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I persuaded an Australian friend who had lived `` outback '' for years to take me to see some aborigines living in the bush.
take
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[ "take somebody somewhere" ]
[ "take%2:38:09::" ]
I persuaded an Australian friend who had lived `` outback '' for years to take me to see some aborigines living in the bush.
see
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[ "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]
[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
I persuaded an Australian friend who had lived `` outback '' for years to take me to see some aborigines living in the bush.
living
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[ "live%2:42:08::" ]
It was a difficult and ambiguous kind of negotiation, even though the rancher was said to be expert in his knowledge of the aborigines and their language.
was
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It was a difficult and ambiguous kind of negotiation, even though the rancher was said to be expert in his knowledge of the aborigines and their language.
said
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[ "say%2:32:03::" ]
It was a difficult and ambiguous kind of negotiation, even though the rancher was said to be expert in his knowledge of the aborigines and their language.
be
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Finally, however, the arrangements were made and we drove out into the bush in a Land Rover.
made
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[ "engage in" ]
[ "make%2:41:00::" ]
Finally, however, the arrangements were made and we drove out into the bush in a Land Rover.
drove
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We followed the asphalt road for a few miles and then swung off onto a smaller road which was nothing more than two tire marks on the earth.
followed
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[ "follow%2:38:01::" ]
We followed the asphalt road for a few miles and then swung off onto a smaller road which was nothing more than two tire marks on the earth.
swung
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We followed the asphalt road for a few miles and then swung off onto a smaller road which was nothing more than two tire marks on the earth.
was
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The rancher went a mile down this road and then, when he reached a big red boulder, swung off the road.
went
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The rancher went a mile down this road and then, when he reached a big red boulder, swung off the road.
reached
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[ "reach%2:38:01::" ]
The rancher went a mile down this road and then, when he reached a big red boulder, swung off the road.
swung
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[ "swing%2:38:02::" ]
At once he started to glance toward the instrument panel.
started
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[ "start%2:30:00::" ]
At once he started to glance toward the instrument panel.
glance
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[ "throw a glance at; take a brief look at" ]
[ "glance%2:39:00::" ]
It took me a moment to realize what was odd about that panel : there was a gimbaled compass welded to it, which rocked gently back and forth as the Land Rover bounced about.
took
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It took me a moment to realize what was odd about that panel : there was a gimbaled compass welded to it, which rocked gently back and forth as the Land Rover bounced about.
realize
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It took me a moment to realize what was odd about that panel : there was a gimbaled compass welded to it, which rocked gently back and forth as the Land Rover bounced about.
was
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It took me a moment to realize what was odd about that panel : there was a gimbaled compass welded to it, which rocked gently back and forth as the Land Rover bounced about.
was
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It took me a moment to realize what was odd about that panel : there was a gimbaled compass welded to it, which rocked gently back and forth as the Land Rover bounced about.
welded
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It took me a moment to realize what was odd about that panel : there was a gimbaled compass welded to it, which rocked gently back and forth as the Land Rover bounced about.
bounced
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[ "bounce%2:38:00::" ]
The rancher was navigating his way across the flatland.
navigating
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`` Do you always navigate like this ''?
navigate
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I asked.
asked
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`` Damned right '', he said.
said
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`` Once I get out on the flat I do.
get
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Some chaps that know an area well can make their way by landmarks - a tree here, a wash here, a boulder there.
know
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Some chaps that know an area well can make their way by landmarks - a tree here, a wash here, a boulder there.
make
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[ "make%2:41:00::" ]
But if you do n't know the place like the palm of your hand, you 'd better use a compass and the speedometer.
know
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But if you do n't know the place like the palm of your hand, you 'd better use a compass and the speedometer.
use
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[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]
[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
He was right.
was
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The landscape kept repeating itself.
kept
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[ "keep%2:42:07::" ]
The landscape kept repeating itself.
repeating
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I would try to memorize landmarks and saw in a half-hour that it was hopeless.
try
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I would try to memorize landmarks and saw in a half-hour that it was hopeless.
memorize
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[ "commit to memory; learn by heart" ]
[ "memorize%2:31:00::" ]
I would try to memorize landmarks and saw in a half-hour that it was hopeless.
saw
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I would try to memorize landmarks and saw in a half-hour that it was hopeless.
was
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Finally we approached the bivouac of the aborigines.
approached
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[ "approach%2:38:00::" ]
They were camped beside a large column-shaped boulder : a man, his lubra, and two children.
camped
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The sun was not yet high and all of them were in the small area of shade cast by the boulder.
was
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The sun was not yet high and all of them were in the small area of shade cast by the boulder.
were
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[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
The sun was not yet high and all of them were in the small area of shade cast by the boulder.
cast
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[ "cast%2:36:02::" ]
There was also a dog, a dingo dog.
was
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Its ribs showed, it was a yellow nondescript color, it suffered from a variety of sores, hair had scabbed off its body in patches.
showed
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Its ribs showed, it was a yellow nondescript color, it suffered from a variety of sores, hair had scabbed off its body in patches.
was
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Its ribs showed, it was a yellow nondescript color, it suffered from a variety of sores, hair had scabbed off its body in patches.
suffered
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Its ribs showed, it was a yellow nondescript color, it suffered from a variety of sores, hair had scabbed off its body in patches.
scabbed
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It lay with its head on its paws and only its eyes moving, watching us carefully.
lay
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It lay with its head on its paws and only its eyes moving, watching us carefully.
moving
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It lay with its head on its paws and only its eyes moving, watching us carefully.
watching
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It struck me as a very bright and very malnourished dog.
struck
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No one patted the dog.
patted
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It was not a pet.
was
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It was a worker.
was
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`` The buggers love shade '', the rancher said.
love
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`` The buggers love shade '', the rancher said.
said
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`` I suppose because it saves them some loss of body water.
suppose
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`` I suppose because it saves them some loss of body water.
saves
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They 'll move around that rock all day, following the shade.
move
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They 'll move around that rock all day, following the shade.
following
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[ "follow%2:38:00::" ]
During the hottest part of the day, of course, the sun comes straight down and there is n't any shade ''.
comes
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[ "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody" ]
[ "come%2:38:00::" ]
We drove close to the boulder, stopped the Land Rover, and walked over toward the family.
drove
{ "name": "drive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of applying force to propel something", "a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine", "a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end", "a road leading up to a private house", "the trait of...
[ "travel or be transported in a vehicle" ]
[ "drive%2:38:00::" ]
We drove close to the boulder, stopped the Land Rover, and walked over toward the family.
stopped
{ "name": "stop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the event of something ending", "the act of stopping something", "a brief stay in the course of a journey", "the state of inactivity following an interruption", "a spot where something halts or pauses", "a consonant produced by stopping the flow...
[ "come to a halt, stop moving" ]
[ "stop%2:38:00::" ]
We drove close to the boulder, stopped the Land Rover, and walked over toward the family.
walked
{ "name": "walk", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of traveling by foot", "(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls", "manner of walking", "the act of walking somewhere", "a path set aside for walking", "a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always o...
[ "use one's feet to advance; advance by steps" ]
[ "walk%2:38:00::" ]
The man was leaning against the rock.
leaning against
{ "name": "lean_against", "sense_definitions_list": [ "rest on for support" ] }
[ "rest on for support" ]
[ "lean_against%2:35:00::" ]
He gazed away from us as we approached.
gazed
{ "name": "gaze", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a long fixed look", "look at with fixed eyes" ] }
[ "look at with fixed eyes" ]
[ "gaze%2:39:00::" ]
He gazed away from us as we approached.
approached
{ "name": "approach", "sense_definitions_list": [ "ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation", "the act of drawing spatially closer to something", "a way of entering or leaving", "the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing", "the event of one object coming closer...
[ "move towards" ]
[ "approach%2:38:00::" ]
He was over six feet tall and very thin.
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::" ]
His legs were narrow and very long.
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::" ]
Every bone and muscle in his body showed, but he did not give the appearance of starving.
showed
{ "name": "show", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining", "something intended to communicate a particular impression", "a social event involving a public performance or entertainment", "pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression", ...
[ "make visible or noticeable" ]
[ "show%2:39:00::" ]
Every bone and muscle in his body showed, but he did not give the appearance of starving.
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...
[ "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense" ]
[ "give%2:40:03::" ]
Every bone and muscle in his body showed, but he did not give the appearance of starving.
starving
{ "name": "starve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be hungry; go without food", "die of food deprivation", "deprive of food", "have a craving, appetite, or great desire for", "deprive of a necessity and cause suffering" ] }
[ "be hungry; go without food" ]
[ "starve%2:34:00::" ]
He had long black hair and a wispy beard.
had
{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...
[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]
[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
The ridges over his eyes were huge and his eyelids were half shut.
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::" ]
The ridges over his eyes were huge and his eyelids were half shut.
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::" ]
There was something about his face that disturbed me and it took several seconds to realize what.
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::" ]
There was something about his face that disturbed me and it took several seconds to realize what.
disturbed
{ "name": "disturb", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move deeply", "change the arrangement or position of", "tamper with", "destroy the peace or tranquility of", "damage as if by shaking or jarring" ] }
[ "move deeply" ]
[ "disturb%2:37:00::" ]
There was something about his face that disturbed me and it took several seconds to realize what.
took
{ "name": "take", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property", "the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption", "carry out", "require (time or space)", "take somebody somewhere", "get into ...
[ "require (time or space)" ]
[ "take%2:40:06::" ]
There was something about his face that disturbed me and it took several seconds to realize what.
realize
{ "name": "realize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be fully aware or cognizant of", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "make real or concrete; give reality or substance to", "earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages", "convert into cash; of goods and prope...
[ "be fully aware or cognizant of" ]
[ "realize%2:31:01::" ]
It was not merely that flies were crawling over his face but his narrowed eyelids did not blink when the flies crawled into his eye sockets.
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::" ]
It was not merely that flies were crawling over his face but his narrowed eyelids did not blink when the flies crawled into his eye sockets.
crawling
{ "name": "crawl", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a very slow movement", "a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick", "a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body", "move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the gr...
[ "move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground" ]
[ "crawl%2:38:00::" ]
It was not merely that flies were crawling over his face but his narrowed eyelids did not blink when the flies crawled into his eye sockets.
blink
{ "name": "blink", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly", "briefly shut the eyes", "force to go away by blinking", "gleam or glow intermittently" ] }
[ "briefly shut the eyes" ]
[ "blink%2:29:00::" ]
It was not merely that flies were crawling over his face but his narrowed eyelids did not blink when the flies crawled into his eye sockets.
crawled
{ "name": "crawl", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a very slow movement", "a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick", "a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body", "move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the gr...
[ "move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground" ]
[ "crawl%2:38:00::" ]
A fly would crawl down the bulging forehead, into the socket of the eye, walk along the man 's lashes and across the wet surface of the eyeball, and the eye did not blink.
crawl
{ "name": "crawl", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a very slow movement", "a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick", "a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body", "move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the gr...
[ "move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground" ]
[ "crawl%2:38:00::" ]
A fly would crawl down the bulging forehead, into the socket of the eye, walk along the man 's lashes and across the wet surface of the eyeball, and the eye did not blink.
walk
{ "name": "walk", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of traveling by foot", "(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls", "manner of walking", "the act of walking somewhere", "a path set aside for walking", "a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always o...
[ "use one's feet to advance; advance by steps" ]
[ "walk%2:38:00::" ]
A fly would crawl down the bulging forehead, into the socket of the eye, walk along the man 's lashes and across the wet surface of the eyeball, and the eye did not blink.
blink
{ "name": "blink", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly", "briefly shut the eyes", "force to go away by blinking", "gleam or glow intermittently" ] }
[ "briefly shut the eyes" ]
[ "blink%2:29:00::" ]
The Australian and I both were wearing insect repellent and were not badly bothered by insects, but my eyes watered as we stood watching the aborigine.
wearing
{ "name": "wear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "impairment resulting from long use", "a covering designed to be worn on a person's body", "the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment", "be dressed in", "have on one's person", "have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's ...
[ "have on one's person" ]
[ "wear%2:29:04::" ]
The Australian and I both were wearing insect repellent and were not badly bothered by insects, but my eyes watered as we stood watching the aborigine.
bothered
{ "name": "bother", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an angry disturbance", "something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness", "take the trouble to do something; concern oneself", "cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations", "to cause inconvenience or discomfort ...
[ "to cause inconvenience or discomfort to" ]
[ "bother%2:41:01::" ]
The Australian and I both were wearing insect repellent and were not badly bothered by insects, but my eyes watered as we stood watching the aborigine.
watered
{ "name": "water", "sense_definitions_list": [ "binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent", "the part of the earth's surface covered with water (...
[ "secrete or form water, as tears or saliva" ]
[ "water%2:29:00::" ]
The Australian and I both were wearing insect repellent and were not badly bothered by insects, but my eyes watered as we stood watching the aborigine.
stood
{ "name": "stand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a support or foundation", "the position where a thing or person stands", "a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area", "a small table for holding articles of various kinds", "a support for displaying various articles", "an ...
[ "occupy a place or location, also metaphorically" ]
[ "stand%2:42:03::" ]
The Australian and I both were wearing insect repellent and were not badly bothered by insects, but my eyes watered as we stood watching the aborigine.
watching
{ "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::" ]
I turned to look at the lubra.
turned
{ "name": "turn", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a circular segment of a curve", "the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course", "(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession", "an unforeseen development", "a movement in a new direction", "the act of turning a...
[ "change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense" ]
[ "turn%2:38:00::" ]
I turned to look at the lubra.
look
{ "name": "look", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the feelings expressed on a person's face", "the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually", "physical appearance", "the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people", "perceive with att...
[ "perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards" ]
[ "look%2:39:00::" ]
She remained squatting on her heels all the time we were there ; like the man, she was entirely naked.
remained
{ "name": "remain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "stay the same; remain in a certain state", "continue in a place, position, or situation", "be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.", "stay behind" ] }
[ "stay the same; remain in a certain state" ]
[ "remain%2:30:00::" ]
She remained squatting on her heels all the time we were there ; like the man, she was entirely naked.
squatting
{ "name": "squat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles", "a small worthless amount", "the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels", "sit on...
[ "sit on one's heels" ]
[ "squat%2:35:00::" ]
She remained squatting on her heels all the time we were there ; like the man, she was entirely naked.
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...
[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]
[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
She remained squatting on her heels all the time we were there ; like the man, she was entirely naked.
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::" ]
Her long thin arms moved in a slow rhythmical gesture over the family possessions which were placed in front of her.
moved
{ "name": "move", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of deciding to do something", "the act of changing your residence or place of business", "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "(game) a player's turn to t...
[ "move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion" ]
[ "move%2:38:00::" ]
Her long thin arms moved in a slow rhythmical gesture over the family possessions which were placed in front of her.
placed
{ "name": "place", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a point located with respect to surface features of some region", "any area set aside for a particular purpose", "an abstract mental location", "a general vicinity", "the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another", ...
[ "put into a certain place or abstract location" ]
[ "place%2:35:00::" ]