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It was the silver foil from the chocolate bar he had been eating.
was
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[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
It was the silver foil from the chocolate bar he had been eating.
eating
{ "name": "eat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take in solid food", "eat a meal; take a meal", "take in food; used of animals only", "worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way", "use up (resources or materials)", "cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid" ] }
[ "take in solid food" ]
[ "eat%2:34:00::" ]
He frowned.
frowned
{ "name": "frown", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a facial expression of dislike or displeasure", "look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval" ] }
[ "look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval" ]
[ "frown%2:29:00::" ]
Another, longer strip of tinsel whipped his mouth.
whipped
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[ "strike as if by whipping" ]
[ "whip%2:35:02::" ]
It was two feet long.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It was not candy wrapping.
was
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[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
It was `` window '' - the tinsel paper dropped by bombers to jam radar sets, to fill the scope with hundreds of blips that would seem to be approaching bombers.
was
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[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
It was `` window '' - the tinsel paper dropped by bombers to jam radar sets, to fill the scope with hundreds of blips that would seem to be approaching bombers.
dropped
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[ "to fall vertically" ]
[ "drop%2:38:00::" ]
It was `` window '' - the tinsel paper dropped by bombers to jam radar sets, to fill the scope with hundreds of blips that would seem to be approaching bombers.
jam
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[ "interfere with or prevent the reception of signals" ]
[ "jam%2:32:00::" ]
It was `` window '' - the tinsel paper dropped by bombers to jam radar sets, to fill the scope with hundreds of blips that would seem to be approaching bombers.
fill
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[ "make full, also in a metaphorical sense" ]
[ "fill%2:30:01::" ]
It was `` window '' - the tinsel paper dropped by bombers to jam radar sets, to fill the scope with hundreds of blips that would seem to be approaching bombers.
seem
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[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]
[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
It was `` window '' - the tinsel paper dropped by bombers to jam radar sets, to fill the scope with hundreds of blips that would seem to be approaching bombers.
be
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Musmanno bellowed to his Italian crewmen.
bellowed
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[ "shout loudly and without restraint" ]
[ "bellow%2:32:00::" ]
`` Stop!
Stop
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[ "put an end to a state or an activity" ]
[ "stop%2:42:00::" ]
Stop the engines ''!
Stop
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[ "put an end to a state or an activity" ]
[ "stop%2:42:00::" ]
Unsinkable slowed and stopped, hundreds of brilliant white flares swayed eerily down from the black, the air raid sirens ashore rose in a keening shriek, the anti-aircraft guns coughed and chattered - and above it all motors roared and the bombs came whispering and wailing and crashing down among the ships at anchor at...
slowed
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[ "lose velocity; move more slowly" ]
[ "slow%2:30:00::" ]
Unsinkable slowed and stopped, hundreds of brilliant white flares swayed eerily down from the black, the air raid sirens ashore rose in a keening shriek, the anti-aircraft guns coughed and chattered - and above it all motors roared and the bombs came whispering and wailing and crashing down among the ships at anchor at...
stopped
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[ "put an end to a state or an activity" ]
[ "stop%2:42:00::" ]
Unsinkable slowed and stopped, hundreds of brilliant white flares swayed eerily down from the black, the air raid sirens ashore rose in a keening shriek, the anti-aircraft guns coughed and chattered - and above it all motors roared and the bombs came whispering and wailing and crashing down among the ships at anchor at...
swayed
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[ "move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner" ]
[ "sway%2:38:01::" ]
Unsinkable slowed and stopped, hundreds of brilliant white flares swayed eerily down from the black, the air raid sirens ashore rose in a keening shriek, the anti-aircraft guns coughed and chattered - and above it all motors roared and the bombs came whispering and wailing and crashing down among the ships at anchor at...
rose
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[ "become more extreme" ]
[ "rise%2:30:02::" ]
Unsinkable slowed and stopped, hundreds of brilliant white flares swayed eerily down from the black, the air raid sirens ashore rose in a keening shriek, the anti-aircraft guns coughed and chattered - and above it all motors roared and the bombs came whispering and wailing and crashing down among the ships at anchor at...
roared
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[ "make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles" ]
[ "roar%2:32:01::" ]
Unsinkable slowed and stopped, hundreds of brilliant white flares swayed eerily down from the black, the air raid sirens ashore rose in a keening shriek, the anti-aircraft guns coughed and chattered - and above it all motors roared and the bombs came whispering and wailing and crashing down among the ships at anchor at...
came
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[ "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody" ]
[ "come%2:38:00::" ]
Unsinkable slowed and stopped, hundreds of brilliant white flares swayed eerily down from the black, the air raid sirens ashore rose in a keening shriek, the anti-aircraft guns coughed and chattered - and above it all motors roared and the bombs came whispering and wailing and crashing down among the ships at anchor at...
crashing
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[ "fall or come down violently" ]
[ "crash%2:38:02::" ]
They had come from airports in the Balkans, these hundred-odd Junkers 88 's.
come
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[ "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody" ]
[ "come%2:38:00::" ]
They had winged over the Adriatic, they had taken Bari by complete surprise and now they were battering her, attacking with deadly skill.
winged
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[ "travel through the air; be airborne" ]
[ "wing%2:38:00::" ]
They had winged over the Adriatic, they had taken Bari by complete surprise and now they were battering her, attacking with deadly skill.
taken
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[ "be seized or affected in a specified way" ]
[ "take%2:30:09::" ]
They had winged over the Adriatic, they had taken Bari by complete surprise and now they were battering her, attacking with deadly skill.
battering
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[ "strike against forcefully" ]
[ "batter%2:35:01::" ]
They had winged over the Adriatic, they had taken Bari by complete surprise and now they were battering her, attacking with deadly skill.
attacking
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[ "launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with" ]
[ "attack%2:33:00::" ]
They had ruined the radar warning system with their window, they had made themselves invisible above their flares.
ruined
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[ "destroy completely; damage irreparably" ]
[ "ruin%2:35:00::" ]
They had ruined the radar warning system with their window, they had made themselves invisible above their flares.
made
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[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
And they also had the lights of the city, the port wall lanterns, and a shore crane 's spotlight to guide on.
had
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[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]
[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
And they also had the lights of the city, the port wall lanterns, and a shore crane 's spotlight to guide on.
guide on
{ "name": "guide_on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "use as a guide" ] }
[ "use as a guide" ]
[ "guide_on%2:39:00::" ]
After the first two were blacked out, the third light was abandoned by a terrified Italian crew, who left their light to shine for nine minutes like an unerring homing beacon until British MP 's shot it out.
blacked out
{ "name": "black_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "obliterate or extinguish", "darken completely", "suppress by censorship as for political reasons", "lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example" ] }
[ "obliterate or extinguish" ]
[ "black_out%2:43:00::" ]
After the first two were blacked out, the third light was abandoned by a terrified Italian crew, who left their light to shine for nine minutes like an unerring homing beacon until British MP 's shot it out.
abandoned
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[ "leave behind empty; move out of" ]
[ "abandon%2:38:00::" ]
After the first two were blacked out, the third light was abandoned by a terrified Italian crew, who left their light to shine for nine minutes like an unerring homing beacon until British MP 's shot it out.
left
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[ "go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness" ]
[ "leave%2:31:05::" ]
After the first two were blacked out, the third light was abandoned by a terrified Italian crew, who left their light to shine for nine minutes like an unerring homing beacon until British MP 's shot it out.
shine
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[ "emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light" ]
[ "shine%2:43:00::" ]
After the first two were blacked out, the third light was abandoned by a terrified Italian crew, who left their light to shine for nine minutes like an unerring homing beacon until British MP 's shot it out.
shot
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[ "hit with a missile from a weapon" ]
[ "shoot%2:33:01::" ]
In that interval, the German bombers made a hell of Bari harbor.
made
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[ "give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally" ]
[ "make%2:36:08::" ]
Merchant ships illuminated in the light of the flares, made to seem like stones imbedded in a lake of polished mud, were impossible to miss.
illuminated
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[ "make lighter or brighter" ]
[ "illuminate%2:30:03::" ]
Merchant ships illuminated in the light of the flares, made to seem like stones imbedded in a lake of polished mud, were impossible to miss.
made
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[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
Merchant ships illuminated in the light of the flares, made to seem like stones imbedded in a lake of polished mud, were impossible to miss.
seem
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[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]
[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
Merchant ships illuminated in the light of the flares, made to seem like stones imbedded in a lake of polished mud, were impossible to miss.
imbedded
{ "name": "imbed", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fix or set securely or deeply" ] }
[ "fix or set securely or deeply" ]
[ "imbed%2:35:00::" ]
Merchant ships illuminated in the light of the flares, made to seem like stones imbedded in a lake of polished mud, were impossible to miss.
were
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Merchant ships illuminated in the light of the flares, made to seem like stones imbedded in a lake of polished mud, were impossible to miss.
miss
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[ "fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind" ]
[ "miss%2:39:00::" ]
The little Unsinkable sank almost immediately.
sank
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[ "go under," ]
[ "sink%2:38:00::" ]
Captain Musmanno roared at his men to lash three of the casks of olive oil together for a raft.
roared
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[ "utter words loudly and forcefully" ]
[ "roar%2:32:03::" ]
Captain Musmanno roared at his men to lash three of the casks of olive oil together for a raft.
lash
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[ "bind together with a cord or rope" ]
[ "lash_together%2:35:00::" ]
They got it over the side and clambered aboard only a few minutes before their schooner went under.
got
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[ "get%2:30:02::" ]
They got it over the side and clambered aboard only a few minutes before their schooner went under.
clambered
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[ "climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling" ]
[ "clamber%2:38:00::" ]
They got it over the side and clambered aboard only a few minutes before their schooner went under.
went under
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[ "go under," ]
[ "go_under%2:38:00::" ]
John Bascom went down early, too.
went down
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[ "go under," ]
[ "go_down%2:38:00::" ]
Ensign Vesole and his gunners had fought valiantly, but they had no targets.
fought
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[ "be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight" ]
[ "fight%2:33:00::" ]
Most of the Junkers were above the blinding light of the flares, and the radar-controlled shore gun had been knocked out by one of the first sticks of bombs.
were
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[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
Most of the Junkers were above the blinding light of the flares, and the radar-controlled shore gun had been knocked out by one of the first sticks of bombs.
knocked out
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[ "eliminate" ]
[ "knock_out%2:30:01::" ]
Vesole rushed from gun to gun, attempting to direct fire.
rushed
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[ "move fast" ]
[ "rush%2:38:00::" ]
Vesole rushed from gun to gun, attempting to direct fire.
attempting
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[ "make an effort or attempt" ]
[ "attempt%2:41:00::" ]
Vesole rushed from gun to gun, attempting to direct fire.
direct
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[ "point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards" ]
[ "direct%2:33:00::" ]
He was wounded, but fought on.
wounded
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[ "cause injuries or bodily harm to" ]
[ "wound%2:29:00::" ]
He was wounded, but fought on.
fought
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[ "be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight" ]
[ "fight%2:33:00::" ]
Norton and Rochford fired wildly at the sounds of the motors.
fired
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[ "start firing a weapon" ]
[ "fire%2:33:01::" ]
Bishop rushed on deck to grab a 20 mm gun, pumping out 400 rounds before sticks of three bombs each crashed into Holds One, Three and Five.
rushed
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[ "rush%2:38:00::" ]
Bishop rushed on deck to grab a 20 mm gun, pumping out 400 rounds before sticks of three bombs each crashed into Holds One, Three and Five.
grab
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Bishop rushed on deck to grab a 20 mm gun, pumping out 400 rounds before sticks of three bombs each crashed into Holds One, Three and Five.
pumping
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Bishop rushed on deck to grab a 20 mm gun, pumping out 400 rounds before sticks of three bombs each crashed into Holds One, Three and Five.
crashed
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Luckily, she was not completely aflame and would go down before the gasoline could erupt.
was
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Luckily, she was not completely aflame and would go down before the gasoline could erupt.
go down
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[ "go under," ]
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Luckily, she was not completely aflame and would go down before the gasoline could erupt.
erupt
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The order to abandon ship was given, but cries of pain could be heard from the wounded below decks.
abandon
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The order to abandon ship was given, but cries of pain could be heard from the wounded below decks.
given
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The order to abandon ship was given, but cries of pain could be heard from the wounded below decks.
heard
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[ "hear%2:39:00::" ]
After being closed for seven months, the Garden of the Gods Club will have its gala summer opening Saturday, June 3.
being
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After being closed for seven months, the Garden of the Gods Club will have its gala summer opening Saturday, June 3.
have
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[ "organize or be responsible for" ]
[ "have%2:36:00::" ]
Music for dancing will be furnished by Allen Uhles and his orchestra, who will play each Saturday during June.
furnished
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[ "furnish%2:40:00::" ]
Music for dancing will be furnished by Allen Uhles and his orchestra, who will play each Saturday during June.
play
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[ "play%2:36:12::" ]
Members and guests will be in for an added surprise with the new wing containing 40 rooms and suites, each with its own private patio.
be
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Members and guests will be in for an added surprise with the new wing containing 40 rooms and suites, each with its own private patio.
containing
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[ "contain%2:42:00::" ]
Gene Marshall, genial manager of the club, has announced that the Garden of the Gods will open to members Thursday, June 1.
announced
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[ "make known; make an announcement" ]
[ "announce%2:32:00::" ]
Gene Marshall, genial manager of the club, has announced that the Garden of the Gods will open to members Thursday, June 1.
open
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[ "open%2:41:00::" ]
Beginning July 4, there will be an orchestra playing nightly except Sunday and Monday for the summer season.
Beginning
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[ "begin%2:42:00::" ]
Beginning July 4, there will be an orchestra playing nightly except Sunday and Monday for the summer season.
be
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Beginning July 4, there will be an orchestra playing nightly except Sunday and Monday for the summer season.
playing
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[ "play%2:36:12::" ]
Mrs. J. Edward Hackstaff and Mrs. Paul Luette are planning a luncheon next week in honor of Mrs. J. Clinton Bowman, who celebrates her birthday on Tuesday.
planning
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[ "plan%2:31:00::" ]
Mrs. J. Edward Hackstaff and Mrs. Paul Luette are planning a luncheon next week in honor of Mrs. J. Clinton Bowman, who celebrates her birthday on Tuesday.
celebrates
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[ "behave as expected during of holidays or rites" ]
[ "celebrate%2:41:01::" ]
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Chase announce the birth of a daughter, Sheila, on Wednesday in Mercy Hospital.
announce
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[ "announce publicly or officially" ]
[ "announce%2:32:02::" ]
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Chase and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mullenax of Kittredge.
are
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[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Mrs. Chase is the former Miss Mary Mullenax.
is
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[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Mrs. McIntosh Buell will leave Sunday to return to her home in Santa Barbara, Calif., after spending a week in her Polo Grounds home.
leave
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[ "leave%2:38:01::" ]
Mrs. McIntosh Buell will leave Sunday to return to her home in Santa Barbara, Calif., after spending a week in her Polo Grounds home.
return
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[ "go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before" ]
[ "return%2:38:00::" ]
Mrs. McIntosh Buell will leave Sunday to return to her home in Santa Barbara, Calif., after spending a week in her Polo Grounds home.
spending
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[ "pass time in a specific way" ]
[ "spend%2:42:00::" ]
Mrs. John C. Vroman Jr. of Manzanola is spending several days in her Sherman Plaza apartment.
spending
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[ "pass time in a specific way" ]
[ "spend%2:42:00::" ]
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Shoup have returned to their home in Colorado Springs after spending a few days at the Brown Palace Hotel.
returned
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[ "go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before" ]
[ "return%2:38:00::" ]
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Shoup have returned to their home in Colorado Springs after spending a few days at the Brown Palace Hotel.
spending
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[ "pass time in a specific way" ]
[ "spend%2:42:00::" ]
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Robert F. McDermott will entertain at a black tie dinner Wednesday, May 3, in the Officers ' Club at the Air Force Academy.
entertain
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[ "provide entertainment for" ]
[ "entertain%2:41:00::" ]
Mr. and Mrs. Piero de Luise will honor Italian Consul and Mrs. Emilio Bassi at a cocktail party Tuesday, May 2, from 6 to 8 p. m. in their home.
honor
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[ "honor%2:41:00::" ]
The Bassis are leaving soon for their new post.
leaving
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[ "leave%2:38:01::" ]
There will be a stag dinner Friday evening at the Denver Country Club which will precede the opening of the 1961 golf season.
be
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[ "be%2:42:00::" ]
There will be a stag dinner Friday evening at the Denver Country Club which will precede the opening of the 1961 golf season.
precede
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[ "come before" ]
[ "precede%2:42:01::" ]
Cocktails will be served from 6 to 7 p. m., with dinner at 7 and entertainment in the main dining room immediately following.
served
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[ "help to some food; help with food or drink" ]
[ "serve%2:34:01::" ]
Miss Betsy Parker was one of the speakers on the panel of the Eastern Women 's Liberal Arts College panel on Wednesday evening in the Security Life Bldg..
was
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Guests were juniors in the public high schools.
were
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The committee for the annual Central City fashion show has been announced by Mrs. D. W. Moore, chairman.
announced
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