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During the return trip, Barco kept muttering to himself in meaningless phrases, such as : | muttering | {
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`` They 're under sand dunes. | 're | {
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They 're better off, I tell you. | 're | {
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They 're better off, I tell you. | tell | {
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I saved their souls ''. | saved | {
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The detective, commenting on Barco 's behavior, felt that he merely belonged among the myriad citizens of our community who are mentally unhinged - that he was a more or less harmless `` nut ''! | commenting | {
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The detective, commenting on Barco 's behavior, felt that he merely belonged among the myriad citizens of our community who are mentally unhinged - that he was a more or less harmless `` nut ''! | felt | {
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The detective, commenting on Barco 's behavior, felt that he merely belonged among the myriad citizens of our community who are mentally unhinged - that he was a more or less harmless `` nut ''! | are | {
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The detective, commenting on Barco 's behavior, felt that he merely belonged among the myriad citizens of our community who are mentally unhinged - that he was a more or less harmless `` nut ''! | was | {
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However while in his cell awaiting trial for theft, Barco, in a fit of apprehension, made an attempt to take his own life. | awaiting | {
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However while in his cell awaiting trial for theft, Barco, in a fit of apprehension, made an attempt to take his own life. | made | {
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However while in his cell awaiting trial for theft, Barco, in a fit of apprehension, made an attempt to take his own life. | take | {
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The attempt had failed because, when endeavoring to cut his wrists, this murderer of seven women had fainted at the sight of blood. | failed | {
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The attempt had failed because, when endeavoring to cut his wrists, this murderer of seven women had fainted at the sight of blood. | endeavoring | {
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The attempt had failed because, when endeavoring to cut his wrists, this murderer of seven women had fainted at the sight of blood. | cut | {
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The attempt had failed because, when endeavoring to cut his wrists, this murderer of seven women had fainted at the sight of blood. | fainted | {
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The jail authorities - attaching no particular significance to the episode - offered Barco whisky to revive him ; but the old fellow, a lifelong teetotaler, refused it, and no more was thought of the matter. | attaching | {
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The jail authorities - attaching no particular significance to the episode - offered Barco whisky to revive him ; but the old fellow, a lifelong teetotaler, refused it, and no more was thought of the matter. | offered | {
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The jail authorities - attaching no particular significance to the episode - offered Barco whisky to revive him ; but the old fellow, a lifelong teetotaler, refused it, and no more was thought of the matter. | revive | {
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The jail authorities - attaching no particular significance to the episode - offered Barco whisky to revive him ; but the old fellow, a lifelong teetotaler, refused it, and no more was thought of the matter. | refused | {
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The jail authorities - attaching no particular significance to the episode - offered Barco whisky to revive him ; but the old fellow, a lifelong teetotaler, refused it, and no more was thought of the matter. | thought of | {
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Then it was that District Attorney Welch entered the case. | entered | {
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A man of vaulting ambition, with one eye on the mayorship of Los Angeles, nothing ever escaped him which might possibly lead to personal publicity. | escaped | {
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A man of vaulting ambition, with one eye on the mayorship of Los Angeles, nothing ever escaped him which might possibly lead to personal publicity. | lead | {
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It was reported to Welch 's office that a thief in the city jail had attempted suicide. | reported | {
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It was reported to Welch 's office that a thief in the city jail had attempted suicide. | attempted | {
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Welch wanted to know why. | wanted | {
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Welch wanted to know why. | know | {
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No one knew. | knew | {
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Now Welch had a pet theory that everyone is guilty of breaking more laws than he ever gets caught at. | had | {
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Now Welch had a pet theory that everyone is guilty of breaking more laws than he ever gets caught at. | is | {
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Now Welch had a pet theory that everyone is guilty of breaking more laws than he ever gets caught at. | breaking | {
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Now Welch had a pet theory that everyone is guilty of breaking more laws than he ever gets caught at. | caught | {
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The suicide attempt looked to him like an opportunity to put his theory to the test. | looked | {
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The suicide attempt looked to him like an opportunity to put his theory to the test. | put | {
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So he paid a call on Barco in his cell and began their chat by stating bluntly : | paid | {
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So he paid a call on Barco in his cell and began their chat by stating bluntly : | began | {
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So he paid a call on Barco in his cell and began their chat by stating bluntly : | stating | {
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`` Barco, we 've got the goods on you! | got | {
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It 'll be a lot better if you come clean ''. | be | {
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At first Barco was evasive and shifty. | was | {
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But with Welch 's relentless pursuit of the subject, Barco finally `` broke '' and started confessing to one murder after another. | broke | {
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But with Welch 's relentless pursuit of the subject, Barco finally `` broke '' and started confessing to one murder after another. | started | {
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But with Welch 's relentless pursuit of the subject, Barco finally `` broke '' and started confessing to one murder after another. | confessing | {
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By the time Barco reached the count of three, the situation seemed to Welch almost too good to be true. | reached | {
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By the time Barco reached the count of three, the situation seemed to Welch almost too good to be true. | seemed | {
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By the time Barco reached the count of three, the situation seemed to Welch almost too good to be true. | be | {
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But if true, it was the case of which he had dreamed, the case which would throw him into headlines all over America as the hero of a great murder trial. | was | {
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But if true, it was the case of which he had dreamed, the case which would throw him into headlines all over America as the hero of a great murder trial. | dreamed | {
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Welch summoned jail officials to Barco 's cell. | summoned | {
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But to Welch 's chagrin, the police captain pooh-poohed Welch 's credulity in Barco 's confession. | pooh-poohed | {
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Barco was clearly a `` nut ''. | was | {
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It required strength, bravado, daring to commit murder. | required | {
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It required strength, bravado, daring to commit murder. | commit | {
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Then, for the first time since his arrest, a glint of spirit lit Barco 's eyes. | lit | {
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"a particular perspective or aspect of a situation",
"the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light",
"an illu... | [
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] | [
"light%2:30:00::"
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His manhood had been attacked. | attacked | {
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"an offensive move in a sport or game",
"intense adverse criticism",
"ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation",
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"a decisive manner of begi... | [
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"attack%2:32:00::"
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He stiffened and rose to his feet. | stiffened | {
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"make stiff or stiffer",
"restrict"
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} | [
"become stiff or stiffer"
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"stiffen%2:30:00::"
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He stiffened and rose to his feet. | rose | {
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"the act of changing location in an upward direction",
"an upward slope or grade (as in a road)",
"a movement upward",
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He 'd show them! | show | {
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"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",
... | [
"establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment"
] | [
"show%2:31:00::"
] |
`` Is that so ''? he queried. | queried | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
"an instance of questioning",
"pose a question"
]
} | [
"pose a question"
] | [
"query%2:32:00::"
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`` Well, for ten years I 've been murdering women. | murdering | {
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"alter so as to make unrecognizable"
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"murder%2:41:00::"
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I can lead you to every one of the bodies, and there ai n't four, nor five, nor six of ' em - there 's seven! '' | lead | {
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"a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey",
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"a position of leadership (especially in the phr... | [
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"lead%2:38:01::"
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The next day the police captain, in derision, organized what he termed `` Welch 's Wild Goose Chase ''. | organized | {
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"cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea",
"plan and direct (a complex undertaking)",
"bring order and organization to",
"arrange by systematic planning and united effort",
"... | [
"create (as an entity)"
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"organize%2:41:01::"
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The next day the police captain, in derision, organized what he termed `` Welch 's Wild Goose Chase ''. | termed | {
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For indeed it seemed incredible that anyone could go on committing murder for ten years and not get caught at it, even in Hollywood. | seemed | {
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"appear to one's own mind or opinion"
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"seem%2:39:00::"
] |
For indeed it seemed incredible that anyone could go on committing murder for ten years and not get caught at it, even in Hollywood. | go on | {
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"come to pass",
"move forward, also in the metaphorical sense",
"continue talking; he continued,",
"start running, functioning, or operating"
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"go_on%2:42:00::"
] |
For indeed it seemed incredible that anyone could go on committing murder for ten years and not get caught at it, even in Hollywood. | committing | {
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"give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause",
"cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution",
"confer a trust upon",
"make an investment",
"engage in or perform"
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"perform an act, usually with a negative connotation"
] | [
"commit%2:41:00::"
] |
For indeed it seemed incredible that anyone could go on committing murder for ten years and not get caught at it, even in Hollywood. | get | {
"name": "get",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent",
"come into the possession of something concrete or abstract",
"enter or assume a certain state or condition",
"cause to move; cause to be in... | [
"enter or assume a certain state or condition"
] | [
"get%2:30:00::"
] |
For indeed it seemed incredible that anyone could go on committing murder for ten years and not get caught at it, even in Hollywood. | caught | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
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"the quantity that was caught",
"a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect",
"anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)",
"a break or check in the voice (usually a sig... | [
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"catch%2:31:01::"
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Barco, his state of apprehension gone, never to return, had assumed a matter-of-factness which remained his principal attitude from that time on. | gone | {
"name": "go",
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"street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine",
"a usually brief attempt",
"a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the o... | [
"be abolished or discarded"
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"go%2:30:08::"
] |
Barco, his state of apprehension gone, never to return, had assumed a matter-of-factness which remained his principal attitude from that time on. | return | {
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"a coming to or returning home",
"the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction",
"getting something back again",
"the act of going back to... | [
"go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before"
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"return%2:38:00::"
] |
Barco, his state of apprehension gone, never to return, had assumed a matter-of-factness which remained his principal attitude from that time on. | assumed | {
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"take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities",
"take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect",
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"occupy ... | [
"take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities"
] | [
"assume%2:41:00::"
] |
Barco, his state of apprehension gone, never to return, had assumed a matter-of-factness which remained his principal attitude from that time on. | remained | {
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"continue in a place, position, or situation",
"be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.",
"stay behind"
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} | [
"stay the same; remain in a certain state"
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"remain%2:30:00::"
] |
He directed the cortege of autos to the sand dunes near Santa Monica. | directed | {
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"intend (something) to move towards a certain goal",
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"cause to go somewhere",
"point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects... | [
"guide the actors in (plays and films)"
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"direct%2:36:00::"
] |
Stopping the cars at a fork in the road, he got out, paced off a certain distance to a spot between two shrub-covered sand hills, and indicated a location. | Stopping | {
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"the state of inactivity following an interruption",
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"a consonant produced by stopping the flow... | [
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] | [
"stop%2:38:00::"
] |
Stopping the cars at a fork in the road, he got out, paced off a certain distance to a spot between two shrub-covered sand hills, and indicated a location. | got out | {
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"take out of a container or enclosed space",
"move out or away",
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"escape pote... | [
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"get_out%2:38:01::"
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Stopping the cars at a fork in the road, he got out, paced off a certain distance to a spot between two shrub-covered sand hills, and indicated a location. | paced | {
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] | [
"pace%2:30:00::"
] |
Stopping the cars at a fork in the road, he got out, paced off a certain distance to a spot between two shrub-covered sand hills, and indicated a location. | indicated | {
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"suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine"
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"indicate%2:32:03::"
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Orders were given to dig. | given | {
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"conve... | [
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"give%2:40:07::"
] |
Orders were given to dig. | dig | {
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"the act of touching someone suddenly with... | [
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"dig%2:35:00::"
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Nothing was found. | found | {
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"the act of discovering something",
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"discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of",
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... | [
"come upon, as if by accident; meet with"
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Welch was worried. | was | {
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"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
The police captain chortled. | chortled | {
"name": "chortle",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a soft partly suppressed laugh",
"laugh quietly or with restraint"
]
} | [
"laugh quietly or with restraint"
] | [
"chortle%2:29:00::"
] |
The newspaper boys cracked jokes and again Barco 's pride was aroused. | aroused | {
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"summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic",
"cause to be alert and energetic",
"cause to become awake or conscious",
"to begin moving,",
"stimulate s... | [
"call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)"
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"arouse%2:37:00::"
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With greater precision he again paced off a location, this time a little more to the left. | paced | {
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"a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as ... | [
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] | [
"pace%2:30:00::"
] |
With quibs and gibes, the policemen again started digging. | started | {
"name": "start",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the beginning of anything",
"the time at which something is supposed to begin",
"a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)",
"a sudden involuntary movement",
"the act of starting something",
"a line indicating the location of the star... | [
"take the first step or steps in carrying out an action"
] | [
"start%2:30:00::"
] |
With quibs and gibes, the policemen again started digging. | digging | {
"name": "dig",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the site of an archeological exploration",
"an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect",
"a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)",
"the act of digging",
"the act of touching someone suddenly with... | [
"turn up, loosen, or remove earth"
] | [
"dig%2:35:00::"
] |
Welch was on edge. | was | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"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 captain was remarking that it was a nice day for a picnic when finally one of the shovels struck an object. | remarking | {
"name": "remark",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information",
"explicit notice",
"make mention of",
"make or write a comment on"
]
} | [
"make mention of"
] | [
"remark%2:32:00::"
] |
The captain was remarking that it was a nice day for a picnic when finally one of the shovels struck an object. | 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::"
] |
The captain was remarking that it was a nice day for a picnic when finally one of the shovels struck an object. | struck | {
"name": "strike",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions",
"an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective",
"a gentle blow",
"a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball",
"(b... | [
"hit against; come into sudden contact with"
] | [
"strike%2:35:01::"
] |
`` There 's something here ''! said the digger. | 's | {
"name": "be",
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"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::"
] |
`` There 's something here ''! said the digger. | said | {
"name": "say",
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"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::"
] |
Joking stopped and everyone gathered around. | 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::"
] |
The digger, thrusting about with his shovel, now raised into view a package crudely wrapped in one of the murderer 's Hollywood sport shirts. | thrusting | {
"name": "thrust",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the force used in pushing",
"a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument",
"the act of applying force to propel something",
"verbal criticism",
"a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)",
"push forcefully",
"press or force... | [
"make a thrusting forward movement"
] | [
"thrust%2:38:01::"
] |
The digger, thrusting about with his shovel, now raised into view a package crudely wrapped in one of the murderer 's Hollywood sport shirts. | raised | {
"name": "raise",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the amount a salary is increased",
"an upward slope or grade (as in a road)",
"increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)",
"the act of raising something",
"raise the level or amount of something",
"raise from a lower to a higher position",
... | [
"raise from a lower to a higher position"
] | [
"raise%2:38:00::"
] |
Although it was a mere fragment of the victim 's remains, it was enough. | 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::"
] |
Although it was a mere fragment of the victim 's remains, it was enough. | was | {
"name": "be",
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"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::"
] |
Welch was wild with delight. | 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)",
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"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::"
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His elation grew as Barco 's seven disclosures brought to light one reward after another. | grew | {
"name": "grow",
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"pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become",
"become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain",
"increase in size by natural process",
"cause to grow or develop",
"develop and reach maturity; undergo maturati... | [
"become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain"
] | [
"grow%2:30:00::"
] |
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