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I could see them in my sights. | see | {
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They were about a mile off ; under me the ground quivered slightly. | were | {
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They were about a mile off ; under me the ground quivered slightly. | quivered | {
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"an almost pleasurable sensation of fright",
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"case for holding arrows",
"the act of vibrating",
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At first they were only feathers and dark indistinguishable faces and bodies, hunched over their horses ' heads. | were | {
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At first they were only feathers and dark indistinguishable faces and bodies, hunched over their horses ' heads. | hunched over | {
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"round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward"
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Gradually they emerged as men. | emerged | {
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"come out of",
"become known or apparent",
"come up to the surface of or rise",
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Gray Eyes was in the lead. | was | {
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His face was split by a vermilion streak, his eyes were pools of white ; jagged red and black medicine symbols covered his chest. | split | {
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His face was split by a vermilion streak, his eyes were pools of white ; jagged red and black medicine symbols covered his chest. | were | {
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His face was split by a vermilion streak, his eyes were pools of white ; jagged red and black medicine symbols covered his chest. | covered | {
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"bedding that keeps a person warm in bed",
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He was naked except for a clout. | was | {
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Next to him was a young boy I was sure had sat near me at one of the trading sessions. | was | {
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Next to him was a young boy I was sure had sat near me at one of the trading sessions. | was | {
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Next to him was a young boy I was sure had sat near me at one of the trading sessions. | sat | {
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"be around, often idly or without specific purpose",
"take a seat",
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His mouth was open, his neck corded with the strain of his screams. | was | {
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I found his chest in my sights. | found | {
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"a productive insight",
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It had a red circle. | had | {
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"a person who possesses great material wealth",
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The circle came nearer and nearer. | came | {
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My God, how long is he going to wait, I thought. | wait | {
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My God, how long is he going to wait, I thought. | thought | {
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Montero 's rifle cracked. | cracked | {
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"a long narrow opening",
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"make a very sharp explosive sound"
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At first I thought he had missed. | thought | {
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At first I thought he had missed. | missed | {
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"a young woman",
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Gray Eyes remained erect. | remained | {
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"stay the same; remain in a certain state",
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The feathered lance was still above his head. | was | {
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As he started to slump over, another warrior swung him onto his horse. | started | {
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"the beginning of anything",
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As he started to slump over, another warrior swung him onto his horse. | slump | {
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"a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality",
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"assume a drooping posture or carriage",
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As he started to slump over, another warrior swung him onto his horse. | swung | {
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"a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity",
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"a sweeping blow or stroke",
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I squeezed the trigger. | squeezed | {
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"the act of gripping and pressing firmly",
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At the last second I dropped my sights from the bare chest and bright red circle to the chest of his pony. | dropped | {
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"a shape that is spherical and small",
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I saw the pony fall like a stone and the young warrior flew over its head, bouncing like a rubber ball. | saw | {
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I saw the pony fall like a stone and the young warrior flew over its head, bouncing like a rubber ball. | fall | {
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I saw the pony fall like a stone and the young warrior flew over its head, bouncing like a rubber ball. | flew | {
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I saw the pony fall like a stone and the young warrior flew over its head, bouncing like a rubber ball. | bouncing | {
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"the quality of a substance that is able to rebound",
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He started to run but Oso 's shot caught him on the wing. | started | {
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He started to run but Oso 's shot caught him on the wing. | run | {
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"a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely",
"the act of testing something",
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He started to run but Oso 's shot caught him on the wing. | caught | {
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"a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident",
"the quantity that was caught",
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He jerked once in the grass and lay still. | jerked | {
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"(mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration",
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He jerked once in the grass and lay still. | lay | {
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"a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth",
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`` If you 're goin ' to kill ' em - kill ' em ''! | kill | {
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"the act of terminating a life",
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"end or extinguish by forceful means",
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`` If you 're goin ' to kill ' em - kill ' em ''! | kill | {
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Oso growled. | growled | {
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What else he said was lost in the rattle of gunfire on all sides. | said | {
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"the chance to speak",
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What else he said was lost in the rattle of gunfire on all sides. | lost | {
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"fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense",
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The Aricaras broke under the devastating fire, wheeled and retreated. | broke | {
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The Aricaras broke under the devastating fire, wheeled and retreated. | wheeled | {
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The Aricaras broke under the devastating fire, wheeled and retreated. | retreated | {
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"pull back or move away or backward"
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`` Lead up! | Lead up | {
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Lead up! | Lead up | {
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They 'll be back ''! | be | {
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Montero was shouting. | shouting | {
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"utter a sudden loud cry"
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Far up the valley I could see the Rees circling and reorganizing. | see | {
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Far up the valley I could see the Rees circling and reorganizing. | circling | {
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Far up the valley I could see the Rees circling and reorganizing. | reorganizing | {
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Out in front of our walls the grass was covered with dead and dying men, war shields, lances, blankets and wounded and dead horses. | covered | {
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"a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something",
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... | [
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The morning air was filled with the sweetish odor of new-spilled blood, the acrid stench of frightened horses, and the bitterness of burned powder. | was | {
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A horse screamed as it twisted from side to side in a frenzy. | screamed | {
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"sharp piercing cry",
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"scream%2:32:01::"
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A horse screamed as it twisted from side to side in a frenzy. | twisted | {
"name": "twist",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an unforeseen development",
"an interpretation of a text or action",
"any clever maneuver",
"the act of rotating rapidly",
"a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments",
"a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight",
... | [
"to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)"
] | [
"twist%2:38:01::"
] |
A rifle cracked ; the square head fell over. | cracked | {
"name": "crack",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a long narrow opening",
"a narrow opening",
"a long narrow depression in a surface",
"a sudden sharp noise",
"a chance to do something",
"witty remark",
"a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts",
"a pur... | [
"make a very sharp explosive sound"
] | [
"crack%2:39:01::"
] |
A rifle cracked ; the square head fell over. | fell over | {
"name": "fall_over",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"fall forward and down"
]
} | [
"fall forward and down"
] | [
"fall_over%2:29:00::"
] |
One of the warriors suddenly leaped to his feet and began running across the valley to the trees that lined the small creek. | leaped | {
"name": "leap",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards",
"an abrupt transition",
"a sudden and decisive increase",
"the distance leaped (or to be leaped)",
"move forward by leaps and bounds",
"pass abruptly from one state or topic to another",
... | [
"move forward by leaps and bounds"
] | [
"leap%2:38:00::"
] |
One of the warriors suddenly leaped to his feet and began running across the valley to the trees that lined the small creek. | began | {
"name": "begin",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)",
"take the first step or steps in carrying out an action",
"have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial,... | [
"take the first step or steps in carrying out an action"
] | [
"begin%2:30:00::"
] |
One of the warriors suddenly leaped to his feet and began running across the valley to the trees that lined the small creek. | running | {
"name": "run",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely",
"the act of testing something",
"a race run on foot",
"an unbroken series of events",
"(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the o... | [
"move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time"
] | [
"run%2:38:00::"
] |
One of the warriors suddenly leaped to his feet and began running across the valley to the trees that lined the small creek. | lined | {
"name": "line",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a formation of people or things one beside another",
"a mark that is long relative to its width",
"a formation of people or things one behind another",
"a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point",
"text ... | [
"be in line with; form a line along"
] | [
"line%2:42:00::"
] |
His legs pumped furiously, his long black hair streamed out behind him. | pumped | {
"name": "pump",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction",
"the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body",
"a low-cut shoe without fastenings",
"operate l... | [
"operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal"
] | [
"pump%2:35:00::"
] |
His legs pumped furiously, his long black hair streamed out behind him. | streamed | {
"name": "stream",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth",
"dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas",
"the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression",
"something that resembles a flowing stream in mov... | [
"to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind"
] | [
"stream%2:38:01::"
] |
There was a ragged volley. | was | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"happen, occur, take place"
] | [
"be%2:42:04::"
] |
He was dead before he hit the ground. | was | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
He was dead before he hit the ground. | hit | {
"name": "hit",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)",
"the act of contacting one thing with another",
"a conspicuous success",
"(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together",
"a dose of a narcotic drug"... | [
"hit against; come into sudden contact with"
] | [
"hit%2:35:01::"
] |
`` For Christ 's sake, do n't waste your powder on one of ' em ''! | waste | {
"name": "waste",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted",
"useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly",
"the trait of wasting resources",
"an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation",... | [
"spend thoughtlessly; throw away"
] | [
"waste%2:40:00::"
] |
Montero shouted furiously. | shouted | {
"name": "shout",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition",
"utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)",
"utter a sudden loud cry",
"utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy",
"use foul or abusi... | [
"utter a sudden loud cry"
] | [
"shout%2:32:01::"
] |
`` Wait for the charge! | Wait | {
"name": "wait",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"time during which some action is awaited",
"the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)",
"stay in one place and anticipate or expect something",
"wait before acting",
"look forward to the probable occurrence of",
... | [
"stay in one place and anticipate or expect something"
] | [
"wait%2:42:00::"
] |
The charge, I tell you ''! | tell | {
"name": "tell",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)",
"exp... | [
"express in words"
] | [
"tell%2:32:04::"
] |
The sharp cries at the end of the valley were faint. | were | {
"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::"
] |
They grew louder as the Indians charged again. | grew | {
"name": "grow",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become",
"become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain",
"increase in size by natural process",
"cause to grow or develop",
"develop and reach maturity; undergo maturati... | [
"become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain"
] | [
"grow%2:30:00::"
] |
They grew louder as the Indians charged again. | charged | {
"name": "charge",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an impetuous rush toward someone or something",
"(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense",
"the price charged for some article or service",
"the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construe... | [
"move quickly and violently"
] | [
"charge%2:38:00::"
] |
I could see their faces glistening with sweat and bear grease, their mouths open, shouting their spine-chilling cries. | see | {
"name": "see",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located",
"perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight",
"perceive (an idea or situation) mentally",
"perceive or be contemporaneous with",
"imagine; conceive of; see in one's min... | [
"perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight"
] | [
"see%2:39:00::"
] |
I could see their faces glistening with sweat and bear grease, their mouths open, shouting their spine-chilling cries. | glistening | {
"name": "glisten",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the quality of shining with a bright reflected light",
"be shiny, as if wet"
]
} | [
"be shiny, as if wet"
] | [
"glisten%2:39:00::"
] |
I could see their faces glistening with sweat and bear grease, their mouths open, shouting their spine-chilling cries. | shouting | {
"name": "shout",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition",
"utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)",
"utter a sudden loud cry",
"utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy",
"use foul or abusi... | [
"utter a sudden loud cry"
] | [
"shout%2:32:01::"
] |
`` Gray Eyes is back '', Montero said. | 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... | [
"happen, occur, take place"
] | [
"be%2:42:04::"
] |
`` Gray Eyes is back '', Montero said. | said | {
"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::"
] |
The war captain had been badly wounded and was fighting to hold his seat. | wounded | {
"name": "wound",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)",
"a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat",
"a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); ; ; --Robert Frost",
"the act of inflicting a wound",
... | [
"cause injuries or bodily harm to"
] | [
"wound%2:29:00::"
] |
The war captain had been badly wounded and was fighting to hold his seat. | fighting | {
"name": "fight",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war",
"the act of fighting; any contest or struggle",
"an aggressive willingness to compete",
"an intense verbal dispute",
"a boxing or wrestling match",
"be engaged in a fight; c... | [
"fight against or resist strongly"
] | [
"fight%2:33:01::"
] |
The war captain had been badly wounded and was fighting to hold his seat. | hold | {
"name": "hold",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of grasping",
"understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something",
"power by which something or someone is affected or dominated",
"time during which some action is awaited",
"a state of being confined (usually for ... | [
"secure and keep for possible future use or application"
] | [
"hold%2:40:02::"
] |
I could see the blood running down his chest. | see | {
"name": "see",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located",
"perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight",
"perceive (an idea or situation) mentally",
"perceive or be contemporaneous with",
"imagine; conceive of; see in one's min... | [
"perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight"
] | [
"see%2:39:00::"
] |
I could see the blood running down his chest. | running | {
"name": "run",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely",
"the act of testing something",
"a race run on foot",
"an unbroken series of events",
"(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the o... | [
"move along, of liquids"
] | [
"run%2:38:01::"
] |
He was riding between two warriors, who held him erect when he started to slump. | riding | {
"name": "ride",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)",
"a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement",
"sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions",
"be carried or travel on or in a vehicle",
"continue und... | [
"sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions"
] | [
"ride%2:38:01::"
] |
He was riding between two warriors, who held him erect when he started to slump. | held | {
"name": "hold",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of grasping",
"understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something",
"power by which something or someone is affected or dominated",
"time during which some action is awaited",
"a state of being confined (usually for ... | [
"keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,"
] | [
"hold%2:42:00::"
] |
He was riding between two warriors, who held him erect when he started to slump. | started | {
"name": "start",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the beginning of anything",
"the time at which something is supposed to begin",
"a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)",
"a sudden involuntary movement",
"the act of starting something",
"a line indicating the location of the star... | [
"take the first step or steps in carrying out an action"
] | [
"start%2:30:00::"
] |
He was riding between two warriors, who held him erect when he started to slump. | slump | {
"name": "slump",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality",
"a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment",
"assume a drooping posture or carriage",
"fall or sink heavily",
"fall heavily ... | [
"assume a drooping posture or carriage"
] | [
"slump%2:38:01::"
] |
I forgot to aim. | forgot | {
"name": "forget",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"dismiss from the mind; stop remembering",
"be unable to remember",
"forget to do something",
"leave behind unintentionally"
]
} | [
"forget to do something"
] | [
"forget%2:31:03::"
] |
I forgot to aim. | aim | {
"name": "aim",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions",
"the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)",
"the action of directing something at an object",
"the direction or path along which something move... | [
"point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards"
] | [
"aim%2:33:00::"
] |
In my sights I watched him looming bigger and bigger. | watched | {
"name": "watch",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a small portable timepiece",
"a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty",
"a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe",
"the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty",
"a person employed to... | [
"follow with the eyes or the mind"
] | [
"watch%2:41:00::"
] |
In my sights I watched him looming bigger and bigger. | looming | {
"name": "loom",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile",
"come into view indistinctly, often threateningly",
"appear very large or occupy a commanding position",
"hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing",
"weave on a loom"
]
} | [
"come into view indistinctly, often threateningly"
] | [
"loom%2:42:02::"
] |
Montero 's shot had caught him high in the chest ; there was no doubt he was dying. | caught | {
"name": "catch",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident",
"the quantity that was caught",
"a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect",
"anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)",
"a break or check in the voice (usually a sig... | [
"reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot"
] | [
"catch%2:35:13::"
] |
Montero 's shot had caught him high in the chest ; there was no doubt he was dying. | was | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have an existence, be extant"
] | [
"be%2:42:00::"
] |
Montero 's shot had caught him high in the chest ; there was no doubt he was dying. | dying | {
"name": "die",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers",
"a device used for shaping metal",
"a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or... | [
"pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life"
] | [
"die%2:30:00::"
] |
Again we waited for Montero. | waited | {
"name": "wait",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"time during which some action is awaited",
"the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)",
"stay in one place and anticipate or expect something",
"wait before acting",
"look forward to the probable occurrence of",
... | [
"stay in one place and anticipate or expect something"
] | [
"wait%2:42:00::"
] |
This time he delayed so long that some of the engages shouted frantically, but they held their fire. | delayed | {
"name": "delay",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"time during which some action is awaited",
"the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time",
"cause to be slowed down or delayed",
"act later than planned, scheduled, or required",
"stop or halt",
"slow ... | [
"stop or halt"
] | [
"delay%2:30:01::"
] |
This time he delayed so long that some of the engages shouted frantically, but they held their fire. | shouted | {
"name": "shout",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition",
"utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)",
"utter a sudden loud cry",
"utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy",
"use foul or abusi... | [
"utter a sudden loud cry"
] | [
"shout%2:32:01::"
] |
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