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In 1800, Manthey went abroad and Oersted was appointed manager of the Lion Pharmacy.
Manthey
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In 1800, Manthey went abroad and Oersted was appointed manager of the Lion Pharmacy.
went
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In 1800, Manthey went abroad and Oersted was appointed manager of the Lion Pharmacy.
abroad
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In 1800, Manthey went abroad and Oersted was appointed manager of the Lion Pharmacy.
Oersted
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In 1800, Manthey went abroad and Oersted was appointed manager of the Lion Pharmacy.
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In 1800, Manthey went abroad and Oersted was appointed manager of the Lion Pharmacy.
manager
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
February
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
Oersted
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
manage
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
experiment
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
physical
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
experiments
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
made
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
voltaic battery
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
plates
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
zinc
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
silver
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
later
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
experiments
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
battery
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
60
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
plates
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
zinc
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[ "a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende" ]
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In February 1801, Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead.
lead
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In the following year, 1803, Oersted, simultaneously with Davy, discovered that acids increased the strength of a voltaic battery more than did salts.
following
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In the following year, 1803, Oersted, simultaneously with Davy, discovered that acids increased the strength of a voltaic battery more than did salts.
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In the following year, 1803, Oersted, simultaneously with Davy, discovered that acids increased the strength of a voltaic battery more than did salts.
Oersted
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In the following year, 1803, Oersted, simultaneously with Davy, discovered that acids increased the strength of a voltaic battery more than did salts.
simultaneously
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In the following year, 1803, Oersted, simultaneously with Davy, discovered that acids increased the strength of a voltaic battery more than did salts.
Davy
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In the following year, 1803, Oersted, simultaneously with Davy, discovered that acids increased the strength of a voltaic battery more than did salts.
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In the following year, 1803, Oersted, simultaneously with Davy, discovered that acids increased the strength of a voltaic battery more than did salts.
acids
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In the following year, 1803, Oersted, simultaneously with Davy, discovered that acids increased the strength of a voltaic battery more than did salts.
increased
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In the following year, 1803, Oersted, simultaneously with Davy, discovered that acids increased the strength of a voltaic battery more than did salts.
strength
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In the following year, 1803, Oersted, simultaneously with Davy, discovered that acids increased the strength of a voltaic battery more than did salts.
voltaic battery
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In the following year, 1803, Oersted, simultaneously with Davy, discovered that acids increased the strength of a voltaic battery more than did salts.
salts
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
Eager
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
was
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
pursue
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
promising
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
line
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
so
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
medical
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
faculties
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
university
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
devote
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
only
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
Sunday
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Eager as he was to pursue this promising line, he was so loaded down with the management of the pharmacy and lectures in the medical and pharmaceutical faculties at the university that he could devote only Sunday afternoons to `` galvanizing ''.
afternoons
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He assumed his academic career with the same intensity and thoroughness that had marked every step in his rise from boyhood.
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He assumed his academic career with the same intensity and thoroughness that had marked every step in his rise from boyhood.
academic
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[ "associated with academia or an academy" ]
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He assumed his academic career with the same intensity and thoroughness that had marked every step in his rise from boyhood.
career
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[ "the general progression of your working or professional life" ]
[ "career%1:04:01::" ]
He assumed his academic career with the same intensity and thoroughness that had marked every step in his rise from boyhood.
same
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[ "closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree" ]
[ "same%3:00:00::" ]
He assumed his academic career with the same intensity and thoroughness that had marked every step in his rise from boyhood.
intensity
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[ "high level or degree; the property of being intense" ]
[ "intensity%1:07:00::" ]
He assumed his academic career with the same intensity and thoroughness that had marked every step in his rise from boyhood.
thoroughness
{ "name": "thoroughness", "sense_definitions_list": [ "conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task" ] }
[ "conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task" ]
[ "thoroughness%1:07:00::" ]
He assumed his academic career with the same intensity and thoroughness that had marked every step in his rise from boyhood.
marked
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[ "be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense" ]
[ "mark%2:31:09::" ]
He assumed his academic career with the same intensity and thoroughness that had marked every step in his rise from boyhood.
every
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[ "(used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception" ]
[ "every%5:00:00:all:00" ]
He assumed his academic career with the same intensity and thoroughness that had marked every step in his rise from boyhood.
step
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[ "any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal" ]
[ "step%1:04:02::" ]
He assumed his academic career with the same intensity and thoroughness that had marked every step in his rise from boyhood.
rise
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[ "a growth in strength or number or importance" ]
[ "rise%1:11:00::" ]
He assumed his academic career with the same intensity and thoroughness that had marked every step in his rise from boyhood.
boyhood
{ "name": "boyhood", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the childhood of a boy" ] }
[ "the childhood of a boy" ]
[ "boyhood%1:28:00::" ]
The university was the only one in Denmark and the status of professor represented the upper social level.
university
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[ "establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching" ]
[ "university%1:06:00::" ]
The university was the only one in Denmark and the status of professor represented the upper social level.
was
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The university was the only one in Denmark and the status of professor represented the upper social level.
Denmark
{ "name": "denmark", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea" ] }
[ "a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea" ]
[ "denmark%1:15:00::" ]
The university was the only one in Denmark and the status of professor represented the upper social level.
status
{ "name": "status", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society", "a state at a particular time" ] }
[ "the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society" ]
[ "status%1:26:00::" ]
The university was the only one in Denmark and the status of professor represented the upper social level.
professor
{ "name": "professor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university" ] }
[ "someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university" ]
[ "professor%1:18:00::" ]
The university was the only one in Denmark and the status of professor represented the upper social level.
represented
{ "name": "represent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to", "express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol", "be representative or typical for", "be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for...
[ "form or compose" ]
[ "represent%2:42:00::" ]
The university was the only one in Denmark and the status of professor represented the upper social level.
upper
{ "name": "upper", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the higher of two berths", "piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot", "a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and s...
[ "higher in place or position" ]
[ "upper%5:00:00:high:01" ]
The university was the only one in Denmark and the status of professor represented the upper social level.
social
{ "name": "social", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity", "relating to human society and its members", "living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups", "relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high socie...
[ "relating to human society and its members" ]
[ "social%3:01:00::" ]
The university was the only one in Denmark and the status of professor represented the upper social level.
level
{ "name": "level", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality", "a relative position or degree of value in a graded group", "a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process", "height above ground", "indicator that est...
[ "a relative position or degree of value in a graded group" ]
[ "level%1:26:01::" ]
His broad interest in literary, political, and philosophical movements opened many doors to him.
broad
{ "name": "broad", "sense_definitions_list": [ "slang term for a woman", "having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other", "broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner", "not detailed or specific", "lacking subtlety; obvious", "being at a peak or culminating point", "v...
[ "having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other" ]
[ "broad%3:00:04::" ]
His broad interest in literary, political, and philosophical movements opened many doors to him.
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...
[ "a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something" ]
[ "interest%1:09:00::" ]
His broad interest in literary, political, and philosophical movements opened many doors to him.
literary
{ "name": "literary", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to or characteristic of literature", "knowledgeable about literature", "appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing" ] }
[ "of or relating to or characteristic of literature" ]
[ "literary%3:01:00::" ]
His broad interest in literary, political, and philosophical movements opened many doors to him.
political
{ "name": "political", "sense_definitions_list": [ "involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; - Daniel Goleman", "of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power", "of or relating to the profession of governing" ] }
[ "involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; - Daniel Goleman" ]
[ "political%3:00:00::" ]
His broad interest in literary, political, and philosophical movements opened many doors to him.
philosophical
{ "name": "philosophical", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to philosophy or philosophers", "characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment" ] }
[ "of or relating to philosophy or philosophers" ]
[ "philosophical%3:01:00::" ]
His broad interest in literary, political, and philosophical movements opened many doors to him.
movements
{ "name": "movement", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something", "a group of people with a common ideology w...
[ "a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end" ]
[ "movement%1:04:03::" ]
His broad interest in literary, political, and philosophical movements opened many doors to him.
opened
{ "name": "open", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water", "where the air is unconfined", "a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play", "information that has become public", "cause to open or to become open", "start to opera...
[ "make available" ]
[ "open%2:30:00::" ]
His broad interest in literary, political, and philosophical movements opened many doors to him.
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::" ]
His broad interest in literary, political, and philosophical movements opened many doors to him.
doors
{ "name": "door", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle", "the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close", "anything providing a means of access (o...
[ "anything providing a means of access (or escape)" ]
[ "door%1:07:00::" ]
His friends were numerous and their ties to him were strong.
friends
{ "name": "friend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person you know well and regard with affection and trust", "an associate who provides cooperation or assistance", "a person with whom you are acquainted", "a person who backs a politician or a team etc.", "a member of the Religious Society of Fr...
[ "a person you know well and regard with affection and trust" ]
[ "friend%1:18:00::" ]
His friends were numerous and their ties to him were strong.
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::" ]
His friends were numerous and their ties to him were strong.
numerous
{ "name": "numerous", "sense_definitions_list": [ "amounting to a large indefinite number" ] }
[ "amounting to a large indefinite number" ]
[ "numerous%5:00:00:many:00" ]
His friends were numerous and their ties to him were strong.
ties
{ "name": "tie", "sense_definitions_list": [ "neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front", "a social or business relationship", "equality of score in a contest", "a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural memb...
[ "a social or business relationship" ]
[ "tie%1:26:01::" ]
His friends were numerous and their ties to him were strong.
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::" ]
His friends were numerous and their ties to him were strong.
strong
{ "name": "strong", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having strength or power greater than average or expected", "not faint or feeble", "having or wielding force or authority", "having a strong physiological or chemical effect; ; ;,", "immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with", "of goo...
[ "having strength or power greater than average or expected" ]
[ "strong%3:00:00::" ]
The years 1812 and 1813 saw him in Germany and France again, but on this visit to Berlin he did not seek out the philosophers as he had on his first journey.
years
{ "name": "year", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days", "a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity", "the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution ...
[ "a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days" ]
[ "year%1:28:01::" ]
The years 1812 and 1813 saw him in Germany and France again, but on this visit to Berlin he did not seek out the philosophers as he had on his first journey.
saw
{ "name": "see", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located", "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...
[ "perceive or be contemporaneous with" ]
[ "see%2:39:02::" ]
The years 1812 and 1813 saw him in Germany and France again, but on this visit to Berlin he did not seek out the philosophers as he had on his first journey.
Germany
{ "name": "germany", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990" ] }
[ "a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990" ]
[ "germany%1:15:00::" ]
The years 1812 and 1813 saw him in Germany and France again, but on this visit to Berlin he did not seek out the philosophers as he had on his first journey.
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::" ]
The years 1812 and 1813 saw him in Germany and France again, but on this visit to Berlin he did not seek out the philosophers as he had on his first journey.
again
{ "name": "again", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anew" ] }
[ "anew" ]
[ "again%4:02:00::" ]
The years 1812 and 1813 saw him in Germany and France again, but on this visit to Berlin he did not seek out the philosophers as he had on his first journey.
visit
{ "name": "visit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time", "a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice", "the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)", "the...
[ "the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time" ]
[ "visit%1:04:02::" ]
The years 1812 and 1813 saw him in Germany and France again, but on this visit to Berlin he did not seek out the philosophers as he had on his first journey.
Berlin
{ "name": "berlin", "sense_definitions_list": [ "capital of Germany located in eastern Germany", "United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)", "a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats" ] }
[ "capital of Germany located in eastern Germany" ]
[ "berlin%1:15:00::" ]
The years 1812 and 1813 saw him in Germany and France again, but on this visit to Berlin he did not seek out the philosophers as he had on his first journey.
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 years 1812 and 1813 saw him in Germany and France again, but on this visit to Berlin he did not seek out the philosophers as he had on his first journey.
seek out
{ "name": "seek_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "look for a specific person or thing" ] }
[ "look for a specific person or thing" ]
[ "seek_out%2:35:00::" ]
The years 1812 and 1813 saw him in Germany and France again, but on this visit to Berlin he did not seek out the philosophers as he had on his first journey.
philosophers
{ "name": "philosopher", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a specialist in philosophy", "a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity" ] }
[ "a specialist in philosophy" ]
[ "philosopher%1:18:00::" ]