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I 'm talking about the grand manner of the Liberal - North and South - who is not affected personally.
manner
{ "name": "manner", "sense_definitions_list": [ "how something is done or how it happens", "a way of acting or behaving", "a kind" ] }
[ "a way of acting or behaving" ]
[ "manner%1:07:01::" ]
I 'm talking about the grand manner of the Liberal - North and South - who is not affected personally.
Liberal
{ "name": "liberal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties", "a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets", "showing or characterized by broad-mindedness", "having p...
[ "a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties" ]
[ "liberal%1:18:00::" ]
I 'm talking about the grand manner of the Liberal - North and South - who is not affected personally.
North
{ "name": "north", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line", "the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)", "the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees", "a location in the northern part ...
[ "the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line" ]
[ "north%1:15:02::" ]
I 'm talking about the grand manner of the Liberal - North and South - who is not affected personally.
South
{ "name": "south", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line", "the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861", "the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees", "a location in the southern part of a country, region, ...
[ "the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line" ]
[ "south%1:15:01::" ]
I 'm talking about the grand manner of the Liberal - North and South - who is not affected personally.
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
I 'm talking about the grand manner of the Liberal - North and South - who is not affected personally.
not
{ "name": "not", "sense_definitions_list": [ "negation of a word or group of words" ] }
[ "negation of a word or group of words" ]
[ "not%4:02:00::" ]
I 'm talking about the grand manner of the Liberal - North and South - who is not affected personally.
affected
{ "name": "affected", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have an effect upon", "act physically on; have an effect upon", "connect closely and often incriminatingly", "make believe with the intent to deceive", "have an emotional or cognitive impact upon", "acted upon; influenced", "speaking or ...
[ "acted upon; influenced" ]
[ "affected%3:00:00::" ]
I 'm talking about the grand manner of the Liberal - North and South - who is not affected personally.
personally
{ "name": "personally", "sense_definitions_list": [ "as yourself", "as a person", "in a personal way", "in the flesh; without involving anyone else", "concerning the speaker" ] }
[ "in a personal way" ]
[ "personally%4:02:03::" ]
If these people were denied a voice ( do they have a moral right to a voice? )
people
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[ "(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively" ]
[ "people%1:14:00::" ]
If these people were denied a voice ( do they have a moral right to a voice? )
denied
{ "name": "deny", "sense_definitions_list": [ "declare untrue; contradict", "refuse to accept or believe", "refuse to grant, as of a petition or request", "refuse to let have", "deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure", "deny formally (an allegation of ...
[ "refuse to let have" ]
[ "deny%2:40:00::" ]
If these people were denied a voice ( do they have a moral right to a voice? )
voice
{ "name": "voice", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech", "the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract", "a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance", "expressing in coherent verbal form", "a ...
[ "a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated" ]
[ "voice%1:04:00::" ]
If these people were denied a voice ( do they have a moral right to a voice? )
have
{ "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::" ]
If these people were denied a voice ( do they have a moral right to a voice? )
moral
{ "name": "moral", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the significance of a story or event", "concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles", "psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect" ] }
[ "concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles" ]
[ "moral%3:00:00::" ]
If these people were denied a voice ( do they have a moral right to a voice? )
right
{ "name": "right", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; ; - Eleanor Roosevelt", "location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east", "the piece of g...
[ "an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; ; - Eleanor Roosevelt" ]
[ "right%1:07:00::" ]
If these people were denied a voice ( do they have a moral right to a voice? )
voice
{ "name": "voice", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech", "the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract", "a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance", "expressing in coherent verbal form", "a ...
[ "a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated" ]
[ "voice%1:04:00::" ]
, what voices would be left?
voices
{ "name": "voice", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech", "the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract", "a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance", "expressing in coherent verbal form", "a ...
[ "a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated" ]
[ "voice%1:04:00::" ]
, what voices would be left?
be
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
, what voices would be left?
left
{ "name": "left", "sense_definitions_list": [ "location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east", "those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare", "the hand that is on the l...
[ "not used up" ]
[ "left%5:00:00:unexhausted:00" ]
Who is involved willy nilly?
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Who is involved willy nilly?
involved
{ "name": "involved", "sense_definitions_list": [ "connect closely and often incriminatingly", "engage as a participant", "have as a necessary feature", "require as useful, just, or proper", "contain as a part", "occupy or engage the interest of", "make complex or intricate or complicate...
[ "connected by participation or association or use" ]
[ "involved%3:00:00::" ]
Who is involved willy nilly?
willy nilly
{ "name": "willy-nilly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a random manner", "without having a choice" ] }
[ "without having a choice" ]
[ "willy-nilly%4:02:01::" ]
Well, after everybody has followed the New England pattern of segregating one 's children into private schools, only the poor folks are left.
followed
{ "name": "follow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to travel behind, go after, come after", "be later in time", "come as a logical consequence; follow logically", "travel along a certain course", "act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes", "come after in time, as a result", ...
[ "imitate in behavior; take as a model" ]
[ "follow%2:36:00::" ]
Well, after everybody has followed the New England pattern of segregating one 's children into private schools, only the poor folks are left.
New England
{ "name": "new_england", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut" ] }
[ "a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut" ]
[ "new_england%1:15:00::" ]
Well, after everybody has followed the New England pattern of segregating one 's children into private schools, only the poor folks are left.
pattern
{ "name": "pattern", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a perceptual structure", "a customary way of operation or behavior", "a decorative or artistic work", "something regarded as a normative example", "a model considered worthy of imitation", "something intended as a guide for making something e...
[ "a customary way of operation or behavior" ]
[ "pattern%1:04:00::" ]
Well, after everybody has followed the New England pattern of segregating one 's children into private schools, only the poor folks are left.
segregating
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[ "separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation" ]
[ "segregate%2:41:00::" ]
Well, after everybody has followed the New England pattern of segregating one 's children into private schools, only the poor folks are left.
children
{ "name": "child", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a young person of either sex", "a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age", "an immature childish person", "a member of a clan or tribe" ] }
[ "a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age" ]
[ "child%1:18:01::" ]
Well, after everybody has followed the New England pattern of segregating one 's children into private schools, only the poor folks are left.
private schools
{ "name": "private_school", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition" ] }
[ "a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition" ]
[ "private_school%1:14:00::" ]
Well, after everybody has followed the New England pattern of segregating one 's children into private schools, only the poor folks are left.
only
{ "name": "only", "sense_definitions_list": [ "being the only one; single and isolated from others", "exclusive of anyone or anything else", "and nothing more", "without any others being included or involved", "with nevertheless the final result", "in the final outcome", "except that", ...
[ "without any others being included or involved" ]
[ "only%4:02:01::" ]
Well, after everybody has followed the New England pattern of segregating one 's children into private schools, only the poor folks are left.
poor
{ "name": "poor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)", "deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy", "having little money or few possessions", "characterized by or indicating poverty", "lacking in specific resources, qualities or substance...
[ "having little money or few possessions" ]
[ "poor%3:00:00::" ]
Well, after everybody has followed the New England pattern of segregating one 's children into private schools, only the poor folks are left.
folks
{ "name": "folk", "sense_definitions_list": [ "people in general (often used in the plural)", "a social division of (usually preliterate) people", "people descended from a common ancestor", "the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community" ]...
[ "people in general (often used in the plural)" ]
[ "folk%1:14:00::" ]
Well, after everybody has followed the New England pattern of segregating one 's children into private schools, only the poor folks are left.
are
{ "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::" ]
Well, after everybody has followed the New England pattern of segregating one 's children into private schools, only the poor folks are left.
left
{ "name": "left", "sense_definitions_list": [ "location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east", "those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare", "the hand that is on the l...
[ "not used up" ]
[ "left%5:00:00:unexhausted:00" ]
And it is precisely in this poorer economic class that one finds, and has always found, the most racial friction.
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...
[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]
[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
And it is precisely in this poorer economic class that one finds, and has always found, the most racial friction.
precisely
{ "name": "precisely", "sense_definitions_list": [ "indicating exactness or preciseness", "in a precise manner", "just as it should be" ] }
[ "indicating exactness or preciseness" ]
[ "precisely%4:02:00::" ]
And it is precisely in this poorer economic class that one finds, and has always found, the most racial friction.
poorer
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[ "having little money or few possessions" ]
[ "poor%3:00:00::" ]
And it is precisely in this poorer economic class that one finds, and has always found, the most racial friction.
economic
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[ "of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth" ]
[ "economic%3:01:01::" ]
And it is precisely in this poorer economic class that one finds, and has always found, the most racial friction.
class
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[ "people having the same social, economic, or educational status" ]
[ "class%1:14:01::" ]
And it is precisely in this poorer economic class that one finds, and has always found, the most racial friction.
finds
{ "name": "find", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a productive insight", "the act of discovering something", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with", "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost", ...
[ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ]
[ "find%2:39:02::", "find%2:40:02::" ]
And it is precisely in this poorer economic class that one finds, and has always found, the most racial friction.
always
{ "name": "always", "sense_definitions_list": [ "at all times; all the time and on every occasion", "without variation or change, in every case", "without interruption", "at any time or in any event", "forever; throughout all time" ] }
[ "at all times; all the time and on every occasion" ]
[ "always%4:02:00::" ]
And it is precisely in this poorer economic class that one finds, and has always found, the most racial friction.
found
{ "name": "find", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a productive insight", "the act of discovering something", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with", "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost", ...
[ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ]
[ "find%2:39:02::", "find%2:40:02::" ]
And it is precisely in this poorer economic class that one finds, and has always found, the most racial friction.
most
{ "name": "most", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number", "the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or ex...
[ "the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree" ]
[ "most%3:00:01::" ]
And it is precisely in this poorer economic class that one finds, and has always found, the most racial friction.
racial
{ "name": "racial", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people", "of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups" ] }
[ "of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups" ]
[ "racial%3:00:00::" ]
And it is precisely in this poorer economic class that one finds, and has always found, the most racial friction.
friction
{ "name": "friction", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of conflict between persons", "the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another", "effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure" ] }
[ "a state of conflict between persons" ]
[ "friction%1:26:00::" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
dear
{ "name": "dear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a beloved person; used as terms of endearment", "a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)", "dearly loved", "with or in a close or intimate relationship", "earnest", "having a high price", "with affection", "at a great ...
[ "with or in a close or intimate relationship" ]
[ "dear%5:00:00:close:02" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
respected
{ "name": "respected", "sense_definitions_list": [ "regard highly; think much of", "show respect towards", "receiving deferential regard" ] }
[ "receiving deferential regard" ]
[ "respected%5:00:00:reputable:00" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
friend
{ "name": "friend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person you know well and regard with affection and trust", "an associate who provides cooperation or assistance", "a person with whom you are acquainted", "a person who backs a politician or a team etc.", "a member of the Religious Society of Fr...
[ "a person you know well and regard with affection and trust" ]
[ "friend%1:18:00::" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
grew up
{ "name": "grow_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "become an adult" ] }
[ "become an adult" ]
[ "grow_up%2:41:00::" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
South
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[ "the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line" ]
[ "south%1:15:01::" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
spent
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[ "pass time in a specific way" ]
[ "spend%2:42:00::" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
many
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[ "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number" ]
[ "many%3:00:00::" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
years
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A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
New England
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A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
said
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[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
ago
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[ "in the past" ]
[ "ago%4:02:00::" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
forgive
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[ "stop blaming or grant forgiveness" ]
[ "forgive%2:32:00::" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
New England
{ "name": "new_england", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut" ] }
[ "a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut" ]
[ "new_england%1:15:00::" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
rejecting
{ "name": "reject", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality", "refuse to accept or acknowledge", "refuse to accept", "deem wrong or inappropriate", "reject with contempt", "resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign t...
[ "refuse to accept or acknowledge" ]
[ "reject%2:31:00::" ]
A dear, respected friend of mine, who like myself grew up in the South and has spent many years in New England, said to me not long ago : `` I can n't forgive New England for rejecting all complicity ''.
complicity
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[ "guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense" ]
[ "complicity%1:26:00::" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
Being
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
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Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
teacher
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[ "a person whose occupation is teaching" ]
[ "teacher%1:18:00::" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
American
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[ "of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture" ]
[ "american%3:01:01::" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
literature
{ "name": "literature", "sense_definitions_list": [ "creative writing of recognized artistic value", "the humanistic study of a body of literature", "published writings in a particular style on a particular subject", "the profession or art of a writer" ] }
[ "the humanistic study of a body of literature" ]
[ "literature%1:09:00::" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
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::" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
Whittier
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
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::" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
dark
{ "name": "dark", "sense_definitions_list": [ "absence of light or illumination", "absence of moral or spiritual values", "an unilluminated area", "the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside", "an unenlightened state", "devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; sh...
[ "stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; ; ; ; ; ; ; -Thomas Hardy" ]
[ "dark%5:00:00:evil:00" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
loathsome
{ "name": "loathsome", "sense_definitions_list": [ "causing or able to cause nausea", "highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust" ] }
[ "highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust" ]
[ "loathsome%5:00:00:offensive:01" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
burden
{ "name": "burden", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an onerous or difficult concern", "weight to be borne or conveyed", "the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work", "the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse", "weight down with a load", "impose a task upon, as...
[ "an onerous or difficult concern" ]
[ "burden%1:09:01::" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
stagger
{ "name": "stagger", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an unsteady uneven gait", "walk as if unable to control one's movements", "walk with great difficulty", "to arrange in a systematic order", "astound or overwhelm, as with shock" ] }
[ "walk with great difficulty" ]
[ "stagger%2:38:01::" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
alone
{ "name": "alone", "sense_definitions_list": [ "isolated from others", "lacking companions or companionship", "exclusive of anyone or anything else", "radically distinctive and without equal", "without any others being included or involved", "without anybody else or anything else" ] }
[ "without anybody else or anything else" ]
[ "alone%4:02:01::" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
reap
{ "name": "reap", "sense_definitions_list": [ "gather, as of natural products", "get or derive" ] }
[ "get or derive" ]
[ "reap%2:40:00::" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
bitter
{ "name": "bitter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)", "the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth", "the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste", "make bitter", "marked by strong res...
[ "very difficult to accept or bear" ]
[ "bitter%5:00:00:intolerable:00" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
harvest
{ "name": "harvest", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the yield from plants in a single growing season", "the consequence of an effort or activity", "the gathering of a ripened crop", "the season for gathering crops", "gather, as of natural products", "remove from a culture or a living or dead b...
[ "the yield from plants in a single growing season" ]
[ "harvest%1:20:00::" ]
Being a teacher of American literature, I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts to Virginia '', where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone, And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown ''.
sown
{ "name": "sow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an adult female hog", "place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth", "introduce into an environment", "place seeds in or on (the ground)" ] }
[ "place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth" ]
[ "sow%2:35:00::" ]
There is a legend ( Hawthorne records it in his `` English Notebooks ''.
legend
{ "name": "legend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events", "brief description accompanying an illustration" ] }
[ "a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events" ]
[ "legend%1:10:01::" ]
There is a legend ( Hawthorne records it in his `` English Notebooks ''.
Hawthorne
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
There is a legend ( Hawthorne records it in his `` English Notebooks ''.
records
{ "name": "record", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events", "sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph need...
[ "make a record of; set down in permanent form" ]
[ "record%2:32:00::" ]
and one finds it again in Thomas Nelson Page ) to the effect that the Mayflower on its second voyage brought a cargo of Negro slaves.
finds
{ "name": "find", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a productive insight", "the act of discovering something", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with", "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost", ...
[ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ]
[ "find%2:39:02::", "find%2:40:02::" ]
and one finds it again in Thomas Nelson Page ) to the effect that the Mayflower on its second voyage brought a cargo of Negro slaves.
again
{ "name": "again", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anew" ] }
[ "anew" ]
[ "again%4:02:00::" ]
and one finds it again in Thomas Nelson Page ) to the effect that the Mayflower on its second voyage brought a cargo of Negro slaves.
effect
{ "name": "effect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon", "an outward appearance", "an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)", "the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work", "(of a law) having legal ...
[ "a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon" ]
[ "effect%1:19:00::" ]
and one finds it again in Thomas Nelson Page ) to the effect that the Mayflower on its second voyage brought a cargo of Negro slaves.
Mayflower
{ "name": "mayflower", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620", "low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers" ] }
[ "the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620" ]
[ "mayflower%1:06:00::" ]
and one finds it again in Thomas Nelson Page ) to the effect that the Mayflower on its second voyage brought a cargo of Negro slaves.
second
{ "name": "second", "sense_definitions_list": [ "1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites", "an indefinitely short time", "the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield", "a particu...
[ "coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude" ]
[ "second%5:00:00:ordinal:00" ]
and one finds it again in Thomas Nelson Page ) to the effect that the Mayflower on its second voyage brought a cargo of Negro slaves.
voyage
{ "name": "voyage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an act of traveling by water", "a journey to some distant place", "travel on water propelled by wind or by other means" ] }
[ "a journey to some distant place", "an act of traveling by water" ]
[ "voyage%1:04:00::", "voyage%1:04:01::" ]
and one finds it again in Thomas Nelson Page ) to the effect that the Mayflower on its second voyage brought a cargo of Negro slaves.
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::" ]
and one finds it again in Thomas Nelson Page ) to the effect that the Mayflower on its second voyage brought a cargo of Negro slaves.
cargo
{ "name": "cargo", "sense_definitions_list": [ "goods carried by a large vehicle" ] }
[ "goods carried by a large vehicle" ]
[ "cargo%1:06:00::" ]
and one finds it again in Thomas Nelson Page ) to the effect that the Mayflower on its second voyage brought a cargo of Negro slaves.
Negro
{ "name": "negro", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)", "relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair" ] }
[ "relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair" ]
[ "negro%5:00:00:black:02" ]
and one finds it again in Thomas Nelson Page ) to the effect that the Mayflower on its second voyage brought a cargo of Negro slaves.
slaves
{ "name": "slave", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who is owned by someone", "someone who works as hard as a slave", "someone entirely dominated by some influence or person", "work very hard, like a slave" ] }
[ "a person who is owned by someone" ]
[ "slave%1:18:00::" ]
Whether historically a fact or not, the legend has a certain symbolic value.
historically
{ "name": "historically", "sense_definitions_list": [ "throughout history", "with respect to history" ] }
[ "throughout history" ]
[ "historically%4:02:01::" ]
Whether historically a fact or not, the legend has a certain symbolic value.
fact
{ "name": "fact", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred", "a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened", "an event known to have happened or something known to have existed", ...
[ "an event known to have happened or something known to have existed" ]
[ "fact%1:26:01::" ]
Whether historically a fact or not, the legend has a certain symbolic value.
not
{ "name": "not", "sense_definitions_list": [ "negation of a word or group of words" ] }
[ "negation of a word or group of words" ]
[ "not%4:02:00::" ]
Whether historically a fact or not, the legend has a certain symbolic value.
legend
{ "name": "legend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events", "brief description accompanying an illustration" ] }
[ "a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events" ]
[ "legend%1:10:01::" ]
Whether historically a fact or not, the legend has a certain symbolic value.
has
{ "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::" ]
Whether historically a fact or not, the legend has a certain symbolic value.
certain
{ "name": "certain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "definite but not specified or identified", "having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured", "established beyond doubt or question; definitely known", "certain to occur; destined or inevitable; ; ; - Benjamin Franklin", "establi...
[ "definite but not specified or identified" ]
[ "certain%5:00:00:definite:00" ]
Whether historically a fact or not, the legend has a certain symbolic value.
symbolic
{ "name": "symbolic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols", "serving as a visible symbol for something abstract", "using symbolism" ] }
[ "serving as a visible symbol for something abstract" ]
[ "symbolic%5:00:00:representative:00" ]
Whether historically a fact or not, the legend has a certain symbolic value.
value
{ "name": "value", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed", "the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable", "the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else", "rela...
[ "the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable" ]
[ "value%1:07:00::" ]
Complicity is an embarrassing word.
Complicity
{ "name": "complicity", "sense_definitions_list": [ "guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense" ] }
[ "guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense" ]
[ "complicity%1:26:00::" ]
Complicity is an embarrassing word.
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...
[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Complicity is an embarrassing word.
embarrassing
{ "name": "embarrassing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious", "hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of", "hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment", "causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation" ] }
[ "hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment" ]
[ "embarrassing%5:00:00:difficult:00" ]
Complicity is an embarrassing word.
word
{ "name": "word", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a unit of language that native speakers can identify", "a brief statement", "information about recent and important events", "a verbal command for action", "an exchange of views on some topic", "a promise", "a word is a string of bits stored...
[ "a unit of language that native speakers can identify" ]
[ "word%1:10:00::" ]
It is something which most of us try to get out from under.
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::" ]