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Like his friend and contemporary August Strindberg he had little patience with collective mediocrity. | collective | {
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Strindberg 's remedy for this condition was to tear down the old structures and build anew from the ground up. | Strindberg | {
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Strindberg 's remedy for this condition was to tear down the old structures and build anew from the ground up. | remedy | {
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Strindberg 's remedy for this condition was to tear down the old structures and build anew from the ground up. | condition | {
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Strindberg 's remedy for this condition was to tear down the old structures and build anew from the ground up. | tear down | {
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Strindberg 's remedy for this condition was to tear down the old structures and build anew from the ground up. | old | {
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Strindberg 's remedy for this condition was to tear down the old structures and build anew from the ground up. | anew | {
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Whether in prose or poetry, all of Heidenstam 's later work was concerned with Sweden. | prose | {
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With the first of a group of historical novels, The Charles Men ( Karolinerna ), published in 1897 - 8, he achieved the masterpiece of his career. | first | {
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With the first of a group of historical novels, The Charles Men ( Karolinerna ), published in 1897 - 8, he achieved the masterpiece of his career. | historical | {
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"(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality",
"(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer",
"used to form the ... | [
"(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree"
] | [
"less%3:00:00::"
] |
About one-third as long, it is less intimate and detailed, but better coordinated, more concise and more dramatic. | detailed | {
"name": "detailed",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"provide details for",
"assign to a specific task",
"developed or executed with care and in minute detail; ; - John Buchan"
]
} | [
"developed or executed with care and in minute detail; ; - John Buchan"
] | [
"detailed%5:00:00:careful:00"
] |
About one-third as long, it is less intimate and detailed, but better coordinated, more concise and more dramatic. | better | {
"name": "better",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something superior in quality or condition or effect",
"someone who bets",
"a superior person having claim to precedence",
"the superior one of two alternatives",
"surpass in excellence",
"to make better",
"get better",
"(comparative o... | [
"comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc."
] | [
"better%4:02:00::"
] |
About one-third as long, it is less intimate and detailed, but better coordinated, more concise and more dramatic. | coordinated | {
"name": "coordinate",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a number that identifies a position relative to an axis",
"bring order and organization to",
"bring into common action, movement, or condition",
"be co-ordinated",
"bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation"... | [
"bring order and organization to"
] | [
"coordinate%2:30:00::"
] |
About one-third as long, it is less intimate and detailed, but better coordinated, more concise and more dramatic. | 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... | [
"used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs"
] | [
"more%4:02:00::"
] |
About one-third as long, it is less intimate and detailed, but better coordinated, more concise and more dramatic. | concise | {
"name": "concise",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"expressing much in few words"
]
} | [
"expressing much in few words"
] | [
"concise%3:00:00::"
] |
About one-third as long, it is less intimate and detailed, but better coordinated, more concise and more dramatic. | 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... | [
"used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs"
] | [
"more%4:02:00::"
] |
About one-third as long, it is less intimate and detailed, but better coordinated, more concise and more dramatic. | dramatic | {
"name": "dramatic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"suitable to or characteristic of drama",
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"pertaining to or characteristic of drama",
"used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical sty... | [
"sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect",
"suitable to or characteristic of drama"
] | [
"dramatic%5:00:00:impressive:00",
"dramatic%3:00:00::"
] |
Though it centers around the brilliant and enigmatic figure of Charles 12,, the true hero is not finally the king himself. | centers | {
"name": "center",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an area that is approximately central within some larger region",
"the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher",
"a building dedicated to a particular activity",
"a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of ... | [
"center upon"
] | [
"center%2:42:00::"
] |
Though it centers around the brilliant and enigmatic figure of Charles 12,, the true hero is not finally the king himself. | brilliant | {
"name": "brilliant",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"of surpassing excellence",
"having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence",
"characterized by grandeur",
"having striking color",
"full of light; shining intensely",
"clear and sharp and ringing"
]
} | [
"having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence"
] | [
"brilliant%5:00:00:intelligent:00"
] |
Though it centers around the brilliant and enigmatic figure of Charles 12,, the true hero is not finally the king himself. | enigmatic | {
"name": "enigmatic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"not clear to the understanding",
"resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought"
]
} | [
"not clear to the understanding"
] | [
"enigmatic%5:00:00:incomprehensible:00"
] |
Though it centers around the brilliant and enigmatic figure of Charles 12,, the true hero is not finally the king himself. | figure | {
"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... | [
"the impression produced by a person",
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] | [
"figure%1:07:00::",
"figure%1:18:00::"
] |
Though it centers around the brilliant and enigmatic figure of Charles 12,, the true hero is not finally the king himself. | Charles 12 | {
"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::"
] |
Though it centers around the brilliant and enigmatic figure of Charles 12,, the true hero is not finally the king himself. | hero | {
"name": "hero",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength",
"the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem",
"someone who fights for a cause",
"Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triang... | [
"a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength"
] | [
"hero%1:18:00::"
] |
Though it centers around the brilliant and enigmatic figure of Charles 12,, the true hero is not finally the king himself. | is | {
"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::"
] |
Though it centers around the brilliant and enigmatic figure of Charles 12,, the true hero is not finally the king himself. | not | {
"name": "not",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"negation of a word or group of words"
]
} | [
"negation of a word or group of words"
] | [
"not%4:02:00::"
] |
Though it centers around the brilliant and enigmatic figure of Charles 12,, the true hero is not finally the king himself. | finally | {
"name": "finally",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay",
"as the end result of a succession or process",
"the item at the end"
]
} | [
"as the end result of a succession or process"
] | [
"finally%4:02:00::"
] |
Though it centers around the brilliant and enigmatic figure of Charles 12,, the true hero is not finally the king himself. | king | {
"name": "king",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom",
"a competitor who holds a preeminent position",
"a very wealthy or powerful businessman",
"preeminence in a particular category or group or field",
"United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)",
"Unite... | [
"a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom"
] | [
"king%1:18:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | Hence | {
"name": "hence",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result",
"from this place",
"from this time"
]
} | [
"(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result"
] | [
"hence%4:02:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | title | {
"name": "title",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with",
"the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.",
"a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work",
"the status of bei... | [
"the name of a work of art or literary composition etc."
] | [
"title%1:10:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | book | {
"name": "book",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)",
"physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together",
"a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone",
"a written version of a play ... | [
"a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)"
] | [
"book%1:10:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | referring | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
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"seek information from",
"have as a... | [
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] | [
"refer%2:32:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | soldiers | {
"name": "soldier",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army",
"a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony",
"serve as a soldier in the military"
]
} | [
"an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army"
] | [
"soldier%1:18:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | subjects | {
"name": "subject",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the subject matter of a conversation or discussion",
"something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation",
"a branch of knowledge",
"some situation or event that is thought about",
"(grammar) ... | [
"a person who owes allegiance to that nation"
] | [
"subject%1:18:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | king | {
"name": "king",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom",
"a competitor who holds a preeminent position",
"a very wealthy or powerful businessman",
"preeminence in a particular category or group or field",
"United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)",
"Unite... | [
"a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom"
] | [
"king%1:18:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | fatal | {
"name": "fatal",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"bringing death",
"having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; - Saturday Rev",
"(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; ; ; ; - Charles Darwin; - Douglas MacArthur",
"controlled or decreed by fate; prede... | [
"having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; - Saturday Rev"
] | [
"fatal%5:00:00:decisive:00"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | battlefield | {
"name": "battlefield",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought"
]
} | [
"a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought"
] | [
"battlefield%1:15:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | Poltava | {
"name": "location",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a point or extent in space",
"the act of putting something in a certain place",
"a determination of the place where something is",
"a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made"
]
} | [
"a point or extent in space"
] | [
"location%1:03:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | quote | {
"name": "quote",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"a passage or expression that is quoted or cited",
"repeat a passage from",
"name the price of",
"refer to for illustration or proof",
"put quote marks around"
]
} | [
"repeat a passage from"
] | [
"quote%2:32:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | novel | {
"name": "novel",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story",
"a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction",
"original and of a kind not seen before",
"pleasantly new or different"
]
} | [
"an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story"
] | [
"novel%1:10:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | wreath | {
"name": "wreath",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes"
]
} | [
"flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes"
] | [
"wreath%1:06:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | twined | {
"name": "twine",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a lightweight cord",
"spin,wind, or twist together",
"arrange or or coil around",
"make by twisting together or intertwining",
"form into a spiral shape"
]
} | [
"spin,wind, or twist together"
] | [
"twine%2:35:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | slipped | {
"name": "slip",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a socially awkward or tactless act",
"a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.",
"potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics",
"a part (sometimes a root ... | [
"move stealthily"
] | [
"slip%2:38:01::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | down | {
"name": "down",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"soft fine feathers",
"(American football) a complete play to advance the football",
"English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)",
"(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil",
"fine soft dense hair (as the f... | [
"spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position"
] | [
"down%4:02:00::"
] |
Hence the title of the book, referring to the soldiers and subjects of the king ; on the fatal battlefield of Poltava, to quote from the novel, `` the wreath he twined for himself slipped down upon his people ''. | people | {
"name": "people",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively",
"the body of citizens of a state or country",
"members of a family line",
"the common people generally",
"fill with people",
"furnish with people"
]
} | [
"the body of citizens of a state or country"
] | [
"people%1:14:01::"
] |
The Charles Men consists not of a connected narrative but of a group of short stories, each depicting a special phase of the general subject. | not | {
"name": "not",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"negation of a word or group of words"
]
} | [
"negation of a word or group of words"
] | [
"not%4:02:00::"
] |
The Charles Men consists not of a connected narrative but of a group of short stories, each depicting a special phase of the general subject. | connected | {
"name": "connected",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces",
"make a logical or causal connection",
"be or become joined or united or linked",
"join by means of communication equipment",
"land on or hit solidly",
"join for the purpose of communica... | [
"being joined in close association"
] | [
"connected%5:00:00:related:02"
] |
The Charles Men consists not of a connected narrative but of a group of short stories, each depicting a special phase of the general subject. | narrative | {
"name": "narrative",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program",
"consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story"
]
} | [
"a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program"
] | [
"narrative%1:10:00::"
] |
The Charles Men consists not of a connected narrative but of a group of short stories, each depicting a special phase of the general subject. | group | {
"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 Charles Men consists not of a connected narrative but of a group of short stories, each depicting a special phase of the general subject. | short stories | {
"name": "short_story",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a prose narrative shorter than a novel"
]
} | [
"a prose narrative shorter than a novel"
] | [
"short_story%1:10:00::"
] |
The Charles Men consists not of a connected narrative but of a group of short stories, each depicting a special phase of the general subject. | depicting | {
"name": "depict",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"show in, or as in, a picture",
"give a description of",
"make a portrait of"
]
} | [
"make a portrait of"
] | [
"depict%2:36:01::"
] |
The Charles Men consists not of a connected narrative but of a group of short stories, each depicting a special phase of the general subject. | special | {
"name": "special",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising",
"a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant",
"a television production that features a particular person or work or topic",
"unique or specific ... | [
"unique or specific to a person or thing or category"
] | [
"special%5:00:01:specific:00"
] |
The Charles Men consists not of a connected narrative but of a group of short stories, each depicting a special phase of the general subject. | phase | {
"name": "phase",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"any distinct time period in a sequence of events",
"(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary",
"a particular poi... | [
"any distinct time period in a sequence of events"
] | [
"phase%1:28:00::"
] |
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