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One wrote : `` [ I am so hungry ] I could eat a rider off his horse + snap at the stirups ''. | stirups | {
"name": "stirrup",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go",
"the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea"
]
} | [
"support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go"
] | [
"stirrup%1:06:00::"
] |
A second reported that the dilapidated houses in Virginia `` look like the latter end of original sin and hard times ''. | second | {
"name": "second",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites",
"an indefinitely short time",
"the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield",
"a particu... | [
"coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude"
] | [
"second%5:00:00:ordinal:00"
] |
A second reported that the dilapidated houses in Virginia `` look like the latter end of original sin and hard times ''. | 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::"
] |
A second reported that the dilapidated houses in Virginia `` look like the latter end of original sin and hard times ''. | dilapidated | {
"name": "dilapidated",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse",
"fall into decay or ruin",
"in deplorable condition"
]
} | [
"in deplorable condition"
] | [
"dilapidated%5:00:00:damaged:00"
] |
A second reported that the dilapidated houses in Virginia `` look like the latter end of original sin and hard times ''. | houses | {
"name": "house",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families",
"the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments",
"the members of a religious community living together",
"the audience gathered together in a... | [
"a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families"
] | [
"house%1:06:00::"
] |
A second reported that the dilapidated houses in Virginia `` look like the latter end of original sin and hard times ''. | Virginia | {
"name": "virginia",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War",
"one of the British colonies that formed the United States",
"a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Ra... | [
"a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War"
] | [
"virginia%1:15:00::"
] |
A second reported that the dilapidated houses in Virginia `` look like the latter end of original sin and hard times ''. | look like | {
"name": "look_like",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"bear a physical resemblance to"
]
} | [
"bear a physical resemblance to"
] | [
"look_like%2:42:00::"
] |
A second reported that the dilapidated houses in Virginia `` look like the latter end of original sin and hard times ''. | end | {
"name": "end",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"either extremity of something that has length",
"the point in time at which something ends",
"the concluding parts of an event or occurrence",
"the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended ... | [
"a final part or section"
] | [
"end%1:09:00::"
] |
A second reported that the dilapidated houses in Virginia `` look like the latter end of original sin and hard times ''. | original sin | {
"name": "original_sin",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam"
]
} | [
"a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam"
] | [
"original_sin%1:04:00::"
] |
A second reported that the dilapidated houses in Virginia `` look like the latter end of original sin and hard times ''. | hard times | {
"name": "hard_times",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a time of difficulty",
"a difficulty that can be overcome with effort",
"a term served in a maximum security prison"
]
} | [
"a time of difficulty"
] | [
"hard_times%1:28:00::"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | 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 remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | remarked | {
"name": "remark",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information",
"explicit notice",
"make mention of",
"make or write a comment on"
]
} | [
"make mention of"
] | [
"remark%2:32:00::"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | slowness | {
"name": "slowness",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training",
"a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry",
"lack of normal development of intellectual capacities"
]
} | [
"unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training"
] | [
"slowness%1:09:02::"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | Southerners | {
"name": "southerner",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an American who lives in the South"
]
} | [
"an American who lives in the South"
] | [
"southerner%1:18:00::"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | moved | {
"name": "move",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of deciding to do something",
"the act of changing your residence or place of business",
"a change of position that does not entail a change of location",
"the act of changing location from one place to another",
"(game) a player's turn to t... | [
"change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically"
] | [
"move%2:38:03::"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | corner | {
"name": "corner",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a place off to the side of an area",
"the point where two lines meet or intersect",
"an interior angle formed by two meeting walls",
"the intersection of two streets",
"the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect",
"a small conca... | [
"a place off to the side of an area"
] | [
"corner%1:15:02::"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | corner | {
"name": "corner",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a place off to the side of an area",
"the point where two lines meet or intersect",
"an interior angle formed by two meeting walls",
"the intersection of two streets",
"the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect",
"a small conca... | [
"a place off to the side of an area"
] | [
"corner%1:15:02::"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | uneasy | {
"name": "uneasy",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance",
"lacking or not affording physical or mental rest",
"causing or fraught with or showing anxiety",
"socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner",
"relating to bodily une... | [
"lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance"
] | [
"uneasy%3:00:00::"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | litter | {
"name": "litter",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal",
"rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)",
"conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers",
"material used to provide a bed for animals",
... | [
"the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal"
] | [
"litter%1:14:00::"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | 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::"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | leaches | {
"name": "leech",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end",
"a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage",
"draw blood"
]
} | [
"carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end"
] | [
"leech%1:05:00::"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | neck | {
"name": "neck",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body",
"a narrow elongated projecting strip of land",
"a cut of meat from the neck of an animal",
"a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form... | [
"the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body"
] | [
"neck%1:08:00::"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | wooden | {
"name": "wooden",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood",
"lacking ease or grace"
]
} | [
"made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood"
] | [
"wooden%5:00:00:woody:00"
] |
A third remarked of slowness of Southerners : `` They moved about from corner to corner, as uneasy as a litter of hungry leaches on the neck of a wooden god ''. | god | {
"name": "god",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions",
"any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life ... | [
"any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force"
] | [
"god%1:18:01::"
] |
Still another, annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote : `` Yore letter was short and sweet, jist like a roasted maget ''. | 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... | [
"to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons"
] | [
"still%4:02:00::"
] |
Still another, annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote : `` Yore letter was short and sweet, jist like a roasted maget ''. | annoyed | {
"name": "annoyed",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations",
"aroused to impatience or anger",
"troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances"
]
} | [
"aroused to impatience or anger"
] | [
"annoyed%5:00:00:displeased:00"
] |
Still another, annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote : `` Yore letter was short and sweet, jist like a roasted maget ''. | brevity | {
"name": "brevity",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the use of brief expressions",
"the attribute of being brief or fleeting"
]
} | [
"the attribute of being brief or fleeting"
] | [
"brevity%1:07:00::"
] |
Still another, annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote : `` Yore letter was short and sweet, jist like a roasted maget ''. | recently | {
"name": "recently",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in the recent past"
]
} | [
"in the recent past"
] | [
"recently%4:02:00::"
] |
Still another, annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote : `` Yore letter was short and sweet, jist like a roasted maget ''. | received | {
"name": "receive",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"get something; come into possession of",
"receive a specified treatment (abstract)",
"register (perceptual input)",
"go through (mental or physical states or experiences)",
"express willingness to have in one's home or environs",
"accept as t... | [
"get something; come into possession of"
] | [
"receive%2:40:00::"
] |
Still another, annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote : `` Yore letter was short and sweet, jist like a roasted maget ''. | missive | {
"name": "missive",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a written message addressed to a person or organization"
]
} | [
"a written message addressed to a person or organization"
] | [
"missive%1:10:00::"
] |
Still another, annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote : `` Yore letter was short and sweet, jist like a roasted maget ''. | 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::"
] |
Still another, annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote : `` Yore letter was short and sweet, jist like a roasted maget ''. | letter | {
"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::"
] |
Still another, annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote : `` Yore letter was short and sweet, jist like a roasted maget ''. | was | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
Still another, annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote : `` Yore letter was short and sweet, jist like a roasted maget ''. | short and sweet | {
"name": "short_and_sweet",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"dealt with very quickly; to the point"
]
} | [
"dealt with very quickly; to the point"
] | [
"short_and_sweet%5:00:00:short:02"
] |
Still another, annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote : `` Yore letter was short and sweet, jist like a roasted maget ''. | roasted | {
"name": "roasted",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"cook with dry heat, usually in an oven",
"subject to laughter or ridicule",
"(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven"
]
} | [
"(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven"
] | [
"roasted%5:00:00:cooked:00"
] |
Still another, annoyed by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote : `` Yore letter was short and sweet, jist like a roasted maget ''. | maget | {
"name": "maggot",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter"
]
} | [
"the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter"
] | [
"maggot%1:05:00::"
] |
A Yankee sergeant gave the following description of his sweetheart : `` My girl is none of your one-horse girls. | Yankee | {
"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 Yankee sergeant gave the following description of his sweetheart : `` My girl is none of your one-horse girls. | sergeant | {
"name": "sergeant",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal",
"a lawman with the rank of sergeant",
"an English barrister of the highest rank"
]
} | [
"any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal"
] | [
"sergeant%1:18:01::"
] |
A Yankee sergeant gave the following description of his sweetheart : `` My girl is none of your one-horse girls. | gave | {
"name": "give",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length",
"cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense",
"be the cause or source of",
"transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody",
"conve... | [
"be the cause or source of"
] | [
"give%2:40:05::"
] |
A Yankee sergeant gave the following description of his sweetheart : `` My girl is none of your one-horse girls. | following | {
"name": "following",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a group of followers or enthusiasts",
"the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture",
"to travel behind, go after, come after",
"be later in time",
"come as a logical consequence; follow logically",
"travel along a certain course... | [
"about to be mentioned or specified"
] | [
"following%5:00:01:succeeding:00"
] |
A Yankee sergeant gave the following description of his sweetheart : `` My girl is none of your one-horse girls. | description | {
"name": "description",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a statement that represents something in words",
"the act of describing something",
"sort or variety"
]
} | [
"a statement that represents something in words"
] | [
"description%1:10:01::"
] |
A Yankee sergeant gave the following description of his sweetheart : `` My girl is none of your one-horse girls. | sweetheart | {
"name": "sweetheart",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a person loved by another person",
"any well-liked individual",
"a very attractive or seductive looking woman",
"privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)"
]
} | [
"a person loved by another person"
] | [
"sweetheart%1:18:00::"
] |
A Yankee sergeant gave the following description of his sweetheart : `` My girl is none of your one-horse girls. | girl | {
"name": "girl",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a young woman",
"a youthful female person",
"a female human offspring",
"a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved",
"a friendly informal reference to a grown woman"
]
} | [
"a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved"
] | [
"girl%1:18:01::"
] |
A Yankee sergeant gave the following description of his sweetheart : `` My girl is none of your one-horse girls. | 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... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
A Yankee sergeant gave the following description of his sweetheart : `` My girl is none of your one-horse girls. | one-horse | {
"name": "one-horse",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"small and remote and insignificant"
]
} | [
"small and remote and insignificant"
] | [
"one-horse%5:00:00:provincial:00"
] |
A Yankee sergeant gave the following description of his sweetheart : `` My girl is none of your one-horse girls. | girls | {
"name": "girl",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a young woman",
"a youthful female person",
"a female human offspring",
"a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved",
"a friendly informal reference to a grown woman"
]
} | [
"a young woman"
] | [
"girl%1:18:00::"
] |
She is a regular stub and twister, double geered. | 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... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
She is a regular stub and twister, double geered. | regular | {
"name": "regular",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a regular patron",
"a soldier in the regular army",
"a dependable follower (especially in party politics)",
"a garment size for persons of average height and weight",
"in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle",
"often used as ... | [
"often used as intensifiers"
] | [
"regular%5:00:00:typical:00"
] |
She is well-educated and refined, all wildcat and fur, and Union from the muzzle to the crupper ''. | 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... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
She is well-educated and refined, all wildcat and fur, and Union from the muzzle to the crupper ''. | well-educated | {
"name": "well-educated",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"highly educated; having extensive information or understanding"
]
} | [
"highly educated; having extensive information or understanding"
] | [
"well-educated%5:00:00:educated:00"
] |
She is well-educated and refined, all wildcat and fur, and Union from the muzzle to the crupper ''. | refined | {
"name": "refined",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"improve or perfect by pruning or polishing",
"make more complex, intricate, or richer",
"treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition",
"reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities",
... | [
"(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel"
] | [
"refined%3:00:01::"
] |
She is well-educated and refined, all wildcat and fur, and Union from the muzzle to the crupper ''. | wildcat | {
"name": "wildcat",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field",
"a cruelly rapacious person",
"any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild",
"outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices",... | [
"any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild"
] | [
"wildcat%1:05:00::"
] |
She is well-educated and refined, all wildcat and fur, and Union from the muzzle to the crupper ''. | fur | {
"name": "fur",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the dressed hairy coat of a mammal",
"dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)",
"a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal"
]
} | [
"the dressed hairy coat of a mammal"
] | [
"fur%1:27:00::"
] |
She is well-educated and refined, all wildcat and fur, and Union from the muzzle to the crupper ''. | Union | {
"name": "union",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer",
"the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)",
"the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes",
"the state of being joined or unite... | [
"the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)"
] | [
"union%1:15:00::"
] |
She is well-educated and refined, all wildcat and fur, and Union from the muzzle to the crupper ''. | muzzle | {
"name": "muzzle",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the open circular discharging end of a gun",
"forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose",
"a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating... | [
"forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose"
] | [
"muzzle%1:05:00::"
] |
She is well-educated and refined, all wildcat and fur, and Union from the muzzle to the crupper ''. | crupper | {
"name": "crupper",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward"
]
} | [
"a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward"
] | [
"crupper%1:06:00::"
] |
Humor found many modes of expression. | 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"
] | [
"humor%1:10:00::"
] |
Humor found many modes of expression. | 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",
... | [
"receive a specified treatment (abstract)"
] | [
"find%2:30:00::"
] |
Humor found many modes of expression. | 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::"
] |
Humor found many modes of expression. | modes | {
"name": "mode",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"how something is done or how it happens",
"a particular functioning condition or arrangement",
"a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility",
"verb inflections that express how the action... | [
"how something is done or how it happens"
] | [
"mode%1:07:00::"
] |
Humor found many modes of 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::"
] |
A Texan wrote to a male companion at home : `` What has become of Halda and Laura? | Texan | {
"name": "texan",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a native or resident of Texas",
"of or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residents"
]
} | [
"a native or resident of Texas"
] | [
"texan%1:18:00::"
] |
A Texan wrote to a male companion at home : `` What has become of Halda and Laura? | 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 Texan wrote to a male companion at home : `` What has become of Halda and Laura? | male | {
"name": "male",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)",
"a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies",
"the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands",
"being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces ... | [
"being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation"
] | [
"male%3:00:00::"
] |
A Texan wrote to a male companion at home : `` What has become of Halda and Laura? | companion | {
"name": "companion",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a friend who is frequently in the company of another",
"a traveler who accompanies you",
"one paid to accompany or assist or live with another",
"be a companion to somebody"
]
} | [
"a friend who is frequently in the company of another"
] | [
"companion%1:18:00::"
] |
A Texan wrote to a male companion at home : `` What has become of Halda and Laura? | home | {
"name": "home",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"where you live at a particular time",
"housing that someone is living in",
"the country or state or city where you live",
"(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score",
"... | [
"the country or state or city where you live"
] | [
"home%1:15:02::"
] |
A Texan wrote to a male companion at home : `` What has become of Halda and Laura? | become | {
"name": "become",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"enter or assume a certain state or condition",
"undergo a change or development",
"come into existence",
"enhance the appearance of"
]
} | [
"enter or assume a certain state or condition"
] | [
"become%2:30:00::"
] |
A Texan wrote to a male companion at home : `` What has become of Halda and Laura? | Halda | {
"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::"
] |
A Texan wrote to a male companion at home : `` What has become of Halda and Laura? | Laura | {
"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::"
] |
When you see them again give them my love - not best respects now, but love by God ''. | see | {
"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 by sight or have the power to perceive by sight"
] | [
"see%2:39:00::"
] |
When you see them again give them my love - not best respects now, but love by God ''. | again | {
"name": "again",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"anew"
]
} | [
"anew"
] | [
"again%4:02:00::"
] |
When you see them again give them my love - not best respects now, but love by God ''. | give | {
"name": "give",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length",
"cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense",
"be the cause or source of",
"transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody",
"conve... | [
"convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow",
"cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense"
] | [
"give%2:32:01::",
"give%2:40:03::"
] |
When you see them again give them my love - not best respects now, but love by God ''. | love | {
"name": "love",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a strong positive emotion of regard and affection",
"any object of warm affection or devotion",
"a beloved person; used as terms of endearment",
"a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction",
"a score of zero in tennis or squash",
"sexual act... | [
"a strong positive emotion of regard and affection"
] | [
"love%1:12:00::"
] |
When you see them again give them my love - not best respects now, but love by God ''. | 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::"
] |
When you see them again give them my love - not best respects now, but love by God ''. | best | {
"name": "best",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the supreme effort one can make",
"the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others",
"Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)",
... | [
"(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities"
] | [
"best%3:00:00::"
] |
When you see them again give them my love - not best respects now, but love by God ''. | respects | {
"name": "respects",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem",
"(usually preceded by `in') a detail or point",
"the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)",
"an attitude of admiration or esteem",
"a courteous expression (by... | [
"(often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem"
] | [
"respects%1:10:00::"
] |
When you see them again give them my love - not best respects now, but love by God ''. | now | {
"name": "now",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the momentary present",
"in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events",
"in these times; - Nancy Mitford",
"used to preface a command or reproof or request",
"at the present moment",
"without delay or hesit... | [
"used to preface a command or reproof or request"
] | [
"now%4:02:02::"
] |
When you see them again give them my love - not best respects now, but love by God ''. | love | {
"name": "love",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a strong positive emotion of regard and affection",
"any object of warm affection or devotion",
"a beloved person; used as terms of endearment",
"a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction",
"a score of zero in tennis or squash",
"sexual act... | [
"a strong positive emotion of regard and affection"
] | [
"love%1:12:00::"
] |
William R. Stillwell, an admirable Georgian whose delightful correspondence is preserved in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, liked to tease his wife in his letters. | William R. Stillwell | {
"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::"
] |
William R. Stillwell, an admirable Georgian whose delightful correspondence is preserved in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, liked to tease his wife in his letters. | admirable | {
"name": "admirable",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"deserving of the highest esteem or admiration",
"inspiring admiration or approval"
]
} | [
"deserving of the highest esteem or admiration"
] | [
"admirable%5:00:00:estimable:00"
] |
William R. Stillwell, an admirable Georgian whose delightful correspondence is preserved in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, liked to tease his wife in his letters. | Georgian | {
"name": "georgian",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a native or resident of the American state of Georgia",
"a native or inhabitant of Georgia in Asia",
"a southern Caucasian language with 3 million speakers and a long literary tradition",
"of or relating to the former British colony of Georgia",
... | [
"a native or resident of the American state of Georgia"
] | [
"georgian%1:18:00::"
] |
William R. Stillwell, an admirable Georgian whose delightful correspondence is preserved in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, liked to tease his wife in his letters. | delightful | {
"name": "delightful",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"greatly pleasing or entertaining"
]
} | [
"greatly pleasing or entertaining"
] | [
"delightful%5:00:00:pleasing:00"
] |
William R. Stillwell, an admirable Georgian whose delightful correspondence is preserved in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, liked to tease his wife in his letters. | correspondence | {
"name": "correspondence",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"communication by the exchange of letters",
"compatibility of observations",
"the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount",
"(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividi... | [
"communication by the exchange of letters"
] | [
"correspondence%1:10:00::"
] |
William R. Stillwell, an admirable Georgian whose delightful correspondence is preserved in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, liked to tease his wife in his letters. | preserved | {
"name": "preserve",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone",
"a reservation where animals are protected",
"fruit preserved by cooking with sugar",
"keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last",
"keep in safety and protect from... | [
"keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction"
] | [
"preserve%2:40:00::"
] |
William R. Stillwell, an admirable Georgian whose delightful correspondence is preserved in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, liked to tease his wife in his letters. | Georgia Department of Archives and History | {
"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::"
] |
William R. Stillwell, an admirable Georgian whose delightful correspondence is preserved in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, liked to tease his wife in his letters. | liked | {
"name": "like",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a similar kind;,",
"a kind of person",
"prefer or wish to do something",
"find enjoyable or agreeable",
"be fond of",
"feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard",
"want to have",
"resembling or similar; having the same or some... | [
"find enjoyable or agreeable"
] | [
"like%2:37:05::"
] |
William R. Stillwell, an admirable Georgian whose delightful correspondence is preserved in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, liked to tease his wife in his letters. | tease | {
"name": "tease",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)",
"a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men",
"the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances",
... | [
"harass with persistent criticism or carping"
] | [
"tease%2:32:00::"
] |
William R. Stillwell, an admirable Georgian whose delightful correspondence is preserved in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, liked to tease his wife in his letters. | wife | {
"name": "wife",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a married woman; a man's partner in marriage"
]
} | [
"a married woman; a man's partner in marriage"
] | [
"wife%1:18:00::"
] |
William R. Stillwell, an admirable Georgian whose delightful correspondence is preserved in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, liked to tease his wife in his letters. | 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::"
] |
After he had been away from home about a year he wrote : `` [ Dear Wife ] If I did not write and receive letters from you I believe that I would forgit that I was married I do n't feel much like a maryed man but I never forgit it sofar as to court enny other lady but if I should you must forgive me as I am so forgitful... | been | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere"
] | [
"be%2:42:05::"
] |
After he had been away from home about a year he wrote : `` [ Dear Wife ] If I did not write and receive letters from you I believe that I would forgit that I was married I do n't feel much like a maryed man but I never forgit it sofar as to court enny other lady but if I should you must forgive me as I am so forgitful... | away | {
"name": "away",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"not present; having left",
"used of an opponent's ground",
"(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter",
"from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)",
"from one's possession",
"out of the way (esp... | [
"from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)"
] | [
"away%4:02:00::"
] |
After he had been away from home about a year he wrote : `` [ Dear Wife ] If I did not write and receive letters from you I believe that I would forgit that I was married I do n't feel much like a maryed man but I never forgit it sofar as to court enny other lady but if I should you must forgive me as I am so forgitful... | home | {
"name": "home",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"where you live at a particular time",
"housing that someone is living in",
"the country or state or city where you live",
"(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score",
"... | [
"at or to or in the direction of one's home or family"
] | [
"home%4:02:01::"
] |
After he had been away from home about a year he wrote : `` [ Dear Wife ] If I did not write and receive letters from you I believe that I would forgit that I was married I do n't feel much like a maryed man but I never forgit it sofar as to court enny other lady but if I should you must forgive me as I am so forgitful... | year | {
"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::"
] |
After he had been away from home about a year he wrote : `` [ Dear Wife ] If I did not write and receive letters from you I believe that I would forgit that I was married I do n't feel much like a maryed man but I never forgit it sofar as to court enny other lady but if I should you must forgive me as I am so forgitful... | 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::"
] |
After he had been away from home about a year he wrote : `` [ Dear Wife ] If I did not write and receive letters from you I believe that I would forgit that I was married I do n't feel much like a maryed man but I never forgit it sofar as to court enny other lady but if I should you must forgive me as I am so forgitful... | Wife | {
"name": "wife",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a married woman; a man's partner in marriage"
]
} | [
"a married woman; a man's partner in marriage"
] | [
"wife%1:18:00::"
] |
After he had been away from home about a year he wrote : `` [ Dear Wife ] If I did not write and receive letters from you I believe that I would forgit that I was married I do n't feel much like a maryed man but I never forgit it sofar as to court enny other lady but if I should you must forgive me as I am so forgitful... | 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::"
] |
After he had been away from home about a year he wrote : `` [ Dear Wife ] If I did not write and receive letters from you I believe that I would forgit that I was married I do n't feel much like a maryed man but I never forgit it sofar as to court enny other lady but if I should you must forgive me as I am so forgitful... | write | {
"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::"
] |
After he had been away from home about a year he wrote : `` [ Dear Wife ] If I did not write and receive letters from you I believe that I would forgit that I was married I do n't feel much like a maryed man but I never forgit it sofar as to court enny other lady but if I should you must forgive me as I am so forgitful... | receive | {
"name": "receive",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"get something; come into possession of",
"receive a specified treatment (abstract)",
"register (perceptual input)",
"go through (mental or physical states or experiences)",
"express willingness to have in one's home or environs",
"accept as t... | [
"get something; come into possession of"
] | [
"receive%2:40:00::"
] |
After he had been away from home about a year he wrote : `` [ Dear Wife ] If I did not write and receive letters from you I believe that I would forgit that I was married I do n't feel much like a maryed man but I never forgit it sofar as to court enny other lady but if I should you must forgive me as I am so forgitful... | 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::"
] |
After he had been away from home about a year he wrote : `` [ Dear Wife ] If I did not write and receive letters from you I believe that I would forgit that I was married I do n't feel much like a maryed man but I never forgit it sofar as to court enny other lady but if I should you must forgive me as I am so forgitful... | believe | {
"name": "believe",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"accept as true; take to be true",
"judge or regard; look upon; judge",
"be confident about something",
"follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer",
"credit with veracity"
]
} | [
"be confident about something"
] | [
"believe%2:31:03::"
] |
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