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In spite of her attempt to preserve her balance, she fell, bruising her arm on a naked stone. | preserve | {
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In spite of her attempt to preserve her balance, she fell, bruising her arm on a naked stone. | fell | {
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In spite of her attempt to preserve her balance, she fell, bruising her arm on a naked stone. | bruising | {
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For a moment, she could not catch her breath and then, her breath returning in short, frightened spasms, she lifted herself to her feet laboriously. | catch | {
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For a moment, she could not catch her breath and then, her breath returning in short, frightened spasms, she lifted herself to her feet laboriously. | returning | {
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For a moment, she could not catch her breath and then, her breath returning in short, frightened spasms, she lifted herself to her feet laboriously. | lifted | {
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"the act of giving temporary assistance",
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She started to brush the dirt and bits of leaves off her clothes. | started | {
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She started to brush the dirt and bits of leaves off her clothes. | brush | {
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"a dense growth of bushes",
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Her arm bled slightly, and the offended skin cried out in pain. | bled | {
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Her arm bled slightly, and the offended skin cried out in pain. | cried out | {
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"utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy"
]
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"utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy"
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She looked around. | looked around | {
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"look about oneself"
]
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"look about oneself"
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She was bewildered. | was | {
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She seemed to have come such a long distance - too far for her destination which had wilfully been swallowed up in the greedy gloom of the trees. | seemed | {
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"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect",
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She seemed to have come such a long distance - too far for her destination which had wilfully been swallowed up in the greedy gloom of the trees. | come | {
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"cover a certain distance"
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She seemed to have come such a long distance - too far for her destination which had wilfully been swallowed up in the greedy gloom of the trees. | swallowed up | {
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She stood quite still, trying to focus upon a direction in which to turn, a path to follow, a clue to guide her. | stood | {
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"a support or foundation",
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She stood quite still, trying to focus upon a direction in which to turn, a path to follow, a clue to guide her. | trying | {
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She stood quite still, trying to focus upon a direction in which to turn, a path to follow, a clue to guide her. | focus | {
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She stood quite still, trying to focus upon a direction in which to turn, a path to follow, a clue to guide her. | turn | {
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She stood quite still, trying to focus upon a direction in which to turn, a path to follow, a clue to guide her. | follow | {
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She stood quite still, trying to focus upon a direction in which to turn, a path to follow, a clue to guide her. | guide | {
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She was standing in a thick grove. | standing | {
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The trees were crowded so closely together that their branches overlapped, virtually shutting out the sun completely. | were | {
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The trees were crowded so closely together that their branches overlapped, virtually shutting out the sun completely. | overlapped | {
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The trees were crowded so closely together that their branches overlapped, virtually shutting out the sun completely. | shutting out | {
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"prevent from entering; shut out"
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The earth smelled moist and pungent as it might in a cave deprived of the cleansing effect of the sun 's rays. | smelled | {
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"emit an odor"
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She had the feeling that, under the mouldering leaves, there would be the bodies of dead animals, quietly decaying and giving their soil back to the mountain. | had | {
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"a person who possesses great material wealth",
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She had the feeling that, under the mouldering leaves, there would be the bodies of dead animals, quietly decaying and giving their soil back to the mountain. | be | {
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She had the feeling that, under the mouldering leaves, there would be the bodies of dead animals, quietly decaying and giving their soil back to the mountain. | decaying | {
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She had the feeling that, under the mouldering leaves, there would be the bodies of dead animals, quietly decaying and giving their soil back to the mountain. | giving | {
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The thought made Pamela shudder. | made | {
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The thought made Pamela shudder. | shudder | {
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"shake, as from cold"
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A terrible chill swept through the grove. | swept | {
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"move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions"
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Not a breeze exactly, but a pocket of icy air that settled with a loathsome familiarity upon the deep confines of the grove, catching Pamela in a leering embrace. | settled | {
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"a long wooden bench with a back",
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Not a breeze exactly, but a pocket of icy air that settled with a loathsome familiarity upon the deep confines of the grove, catching Pamela in a leering embrace. | catching | {
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There was a peculiar density about it, a thick substance that could be sensed but never identified, never actually perceived. | sensed | {
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There was a peculiar density about it, a thick substance that could be sensed but never identified, never actually perceived. | identified | {
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There was a peculiar density about it, a thick substance that could be sensed but never identified, never actually perceived. | perceived | {
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Where before had she felt or dreamt or imagined such a scene? | felt | {
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"the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people",
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"manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure",
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"undergo passive experience of:"
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Where before had she felt or dreamt or imagined such a scene? | dreamt | {
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Where before had she felt or dreamt or imagined such a scene? | imagined | {
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She already knew this unwholesome, chilling atmosphere that was somehow grotesquely alive. | knew | {
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She already knew this unwholesome, chilling atmosphere that was somehow grotesquely alive. | was | {
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It enclosed her clammy hands and twined around her ankles. | enclosed | {
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It enclosed her clammy hands and twined around her ankles. | twined | {
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"a lightweight cord",
"spin,wind, or twist together",
"arrange or or coil around",
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It crept into the open neck of her blouse and slid down her body, seeping into her flesh through all the quivering pores of her skin. | crept | {
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"someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric",
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It crept into the open neck of her blouse and slid down her body, seeping into her flesh through all the quivering pores of her skin. | slid | {
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It crept into the open neck of her blouse and slid down her body, seeping into her flesh through all the quivering pores of her skin. | seeping | {
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It crawled across her breasts, suffocating the life in her nipples. | crawled | {
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It crawled across her breasts, suffocating the life in her nipples. | suffocating | {
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It circled her thighs, exploring with its icy tentacles. | circled | {
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It circled her thighs, exploring with its icy tentacles. | exploring | {
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It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | entered | {
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"to come or go into"
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It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | spreading | {
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... | [
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] |
It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | creeping | {
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It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | crawling | {
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"a very slow movement",
"a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick",
"a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body",
"move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the gr... | [
"move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground"
] | [
"crawl%2:38:00::"
] |
It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | joined | {
"name": "join",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made",
"a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets",
"become part of; become a member of a group or organization",
"cause to become joined or linked",
"co... | [
"make contact or come together"
] | [
"join%2:35:00::"
] |
It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | constricted | {
"name": "constrict",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"squeeze or press together",
"become tight or as if tight"
]
} | [
"squeeze or press together"
] | [
"constrict%2:35:00::"
] |
It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | ached | {
"name": "ache",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain",
"feel physical pain",
"have a desire for something or someone who is not present",
"be the source of pain"
]
} | [
"feel physical pain"
] | [
"ache%2:39:01::"
] |
It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | stifled | {
"name": "stifle",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee",
"conceal or hide",
"smother or suppress",
"impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of",
"be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen"
]
} | [
"conceal or hide"
] | [
"stifle%2:35:00::"
] |
It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | came | {
"name": "come",
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"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... | [
"come to pass; arrive, as in due course"
] | [
"come%2:30:01::"
] |
It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | clutched | {
"name": "clutch",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of grasping",
"a tense critical situation",
"a number of birds hatched at the same time",
"a collection of things or persons to be handled together",
"a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand",
"a pedal or lever that engag... | [
"take hold of; grab"
] | [
"clutch%2:35:00::"
] |
It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | sucked up | {
"name": "suck_up",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"take in, also metaphorically",
"ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior",
"try to gain favor by cringing or flattering"
]
} | [
"take in, also metaphorically"
] | [
"suck_up%2:35:00::"
] |
It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | 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::"
] |
It entered her body with the ghastly intimacy of an incubus, and its particles, spreading, creeping, crawling, joined themselves into steel bands that constricted her knees so tightly that they ached ; stifled her lungs so that her breath came in harsh gasps ; clutched her throat and sucked up the moisture in her mouth... | were | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
She had to get away from here before this demoniac possession swallowed up the liquid of her eyes and sank into the fibers of her brain, depriving her of reason and sight. | get away | {
"name": "get_away",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"run away from confinement",
"escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action",
"remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion"
]
} | [
"run away from confinement"
] | [
"get_away%2:38:00::"
] |
She had to get away from here before this demoniac possession swallowed up the liquid of her eyes and sank into the fibers of her brain, depriving her of reason and sight. | swallowed up | {
"name": "swallow_up",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing"
]
} | [
"enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing"
] | [
"swallow_up%2:35:00::"
] |
She had to get away from here before this demoniac possession swallowed up the liquid of her eyes and sank into the fibers of her brain, depriving her of reason and sight. | sank | {
"name": "sink",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe",
"(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system",
"a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage ... | [
"descend into or as if into some soft substance or place"
] | [
"sink%2:38:06::"
] |
She had to get away from here before this demoniac possession swallowed up the liquid of her eyes and sank into the fibers of her brain, depriving her of reason and sight. | depriving | {
"name": "deprive",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"take away possessions from someone",
"keep from having, keeping, or obtaining",
"take away"
]
} | [
"take away possessions from someone"
] | [
"deprive%2:40:01::"
] |
But she did not know which way to go. | know | {
"name": "know",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people",
"be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about",
"know how to do or perform something",
"be aware of the truth of something... | [
"be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about"
] | [
"know%2:31:01::"
] |
But she did not know which way to go. | go | {
"name": "go",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)",
"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... | [
"change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically"
] | [
"go%2:38:00::"
] |
The shadows of the trees engulfed her, foreclosing every possible exit from the grove. | engulfed | {
"name": "engulf",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"devote (oneself) fully to",
"flow over or cover completely"
]
} | [
"flow over or cover completely"
] | [
"engulf%2:35:00::"
] |
The shadows of the trees engulfed her, foreclosing every possible exit from the grove. | foreclosing | {
"name": "foreclose",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"keep from happening or arising; make impossible",
"subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage"
]
} | [
"keep from happening or arising; make impossible"
] | [
"foreclose%2:41:00::"
] |
She had been snared here by a vile sensuality that writhed around her throat in ever-tightening circles. | snared | {
"name": "snare",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares",
"a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head",
"a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or sm... | [
"catch in or as if in a trap"
] | [
"snare%2:35:00::"
] |
She had been snared here by a vile sensuality that writhed around her throat in ever-tightening circles. | writhed | {
"name": "writhe",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)"
]
} | [
"to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)"
] | [
"writhe%2:38:00::"
] |
She could not scream, for even if a sound could take shape within her parched mouth, who would hear, who would listen? | scream | {
"name": "scream",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"sharp piercing cry",
"a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry",
"a joke that seems extremely funny",
"utter a sudden loud cry",
"utter or declare in a very loud voice",
"make a loud, piercing sound"
]
} | [
"utter a sudden loud cry"
] | [
"scream%2:32:01::"
] |
She could not scream, for even if a sound could take shape within her parched mouth, who would hear, who would listen? | take shape | {
"name": "take_shape",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"develop into a distinctive entity"
]
} | [
"develop into a distinctive entity"
] | [
"take_shape%2:42:00::"
] |
She could not scream, for even if a sound could take shape within her parched mouth, who would hear, who would listen? | 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::"
] |
She could not scream, for even if a sound could take shape within her parched mouth, who would hear, who would listen? | listen | {
"name": "listen",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"hear with intention",
"listen and pay attention",
"pay close attention to; give heed to"
]
} | [
"listen and pay attention"
] | [
"listen%2:39:01::"
] |
Does the mountain listen? | listen | {
"name": "listen",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"hear with intention",
"listen and pay attention",
"pay close attention to; give heed to"
]
} | [
"listen and pay attention"
] | [
"listen%2:39:01::"
] |
Pamela groped blindly. | groped | {
"name": "grope",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of groping; and instance of groping",
"feel about uncertainly or blindly",
"search blindly or uncertainly",
"fondle for sexual pleasure"
]
} | [
"feel about uncertainly or blindly"
] | [
"grope%2:35:01::"
] |
She had to escape. | escape | {
"name": "escape",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of escaping physically",
"an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy",
"nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do",
"an avoidance of danger or difficult... | [
"run away from confinement"
] | [
"escape%2:38:00::"
] |
She had to move in some direction - any direction that would take her away from this evil place. | move | {
"name": "move",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of deciding to do something",
"the act of changing your residence or place of business",
"a change of position that does not entail a change of location",
"the act of changing location from one place to another",
"(game) a player's turn to t... | [
"change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically"
] | [
"move%2:38:03::"
] |
She had to move in some direction - any direction that would take her away from this evil place. | take | {
"name": "take",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property",
"the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption",
"carry out",
"require (time or space)",
"take somebody somewhere",
"get into ... | [
"take somebody somewhere"
] | [
"take%2:38:09::"
] |
She thrust forward through the shadows and the trees that resisted her and tried to fling her back. | thrust | {
"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::"
] |
She thrust forward through the shadows and the trees that resisted her and tried to fling her back. | resisted | {
"name": "resist",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"elude, especially in a baffling way",
"stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something",
"express opposition through action or words",
"withstand the force of something",
"resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or org... | [
"withstand the force of something"
] | [
"resist%2:33:01::"
] |
She thrust forward through the shadows and the trees that resisted her and tried to fling her back. | tried | {
"name": "try",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something",
"make an effort or attempt",
"put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to",
"put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of",
"take a s... | [
"make an effort or attempt"
] | [
"try%2:41:00::"
] |
She thrust forward through the shadows and the trees that resisted her and tried to fling her back. | fling | {
"name": "fling",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a usually brief attempt",
"a brief indulgence of your impulses",
"the act of flinging",
"throw with force or recklessness",
"move in an abrupt or headlong manner",
"indulge oneself",
"throw or cast away"
]
} | [
"throw with force or recklessness"
] | [
"fling%2:35:00::"
] |
Her own body protested, aching painfully where the blood in her veins had congealed, where cold demon wisps still clung and caressed. | protested | {
"name": "protest",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a formal and solemn declaration of objection",
"the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent",
"the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval",
"utter words of protest",
"express opposi... | [
"express opposition through action or words"
] | [
"protest%2:41:00::"
] |
Her own body protested, aching painfully where the blood in her veins had congealed, where cold demon wisps still clung and caressed. | aching | {
"name": "ache",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain",
"feel physical pain",
"have a desire for something or someone who is not present",
"be the source of pain"
]
} | [
"feel physical pain"
] | [
"ache%2:39:01::"
] |
Her own body protested, aching painfully where the blood in her veins had congealed, where cold demon wisps still clung and caressed. | congealed | {
"name": "congeal",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"become gelatinous"
]
} | [
"become gelatinous"
] | [
"congeal%2:30:00::"
] |
Her own body protested, aching painfully where the blood in her veins had congealed, where cold demon wisps still clung and caressed. | 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"
]
} | [
"come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation"
] | [
"cling%2:35:00::"
] |
Her own body protested, aching painfully where the blood in her veins had congealed, where cold demon wisps still clung and caressed. | caressed | {
"name": "caress",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)",
"touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner"
]
} | [
"touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner"
] | [
"caress%2:35:00::"
] |
Every movement she made seemed unnecessarily noisy. | made | {
"name": "make",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a recognizable kind",
"the act of mixing cards haphazardly",
"engage in",
"give certain properties to something",
"make or cause to be or to become",
"cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner",
"give rise to; cause to happen or occur,... | [
"engage in"
] | [
"make%2:41:00::"
] |
Every movement she made seemed unnecessarily noisy. | seemed | {
"name": "seem",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect",
"seem to be true, probable, or apparent",
"appear to exist",
"appear to one's own mind or opinion"
]
} | [
"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect"
] | [
"seem%2:39:00::"
] |
Twigs cracked loudly under her feet ; bushes swished and scratched at her slacks ; tree branches snapped as she pushed them ruthlessly away from her. | cracked | {
"name": "crack",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a long narrow opening",
"a narrow opening",
"a long narrow depression in a surface",
"a sudden sharp noise",
"a chance to do something",
"witty remark",
"a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts",
"a pur... | [
"break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension"
] | [
"crack%2:30:00::"
] |
Twigs cracked loudly under her feet ; bushes swished and scratched at her slacks ; tree branches snapped as she pushed them ruthlessly away from her. | swished | {
"name": "swish",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a brushing or rustling sound",
"move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound",
"elegant and fashionable; ; ; ; - Julia Child"
]
} | [
"move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound"
] | [
"swish%2:39:00::"
] |
Twigs cracked loudly under her feet ; bushes swished and scratched at her slacks ; tree branches snapped as she pushed them ruthlessly away from her. | scratched | {
"name": "scratch",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off",
"a depression scratched or carved into a surface",
"informal terms for money",
"a competitor who has withdrawn from competition",
"a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a gam... | [
"cause friction"
] | [
"scratch%2:35:03::"
] |
Twigs cracked loudly under her feet ; bushes swished and scratched at her slacks ; tree branches snapped as she pushed them ruthlessly away from her. | snapped | {
"name": "snap",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of catching an object with the hands",
"a spell of cold weather",
"tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections",
"a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger",
"the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from th... | [
"break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension"
] | [
"snap%2:30:00::"
] |
Twigs cracked loudly under her feet ; bushes swished and scratched at her slacks ; tree branches snapped as she pushed them ruthlessly away from her. | pushed | {
"name": "push",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of applying force in order to move something away",
"the force used in pushing",
"enterprising or ambitious drive",
"an electrical switch operated by pressing",
"an effort to advance",
"move with force,",
"press, drive, or impel (som... | [
"move with force,"
] | [
"push%2:38:00::"
] |
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