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`` Evadna Mae Evans said she did n't put a thing on her child but a flannel wrapper until it was nine months old ''.
put
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[ "put into a certain place or abstract location" ]
[ "put%2:35:00::" ]
`` Evadna Mae Evans said she did n't put a thing on her child but a flannel wrapper until it was nine months old ''.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
`` Evadna Mae Evans got all her baby clothes from Best 's Liliputian Bazaar in New York, and I 'm sick and tired of hearing about Evadna Mae Evans ''.
got
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[ "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract" ]
[ "get%2:40:00::" ]
`` Evadna Mae Evans got all her baby clothes from Best 's Liliputian Bazaar in New York, and I 'm sick and tired of hearing about Evadna Mae Evans ''.
'm
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[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
`` Evadna Mae Evans got all her baby clothes from Best 's Liliputian Bazaar in New York, and I 'm sick and tired of hearing about Evadna Mae Evans ''.
hearing
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[ "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally" ]
[ "hear%2:31:00::" ]
`` Well now, Maggie, you do n't have to snap at me '', Eugenia said.
snap
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[ "utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone" ]
[ "snap%2:32:00::" ]
`` Well now, Maggie, you do n't have to snap at me '', Eugenia said.
said
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[ "express in words" ]
[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
`` I 'm just thinking of a way for you to be sensible ''.
thinking of
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[ "devise or invent" ]
[ "think_of%2:36:00::" ]
`` I 'm just thinking of a way for you to be sensible ''.
be
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
`` I 'm sorry.
'm
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I do seem to snap at everybody these days, but I would like to think of a way to make a little extra money ''.
seem
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[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]
[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
I do seem to snap at everybody these days, but I would like to think of a way to make a little extra money ''.
snap
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[ "utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone" ]
[ "snap%2:32:00::" ]
I do seem to snap at everybody these days, but I would like to think of a way to make a little extra money ''.
like
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[ "prefer or wish to do something" ]
[ "like%2:37:01::" ]
I do seem to snap at everybody these days, but I would like to think of a way to make a little extra money ''.
think of
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[ "devise or invent" ]
[ "think_of%2:36:00::" ]
I do seem to snap at everybody these days, but I would like to think of a way to make a little extra money ''.
make
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[ "earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages" ]
[ "make%2:40:01::" ]
`` Well, let 's see.
see
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[ "find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort" ]
[ "see%2:32:00::" ]
Let 's make a list of your assets ''.
make
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[ "make by shaping or bringing together constituents" ]
[ "make%2:36:11::" ]
Maggie started laughing, and she laughed so hard she could n't stop, and she kept on laughing while she lugged the clothes out to the yard to hang them up while the sun was still shining.
started
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[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]
[ "start%2:30:00::" ]
Maggie started laughing, and she laughed so hard she could n't stop, and she kept on laughing while she lugged the clothes out to the yard to hang them up while the sun was still shining.
laughing
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[ "produce laughter" ]
[ "laugh%2:29:00::" ]
Maggie started laughing, and she laughed so hard she could n't stop, and she kept on laughing while she lugged the clothes out to the yard to hang them up while the sun was still shining.
laughed
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[ "produce laughter" ]
[ "laugh%2:29:00::" ]
Maggie started laughing, and she laughed so hard she could n't stop, and she kept on laughing while she lugged the clothes out to the yard to hang them up while the sun was still shining.
stop
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[ "put an end to a state or an activity" ]
[ "stop%2:42:00::" ]
Maggie started laughing, and she laughed so hard she could n't stop, and she kept on laughing while she lugged the clothes out to the yard to hang them up while the sun was still shining.
laughing
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[ "produce laughter" ]
[ "laugh%2:29:00::" ]
Maggie started laughing, and she laughed so hard she could n't stop, and she kept on laughing while she lugged the clothes out to the yard to hang them up while the sun was still shining.
lugged
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[ "carry with difficulty" ]
[ "lug%2:35:00::" ]
Maggie started laughing, and she laughed so hard she could n't stop, and she kept on laughing while she lugged the clothes out to the yard to hang them up while the sun was still shining.
hang
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[ "cause to be hanging or suspended" ]
[ "hang%2:35:00::" ]
Maggie started laughing, and she laughed so hard she could n't stop, and she kept on laughing while she lugged the clothes out to the yard to hang them up while the sun was still shining.
shining
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[ "emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light" ]
[ "shine%2:43:00::" ]
When she came back Eugenia was sitting at the kitchen table with a pencil and envelope jotting down words and figures.
sitting
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[ "be seated" ]
[ "sit%2:35:00::" ]
When she came back Eugenia was sitting at the kitchen table with a pencil and envelope jotting down words and figures.
jotting down
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[ "write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of" ]
[ "jot_down%2:32:00::" ]
`` I have here that you could run a nursery of your own for working mothers '', Eugenia said.
have
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[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]
[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
`` I have here that you could run a nursery of your own for working mothers '', Eugenia said.
run
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[ "perform as expected when applied" ]
[ "run%2:35:00::" ]
`` I have here that you could run a nursery of your own for working mothers '', Eugenia said.
said
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[ "express in words" ]
[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
`` We could put up cribs on the second floor sleeping porch and turn the front bedroom into a playroom where it 's nice and sunny, but of course it would entail quite a bit of running up and down stairs and Chris said you were to be careful about that ''.
put up
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[ "construct, build, or erect" ]
[ "put_up%2:36:00::" ]
`` We could put up cribs on the second floor sleeping porch and turn the front bedroom into a playroom where it 's nice and sunny, but of course it would entail quite a bit of running up and down stairs and Chris said you were to be careful about that ''.
turn
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[ "undergo a change or development" ]
[ "turn%2:42:00::" ]
`` We could put up cribs on the second floor sleeping porch and turn the front bedroom into a playroom where it 's nice and sunny, but of course it would entail quite a bit of running up and down stairs and Chris said you were to be careful about that ''.
entail
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[ "have as a logical consequence" ]
[ "entail%2:42:01::" ]
`` We could put up cribs on the second floor sleeping porch and turn the front bedroom into a playroom where it 's nice and sunny, but of course it would entail quite a bit of running up and down stairs and Chris said you were to be careful about that ''.
running
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[ "move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time" ]
[ "run%2:38:00::" ]
`` We could put up cribs on the second floor sleeping porch and turn the front bedroom into a playroom where it 's nice and sunny, but of course it would entail quite a bit of running up and down stairs and Chris said you were to be careful about that ''.
said
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[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
`` We could put up cribs on the second floor sleeping porch and turn the front bedroom into a playroom where it 's nice and sunny, but of course it would entail quite a bit of running up and down stairs and Chris said you were to be careful about that ''.
be
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
`` You might set up a dress shop in the living room ''.
set up
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[ "set up or found" ]
[ "set_up%2:41:02::" ]
`` Every woman in the block has tried that ''.
tried
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[ "make an effort or attempt" ]
[ "try%2:41:00::" ]
You could set up tables in the front room and serve salads and your baked beans and brown bread and Grandma could dress like a gypsy and tell fortunes ''.
set up
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[ "construct, build, or erect" ]
[ "set_up%2:36:01::" ]
You could set up tables in the front room and serve salads and your baked beans and brown bread and Grandma could dress like a gypsy and tell fortunes ''.
serve
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[ "help to some food; help with food or drink" ]
[ "serve%2:34:01::" ]
You could set up tables in the front room and serve salads and your baked beans and brown bread and Grandma could dress like a gypsy and tell fortunes ''.
dress
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[ "put on clothes" ]
[ "dress%2:29:00::" ]
You could set up tables in the front room and serve salads and your baked beans and brown bread and Grandma could dress like a gypsy and tell fortunes ''.
tell
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[ "narrate or give a detailed account of" ]
[ "tell%2:32:01::" ]
`` It 's too elaborate.
's
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
And Grandma is n't strong enough to take on something like that, and to tell you the truth neither am I ''.
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
And Grandma is n't strong enough to take on something like that, and to tell you the truth neither am I ''.
take on
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[ "accept as a challenge" ]
[ "take_on%2:41:00::" ]
And Grandma is n't strong enough to take on something like that, and to tell you the truth neither am I ''.
tell
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[ "let something be known" ]
[ "tell%2:32:00::" ]
And Grandma is n't strong enough to take on something like that, and to tell you the truth neither am I ''.
am
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[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Eugenia sighed.
sighed
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[ "heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily" ]
[ "sigh%2:29:00::" ]
She said, `` Well, those are the really interesting things, but if you do n't like any of those I can turn over some of my extra typing jobs to you, if you think you can type well enough ''.
said
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[ "express in words" ]
[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
She said, `` Well, those are the really interesting things, but if you do n't like any of those I can turn over some of my extra typing jobs to you, if you think you can type well enough ''.
are
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[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
She said, `` Well, those are the really interesting things, but if you do n't like any of those I can turn over some of my extra typing jobs to you, if you think you can type well enough ''.
like
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[ "prefer or wish to do something" ]
[ "like%2:37:01::" ]
She said, `` Well, those are the really interesting things, but if you do n't like any of those I can turn over some of my extra typing jobs to you, if you think you can type well enough ''.
turn over
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[ "place into the hands or custody of" ]
[ "turn_over%2:40:00::" ]
She said, `` Well, those are the really interesting things, but if you do n't like any of those I can turn over some of my extra typing jobs to you, if you think you can type well enough ''.
think
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[ "expect, believe, or suppose" ]
[ "think%2:31:03::" ]
She said, `` Well, those are the really interesting things, but if you do n't like any of those I can turn over some of my extra typing jobs to you, if you think you can type well enough ''.
type
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[ "write by means of a keyboard with types" ]
[ "type%2:32:00::" ]
`` Oh, I 'm sure I could do that '', Maggie said.
'm
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
`` Oh, I 'm sure I could do that '', Maggie said.
do
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[ "get (something) done" ]
[ "do%2:41:04::" ]
`` Oh, I 'm sure I could do that '', Maggie said.
said
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[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
`` But it really would n't be fair, taking your jobs away from you ''.
be
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`` But it really would n't be fair, taking your jobs away from you ''.
taking
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`` Do n't worry, I can get plenty more '', Eugenia said, wondering where in the world she could.
worry
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[ "worry%2:37:00::" ]
`` Do n't worry, I can get plenty more '', Eugenia said, wondering where in the world she could.
get
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`` Do n't worry, I can get plenty more '', Eugenia said, wondering where in the world she could.
said
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[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
`` Do n't worry, I can get plenty more '', Eugenia said, wondering where in the world she could.
wondering
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[ "wonder%2:32:01::" ]
Maggie was looking much happier already, clearing a space on the table and chattering about how she could put up a typewriter right there, and be brushing up on her typing so Eugenia would n't be ashamed of it.
looking
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Maggie was looking much happier already, clearing a space on the table and chattering about how she could put up a typewriter right there, and be brushing up on her typing so Eugenia would n't be ashamed of it.
clearing
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[ "clear%2:30:02::" ]
Maggie was looking much happier already, clearing a space on the table and chattering about how she could put up a typewriter right there, and be brushing up on her typing so Eugenia would n't be ashamed of it.
chattering
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[ "chatter%2:32:01::" ]
Maggie was looking much happier already, clearing a space on the table and chattering about how she could put up a typewriter right there, and be brushing up on her typing so Eugenia would n't be ashamed of it.
put up
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[ "put_up%2:36:00::" ]
Maggie was looking much happier already, clearing a space on the table and chattering about how she could put up a typewriter right there, and be brushing up on her typing so Eugenia would n't be ashamed of it.
brushing up
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[ "brush_up%2:31:00::" ]
Maggie was looking much happier already, clearing a space on the table and chattering about how she could put up a typewriter right there, and be brushing up on her typing so Eugenia would n't be ashamed of it.
be
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`` And then whenever I have a minute I can be working at it, and keep an eye on the baby and the stove at the same time.
have
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`` And then whenever I have a minute I can be working at it, and keep an eye on the baby and the stove at the same time.
working at
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[ "work_at%2:41:01::" ]
And I can go back to my contests and be thinking while I 'm doing the washing ''.
thinking
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[ "think%2:31:00::" ]
And I can go back to my contests and be thinking while I 'm doing the washing ''.
doing
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`` What are you going to do with your feet so you do n't waste anything ''?
do
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`` What are you going to do with your feet so you do n't waste anything ''?
waste
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[ "waste%2:40:00::" ]
Maggie laughed.
laughed
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[ "laugh%2:29:00::" ]
She said, `` Oh Eugenia, I wish & & & ''.
said
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[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
She said, `` Oh Eugenia, I wish & & & ''.
wish
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[ "wish%2:37:00::" ]
`` I wish I had three wishes '', Maggie said.
wish
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[ "wish%2:37:00::" ]
`` I wish I had three wishes '', Maggie said.
had
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[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
`` I wish I had three wishes '', Maggie said.
said
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[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
It grew bitterly cold toward the end of November, contributing to the miseries of countless numbers of people.
grew
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[ "grow%2:30:03::" ]
It grew bitterly cold toward the end of November, contributing to the miseries of countless numbers of people.
contributing
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[ "bestow a quality on" ]
[ "contribute%2:40:01::" ]
The temperature dropped to twenty below at night and stood at zero during the days.
dropped
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[ "drop%2:30:00::" ]
The temperature dropped to twenty below at night and stood at zero during the days.
stood
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[ "stand%2:42:04::" ]
The cold settled like a tangible pall over the Mile High City, locking it in an icy grip that harshened its outlines and altered its physical appearance ; it had a look of grim stark realism, resembling other cities whose habitual climate was cold, instead of the sprawling bumptious open-handed greedy Western city bask...
settled
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[ "settle%2:38:01::" ]
The cold settled like a tangible pall over the Mile High City, locking it in an icy grip that harshened its outlines and altered its physical appearance ; it had a look of grim stark realism, resembling other cities whose habitual climate was cold, instead of the sprawling bumptious open-handed greedy Western city bask...
locking
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[ "lock%2:30:00::" ]
The cold settled like a tangible pall over the Mile High City, locking it in an icy grip that harshened its outlines and altered its physical appearance ; it had a look of grim stark realism, resembling other cities whose habitual climate was cold, instead of the sprawling bumptious open-handed greedy Western city bask...
harshened
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[ "harshen%2:30:00::" ]
The cold settled like a tangible pall over the Mile High City, locking it in an icy grip that harshened its outlines and altered its physical appearance ; it had a look of grim stark realism, resembling other cities whose habitual climate was cold, instead of the sprawling bumptious open-handed greedy Western city bask...
altered
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[ "alter%2:30:01::" ]
The cold settled like a tangible pall over the Mile High City, locking it in an icy grip that harshened its outlines and altered its physical appearance ; it had a look of grim stark realism, resembling other cities whose habitual climate was cold, instead of the sprawling bumptious open-handed greedy Western city bask...
had
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[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
The cold settled like a tangible pall over the Mile High City, locking it in an icy grip that harshened its outlines and altered its physical appearance ; it had a look of grim stark realism, resembling other cities whose habitual climate was cold, instead of the sprawling bumptious open-handed greedy Western city bask...
resembling
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[ "appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to" ]
[ "resemble%2:42:00::" ]
The cold settled like a tangible pall over the Mile High City, locking it in an icy grip that harshened its outlines and altered its physical appearance ; it had a look of grim stark realism, resembling other cities whose habitual climate was cold, instead of the sprawling bumptious open-handed greedy Western city bask...
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The cold settled like a tangible pall over the Mile High City, locking it in an icy grip that harshened its outlines and altered its physical appearance ; it had a look of grim stark realism, resembling other cities whose habitual climate was cold, instead of the sprawling bumptious open-handed greedy Western city bask...
basking
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[ "be exposed" ]
[ "bask%2:35:00::" ]
The cold settled like a tangible pall over the Mile High City, locking it in an icy grip that harshened its outlines and altered its physical appearance ; it had a look of grim stark realism, resembling other cities whose habitual climate was cold, instead of the sprawling bumptious open-handed greedy Western city bask...
stored
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[ "store%2:40:00::" ]
The jobless huddled in the streets outside of employment offices, outside newspaper buildings, in parks, in relief lines, outside government agencies.
huddled
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[ "crowd or draw together" ]
[ "huddle%2:38:01::" ]
There were n't facilities to take care of them ; there never had been a need felt for such facilities.
take care
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[ "be in charge of or deal with" ]
[ "take_care%2:41:12::" ]
There were n't facilities to take care of them ; there never had been a need felt for such facilities.
felt
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[ "feel%2:37:00::" ]
That kind of poverty was regarded as the exclusive property of the East, which created depressions with their stock markets and their congested populations and their greedy centralization of industries, protected by discriminatory freight rates.
regarded as
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[ "regard_as%2:31:00::" ]
That kind of poverty was regarded as the exclusive property of the East, which created depressions with their stock markets and their congested populations and their greedy centralization of industries, protected by discriminatory freight rates.
created
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[ "bring into existence" ]
[ "create%2:36:02::" ]
That kind of poverty was regarded as the exclusive property of the East, which created depressions with their stock markets and their congested populations and their greedy centralization of industries, protected by discriminatory freight rates.
protected
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[ "use tariffs to favor domestic industry" ]
[ "protect%2:33:01::" ]