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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.
chance
{ "name": "chance", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances", "an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another", "a risk involving danger", "a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur;...
[ "a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances" ]
[ "chance%1:26:00::" ]
It gave him a chance to unload the stuff and get it down to the cellar without a barrage of acid comments.
unload
{ "name": "unload", "sense_definitions_list": [ "leave or unload", "take the load off (a container or vehicle)" ] }
[ "leave or unload" ]
[ "unload%2:35:02::" ]
It gave him a chance to unload the stuff and get it down to the cellar without a barrage of acid comments.
stuff
{ "name": "stuff", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object", "miscellaneous unspecified objects", "informal terms for personal possessions", "senseless talk", "unspecified qualities required to do or be something", "information in so...
[ "miscellaneous unspecified objects" ]
[ "stuff%1:06:00::" ]
It gave him a chance to unload the stuff and get it down to the cellar without a barrage of acid comments.
get
{ "name": "get_down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "lower (one's body) as by kneeling", "move something or somebody to a lower position", "alight from (a horse)", "pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking", "lower someone's spirits; make downhearted", "put down in writing; of ...
[ "move something or somebody to a lower position" ]
[ "get_down%2:38:00::" ]
It gave him a chance to unload the stuff and get it down to the cellar without a barrage of acid comments.
cellar
{ "name": "cellar", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage", "an excavation where root vegetables are stored", "storage space where wines are stored" ] }
[ "the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage" ]
[ "cellar%1:06:00::" ]
It gave him a chance to unload the stuff and get it down to the cellar without a barrage of acid comments.
barrage
{ "name": "barrage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)", "the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target", "address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage" ] }
[ "the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)" ]
[ "barrage%1:10:00::" ]
It gave him a chance to unload the stuff and get it down to the cellar without a barrage of acid comments.
acid
{ "name": "acid", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt", "street name for lysergic acid diethylamide", "harsh or corrosive in tone", "being sour to the taste", "having the...
[ "harsh or corrosive in tone" ]
[ "acid%5:00:00:unpleasant:00" ]
It gave him a chance to unload the stuff and get it down to the cellar without a barrage of acid comments.
comments
{ "name": "comment", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information", "a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material", "a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people", "ma...
[ "a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information" ]
[ "comment%1:10:00::" ]
He had made such a fuss about buying that second car that he knew he was vulnerable.
made
{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...
[ "give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally" ]
[ "make%2:36:08::" ]
He had made such a fuss about buying that second car that he knew he was vulnerable.
such
{ "name": "such", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of so extreme a degree or extent", "to so extreme a degree" ] }
[ "to so extreme a degree" ]
[ "such%4:02:00::" ]
He had made such a fuss about buying that second car that he knew he was vulnerable.
fuss
{ "name": "fuss", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an excited state of agitation", "an angry disturbance", "a quarrel about petty points", "a rapid active commotion", "worry unnecessarily or excessively", "care for like a mother" ] }
[ "an excited state of agitation" ]
[ "fuss%1:26:00::" ]
He had made such a fuss about buying that second car that he knew he was vulnerable.
buying
{ "name": "buy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an advantageous purchase", "obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction", "make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence", "be worth or be capable of buying", "acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange", "accept...
[ "obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction" ]
[ "buy%2:40:00::" ]
He had made such a fuss about buying that second car that he knew he was vulnerable.
second
{ "name": "second", "sense_definitions_list": [ "1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites", "an indefinitely short time", "the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield", "a particu...
[ "coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude" ]
[ "second%5:00:00:ordinal:00" ]
He had made such a fuss about buying that second car that he knew he was vulnerable.
car
{ "name": "car", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine", "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" ]
[ "car%1:06:00::" ]
He had made such a fuss about buying that second car that he knew he was vulnerable.
knew
{ "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 cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about" ]
[ "know%2:31:01::" ]
He had made such a fuss about buying that second car that he knew he was vulnerable.
was
{ "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::" ]
He had made such a fuss about buying that second car that he knew he was vulnerable.
vulnerable
{ "name": "vulnerable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "susceptible to attack", "susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation", "capable of being wounded or hurt" ] }
[ "susceptible to attack" ]
[ "vulnerable%3:00:00::" ]
He piled everything neatly in a corner of the cellar and turned to stare at the blank stone wall.
piled
{ "name": "pile", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a collection of objects laid on top of each other", "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent", "a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)", "fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep...
[ "arrange in stacks" ]
[ "pile%2:35:00::" ]
He piled everything neatly in a corner of the cellar and turned to stare at the blank stone wall.
neatly
{ "name": "neatly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "with neatness" ] }
[ "with neatness" ]
[ "neatly%4:02:00::" ]
He piled everything neatly in a corner of the cellar and turned to stare at the blank stone wall.
corner
{ "name": "corner", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a place off to the side of an area", "the point where two lines meet or intersect", "an interior angle formed by two meeting walls", "the intersection of two streets", "the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect", "a small conca...
[ "an interior angle formed by two meeting walls" ]
[ "corner%1:06:02::" ]
He piled everything neatly in a corner of the cellar and turned to stare at the blank stone wall.
cellar
{ "name": "cellar", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage", "an excavation where root vegetables are stored", "storage space where wines are stored" ] }
[ "the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage" ]
[ "cellar%1:06:00::" ]
He piled everything neatly in a corner of the cellar and turned to stare at the blank stone wall.
turned
{ "name": "turn", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a circular segment of a curve", "the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course", "(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession", "an unforeseen development", "a movement in a new direction", "the act of turning a...
[ "change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense" ]
[ "turn%2:38:00::" ]
He piled everything neatly in a corner of the cellar and turned to stare at the blank stone wall.
stare
{ "name": "stare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a fixed look with eyes open wide", "look at with fixed eyes", "fixate one's eyes" ] }
[ "look at with fixed eyes" ]
[ "stare%2:39:00::" ]
He piled everything neatly in a corner of the cellar and turned to stare at the blank stone wall.
blank
{ "name": "blank", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing", "a blank gap or missing part", "a piece of material ready to be made into something", "a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet", "keep the opposing (baseb...
[ "(of a surface) not written or printed on" ]
[ "blank%5:00:00:empty:00" ]
He piled everything neatly in a corner of the cellar and turned to stare at the blank stone wall.
stone
{ "name": "stone", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter", "building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose", "material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust", "a crystal...
[ "building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose" ]
[ "stone%1:06:00::" ]
He piled everything neatly in a corner of the cellar and turned to stare at the blank stone wall.
wall
{ "name": "wall", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure", "anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect", "(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane)...
[ "an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure" ]
[ "wall%1:06:00::" ]
That was where the pegboard would go on which he would hang his hand tools.
was
{ "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...
[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]
[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
That was where the pegboard would go on which he would hang his hand tools.
pegboard
{ "name": "pegboard", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted" ] }
[ "a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted" ]
[ "pegboard%1:06:00::" ]
That was where the pegboard would go on which he would hang his hand tools.
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...
[ "be in the right place or situation" ]
[ "go%2:42:04::" ]
That was where the pegboard would go on which he would hang his hand tools.
hang
{ "name": "hang", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a special way of doing something", "the way a garment hangs", "a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms", "be suspended or hanging", "cause to be hanging or sus...
[ "cause to be hanging or suspended" ]
[ "hang%2:35:00::" ]
That was where the pegboard would go on which he would hang his hand tools.
hand tools
{ "name": "hand_tool", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a tool used with workers' hands" ] }
[ "a tool used with workers' hands" ]
[ "hand_tool%1:06:00::" ]
In front of it would be his workbench.
In front
{ "name": "in_front", "sense_definitions_list": [ "at or in the front" ] }
[ "at or in the front" ]
[ "in_front%4:02:00::" ]
In front of it would be his workbench.
be
{ "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...
[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]
[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
In front of it would be his workbench.
workbench
{ "name": "workbench", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic" ] }
[ "a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic" ]
[ "workbench%1:06:00::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
old
{ "name": "old", "sense_definitions_list": [ "past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')", "(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age", "of long duration; not new", "(used for emphasis) very familiar", "skilled through long experi...
[ "of long duration; not new" ]
[ "old%3:00:01::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
nightmare
{ "name": "nightmare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a situation resembling a terrifying dream", "a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream" ] }
[ "a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream" ]
[ "nightmare%1:09:00::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
caused
{ "name": "cause", "sense_definitions_list": [ "events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something", "a justification for something existing or happening", "a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end", "any entity that produces an effect or is ...
[ "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner" ]
[ "cause%2:32:00::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
so
{ "name": "so", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization", "to a very great extent or degree", "in a manner that facilitates", "in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied", "to a certain unspecified exte...
[ "to a very great extent or degree" ]
[ "so%4:02:02::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
many
{ "name": "many", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number" ] }
[ "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number" ]
[ "many%3:00:00::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
wakeful
{ "name": "wakeful", "sense_definitions_list": [ "carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger", "(of sleep) easily disturbed", "marked by full consciousness or alertness" ] }
[ "carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger" ]
[ "wakeful%5:00:00:alert:00" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
hours
{ "name": "hour", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day", "clock time", "a special and memorable period", "distance measured by the time taken to cover it" ] }
[ "a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day" ]
[ "hour%1:28:00::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
came
{ "name": "come", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract", "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody", "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress", "come to pass; arriv...
[ "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody" ]
[ "come%2:38:00::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
charging
{ "name": "charge", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an impetuous rush toward someone or something", "(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense", "the price charged for some article or service", "the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construe...
[ "move quickly and violently" ]
[ "charge%2:38:00::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
in
{ "name": "in", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot", "a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite", "a state in midwestern United States", "holding office", "directed or bound inward", "currently fashionable", "...
[ "to or toward the inside of" ]
[ "in%4:02:01::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
once more
{ "name": "once_more", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anew" ] }
[ "anew" ]
[ "once_more%4:02:00::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
only
{ "name": "only", "sense_definitions_list": [ "being the only one; single and isolated from others", "exclusive of anyone or anything else", "and nothing more", "without any others being included or involved", "with nevertheless the final result", "in the final outcome", "except that", ...
[ "except that" ]
[ "only%4:02:06::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
time
{ "name": "time", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance or single occasion for some event", "a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something", "an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)", "a suitable moment", ...
[ "an instance or single occasion for some event" ]
[ "time%1:11:00::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
pacify
{ "name": "pacify", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of", "fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)" ] }
[ "cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of" ]
[ "pacify%2:37:00::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
sleeping pill
{ "name": "sleeping_pill", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)" ] }
[ "a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)" ]
[ "sleeping_pill%1:06:00::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
send
{ "name": "send", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to go somewhere", "to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place", "cause to be directed or transmitted to another place", "transport commercially", "assign to a station", "transfer", "cause to be admitted; o...
[ "cause to go somewhere" ]
[ "send%2:38:01::" ]
The old nightmare which had caused him so many wakeful hours came charging in on him once more, only this time he could n't pacify it with a sleeping pill and send it away.
away
{ "name": "away", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not present; having left", "used of an opponent's ground", "(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter", "from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)", "from one's possession", "out of the way (esp...
[ "out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)" ]
[ "away%4:02:03::" ]
How in the world did one attach a pegboard to a stone wall?
world
{ "name": "world", "sense_definitions_list": [ "everything that exists anywhere", "people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest", "all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you", "the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on", "peo...
[ "everything that exists anywhere" ]
[ "world%1:17:01::" ]
How in the world did one attach a pegboard to a stone wall?
attach
{ "name": "attach", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to be attached", "be attached; be in contact with", "become attached", "create social or emotional ties", "take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority" ] }
[ "cause to be attached" ]
[ "attach%2:35:01::" ]
How in the world did one attach a pegboard to a stone wall?
pegboard
{ "name": "pegboard", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted" ] }
[ "a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted" ]
[ "pegboard%1:06:00::" ]
How in the world did one attach a pegboard to a stone wall?
stone
{ "name": "stone", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter", "building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose", "material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust", "a crystal...
[ "building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose" ]
[ "stone%1:06:00::" ]
How in the world did one attach a pegboard to a stone wall?
wall
{ "name": "wall", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure", "anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect", "(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane)...
[ "an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure" ]
[ "wall%1:06:00::" ]
How did one attach anything to a stone wall, for that matter?
attach
{ "name": "attach", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to be attached", "be attached; be in contact with", "become attached", "create social or emotional ties", "take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority" ] }
[ "cause to be attached" ]
[ "attach%2:35:01::" ]
How did one attach anything to a stone wall, for that matter?
stone
{ "name": "stone", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter", "building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose", "material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust", "a crystal...
[ "building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose" ]
[ "stone%1:06:00::" ]
How did one attach anything to a stone wall, for that matter?
wall
{ "name": "wall", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure", "anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect", "(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane)...
[ "an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure" ]
[ "wall%1:06:00::" ]
How did one attach anything to a stone wall, for that matter?
for that matter
{ "name": "for_that_matter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "as far as that is concerned" ] }
[ "as far as that is concerned" ]
[ "for_that_matter%4:02:00::" ]
After the pegboard there would be the paneling.
pegboard
{ "name": "pegboard", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted" ] }
[ "a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted" ]
[ "pegboard%1:06:00::" ]
After the pegboard there would be the paneling.
be
{ "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 an existence, be extant" ]
[ "be%2:42:00::" ]
After the pegboard there would be the paneling.
paneling
{ "name": "paneling", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a panel or section of panels in a wall or door", "decorate with panels", "select from a list" ] }
[ "a panel or section of panels in a wall or door" ]
[ "paneling%1:06:00::" ]
He sat down on an old box and focused on the problem.
sat down
{ "name": "sit_down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take a seat", "show to a seat; assign a seat for", "be seated" ] }
[ "take a seat" ]
[ "sit_down%2:38:00::" ]
He sat down on an old box and focused on the problem.
old
{ "name": "old", "sense_definitions_list": [ "past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')", "(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age", "of long duration; not new", "(used for emphasis) very familiar", "skilled through long experi...
[ "of long duration; not new" ]
[ "old%3:00:01::" ]
He sat down on an old box and focused on the problem.
box
{ "name": "box", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid", "private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance", "the quantity contained in a box", "a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible", "a...
[ "a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid" ]
[ "box%1:06:00::" ]
He sat down on an old box and focused on the problem.
focused on
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[ "center upon" ]
[ "focus_on%2:42:00::" ]
He sat down on an old box and focused on the problem.
problem
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[ "a question raised for consideration or solution" ]
[ "problem%1:10:00::" ]
Perhaps one bored holes in the stone with some kind of an electric gadget.
Perhaps
{ "name": "perhaps", "sense_definitions_list": [ "by chance" ] }
[ "by chance" ]
[ "perhaps%4:02:00::" ]
Perhaps one bored holes in the stone with some kind of an electric gadget.
bored
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[ "make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool" ]
[ "bore%2:35:00::" ]
Perhaps one bored holes in the stone with some kind of an electric gadget.
holes
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[ "an opening deliberately made in or through something" ]
[ "hole%1:06:00::" ]
Perhaps one bored holes in the stone with some kind of an electric gadget.
stone
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[ "material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust" ]
[ "stone%1:27:00::" ]
Perhaps one bored holes in the stone with some kind of an electric gadget.
kind
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[ "a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality" ]
[ "kind%1:09:00::" ]
Perhaps one bored holes in the stone with some kind of an electric gadget.
electric
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[ "using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity" ]
[ "electric%3:01:00::" ]
Perhaps one bored holes in the stone with some kind of an electric gadget.
gadget
{ "name": "gadget", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a device or control that is very useful for a particular job" ] }
[ "a device or control that is very useful for a particular job" ]
[ "gadget%1:06:00::" ]
But then, when you stuck things into the holes, why did n't they come right out again?
then
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[ "subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)" ]
[ "then%4:02:00::" ]
But then, when you stuck things into the holes, why did n't they come right out again?
stuck
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[ "put, fix, force, or implant" ]
[ "stick%2:35:02::" ]
But then, when you stuck things into the holes, why did n't they come right out again?
things
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[ "an artifact" ]
[ "thing%1:06:00::" ]
But then, when you stuck things into the holes, why did n't they come right out again?
holes
{ "name": "hole", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an opening into or through something", "an opening deliberately made in or through something", "one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course", "an unoccupied space", "a depression hollowed out of solid matter", "a fault", "informa...
[ "an opening deliberately made in or through something" ]
[ "hole%1:06:00::" ]
But then, when you stuck things into the holes, why did n't they come right out again?
come
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[ "come off" ]
[ "come_out%2:38:06::" ]
But then, when you stuck things into the holes, why did n't they come right out again?
right
{ "name": "right", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; ; - Eleanor Roosevelt", "location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east", "the piece of g...
[ "exactly" ]
[ "right%4:02:09::" ]
But then, when you stuck things into the holes, why did n't they come right out again?
again
{ "name": "again", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anew" ] }
[ "anew" ]
[ "again%4:02:00::" ]
It all seemed rather hopeless.
seemed
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[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]
[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
It all seemed rather hopeless.
rather
{ "name": "rather", "sense_definitions_list": [ "on the contrary", "to some (great or small) extent", "more readily or willingly", "to a degree (not used with a negative)" ] }
[ "to some (great or small) extent" ]
[ "rather%4:02:04::" ]
It all seemed rather hopeless.
hopeless
{ "name": "hopeless", "sense_definitions_list": [ "without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success", "of a person unable to do something skillfully", "certain to fail", "(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform" ] }
[ "without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success" ]
[ "hopeless%3:00:00::" ]
He turned his attention to the workbench.
turned
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[ "change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense" ]
[ "turn%2:38:00::" ]
He turned his attention to the workbench.
attention
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[ "the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others" ]
[ "attention%1:09:00::" ]
He turned his attention to the workbench.
workbench
{ "name": "workbench", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic" ] }
[ "a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic" ]
[ "workbench%1:06:00::" ]
Perhaps that was the first thing to do.
Perhaps
{ "name": "perhaps", "sense_definitions_list": [ "by chance" ] }
[ "by chance" ]
[ "perhaps%4:02:00::" ]
Perhaps that was the first thing to do.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Perhaps that was the first thing to do.
first
{ "name": "first", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the first or highest in an ordering or series", "the first element in a countable series", "the time at which something is supposed to begin", "the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield...
[ "preceding all others in time or space or degree" ]
[ "first%3:00:00::" ]
Perhaps that was the first thing to do.
thing
{ "name": "thing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a special situation", "an action", "a special abstraction", "an artifact", "an event", "a vaguely specified concern", "a statement regarded as an object", "an entity that is not named specifically", "any attribute or quality conside...
[ "an action" ]
[ "thing%1:04:00::" ]
Perhaps that was the first thing to do.
do
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[ "engage in" ]
[ "do%2:41:01::" ]
A workbench had a heavy top and sturdy legs, but how did you attach sturdy legs to a heavy top so that the whole thing did n't wobble like a newborn calf and ultimately collapse when you leaned on it?
workbench
{ "name": "workbench", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic" ] }
[ "a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic" ]
[ "workbench%1:06:00::" ]
A workbench had a heavy top and sturdy legs, but how did you attach sturdy legs to a heavy top so that the whole thing did n't wobble like a newborn calf and ultimately collapse when you leaned on it?
had
{ "name": "have", "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)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...
[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]
[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
A workbench had a heavy top and sturdy legs, but how did you attach sturdy legs to a heavy top so that the whole thing did n't wobble like a newborn calf and ultimately collapse when you leaned on it?
heavy
{ "name": "heavy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an actor who plays villainous roles", "a serious (or tragic) role in a play", "of comparatively great physical weight or density", "unusually great in degree or quantity or number", "of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and mo...
[ "of comparatively great physical weight or density" ]
[ "heavy%3:00:01::" ]
A workbench had a heavy top and sturdy legs, but how did you attach sturdy legs to a heavy top so that the whole thing did n't wobble like a newborn calf and ultimately collapse when you leaned on it?
top
{ "name": "top", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the upper part of anything", "the highest or uppermost side of anything", "the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)", "the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat", "the highest level or degree attainable;...
[ "the upper part of anything" ]
[ "top%1:15:01::" ]
A workbench had a heavy top and sturdy legs, but how did you attach sturdy legs to a heavy top so that the whole thing did n't wobble like a newborn calf and ultimately collapse when you leaned on it?
sturdy
{ "name": "sturdy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships", "not making concessions", "substantially made or constructed" ] }
[ "having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships" ]
[ "sturdy%5:00:00:robust:00" ]
A workbench had a heavy top and sturdy legs, but how did you attach sturdy legs to a heavy top so that the whole thing did n't wobble like a newborn calf and ultimately collapse when you leaned on it?
legs
{ "name": "leg", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle", "a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion", "one of the supports for a piece of furniture", "...
[ "one of the supports for a piece of furniture" ]
[ "leg%1:06:01::" ]
A workbench had a heavy top and sturdy legs, but how did you attach sturdy legs to a heavy top so that the whole thing did n't wobble like a newborn calf and ultimately collapse when you leaned on it?
attach
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[ "cause to be attached" ]
[ "attach%2:35:01::" ]