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Oersted 's own earlier experiments were unimpressive, possibly because he had, like other experimenters, laid the conducting wire across the compass needle instead of parallel with it.	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::" ]
Oersted 's own earlier experiments were unimpressive, possibly because he had, like other experimenters, laid the conducting wire across the compass needle instead of parallel with it.	unimpressive	{ "name": "unimpressive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not capable of impressing" ] }	[ "not capable of impressing" ]	[ "unimpressive%3:00:00::" ]
Oersted 's own earlier experiments were unimpressive, possibly because he had, like other experimenters, laid the conducting wire across the compass needle instead of parallel with it.	possibly	{ "name": "possibly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "by chance", "to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means" ] }	[ "by chance" ]	[ "possibly%4:02:00::" ]
Oersted 's own earlier experiments were unimpressive, possibly because he had, like other experimenters, laid the conducting wire across the compass needle instead of parallel with it.	experimenters	{ "name": "experimenter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a research worker who conducts experiments", "a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas" ] }	[ "a research worker who conducts experiments" ]	[ "experimenter%1:18:00::" ]
Oersted 's own earlier experiments were unimpressive, possibly because he had, like other experimenters, laid the conducting wire across the compass needle instead of parallel with it.	laid	{ "name": "lay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a narrative song with a recurrent refrain", "a narrative poem of popular origin", "put into a certain place or abstract location", "put in a horizontal position", "prepare or position for action or operation", "lay eggs", "impose as a duty, b...	[ "put into a certain place or abstract location" ]	[ "lay%2:35:01::" ]
Oersted 's own earlier experiments were unimpressive, possibly because he had, like other experimenters, laid the conducting wire across the compass needle instead of parallel with it.	conducting wire	{ "name": "conducting_wire", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance" ] }	[ "a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance" ]	[ "conducting_wire%1:06:00::" ]
Oersted 's own earlier experiments were unimpressive, possibly because he had, like other experimenters, laid the conducting wire across the compass needle instead of parallel with it.	compass	{ "name": "compass", "sense_definitions_list": [ "navigational instrument for finding directions", "an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:", "the limit of capability", "drafting instrument used for drawing circles", "bring about; accomplish", "travel around, eit...	[ "navigational instrument for finding directions" ]	[ "compass%1:06:00::" ]
Oersted 's own earlier experiments were unimpressive, possibly because he had, like other experimenters, laid the conducting wire across the compass needle instead of parallel with it.	needle	{ "name": "needle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the leaf of a conifer", "a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument", "a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)", "a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record", "goad or ...	[ "a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument" ]	[ "needle%1:06:01::" ]
Oersted 's own earlier experiments were unimpressive, possibly because he had, like other experimenters, laid the conducting wire across the compass needle instead of parallel with it.	parallel	{ "name": "parallel", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something having the property of being analogous to something else", "an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator", "(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)", "be parallel to", "make or ...	[ "being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting" ]	[ "parallel%3:00:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	sequence	{ "name": "sequence", "sense_definitions_list": [ "serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern", "a following of one thing after another in time", "film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie", "the action of followin...	[ "a following of one thing after another in time" ]	[ "sequence%1:07:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	events	{ "name": "event", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that happens at a given place and time", "a special set of circumstances", "a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory", "a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some pre...	[ "something that happens at a given place and time" ]	[ "event%1:03:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	leading	{ "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 sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	important	{ "name": "important", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of great significance or value", "important in effect or meaning", "of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis", "having authority or ascendancy or influence", "having or suggesting a consciousness of high position" ] }	[ "of great significance or value" ]	[ "important%3:00:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	discovery	{ "name": "discovery", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of discovering something", "something that is discovered", "a productive insight", "(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning ...	[ "the act of discovering something" ]	[ "discovery%1:04:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	still	{ "name": "still", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)", "(poetic) tranquil silence", "an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser wher...	[ "with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation" ]	[ "still%4:02:01::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	remains	{ "name": "remain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "stay the same; remain in a certain state", "continue in a place, position, or situation", "be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.", "stay behind" ] }	[ "stay the same; remain in a certain state" ]	[ "remain%2:30:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	ambiguous	{ "name": "ambiguous", "sense_definitions_list": [ "open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead", "having more than one possible meaning", "having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns" ] }	[ "open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead" ]	[ "ambiguous%3:00:04::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	seems	{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }	[ "seem to be true, probable, or apparent" ]	[ "seem%2:39:01::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	advanced	{ "name": "advanced", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move forward, also in the metaphorical sense", "bring forward for consideration or acceptance", "increase or raise", "contribute to the progress or growth of", "cause to move forward", "obtain advantages, such as points, etc.", "develop ...	[ "comparatively late in a course of development" ]	[ "advanced%5:00:00:late:02" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	students	{ "name": "student", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution", "a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines" ] }	[ "a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution" ]	[ "student%1:18:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	university	{ "name": "university", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the body of faculty and students at a university", "establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching", "a large and diverse institution of higher lear...	[ "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 sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	related	{ "name": "relate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a logical or causal connection", "be relevant to", "give an account of", "be in a relationship with", "have or establish a relationship to" ] }	[ "give an account of" ]	[ "relate%2:32:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	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::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	direct	{ "name": "direct", "sense_definitions_list": [ "command with authority", "intend (something) to move towards a certain goal", "guide the actors in (plays and films)", "be in charge of", "take somebody somewhere", "cause to go somewhere", "point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects...	[ "having no intervening persons, agents, conditions" ]	[ "direct%5:00:00:immediate:00" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	event	{ "name": "event", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that happens at a given place and time", "a special set of circumstances", "a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory", "a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some pre...	[ "something that happens at a given place and time" ]	[ "event%1:03:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	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 sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	publication	{ "name": "publication", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a copy of a printed work offered for distribution", "the act of issuing printed materials", "the communication of something to the public; making information generally known", "the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution" ] ...	[ "the act of issuing printed materials" ]	[ "publication%1:04:01::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	Oersted	{ "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::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	discovery	{ "name": "discovery", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of discovering something", "something that is discovered", "a productive insight", "(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning ...	[ "the act of discovering something" ]	[ "discovery%1:04:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	occurred	{ "name": "occur", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come to pass", "come to one's mind; suggest itself", "to be found to exist" ] }	[ "come to pass" ]	[ "occur%2:30:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	private	{ "name": "private", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines", "confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy", "concerning things deeply private and personal", "concerning one person exclusively", "not expressed" ] }	[ "confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy" ]	[ "private%3:00:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	lecture	{ "name": "lecture", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a speech that is open to the public", "a lengthy rebuke", "teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)", "deliver a lecture or talk", "censure severely or angrily" ] }	[ "a speech that is open to the public" ]	[ "lecture%1:10:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	made	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "make%2:41:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	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 sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	advanced	{ "name": "advanced", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move forward, also in the metaphorical sense", "bring forward for consideration or acceptance", "increase or raise", "contribute to the progress or growth of", "cause to move forward", "obtain advantages, such as points, etc.", "develop ...	[ "comparatively late in a course of development" ]	[ "advanced%5:00:00:late:02" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	students	{ "name": "student", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution", "a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines" ] }	[ "a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution" ]	[ "student%1:18:00::" ]
The sequence of events leading to his important discovery still remains ambiguous but it seems that one of the advanced students at the university related that the first direct event that led to the publication of Oersted 's discovery occurred during a private lecture made before a group of other advanced students in t...	spring	{ "name": "spring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the season of growth", "a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed", "a natural flow of ground water", "a point at which water issues forth", "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and...	[ "the season of growth" ]	[ "spring%1:28:00::" ]
At this lecture Oersted happened to place the conducting wire over and parallel to a magnetic needle.	lecture	{ "name": "lecture", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a speech that is open to the public", "a lengthy rebuke", "teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)", "deliver a lecture or talk", "censure severely or angrily" ] }	[ "a speech that is open to the public" ]	[ "lecture%1:10:00::" ]
At this lecture Oersted happened to place the conducting wire over and parallel to a magnetic needle.	Oersted	{ "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::" ]
At this lecture Oersted happened to place the conducting wire over and parallel to a magnetic needle.	happened	{ "name": "happen", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come to pass", "happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; ; (Santayana)", "chance to be or do something, without intention or causation", "come into being; become reality", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ] }	[ "chance to be or do something, without intention or causation" ]	[ "happen%2:41:00::" ]
At this lecture Oersted happened to place the conducting wire over and parallel to a magnetic needle.	place	{ "name": "place", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a point located with respect to surface features of some region", "any area set aside for a particular purpose", "an abstract mental location", "a general vicinity", "the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another", ...	[ "put into a certain place or abstract location" ]	[ "place%2:35:00::" ]
At this lecture Oersted happened to place the conducting wire over and parallel to a magnetic needle.	conducting wire	{ "name": "conducting_wire", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance" ] }	[ "a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance" ]	[ "conducting_wire%1:06:00::" ]
At this lecture Oersted happened to place the conducting wire over and parallel to a magnetic needle.	parallel	{ "name": "parallel", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something having the property of being analogous to something else", "an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator", "(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)", "be parallel to", "make or ...	[ "being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting" ]	[ "parallel%3:00:00::" ]
At this lecture Oersted happened to place the conducting wire over and parallel to a magnetic needle.	magnetic needle	{ "name": "magnetic_needle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a mounting with little friction; used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetic pole" ] }	[ "a slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a mounting with little friction; used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetic pole" ]	[ "magnetic_needle%1:06:00::" ]
The letters of the common soldiers are rich in humor.	letters	{ "name": "letter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a written message addressed to a person or organization", "the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech", "owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire", "a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct...	[ "a written message addressed to a person or organization" ]	[ "letter%1:10:00::" ]
The letters of the common soldiers are rich in humor.	common soldiers	{ "name": "common_soldier", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines" ] }	[ "an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines" ]	[ "common_soldier%1:18:00::" ]
The letters of the common soldiers are rich in humor.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The letters of the common soldiers are rich in humor.	humor	{ "name": "humor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter", "the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous", "a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling", "the quality of bei...	[ "a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter", "the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous" ]	[ "humor%1:10:00::", "humor%1:07:01::" ]
Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.	Indeed	{ "name": "indeed", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in truth (often tends to intensify)", "(used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc." ] }	[ "in truth (often tends to intensify)" ]	[ "indeed%4:02:03::" ]
Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.	richer	{ "name": "rich", "sense_definitions_list": [ "people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)", "possessing material wealth", "having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)", "of great worth or quality", "marked by great fruitfulnes...	[ "having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)" ]	[ "rich%3:00:02::" ]
Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.	humor	{ "name": "humor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter", "the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous", "a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling", "the quality of bei...	[ "a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter", "the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous" ]	[ "humor%1:10:00::", "humor%1:07:01::" ]
Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.	found	{ "name": "find", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a productive insight", "the act of discovering something", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with", "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost", ...	[ "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ]	[ "find%2:40:02::" ]
Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.	American	{ "name": "american", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a native or inhabitant of the United States", "the English language as used in the United States", "a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country", "of or relating to the United States of America or its peo...	[ "of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture" ]	[ "american%3:01:01::" ]
Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.	literature	{ "name": "literature", "sense_definitions_list": [ "creative writing of recognized artistic value", "the humanistic study of a body of literature", "published writings in a particular style on a particular subject", "the profession or art of a writer" ] }	[ "creative writing of recognized artistic value" ]	[ "literature%1:10:00::" ]
Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.	letters	{ "name": "letter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a written message addressed to a person or organization", "the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech", "owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire", "a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct...	[ "a written message addressed to a person or organization" ]	[ "letter%1:10:00::" ]
Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.	semi-literate	{ "name": "semiliterate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "literate but poorly informed", "barely able to read and write", "able to read but not to write" ] }	[ "barely able to read and write", "literate but poorly informed" ]	[ "semiliterate%5:00:01:illiterate:00", "semiliterate%5:00:00:educated:00" ]
Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.	men	{ "name": "man", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)", "someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force", "the generic use of the word to refer to any human being", "any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized b...	[ "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)" ]	[ "man%1:18:00::" ]
Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.	wore	{ "name": "wear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "impairment resulting from long use", "a covering designed to be worn on a person's body", "the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment", "be dressed in", "have on one's person", "have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's ...	[ "be dressed in" ]	[ "wear%2:29:00::" ]
Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.	blue	{ "name": "blue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime", "blue clothing", "any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue", "the sky as viewed during daylight", "used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish ti...	[ "any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue" ]	[ "blue%1:14:00::" ]
Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.	gray	{ "name": "gray", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black", "clothing that is a grey color", "any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey", "horse of a light gray or whitish color", "the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radia...	[ "any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey" ]	[ "gray%1:14:00::" ]
Some of their figures of speech were colorful and expressive.	figures of speech	{ "name": "figure_of_speech", "sense_definitions_list": [ "language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense" ] }	[ "language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense" ]	[ "figure_of_speech%1:10:00::" ]
Some of their figures of speech were colorful and expressive.	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::" ]
Some of their figures of speech were colorful and expressive.	colorful	{ "name": "colorful", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having striking color", "striking in variety and interest", "having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination" ] }	[ "striking in variety and interest" ]	[ "colorful%3:00:03::" ]
Some of their figures of speech were colorful and expressive.	expressive	{ "name": "expressive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "characterized by expression" ] }	[ "characterized by expression" ]	[ "expressive%5:00:00:communicative:00" ]
A Confederate observed that the Yankees were : `` thicker than lise on a hen and a dam site ornraier ''.	Confederate	{ "name": "confederate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a supporter of the Confederate States of America", "someone who assists in a plot", "a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)", "form a group or unite", "form a confederation with; of...	[ "a supporter of the Confederate States of America" ]	[ "confederate%1:18:02::" ]
A Confederate observed that the Yankees were : `` thicker than lise on a hen and a dam site ornraier ''.	observed	{ "name": "observe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "make mention of", "observe with care or pay close attention to", "watch attentively", "show respect towards", "behave as expected during of holidays or rites", "follow with the ...	[ "make mention of" ]	[ "observe%2:32:00::" ]
A Confederate observed that the Yankees were : `` thicker than lise on a hen and a dam site ornraier ''.	Yankees	{ "name": "yankee", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)", "an American who lives in New England", "an American (especially to non-Americans)", "used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (espec...	[ "an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)" ]	[ "yankee%1:18:02::" ]
A Confederate observed that the Yankees were : `` thicker than lise on a hen and a dam site ornraier ''.	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::" ]
A Confederate observed that the Yankees were : `` thicker than lise on a hen and a dam site ornraier ''.	thicker	{ "name": "thick", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the location of something surrounded by other things", "not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions", "having component parts closely crowded togethe...	[ "having component parts closely crowded together" ]	[ "thick%5:00:00:concentrated:00" ]
A Confederate observed that the Yankees were : `` thicker than lise on a hen and a dam site ornraier ''.	lise	{ "name": "louse", "sense_definitions_list": [ "wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals", "a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect", "any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants", "...	[ "wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals" ]	[ "louse%1:05:01::" ]
A Confederate observed that the Yankees were : `` thicker than lise on a hen and a dam site ornraier ''.	hen	{ "name": "hen", "sense_definitions_list": [ "adult female chicken", "adult female bird", "flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing", "female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster" ] }	[ "adult female chicken" ]	[ "hen%1:05:01::" ]
Another reported that his comrades were `` in fine spirits pitching around like a blind dog in a meat house ''.	reported	{ "name": "report", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a written document describing the findings of some individual or group", "the act of informing by verbal report", "a short account of the news", "a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)", "a written evaluation of a student's...	[ "to give an account or representation of in words" ]	[ "report%2:32:00::" ]
Another reported that his comrades were `` in fine spirits pitching around like a blind dog in a meat house ''.	comrades	{ "name": "comrade", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a friend who is frequently in the company of another", "a fellow member of the Communist Party", "used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement" ] }	[ "a friend who is frequently in the company of another" ]	[ "comrade%1:18:00::" ]
Another reported that his comrades were `` in fine spirits pitching around like a blind dog in a meat house ''.	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::" ]
Another reported that his comrades were `` in fine spirits pitching around like a blind dog in a meat house ''.	spirits	{ "name": "spirit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the vital principle or animating force within living things", "the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people", "a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character", "any incorporeal super...	[ "the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)" ]	[ "spirit%1:26:01::" ]
Another reported that his comrades were `` in fine spirits pitching around like a blind dog in a meat house ''.	pitching	{ "name": "pitch", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration", "(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter", "a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)", "promotion by means of an argument and demonstrat...	[ "move abruptly" ]	[ "pitch%2:38:03::" ]
Another reported that his comrades were `` in fine spirits pitching around like a blind dog in a meat house ''.	blind	{ "name": "blind", "sense_definitions_list": [ "people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group", "a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)", "a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight", "something intended to misrepresent the true nature...	[ "unable to see; --Kenneth Jernigan" ]	[ "blind%3:00:00::" ]
Another reported that his comrades were `` in fine spirits pitching around like a blind dog in a meat house ''.	dog	{ "name": "dog", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds", "a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman", "informal term for a man", "someone who is morally re...	[ "a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds" ]	[ "dog%1:05:00::" ]
Another reported that his comrades were `` in fine spirits pitching around like a blind dog in a meat house ''.	meat house	{ "name": "meat_house", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish", "a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored" ] }	[ "a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored", "a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish" ]	[ "meat_house%1:06:00::", "meat_house%1:06:01::" ]
A third wrote that it was `` raining like poring peas on a rawhide ''.	third	{ "name": "third", "sense_definitions_list": [ "one of three equal parts of a divisible whole", "the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)", "following the second position in an ordering ...	[ "coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position" ]	[ "third%5:00:00:ordinal:00" ]
A third wrote that it was `` raining like poring peas on a rawhide ''.	wrote	{ "name": "write", "sense_definitions_list": [ "produce a literary work", "communicate or express by writing", "have (one's written work) issued for publication", "communicate (with) in writing", "communicate by letter", "write music", "mark or trace on a surface", "record data on a ...	[ "communicate or express by writing" ]	[ "write%2:32:00::" ]
A third wrote that it was `` raining like poring peas on a rawhide ''.	raining	{ "name": "rain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere", "drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds", "anything happening rapidly or in quick successive", "precipitate as rain" ] }	[ "precipitate as rain" ]	[ "rain%2:43:00::" ]
A third wrote that it was `` raining like poring peas on a rawhide ''.	poring	{ "name": "pour", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to run", "move in large numbers", "pour out", "flow in a spurt", "supply in large amounts or quantities", "rain heavily" ] }	[ "cause to run" ]	[ "pour%2:38:03::" ]
A third wrote that it was `` raining like poring peas on a rawhide ''.	peas	{ "name": "pea", "sense_definitions_list": [ "seed of a pea plant used for food", "the fruit or seed of a pea plant", "a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds" ] }	[ "seed of a pea plant used for food" ]	[ "pea%1:13:00::" ]
A third wrote that it was `` raining like poring peas on a rawhide ''.	rawhide	{ "name": "rawhide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes" ] }	[ "untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes" ]	[ "rawhide%1:27:00::" ]
Yanks were equally adept at figurative expression.	Yanks	{ "name": "yank", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)", "an American (especially to non-Americans)", "pull, or move with a sudden movement" ] }	[ "an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)" ]	[ "yank%1:18:02::" ]
Yanks were equally adept at figurative expression.	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::" ]
Yanks were equally adept at figurative expression.	equally	{ "name": "equally", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to the same degree (often followed by `as')", "in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way" ] }	[ "to the same degree (often followed by `as')" ]	[ "equally%4:02:01::" ]
Yanks were equally adept at figurative expression.	adept	{ "name": "adept", "sense_definitions_list": [ "someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field", "having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude" ] }	[ "having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude" ]	[ "adept%5:00:00:skilled:00" ]
Yanks were equally adept at figurative expression.	figurative	{ "name": "figurative", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech", "consisting of or forming human or animal figures; ; - Herbert Read" ] }	[ "(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech" ]	[ "figurative%3:00:00::" ]
Yanks were equally adept at figurative expression.	expression	{ "name": "expression", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the feelings expressed on a person's face", "expression without words", "the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions", "a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations", "the style of expressing yo...	[ "the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions" ]	[ "expression%1:10:04::" ]
One wrote : `` [ I am so hungry ] I could eat a rider off his horse + snap at the stirups ''.	One	{ "name": "one", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number", "a single person or thing", "used of a single unit or thing; not two or more", "having the indivisible character of a unit", "of the same kind or quality", "used informally as an i...	[ "used of a single unit or thing; not two or more" ]	[ "one%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
One wrote : `` [ I am so hungry ] I could eat a rider off his horse + snap at the stirups ''.	wrote	{ "name": "write", "sense_definitions_list": [ "produce a literary work", "communicate or express by writing", "have (one's written work) issued for publication", "communicate (with) in writing", "communicate by letter", "write music", "mark or trace on a surface", "record data on a ...	[ "communicate or express by writing" ]	[ "write%2:32:00::" ]
One wrote : `` [ I am so hungry ] I could eat a rider off his horse + snap at the stirups ''.	am	{ "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::" ]
One wrote : `` [ I am so hungry ] I could eat a rider off his horse + snap at the stirups ''.	so	{ "name": "so", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization", "to a very great extent or degree", "in a manner that facilitates", "in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied", "to a certain unspecified exte...	[ "to a very great extent or degree" ]	[ "so%4:02:02::" ]
One wrote : `` [ I am so hungry ] I could eat a rider off his horse + snap at the stirups ''.	hungry	{ "name": "hungry", "sense_definitions_list": [ "feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food", "(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous" ] }	[ "feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food" ]	[ "hungry%3:00:00::" ]
One wrote : `` [ I am so hungry ] I could eat a rider off his horse + snap at the stirups ''.	eat	{ "name": "eat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take in solid food", "eat a meal; take a meal", "take in food; used of animals only", "worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way", "use up (resources or materials)", "cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid" ] }	[ "take in solid food" ]	[ "eat%2:34:00::" ]
One wrote : `` [ I am so hungry ] I could eat a rider off his horse + snap at the stirups ''.	rider	{ "name": "rider", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)", "a clause that is appended to a legislative bill", "a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle)", "a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or...	[ "a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)" ]	[ "rider%1:18:00::" ]
One wrote : `` [ I am so hungry ] I could eat a rider off his horse + snap at the stirups ''.	horse	{ "name": "horse", "sense_definitions_list": [ "solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times", "a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs", "troops trained to fight on horseback", "a framework for holding wood that is being sawed", "a chessman shaped to resemble the head of...	[ "solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times" ]	[ "horse%1:05:00::" ]
One wrote : `` [ I am so hungry ] I could eat a rider off his horse + snap at the stirups ''.	snap at	{ "name": "snap_at", "sense_definitions_list": [ "bite off with a quick bite" ] }	[ "bite off with a quick bite" ]	[ "snap_at%2:35:00::" ]

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