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I only hope my talking to you has helped you a little, anyway, because you need spiritual bucking-up ''. | bucking-up | {
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She looked crestfallen, as if he had somehow disappointed the whole human race. | looked | {
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She looked crestfallen, as if he had somehow disappointed the whole human race. | disappointed | {
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She stood indecisively for a moment, then walked down the hall ; he heard her knocking on another door. | stood | {
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It took him about fifteen minutes to calm himself ; then he realized he was hungry. | took | {
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It took him about fifteen minutes to calm himself ; then he realized he was hungry. | was | {
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He showered, shaved, dressed and went down to the dining room for breakfast. | showered | {
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He showered, shaved, dressed and went down to the dining room for breakfast. | shaved | {
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On the way he stopped at the desk to receive his mail. | stopped | {
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On the way he stopped at the desk to receive his mail. | receive | {
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There was a check from his company, and the usual enthusiastic bulletins on new lines they always issued. | was | {
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His lawyer had sent him a statement on his overdue alimony, and there was a letter from the Collector of Internal Revenue asking him to stop in his office and explain last year 's exemptions. | sent | {
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His lawyer had sent him a statement on his overdue alimony, and there was a letter from the Collector of Internal Revenue asking him to stop in his office and explain last year 's exemptions. | asking | {
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His lawyer had sent him a statement on his overdue alimony, and there was a letter from the Collector of Internal Revenue asking him to stop in his office and explain last year 's exemptions. | stop | {
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His lawyer had sent him a statement on his overdue alimony, and there was a letter from the Collector of Internal Revenue asking him to stop in his office and explain last year 's exemptions. | explain | {
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He ate breakfast in a sullen mood, but afterwards, when he walked out onto Virginia Street, he felt braced. | ate | {
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He ate breakfast in a sullen mood, but afterwards, when he walked out onto Virginia Street, he felt braced. | breakfast | {
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He ate breakfast in a sullen mood, but afterwards, when he walked out onto Virginia Street, he felt braced. | felt | {
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He looked off to the crest of the Sierras, still white-topped ; the glisten of the Truckee River made a wide spangle. | looked | {
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He looked off to the crest of the Sierras, still white-topped ; the glisten of the Truckee River made a wide spangle. | made | {
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He felt suddenly elated, adventurous. | felt | {
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With any luck at all he could easily find a flowerpot. | find | {
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Although it was only three o ' clock, he stopped in at the Golden Calf. | was | {
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The tables were all spinning, the dice rattling, the bar crowded. | spinning | {
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The tables were all spinning, the dice rattling, the bar crowded. | rattling | {
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Just to test himself, he played roulette for quarters on his old combination, five and seventeen, and within an hour, he had won, surprisingly, twenty dollars. | test | {
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Just to test himself, he played roulette for quarters on his old combination, five and seventeen, and within an hour, he had won, surprisingly, twenty dollars. | played | {
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Just to test himself, he played roulette for quarters on his old combination, five and seventeen, and within an hour, he had won, surprisingly, twenty dollars. | won | {
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The way was opening up ; when the management brought around champagne, the breakfast settled its whirling around in his stomach. | opening up | {
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The way was opening up ; when the management brought around champagne, the breakfast settled its whirling around in his stomach. | brought | {
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The Golden Calf was dimly lit with shaded neon. | was | {
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There were more women than men in the place, but he could n't find a flowerpot. | were | {
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They all had the hard look of gamblers who had stopped dreaming, who automatically turned the cards, hardly caring what showed up. | had | {
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They all had the hard look of gamblers who had stopped dreaming, who automatically turned the cards, hardly caring what showed up. | showed up | {
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The mural around the wall depicted early settlers in covered wagons, who appeared much more animated than the gamblers. | depicted | {
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The women had a bright shining expectancy as they leaned out from the wall and gazed splendidly into the distance, while the men were stern but hopeful. | had | {
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"... | [
"to incline or bend from a vertical position"
] | [
"lean%2:38:00::"
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The women had a bright shining expectancy as they leaned out from the wall and gazed splendidly into the distance, while the men were stern but hopeful. | gazed | {
"name": "gaze",
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"a long fixed look",
"look at with fixed eyes"
]
} | [
"look at with fixed eyes"
] | [
"gaze%2:39:00::"
] |
The women had a bright shining expectancy as they leaned out from the wall and gazed splendidly into the distance, while the men were stern but hopeful. | were | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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All, of course, except the Donner party who were bent on starving to death. | were | {
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All, of course, except the Donner party who were bent on starving to death. | starving | {
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"die of food deprivation",
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`` I wonder if they did eat each other at the end '', Owen mused. | wonder | {
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"something that causes feelings of wonder",
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"place in doubt or express doubtful speculation"
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"wonder%2:32:01::"
] |
`` I wonder if they did eat each other at the end '', Owen mused. | eat | {
"name": "eat",
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"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)",
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} | [
"take in solid food"
] | [
"eat%2:34:00::"
] |
`` I wonder if they did eat each other at the end '', Owen mused. | mused | {
"name": "muse",
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"in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science",
"the source of an artist's inspiration",
"reflect deeply on a subject"
]
} | [
"reflect deeply on a subject"
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] |
He sat down next to a heavily-upholstered blonde, but she was cleaned out in twenty minutes. | sat down | {
"name": "sit_down",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"take a seat",
"show to a seat; assign a seat for",
"be seated"
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} | [
"take a seat"
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"sit_down%2:38:00::"
] |
He sat down next to a heavily-upholstered blonde, but she was cleaned out in twenty minutes. | cleaned out | {
"name": "clean_out",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"empty completely",
"force out",
"deprive completely of money or goods"
]
} | [
"empty completely"
] | [
"clean_out%2:30:00::"
] |
She sighed a dirty word and left. | sighed | {
"name": "sigh",
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"an utterance made by exhaling audibly",
"a sound like a person sighing",
"heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily",
"utter with a sigh"
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} | [
"heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily"
] | [
"sigh%2:29:00::"
] |
She sighed a dirty word and left. | left | {
"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",
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"act or be so ... | [
"move out of or depart from"
] | [
"leave%2:38:00::"
] |
Owen was surprised to see Mrs. Gertrude Parker playing the one-arm bandits that were cunningly arranged by the entrance. | was | {
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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"be%2:42:03::"
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Owen was surprised to see Mrs. Gertrude Parker playing the one-arm bandits that were cunningly arranged by the entrance. | see | {
"name": "see",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located",
"perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight",
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] | [
"see%2:39:00::"
] |
Owen was surprised to see Mrs. Gertrude Parker playing the one-arm bandits that were cunningly arranged by the entrance. | playing | {
"name": "play",
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"a theatrical performance of a drama",
"a preset plan of action in team sports",
"a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill",
"a state in which action is feasible"... | [
"bet or wager (money)"
] | [
"play%2:33:01::"
] |
Owen was surprised to see Mrs. Gertrude Parker playing the one-arm bandits that were cunningly arranged by the entrance. | arranged | {
"name": "arrange",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"put into a proper or systematic order",
"make arrangements for",
"plan, organize, and carry out (an event)",
"set (printed matter) into a specific format",
"arrange attractively",
"adapt for performance in a different way",
"arrange thoug... | [
"put into a proper or systematic order"
] | [
"arrange%2:35:00::"
] |
She sat down and played two slots at once, looking grim, as if bested by mechanical devices, and Owen felt sorry for the lay-sisters depending on her support. | sat down | {
"name": "sit_down",
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"take a seat",
"show to a seat; assign a seat for",
"be seated"
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} | [
"take a seat"
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"sit_down%2:38:00::"
] |
She sat down and played two slots at once, looking grim, as if bested by mechanical devices, and Owen felt sorry for the lay-sisters depending on her support. | played | {
"name": "play",
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"bet or wager (money)"
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"play%2:33:01::"
] |
She sat down and played two slots at once, looking grim, as if bested by mechanical devices, and Owen felt sorry for the lay-sisters depending on her support. | looking | {
"name": "look",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the feelings expressed on a person's face",
"the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually",
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"the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people",
"perceive with att... | [
"have a certain outward or facial expression"
] | [
"look%2:29:00::"
] |
She sat down and played two slots at once, looking grim, as if bested by mechanical devices, and Owen felt sorry for the lay-sisters depending on her support. | bested | {
"name": "best",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the supreme effort one can make",
"the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others",
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... | [
"get the better of"
] | [
"best%2:33:00::"
] |
She sat down and played two slots at once, looking grim, as if bested by mechanical devices, and Owen felt sorry for the lay-sisters depending on her support. | felt | {
"name": "feel",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people",
"a property perceived by touch",
"manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure",
"undergo an emotional sensation or be... | [
"undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind"
] | [
"feel%2:37:00::"
] |
A dried-up cowboy sat down next to him in the blonde 's place. | sat down | {
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"take a seat",
"show to a seat; assign a seat for",
"be seated"
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} | [
"take a seat"
] | [
"sit_down%2:38:00::"
] |
He was a little more authentic than usual because he smelled slightly of the stables. | was | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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"be%2:42:03::"
] |
He was a little more authentic than usual because he smelled slightly of the stables. | smelled | {
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"emit an odor"
] | [
"smell%2:39:00::"
] |
`` What you need is a steady martingale '', the cowboy announced after watching Owen play. | need | {
"name": "need",
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"anything that is necessary but lacking",
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"a state of ext... | [
"have need of"
] | [
"need%2:34:00::"
] |
`` What you need is a steady martingale '', the cowboy announced after watching Owen play. | is | {
"name": "be",
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"have an ex... | [
"form or compose"
] | [
"be%2:42:02::"
] |
`` What you need is a steady martingale '', the cowboy announced after watching Owen play. | announced | {
"name": "announce",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"announce publicly or officially",
"give the names of",
"foreshadow or presage"
]
} | [
"make known; make an announcement"
] | [
"announce%2:32:00::"
] |
`` What you need is a steady martingale '', the cowboy announced after watching Owen play. | watching | {
"name": "watch",
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"a small portable timepiece",
"a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty",
"a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe",
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"a person employed to... | [
"follow with the eyes or the mind"
] | [
"watch%2:41:00::"
] |
`` What you need is a steady martingale '', the cowboy announced after watching Owen play. | play | {
"name": "play",
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"a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage",
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"a preset plan of action in team sports",
"a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill",
"a state in which action is feasible"... | [
"bet or wager (money)"
] | [
"play%2:33:01::"
] |
`` You can n't build on your hit-and-miss five-seventeen ''. | build on | {
"name": "build_on",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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]
} | [
"be based on; of theories and claims, for example"
] | [
"build_on%2:42:00::"
] |
`` What are you playing ''? | playing | {
"name": "play",
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"bet or wager (money)"
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"play%2:33:01::"
] |
Owen asked. | asked | {
"name": "ask",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"inquire about",
"make a request or demand for something to somebody",
"direct or put; seek an answer to",
"consider obligatory; request and expect",
"address a question to and expect an answer from",
"require as useful, just, or proper",
"req... | [
"inquire about"
] | [
"ask%2:32:00::"
] |
`` I 'm just logging '', the cowboy explained. | logging | {
"name": "log",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches",
"the exponent required to produce a given number",
"a written record of messages sent or received",
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"measuring instrument that... | [
"enter into a log, as on ships and planes"
] | [
"log%2:32:00::"
] |
`` I 'm just logging '', the cowboy explained. | explained | {
"name": "explain",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"make plain and comprehensible",
"define",
"serve as a reason or cause or justification of"
]
} | [
"make plain and comprehensible"
] | [
"explain%2:32:00::"
] |
`` I keep all these plays in this little black book, and I watch over a twelve-hour period to find out what numbers are repeating. | keep | {
"name": "keep",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the financial means whereby one lives",
"the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress",
"a cell in a jail or prison",
"keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,",
"continue a certain state, condition, or activity",
... | [
"retain possession of"
] | [
"keep%2:40:00::"
] |
`` I keep all these plays in this little black book, and I watch over a twelve-hour period to find out what numbers are repeating. | watch | {
"name": "watch",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a small portable timepiece",
"a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty",
"a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe",
"the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty",
"a person employed to... | [
"follow with the eyes or the mind"
] | [
"watch%2:41:00::"
] |
`` I keep all these plays in this little black book, and I watch over a twelve-hour period to find out what numbers are repeating. | find out | {
"name": "find_out",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study",
"get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally",
"find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort",
"trap; especially in a... | [
"establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study"
] | [
"find_out%2:32:00::"
] |
`` I keep all these plays in this little black book, and I watch over a twelve-hour period to find out what numbers are repeating. | repeating | {
"name": "repeat",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an event that repeats",
"to say, state, or perform again",
"make or do or perform again",
"happen or occur again",
"to say again or imitate",
"do over",
"repeat an earlier theme of a composition"
]
} | [
"happen or occur again"
] | [
"repeat%2:30:00::"
] |
But roulette 's not my game. | 's | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
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"have an ex... | [
"be identical to; be someone or something"
] | [
"be%2:42:06::"
] |
I 'm always trying to find a breaking table in blackjack. | trying | {
"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::"
] |
I 'm always trying to find a breaking table in blackjack. | find | {
"name": "find",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a productive insight",
"the act of discovering something",
"come upon, as if by accident; meet with",
"discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of",
"come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost",
... | [
"come upon, as if by accident; meet with"
] | [
"find%2:40:02::"
] |
Incidentally, I 'm pretty famous in these parts : I 'm called The Wrangler ''. | 'm | {
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
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"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
Incidentally, I 'm pretty famous in these parts : I 'm called The Wrangler ''. | called | {
"name": "call",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a telephone connection",
"a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course",
"a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition",
"a demand especially in the phrase",
"the characteristic sound produced by a bird",
... | [
"assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to"
] | [
"call%2:32:02::"
] |
`` Nice to know you. | 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 familiar or acquainted with a person or an object"
] | [
"know%2:31:00::"
] |
Do n't you have to spend any time on your ranch ''? | spend | {
"name": "spend",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"pass time in a specific way",
"pay out",
"spend completely"
]
} | [
"pass time in a specific way"
] | [
"spend%2:42:00::"
] |
I 'm with the Bar - H, pushing a horse called Sparky. | 'm | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function"
] | [
"be%2:41:00::"
] |
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