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On some distant farm a rooster crowed and, far down the valley, an associate answered. | valley | {
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"a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river"
]
} | [
"a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river"
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On some distant farm a rooster crowed and, far down the valley, an associate answered. | associate | {
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"a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor",
"a friend who is frequently in the company of another",
"a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise",
"any event that usually accompanies or... | [
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On some distant farm a rooster crowed and, far down the valley, an associate answered. | answered | {
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He turned over impatiently and pulled the sheet over his head against the treacherous encroachment of the dawn. | turned over | {
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"place into the hands or custody of",
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"move by turning over or rotating",
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He turned over impatiently and pulled the sheet over his head against the treacherous encroachment of the dawn. | impatiently | {
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"with impatience; in an impatient manner"
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He turned over impatiently and pulled the sheet over his head against the treacherous encroachment of the dawn. | pulled | {
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"special advantage or influence",
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He turned over impatiently and pulled the sheet over his head against the treacherous encroachment of the dawn. | sheet | {
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"any broad thin expanse or surface",
"paper used for writing or printing",
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He turned over impatiently and pulled the sheet over his head against the treacherous encroachment of the dawn. | head | {
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"a single domestic animal",
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He turned over impatiently and pulled the sheet over his head against the treacherous encroachment of the dawn. | treacherous | {
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He turned over impatiently and pulled the sheet over his head against the treacherous encroachment of the dawn. | encroachment | {
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"any entry into an area not previously occupied",
"entry to another's property without right or permission",
"influencing strongly"
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He turned over impatiently and pulled the sheet over his head against the treacherous encroachment of the dawn. | dawn | {
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"the first light of day",
"the earliest period",
"an opening time period",
"become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions",
"appear or develop",
"become light"
]
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"the first light of day"
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"dawn%1:28:00::"
] |
At least he could buy the equipment for his workshop. | At least | {
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"if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)",
"not less than"
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At least he could buy the equipment for his workshop. | buy | {
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"acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange",
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At least he could buy the equipment for his workshop. | equipment | {
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]
} | [
"an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service"
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At least he could buy the equipment for his workshop. | workshop | {
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"a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving"
]
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Thus committed, action might follow. | Thus | {
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Thus committed, action might follow. | committed | {
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"make an investment",
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"committed%3:00:00::"
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Thus committed, action might follow. | action | {
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Thus committed, action might follow. | follow | {
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"be later in time",
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | went | {
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"street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine",
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | down | {
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"(American football) a complete play to advance the football",
"English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)",
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | Mills and Bradley | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | Hardware Store | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | bought | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | full | {
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"increase in phase",
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | set | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | carpenter | {
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"a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects",
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]
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] |
He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | tools | {
"name": "tool",
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"the means whereby some act is accomplished",
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"obscene terms for penis",
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"ri... | [
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | including | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | rotary | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | power saw | {
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]
} | [
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"power_saw%1:06:00::"
] |
He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | several | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | other | {
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"belonging to the distant past",
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"other%3:00:00::"
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | pieces | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | machinery | {
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"machinery%1:06:00::"
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | Mr. Mills | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | said | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | were | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | essential | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | doweling | {
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He went down to Mills and Bradley 's Hardware Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools, including a rotary power saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr. Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling, whatever they were. | were | {
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He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging up his tools, and lumber for his workbench, sandpaper and glue and assorted nails, levels and T squares and plumb lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for. | also | {
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]
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]
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"sandpaper%1:27:00::"
] |
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He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging up his tools, and lumber for his workbench, sandpaper and glue and assorted nails, levels and T squares and plumb lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for. | assorted | {
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He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging up his tools, and lumber for his workbench, sandpaper and glue and assorted nails, levels and T squares and plumb lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for. | nails | {
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He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging up his tools, and lumber for his workbench, sandpaper and glue and assorted nails, levels and T squares and plumb lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for. | levels | {
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He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging up his tools, and lumber for his workbench, sandpaper and glue and assorted nails, levels and T squares and plumb lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for. | T squares | {
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He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging up his tools, and lumber for his workbench, sandpaper and glue and assorted nails, levels and T squares and plumb lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for. | plumb lines | {
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He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging up his tools, and lumber for his workbench, sandpaper and glue and assorted nails, levels and T squares and plumb lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for. | several | {
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He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging up his tools, and lumber for his workbench, sandpaper and glue and assorted nails, levels and T squares and plumb lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for. | gadgets | {
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He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging up his tools, and lumber for his workbench, sandpaper and glue and assorted nails, levels and T squares and plumb lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for. | had | {
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He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging up his tools, and lumber for his workbench, sandpaper and glue and assorted nails, levels and T squares and plumb lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for. | idea | {
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He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging up his tools, and lumber for his workbench, sandpaper and glue and assorted nails, levels and T squares and plumb lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for. | use | {
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He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging up his tools, and lumber for his workbench, sandpaper and glue and assorted nails, levels and T squares and plumb lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for. | were | {
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`` There '', said Mr. Mills. | said | {
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Best not to get everything at once. | Best | {
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Add things as you find you need ' em ''. | Add | {
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Add things as you find you need ' em ''. | things | {
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Add things as you find you need ' em ''. | find | {
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Add things as you find you need ' em ''. | need | {
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He did n't even ask the cost of this collection. | even | {
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After all, if you were going to set up a workshop you had to have the proper equipment and that was that. | After all | {
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When he returned home, the station wagon loaded with tools, Jinny had gone with a friend to some meeting in the village, using the recently purchased second car. | tools | {
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"ri... | [
"an implement used in the practice of a vocation"
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"tool%1:06:00::"
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"person%1:03:00::"
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When he returned home, the station wagon loaded with tools, Jinny had gone with a friend to some meeting in the village, using the recently purchased second car. | gone | {
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When he returned home, the station wagon loaded with tools, Jinny had gone with a friend to some meeting in the village, using the recently purchased second car. | meeting | {
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"meeting%1:14:00::"
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]
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] | [
"village%1:14:00::"
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When he returned home, the station wagon loaded with tools, Jinny had gone with a friend to some meeting in the village, using the recently purchased second car. | using | {
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"use%2:34:01::"
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When he returned home, the station wagon loaded with tools, Jinny had gone with a friend to some meeting in the village, using the recently purchased second car. | purchased | {
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"purchase%2:40:00::"
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When he returned home, the station wagon loaded with tools, Jinny had gone with a friend to some meeting in the village, using the recently purchased second car. | second | {
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"second%5:00:00:ordinal:00"
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"a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad",
"the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant",
... | [
"a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine"
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"car%1:06:00::"
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He was glad. | was | {
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"be%2:42:03::"
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He was glad. | glad | {
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"glad%3:00:00::"
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It gave him a chance to unload the stuff and get it down to the cellar without a barrage of acid comments. | gave | {
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"give%2:40:05::"
] |
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