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In the South, after the first year of the war, paper and ink were very poor. | South | {
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"the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861",
"the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees",
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In the South, after the first year of the war, paper and ink were very poor. | first | {
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"the first element in a countable series",
"the time at which something is supposed to begin",
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In the South, after the first year of the war, paper and ink were very poor. | war | {
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In the South, after the first year of the war, paper and ink were very poor. | paper | {
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In the South, after the first year of the war, paper and ink were very poor. | ink | {
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In the South, after the first year of the war, paper and ink were very poor. | were | {
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In the South, after the first year of the war, paper and ink were very poor. | very | {
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"being the exact same one; not any other:",
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | Scarcity | {
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"a small and inadequate amount"
]
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | paper | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | caused | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | many | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | Southerners | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | adopt | {
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"take up and practice as one's own",
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | practice | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | cross | {
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"an... | [
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | writing | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | i. e. | {
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]
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | writing | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | left | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | right | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | page | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | usual | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | manner | {
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]
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | gave | {
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"conve... | [
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] |
Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | sheet | {
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"newspaper with half-size pag... | [
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | half | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | turn | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | wrote | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | end | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | end | {
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | across | {
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]
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | lines | {
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"a mark that is long relative to its width",
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] |
Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | previously | {
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]
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"at an earlier time or formerly"
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Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing, i. e., after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner, they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written. | written | {
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Sometimes soldiers wrote letters while bullets were whizzing about their heads. | Sometimes | {
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]
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"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... | [
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"a high-speed passenger train",
"(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity"
]
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"someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field",
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"a single domestic animal",
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A Yank writing from Vicksburg, May 28, 1863, stated `` Not less than 50 balls have passed over me since I commenced writing. | Yank | {
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"an American (especially to non-Americans)",
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]
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A Yank writing from Vicksburg, May 28, 1863, stated `` Not less than 50 balls have passed over me since I commenced writing. | writing | {
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A Yank writing from Vicksburg, May 28, 1863, stated `` Not less than 50 balls have passed over me since I commenced writing. | Vicksburg | {
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]
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] |
A Yank writing from Vicksburg, May 28, 1863, stated `` Not less than 50 balls have passed over me since I commenced writing. | May | {
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"the month following April and preceding June",
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]
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A Yank writing from Vicksburg, May 28, 1863, stated `` Not less than 50 balls have passed over me since I commenced writing. | 28 | {
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"coming next after the twenty-seventh in position"
]
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] |
A Yank writing from Vicksburg, May 28, 1863, stated `` Not less than 50 balls have passed over me since I commenced writing. | stated | {
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A Yank writing from Vicksburg, May 28, 1863, stated `` Not less than 50 balls have passed over me since I commenced writing. | Not | {
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]
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] | [
"not%4:02:00::"
] |
A Yank writing from Vicksburg, May 28, 1863, stated `` Not less than 50 balls have passed over me since I commenced writing. | 50 | {
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"being ten more than forty"
]
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] |
A Yank writing from Vicksburg, May 28, 1863, stated `` Not less than 50 balls have passed over me since I commenced writing. | balls | {
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"a solid projectile that is shot by a musket",
"an object with a spherical shape",
"the people assembled at a lavish formal dance",
"one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermat... | [
"a solid projectile that is shot by a musket"
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] |
A Yank writing from Vicksburg, May 28, 1863, stated `` Not less than 50 balls have passed over me since I commenced writing. | passed over | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
"bypass",
"make a passage or journey from one place to another",
"travel across or pass over",
"fly over",
"rub with a circular motion"
]
} | [
"fly over"
] | [
"pass_over%2:38:03::"
] |
A Yank writing from Vicksburg, May 28, 1863, stated `` Not less than 50 balls have passed over me since I commenced writing. | commenced | {
"name": "commence",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"take the first step or steps in carrying out an action",
"set in motion, cause to start",
"get off the ground"
]
} | [
"take the first step or steps in carrying out an action"
] | [
"commence%2:30:00::"
] |
A Yank writing from Vicksburg, May 28, 1863, stated `` Not less than 50 balls have passed over me since I commenced writing. | writing | {
"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::"
] |
I could tell you of plenty narrow escapes, but we take no notice of them now ''. | tell | {
"name": "tell",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)",
"exp... | [
"narrate or give a detailed account of"
] | [
"tell%2:32:01::"
] |
I could tell you of plenty narrow escapes, but we take no notice of them now ''. | plenty | {
"name": "plenty",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a full supply",
"(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent",
"as much as necessary; ; (`plenty' is nonstandard)"
]
} | [
"a full supply"
] | [
"plenty%1:07:00::"
] |
I could tell you of plenty narrow escapes, but we take no notice of them now ''. | narrow escapes | {
"name": "narrow_escape",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin"
]
} | [
"something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin"
] | [
"narrow_escape%1:04:00::"
] |
I could tell you of plenty narrow escapes, but we take no notice of them now ''. | take | {
"name": "take",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property",
"the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption",
"carry out",
"require (time or space)",
"take somebody somewhere",
"get into ... | [
"carry out"
] | [
"take%2:41:04::"
] |
I could tell you of plenty narrow escapes, but we take no notice of them now ''. | notice | {
"name": "notice",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an announcement containing information about an event; ; ; \"a notice of sale",
"the act of noticing or paying attention",
"a request for payment",
"advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract",
... | [
"the act of noticing or paying attention"
] | [
"notice%1:09:00::"
] |
I could tell you of plenty narrow escapes, but we take no notice of them now ''. | 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... | [
"in these times; - Nancy Mitford"
] | [
"now%4:02:00::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | Reb | {
"name": "reb",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms"
]
} | [
"`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms"
] | [
"reb%1:18:00::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | stationed | {
"name": "station",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose",
"proper or designated social situation",
"(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty",
"the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) s... | [
"assign to a station"
] | [
"station%2:33:00::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | Petersburg | {
"name": "location",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a point or extent in space",
"the act of putting something in a certain place",
"a determination of the place where something is",
"a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made"
]
} | [
"a point or extent in space"
] | [
"location%1:03:00::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | informed | {
"name": "inform",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to",
"give character or essence to",
"act as an informer"
]
} | [
"impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to"
] | [
"inform%2:32:00::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | mother | {
"name": "mother",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)",
"a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar",
"a term of address for... | [
"a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)"
] | [
"mother%1:18:00::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | 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::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | tell | {
"name": "tell",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)",
"exp... | [
"express in words"
] | [
"tell%2:32:04::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | dodge | {
"name": "dodge",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade",
"a quick evasive movement",
"a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery",
"make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid",
"move to and fro or from plac... | [
"make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid"
] | [
"dodge%2:38:00::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | pretty | {
"name": "pretty",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing",
"(used ironically) unexpectedly bad",
"to a moderately sufficient extent or degree"
]
} | [
"to a moderately sufficient extent or degree"
] | [
"pretty%4:02:00::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | often | {
"name": "often",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"many times at short intervals",
"frequently or in great quantities",
"in many cases or instances"
]
} | [
"many times at short intervals"
] | [
"often%4:02:00::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | 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::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | very | {
"name": "very",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"precisely as stated",
"being the exact same one; not any other:",
"used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal",
"precisely so"
]
} | [
"used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal"
] | [
"very%4:02:00::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | plainly | {
"name": "plainly",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')",
"in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment"
]
} | [
"unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')"
] | [
"plainly%4:02:00::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | blots | {
"name": "blot",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a blemish made by dirt",
"an act that brings discredit to the person who does it",
"dry (ink) with blotting paper",
"make a spot or mark onto"
]
} | [
"a blemish made by dirt"
] | [
"blot%1:07:00::"
] |
A Reb stationed near Petersburg informed his mother : `` I need not tell you that I dodge pretty often, for you can see that very plainly by the blots in this letter. | 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::"
] |
Just count each blot a dodge and add in a few for I do n't dodge every time ''. | Just | {
"name": "just",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; - A.Lincoln",
"fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience",
"free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules... | [
"and nothing more"
] | [
"just%4:02:00::"
] |
Just count each blot a dodge and add in a few for I do n't dodge every time ''. | count | {
"name": "count",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the total number counted",
"the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order",
"a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl",
"determine the number or amount of",
"have weight; have import, carry weight",
"show... | [
"have weight; have import, carry weight"
] | [
"count%2:42:00::"
] |
Just count each blot a dodge and add in a few for I do n't dodge every time ''. | blot | {
"name": "blot",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a blemish made by dirt",
"an act that brings discredit to the person who does it",
"dry (ink) with blotting paper",
"make a spot or mark onto"
]
} | [
"a blemish made by dirt"
] | [
"blot%1:07:00::"
] |
Just count each blot a dodge and add in a few for I do n't dodge every time ''. | dodge | {
"name": "dodge",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade",
"a quick evasive movement",
"a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery",
"make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid",
"move to and fro or from plac... | [
"a quick evasive movement"
] | [
"dodge%1:04:00::"
] |
Just count each blot a dodge and add in a few for I do n't dodge every time ''. | add | {
"name": "add",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders",
"make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of",
"state or say further",
"bestow a quality on",
"make an... | [
"make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of"
] | [
"add%2:30:00::"
] |
Just count each blot a dodge and add in a few for I do n't dodge every time ''. | a few | {
"name": "a_few",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"more than one but indefinitely small in number"
]
} | [
"more than one but indefinitely small in number"
] | [
"a_few%5:00:00:few:00"
] |
Just count each blot a dodge and add in a few for I do n't dodge every time ''. | dodge | {
"name": "dodge",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade",
"a quick evasive movement",
"a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery",
"make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid",
"move to and fro or from plac... | [
"make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid"
] | [
"dodge%2:38:00::"
] |
Just count each blot a dodge and add in a few for I do n't dodge every time ''. | time | {
"name": "time",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an instance or single occasion for some event",
"a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something",
"an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)",
"a suitable moment",
... | [
"an instance or single occasion for some event"
] | [
"time%1:11:00::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | Reb | {
"name": "reb",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms"
]
} | [
"`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms"
] | [
"reb%1:18:00::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | writing | {
"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::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | similar | {
"name": "similar",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"marked by correspondence or resemblance",
"having the same or similar characteristics",
"resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination",
"(of words) expressing closely related meanings",
"ca... | [
"marked by correspondence or resemblance"
] | [
"similar%3:00:00::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | circumstances | {
"name": "circumstance",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity",
"the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event",
"information that should be kept in mind when making a decision",
"formal ceremony about important occasi... | [
"a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity"
] | [
"circumstance%1:26:01::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | Atlanta | {
"name": "atlanta",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War",
"a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying th... | [
"a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864"
] | [
"atlanta%1:04:00::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | 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 Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | 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::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | keep | {
"name": "keep",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the financial means whereby one lives",
"the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress",
"a cell in a jail or prison",
"keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,",
"continue a certain state, condition, or activity",
... | [
"continue a certain state, condition, or activity"
] | [
"keep%2:42:07::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | Shooting | {
"name": "shoot",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a new branch",
"the act of shooting at targets",
"hit with a missile from a weapon",
"kill by firing a missile",
"fire a shot",
"make a film or photograph of something",
"send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly",
"run or move very quick... | [
"fire a shot"
] | [
"shoot%2:33:00::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | 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::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | afraid | {
"name": "afraid",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"filled with fear or apprehension",
"filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement",
"feeling worry or concern or insecurity",
"having feelings of aversion or unwillingness"
]
} | [
"filled with fear or apprehension"
] | [
"afraid%3:00:00::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | knock over | {
"name": "knock_over",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"cause to overturn from an upright or normal position"
]
} | [
"cause to overturn from an upright or normal position"
] | [
"knock_over%2:38:00::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | ink | {
"name": "ink",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing",
"dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods",
"append one's signature to",
"mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink",
"fill with ink"
]
} | [
"a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing"
] | [
"ink%1:27:01::"
] |
Another Reb writing under similar circumstances before Atlanta reported : `` The Yankees keep Shooting so I am afraid they will knock over my ink, so I will close ''. | close | {
"name": "close",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the temporal end; the concluding time",
"the last section of a communication",
"the concluding part of any performance",
"move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut",
"become closed",
"cease to operate or cause to cease operati... | [
"come to a close"
] | [
"close%2:42:00::"
] |
The most common type of letter was that of soldier husbands to their wives. | most | {
"name": "most",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number",
"the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or ex... | [
"used to form the superlative"
] | [
"most%4:02:00::"
] |
The most common type of letter was that of soldier husbands to their wives. | common | {
"name": "common",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area",
"belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public",
"having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual",
"common t... | [
"commonly encountered"
] | [
"common%5:00:00:familiar:02"
] |
The most common type of letter was that of soldier husbands to their wives. | type | {
"name": "type",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a subdivision of a particular kind of thing",
"a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)",
"(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon",
"printed characters",
"all of the tokens... | [
"a subdivision of a particular kind of thing"
] | [
"type%1:09:00::"
] |
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