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Place the locking bar in proper position and insert tappet 3. | insert | {
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Scribe a line through the center of the pin and across the face of tappet 3, parallel to piece `` A ''. | Scribe | {
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Scribe V-shaped lines on the bar and rough out with either a hack saw or a cutting disk in a hand power tool. | Scribe | {
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Scribe V-shaped lines on the bar and rough out with either a hack saw or a cutting disk in a hand power tool. | rough out | {
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We used the latter equipped with a carborundum disk about.020 '' thick and 1 '' dia. fitted on a 1 8 '' dia. mandrel. | used | {
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Such disks are very handy for cutting and shaping small parts. | are | {
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Such disks are very handy for cutting and shaping small parts. | shaping | {
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File to a smooth finish. | File | {
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A Barrette Swiss pattern file is handy since its triangular shape with only one cutting face will allow you to work a surface without marring an adjoining one. | is | {
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A Barrette Swiss pattern file is handy since its triangular shape with only one cutting face will allow you to work a surface without marring an adjoining one. | allow | {
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A Barrette Swiss pattern file is handy since its triangular shape with only one cutting face will allow you to work a surface without marring an adjoining one. | work | {
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A Barrette Swiss pattern file is handy since its triangular shape with only one cutting face will allow you to work a surface without marring an adjoining one. | marring | {
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Endeavor to get the notches as much alike as possible. | Endeavor | {
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Endeavor to get the notches as much alike as possible. | get | {
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The notch should have a smooth finish so that the steel dog will slide easily over it. | have | {
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The notch should have a smooth finish so that the steel dog will slide easily over it. | slide | {
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Assemble the parts in the frame and test the sliding action of the mating pieces. | Assemble | {
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Assemble the parts in the frame and test the sliding action of the mating pieces. | test | {
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Assemble the parts in the frame and test the sliding action of the mating pieces. | sliding | {
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All matching surfaces should be checked frequently and mated on a cut and fit basis. | matching | {
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All matching surfaces should be checked frequently and mated on a cut and fit basis. | checked | {
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All matching surfaces should be checked frequently and mated on a cut and fit basis. | mated | {
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All matching surfaces should be checked frequently and mated on a cut and fit basis. | fit | {
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Chuck a 2 '' or 3 '' piece of 1 8 '' dia. drill rod in a drill press or electric hand tool. | Chuck | {
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Fashion a sharp scribing point about 3 64 '' long on one end, using Swiss pattern files. | Fashion | {
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Fashion a sharp scribing point about 3 64 '' long on one end, using Swiss pattern files. | using | {
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This tool can also be made with a lathe. | made | {
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Rachel steered me along toward a school for young boys beginning to study the Torah. | steered | {
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Rachel steered me along toward a school for young boys beginning to study the Torah. | beginning | {
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Rachel steered me along toward a school for young boys beginning to study the Torah. | study | {
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Bits of trash lay in the roadway. | lay | {
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The air smelled warmish and foul. | smelled | {
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A young man appeared out of a side alley and walked toward us with quick strides. | appeared | {
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A young man appeared out of a side alley and walked toward us with quick strides. | walked | {
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He wore a long double-breasted coat of a heavy material, dark trousers, and black boots with buckles. | wore | {
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His black hat with its wide brim, high crown, and fur trim rode high. | rode | {
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With his head erect, he approached, not glancing at us, and passed by with his clear eyes raised and fixed straight ahead. | approached | {
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With his head erect, he approached, not glancing at us, and passed by with his clear eyes raised and fixed straight ahead. | glancing | {
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With his head erect, he approached, not glancing at us, and passed by with his clear eyes raised and fixed straight ahead. | passed by | {
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He had a pinkish-white complexion, a small straight nose, a short black beard, and tightly curled paot. | had | {
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I was suddenly conscious of my bare arms. | was | {
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The girls in the market place wore long-sleeved dresses and covered their legs with cloth stockings. | wore | {
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The girls in the market place wore long-sleeved dresses and covered their legs with cloth stockings. | covered | {
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I turned and watched him stride down the center of the road. | turned | {
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I turned and watched him stride down the center of the road. | watched | {
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His hands were swinging at his sides, and he passed through the dingy market place with his back straight and, pivoting on his heel, he entered an old stone building. | swinging | {
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His hands were swinging at his sides, and he passed through the dingy market place with his back straight and, pivoting on his heel, he entered an old stone building. | passed through | {
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His hands were swinging at his sides, and he passed through the dingy market place with his back straight and, pivoting on his heel, he entered an old stone building. | pivoting | {
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His hands were swinging at his sides, and he passed through the dingy market place with his back straight and, pivoting on his heel, he entered an old stone building. | entered | {
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Rachel had seen me watching the young man. | seen | {
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Rachel had seen me watching the young man. | watching | {
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She smiled. | smiled | {
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`` When your mother was here he must have been a young boy. | was | {
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`` When your mother was here he must have been a young boy. | been | {
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Like the ones you will see now ''. | see | {
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I swallowed hard and looked down at my feet plodding along beside Rachel. | swallowed | {
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I swallowed hard and looked down at my feet plodding along beside Rachel. | looked | {
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"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::"
] |
I swallowed hard and looked down at my feet plodding along beside Rachel. | plodding | {
"name": "plod",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of walking with a slow heavy gait",
"walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud"
]
} | [
"walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud"
] | [
"plod%2:38:00::"
] |
She led me into a twisting side alley. | led | {
"name": "lead",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an advantage held by a competitor in a race",
"a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey",
"evidence pointing to a possible solution",
"a position of leadership (especially in the phr... | [
"take somebody somewhere"
] | [
"lead%2:38:01::"
] |
The dirty, discolored buildings looked boarded up, and their few windows stood high above our heads. | looked | {
"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... | [
"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect"
] | [
"look%2:39:01::"
] |
The dirty, discolored buildings looked boarded up, and their few windows stood high above our heads. | 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 ... | [
"be in some specified state or condition"
] | [
"stand%2:42:04::"
] |
Rachel said that schools and synagogues occupied most of the buildings. | said | {
"name": "say",
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"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::"
] |
We entered one where the front door stood ajar and climbed a flight of steep steps to the main floor. | entered | {
"name": "enter",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"to come or go into",
"become a participant; be involved in",
"register formally as a participant or member",
"be or play a part of or in",
"make a record of; set down in permanent form",
"come on stage",
"take on duties or office",
"put... | [
"to come or go into"
] | [
"enter%2:38:00::"
] |
We entered one where the front door stood ajar and climbed a flight of steep steps to the main floor. | stood | {
"name": "stand",
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"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 ... | [
"be in some specified state or condition"
] | [
"stand%2:42:04::"
] |
We entered one where the front door stood ajar and climbed a flight of steep steps to the main floor. | climbed | {
"name": "climb",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an upward slope or grade (as in a road)",
"an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)",
"the act of climbing something",
"go upward with gradual or continuous progress",
"move with difficulty, ... | [
"go upward with gradual or continuous progress"
] | [
"climb%2:38:00::"
] |
An old man with a white beard and dressed in a long shabby coat, baggy trousers, and a black skullcap greeted us. | greeted | {
"name": "greet",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"express greetings upon meeting someone",
"send greetings to",
"react to in a certain way",
"be perceived by"
]
} | [
"express greetings upon meeting someone"
] | [
"greet%2:32:00::"
] |
Rachel talked to him. | talked | {
"name": "talk",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an exchange of ideas via conversation",
"discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')",
"the act of giving a talk to an audience",
"a speech that is open to the public",
"idle gossip or rumor",
"exchange thoughts; ... | [
"exchange thoughts; talk with"
] | [
"talk%2:32:01::"
] |
He nodded, clasping and unclasping his hands over his paunch, and flicked glances at me. | nodded | {
"name": "nod",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a sign of assent or salutation or command",
"the act of nodding the head",
"express or signify by nodding",
"lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation",
"let the head fall forward through drowsiness",
"sway gent... | [
"express or signify by nodding"
] | [
"nod%2:32:01::"
] |
He nodded, clasping and unclasping his hands over his paunch, and flicked glances at me. | clasping | {
"name": "clasp",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together",
"the act of grasping",
"hold firmly and tightly",
"fasten with or as if with a brooch",
"fasten with a buckle or buckles",
"grasp firmly"
]
} | [
"hold firmly and tightly"
] | [
"clasp%2:35:00::"
] |
He nodded, clasping and unclasping his hands over his paunch, and flicked glances at me. | unclasping | {
"name": "unclasp",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"release from a clasp"
]
} | [
"release from a clasp"
] | [
"unclasp%2:35:00::"
] |
He nodded, clasping and unclasping his hands over his paunch, and flicked glances at me. | flicked | {
"name": "flick",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)",
"a short stroke",
"a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement",
"flash intermittently",
"look through a book or ... | [
"cause to move with a flick"
] | [
"flick%2:38:00::"
] |
I thought he would ask us to leave because Rachel and I were bare-armed, but he looked down into his beard and preceded us down the corridor. | thought | {
"name": "think",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an instance of deliberate thinking",
"judge or regard; look upon; judge",
"expect, believe, or suppose",
"use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments",
"recall knowl... | [
"expect, believe, or suppose"
] | [
"think%2:31:03::"
] |
I thought he would ask us to leave because Rachel and I were bare-armed, but he looked down into his beard and preceded us down the corridor. | ask | {
"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... | [
"make a request or demand for something to somebody"
] | [
"ask%2:32:01::"
] |
I thought he would ask us to leave because Rachel and I were bare-armed, but he looked down into his beard and preceded us down the corridor. | leave | {
"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::"
] |
I thought he would ask us to leave because Rachel and I were bare-armed, but he looked down into his beard and preceded us down the corridor. | 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::"
] |
I thought he would ask us to leave because Rachel and I were bare-armed, but he looked down into his beard and preceded us down the corridor. | looked | {
"name": "look",
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"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::"
] |
I thought he would ask us to leave because Rachel and I were bare-armed, but he looked down into his beard and preceded us down the corridor. | preceded | {
"name": "precede",
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"come before",
"be the predecessor of",
"move ahead (of others) in time or space",
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]
} | [
"move ahead (of others) in time or space"
] | [
"precede%2:38:00::"
] |
His toes pointed out toward the walls. | pointed | {
"name": "point",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a geometric element that has position but no extension",
"the precise location of something; a spatially limited location",
"a brief version of the essential meaning of something",
"an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole",
"a... | [
"be oriented"
] | [
"point%2:42:00::"
] |
He stopped in front of a door, placed a finger on his lips, and, still peering down into his beard, pushed open the door to a classroom. | 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::"
] |
He stopped in front of a door, placed a finger on his lips, and, still peering down into his beard, pushed open the door to a classroom. | 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::"
] |
He stopped in front of a door, placed a finger on his lips, and, still peering down into his beard, pushed open the door to a classroom. | peering | {
"name": "peer",
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"a person who is of equal standing with another in a group",
"a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage",
"look searchingly"
]
} | [
"look searchingly"
] | [
"peer%2:39:00::"
] |
He stopped in front of a door, placed a finger on his lips, and, still peering down into his beard, pushed open the door to a classroom. | pushed | {
"name": "push",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of applying force in order to move something away",
"the force used in pushing",
"enterprising or ambitious drive",
"an electrical switch operated by pressing",
"an effort to advance",
"move with force,",
"press, drive, or impel (som... | [
"move with force,"
] | [
"push%2:38:00::"
] |
We stepped inside. | stepped | {
"name": "step",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal",
"the distance covered by a step",
"the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down",
"support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway",
... | [
"shift or move by taking a step"
] | [
"step%2:38:00::"
] |
He left us. | left | {
"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",
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"act or be so ... | [
"move out of or depart from"
] | [
"leave%2:38:00::"
] |
Little boys crowded together on long wooden benches, and in the center of the room sat the teacher. | crowded together | {
"name": "crowd_together",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"to gather together in large numbers"
]
} | [
"to gather together in large numbers"
] | [
"crowd_together%2:38:00::"
] |
Little boys crowded together on long wooden benches, and in the center of the room sat the teacher. | sat | {
"name": "sit",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"be seated",
"be around, often idly or without specific purpose",
"take a seat",
"be in session",
"assume a posture as for artistic purposes",
"sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions",
"be located or situat... | [
"be seated"
] | [
"sit%2:35:00::"
] |
His black beard dripped down over the front of his coat. | dripped | {
"name": "drip",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid",
"the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop",
"(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)",
"fall in... | [
"fall in drops"
] | [
"drip%2:38:00::"
] |
One white hand poised a stick above his desk. | poised | {
"name": "poise",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second",
"a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium",
... | [
"cause to be balanced or suspended"
] | [
"poise%2:35:02::"
] |
He turned his surly, half-closed eyes toward us, stared for a second, then shouted in Yiddish, `` One, two, three ''! | 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::"
] |
He turned his surly, half-closed eyes toward us, stared for a second, then shouted in Yiddish, `` One, two, three ''! | stared | {
"name": "stare",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a fixed look with eyes open wide",
"look at with fixed eyes",
"fixate one's eyes"
]
} | [
"look at with fixed eyes"
] | [
"stare%2:39:00::"
] |
He turned his surly, half-closed eyes toward us, stared for a second, then shouted in Yiddish, `` One, two, three ''! | 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 in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)"
] | [
"shout%2:32:00::"
] |
rapping the stick against the desk. | rapping | {
"name": "rap",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a reproach for some lapse or misdeed",
"a gentle blow",
"the sound made by a gentle blow",
"voluble conversation",
"genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms o... | [
"strike sharply"
] | [
"rap%2:35:00::"
] |
The little boys shrilled out a Yiddish translation or interpretation of the Five Books of Moses, which they had previously chanted in Hebrew. | shrilled | {
"name": "shrill",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"utter a shrill cry",
"having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones",
"being sharply insistent on being heard",
"of colors that are bright and gaudy"
]
} | [
"utter a shrill cry"
] | [
"shrill%2:32:00::"
] |
The little boys shrilled out a Yiddish translation or interpretation of the Five Books of Moses, which they had previously chanted in Hebrew. | chanted | {
"name": "chant",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone",
"recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm",
"utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically"
]
} | [
"recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm"
] | [
"chant%2:32:00::"
] |
They chanted a fixed tune in time to the report of the stick. | chanted | {
"name": "chant",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone",
"recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm",
"utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically"
]
} | [
"recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm"
] | [
"chant%2:32:00::"
] |
Each boy opened his small mouth wide and rocked back and forth on the bench in the way his grandfather and great-grandfather had studied and prayed in the ghettos of Europe. | opened | {
"name": "open",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water",
"where the air is unconfined",
"a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play",
"information that has become public",
"cause to open or to become open",
"start to opera... | [
"cause to open or to become open"
] | [
"open%2:35:00::"
] |
Each boy opened his small mouth wide and rocked back and forth on the bench in the way his grandfather and great-grandfather had studied and prayed in the ghettos of Europe. | studied | {
"name": "study",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a detailed critical inspection",
"applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)",
"a written document describing the findings of some individual or group",
"a state of deep mental absorption",
"a room used for re... | [
"learn by reading books"
] | [
"study%2:31:01::"
] |
Each boy opened his small mouth wide and rocked back and forth on the bench in the way his grandfather and great-grandfather had studied and prayed in the ghettos of Europe. | prayed | {
"name": "pray",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer",
"call upon in supplication; entreat"
]
} | [
"address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer"
] | [
"pray%2:32:00::"
] |
The boys were tiny. | 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 had large bright eyes, the small upturned noses of all babies everywhere, and hair cropped short except for the long ringlets of paot framing their little white faces. | 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::"
] |
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