directly about field techniques. | field | {
"name": "field",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed",
"a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought",
"somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected",
"a branch of knowled... | [
"somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected"
] | [
"field%1:15:01::"
] |
Actually, none of these papers says much directly about field techniques. | techniques | {
"name": "technique",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a practical method or art applied to some particular task",
"skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity"
]
} | [
"a practical method or art applied to some particular task"
] | [
"technique%1:09:00::"
] |
But it is worth pondering that very little has been published on any phase of field techniques in linguistics. | is | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
But it is worth pondering that very little has been published on any phase of field techniques in linguistics. | worth | {
"name": "worth",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value",
"the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful",
"French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (18... | [
"worthy of being treated in a particular way; ; (often used ironically)"
] | [
"worth%5:00:00:worthy:00"
] |
But it is worth pondering that very little has been published on any phase of field techniques in linguistics. | pondering | {
"name": "ponder",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"reflect deeply on a subject"
]
} | [
"reflect deeply on a subject"
] | [
"ponder%2:31:00::"
] |
But it is worth pondering that very little has been published on any phase of field techniques in linguistics. | 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 is worth pondering that very little has been published on any phase of field techniques in linguistics. | little | {
"name": "little",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a small amount or duration",
"limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent",
"(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some",
"(of children and animals) youn... | [
"a small amount or duration"
] | [
"little%1:23:00::"
] |
But it is worth pondering that very little has been published on any phase of field techniques in linguistics. | published | {
"name": "publish",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"put into print",
"prepare and issue for public distribution or sale",
"have (one's written work) issued for publication"
]
} | [
"put into print",
"prepare and issue for public distribution or sale"
] | [
"publish%2:36:01::",
"publish%2:32:00::"
] |
But it is worth pondering that very little has been published on any phase of field techniques in linguistics. | phase | {
"name": "phase",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"any distinct time period in a sequence of events",
"(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary",
"a particular poi... | [
"any distinct time period in a sequence of events"
] | [
"phase%1:28:00::"
] |
But it is worth pondering that very little has been published on any phase of field techniques in linguistics. | field | {
"name": "field",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed",
"a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought",
"somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected",
"a branch of knowled... | [
"somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected"
] | [
"field%1:15:01::"
] |
But it is worth pondering that very little has been published on any phase of field techniques in linguistics. | techniques | {
"name": "technique",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a practical method or art applied to some particular task",
"skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity"
]
} | [
"a practical method or art applied to some particular task"
] | [
"technique%1:09:00::"
] |
But it is worth pondering that very little has been published on any phase of field techniques in linguistics. | linguistics | {
"name": "linguistics",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the scientific study of language",
"the humanistic study of language and literature"
]
} | [
"the scientific study of language"
] | [
"linguistics%1:09:00::"
] |
These things have been disseminated by other means, but always in the wake of extensive publication of analytic results. | things | {
"name": "thing",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a special situation",
"an action",
"a special abstraction",
"an artifact",
"an event",
"a vaguely specified concern",
"a statement regarded as an object",
"an entity that is not named specifically",
"any attribute or quality conside... | [
"an artifact"
] | [
"thing%1:06:00::"
] |
These things have been disseminated by other means, but always in the wake of extensive publication of analytic results. | disseminated | {
"name": "disseminate",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"cause to become widely known"
]
} | [
"cause to become widely known"
] | [
"disseminate%2:32:00::"
] |
These things have been disseminated by other means, but always in the wake of extensive publication of analytic results. | other | {
"name": "other",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen",
"recently past",
"belonging to the distant past",
"very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; - Lance Morrow"
]
} | [
"not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen"
] | [
"other%3:00:00::"
] |
These things have been disseminated by other means, but always in the wake of extensive publication of analytic results. | means | {
"name": "means",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"how a result is obtained or an end is achieved",
"an instrumentality for accomplishing some end",
"considerable capital (wealth or income)",
"an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n",
... | [
"an instrumentality for accomplishing some end"
] | [
"means%1:06:00::"
] |
These things have been disseminated by other means, but always in the wake of extensive publication of analytic results. | 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::"
] |
These things have been disseminated by other means, but always in the wake of extensive publication of analytic results. | 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, ... | [
"the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)"
] | [
"wake%1:19:00::"
] |
These things have been disseminated by other means, but always in the wake of extensive publication of analytic results. | extensive | {
"name": "extensive",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity",
"broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner",
"of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor"
]
} | [
"large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity"
] | [
"extensive%5:00:00:large:00"
] |
These things have been disseminated by other means, but always in the wake of extensive publication of analytic results. | publication | {
"name": "publication",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a copy of a printed work offered for distribution",
"the act of issuing printed materials",
"the communication of something to the public; making information generally known",
"the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution"
]
... | [
"the act of issuing printed materials"
] | [
"publication%1:04:01::"
] |
These things have been disseminated by other means, but always in the wake of extensive publication of analytic results. | analytic | {
"name": "analytic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus",
"using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)",
"expressing a grammatical category by using two ... | [
"using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)"
] | [
"analytic%3:00:03::"
] |
These things have been disseminated by other means, but always in the wake of extensive publication of analytic results. | results | {
"name": "result",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon",
"a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem",
"something that results",
"the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the... | [
"a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon"
] | [
"result%1:19:00::"
] |
The third need is for better theory. | third | {
"name": "third",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"one of three equal parts of a divisible whole",
"the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)",
"following the second position in an ordering ... | [
"coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position"
] | [
"third%5:00:00:ordinal:00"
] |
The third need is for better theory. | need | {
"name": "need",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a condition requiring relief",
"anything that is necessary but lacking",
"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 state of ext... | [
"anything that is necessary but lacking"
] | [
"need%1:17:00::"
] |
The third need is for better theory. | 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::"
] |
The third need is for better theory. | better | {
"name": "better",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something superior in quality or condition or effect",
"someone who bets",
"a superior person having claim to precedence",
"the superior one of two alternatives",
"surpass in excellence",
"to make better",
"get better",
"(comparative o... | [
"(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness"
] | [
"better%3:00:02::"
] |
The third need is for better theory. | theory | {
"name": "theory",
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"a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena",
"a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is ... | [
"a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena"
] | [
"theory%1:09:00::"
] |
We should expect that general phonologic theory should be as adequate for tone as for consonants and vowels, but it has not been. | expect | {
"name": "expect",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"regard something as probable or likely",
"consider obligatory; request and expect",
"look forward to the probable occurrence of",
"consider reasonable or due",
"look forward to the birth of a child",
"be pregnant with"
]
} | [
"regard something as probable or likely"
] | [
"expect%2:31:00::"
] |
We should expect that general phonologic theory should be as adequate for tone as for consonants and vowels, but it has not been. | general | {
"name": "general",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a general officer of the highest rank",
"the head of a religious order or congregation",
"a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)",
"command as a general",
"applying to all or most members of a category or group",
"not specialized o... | [
"applying to all or most members of a category or group"
] | [
"general%3:00:00::"
] |
We should expect that general phonologic theory should be as adequate for tone as for consonants and vowels, but it has not been. | phonologic | {
"name": "phonologic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"of or relating to phonology"
]
} | [
"of or relating to phonology"
] | [
"phonologic%3:01:00::"
] |
We should expect that general phonologic theory should be as adequate for tone as for consonants and vowels, but it has not been. | theory | {
"name": "theory",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena",
"a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is ... | [
"a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena"
] | [
"theory%1:09:00::"
] |
We should expect that general phonologic theory should be as adequate for tone as for consonants and vowels, but it has not been. | 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... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
We should expect that general phonologic theory should be as adequate for tone as for consonants and vowels, but it has not been. | adequate | {
"name": "adequate",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task",
"sufficient for the purpose",
"about average; acceptable"
]
} | [
"having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task"
] | [
"adequate%3:00:00::"
] |
We should expect that general phonologic theory should be as adequate for tone as for consonants and vowels, but it has not been. | tone | {
"name": "tone",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the quality of a person's voice",
"(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages",
"(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)",
"the general atmosp... | [
"(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages",
"(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)"
] | [
"tone%1:07:02::",
"tone%1:07:01::"
] |
We should expect that general phonologic theory should be as adequate for tone as for consonants and vowels, but it has not been. | consonants | {
"name": "consonant",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a speech sound that is not a vowel",
"a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant",
"involving or characterized by harmony",
"in keeping"
]
} | [
"a speech sound that is not a vowel"
] | [
"consonant%1:10:00::"
] |
We should expect that general phonologic theory should be as adequate for tone as for consonants and vowels, but it has not been. | vowels | {
"name": "vowel",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a speech sound made with the vocal tract open",
"a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel"
]
} | [
"a speech sound made with the vocal tract open"
] | [
"vowel%1:10:00::"
] |
We should expect that general phonologic theory should be as adequate for tone as for consonants and vowels, but it has not been. | 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::"
] |
We should expect that general phonologic theory should be as adequate for tone as for consonants and vowels, but it has not been. | been | {
"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::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | only | {
"name": "only",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"being the only one; single and isolated from others",
"exclusive of anyone or anything else",
"and nothing more",
"without any others being included or involved",
"with nevertheless the final result",
"in the final outcome",
"except that",
... | [
"without any others being included or involved"
] | [
"only%4:02:01::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | 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... | [
"have an existence, be extant"
] | [
"be%2:42:00::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | one | {
"name": "one",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number",
"a single person or thing",
"used of a single unit or thing; not two or more",
"having the indivisible character of a unit",
"of the same kind or quality",
"used informally as an i... | [
"used of a single unit or thing; not two or more"
] | [
"one%5:00:00:cardinal:00"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | two | {
"name": "two",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number",
"one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots",
"being one more than one"
]
} | [
"the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number"
] | [
"two%1:23:00::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | reasons | {
"name": "reason",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a rational motive for a belief or action",
"an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon",
"the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination",
"the state of having good sense and sound judgment",
"a justification for something ex... | [
"a rational motive for a belief or action"
] | [
"reason%1:16:00::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | are | {
"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::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | quite | {
"name": "quite",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"to a degree (not used with a negative)",
"to the greatest extent; completely",
"of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)",
"actually or truly or to an extreme"
]
} | [
"to a degree (not used with a negative)"
] | [
"quite%4:02:02::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | different | {
"name": "different",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"unlike in nature or quality or form or degree",
"distinctly separate from the first",
"differing from all others; not ordinary",
"marked by dissimilarity",
"distinct or separate"
]
} | [
"unlike in nature or quality or form or degree"
] | [
"different%3:00:00::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | require | {
"name": "require",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"require as useful, just, or proper",
"consider obligatory; request and expect",
"make someone do something",
"have need of"
]
} | [
"require as useful, just, or proper"
] | [
"require%2:42:00::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | totally | {
"name": "totally",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')"
]
} | [
"to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')"
] | [
"totally%4:02:00::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | 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"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | theory | {
"name": "theory",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena",
"a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is ... | [
"a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena"
] | [
"theory%1:09:00::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | hence | {
"name": "hence",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result",
"from this place",
"from this time"
]
} | [
"(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result"
] | [
"hence%4:02:00::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | techniques | {
"name": "technique",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a practical method or art applied to some particular task",
"skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity"
]
} | [
"a practical method or art applied to some particular task"
] | [
"technique%1:09:00::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | existing | {
"name": "existing",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"have an existence, be extant",
"support oneself",
"presently existing",
"having existence or being or actuality",
"existing in something specified"
]
} | [
"presently existing"
] | [
"existing%5:00:00:present:01"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | theories | {
"name": "theory",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena",
"a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is ... | [
"a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena"
] | [
"theory%1:09:00::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | are | {
"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::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | insufficiently | {
"name": "insufficiently",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"to an insufficient degree"
]
} | [
"to an insufficient degree"
] | [
"insufficiently%4:02:00::"
] |
This can only be for one of two reasons : either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general. | general | {
"name": "general",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a general officer of the highest rank",
"the head of a religious order or congregation",
"a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)",
"command as a general",
"applying to all or most members of a category or group",
"not specialized o... | [
"applying to all or most members of a category or group"
] | [
"general%3:00:00::"
] |
If, as I suspect, the problem is largely of the second sort, then development of a theory better able to handle tone will result automatically in better theory for all phonologic subsystems. | problem | {
"name": "problem",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved",
"a question raised for consideration or solution",
"a source of difficulty"
]
} | [
"a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved"
] | [
"problem%1:26:00::"
] |
If, as I suspect, the problem is largely of the second sort, then development of a theory better able to handle tone will result automatically in better theory for all phonologic subsystems. | is | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
If, as I suspect, the problem is largely of the second sort, then development of a theory better able to handle tone will result automatically in better theory for all phonologic subsystems. | largely | {
"name": "largely",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in large part; mainly or chiefly",
"on a large scale"
]
} | [
"in large part; mainly or chiefly"
] | [
"largely%4:02:00::"
] |
If, as I suspect, the problem is largely of the second sort, then development of a theory better able to handle tone will result automatically in better theory for all phonologic subsystems. | second | {
"name": "second",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites",
"an indefinitely short time",
"the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield",
"a particu... | [
"coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude"
] | [
"second%5:00:00:ordinal:00"
] |
If, as I suspect, the problem is largely of the second sort, then development of a theory better able to handle tone will result automatically in better theory for all phonologic subsystems. | sort | {
"name": "sort",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality",
"an approximate definition or example",
"a person of a particular character or nature",
"an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion",
... | [
"a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality"
] | [
"sort%1:09:00::"
] |
If, as I suspect, the problem is largely of the second sort, then development of a theory better able to handle tone will result automatically in better theory for all phonologic subsystems. | then | {
"name": "then",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"that time; that moment",
"at a specific prior time",
"subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)",
"in that case or as a consequence",
"at that time"
]
} | [
"in that case or as a consequence"
] | [
"then%4:02:02::"
] |
If, as I suspect, the problem is largely of the second sort, then development of a theory better able to handle tone will result automatically in better theory for all phonologic subsystems. | development | {
"name": "development",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining",
"a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)",
"(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purel... | [
"act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining"
] | [
"development%1:04:01::"
] |
If, as I suspect, the problem is largely of the second sort, then development of a theory better able to handle tone will result automatically in better theory for all phonologic subsystems. | theory | {
"name": "theory",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena",
"a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is ... | [
"a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena"
] | [
"theory%1:09:00::"
] |
If, as I suspect, the problem is largely of the second sort, then development of a theory better able to handle tone will result automatically in better theory for all phonologic subsystems. | better | {
"name": "better",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something superior in quality or condition or effect",
"someone who bets",
"a superior person having claim to precedence",
"the superior one of two alternatives",
"surpass in excellence",
"to make better",
"get better",
"(comparative o... | [
"comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc."
] | [
"better%4:02:00::"
] |
If, as I suspect, the problem is largely of the second sort, then development of a theory better able to handle tone will result automatically in better theory for all phonologic subsystems. | able | {
"name": "able",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something",
"have the skills and qualifications to do things well",
"having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity",
"having a strong healthy body"
... | [
"(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something"
] | [
"able%3:00:00::"
] |
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