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The slight flutter that had disturbed the motion of her heart when she entered the forest was gone now, and even the dim groves of trees through which she occasionally passed did not reawaken her fear. | entered | {
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The slight flutter that had disturbed the motion of her heart when she entered the forest was gone now, and even the dim groves of trees through which she occasionally passed did not reawaken her fear. | was | {
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The slight flutter that had disturbed the motion of her heart when she entered the forest was gone now, and even the dim groves of trees through which she occasionally passed did not reawaken her fear. | passed | {
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The slight flutter that had disturbed the motion of her heart when she entered the forest was gone now, and even the dim groves of trees through which she occasionally passed did not reawaken her fear. | reawaken | {
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She regarded them as signs that she was nearing the glen she sought, and she was glad to at last be doing something positive in her unenunciated, undefined struggle with the mountain and its darkling inhabitants. | regarded | {
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She regarded them as signs that she was nearing the glen she sought, and she was glad to at last be doing something positive in her unenunciated, undefined struggle with the mountain and its darkling inhabitants. | doing | {
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Having persisted too long in deliberate ignorance and denial of the forces that threatened her, Pamela was relieved now to admit their potency and to be taking definite steps toward grappling with them. | persisted | {
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Having persisted too long in deliberate ignorance and denial of the forces that threatened her, Pamela was relieved now to admit their potency and to be taking definite steps toward grappling with them. | threatened | {
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Having persisted too long in deliberate ignorance and denial of the forces that threatened her, Pamela was relieved now to admit their potency and to be taking definite steps toward grappling with them. | was | {
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Having persisted too long in deliberate ignorance and denial of the forces that threatened her, Pamela was relieved now to admit their potency and to be taking definite steps toward grappling with them. | admit | {
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Having persisted too long in deliberate ignorance and denial of the forces that threatened her, Pamela was relieved now to admit their potency and to be taking definite steps toward grappling with them. | taking | {
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A few days ago, she would have thought such an expedition as this utterly ridiculous ; today, on the contrary, it seemed utterly reasonable. | thought | {
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A few days ago, she would have thought such an expedition as this utterly ridiculous ; today, on the contrary, it seemed utterly reasonable. | seemed | {
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She did not pause to consider what she would do if her plan should fail ; she directed all of her mental and physical energy toward achieving this one goal. | pause | {
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If, as she walked, her steps fumbled from time to time, she chose to ignore that omen. | walked | {
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If the slope grew steeper and the groves more dim, she tried not to heed. | grew | {
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If the slope grew steeper and the groves more dim, she tried not to heed. | tried | {
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If the slope grew steeper and the groves more dim, she tried not to heed. | heed | {
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Success depended upon maintaining her equanimity ; she must be poised and proud and unafraid in order to prove to the mountain that she was in earnest. | depended upon | {
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It did not care what sort of person prowled its woods, plucked at its bark or stripped the berries from its bushes. | care | {
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It did not care what sort of person prowled its woods, plucked at its bark or stripped the berries from its bushes. | plucked | {
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Unconcerned, indifferent, unmotivated, the forest was simply there - fighting man 's depredations with more abundant growth and man 's follies with its own musical evening laughter. | was | {
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Red man or white man, pacifist or killer, the forest would accept them all - knowing that it could thrive equally well on slaughter and beneficence ; knowing that its ageless mass would always dwarf the short span of time allotted to any man. | accept | {
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Pamela shook her head. | shook | {
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She must not think about time. | think about | {
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That was another one of those traps. | was | {
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In her grim pursuit of tranquillity, Pamela focused her thoughts on her husband. | focused | {
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If, when this was all over, she found the words to tell him about it, she wondered if he would ever understand. | was | {
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If, when this was all over, she found the words to tell him about it, she wondered if he would ever understand. | found | {
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"the act of discovering something",
"come upon, as if by accident; meet with",
"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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] |
If, when this was all over, she found the words to tell him about it, she wondered if he would ever understand. | tell | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
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] |
If, when this was all over, she found the words to tell him about it, she wondered if he would ever understand. | wondered | {
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"something that causes feelings of wonder",
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If, when this was all over, she found the words to tell him about it, she wondered if he would ever understand. | understand | {
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"perceive (an idea or situation) mentally",
"make sense of a language",
"believe to be the case",
"be understanding of"
]
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"perceive (an idea or situation) mentally"
] | [
"understand%2:31:01::"
] |
How could he comprehend her need when he himself was innocent? | comprehend | {
"name": "comprehend",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"get the meaning of something",
"to become aware of through the senses",
"include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory"
]
} | [
"get the meaning of something"
] | [
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] |
How could he comprehend her need when he himself was innocent? | was | {
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Indian ghosts would not impinge upon his nights, nor would his days be haunted by the dimly-outlined, ill-conceived figure of her benighted ancestor. | impinge | {
"name": "impinge",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"impinge or infringe upon",
"advance beyond the usual limit"
]
} | [
"impinge or infringe upon"
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"impinge%2:41:10::"
] |
Indian ghosts would not impinge upon his nights, nor would his days be haunted by the dimly-outlined, ill-conceived figure of her benighted ancestor. | haunted | {
"name": "haunt",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a frequently visited place",
"follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to",
"haunt like a ghost; pursue",
"be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place"
]
} | [
"haunt like a ghost; pursue"
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] |
His bright, daylight mind would whistle away such images ; they would not dare to face his scoffing. | whistle | {
"name": "whistle",
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"the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture",
"the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle",
"a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it",
"acoust... | [
"move, send, or bring as if by whistling"
] | [
"whistle%2:38:01::"
] |
His bright, daylight mind would whistle away such images ; they would not dare to face his scoffing. | dare | {
"name": "dare",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy",
"take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission",
"to be courageous enough to try or do something;,",
"challenge"
]
} | [
"to be courageous enough to try or do something;,"
] | [
"dare%2:41:01::"
] |
His bright, daylight mind would whistle away such images ; they would not dare to face his scoffing. | face | {
"name": "face",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear",
"the feelings expressed on a person's face",
"the general outward appearance of something",
"the striking or working surface of an implement",
"a part of a person that is use... | [
"oppose, as in hostility or a competition"
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] |
Pamela was glad Jim was nowhere near. | was | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
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] |
Pamela was glad Jim was nowhere near. | was | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"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::"
] |
His presence would have interfered with her duty. | interfered | {
"name": "interfere",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle",
"get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force"
]
} | [
"come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle"
] | [
"interfere%2:41:01::"
] |
The mountainside grew steeper and she slipped once or twice on the smooth pine needles. | grew | {
"name": "grow",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"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... | [
"pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become"
] | [
"grow%2:30:03::"
] |
The mountainside grew steeper and she slipped once or twice on the smooth pine needles. | slipped | {
"name": "slip",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a socially awkward or tactless act",
"a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.",
"potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics",
"a part (sometimes a root ... | [
"move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner"
] | [
"slip%2:38:00::"
] |
The trees huddled more closely together, their limbs and leaves intertwined in a coarse curtain against the sun. | huddled | {
"name": "huddle",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(informal) a quick private conference",
"a disorganized and densely packed crowd",
"crowd or draw together",
"crouch or curl up"
]
} | [
"crowd or draw together"
] | [
"huddle%2:38:01::"
] |
Bushes and vines abetted the rocks in forming thorny detours for the struggling stranger, and without the direct light of the sun to act as compass, Pamela could no longer be positive of her direction. | abetted | {
"name": "abet",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing"
]
} | [
"assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing"
] | [
"abet%2:41:00::"
] |
Bushes and vines abetted the rocks in forming thorny detours for the struggling stranger, and without the direct light of the sun to act as compass, Pamela could no longer be positive of her direction. | forming | {
"name": "form",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality",
"a perceptual structure",
"any spatial attributes (especia... | [
"develop into a distinctive entity"
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"form%2:42:02::"
] |
Bushes and vines abetted the rocks in forming thorny detours for the struggling stranger, and without the direct light of the sun to act as compass, Pamela could no longer be positive of her direction. | act as | {
"name": "act_as",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"function as or act like",
"pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind"
]
} | [
"function as or act like"
] | [
"act_as%2:42:00::"
] |
Bushes and vines abetted the rocks in forming thorny detours for the struggling stranger, and without the direct light of the sun to act as compass, Pamela could no longer be positive of her direction. | be | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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"have an ex... | [
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] | [
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] |
Nevertheless, she continued to move upward. | continued | {
"name": "continue",
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"continue talking; he continued,",
"keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last",
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"allow to remain in a place or position or m... | [
"continue a certain state, condition, or activity"
] | [
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] |
Nevertheless, she continued to move upward. | move | {
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"the act of changing your residence or place of business",
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"(game) a player's turn to t... | [
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] | [
"move%2:38:03::"
] |
She was sure she would reach the pool by climbing, and she clung to that belief despite the increasing number of obstacles. | was | {
"name": "be",
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"be%2:42:03::"
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She was sure she would reach the pool by climbing, and she clung to that belief despite the increasing number of obstacles. | reach | {
"name": "reach",
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"an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:",
"the act of physically reaching or thrusting out",
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"reach a destination, either real or abstract... | [
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"reach%2:38:01::"
] |
She was sure she would reach the pool by climbing, and she clung to that belief despite the increasing number of obstacles. | climbing | {
"name": "climb",
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"move with difficulty, ... | [
"go upward with gradual or continuous progress"
] | [
"climb%2:38:00::"
] |
She was sure she would reach the pool by climbing, and she clung to that belief despite the increasing number of obstacles. | clung | {
"name": "cling",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit",
"come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation",
"to remain emotionally or intellectually attached",
"hold on tightly or tenaciously"
]
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] | [
"cling%2:37:00::"
] |
The forest had become an alien world where she strove, alone, unprotected, unguided, to deal with whatever hindrances were offered. | become | {
"name": "become",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"enter or assume a certain state or condition",
"undergo a change or development",
"come into existence",
"enhance the appearance of"
]
} | [
"undergo a change or development"
] | [
"become%2:42:01::"
] |
The forest had become an alien world where she strove, alone, unprotected, unguided, to deal with whatever hindrances were offered. | strove | {
"name": "strive",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"attempt by employing effort",
"to exert much effort or energy"
]
} | [
"to exert much effort or energy"
] | [
"strive%2:33:00::"
] |
The forest had become an alien world where she strove, alone, unprotected, unguided, to deal with whatever hindrances were offered. | deal | {
"name": "deal",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a particular instance of buying or selling",
"an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each",
"(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent",
"a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)",
"... | [
"be in charge of, act on, or dispose of"
] | [
"deal%2:41:13::"
] |
The forest had become an alien world where she strove, alone, unprotected, unguided, to deal with whatever hindrances were offered. | offered | {
"name": "offer",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the verbal act of offering",
"something offered (as a proposal or bid)",
"a usually brief attempt",
"make available or accessible, provide or furnish",
"present for acceptance or rejection",
"agree freely",
"put forward for consideration",
... | [
"make available or accessible, provide or furnish"
] | [
"offer%2:40:02::"
] |
It was a bold, dark castle of pine boughs that stood like a medieval fortress, eclipsing the sun and human time. | 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::"
] |
It was a bold, dark castle of pine boughs that stood like a medieval fortress, eclipsing the sun and human time. | 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 standing; be upright"
] | [
"stand%2:35:00::"
] |
It was a bold, dark castle of pine boughs that stood like a medieval fortress, eclipsing the sun and human time. | eclipsing | {
"name": "eclipse",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"one celestial body obscures another",
"be greater in significance than",
"cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention"
]
} | [
"cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention"
] | [
"eclipse%2:39:00::"
] |
At one and the same time, she was within it but still searching for the drawbridge that would give her entry. | 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... | [
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere"
] | [
"be%2:42:05::"
] |
At one and the same time, she was within it but still searching for the drawbridge that would give her entry. | searching | {
"name": "search",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone",
"an investigation seeking answers",
"an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property",
"the examination of alternative hypotheses",
... | [
"try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of"
] | [
"search%2:35:00::"
] |
At one and the same time, she was within it but still searching for the drawbridge that would give her entry. | give | {
"name": "give",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length",
"cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense",
"be the cause or source of",
"transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody",
"conve... | [
"leave with; give temporarily"
] | [
"give%2:40:02::"
] |
Silence came into the forest - a solid being that clapped its hand over the murmuring mouths of the birds and the whispered comfort of the trees. | came | {
"name": "come",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract",
"move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody",
"reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress",
"come to pass; arriv... | [
"move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody"
] | [
"come%2:38:00::"
] |
Silence came into the forest - a solid being that clapped its hand over the murmuring mouths of the birds and the whispered comfort of the trees. | clapped | {
"name": "clap",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a sudden very loud noise",
"a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra",
"a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated",
"put quickly or for... | [
"put quickly or forcibly"
] | [
"clap%2:35:03::"
] |
Silence came into the forest - a solid being that clapped its hand over the murmuring mouths of the birds and the whispered comfort of the trees. | murmuring | {
"name": "murmur",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech",
"a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant",
"an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal func... | [
"speak softly or indistinctly"
] | [
"murmur%2:32:00::"
] |
Silence walked at Pamela 's side, its presence numbingly close, yet too far for her to hear. | walked | {
"name": "walk",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of traveling by foot",
"(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls",
"manner of walking",
"the act of walking somewhere",
"a path set aside for walking",
"a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always o... | [
"use one's feet to advance; advance by steps"
] | [
"walk%2:38:00::"
] |
Silence walked at Pamela 's side, its presence numbingly close, yet too far for her to hear. | hear | {
"name": "hear",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"perceive (sound) via the auditory sense",
"get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally",
"examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process",
"receive a communication from someone",
"listen and pay attention"
]
} | [
"perceive (sound) via the auditory sense"
] | [
"hear%2:39:00::"
] |
Silence stood in front of her, waiting, and in back of her, blocking her retreat. | 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 standing; be upright"
] | [
"stand%2:35:00::"
] |
Silence stood in front of her, waiting, and in back of her, blocking her retreat. | waiting | {
"name": "wait",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"time during which some action is awaited",
"the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)",
"stay in one place and anticipate or expect something",
"wait before acting",
"look forward to the probable occurrence of",
... | [
"look forward to the probable occurrence of"
] | [
"wait%2:31:00::"
] |
Silence stood in front of her, waiting, and in back of her, blocking her retreat. | blocking | {
"name": "block",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)",
"a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings",
"a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides",
"a number or quantity ... | [
"render unsuitable for passage"
] | [
"block%2:35:00::"
] |
She stumbled over the root of a tree that protruded maliciously above the earth. | stumbled | {
"name": "stumble",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an unsteady uneven gait",
"an unintentional but embarrassing blunder",
"walk unsteadily",
"miss a step and fall or nearly fall",
"encounter by chance",
"make an error"
]
} | [
"miss a step and fall or nearly fall"
] | [
"stumble%2:38:00::"
] |
She stumbled over the root of a tree that protruded maliciously above the earth. | protruded | {
"name": "protrude",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"extend out or project in space",
"bulge outward",
"swell or protrude outwards"
]
} | [
"extend out or project in space"
] | [
"protrude%2:42:00::"
] |
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