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She quickly moved into cafe society, possibly easing her conscience by talking constantly of her desire to be in show business.
moved
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[ "cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense" ]
[ "move%2:38:01::" ]
She quickly moved into cafe society, possibly easing her conscience by talking constantly of her desire to be in show business.
easing
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[ "lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate" ]
[ "ease%2:29:00::" ]
She quickly moved into cafe society, possibly easing her conscience by talking constantly of her desire to be in show business.
talking
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[ "reveal information" ]
[ "talk%2:32:02::" ]
She quickly moved into cafe society, possibly easing her conscience by talking constantly of her desire to be in show business.
be
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
She seemed so anxious to go on the stage that some of her friends in the cocktail circuit set up a practical joke.
seemed
{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }
[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]
[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
She seemed so anxious to go on the stage that some of her friends in the cocktail circuit set up a practical joke.
go
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[ "change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically" ]
[ "go%2:38:00::" ]
She seemed so anxious to go on the stage that some of her friends in the cocktail circuit set up a practical joke.
set up
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[ "get ready for a particular purpose or event" ]
[ "set_up%2:30:00::" ]
An ex-fighter was introduced to her in a bar as `` Mr. Warfield, the famous producer ''.
introduced
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[ "cause to come to know personally" ]
[ "introduce%2:32:00::" ]
The phony producer asked her if she would like to be in one of his shows.
asked
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[ "inquire about" ]
[ "ask%2:32:00::" ]
The phony producer asked her if she would like to be in one of his shows.
like
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[ "prefer or wish to do something" ]
[ "like%2:37:01::" ]
The phony producer asked her if she would like to be in one of his shows.
be
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
`` I 'd love to audition for you '', she gushed.
love
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[ "get pleasure from" ]
[ "love%2:37:02::" ]
`` I 'd love to audition for you '', she gushed.
audition
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[ "perform in order to get a role" ]
[ "audition%2:36:00::" ]
`` I 'd love to audition for you '', she gushed.
gushed
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[ "praise enthusiastically" ]
[ "gush%2:32:00::" ]
The audition was held a few minutes later in somebody 's apartment.
held
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[ "organize or be responsible for" ]
[ "hold%2:36:00::" ]
She thought she had great possibilities in the ballet and wanted to show the eminent producer how well she could dance.
thought
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[ "expect, believe, or suppose" ]
[ "think%2:31:03::" ]
She thought she had great possibilities in the ballet and wanted to show the eminent producer how well she could dance.
had
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[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]
[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
She thought she had great possibilities in the ballet and wanted to show the eminent producer how well she could dance.
wanted
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[ "feel or have a desire for; want strongly" ]
[ "want%2:37:00::" ]
She thought she had great possibilities in the ballet and wanted to show the eminent producer how well she could dance.
show
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[ "provide evidence for", "give an exhibition of to an interested audience" ]
[ "show%2:32:00::", "show%2:39:02::" ]
She thought she had great possibilities in the ballet and wanted to show the eminent producer how well she could dance.
dance
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[ "move in a graceful and rhythmical way" ]
[ "dance%2:38:01::" ]
After a few minutes he said, `` I can n't use you if you dance like that.
said
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[ "express in words" ]
[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
After a few minutes he said, `` I can n't use you if you dance like that.
use
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[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]
[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
After a few minutes he said, `` I can n't use you if you dance like that.
dance
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[ "move in a graceful and rhythmical way" ]
[ "dance%2:38:01::" ]
I 'd like to see you dance nude ''.
like
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[ "prefer or wish to do something" ]
[ "like%2:37:01::" ]
I 'd like to see you dance nude ''.
see
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[ "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]
[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
I 'd like to see you dance nude ''.
dance
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[ "move in a graceful and rhythmical way" ]
[ "dance%2:38:01::" ]
She hastily complied.
complied
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[ "act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes" ]
[ "comply%2:41:00::" ]
Diane loved to dance in the nude, something she was to demonstrate time and again.
loved
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[ "get pleasure from" ]
[ "love%2:37:02::" ]
Diane loved to dance in the nude, something she was to demonstrate time and again.
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", "a party for social dancing", "move in a graceful and rhythmical way", "move in a p...
[ "move in a graceful and rhythmical way" ]
[ "dance%2:38:01::" ]
Diane loved to dance in the nude, something she was to demonstrate time and again.
demonstrate
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[ "give an exhibition of to an interested audience" ]
[ "demonstrate%2:39:01::" ]
She developed another quaint habit.
developed
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[ "gain through experience" ]
[ "develop%2:30:06::" ]
Even among the fast set in which she was moving, her method for keeping an escort from departing too early was unique.
moving
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[ "change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically" ]
[ "move%2:38:03::" ]
Even among the fast set in which she was moving, her method for keeping an escort from departing too early was unique.
keeping
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[ "retain possession of" ]
[ "keep%2:40:00::" ]
Even among the fast set in which she was moving, her method for keeping an escort from departing too early was unique.
departing
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[ "move away from a place into another direction" ]
[ "depart%2:38:04::" ]
Even among the fast set in which she was moving, her method for keeping an escort from departing too early was unique.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
When the date would try to bid her good-night at the door, she would tell him, `` If you go home now, I 'll scream ''.
try
{ "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::" ]
When the date would try to bid her good-night at the door, she would tell him, `` If you go home now, I 'll scream ''.
bid
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[ "invoke upon" ]
[ "bid%2:32:01::" ]
When the date would try to bid her good-night at the door, she would tell him, `` If you go home now, I 'll scream ''.
tell
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[ "let something be known" ]
[ "tell%2:32:00::" ]
When the date would try to bid her good-night at the door, she would tell him, `` If you go home now, I 'll scream ''.
go home
{ "name": "go_home", "sense_definitions_list": [ "return home" ] }
[ "return home" ]
[ "go_home%2:38:00::" ]
When the date would try to bid her good-night at the door, she would tell him, `` If you go home now, I 'll scream ''.
scream
{ "name": "scream", "sense_definitions_list": [ "sharp piercing cry", "a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry", "a joke that seems extremely funny", "utter a sudden loud cry", "utter or declare in a very loud voice", "make a loud, piercing sound" ] }
[ "utter a sudden loud cry" ]
[ "scream%2:32:01::" ]
More often than not he would bow to the inevitable.
bow
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[ "yield to another's wish or opinion" ]
[ "bow%2:32:01::" ]
One who needed no such threats was a French financier.
needed
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[ "require as useful, just, or proper" ]
[ "need%2:42:00::" ]
One who needed no such threats was a French financier.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
One of the blonde 's yearnings that he satisfied was for travel.
satisfied
{ "name": "satisfy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "meet the requirements or expectations of", "make happy or satisfied", "fill or meet a want or need" ] }
[ "meet the requirements or expectations of" ]
[ "satisfy%2:42:00::" ]
She wanted to go around the world, but she settled for a French holiday.
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::" ]
She wanted to go around the world, but she settled for a French holiday.
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...
[ "change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically" ]
[ "go%2:38:00::" ]
She wanted to go around the world, but she settled for a French holiday.
settled
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[ "come to terms" ]
[ "settle%2:32:02::" ]
In an anonymous interview with a French newspaper the financier told of spending several months with her.
told
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[ "narrate or give a detailed account of" ]
[ "tell%2:32:01::" ]
In an anonymous interview with a French newspaper the financier told of spending several months with her.
spending
{ "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::" ]
`` Then she went to Deauville where she met a member of a powerful Greek syndicate of gamblers ''.
went
{ "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...
[ "change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically" ]
[ "go%2:38:00::" ]
`` Then she went to Deauville where she met a member of a powerful Greek syndicate of gamblers ''.
met
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[ "come together" ]
[ "meet%2:38:01::" ]
The Greek evidently fell for her, `` Monsieur X '' recounted, and to clinch what he thought was an affair in the making he gave her 100000 francs ( about $ 300 ) and led her to the roulette tables.
fell for
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[ "fall in love with; become infatuated with" ]
[ "fall_for%2:37:00::" ]
The Greek evidently fell for her, `` Monsieur X '' recounted, and to clinch what he thought was an affair in the making he gave her 100000 francs ( about $ 300 ) and led her to the roulette tables.
recounted
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[ "narrate or give a detailed account of" ]
[ "recount%2:32:00::" ]
The Greek evidently fell for her, `` Monsieur X '' recounted, and to clinch what he thought was an affair in the making he gave her 100000 francs ( about $ 300 ) and led her to the roulette tables.
clinch
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[ "secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts" ]
[ "clinch%2:35:01::" ]
The Greek evidently fell for her, `` Monsieur X '' recounted, and to clinch what he thought was an affair in the making he gave her 100000 francs ( about $ 300 ) and led her to the roulette tables.
thought
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[ "expect, believe, or suppose" ]
[ "think%2:31:03::" ]
The Greek evidently fell for her, `` Monsieur X '' recounted, and to clinch what he thought was an affair in the making he gave her 100000 francs ( about $ 300 ) and led her to the roulette tables.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The Greek evidently fell for her, `` Monsieur X '' recounted, and to clinch what he thought was an affair in the making he gave her 100000 francs ( about $ 300 ) and led her to the roulette tables.
making
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[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]
[ "make%2:36:00::" ]
The Greek evidently fell for her, `` Monsieur X '' recounted, and to clinch what he thought was an affair in the making he gave her 100000 francs ( about $ 300 ) and led her to the roulette tables.
gave
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[ "give%2:40:00::" ]
The Greek evidently fell for her, `` Monsieur X '' recounted, and to clinch what he thought was an affair in the making he gave her 100000 francs ( about $ 300 ) and led her to the roulette tables.
led
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[ "lead%2:38:01::" ]
She could do no wrong at the tables that time.
do
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[ "engage in" ]
[ "do%2:41:01::" ]
And in short order the croupier had pushed several million francs her way.
pushed
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[ "move with force," ]
[ "push%2:38:00::" ]
Smarter than most gamblers, she slipped away from the casino, packed her bag and took the night train to Paris.
slipped away
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[ "leave furtively and stealthily" ]
[ "slip_away%2:38:01::" ]
Smarter than most gamblers, she slipped away from the casino, packed her bag and took the night train to Paris.
packed
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[ "arrange in a container" ]
[ "pack%2:35:00::" ]
Smarter than most gamblers, she slipped away from the casino, packed her bag and took the night train to Paris.
took
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[ "travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route" ]
[ "take%2:38:02::" ]
No one ever learned what happened to the Greek.
learned
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[ "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally" ]
[ "learn%2:31:01::" ]
No one ever learned what happened to the Greek.
happened
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[ "come to pass" ]
[ "happen%2:30:00::" ]
The luxury of Paris ' most fashionable hotel, the George 5,, bored the beautifully-built blonde, so she high-tailed it to Rome.
bored
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[ "cause to be bored" ]
[ "bore%2:37:00::" ]
The luxury of Paris ' most fashionable hotel, the George 5,, bored the beautifully-built blonde, so she high-tailed it to Rome.
high-tailed
{ "name": "high-tail", "sense_definitions_list": [ "retreat at full speed" ] }
[ "retreat at full speed" ]
[ "high-tail%2:38:00::" ]
She teamed up with another beauty, whose name has been lost to history, and commenced with some fiddling that would have made Nero envious.
teamed up
{ "name": "team_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "form a team" ] }
[ "form a team" ]
[ "team_up%2:33:00::" ]
She teamed up with another beauty, whose name has been lost to history, and commenced with some fiddling that would have made Nero envious.
lost
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[ "fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense" ]
[ "lose%2:40:02::" ]
She teamed up with another beauty, whose name has been lost to history, and commenced with some fiddling that would have made Nero envious.
commenced
{ "name": "commence", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action", "set in motion, cause to start", "get off the ground" ] }
[ "set in motion, cause to start" ]
[ "commence%2:30:01::" ]
She teamed up with another beauty, whose name has been lost to history, and commenced with some fiddling that would have made Nero envious.
made
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[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
To climax her Roman revels, she was thrown out of the swanky Hotel Excelsior after she had run naked through its marble halls screaming for help.
climax
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[ "end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage" ]
[ "climax%2:30:00::" ]
To climax her Roman revels, she was thrown out of the swanky Hotel Excelsior after she had run naked through its marble halls screaming for help.
thrown out
{ "name": "throw_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "force to leave or move out", "throw or cast away", "remove from a position or office", "bring forward for consideration or acceptance", "cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration" ] }
[ "force to leave or move out" ]
[ "throw_out%2:41:01::" ]
To climax her Roman revels, she was thrown out of the swanky Hotel Excelsior after she had run naked through its marble halls screaming for help.
run
{ "name": "run", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely", "the act of testing something", "a race run on foot", "an unbroken series of events", "(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the o...
[ "move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time" ]
[ "run%2:38:00::" ]
To climax her Roman revels, she was thrown out of the swanky Hotel Excelsior after she had run naked through its marble halls screaming for help.
screaming
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[ "utter a sudden loud cry" ]
[ "scream%2:32:01::" ]
It was a rugged finish for what must have been a very interesting night.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It was a rugged finish for what must have been a very interesting night.
been
{ "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::" ]
Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental.
described
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[ "to give an account or representation of in words" ]
[ "describe%2:32:01::" ]
`` There had been a threesome at the party in the suite 's bedroom : Miss Harrington ( this was Diane 's choice for a Roman name ), another woman who has figured in other very interesting events and one of your well-known American actors.
been
{ "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::" ]
`` There had been a threesome at the party in the suite 's bedroom : Miss Harrington ( this was Diane 's choice for a Roman name ), another woman who has figured in other very interesting events and one of your well-known American actors.
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::" ]
`` There had been a threesome at the party in the suite 's bedroom : Miss Harrington ( this was Diane 's choice for a Roman name ), another woman who has figured in other very interesting events and one of your well-known American actors.
figured
{ "name": "figure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a diagram or picture illustrating textual material", "alternative names for the body of a human being", "one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration", "a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)", "a well-known or nota...
[ "be or play a part of or in" ]
[ "figure%2:42:00::" ]
`` The actor had had much to drink and apparently became very violent.
had
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[ "serve oneself to, or consume regularly" ]
[ "have%2:34:00::" ]
`` The actor had had much to drink and apparently became very violent.
drink
{ "name": "drink", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a single serving of a beverage", "the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess", "any liquid suitable for drinking", "any large deep body of water", "the act of swallowing", "take in liquids", "consume alcohol", "propose a toast to...
[ "consume alcohol" ]
[ "drink%2:34:01::" ]
`` The actor had had much to drink and apparently became very violent.
became
{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }
[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]
[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
The hotel staff, as well as residents of the Excelsior, told us they saw that both ladies were bleeding from scratches as they were seen fleeing down the hall.
told
{ "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...
[ "narrate or give a detailed account of" ]
[ "tell%2:32:01::" ]
The hotel staff, as well as residents of the Excelsior, told us they saw that both ladies were bleeding from scratches as they were seen fleeing down the hall.
saw
{ "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", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...
[ "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]
[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
The hotel staff, as well as residents of the Excelsior, told us they saw that both ladies were bleeding from scratches as they were seen fleeing down the hall.
bleeding
{ "name": "bleed", "sense_definitions_list": [ "lose blood from one's body", "draw blood", "get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone", "be diffused", "drain of liquid or steam" ] }
[ "lose blood from one's body" ]
[ "bleed%2:29:00::" ]
The hotel staff, as well as residents of the Excelsior, told us they saw that both ladies were bleeding from scratches as they were seen fleeing down the hall.
seen
{ "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", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...
[ "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]
[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
The hotel staff, as well as residents of the Excelsior, told us they saw that both ladies were bleeding from scratches as they were seen fleeing down the hall.
fleeing
{ "name": "flee", "sense_definitions_list": [ "run away quickly" ] }
[ "run away quickly" ]
[ "flee%2:38:00::" ]
`` They were wearing nothing but their scratches.
wearing
{ "name": "wear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "impairment resulting from long use", "a covering designed to be worn on a person's body", "the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment", "be dressed in", "have on one's person", "have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's ...
[ "be dressed in" ]
[ "wear%2:29:00::" ]
They were asked to leave the hotel.
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...
[ "make a request or demand for something to somebody" ]
[ "ask%2:32:01::" ]
They were asked to leave the hotel.
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", "go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness", "act or be so ...
[ "go away from a place" ]
[ "leave%2:38:01::" ]
No charges were filed ''.
filed
{ "name": "file", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together", "a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other", "office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order", "a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on som...
[ "record in a public office or in a court of law" ]
[ "file%2:32:02::" ]
The girls, after dressing, were indignant.
dressing
{ "name": "dress", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice", "clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion", "clothing in general", "put on clothes", "provide with clothes or put clothes on", "put a finish on", "dress in a certai...
[ "put on clothes" ]
[ "dress%2:29:00::" ]
The girls, after dressing, were indignant.
were
{ "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::" ]
`` You can n't do this to us '', Diane screamed.
do
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[ "engage in" ]
[ "do%2:41:01::" ]
`` You can n't do this to us '', Diane screamed.
screamed
{ "name": "scream", "sense_definitions_list": [ "sharp piercing cry", "a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry", "a joke that seems extremely funny", "utter a sudden loud cry", "utter or declare in a very loud voice", "make a loud, piercing sound" ] }
[ "utter a sudden loud cry" ]
[ "scream%2:32:01::" ]
`` We are Americans ''.
are
{ "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...
[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
In the morning she found rooms directly across from the Excelsior at the equally luxurious Hotel Ambassador.
found
{ "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", ...
[ "get something or somebody for a specific purpose" ]
[ "find%2:40:01::" ]