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`` I loved this valley '', he whispered huskily. | loved | {
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`` I loved this valley '', he whispered huskily. | whispered | {
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`` Lived alone here for three years, before any man came. | Lived | {
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`` Lived alone here for three years, before any man came. | came | {
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Lived alone by the river. | Lived | {
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It was nice then, so peaceful and quiet. | was | {
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I do n't want to leave it ''. | want | {
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I do n't want to leave it ''. | leave | {
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Clayton swung into the saddle and whacked the stallion 's rump. | swung | {
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Clayton swung into the saddle and whacked the stallion 's rump. | whacked | {
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The two horses broke from the yard, from the circle of light cast by the lamp still burning in the house, into the darkness. | broke | {
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The two horses broke from the yard, from the circle of light cast by the lamp still burning in the house, into the darkness. | cast | {
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The two horses broke from the yard, from the circle of light cast by the lamp still burning in the house, into the darkness. | burning | {
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They rode at a measured pace through the valley. | rode | {
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Dawn would come soon and the night was at its coldest. | come | {
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Dawn would come soon and the night was at its coldest. | was | {
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The moon had sunk below the black crest of the mountains and the land, seen through eyes that had grown accustomed to the absence of light, looked primeval, as if no man had ever trespassed before. | sunk | {
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The moon had sunk below the black crest of the mountains and the land, seen through eyes that had grown accustomed to the absence of light, looked primeval, as if no man had ever trespassed before. | seen | {
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The moon had sunk below the black crest of the mountains and the land, seen through eyes that had grown accustomed to the absence of light, looked primeval, as if no man had ever trespassed before. | grown | {
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The moon had sunk below the black crest of the mountains and the land, seen through eyes that had grown accustomed to the absence of light, looked primeval, as if no man had ever trespassed before. | looked | {
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The moon had sunk below the black crest of the mountains and the land, seen through eyes that had grown accustomed to the absence of light, looked primeval, as if no man had ever trespassed before. | trespassed | {
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It looked as Gavin had first seen it years ago, on those nights when he slept alone by his campfire and waked suddenly to the hoot of an owl or the rustle of a blade of grass in the moon 's wind - a savage land, untenanted and brooding, too strong to be broken by the will of men. | looked | {
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It looked as Gavin had first seen it years ago, on those nights when he slept alone by his campfire and waked suddenly to the hoot of an owl or the rustle of a blade of grass in the moon 's wind - a savage land, untenanted and brooding, too strong to be broken by the will of men. | seen | {
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It looked as Gavin had first seen it years ago, on those nights when he slept alone by his campfire and waked suddenly to the hoot of an owl or the rustle of a blade of grass in the moon 's wind - a savage land, untenanted and brooding, too strong to be broken by the will of men. | slept | {
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It looked as Gavin had first seen it years ago, on those nights when he slept alone by his campfire and waked suddenly to the hoot of an owl or the rustle of a blade of grass in the moon 's wind - a savage land, untenanted and brooding, too strong to be broken by the will of men. | waked | {
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It looked as Gavin had first seen it years ago, on those nights when he slept alone by his campfire and waked suddenly to the hoot of an owl or the rustle of a blade of grass in the moon 's wind - a savage land, untenanted and brooding, too strong to be broken by the will of men. | broken | {
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Gavin sighed bitterly. | sighed | {
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In that inert landscape the caravan of his desires passed before his mind. | passed | {
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He saw them ambushed, strewn in the postures of the broken and the dying. | saw | {
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He saw them ambushed, strewn in the postures of the broken and the dying. | ambushed | {
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He saw them ambushed, strewn in the postures of the broken and the dying. | strewn | {
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In vain his mind groped to reassemble the bones of the relationships he had sought so desperately, but they would not come to life. | groped | {
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In vain his mind groped to reassemble the bones of the relationships he had sought so desperately, but they would not come to life. | reassemble | {
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In vain his mind groped to reassemble the bones of the relationships he had sought so desperately, but they would not come to life. | sought | {
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In vain his mind groped to reassemble the bones of the relationships he had sought so desperately, but they would not come to life. | come to life | {
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The silence oppressed him, made him bend low over the horse 's neck as if to hide from a wind that had begun to blow far away and was twisting slowly through the darkness in its slow search. | oppressed | {
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The silence oppressed him, made him bend low over the horse 's neck as if to hide from a wind that had begun to blow far away and was twisting slowly through the darkness in its slow search. | made | {
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The silence oppressed him, made him bend low over the horse 's neck as if to hide from a wind that had begun to blow far away and was twisting slowly through the darkness in its slow search. | bend | {
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The silence oppressed him, made him bend low over the horse 's neck as if to hide from a wind that had begun to blow far away and was twisting slowly through the darkness in its slow search. | hide | {
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The silence oppressed him, made him bend low over the horse 's neck as if to hide from a wind that had begun to blow far away and was twisting slowly through the darkness in its slow search. | begun | {
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The silence oppressed him, made him bend low over the horse 's neck as if to hide from a wind that had begun to blow far away and was twisting slowly through the darkness in its slow search. | blow | {
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The silence oppressed him, made him bend low over the horse 's neck as if to hide from a wind that had begun to blow far away and was twisting slowly through the darkness in its slow search. | twisting | {
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They passed ranches that were framed dark gray against the black hills. | passed | {
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They passed ranches that were framed dark gray against the black hills. | framed | {
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Then at last the darkness began to dissolve. | began | {
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Then at last the darkness began to dissolve. | dissolve | {
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A bold line of violet broke loose from the high ridge of the mountains, followed by feathers of red that swept the last stars from the sky. | broke loose | {
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A bold line of violet broke loose from the high ridge of the mountains, followed by feathers of red that swept the last stars from the sky. | followed | {
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A bold line of violet broke loose from the high ridge of the mountains, followed by feathers of red that swept the last stars from the sky. | swept | {
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The wan light spread over the ground and the valley revealed in the first glimmer the contours of trees and fences and palely shadowed gullies. | spread over | {
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The wan light spread over the ground and the valley revealed in the first glimmer the contours of trees and fences and palely shadowed gullies. | revealed | {
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They had been seen as soon as they left the ranch, picked out of the darkness by the weary though watchful eyes of two men posted a few hundred yards away in the windless shelter of the trees. | seen | {
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They had been seen as soon as they left the ranch, picked out of the darkness by the weary though watchful eyes of two men posted a few hundred yards away in the windless shelter of the trees. | left | {
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They had been seen as soon as they left the ranch, picked out of the darkness by the weary though watchful eyes of two men posted a few hundred yards away in the windless shelter of the trees. | picked out | {
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"detect with the senses"
]
} | [
"detect with the senses"
] | [
"pick_out%2:39:00::"
] |
They had been seen as soon as they left the ranch, picked out of the darkness by the weary though watchful eyes of two men posted a few hundred yards away in the windless shelter of the trees. | posted | {
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"a job in an organization",
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The two men whipped their horses into town and flung themselves up the steps of the saloon, crying their intelligence. | whipped | {
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"a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline",
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"whip%2:35:00::"
] |
The two men whipped their horses into town and flung themselves up the steps of the saloon, crying their intelligence. | flung | {
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"a brief indulgence of your impulses",
"the act of flinging",
"throw with force or recklessness",
"move in an abrupt or headlong manner",
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"throw or cast away"
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] | [
"fling%2:35:00::"
] |
The two men whipped their horses into town and flung themselves up the steps of the saloon, crying their intelligence. | crying | {
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"a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)",
"a slogan used to rally support for a cause",
"a fit of weeping",
"the characteristic utterance of an animal",
"utter a sudden loud c... | [
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] | [
"cry%2:32:02::"
] |
The men in Pettigrew 's were tired from a night 's drinking, their faces red and baggy. | were | {
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They greeted the news angrily, as though they had been cheated of purpose. | greeted | {
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"send greetings to",
"react to in a certain way",
"be perceived by"
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} | [
"react to in a certain way"
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] |
They greeted the news angrily, as though they had been cheated of purpose. | cheated | {
"name": "cheat",
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"weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat",
"someone who leads you to believe something that is not t... | [
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] | [
"cheat%2:41:00::"
] |
Lester heard their muttering, saw their eyes reveal their desire. | heard | {
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"get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally",
"examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process",
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"listen and pay attention"
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"perceive (sound) via the auditory sense"
] | [
"hear%2:39:00::"
] |
Lester heard their muttering, saw their eyes reveal their desire. | saw | {
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"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",
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"see%2:39:00::"
] |
Lester heard their muttering, saw their eyes reveal their desire. | reveal | {
"name": "reveal",
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"make visible",
"make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret",
"disclose directly or through prophets"
]
} | [
"make visible"
] | [
"reveal%2:39:00::"
] |
He worked his tongue round and round in the hollow of his cheek and his voice came out of his throat, dry and cracked. | worked | {
"name": "work",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"activity directed toward making or doing something",
"a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing",
"the occupation for which you are paid",
"applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject ... | [
"move in an agitated manner"
] | [
"work%2:38:02::"
] |
He worked his tongue round and round in the hollow of his cheek and his voice came out of his throat, dry and cracked. | came out | {
"name": "come_out",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"be issued or published",
"come out of",
"result or end",
"come off",
"take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal",
"make oneself visible; take action",
"bulge outward",
... | [
"come out of"
] | [
"come_out%2:30:04::"
] |
`` He 's leavin. | leavin | {
"name": "leave",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty",
"permission to do something",
"the act of departing politely",
"go away from a place",
"go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness",
"act or be so ... | [
"go away from a place"
] | [
"leave%2:38:01::"
] |
That 's what you wanted, is n't it? | 's | {
"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)",
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"have an ex... | [
"be identical to; be someone or something"
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"be%2:42:06::"
] |
That 's what you wanted, is n't it? | wanted | {
"name": "want",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a state of extreme poverty",
"the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable",
"anything that is necessary but lacking",
"a specific feeling of desire",
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"have need of",
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"feel or have a desire for; want strongly"
] | [
"want%2:37:00::"
] |
Clayton is with him, takin him out of the valley. | 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)",
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"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
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"be%2:42:03::"
] |
Clayton is with him, takin him out of the valley. | takin | {
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"the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption",
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"require (time or space)",
"take somebody somewhere",
"get into ... | [
"take somebody somewhere"
] | [
"take%2:38:09::"
] |
`` Keep out of this '', Purvis snarled. | Keep out | {
"name": "keep_out",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"prevent from entering; shut out",
"remain outside"
]
} | [
"prevent from entering; shut out"
] | [
"keep_out%2:41:00::"
] |
`` Keep out of this '', Purvis snarled. | snarled | {
"name": "snarl",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"an angry vicious expression",
"something jumbled or confused",
"utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone",
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"twist together or entwine into a confusing mass",
"m... | [
"utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone"
] | [
"snarl%2:32:00::"
] |
`` He 's not your brother, he 's Gavin 's son. | 's | {
"name": "be",
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"have an ex... | [
"be identical to; be someone or something"
] | [
"be%2:42:06::"
] |
`` He 's not your brother, he 's Gavin 's son. | 's | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
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"have an ex... | [
"be identical to; be someone or something"
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"be%2:42:06::"
] |
You see, he lied to us when he said he was leavin alone ''. | see | {
"name": "see",
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"the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located",
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"see%2:31:01::"
] |
You see, he lied to us when he said he was leavin alone ''. | lied | {
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] | [
"lie%2:32:00::"
] |
You see, he lied to us when he said he was leavin alone ''. | said | {
"name": "say",
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"say%2:32:00::"
] |
You see, he lied to us when he said he was leavin alone ''. | leavin | {
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] | [
"leave%2:38:01::"
] |
Joe Purvis was thinking back many years. | thinking back | {
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} | [
"recapture the past; indulge in memories"
] | [
"think_back%2:31:00::"
] |
First he thought of the time he had ridden to Gavin and told him how his cattle were being rustled at the far end of the valley. | thought of | {
"name": "think_of",
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"take into consideration, have in view",
"look on as or consider",
"intend to refer to",
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"keep in mind for attention or consideration"
] | [
"think_of%2:31:00::"
] |
First he thought of the time he had ridden to Gavin and told him how his cattle were being rustled at the far end of the valley. | ridden | {
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"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::"
] |
First he thought of the time he had ridden to Gavin and told him how his cattle were being rustled at the far end of the valley. | told | {
"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::"
] |
First he thought of the time he had ridden to Gavin and told him how his cattle were being rustled at the far end of the valley. | rustled | {
"name": "rustle",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind",
"make a dry crackling sound",
"take illegally",
"forage food"
]
} | [
"take illegally"
] | [
"rustle%2:40:00::"
] |
He remembered Gavin 's smirk, his own cringing feeling, his impotence. | remembered | {
"name": "remember",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection",
"keep in mind for attention or consideration",
"recapture the past; indulge in memories",
"show appreciation to",
"mention favorably, as in prayer",
"mention as by way of greeting or to ind... | [
"recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection"
] | [
"remember%2:31:00::"
] |
Then he thought of a time when Clayton 's horse had fallen lame in the Gap. | thought of | {
"name": "think_of",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"keep in mind for attention or consideration",
"take into consideration, have in view",
"look on as or consider",
"intend to refer to",
"devise or invent",
"choose in one's mind"
]
} | [
"keep in mind for attention or consideration"
] | [
"think_of%2:31:00::"
] |
Then he thought of a time when Clayton 's horse had fallen lame in the Gap. | fallen | {
"name": "fall",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the season when the leaves fall from the trees",
"a sudden drop from an upright position",
"the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve",
"a downward slope or bend",
"a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity",... | [
"pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind"
] | [
"fall%2:30:08::"
] |
His wife had said to him : `` Nellie is in love with Clayton Roy. | 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::"
] |
His wife had said to him : `` Nellie is in love with Clayton Roy. | is | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
He would n't even dance with her at Gavin 's party. | dance | {
"name": "dance",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an artistic form of nonverbal communication",
"a party of people assembled for dancing",
"taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music",
"a party for social dancing",
"move in a graceful and rhythmical way",
"move in a p... | [
"move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance"
] | [
"dance%2:36:00::"
] |
He treats her like she was dirt. | treats | {
"name": "treat",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something considered choice to eat",
"an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight",
"interact in a certain way",
"subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition",
"provide... | [
"interact in a certain way"
] | [
"treat%2:41:00::"
] |
He treats her like she was dirt. | 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... | [
"be identical to; be someone or something"
] | [
"be%2:42:06::"
] |
And you stand by like a fool and let him do it ''. | stand by | {
"name": "stand_by",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"not act or do anything",
"be available or ready for a certain function or service",
"be loyal to"
]
} | [
"not act or do anything"
] | [
"stand_by%2:42:00::"
] |
And you stand by like a fool and let him do it ''. | let | {
"name": "let",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India",
"a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again",
"make it possible through a specific a... | [
"make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen"
] | [
"let%2:41:00::"
] |
He remembered Clayton 's mocking smile in the saloon when he had asked him what he would do if they brought their cattle to water. | remembered | {
"name": "remember",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection",
"keep in mind for attention or consideration",
"recapture the past; indulge in memories",
"show appreciation to",
"mention favorably, as in prayer",
"mention as by way of greeting or to ind... | [
"recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection"
] | [
"remember%2:31:00::"
] |
He remembered Clayton 's mocking smile in the saloon when he had asked him what he would do if they brought their cattle to water. | asked | {
"name": "ask",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"inquire about",
"make a request or demand for something to somebody",
"direct or put; seek an answer to",
"consider obligatory; request and expect",
"address a question to and expect an answer from",
"require as useful, just, or proper",
"req... | [
"inquire about"
] | [
"ask%2:32:00::"
] |
He remembered Clayton 's mocking smile in the saloon when he had asked him what he would do if they brought their cattle to water. | do | {
"name": "do",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an uproarious party",
"the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization",
"doctor's degree in osteopathy",
"engage in",
"carry out or perform an action",
"get (something) done",
"proceed or get along",
"give ris... | [
"carry out or perform an action"
] | [
"do%2:36:01::"
] |
He remembered Clayton 's mocking smile in the saloon when he had asked him what he would do if they brought their cattle to water. | brought | {
"name": "bring",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"take something or somebody with oneself somewhere",
"cause to come into a particular state or condition",
"cause to happen or to occur as a consequence",
"go or come after and bring or take back",
"bring into a different state",
"be accompanied... | [
"take something or somebody with oneself somewhere"
] | [
"bring%2:38:00::"
] |
It was the night Clayton had tricked them in the poker game. | 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... | [
"be identical to; be someone or something"
] | [
"be%2:42:06::"
] |
It was the night Clayton had tricked them in the poker game. | tricked | {
"name": "trick",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a cunning or deceitful action or device",
"a period of work or duty",
"an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent",
"a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement",
"an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers"... | [
"deceive somebody"
] | [
"trick%2:41:00::"
] |
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