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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.	handle	{ "name": "handle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it", "be in charge of, act on, or dispose of", "interact in a certain way", "act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression", "touch, lift, or hold with the han...	[ "be in charge of, act on, or dispose of" ]	[ "handle%2:41:00::" ]
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.	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::" ]
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.	result	{ "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...	[ "issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end" ]	[ "result%2:42:00::" ]
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.	automatically	{ "name": "automatically", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a reflex manner", "in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism" ] }	[ "in a reflex manner" ]	[ "automatically%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.	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::" ]
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.	phonologic	{ "name": "phonologic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to phonology" ] }	[ "of or relating to phonology" ]	[ "phonologic%3:01:00::" ]
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.	subsystems	{ "name": "subsystem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a system that is part of some larger system" ] }	[ "a system that is part of some larger system" ]	[ "subsystem%1:14:00::" ]
One issue that must be faced is the relative difficulty of analysis of different phonologic subsystems.	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" ]
One issue that must be faced is the relative difficulty of analysis of different phonologic subsystems.	issue	{ "name": "issue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an important question that is in dispute and must be settled", "one of a series published periodically", "some situation or event that is thought about", "the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)", ...	[ "an important question that is in dispute and must be settled" ]	[ "issue%1:09:01::" ]
One issue that must be faced is the relative difficulty of analysis of different phonologic subsystems.	faced	{ "name": "face", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear", "the feelings expressed on a person's face", "the general outward appearance of something", "the striking or working surface of an implement", "a part of a person that is use...	[ "deal with (something unpleasant) head on" ]	[ "face%2:32:00::" ]
One issue that must be faced is the relative difficulty of analysis of different 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...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
One issue that must be faced is the relative difficulty of analysis of different phonologic subsystems.	relative	{ "name": "relative", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person related by blood or marriage", "an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)", "estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete", "properly related in size or de...	[ "estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete" ]	[ "relative%3:00:00::" ]
One issue that must be faced is the relative difficulty of analysis of different phonologic subsystems.	difficulty	{ "name": "difficulty", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an effort that is inconvenient", "a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result", "a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcom...	[ "an effort that is inconvenient" ]	[ "difficulty%1:04:00::" ]
One issue that must be faced is the relative difficulty of analysis of different phonologic subsystems.	analysis	{ "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::" ]
One issue that must be faced is the relative difficulty of analysis of different phonologic subsystems.	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::" ]
One issue that must be faced is the relative difficulty of analysis of different phonologic subsystems.	phonologic	{ "name": "phonologic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to phonology" ] }	[ "of or relating to phonology" ]	[ "phonologic%3:01:00::" ]
One issue that must be faced is the relative difficulty of analysis of different phonologic subsystems.	subsystems	{ "name": "subsystem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a system that is part of some larger system" ] }	[ "a system that is part of some larger system" ]	[ "subsystem%1:14:00::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	tone systems	{ "name": "tone_system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language" ] }	[ "the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language" ]	[ "tone_system%1:10:00::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	typically	{ "name": "typically", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a typical manner" ] }	[ "in a typical manner" ]	[ "typically%4:02:00::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	comprise	{ "name": "comprise", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be composed of", "include or contain; have as a component", "form or compose" ] }	[ "be composed of" ]	[ "comprise%2:42:01::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	fewer	{ "name": "fewer", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of", "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number" ] }	[ "(comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of" ]	[ "fewer%3:00:00::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	units	{ "name": "unit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange", "an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole", "an organization regarded as part of a larger social group", ...	[ "an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole" ]	[ "unit%1:24:00::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	consonant	{ "name": "consonant_system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the system of consonants used in a particular language" ] }	[ "the system of consonants used in a particular language" ]	[ "consonant_system%1:10:00::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	vowel systems	{ "name": "vowel_system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the system of vowels used in a particular language" ] }	[ "the system of vowels used in a particular language" ]	[ "vowel_system%1:10:00::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	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::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	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...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	easiest	{ "name": "easy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "posing no difficulty; requiring little effort", "not hurried or forced", "free from worry or anxiety", "affording pleasure", "having little impact", "readily exploited or tricked", "in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich", ...	[ "posing no difficulty; requiring little effort" ]	[ "easy%3:00:01::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	part	{ "name": "part", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something determined in relation to something that includes it", "something less than the whole of a human artifact", "a portion of a natural object", "that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation", "the extended spatia...	[ "something determined in relation to something that includes it" ]	[ "part%1:24:00::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	phonologic	{ "name": "phonologic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to phonology" ] }	[ "of or relating to phonology" ]	[ "phonologic%3:01:00::" ]
Since tone systems typically comprise fewer units than either consonant or vowel systems, we might expect that they would be the easiest part of a phonologic analysis.	analysis	{ "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::" ]
Actual practice does not often work out this way.	Actual	{ "name": "actual", "sense_definitions_list": [ "presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible", "taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated", "being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; ; - G.K.Chesterton", "existing in act or fact", "being or...	[ "presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible" ]	[ "actual%3:00:00::" ]
Actual practice does not often work out this way.	practice	{ "name": "practice", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a customary way of operation or behavior", "systematic training by multiple repetitions", "translating an idea into action", "the exercise of a profession", "knowledge of how something is usually done", "carry out or practice; as of jobs and...	[ "a customary way of operation or behavior" ]	[ "practice%1:04:00::" ]
Actual practice does not often work out this way.	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::" ]
Actual practice does not often work out this way.	often	{ "name": "often", "sense_definitions_list": [ "many times at short intervals", "frequently or in great quantities", "in many cases or instances" ] }	[ "many times at short intervals" ]	[ "often%4:02:00::" ]
Actual practice does not often work out this way.	work out	{ "name": "work_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come up with", "happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well", "work out in detail", "do physical exercise", "be calculated", "make a mathematical calculation or computation", "find the so...	[ "happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well" ]	[ "work_out%2:42:00::" ]
Actual practice does not often work out this way.	way	{ "name": "way", "sense_definitions_list": [ "how something is done or how it happens", "how a result is obtained or an end is achieved", "a line leading to a place or point", "the condition of things generally", "a course of conduct", "any artifact consisting of a road or path affording pas...	[ "how something is done or how it happens" ]	[ "way%1:07:01::" ]
Tone systems are certainly more complex than the number of units would suggest, and often analytically more difficult than much larger consonantal systems.	Tone systems	{ "name": "tone_system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language" ] }	[ "the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language" ]	[ "tone_system%1:10:00::" ]
Tone systems are certainly more complex than the number of units would suggest, and often analytically more difficult than much larger consonantal systems.	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::" ]
Tone systems are certainly more complex than the number of units would suggest, and often analytically more difficult than much larger consonantal systems.	certainly	{ "name": "certainly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')" ] }	[ "definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')" ]	[ "certainly%4:02:00::" ]