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The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	various	{ "name": "various", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity", "considered individually", "distinctly dissimilar or unlike", "having great diversity or variety" ] }	[ "considered individually" ]	[ "various%5:00:00:individual:00" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	interest	{ "name": "interest", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something", "a reason for wanting something done", "the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)", "a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a p...	[ "(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims" ]	[ "interest%1:14:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	groups	{ "name": "group", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit", "(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule", "a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse", "arra...	[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]	[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	control	{ "name": "control", "sense_definitions_list": [ "power to direct or determine", "a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another", "(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc", "a standard against which other conditions can be compared ...	[ "exercise authoritative control or power over" ]	[ "control%2:41:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	influence	{ "name": "influence", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc", "causing something without any direct or apparent effort", "a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do", "the effect of one thing (or person) on anothe...	[ "have and exert influence or effect" ]	[ "influence%2:41:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	decisions	{ "name": "decision", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of making up your mind about something", "a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration", "(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred", "the outcome of a game or contest", "the trait of resoluteness as...	[ "the act of making up your mind about something" ]	[ "decision%1:04:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	particularly	{ "name": "particularly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common", "specifically or especially distinguished from others", "uniquely or characteristically; ; ; - John Knowles" ] }	[ "to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common" ]	[ "particularly%4:02:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	taken	{ "name": "take", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property", "the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption", "carry out", "require (time or space)", "take somebody somewhere", "get into ...	[ "interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression" ]	[ "take%2:31:07::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	conjunction	{ "name": "conjunction", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the temporal property of two things happening at the same time", "the state of being joined together", "an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences", "the grammatical relation between linguistic un...	[ "the state of being joined together" ]	[ "conjunction%1:26:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	impact	{ "name": "impact", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the striking of one body against another", "a forceful consequence; a strong effect", "influencing strongly", "the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat", "press or wedge together; pack together", "have an effect up...	[ "a forceful consequence; a strong effect" ]	[ "impact%1:19:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	industrialization	{ "name": "industrialization", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the development of industry on an extensive scale" ] }	[ "the development of industry on an extensive scale" ]	[ "industrialization%1:04:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	led	{ "name": "lead", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an advantage held by a competitor in a race", "a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey", "evidence pointing to a possible solution", "a position of leadership (especially in the phr...	[ "have as a result or residue" ]	[ "lead%2:42:04::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	concentration	{ "name": "concentration", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume", "the spatial property of being crowded together", "strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material", "increase in den...	[ "increase in density" ]	[ "concentration%1:11:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	attention	{ "name": "attention", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others", "the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something", "a general interest that leads people to want to know more...	[ "the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others" ]	[ "attention%1:09:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	legislative	{ "name": "legislative", "sense_definitions_list": [ "relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature", "of or relating to or created by legislation" ] }	[ "relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature" ]	[ "legislative%3:01:01::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	power	{ "name": "power", "sense_definitions_list": [ "possession of controlling influence", "(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)", "possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done", "(of a government or government o...	[ "one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority" ]	[ "power%1:18:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	means	{ "name": "means", "sense_definitions_list": [ "how a result is obtained or an end is achieved", "an instrumentality for accomplishing some end", "considerable capital (wealth or income)", "an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n", ...	[ "how a result is obtained or an end is achieved" ]	[ "means%1:04:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	policy	{ "name": "policy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group", "a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government", "written contract or certificate of insurance" ] }	[ "a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government" ]	[ "policy%1:10:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	formulated	{ "name": "formulate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses", "come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort", "put into words or an expression", "prepare according to a formula" ] }	[ "come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort" ]	[ "formulate%2:36:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	enforced	{ "name": "enforce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "ensure observance of laws and rules", "compel to behave in a certain way" ] }	[ "ensure observance of laws and rules" ]	[ "enforce%2:41:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	law	{ "name": "law", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the collection of rules imposed by authority", "legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity", "a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society", "a generalization t...	[ "the collection of rules imposed by authority" ]	[ "law%1:14:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	bureaucratic	{ "name": "bureaucratic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy" ] }	[ "of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy" ]	[ "bureaucratic%3:01:00::" ]
The efforts of various interest groups to control or influence governmental decisions, particularly when taken in conjunction with the impact of industrialization, led to a concentration of attention on the legislative power and the means whereby policy could be formulated and enforced as law through bureaucratic insti...	institutions	{ "name": "institution", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an organization founded and united for a specific purpose", "an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated", "a custom that for a long time has been an important fe...	[ "an organization founded and united for a specific purpose" ]	[ "institution%1:14:00::" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	Law	{ "name": "law", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the collection of rules imposed by authority", "legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity", "a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society", "a generalization t...	[ "the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system" ]	[ "law%1:04:00::" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	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" ] }	[ "undergo a change or development" ]	[ "become%2:42:01::" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	conscious	{ "name": "conscious", "sense_definitions_list": [ "intentionally conceived", "knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts", "(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; ; ; - Thomas Hardy" ] }	[ "intentionally conceived" ]	[ "conscious%5:00:00:intended:00" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	process	{ "name": "process", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a particular course of action intended to achieve a result", "(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents", "a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in...	[ "a particular course of action intended to achieve a result" ]	[ "process%1:04:00::" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	more	{ "name": "more", "sense_definitions_list": [ "English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state", "(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or ex...	[ "(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree" ]	[ "more%3:00:01::" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	simply	{ "name": "simply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "and nothing more", "absolutely", "absolutely; altogether; really", "in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment" ] }	[ "and nothing more" ]	[ "simply%4:02:00::" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	doing	{ "name": "do", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an uproarious party", "the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization", "doctor's degree in osteopathy", "engage in", "carry out or perform an action", "get (something) done", "proceed or get along", "give ris...	[ "give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally" ]	[ "do%2:36:02::" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	justice	{ "name": "justice", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of being just or fair", "judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments", "a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice", "the United States federal dep...	[ "the quality of being just or fair" ]	[ "justice%1:07:00::" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	local	{ "name": "local", "sense_definitions_list": [ "public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops", "anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body", "relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger...	[ "relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area" ]	[ "local%3:00:01::" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	customs	{ "name": "custom", "sense_definitions_list": [ "accepted or habitual practice", "a specific practice of long standing", "money collected under a tariff", "habitual patronage", "made according to the specifications of an individual" ] }	[ "accepted or habitual practice" ]	[ "custom%1:04:00::" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	common	{ "name": "common", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area", "belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public", "having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual", "common t...	[ "belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public" ]	[ "common%3:00:02::" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	morality	{ "name": "morality", "sense_definitions_list": [ "concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct", "motivation based on ideas of right and wrong" ] }	[ "motivation based on ideas of right and wrong" ]	[ "morality%1:16:00::" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	applicable	{ "name": "applicable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "capable of being applied; having relevance" ] }	[ "capable of being applied; having relevance" ]	[ "applicable%5:00:00:relevant:00" ]
Law became a conscious process, something more than simply doing justice and looking to local customs and a common morality for applicable norms.	norms	{ "name": "norm", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical", "a statistic describing the location of a distribution" ] }	[ "a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical" ]	[ "norm%1:24:00::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	Particularly	{ "name": "particularly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common", "specifically or especially distinguished from others", "uniquely or characteristically; ; ; - John Knowles" ] }	[ "to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common" ]	[ "particularly%4:02:00::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	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::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	true	{ "name": "true", "sense_definitions_list": [ "proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment", "make level, square, balanced, or concentric", "consistent with fact or reality; not false; ; - B. Russell", "accurately placed or thrown", "devoted (some...	[ "consistent with fact or reality; not false; ; - B. Russell" ]	[ "true%3:00:00::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	norms	{ "name": "norm", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical", "a statistic describing the location of a distribution" ] }	[ "a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical" ]	[ "norm%1:24:00::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	previously	{ "name": "previously", "sense_definitions_list": [ "at an earlier time or formerly" ] }	[ "at an earlier time or formerly" ]	[ "previously%4:02:00::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	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::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	no longer	{ "name": "no_longer", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not now" ] }	[ "not now" ]	[ "no_longer%4:02:00::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	satisfactory	{ "name": "satisfactory", "sense_definitions_list": [ "giving satisfaction", "meeting requirements" ] }	[ "giving satisfaction" ]	[ "satisfactory%3:00:00::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	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::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	customs	{ "name": "custom", "sense_definitions_list": [ "accepted or habitual practice", "a specific practice of long standing", "money collected under a tariff", "habitual patronage", "made according to the specifications of an individual" ] }	[ "accepted or habitual practice" ]	[ "custom%1:04:00::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	rapidly	{ "name": "rapidly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "with rapid movements" ] }	[ "with rapid movements" ]	[ "rapidly%4:02:00::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	changing	{ "name": "change", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another", "a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event", "the action of changing something", "the result of alteration or modificat...	[ "undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature" ]	[ "change%2:30:00::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	forces	{ "name": "force", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a powerful effect or influence", "(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity", "physical energy or intensity", "group of people willing to obey orders", "a unit that is part of some military service", "an act of aggre...	[ "a powerful effect or influence" ]	[ "force%1:07:01::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	new	{ "name": "new", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered", "original and of a kind not seen before", "lacking training or experience", "having no previous example or precedent or parallel", "ot...	[ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered" ]	[ "new%3:00:00::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	productivity	{ "name": "productivity", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of being productive or having the power to produce", "(economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time" ] }	[ "the quality of being productive or having the power to produce" ]	[ "productivity%1:07:00::" ]
Particularly was this true when the norms previously applied were no longer satisfactory to many, when customs were rapidly changing as the forces of the new productivity were harnessed.	harnessed	{ "name": "harness", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)", "stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attach...	[ "exploit the power of" ]	[ "harness%2:34:00::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	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 way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	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...	[ "how something is done or how it happens" ]	[ "way%1:07:01::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	things	{ "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::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	depended on	{ "name": "depend_on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be contingent on", "put trust in with confidence", "be dependent on, as for support or maintenance" ] }	[ "be contingent on" ]	[ "depend_on%2:42:00::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	relatively	{ "name": "relatively", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a relative manner; by comparison to something else" ] }	[ "in a relative manner; by comparison to something else" ]	[ "relatively%4:02:00::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	stable	{ "name": "stable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a farm building for housing horses or other livestock", "shelter in a stable", "resistant to change of position or condition", "firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation", "not taking part readily in chemical change", "maintaining equ...	[ "resistant to change of position or condition" ]	[ "stable%3:00:00::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	community	{ "name": "community", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group of people living in a particular local area", "common ownership", "a group of nations having common interests", "agreement as to goals", "a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences", "(ecology) a group of...	[ "a group of people living in a particular local area" ]	[ "community%1:14:00::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	stable	{ "name": "stable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a farm building for housing horses or other livestock", "shelter in a stable", "resistant to change of position or condition", "firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation", "not taking part readily in chemical change", "maintaining equ...	[ "resistant to change of position or condition" ]	[ "stable%3:00:00::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	ideas	{ "name": "idea", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about", "your intention; what you intend to do", "a personal view", "an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth", "(music) melodic subject of a musical composition" ] }	[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]	[ "idea%1:09:00::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	dealing	{ "name": "deal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a particular instance of buying or selling", "an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each", "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent", "a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)", "...	[ "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes" ]	[ "deal%2:31:10::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	familiar	{ "name": "familiar", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support", "a friend who is frequently in the company of another", "a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wi...	[ "well known or easily recognized" ]	[ "familiar%3:00:00::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	situations	{ "name": "situation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - Franklin D.Roosevelt", "a condition or position in which you find yourself", "a complex or critical or unusual difficulty", "physical position in relation to the s...	[ "the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - Franklin D.Roosevelt" ]	[ "situation%1:26:00::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	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 old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	no longer	{ "name": "no_longer", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not now" ] }	[ "not now" ]	[ "no_longer%4:02:00::" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	adequate to	{ "name": "adequate_to", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having the requisite qualities for" ] }	[ "having the requisite qualities for" ]	[ "adequate_to%5:00:00:adequate:00" ]
The old way of doing things, which depended on a relatively stable community with stable ideas dealing with familiar situations, was no longer adequate to the task.	task	{ "name": "task", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted", "a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee", "assign a task to", "use to the limit" ] }	[ "any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted" ]	[ "task%1:04:01::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	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::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	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::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	period	{ "name": "period", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an amount of time", "the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon", "(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games", "a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed", ...	[ "an amount of time" ]	[ "period%1:28:00::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	codification	{ "name": "codification", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order", "a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)" ] }	[ "the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order" ]	[ "codification%1:04:00::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	existing	{ "name": "exist", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have an existence, be extant", "support oneself" ] }	[ "have an existence, be extant" ]	[ "exist%2:42:00::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	law	{ "name": "law", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the collection of rules imposed by authority", "legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity", "a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society", "a generalization t...	[ "the collection of rules imposed by authority" ]	[ "law%1:14:00::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	France	{ "name": "france", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe", "French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924)" ] }	[ "a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe" ]	[ "france%1:15:00::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	peculiar	{ "name": "peculiar", "sense_definitions_list": [ "beyond or deviating from the usual or expected", "unique or specific to a person or thing or category", "markedly different from the usual; ; -Virginia Woolf", "characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; - R.B.Taney" ] }	[ "unique or specific to a person or thing or category" ]	[ "peculiar%5:00:00:specific:00" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	codification	{ "name": "codification", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order", "a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)" ] }	[ "a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)" ]	[ "codification%1:10:00::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	in fact	{ "name": "in_fact", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in reality or actuality" ] }	[ "in reality or actuality" ]	[ "in_fact%4:02:00::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	resulted	{ "name": "result", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon", "a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem", "something that results", "the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the...	[ "issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end" ]	[ "result%2:42:00::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	Austin	{ "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::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	restatement	{ "name": "restatement", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a revised statement" ] }	[ "a revised statement" ]	[ "restatement%1:10:00::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	ordering	{ "name": "ordering", "sense_definitions_list": [ "logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements", "the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "make a request for something", "issue commands or or...	[ "logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements" ]	[ "ordering%1:14:00::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	Common Law	{ "name": "common_law", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions", "a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws" ] }	[ "(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions" ]	[ "common_law%1:10:00::" ]
First was the period of codification of existing law : the Code Napoleon in France and the peculiar codification that, in fact, resulted from Austin 's restatement and ordering of the Common Law in England.	England	{ "name": "england", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a division of the United Kingdom" ] }	[ "a division of the United Kingdom" ]	[ "england%1:15:00::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	Codification	{ "name": "codification", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order", "a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)" ] }	[ "the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order" ]	[ "codification%1:04:00::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	followed	{ "name": "follow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to travel behind, go after, come after", "be later in time", "come as a logical consequence; follow logically", "travel along a certain course", "act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes", "come after in time, as a result", ...	[ "be later in time" ]	[ "follow%2:42:00::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	all	{ "name": "all", "sense_definitions_list": [ "quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class", "completely given to or absorbed by", "to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')" ...	[ "quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class" ]	[ "all%3:00:00::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	countries	{ "name": "country", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a politically organized body of people under a single government", "the territory occupied by a nation", "the people who live in a nation or country", "an area outside of cities and towns", "a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary...	[ "a politically organized body of people under a single government" ]	[ "country%1:14:00::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	amount	{ "name": "amount", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity of money", "the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion", "how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify", "a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers", "be tantamount or...	[ "the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion" ]	[ "amount%1:07:00::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	legislation	{ "name": "legislation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "law enacted by a legislative body", "the act of making or enacting laws" ] }	[ "law enacted by a legislative body" ]	[ "legislation%1:10:00::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	changing	{ "name": "change", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another", "a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event", "the action of changing something", "the result of alteration or modificat...	[ "cause to change; make different; cause a transformation" ]	[ "change%2:30:01::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	adjusting	{ "name": "adjust", "sense_definitions_list": [ "alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard", "place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight", "adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions", "make correspondent or conformable", "decide how much ...	[ "make correspondent or conformable" ]	[ "adjust%2:30:03::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	older	{ "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...	[ "(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age" ]	[ "old%3:00:02::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	law	{ "name": "law", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the collection of rules imposed by authority", "legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity", "a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society", "a generalization t...	[ "the collection of rules imposed by authority" ]	[ "law%1:14:00::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	much	{ "name": "much", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a great amount or extent", "(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent", "to a great degree or extent", "very", "to a very great degree or extent", "(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purpose...	[ "a great amount or extent" ]	[ "much%1:23:00::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	dealing	{ "name": "deal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a particular instance of buying or selling", "an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each", "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent", "a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)", "...	[ "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes" ]	[ "deal%2:31:10::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	entirely	{ "name": "entirely", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')", "without any others being included or involved" ] }	[ "to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')" ]	[ "entirely%4:02:00::" ]
Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.	new	{ "name": "new", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered", "original and of a kind not seen before", "lacking training or experience", "having no previous example or precedent or parallel", "ot...	[ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered" ]	[ "new%3:00:00::" ]

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