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But everyone I met had sought cover first and asked questions later.
asked
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[ "direct or put; seek an answer to" ]
[ "ask%2:32:02::" ]
But everyone I met had sought cover first and asked questions later.
questions
{ "name": "question", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance of questioning", "the subject matter at issue", "a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply", "uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something", "a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for d...
[ "an instance of questioning" ]
[ "question%1:10:00::" ]
But everyone I met had sought cover first and asked questions later.
later
{ "name": "later", "sense_definitions_list": [ "coming at a subsequent time or stage", "at or toward an end or late period or stage of development", "being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time", "after the expected or usual time; delayed", "of the immediat...
[ "happening at a time subsequent to a reference time" ]
[ "later%4:02:01::" ]
And no wonder, for Vientiane, the old City of Sandalwood, had become the City of Bullet Holes.
no
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[ "quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of" ]
[ "no%3:00:00::" ]
And no wonder, for Vientiane, the old City of Sandalwood, had become the City of Bullet Holes.
wonder
{ "name": "wonder", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising", "something that causes feelings of wonder", "a state in which you want to learn more about something", "have a wish or desire to know something", "place in doubt or express doubtful specula...
[ "the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising" ]
[ "wonder%1:12:00::" ]
And no wonder, for Vientiane, the old City of Sandalwood, had become the City of Bullet Holes.
Vientiane
{ "name": "vientiane", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the capital and largest city of Laos" ] }
[ "the capital and largest city of Laos" ]
[ "vientiane%1:15:00::" ]
And no wonder, for Vientiane, the old City of Sandalwood, had become the City of Bullet Holes.
old
{ "name": "old", "sense_definitions_list": [ "past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')", "(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age", "of long duration; not new", "(used for emphasis) very familiar", "skilled through long experi...
[ "of long duration; not new" ]
[ "old%3:00:01::" ]
And no wonder, for Vientiane, the old City of Sandalwood, had become the City of Bullet Holes.
City
{ "name": "city", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts", "an incorporated administrative district established by state charter", "people living in a large densely populated municipality" ] }
[ "a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts" ]
[ "city%1:15:00::" ]
And no wonder, for Vientiane, the old City of Sandalwood, had become the City of Bullet Holes.
Sandalwood
{ "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::" ]
And no wonder, for Vientiane, the old City of Sandalwood, had become the City of Bullet Holes.
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" ] }
[ "undergo a change or development" ]
[ "become%2:42:01::" ]
And no wonder, for Vientiane, the old City of Sandalwood, had become the City of Bullet Holes.
City
{ "name": "city", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts", "an incorporated administrative district established by state charter", "people living in a large densely populated municipality" ] }
[ "a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts" ]
[ "city%1:15:00::" ]
And no wonder, for Vientiane, the old City of Sandalwood, had become the City of Bullet Holes.
Bullet Holes
{ "name": "bullet_hole", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a hole made by a bullet passing through it" ] }
[ "a hole made by a bullet passing through it" ]
[ "bullet_hole%1:17:00::" ]
I saw holes in planes at the airport and in cars in the streets.
saw
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[ "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]
[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
I saw holes in planes at the airport and in cars in the streets.
holes
{ "name": "hole", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an opening into or through something", "an opening deliberately made in or through something", "one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course", "an unoccupied space", "a depression hollowed out of solid matter", "a fault", "informa...
[ "an opening deliberately made in or through something" ]
[ "hole%1:06:00::" ]
I saw holes in planes at the airport and in cars in the streets.
planes
{ "name": "plane", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets", "(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape", "a level of existence or development", "a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood", "a carpenter's hand tool with an adjus...
[ "an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets" ]
[ "plane%1:06:01::" ]
I saw holes in planes at the airport and in cars in the streets.
airport
{ "name": "airport", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo" ] }
[ "an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo" ]
[ "airport%1:06:00::" ]
I saw holes in planes at the airport and in cars in the streets.
cars
{ "name": "car", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine", "a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad", "the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant", ...
[ "a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine" ]
[ "car%1:06:00::" ]
I saw holes in planes at the airport and in cars in the streets.
streets
{ "name": "street", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings", "the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel", "the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there ...
[ "the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel" ]
[ "street%1:06:01::" ]
Along the main thoroughfares hardly a house had not been peppered.
main
{ "name": "main", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any very large body of (salt) water", "a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage", "most important element", "(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence", "of ...
[ "most important element" ]
[ "main%5:00:00:important:00" ]
Along the main thoroughfares hardly a house had not been peppered.
thoroughfares
{ "name": "thoroughfare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a public road from one place to another" ] }
[ "a public road from one place to another" ]
[ "thoroughfare%1:06:00::" ]
Along the main thoroughfares hardly a house had not been peppered.
hardly a
{ "name": "hardly_a", "sense_definitions_list": [ "very few" ] }
[ "very few" ]
[ "hardly_a%5:00:00:few:00" ]
Along the main thoroughfares hardly a house had not been peppered.
house
{ "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::" ]
Along the main thoroughfares hardly a house had not been peppered.
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::" ]
Along the main thoroughfares hardly a house had not been peppered.
peppered
{ "name": "pepper", "sense_definitions_list": [ "climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam", "any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers", "pungent seasoning from the berry of the common ...
[ "attack and bombard with or as if with missiles" ]
[ "pepper%2:33:00::" ]
In place of the police headquarters was a new square filled with rubble.
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", ...
[ "the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another" ]
[ "place%1:04:01::" ]
In place of the police headquarters was a new square filled with rubble.
police headquarters
{ "name": "police_headquarters", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought" ] }
[ "a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought" ]
[ "police_headquarters%1:06:00::" ]
In place of the police headquarters was a new square filled with rubble.
was
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[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]
[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
In place of the police headquarters was a new square filled with rubble.
new
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[ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered" ]
[ "new%3:00:00::" ]
In place of the police headquarters was a new square filled with rubble.
square
{ "name": "square", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon", "the product of two equal terms", "an open area at the meeting of two or more streets", "something approximating the shape of a square", "some...
[ "an open area at the meeting of two or more streets" ]
[ "square%1:15:00::" ]
In place of the police headquarters was a new square filled with rubble.
filled
{ "name": "fill", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity sufficient to satisfy", "any material that fills a space or container", "make full, also in a metaphorical sense", "become full", "occupy the whole of", "assume, as of positions or roles", "fill or meet a want or need", "appoi...
[ "become full" ]
[ "fill%2:30:00::" ]
In place of the police headquarters was a new square filled with rubble.
rubble
{ "name": "rubble", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up" ] }
[ "the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up" ]
[ "rubble%1:27:00::" ]
Mortars had demolished the defense ministry and set fire to the American Embassy next door.
Mortars
{ "name": "mortar", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range", "used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall", "a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle", "plaster...
[ "a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range" ]
[ "mortar%1:06:00::" ]
Mortars had demolished the defense ministry and set fire to the American Embassy next door.
demolished
{ "name": "demolish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "destroy completely", "humiliate or depress completely", "defeat soundly" ] }
[ "destroy completely" ]
[ "demolish%2:36:00::" ]
Mortars had demolished the defense ministry and set fire to the American Embassy next door.
defense
{ "name": "defense", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies", "protection from harm", "(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring", "the justification for some act or belief", "(psychiatry) ...
[ "the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947" ]
[ "defense%1:14:02::" ]
Mortars had demolished the defense ministry and set fire to the American Embassy next door.
ministry
{ "name": "ministry", "sense_definitions_list": [ "religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)", "building where the business of a government department is transacted", "a government department under the direction of a minister", "the work of a minister of religion" ] }
[ "building where the business of a government department is transacted" ]
[ "ministry%1:06:00::" ]
Mortars had demolished the defense ministry and set fire to the American Embassy next door.
set
{ "name": "set", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used", "(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols", "several exercises intended to be done in series", "representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used...
[ "apply or start" ]
[ "set%2:36:12::" ]
Mortars had demolished the defense ministry and set fire to the American Embassy next door.
fire
{ "name": "fire", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the event of something burning (often destructive)", "the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy", "the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke", "a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is ...
[ "the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke" ]
[ "fire%1:22:00::" ]
Mortars had demolished the defense ministry and set fire to the American Embassy next door.
American
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[ "of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture" ]
[ "american%3:01:01::" ]
Mortars had demolished the defense ministry and set fire to the American Embassy next door.
Embassy
{ "name": "embassy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work", "an ambassador and his entourage collectively" ] }
[ "a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work" ]
[ "embassy%1:06:00::" ]
Mortars had demolished the defense ministry and set fire to the American Embassy next door.
next door
{ "name": "next_door", "sense_definitions_list": [ "at or in or to the adjacent residence" ] }
[ "at or in or to the adjacent residence" ]
[ "next_door%4:02:00::" ]
What had been the ambassador 's suite was now jagged walls of blackened brick.
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...
[ "have an existence, be extant" ]
[ "be%2:42:00::" ]
What had been the ambassador 's suite was now jagged walls of blackened brick.
ambassador
{ "name": "ambassador", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another", "an informal representative" ] }
[ "a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another" ]
[ "ambassador%1:18:00::" ]
What had been the ambassador 's suite was now jagged walls of blackened brick.
suite
{ "name": "suite", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected", "apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)", "the group following and attending to some important person", "a matching set of furniture"...
[ "apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)" ]
[ "suite%1:06:00::" ]
What had been the ambassador 's suite was now jagged walls of blackened brick.
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::" ]
What had been the ambassador 's suite was now jagged walls of blackened brick.
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 the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events" ]
[ "now%4:02:05::" ]
What had been the ambassador 's suite was now jagged walls of blackened brick.
jagged
{ "name": "jagged", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge", "having a sharply uneven surface or outline", "having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed" ] }
[ "having a sharply uneven surface or outline" ]
[ "jagged%5:00:00:uneven:00" ]
What had been the ambassador 's suite was now jagged walls of blackened brick.
walls
{ "name": "wall", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure", "anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect", "(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane)...
[ "an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure" ]
[ "wall%1:06:00::" ]
What had been the ambassador 's suite was now jagged walls of blackened brick.
blackened
{ "name": "blackened", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make or become black", "burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color", "darkened by smoke", "(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood" ] }
[ "darkened by smoke" ]
[ "blackened%5:00:00:smoky:00" ]
What had been the ambassador 's suite was now jagged walls of blackened brick.
brick
{ "name": "brick", "sense_definitions_list": [ "rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material", "a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy" ] }
[ "rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material" ]
[ "brick%1:06:00::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
damage
{ "name": "damage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the occurrence of a change for the worse", "loss of military equipment", "the act of damaging something or someone", "the amount of money needed to purchase something", "any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right", "inflict...
[ "the occurrence of a change for the worse" ]
[ "damage%1:11:00::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
done
{ "name": "do", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an uproarious party", "the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization", "doctor's degree in osteopathy", "engage in", "carry out or perform an action", "get (something) done", "proceed or get along", "give ris...
[ "give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally" ]
[ "do%2:36:02::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
battle
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[ "a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war" ]
[ "battle%1:04:00::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
Vientiane
{ "name": "vientiane", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the capital and largest city of Laos" ] }
[ "the capital and largest city of Laos" ]
[ "vientiane%1:15:00::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
fought
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[ "be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight" ]
[ "fight%2:33:00::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
three
{ "name": "three", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one", "one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips", "being one more than two" ] }
[ "being one more than two" ]
[ "three%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
months
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[ "one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year" ]
[ "month%1:28:01::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
earlier
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[ "earlier in time; previously" ]
[ "earlier%4:02:00::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
four
{ "name": "four", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one", "a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips", "being one more than three" ] }
[ "being one more than three" ]
[ "four%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
successive
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[ "in regular succession without gaps" ]
[ "successive%5:00:00:ordered:00" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
governments
{ "name": "government", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit", "the act of governing; exercising authority", "(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed", "the study of government of states and...
[ "the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit" ]
[ "government%1:14:00::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
ruled
{ "name": "rule", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior", "something regarded as a normative example", "prescribed guide for conduct or action", "(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice", "a basic generalization tha...
[ "exercise authority over; as of nations" ]
[ "rule%2:41:00::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
here
{ "name": "here", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the present location; this place", "queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno", "being here now", "in or at thi...
[ "in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is" ]
[ "here%4:02:00::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
three
{ "name": "three", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one", "one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips", "being one more than two" ] }
[ "being one more than two" ]
[ "three%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
days
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[ "time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis" ]
[ "day%1:28:00::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
December
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[ "the last (12th) month of the year" ]
[ "december%1:28:00::" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
9
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[ "denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten" ]
[ "9%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
This damage had been done in the battle of Vientiane, fought less than three months earlier when four successive governments had ruled here in three days ( December 9 - 11, 1960 ).
11
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[ "being one more than ten" ]
[ "11%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
And now, in March, all Laos suffered a state of siege.
now
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[ "in these times; - Nancy Mitford" ]
[ "now%4:02:00::" ]
And now, in March, all Laos suffered a state of siege.
March
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[ "the month following February and preceding April" ]
[ "march%1:28:00::" ]
And now, in March, all Laos suffered a state of siege.
all
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[ "quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class" ]
[ "all%3:00:00::" ]
And now, in March, all Laos suffered a state of siege.
Laos
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[ "a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949" ]
[ "laos%1:15:00::" ]
And now, in March, all Laos suffered a state of siege.
suffered
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[ "undergo or be subjected to" ]
[ "suffer%2:39:01::" ]
And now, in March, all Laos suffered a state of siege.
state
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[ "the way something is with respect to its main attributes" ]
[ "state%1:03:00::" ]
And now, in March, all Laos suffered a state of siege.
siege
{ "name": "siege", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack" ] }
[ "the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack" ]
[ "siege%1:04:00::" ]
The Pathet Lao forces held two northern provinces and openly took the offensive in three more.
Pathet Lao
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[ "any number of entities (members) considered as a unit" ]
[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
The Pathet Lao forces held two northern provinces and openly took the offensive in three more.
forces
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[ "a unit that is part of some military service", "group of people willing to obey orders" ]
[ "force%1:14:01::", "force%1:14:00::" ]
The Pathet Lao forces held two northern provinces and openly took the offensive in three more.
held
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[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "secure and keep for possible future use or application" ]
[ "hold%2:40:00::", "hold%2:40:02::" ]
The Pathet Lao forces held two northern provinces and openly took the offensive in three more.
two
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[ "being one more than one" ]
[ "two%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
The Pathet Lao forces held two northern provinces and openly took the offensive in three more.
northern
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[ "situated in or oriented toward the north" ]
[ "northern%5:00:02:north:00" ]
The Pathet Lao forces held two northern provinces and openly took the offensive in three more.
openly
{ "name": "openly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in an open way" ] }
[ "in an open way" ]
[ "openly%4:02:00::" ]
The Pathet Lao forces held two northern provinces and openly took the offensive in three more.
took
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[ "carry out" ]
[ "take%2:41:04::" ]
The Pathet Lao forces held two northern provinces and openly took the offensive in three more.
offensive
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[ "the action of attacking an enemy" ]
[ "offensive%1:04:00::" ]
The Pathet Lao forces held two northern provinces and openly took the offensive in three more.
three
{ "name": "three", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one", "one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips", "being one more than two" ] }
[ "being one more than two" ]
[ "three%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
Throughout the land their hit-and-run terrorists spread fear of ambush and death.
land
{ "name": "land", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the land on which real estate is located", "material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)", "territory over which rule or control is exercised", "the solid part of the ea...
[ "territory over which rule or control is exercised" ]
[ "land%1:15:01::" ]
Throughout the land their hit-and-run terrorists spread fear of ambush and death.
hit-and-run
{ "name": "hit-and-run", "sense_definitions_list": [ "designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape", "involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident" ] }
[ "designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape" ]
[ "hit-and-run%5:00:00:offensive:03" ]
Throughout the land their hit-and-run terrorists spread fear of ambush and death.
terrorists
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[ "a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities" ]
[ "terrorist%1:18:00::" ]
Throughout the land their hit-and-run terrorists spread fear of ambush and death.
spread
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[ "distribute or disperse widely" ]
[ "spread%2:35:00::" ]
Throughout the land their hit-and-run terrorists spread fear of ambush and death.
fear
{ "name": "fear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)", "an anxious feeling", "a feeling of profound respect for someone or something", "be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about ...
[ "an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)" ]
[ "fear%1:12:00::" ]
Throughout the land their hit-and-run terrorists spread fear of ambush and death.
ambush
{ "name": "ambush", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise", "wait in hiding to attack", "hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing" ] }
[ "the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise" ]
[ "ambush%1:04:00::" ]
Throughout the land their hit-and-run terrorists spread fear of ambush and death.
death
{ "name": "death", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the event of dying or departure from life", "the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism", "the absence of life or state of being dead", "the time when something ends", "the time at which life ends; continuing unti...
[ "the event of dying or departure from life" ]
[ "death%1:11:00::" ]
`` And it 's all the more tragic because it 's so little deserved '', said Mr. J. J. A. Frans, a Belgian official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
's
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
`` And it 's all the more tragic because it 's so little deserved '', said Mr. J. J. A. Frans, a Belgian official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
all
{ "name": "all", "sense_definitions_list": [ "quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class", "completely given to or absorbed by", "to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')" ...
[ "to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')" ]
[ "all%4:02:00::" ]
`` And it 's all the more tragic because it 's so little deserved '', said Mr. J. J. A. Frans, a Belgian official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
more
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[ "used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs" ]
[ "more%4:02:00::" ]
`` And it 's all the more tragic because it 's so little deserved '', said Mr. J. J. A. Frans, a Belgian official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
tragic
{ "name": "tragic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction", "of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy" ] }
[ "of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy" ]
[ "tragic%3:01:00::" ]
`` And it 's all the more tragic because it 's so little deserved '', said Mr. J. J. A. Frans, a Belgian official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
's
{ "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::" ]
`` And it 's all the more tragic because it 's so little deserved '', said Mr. J. J. A. Frans, a Belgian official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
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::" ]
`` And it 's all the more tragic because it 's so little deserved '', said Mr. J. J. A. Frans, a Belgian official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
little
{ "name": "little", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a small amount or duration", "limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent", "(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some", "(of children and animals) youn...
[ "not much" ]
[ "little%4:02:00::" ]
`` And it 's all the more tragic because it 's so little deserved '', said Mr. J. J. A. Frans, a Belgian official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
said
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[ "express in words" ]
[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
`` And it 's all the more tragic because it 's so little deserved '', said Mr. J. J. A. Frans, a Belgian official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Mr. J. J. A. Frans
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
`` And it 's all the more tragic because it 's so little deserved '', said Mr. J. J. A. Frans, a Belgian official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Belgian
{ "name": "belgian", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a native or inhabitant of Belgium", "of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people" ] }
[ "of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people" ]
[ "belgian%3:01:00::" ]