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I 'm with the Bar - H, pushing a horse called Sparky. | pushing | {
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He 's my own horse, and what I collect from him I use on blackjack. | 's | {
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He 's my own horse, and what I collect from him I use on blackjack. | collect | {
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He 's my own horse, and what I collect from him I use on blackjack. | use | {
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This Sparky can rack and single-foot and he 's the fastest thing in Washoe County. | rack | {
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This Sparky can rack and single-foot and he 's the fastest thing in Washoe County. | single-foot | {
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This Sparky can rack and single-foot and he 's the fastest thing in Washoe County. | 's | {
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I figure if I can get any kind of publicity campaign going, I 'll land him on TV - you know, one of those favorite horses for some Western hero. | figure | {
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I figure if I can get any kind of publicity campaign going, I 'll land him on TV - you know, one of those favorite horses for some Western hero. | get | {
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I figure if I can get any kind of publicity campaign going, I 'll land him on TV - you know, one of those favorite horses for some Western hero. | land | {
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I figure if I can get any kind of publicity campaign going, I 'll land him on TV - you know, one of those favorite horses for some Western hero. | know | {
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I once trained a horse for Hoot Gibson, but nothing like Sparky. | trained | {
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He 's a pinto and he photographs wonderfully ''. | 's | {
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He 's a pinto and he photographs wonderfully ''. | photographs | {
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Five came up while Owen was listening to The Wrangler and he neglected to play, a loss of ten dollars. | came up | {
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Five came up while Owen was listening to The Wrangler and he neglected to play, a loss of ten dollars. | listening | {
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Five came up while Owen was listening to The Wrangler and he neglected to play, a loss of ten dollars. | neglected | {
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Five came up while Owen was listening to The Wrangler and he neglected to play, a loss of ten dollars. | play | {
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This proved conclusively that The Wrangler was a jinx, so he walked on down to Hurrays, an even more glorified gambling den than the Golden Calf. | proved | {
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This proved conclusively that The Wrangler was a jinx, so he walked on down to Hurrays, an even more glorified gambling den than the Golden Calf. | was | {
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This proved conclusively that The Wrangler was a jinx, so he walked on down to Hurrays, an even more glorified gambling den than the Golden Calf. | walked | {
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When he looked in the back, Mrs. Gertrude Parker was marking keno cards. | looked | {
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His adventurous spirit had waned ; he studied the pistol exhibition that Hurrays featured as an added attraction. | waned | {
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His adventurous spirit had waned ; he studied the pistol exhibition that Hurrays featured as an added attraction. | studied | {
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His adventurous spirit had waned ; he studied the pistol exhibition that Hurrays featured as an added attraction. | featured | {
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He ogled a long redhead with green eyes, but she was a shill with her money in front of her. | ogled | {
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He ogled a long redhead with green eyes, but she was a shill with her money in front of her. | was | {
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He had no great prejudice against shills ; it just seemed such a dry run. | had | {
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He had no great prejudice against shills ; it just seemed such a dry run. | seemed | {
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There was no cash around ; everyone was flipping silver dollars. | was | {
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There was no cash around ; everyone was flipping silver dollars. | flipping | {
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The management discreetly withdrew the green stuff into the office and gave the customers chips or checks or premium points. | withdrew | {
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He read a special announcement whereby Hurrays would feature a special floorshow at three a. m. starring Adele ( The Body ) Brenner and fourteen glamorous schoolgirls. | read | {
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He read a special announcement whereby Hurrays would feature a special floorshow at three a. m. starring Adele ( The Body ) Brenner and fourteen glamorous schoolgirls. | feature | {
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He read a special announcement whereby Hurrays would feature a special floorshow at three a. m. starring Adele ( The Body ) Brenner and fourteen glamorous schoolgirls. | starring | {
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He wondered if he might bag a tourist, but they looked frightened of him. | wondered | {
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He passed two brides, both wearing orchids, and they made him feel a little sad. | passed | {
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He passed two brides, both wearing orchids, and they made him feel a little sad. | made | {
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Owen found Buzz watching chuck-a-luck. | found | {
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Owen found Buzz watching chuck-a-luck. | watching | {
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Buzz had on a Hawaiian shirt and was carrying some sun-tan oil and dark glasses. | had on | {
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Buzz had on a Hawaiian shirt and was carrying some sun-tan oil and dark glasses. | carrying | {
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He was shorter and fatter than Owen, who felt good standing next to him. | was | {
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He was shorter and fatter than Owen, who felt good standing next to him. | standing | {
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`` We 're all going over to Lake Tahoe and try our luck at Cal-Neva '', Buzz explained, still instigating. | going | {
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`` We 're all going over to Lake Tahoe and try our luck at Cal-Neva '', Buzz explained, still instigating. | try | {
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`` We 're all going over to Lake Tahoe and try our luck at Cal-Neva '', Buzz explained, still instigating. | explained | {
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`` We 're all going over to Lake Tahoe and try our luck at Cal-Neva '', Buzz explained, still instigating. | instigating | {
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`` We ran into a guy at the Pagan Room who guarantees we can beat the wheel. | guarantees | {
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`` We ran into a guy at the Pagan Room who guarantees we can beat the wheel. | beat | {
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He started out as a stickman, then became a pit boss until the Club found him crossroading. | started out | {
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"leave"
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He started out as a stickman, then became a pit boss until the Club found him crossroading. | became | {
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"enter or assume a certain state or condition",
"undergo a change or development",
"come into existence",
"enhance the appearance of"
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"undergo a change or development"
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He started out as a stickman, then became a pit boss until the Club found him crossroading. | found | {
"name": "find",
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"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",
... | [
"discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of"
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] |
`` I 'm allergic to Tahoe '', Owen explained. | 'm | {
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`` I 'm allergic to Tahoe '', Owen explained. | explained | {
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"define",
"serve as a reason or cause or justification of"
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"make plain and comprehensible"
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`` Well, okay '', Buzz said. | said | {
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"express in words",
"report or maintain",
"express a supposition",
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] |
`` We 'll see you around later ''. | see | {
"name": "see",
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"the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located",
"perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight",
"perceive (an idea or situation) mentally",
"perceive or be contemporaneous with",
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"come together"
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Owen went over to the crap table and the dice were hot, but he could n't pyramid with any consecutive success. | went | {
"name": "go",
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"a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)",
"street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine",
"a usually brief attempt",
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Owen went over to the crap table and the dice were hot, but he could n't pyramid with any consecutive success. | were | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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Owen went over to the crap table and the dice were hot, but he could n't pyramid with any consecutive success. | pyramid | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
"a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex",
"(stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases",
... | [
"enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts"
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] |
A short platinum blonde in a bursting sun-suit addressed him. | addressed | {
"name": "address",
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"(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored",
"the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with",
"the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience",
"the manner of sp... | [
"speak to"
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"address%2:32:00::"
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She looked well-fed and prosperous, but he did n't get the impression he was being propositioned the way he 'd been hoping. | looked | {
"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",
"physical appearance",
"the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people",
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"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect"
] | [
"look%2:39:01::"
] |
She looked well-fed and prosperous, but he did n't get the impression he was being propositioned the way he 'd been hoping. | get | {
"name": "get",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent",
"come into the possession of something concrete or abstract",
"enter or assume a certain state or condition",
"cause to move; cause to be in... | [
"go through (mental or physical states or experiences)"
] | [
"get%2:39:00::"
] |
She looked well-fed and prosperous, but he did n't get the impression he was being propositioned the way he 'd been hoping. | propositioned | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
"(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false",
"a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection",
"an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)",
"the act of making a proposal",
"a... | [
"suggest sex to"
] | [
"proposition%2:32:00::"
] |
She looked well-fed and prosperous, but he did n't get the impression he was being propositioned the way he 'd been hoping. | hoping | {
"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)... | [
"be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes"
] | [
"hope%2:37:00::"
] |
`` I have n't had any luck since I was a baby ''. | had | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
"a person who possesses great material wealth",
"have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense",
"have as a feature",
"go through (mental or physical states or experiences)",
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"cause to move; cause t... | [
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"have%2:40:00::"
] |
`` I have n't had any luck since I was a baby ''. | was | {
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] |
`` Stake me '', she said, `` and let me at those dice. | Stake | {
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"(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something",
"a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)",
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"stake%2:33:00::"
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`` Stake me '', she said, `` and let me at those dice. | said | {
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"say%2:32:00::"
] |
`` Stake me '', she said, `` and let me at those dice. | let | {
"name": "let",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India",
"a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again",
"make it possible through a specific a... | [
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I 'll make them dance the tango. | make | {
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"the act of mixing cards haphazardly",
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"cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner"
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] |
I 'll make them dance the tango. | dance | {
"name": "dance",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an artistic form of nonverbal communication",
"a party of people assembled for dancing",
"taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music",
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"move in a graceful and rhythmical way",
"move in a p... | [
"move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance"
] | [
"dance%2:36:00::"
] |
`` Let 's have a drink and discuss a merger ''. | have | {
"name": "have",
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"a person who possesses great material wealth",
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"have%2:34:00::"
] |
`` Let 's have a drink and discuss a merger ''. | discuss | {
"name": "discuss",
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"a disk used in throwing competitions",
"to consider or examine in speech or writing",
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] | [
"discuss%2:32:00::"
] |
`` If you go broke '', she said, smiling up at him, `` I 'll leave you ''. | go | {
"name": "go",
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"a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)",
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"go%2:30:04::"
] |
`` If you go broke '', she said, smiling up at him, `` I 'll leave you ''. | said | {
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"express in words"
] | [
"say%2:32:00::"
] |
`` If you go broke '', she said, smiling up at him, `` I 'll leave you ''. | smiling | {
"name": "smile",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure",
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]
} | [
"change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure"
] | [
"smile%2:29:00::"
] |
`` If you go broke '', she said, smiling up at him, `` I 'll leave you ''. | 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 ... | [
"go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness"
] | [
"leave%2:31:05::"
] |
`` Sounds like real love '', Owen said. | Sounds | {
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"mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium",
"the sudden occurrence of an audible event",
"the audible part of a transmitted si... | [
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] | [
"sound%2:39:06::"
] |
`` Sounds like real love '', Owen said. | said | {
"name": "say",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"express in words",
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"express a supposition",
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"express in words"
] | [
"say%2:32:00::"
] |
`` It sort of brings a lump to my throat ''. | brings | {
"name": "bring",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"take something or somebody with oneself somewhere",
"cause to come into a particular state or condition",
"cause to happen or to occur as a consequence",
"go or come after and bring or take back",
"bring into a different state",
"be accompanied... | [
"cause to happen or to occur as a consequence"
] | [
"bring%2:36:00::"
] |
`` My name 's Gisele '', the blonde said after she ordered a Scotch. | said | {
"name": "say",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the chance to speak",
"express in words",
"report or maintain",
"express a supposition",
"have or contain a certain wording or form",
"give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority",
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"express in words"
] | [
"say%2:32:00::"
] |
`` My name 's Gisele '', the blonde said after she ordered a Scotch. | ordered | {
"name": "order",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed",
"a degree in a continuum of size or quantity",
"established customary state (especially of society)",
"logical or comprehensible arrangemen... | [
"make a request for something"
] | [
"order%2:32:00::"
] |
`` Named after the ballet. | Named | {
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"a language unit by which a person or thing is known",
"a person's reputation",
"family based on male descent",
"a well-known or notable person",
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"a defamatory or abusive word or phrase",
"assign a specified... | [
"assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to"
] | [
"name%2:32:03::"
] |
My mother wanted to call me Sylphide, but it sounded too affected ''. | wanted | {
"name": "want",
"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",
"feel or have a desire for; want strongly",
"have need of",
"hunt or look ... | [
"feel or have a desire for; want strongly"
] | [
"want%2:37:00::"
] |
My mother wanted to call me Sylphide, but it sounded too affected ''. | call | {
"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::"
] |
My mother wanted to call me Sylphide, but it sounded too affected ''. | sounded | {
"name": "sound",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause",
"the subjective sensation of hearing something",
"mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium",
"the sudden occurrence of an audible event",
"the audible part of a transmitted si... | [
"appear in a certain way"
] | [
"sound%2:39:06::"
] |
Sing Sing 's prisoner strike was motivated by a reasonable purpose, a fair break from parole boards. | motivated | {
"name": "motivate",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"give an incentive for action"
]
} | [
"give an incentive for action"
] | [
"motivate%2:36:00::"
] |
But once the strike trend hits hoosegows, there is no telling how far it may go. | hits | {
"name": "hit",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)",
"the act of contacting one thing with another",
"a conspicuous success",
"(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together",
"a dose of a narcotic drug"... | [
"affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely"
] | [
"hit%2:35:05::"
] |
But once the strike trend hits hoosegows, there is no telling how far it may go. | is | {
"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::"
] |
But once the strike trend hits hoosegows, there is no telling how far it may go. | 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)",
"exp... | [
"give evidence"
] | [
"tell%2:32:03::"
] |
But once the strike trend hits hoosegows, there is no telling how far it may 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... | [
"follow a procedure or take a course"
] | [
"go%2:41:00::"
] |
Inmates might even demand the 34 - hour week, all holidays off and fringe benefits including state contributions toward lawyers ' fees. | demand | {
"name": "demand",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an urgent or peremptory request",
"the ability and desire to purchase goods and services",
"required activity",
"the act of demanding",
"a condition requiring relief",
"request urgently and forcefully",
"require as useful, just, or proper"... | [
"claim as due or just"
] | [
"demand%2:32:02::"
] |
Inmates might even demand the 34 - hour week, all holidays off and fringe benefits including state contributions toward lawyers ' fees. | including | {
"name": "include",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"have as a part, be made up out of",
"consider as part of something",
"add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category",
"allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo... | [
"have as a part, be made up out of"
] | [
"include%2:42:00::"
] |
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