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There had never been a good reason for Doc Doolittle to grow up.
been
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[ "have an existence, be extant" ]
[ "be%2:42:00::" ]
There had never been a good reason for Doc Doolittle to grow up.
grow up
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[ "become an adult" ]
[ "grow_up%2:41:00::" ]
He had come into the Navy too young, with the image of the fun-loving Guns Appleby before him.
come
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[ "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress" ]
[ "come%2:38:04::" ]
The war found him much too early, and its perils - and especially its awful boredom - were best forgotten in horseplay and elaborate practical jokes, and even now Doc had never found any stabilizing, sobering influence.
found
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[ "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ]
[ "find%2:40:02::" ]
The war found him much too early, and its perils - and especially its awful boredom - were best forgotten in horseplay and elaborate practical jokes, and even now Doc had never found any stabilizing, sobering influence.
forgotten
{ "name": "forget", "sense_definitions_list": [ "dismiss from the mind; stop remembering", "be unable to remember", "forget to do something", "leave behind unintentionally" ] }
[ "dismiss from the mind; stop remembering" ]
[ "forget%2:31:01::" ]
The war found him much too early, and its perils - and especially its awful boredom - were best forgotten in horseplay and elaborate practical jokes, and even now Doc had never found any stabilizing, sobering influence.
found
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[ "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ]
[ "find%2:40:02::" ]
He remained young at heart, with an overdeveloped sense of humor.
remained
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[ "stay the same; remain in a certain state" ]
[ "remain%2:30:00::" ]
He wisecracked about the captain 's indoctrination of new men, took great delight in slaughtering cockroaches with ethyl chloride, and gave no thought for tomorrow.
wisecracked
{ "name": "wisecrack", "sense_definitions_list": [ "witty remark", "make a comment, usually ironic" ] }
[ "make a comment, usually ironic" ]
[ "wisecrack%2:32:00::" ]
He wisecracked about the captain 's indoctrination of new men, took great delight in slaughtering cockroaches with ethyl chloride, and gave no thought for tomorrow.
took
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[ "take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect" ]
[ "take%2:30:01::" ]
He wisecracked about the captain 's indoctrination of new men, took great delight in slaughtering cockroaches with ethyl chloride, and gave no thought for tomorrow.
slaughtering
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[ "kill (animals) usually for food consumption" ]
[ "slaughter%2:35:00::" ]
He wisecracked about the captain 's indoctrination of new men, took great delight in slaughtering cockroaches with ethyl chloride, and gave no thought for tomorrow.
gave
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[ "convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow" ]
[ "give%2:32:01::" ]
He was doing thirty years, and the Navy would take care of him.
doing
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[ "spend time in prison or in a labor camp" ]
[ "do%2:42:02::" ]
He was doing thirty years, and the Navy would take care of him.
take
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[ "carry out" ]
[ "take%2:41:04::" ]
The job security enjoyed by Doc Doolittle, and nearly all members of the Armed Forces, is a wonderful thing.
enjoyed
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[ "have benefit from" ]
[ "enjoy%2:34:01::" ]
The job security enjoyed by Doc Doolittle, and nearly all members of the Armed Forces, is a wonderful thing.
is
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[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Actually, all a man in uniform has to do is to get by.
is
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[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Actually, all a man in uniform has to do is to get by.
get by
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[ "come to terms with" ]
[ "get_by%2:41:00::" ]
He may not rise to the heights, but he can get by, and eventually be retired.
rise
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[ "rise in rank or status" ]
[ "rise%2:30:09::" ]
He may not rise to the heights, but he can get by, and eventually be retired.
get by
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[ "come to terms with" ]
[ "get_by%2:41:00::" ]
He may not rise to the heights, but he can get by, and eventually be retired.
retired
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[ "go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position" ]
[ "retire%2:41:01::" ]
Doc had been under restriction to the ship since the Bustard left Subic.
been
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Doc had been under restriction to the ship since the Bustard left Subic.
left
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[ "go away from a place" ]
[ "leave%2:38:01::" ]
This deprived him of liberty in Hong Kong, but he told Boats McCafferty that Hong Kong was a book he had read before, and the Navy would always bring him there again, some day.
deprived
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[ "keep from having, keeping, or obtaining" ]
[ "deprive%2:40:00::" ]
This deprived him of liberty in Hong Kong, but he told Boats McCafferty that Hong Kong was a book he had read before, and the Navy would always bring him there again, some day.
told
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[ "tell%2:32:04::" ]
This deprived him of liberty in Hong Kong, but he told Boats McCafferty that Hong Kong was a book he had read before, and the Navy would always bring him there again, some day.
was
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[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
This deprived him of liberty in Hong Kong, but he told Boats McCafferty that Hong Kong was a book he had read before, and the Navy would always bring him there again, some day.
read
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[ "interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior" ]
[ "read%2:31:02::" ]
This deprived him of liberty in Hong Kong, but he told Boats McCafferty that Hong Kong was a book he had read before, and the Navy would always bring him there again, some day.
bring
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[ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere" ]
[ "bring%2:38:00::" ]
At Yokosuka he was restricted to the confines of the Base because Walt Perry, being thoughtful, knew that Doc might have to draw some medical supplies from the hospital or the Supply Base.
restricted
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[ "place under restrictions; limit access to" ]
[ "restrict%2:41:00::" ]
At Yokosuka he was restricted to the confines of the Base because Walt Perry, being thoughtful, knew that Doc might have to draw some medical supplies from the hospital or the Supply Base.
being
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
At Yokosuka he was restricted to the confines of the Base because Walt Perry, being thoughtful, knew that Doc might have to draw some medical supplies from the hospital or the Supply Base.
knew
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[ "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about" ]
[ "know%2:31:01::" ]
At Yokosuka he was restricted to the confines of the Base because Walt Perry, being thoughtful, knew that Doc might have to draw some medical supplies from the hospital or the Supply Base.
draw
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[ "draw%2:40:01::" ]
This gave Doc the whole range of the naval establishment, and suited him quite well.
gave
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[ "be the cause or source of" ]
[ "give%2:40:05::" ]
This gave Doc the whole range of the naval establishment, and suited him quite well.
suited
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[ "be agreeable or acceptable to" ]
[ "suit%2:42:05::" ]
There were two things he wanted to do : inspect one of the many caves that had been dug into the hills on the Naval Base, and visit an old shipmate.
wanted
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[ "feel or have a desire for; want strongly" ]
[ "want%2:37:00::" ]
There were two things he wanted to do : inspect one of the many caves that had been dug into the hills on the Naval Base, and visit an old shipmate.
do
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[ "engage in" ]
[ "do%2:41:01::" ]
There were two things he wanted to do : inspect one of the many caves that had been dug into the hills on the Naval Base, and visit an old shipmate.
inspect
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[ "look over carefully" ]
[ "inspect%2:39:00::" ]
There were two things he wanted to do : inspect one of the many caves that had been dug into the hills on the Naval Base, and visit an old shipmate.
dug
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[ "create by digging" ]
[ "dig%2:35:01::" ]
There were two things he wanted to do : inspect one of the many caves that had been dug into the hills on the Naval Base, and visit an old shipmate.
visit
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[ "go to see a place, as for entertainment" ]
[ "visit%2:41:02::" ]
A telephone line had been hooked up to connect the ship with the Base exchange.
hooked up
{ "name": "hook_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "connect or link" ] }
[ "connect or link" ]
[ "hook_up%2:35:00::" ]
A telephone line had been hooked up to connect the ship with the Base exchange.
connect
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[ "join for the purpose of communication" ]
[ "connect%2:32:00::" ]
After supper, Doc called Whitey Gresham, who was now a lieutenant and had a family.
called
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[ "get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone" ]
[ "call%2:32:01::" ]
After supper, Doc called Whitey Gresham, who was now a lieutenant and had a family.
was
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[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
After supper, Doc called Whitey Gresham, who was now a lieutenant and had a family.
had
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[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]
[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
Whitey exclaimed, with true affection.
exclaimed
{ "name": "exclaim", "sense_definitions_list": [ "utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy", "state or announce" ] }
[ "utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy" ]
[ "exclaim%2:32:00::" ]
`` Come over and have a drink.
Come
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[ "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody" ]
[ "come%2:38:00::" ]
`` Come over and have a drink.
have
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[ "serve oneself to, or consume regularly" ]
[ "have%2:34:00::" ]
We live down by the Base commissary.
live
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[ "inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of" ]
[ "live%2:42:08::" ]
Grab a taxi ''.
Grab
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[ "get hold of or seize quickly and easily" ]
[ "grab%2:40:00::" ]
`` I 'll be there, but I 'll walk '', Doc said.
be
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[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
`` I 'll be there, but I 'll walk '', Doc said.
walk
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[ "use one's feet to advance; advance by steps" ]
[ "walk%2:38:00::" ]
`` I 'll be there, but I 'll walk '', Doc said.
said
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`` I 've got to run an errand on the way.
run
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See you in about an hour ''.
See
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He threw a smart salute at the gangway, went up the dock, and turned down the wide street in front of the Petty Officers ' Club.
threw
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[ "throw%2:32:00::" ]
He threw a smart salute at the gangway, went up the dock, and turned down the wide street in front of the Petty Officers ' Club.
went
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[ "go%2:38:00::" ]
He threw a smart salute at the gangway, went up the dock, and turned down the wide street in front of the Petty Officers ' Club.
turned
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[ "turn%2:38:00::" ]
Gavin paused wearily.
paused
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[ "pause%2:42:00::" ]
`` You can n't stay here with me.
stay
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[ "stay%2:42:01::" ]
It 's late and you said they 'd be here by dawn ''.
said
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It 's late and you said they 'd be here by dawn ''.
be
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`` You can n't make me go ''.
make
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[ "make%2:36:15::" ]
`` You can n't make me go ''.
go
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[ "go%2:38:01::" ]
Gavin sank down again into his chair and began to rock.
sank
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Gavin sank down again into his chair and began to rock.
began
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Gavin sank down again into his chair and began to rock.
rock
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[ "move back and forth or sideways" ]
[ "rock%2:38:00::" ]
He was thinking of Rittenhouse and how he had left him there, to rock to death on the porch of the Splendide.
thinking of
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[ "keep in mind for attention or consideration" ]
[ "think_of%2:31:00::" ]
He was thinking of Rittenhouse and how he had left him there, to rock to death on the porch of the Splendide.
left
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[ "leave%2:42:02::" ]
He was thinking of Rittenhouse and how he had left him there, to rock to death on the porch of the Splendide.
rock
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[ "rock%2:38:00::" ]
It was the only thing in his life for which he felt guilt.
was
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[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
It was the only thing in his life for which he felt guilt.
felt
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[ "feel%2:37:00::" ]
Beneath his black shirt his frail shoulders shook and croaks of pain broke from his throat, the stored pain shattering free in slow gasps, terrible to see.
shook
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[ "shake%2:38:00::" ]
Beneath his black shirt his frail shoulders shook and croaks of pain broke from his throat, the stored pain shattering free in slow gasps, terrible to see.
broke
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[ "force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up" ]
[ "break%2:37:00::" ]
Beneath his black shirt his frail shoulders shook and croaks of pain broke from his throat, the stored pain shattering free in slow gasps, terrible to see.
shattering
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[ "break into many pieces" ]
[ "shatter%2:30:00::" ]
Beneath his black shirt his frail shoulders shook and croaks of pain broke from his throat, the stored pain shattering free in slow gasps, terrible to see.
see
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[ "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]
[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
Clayton tried to call back the face of the man he had known.
tried
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[ "make an effort or attempt" ]
[ "try%2:41:00::" ]
Clayton tried to call back the face of the man he had known.
call back
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[ "recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection" ]
[ "call_back%2:31:00::" ]
Clayton tried to call back the face of the man he had known.
known
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[ "be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object" ]
[ "know%2:31:00::" ]
Against that other man he could rally his anger ; against this bent man in the chair he was powerless.
rally
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[ "gather" ]
[ "rally%2:35:00::" ]
Against that other man he could rally his anger ; against this bent man in the chair he was powerless.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Gavin 's lips moved so that Clayton had to stoop to catch the words.
moved
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[ "move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion" ]
[ "move%2:38:00::" ]
Gavin 's lips moved so that Clayton had to stoop to catch the words.
stoop
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[ "bend one's back forward from the waist on down" ]
[ "stoop%2:38:00::" ]
Gavin 's lips moved so that Clayton had to stoop to catch the words.
catch
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[ "perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily" ]
[ "catch%2:39:01::" ]
`` Do you remember Big Charlie ''?
remember
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[ "recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection" ]
[ "remember%2:31:00::" ]
he whispered.
whispered
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[ "speak softly; in a low voice" ]
[ "whisper%2:32:00::" ]
Just a half-breed ' pache, never said much, never meant anythin to me, but he stuck with me.
said
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[ "express in words" ]
[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
Just a half-breed ' pache, never said much, never meant anythin to me, but he stuck with me.
meant
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[ "have a specified degree of importance" ]
[ "mean%2:42:03::" ]
He got into a fight with Tom English, your brother 's son.
got into
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[ "get involved in or with" ]
[ "get_into%2:42:00::" ]
It was a fair fight, the boy provoked it - Big Charlie told me so.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It was a fair fight, the boy provoked it - Big Charlie told me so.
provoked
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[ "provide the needed stimulus for" ]
[ "provoke%2:32:00::" ]
It was a fair fight, the boy provoked it - Big Charlie told me so.
told
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[ "express in words" ]
[ "tell%2:32:04::" ]
I believed him.
believed
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[ "accept as true; take to be true" ]
[ "believe%2:31:00::" ]
They killed Big Charlie, dumped his body in my rose garden two nights ago.
killed
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[ "cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly" ]
[ "kill%2:35:00::" ]
They killed Big Charlie, dumped his body in my rose garden two nights ago.
dumped
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[ "throw away as refuse" ]
[ "dump%2:40:00::" ]
My men, they all left me.
left
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[ "leave%2:31:05::" ]
Just cleared out.
cleared out
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[ "move out and leave nothing behind" ]
[ "clear_out%2:38:00::" ]
I did n't understand why, Clay.
understand
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[ "know and comprehend the nature or meaning of" ]
[ "understand%2:31:00::" ]
They just all cleared out.
cleared out
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[ "move out and leave nothing behind" ]
[ "clear_out%2:38:00::" ]
I treated them fair ''.
treated
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[ "interact in a certain way" ]
[ "treat%2:41:00::" ]
He wiped his lips with a sleeve, then stared at Clayton in a childish kind of wonder.
wiped
{ "name": "wipe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of rubbing or wiping", "rub with a circular motion" ] }
[ "rub with a circular motion" ]
[ "wipe%2:35:00::" ]
He wiped his lips with a sleeve, then stared at Clayton in a childish kind of wonder.
stared
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[ "look at with fixed eyes" ]
[ "stare%2:39:00::" ]