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`` I do n't know much about them '', Owen admitted, `` but I suppose they have their own religion and they probably resent outsiders coming in and telling them what to do and what not to do ''. | admitted | {
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`` I do n't know much about them '', Owen admitted, `` but I suppose they have their own religion and they probably resent outsiders coming in and telling them what to do and what not to do ''. | suppose | {
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`` I do n't know much about them '', Owen admitted, `` but I suppose they have their own religion and they probably resent outsiders coming in and telling them what to do and what not to do ''. | have | {
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`` I do n't know much about them '', Owen admitted, `` but I suppose they have their own religion and they probably resent outsiders coming in and telling them what to do and what not to do ''. | resent | {
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`` I do n't know much about them '', Owen admitted, `` but I suppose they have their own religion and they probably resent outsiders coming in and telling them what to do and what not to do ''. | coming in | {
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`` I do n't know much about them '', Owen admitted, `` but I suppose they have their own religion and they probably resent outsiders coming in and telling them what to do and what not to do ''. | telling | {
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`` I do n't know much about them '', Owen admitted, `` but I suppose they have their own religion and they probably resent outsiders coming in and telling them what to do and what not to do ''. | do | {
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`` I do n't know much about them '', Owen admitted, `` but I suppose they have their own religion and they probably resent outsiders coming in and telling them what to do and what not to do ''. | do | {
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She smiled in a sickly-tolerant fashion. | smiled | {
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`` You know, that 's very interesting. | know | {
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`` You know, that 's very interesting. | 's | {
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People do n't know how much they give away about themselves by remarks like that. | know | {
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People do n't know how much they give away about themselves by remarks like that. | give away | {
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The more canvassing I do, the more I note how far most people are from their personal God ''. | do | {
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The more canvassing I do, the more I note how far most people are from their personal God ''. | note | {
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The more canvassing I do, the more I note how far most people are from their personal God ''. | are | {
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Forebearing, Owen kept his peace. | kept | {
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What would happen next? | happen | {
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That she was out for a touch was certain, but when did she get to the pitch? | was | {
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Several people passed in the hall and stared as he slowly retreated, trying to close the door a little, and she slowly leaned toward him and raised her voice. | passed | {
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Several people passed in the hall and stared as he slowly retreated, trying to close the door a little, and she slowly leaned toward him and raised her voice. | leaned | {
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Several people passed in the hall and stared as he slowly retreated, trying to close the door a little, and she slowly leaned toward him and raised her voice. | raised | {
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`` How did you get by the desk ''? he asked curiously. | get by | {
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`` How did you get by the desk ''? he asked curiously. | asked | {
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`` I 'm sure the hotel does n't know you 're wandering around the corridors, knocking on strangers ' doors and talking down Eskimos ''. | 'm | {
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`` I 'm sure the hotel does n't know you 're wandering around the corridors, knocking on strangers ' doors and talking down Eskimos ''. | know | {
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`` I 'm sure the hotel does n't know you 're wandering around the corridors, knocking on strangers ' doors and talking down Eskimos ''. | wandering | {
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`` I 'm sure the hotel does n't know you 're wandering around the corridors, knocking on strangers ' doors and talking down Eskimos ''. | knocking | {
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`` I 'm sure the hotel does n't know you 're wandering around the corridors, knocking on strangers ' doors and talking down Eskimos ''. | talking down | {
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Every day I visit a different hotel. | visit | {
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I feel it 's my duty. | feel | {
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I feel it 's my duty. | 's | {
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I do this work all on my own, because I understand the difficulties and I want to help these lay-sisters. | do | {
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I do this work all on my own, because I understand the difficulties and I want to help these lay-sisters. | understand | {
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I do this work all on my own, because I understand the difficulties and I want to help these lay-sisters. | want | {
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I do this work all on my own, because I understand the difficulties and I want to help these lay-sisters. | help | {
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Do you know these women go all through Alaska, and they do n't have the proper facilities? | know | {
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Do you know these women go all through Alaska, and they do n't have the proper facilities? | go | {
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Do you know these women go all through Alaska, and they do n't have the proper facilities? | have | {
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They travel in pairs as much as a hundred-and-fifty miles a day ''. | travel | {
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`` Do you have any idea how far I travel every day? | have | {
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`` Do you have any idea how far I travel every day? | travel | {
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I have the whole Pacific Northwest ''. | have | {
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Mrs. gertrude Parker drew back. | drew back | {
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`` That 's hardly a Christian approach '', she remonstrated. | 's | {
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`` That 's hardly a Christian approach '', she remonstrated. | remonstrated | {
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`` You 're in the secular world ''. | 're | {
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`` I did n't say it was Christian. | say | {
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`` I did n't say it was Christian. | was | {
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I do n't think you 'll find many active Christian salesmen. | think | {
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I do n't think you 'll find many active Christian salesmen. | find | {
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Not that religion is n't big business ; those bibles and prayer books make a lot of money for publishing houses, but they do n't get top personnel. | is | {
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Not that religion is n't big business ; those bibles and prayer books make a lot of money for publishing houses, but they do n't get top personnel. | make | {
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Not that religion is n't big business ; those bibles and prayer books make a lot of money for publishing houses, but they do n't get top personnel. | get | {
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Our key salesmen are in appliances and cosmetics ''. | are | {
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`` God, I take it, plays no part in this '', she said waspishly. | take | {
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] |
`` God, I take it, plays no part in this '', she said waspishly. | plays | {
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"play%2:41:12::"
] |
`` God, I take it, plays no part in this '', she said waspishly. | said | {
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] |
`` God does n't have any appliance or cosmetics '', he said heatedly before he caught himself. | have | {
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] |
`` God does n't have any appliance or cosmetics '', he said heatedly before he caught himself. | said | {
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`` God does n't have any appliance or cosmetics '', he said heatedly before he caught himself. | caught | {
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It sounded silly ; why go on? | sounded | {
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It sounded silly ; why go on? | go on | {
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More people were passing ; he had to find some way to close this impossible conversation. | passing | {
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More people were passing ; he had to find some way to close this impossible conversation. | find | {
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] |
More people were passing ; he had to find some way to close this impossible conversation. | close | {
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] |
`` And whiskey '', she said, smiling and blinking at the highball glasses. | said | {
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] |
`` And whiskey '', she said, smiling and blinking at the highball glasses. | smiling | {
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] |
`` And whiskey '', she said, smiling and blinking at the highball glasses. | blinking | {
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] |
`` Do n't forget whiskey ; it 's such a big seller ''. | forget | {
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] | [
"forget%2:31:00::"
] |
`` Do n't forget whiskey ; it 's such a big seller ''. | 's | {
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`` You know '', he said, getting a grip on himself, `` I think you 're going to have to excuse me. | know | {
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] |
`` You know '', he said, getting a grip on himself, `` I think you 're going to have to excuse me. | said | {
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] |
`` You know '', he said, getting a grip on himself, `` I think you 're going to have to excuse me. | getting | {
"name": "get",
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] | [
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] |
`` You know '', he said, getting a grip on himself, `` I think you 're going to have to excuse me. | think | {
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"judge or regard; look upon; judge"
] | [
"think%2:31:01::"
] |
`` You know '', he said, getting a grip on himself, `` I think you 're going to have to excuse me. | excuse | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
"a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.",
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] | [
"excuse%2:32:04::"
] |
`` I can imagine '', she said. | imagine | {
"name": "imagine",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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]
} | [
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] | [
"imagine%2:36:00::"
] |
`` I can imagine '', she said. | said | {
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"the chance to speak",
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] | [
"say%2:32:00::"
] |
But what do you want to do about the lay-sisters? | want | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
"a state of extreme poverty",
"the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable",
"anything that is necessary but lacking",
"a specific feeling of desire",
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"hunt or look ... | [
"feel or have a desire for; want strongly"
] | [
"want%2:37:00::"
] |
They must be freezing up there now. | freezing | {
"name": "freeze",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid",
"weather cold enough to cause freezing",
"an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement",
"fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level",
"stop moving... | [
"be cold"
] | [
"freeze%2:29:00::"
] |
Ca n't you help them ''? | help | {
"name": "help",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose",
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] | [
"help%2:41:00::"
] |
`` Leave a card or something. | Leave | {
"name": "leave",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty",
"permission to do something",
"the act of departing politely",
"go away from a place",
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"act or be so ... | [
"put into the care or protection of someone"
] | [
"leave%2:40:06::"
] |
I 'll think it over ''. | think | {
"name": "think",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an instance of deliberate thinking",
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"expect, believe, or suppose",
"use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments",
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"use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments"
] | [
"think%2:31:00::"
] |
`` I have no card '', she said bitterly. | have | {
"name": "have",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a person who possesses great material wealth",
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"have as a feature",
"go through (mental or physical states or experiences)",
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"cause to move; cause t... | [
"have ownership or possession of"
] | [
"have%2:40:04::"
] |
`` I have no card '', she said bitterly. | said | {
"name": "say",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the chance to speak",
"express in words",
"report or maintain",
"express a supposition",
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"speak, pronounce, or utter in a c... | [
"express in words"
] | [
"say%2:32:00::"
] |
`` You have n't been listening to what I 've been telling you. | listening | {
"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::"
] |
`` You have n't been listening to what I 've been telling you. | telling | {
"name": "tell",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)",
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"narrate or give a detailed account of"
] | [
"tell%2:32:01::"
] |
I only hope my talking to you has helped you a little, anyway, because you need spiritual bucking-up ''. | hope | {
"name": "hope",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a specific instance of feeling hopeful",
"the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled",
"grounds for feeling hopeful about the future",
"someone (or something) on which expectations are centered",
"United States comedian (born in England)... | [
"expect and wish"
] | [
"hope%2:37:01::"
] |
I only hope my talking to you has helped you a little, anyway, because you need spiritual bucking-up ''. | talking | {
"name": "talk",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an exchange of ideas via conversation",
"discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')",
"the act of giving a talk to an audience",
"a speech that is open to the public",
"idle gossip or rumor",
"exchange thoughts; ... | [
"exchange thoughts; talk with"
] | [
"talk%2:32:01::"
] |
I only hope my talking to you has helped you a little, anyway, because you need spiritual bucking-up ''. | helped | {
"name": "help",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose",
"a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose",
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"a means of serving",
"give help or assi... | [
"improve the condition of"
] | [
"help%2:29:00::"
] |
I only hope my talking to you has helped you a little, anyway, because you need spiritual bucking-up ''. | need | {
"name": "need",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a condition requiring relief",
"anything that is necessary but lacking",
"the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior",
"a state of ext... | [
"have need of"
] | [
"need%2:34:00::"
] |
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