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The trouble was at least partly Juet 's doing.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The trouble was at least partly Juet 's doing.
at least
{ "name": "at_least", "sense_definitions_list": [ "if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)", "not less than" ] }
[ "if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)" ]
[ "at_least%4:02:01::" ]
The trouble was at least partly Juet 's doing.
partly
{ "name": "partly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in part; in some degree; not wholly" ] }
[ "in part; in some degree; not wholly" ]
[ "partly%4:02:00::" ]
The trouble was at least partly Juet 's doing.
Juet
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
For weeks he had been saying that Hudson 's idea of sailing through to Java was absurd.
weeks
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[ "any period of seven consecutive days" ]
[ "week%1:28:00::" ]
For weeks he had been saying that Hudson 's idea of sailing through to Java was absurd.
saying
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[ "express in words" ]
[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
For weeks he had been saying that Hudson 's idea of sailing through to Java was absurd.
Hudson
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
For weeks he had been saying that Hudson 's idea of sailing through to Java was absurd.
idea
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[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]
[ "idea%1:09:00::" ]
For weeks he had been saying that Hudson 's idea of sailing through to Java was absurd.
sailing
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[ "traverse or travel on (a body of water)" ]
[ "sail%2:38:03::" ]
For weeks he had been saying that Hudson 's idea of sailing through to Java was absurd.
through
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[ "over the whole distance" ]
[ "through%4:02:01::" ]
For weeks he had been saying that Hudson 's idea of sailing through to Java was absurd.
Java
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[ "an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions" ]
[ "java%1:15:00::" ]
For weeks he had been saying that Hudson 's idea of sailing through to Java was absurd.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
For weeks he had been saying that Hudson 's idea of sailing through to Java was absurd.
absurd
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[ "incongruous;inviting ridicule", "inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; - Walter Lippman" ]
[ "absurd%5:00:00:foolish:00", "absurd%5:00:00:illogical:00" ]
The great, crushing ice masses coming into view made him sound like the voice of pure reason.
great
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[ "relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind" ]
[ "great%5:00:01:large:00" ]
The great, crushing ice masses coming into view made him sound like the voice of pure reason.
crushing
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[ "physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination" ]
[ "crushing%5:00:00:destructive:00" ]
The great, crushing ice masses coming into view made him sound like the voice of pure reason.
ice
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[ "water frozen in the solid state" ]
[ "ice%1:27:00::" ]
The great, crushing ice masses coming into view made him sound like the voice of pure reason.
masses
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[ "a body of matter without definite shape" ]
[ "mass%1:17:00::" ]
The great, crushing ice masses coming into view made him sound like the voice of pure reason.
coming
{ "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 great, crushing ice masses coming into view made him sound like the voice of pure reason.
view
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[ "the range of the eye" ]
[ "view%1:15:00::" ]
The great, crushing ice masses coming into view made him sound like the voice of pure reason.
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 certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
The great, crushing ice masses coming into view made him sound like the voice of pure reason.
sound
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[ "appear in a certain way" ]
[ "sound%2:39:06::" ]
The great, crushing ice masses coming into view made him sound like the voice of pure reason.
voice
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[ "expressing in coherent verbal form" ]
[ "voice%1:10:01::" ]
The great, crushing ice masses coming into view made him sound like the voice of pure reason.
pure
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[ "free of extraneous elements of any kind" ]
[ "pure%3:00:02::" ]
The great, crushing ice masses coming into view made him sound like the voice of pure reason.
reason
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[ "the state of having good sense and sound judgment" ]
[ "reason%1:26:00::" ]
A group of sailors announced to Hudson that they would sail no farther.
group
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[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
A group of sailors announced to Hudson that they would sail no farther.
sailors
{ "name": "sailor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any member of a ship's crew", "a serviceman in the navy", "a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown" ] }
[ "any member of a ship's crew" ]
[ "sailor%1:18:00::" ]
A group of sailors announced to Hudson that they would sail no farther.
announced
{ "name": "announce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make known; make an announcement", "announce publicly or officially", "give the names of", "foreshadow or presage" ] }
[ "make known; make an announcement" ]
[ "announce%2:32:00::" ]
A group of sailors announced to Hudson that they would sail no farther.
Hudson
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
A group of sailors announced to Hudson that they would sail no farther.
sail
{ "name": "sail", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel", "an ocean trip taken for pleasure", "any structure that resembles a sail", "traverse or travel on (a body of water)", "move with sweeping, ef...
[ "traverse or travel on (a body of water)" ]
[ "sail%2:38:03::" ]
A group of sailors announced to Hudson that they would sail no farther.
farther
{ "name": "far", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again", "located at a great distance in time or space or degree", "being of a considerable distance or length", "being the animal or vehicle ...
[ "at or to or from a great distance in space" ]
[ "far%4:02:00::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
Instead
{ "name": "instead", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in place of, or as an alternative to", "on the contrary" ] }
[ "in place of, or as an alternative to" ]
[ "instead%4:02:00::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
quelling
{ "name": "quell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "suppress or crush completely", "overcome or allay" ] }
[ "suppress or crush completely" ]
[ "quell%2:30:00::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
dissension
{ "name": "dissension", "sense_definitions_list": [ "disagreement among those expected to cooperate", "a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters" ] }
[ "disagreement among those expected to cooperate" ]
[ "dissension%1:10:00::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
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::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
captains
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[ "an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship" ]
[ "captain%1:18:03::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
era
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[ "a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event" ]
[ "era%1:28:00::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
done
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[ "engage in" ]
[ "do%2:41:01::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
Sir Francis Drake
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
lopped
{ "name": "lop_off", "sense_definitions_list": [ "remove by or as if by cutting" ] }
[ "remove by or as if by cutting" ]
[ "lop_off%2:35:00::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
man
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[ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)" ]
[ "man%1:18:00::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
head
{ "name": "head", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains", "a single domestic animal", "that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason", "a person who is in cha...
[ "the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains" ]
[ "head%1:08:00::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
similar
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[ "marked by correspondence or resemblance" ]
[ "similar%3:00:00::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
circumstances
{ "name": "circumstance", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity", "the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event", "information that should be kept in mind when making a decision", "formal ceremony about important occasi...
[ "a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity" ]
[ "circumstance%1:26:01::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
Hudson
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
decided
{ "name": "decide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something", "bring to an end; settle conclusively", "cause to decide", "influence or determine" ] }
[ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something" ]
[ "decide%2:31:00::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
be
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man 's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.
reasonable
{ "name": "reasonable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "showing reason or sound judgment", "not excessive or extreme", "marked by sound judgment" ] }
[ "showing reason or sound judgment" ]
[ "reasonable%3:00:00::" ]
He went to his cabin and emerged carrying a large chart, which he set up in view of the crew.
cabin
{ "name": "cabin", "sense_definitions_list": [ "small room on a ship or boat where people sleep", "a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area", "the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried", "confine to a small space, such as a cabin" ] }
[ "small room on a ship or boat where people sleep" ]
[ "cabin%1:06:01::" ]
He went to his cabin and emerged carrying a large chart, which he set up in view of the crew.
emerged
{ "name": "emerge", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come out into view, as from concealment", "come out of", "become known or apparent", "come up to the surface of or rise", "happen or occur as a result of something" ] }
[ "come out of" ]
[ "emerge%2:30:02::" ]
He went to his cabin and emerged carrying a large chart, which he set up in view of the crew.
carrying
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[ "move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body" ]
[ "carry%2:35:02::" ]
He went to his cabin and emerged carrying a large chart, which he set up in view of the crew.
large
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[ "above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent" ]
[ "large%3:00:00::" ]
He went to his cabin and emerged carrying a large chart, which he set up in view of the crew.
chart
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[ "a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea" ]
[ "chart%1:06:00::" ]
He went to his cabin and emerged carrying a large chart, which he set up in view of the crew.
set up
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[ "put into a proper or systematic order" ]
[ "set_up%2:35:00::" ]
He went to his cabin and emerged carrying a large chart, which he set up in view of the crew.
crew
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[ "the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)" ]
[ "crew%1:14:01::" ]
Patiently, he explained what he knew about their course and their objectives.
Patiently
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[ "with patience; in a patient manner" ]
[ "patiently%4:02:00::" ]
Patiently, he explained what he knew about their course and their objectives.
explained
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[ "make plain and comprehensible" ]
[ "explain%2:32:00::" ]
Patiently, he explained what he knew about their course and their objectives.
knew
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[ "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about" ]
[ "know%2:31:01::" ]
Patiently, he explained what he knew about their course and their objectives.
course
{ "name": "course", "sense_definitions_list": [ "education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings", "a connected series of events or actions or developments", "general line of orientation", "a mode of action", "a line or route along which something travels or moves", "a body of students...
[ "a line or route along which something travels or moves" ]
[ "course%1:17:00::" ]
Patiently, he explained what he knew about their course and their objectives.
objectives
{ "name": "objective", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)", "the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed", "undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena", ...
[ "the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)" ]
[ "objective%1:09:00::" ]
When Hudson had finished, the `` town meeting '' broke down into a general, wordy argument.
Hudson
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
When Hudson had finished, the `` town meeting '' broke down into a general, wordy argument.
finished
{ "name": "finish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)", "the temporal end; the concluding time", "a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; ; ; --Joseph Conrad", "the pl...
[ "come or bring to a finish or an end" ]
[ "finish%2:30:02::" ]
When Hudson had finished, the `` town meeting '' broke down into a general, wordy argument.
town meeting
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[ "a meeting of the inhabitants of a town" ]
[ "town_meeting%1:14:01::" ]
When Hudson had finished, the `` town meeting '' broke down into a general, wordy argument.
broke down
{ "name": "break_down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make ineffective", "make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features", "lose control of one's emotions", "stop operating or functioning", "fall apart", "cause to fall or collapse",...
[ "fall apart" ]
[ "break_down%2:38:00::" ]
When Hudson had finished, the `` town meeting '' broke down into a general, wordy argument.
general
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[ "applying to all or most members of a category or group" ]
[ "general%3:00:00::" ]
When Hudson had finished, the `` town meeting '' broke down into a general, wordy argument.
argument
{ "name": "argument", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true", "a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement", "a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal", "a summary of the s...
[ "a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement" ]
[ "argument%1:10:03::" ]
One man remarked that if he had a hundred pounds, he would give ninety of them to be back in England.
man
{ "name": "man", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)", "someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force", "the generic use of the word to refer to any human being", "any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized b...
[ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)" ]
[ "man%1:18:00::" ]
One man remarked that if he had a hundred pounds, he would give ninety of them to be back in England.
remarked
{ "name": "remark", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information", "explicit notice", "make mention of", "make or write a comment on" ] }
[ "make mention of" ]
[ "remark%2:32:00::" ]
One man remarked that if he had a hundred pounds, he would give ninety of them to be back in England.
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::" ]
One man remarked that if he had a hundred pounds, he would give ninety of them to be back in England.
pounds
{ "name": "pound", "sense_definitions_list": [ "16 ounces avoirdupois", "the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence", "a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy", "the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters", "the basic unit of money ...
[ "the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence" ]
[ "pound%1:23:01::" ]
One man remarked that if he had a hundred pounds, he would give ninety of them to be back in England.
give
{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...
[ "endure the loss of" ]
[ "give%2:40:10::" ]
One man remarked that if he had a hundred pounds, he would give ninety of them to be back in England.
ninety
{ "name": "ninety", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine", "being ten more than eighty" ] }
[ "being ten more than eighty" ]
[ "ninety%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
One man remarked that if he had a hundred pounds, he would give ninety of them to be back in England.
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::" ]
One man remarked that if he had a hundred pounds, he would give ninety of them to be back in England.
back
{ "name": "back", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine", "the side that goes last or is not normally seen", "the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer", "(football) a person who plays in the backfield", ...
[ "in or to or toward a former location" ]
[ "back%4:02:04::" ]
One man remarked that if he had a hundred pounds, he would give ninety of them to be back in England.
England
{ "name": "england", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a division of the United Kingdom" ] }
[ "a division of the United Kingdom" ]
[ "england%1:15:00::" ]
Up spoke carpenter Staffe, who said he would n't give ten pounds to be home.
spoke
{ "name": "speak", "sense_definitions_list": [ "express in speech", "exchange thoughts; talk with", "use language", "give a speech to", "make a characteristic or natural sound" ] }
[ "express in speech" ]
[ "speak%2:32:00::" ]
Up spoke carpenter Staffe, who said he would n't give ten pounds to be home.
carpenter
{ "name": "carpenter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects", "work as a carpenter" ] }
[ "a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects" ]
[ "carpenter%1:18:00::" ]
Up spoke carpenter Staffe, who said he would n't give ten pounds to be home.
Staffe
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Up spoke carpenter Staffe, who said he would n't give ten pounds to be home.
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", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...
[ "express in words" ]
[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
Up spoke carpenter Staffe, who said he would n't give ten pounds to be home.
give
{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...
[ "endure the loss of" ]
[ "give%2:40:10::" ]
Up spoke carpenter Staffe, who said he would n't give ten pounds to be home.
ten
{ "name": "ten", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system", "one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face", "being one more than nine" ] }
[ "being one more than nine" ]
[ "ten%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
Up spoke carpenter Staffe, who said he would n't give ten pounds to be home.
pounds
{ "name": "pound", "sense_definitions_list": [ "16 ounces avoirdupois", "the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence", "a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy", "the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters", "the basic unit of money ...
[ "the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence" ]
[ "pound%1:23:01::" ]
Up spoke carpenter Staffe, who said he would n't give ten pounds to be home.
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::" ]
Up spoke carpenter Staffe, who said he would n't give ten pounds to be home.
home
{ "name": "home", "sense_definitions_list": [ "where you live at a particular time", "housing that someone is living in", "the country or state or city where you live", "(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score", "...
[ "at or to or in the direction of one's home or family" ]
[ "home%4:02:01::" ]
The statement was effective.
statement
{ "name": "statement", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc", "a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true", "(music) the presentation of a musical theme", "a nonverbal message",...
[ "a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc" ]
[ "statement%1:10:00::" ]
The statement was effective.
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::" ]
The statement was effective.
effective
{ "name": "effective", "sense_definitions_list": [ "producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; -LewisMumford", "able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; -G.B.Shaw", "works well as a means or remedy", "exerting force or influence", "existing in...
[ "producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; -LewisMumford" ]
[ "effective%3:00:00::" ]
The meeting broke up.
meeting
{ "name": "meeting", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a formally arranged gathering", "a small informal social gathering", "a casual or unexpected convergence", "the social act of assembling for some common purpose", "the act of joining together as one", "a place where things merge or flow toget...
[ "a formally arranged gathering" ]
[ "meeting%1:14:00::" ]
The meeting broke up.
broke up
{ "name": "break_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to cause to separate and go in different directions", "discontinue an association or relation; go different ways", "come apart", "break violently or noisily; smash", "make a break in", "cause to go into a solution", "suffer a nervous bre...
[ "come apart" ]
[ "break_up%2:38:00::" ]
Hudson was free to sail on.
Hudson
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Hudson was free to sail on.
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::" ]
Hudson was free to sail on.
free
{ "name": "free", "sense_definitions_list": [ "people who are free", "grant freedom to; free from confinement", "relieve from", "remove or force out from a position", "grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to", "make (information) available for publication", "free from ...
[ "able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint" ]
[ "free%3:00:00::" ]
Hudson was free to sail on.
sail
{ "name": "sail", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel", "an ocean trip taken for pleasure", "any structure that resembles a sail", "traverse or travel on (a body of water)", "move with sweeping, ef...
[ "traverse or travel on (a body of water)" ]
[ "sail%2:38:03::" ]
Hudson was free to sail on.
on
{ "name": "on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in operation or operational", "(of events) planned or scheduled", "with a forward motion", "indicates continuity or persistence or concentration", "in a state required for something to function or be effective" ] }
[ "with a forward motion" ]
[ "on%4:02:00::" ]
All through July the Discovery picked her way along the 450 - mile long strait, avoiding ice and rocky islands.
July
{ "name": "july", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the month following June and preceding August" ] }
[ "the month following June and preceding August" ]
[ "july%1:28:00::" ]
All through July the Discovery picked her way along the 450 - mile long strait, avoiding ice and rocky islands.
picked
{ "name": "pick", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the person or thing chosen or selected", "the quantity of a crop that is harvested", "the best people or things in a group", "the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving", "a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a string...
[ "select carefully from a group" ]
[ "pick%2:31:00::" ]
All through July the Discovery picked her way along the 450 - mile long strait, avoiding ice and rocky islands.
way
{ "name": "way", "sense_definitions_list": [ "how something is done or how it happens", "how a result is obtained or an end is achieved", "a line leading to a place or point", "the condition of things generally", "a course of conduct", "any artifact consisting of a road or path affording pas...
[ "any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another" ]
[ "way%1:06:00::" ]
All through July the Discovery picked her way along the 450 - mile long strait, avoiding ice and rocky islands.
mile
{ "name": "mile", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters", "a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude", "a large distance", "a former Britis...
[ "a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters" ]
[ "mile%1:23:01::" ]
All through July the Discovery picked her way along the 450 - mile long strait, avoiding ice and rocky islands.
long
{ "name": "long", "sense_definitions_list": [ "desire strongly or persistently", "primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified", "primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatia...
[ "primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified" ]
[ "long%3:00:01::" ]
All through July the Discovery picked her way along the 450 - mile long strait, avoiding ice and rocky islands.
strait
{ "name": "strait", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water", "a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs", "narrow" ] }
[ "a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water" ]
[ "strait%1:17:00::" ]
All through July the Discovery picked her way along the 450 - mile long strait, avoiding ice and rocky islands.
avoiding
{ "name": "avoid", "sense_definitions_list": [ "stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something", "prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening", "refrain from doing something", "refrain from certain foods or beverages", "declare invalid" ] }
[ "stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something" ]
[ "avoid%2:32:00::" ]