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`` 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.
official
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[ "official%1:18:01::" ]
`` 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.
United Nations
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[ "group%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.
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
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[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
We talked after I hailed his Jeep marked with the U. N. flag.
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[ "talk%2:32:01::" ]
We talked after I hailed his Jeep marked with the U. N. flag.
hailed
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[ "call for" ]
[ "hail%2:32:01::" ]
We talked after I hailed his Jeep marked with the U. N. flag.
Jeep
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[ "a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain" ]
[ "jeep%1:06:00::" ]
We talked after I hailed his Jeep marked with the U. N. flag.
marked
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[ "attach a tag or label to" ]
[ "mark%2:35:09::" ]
We talked after I hailed his Jeep marked with the U. N. flag.
U. N.
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[ "group%1:03:00::" ]
We talked after I hailed his Jeep marked with the U. N. flag.
flag
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Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
Practically
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[ "almost; nearly" ]
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Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
people
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Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
Laos
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Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
explained
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[ "define" ]
[ "explain%2:32:01::" ]
Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
two
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[ "being one more than one" ]
[ "two%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
million
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[ "million%1:23:00::" ]
Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
are
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[ "be%2:41:00::" ]
Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
rice
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[ "rice%1:20:00::" ]
Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
farmers
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[ "farmer%1:18:00::" ]
Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
means
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[ "means%1:06:00::" ]
Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
motives
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[ "motive%1:03:00::" ]
Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
modern
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Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
war
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Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
are
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Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
strange
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[ "strange%5:00:01:unfamiliar:00" ]
Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
clocks
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[ "a timepiece that shows the time of day" ]
[ "clock%1:06:00::" ]
Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
steel
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[ "steel%1:27:00::" ]
Practically all the people of Laos, he explained - about two million of them - are rice farmers, and the means and motives of modern war are as strange to them as clocks and steel plows.
plows
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[ "a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing" ]
[ "plow%1:06:00::" ]
They look after their fields and children and water buffaloes in ten or eleven thousand villages, with an average of 200 souls.
look after
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[ "keep under careful scrutiny" ]
[ "look_after%2:39:00::" ]
They look after their fields and children and water buffaloes in ten or eleven thousand villages, with an average of 200 souls.
fields
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[ "field%1:15:00::" ]
They look after their fields and children and water buffaloes in ten or eleven thousand villages, with an average of 200 souls.
children
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[ "a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age" ]
[ "child%1:18:01::" ]
They look after their fields and children and water buffaloes in ten or eleven thousand villages, with an average of 200 souls.
water buffaloes
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[ "an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal" ]
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They look after their fields and children and water buffaloes in ten or eleven thousand villages, with an average of 200 souls.
ten
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[ "being one more than nine" ]
[ "ten%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
They look after their fields and children and water buffaloes in ten or eleven thousand villages, with an average of 200 souls.
eleven
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[ "being one more than ten" ]
[ "eleven%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
They look after their fields and children and water buffaloes in ten or eleven thousand villages, with an average of 200 souls.
thousand
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[ "thousand%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
They look after their fields and children and water buffaloes in ten or eleven thousand villages, with an average of 200 souls.
villages
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They look after their fields and children and water buffaloes in ten or eleven thousand villages, with an average of 200 souls.
average
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[ "average%1:09:00::" ]
They look after their fields and children and water buffaloes in ten or eleven thousand villages, with an average of 200 souls.
souls
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "soul%1:03:00::" ]
Nobody can tell more closely how many villages there are.
tell
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[ "tell%2:31:00::" ]
Nobody can tell more closely how many villages there are.
more
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[ "used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs" ]
[ "more%4:02:00::" ]
Nobody can tell more closely how many villages there are.
closely
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[ "in a close relation or position in time or space" ]
[ "closely%4:02:00::" ]
Nobody can tell more closely how many villages there are.
many
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[ "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::" ]
Nobody can tell more closely how many villages there are.
villages
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[ "a community of people smaller than a town" ]
[ "village%1:14:00::" ]
Nobody can tell more closely how many villages there are.
are
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They spread over an area no larger than Oregon ; yet they include peoples as different from one another as Oregonians are from Patagonians.
spread
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[ "spread%2:42:00::" ]
They spread over an area no larger than Oregon ; yet they include peoples as different from one another as Oregonians are from Patagonians.
area
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[ "area%1:15:01::" ]
They spread over an area no larger than Oregon ; yet they include peoples as different from one another as Oregonians are from Patagonians.
no
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They spread over an area no larger than Oregon ; yet they include peoples as different from one another as Oregonians are from Patagonians.
larger
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[ "larger%5:00:00:large:00" ]
They spread over an area no larger than Oregon ; yet they include peoples as different from one another as Oregonians are from Patagonians.
Oregon
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They spread over an area no larger than Oregon ; yet they include peoples as different from one another as Oregonians are from Patagonians.
include
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They spread over an area no larger than Oregon ; yet they include peoples as different from one another as Oregonians are from Patagonians.
peoples
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They spread over an area no larger than Oregon ; yet they include peoples as different from one another as Oregonians are from Patagonians.
different
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[ "different%3:00:00::" ]
They spread over an area no larger than Oregon ; yet they include peoples as different from one another as Oregonians are from Patagonians.
another
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They spread over an area no larger than Oregon ; yet they include peoples as different from one another as Oregonians are from Patagonians.
Oregonians
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They spread over an area no larger than Oregon ; yet they include peoples as different from one another as Oregonians are from Patagonians.
are
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They spread over an area no larger than Oregon ; yet they include peoples as different from one another as Oregonians are from Patagonians.
Patagonians
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[ "a human being" ]
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`` What matters here is family loyalty ; faith in the Buddha and staying at peace with the phis, the spirits ; and to live in harmony with nature ''.
matters
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[ "matter%2:42:00::" ]
`` What matters here is family loyalty ; faith in the Buddha and staying at peace with the phis, the spirits ; and to live in harmony with nature ''.
here
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[ "here%4:02:02::" ]
`` What matters here is family loyalty ; faith in the Buddha and staying at peace with the phis, the spirits ; and to live in harmony with nature ''.
is
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[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
`` What matters here is family loyalty ; faith in the Buddha and staying at peace with the phis, the spirits ; and to live in harmony with nature ''.
family
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[ "primary social group; parents and children" ]
[ "family%1:14:00::" ]
`` What matters here is family loyalty ; faith in the Buddha and staying at peace with the phis, the spirits ; and to live in harmony with nature ''.
loyalty
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[ "the quality of being loyal" ]
[ "loyalty%1:07:00::" ]
`` What matters here is family loyalty ; faith in the Buddha and staying at peace with the phis, the spirits ; and to live in harmony with nature ''.
faith
{ "name": "faith", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny", "complete confidence in a person or plan etc", "an institution to express belief in a divine power", "loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person" ] }
[ "a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny" ]
[ "faith%1:09:00::" ]
`` What matters here is family loyalty ; faith in the Buddha and staying at peace with the phis, the spirits ; and to live in harmony with nature ''.
staying
{ "name": "stay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continuing or remaining in a place or state", "the state of inactivity following an interruption", "a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted", "a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (...
[ "stay the same; remain in a certain state" ]
[ "stay%2:30:00::" ]
`` What matters here is family loyalty ; faith in the Buddha and staying at peace with the phis, the spirits ; and to live in harmony with nature ''.
peace
{ "name": "peace", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state prevailing during the absence of war", "harmonious relations; freedom from disputes", "the absence of mental stress or anxiety", "the general security of public places", "a treaty to cease hostilities" ] }
[ "harmonious relations; freedom from disputes" ]
[ "peace%1:26:01::" ]
`` What matters here is family loyalty ; faith in the Buddha and staying at peace with the phis, the spirits ; and to live in harmony with nature ''.
spirits
{ "name": "spirit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the vital principle or animating force within living things", "the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people", "a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character", "any incorporeal super...
[ "any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings" ]
[ "spirit%1:18:00::" ]
`` What matters here is family loyalty ; faith in the Buddha and staying at peace with the phis, the spirits ; and to live in harmony with nature ''.
live
{ "name": "live", "sense_definitions_list": [ "inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of", "lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style", "continue to live through hardship or adversity", "support oneself", "have life, be alive", "have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotio...
[ "lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style" ]
[ "live%2:42:06::" ]
`` What matters here is family loyalty ; faith in the Buddha and staying at peace with the phis, the spirits ; and to live in harmony with nature ''.
harmony
{ "name": "harmony", "sense_definitions_list": [ "compatibility in opinion and action", "the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords", "a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and ...
[ "compatibility in opinion and action" ]
[ "harmony%1:07:01::" ]
Harmony in Laos?
Harmony
{ "name": "harmony", "sense_definitions_list": [ "compatibility in opinion and action", "the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords", "a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and ...
[ "compatibility in opinion and action" ]
[ "harmony%1:07:01::" ]
Harmony in Laos?
Laos
{ "name": "laos", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949", "a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais", "the...
[ "a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949" ]
[ "laos%1:15:00::" ]
`` Precisely '', said Mr. Frans.
Precisely
{ "name": "precisely", "sense_definitions_list": [ "indicating exactness or preciseness", "in a precise manner", "just as it should be" ] }
[ "indicating exactness or preciseness", "just as it should be" ]
[ "precisely%4:02:00::", "precisely%4:02:02::" ]
`` Precisely '', said Mr. Frans.
said
{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...
[ "express in words" ]
[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
`` Precisely '', said Mr. Frans.
Mr. Frans
{ "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::" ]
He spoke of the season of dryness and dust, brought by the monsoon from the northeast, in harmony with the season of rain and mud, brought by the monsoon from the southwest.
season
{ "name": "season", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field", "one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions", "a recurrent time marked by major holidays", "lend flavor...
[ "one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions" ]
[ "season%1:28:00::" ]
He spoke of the season of dryness and dust, brought by the monsoon from the northeast, in harmony with the season of rain and mud, brought by the monsoon from the southwest.
dryness
{ "name": "dryness", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)", "moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs", "objectivity and detachment" ] }
[ "the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)" ]
[ "dryness%1:26:00::" ]
He spoke of the season of dryness and dust, brought by the monsoon from the northeast, in harmony with the season of rain and mud, brought by the monsoon from the southwest.
dust
{ "name": "dust", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air", "the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up", "free microscopic particles of solid material", "remove the dust from", "rub the dust over a surf...
[ "fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air" ]
[ "dust%1:27:00::" ]
He spoke of the season of dryness and dust, brought by the monsoon from the northeast, in harmony with the season of rain and mud, brought by the monsoon from the southwest.
brought
{ "name": "bring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere", "cause to come into a particular state or condition", "cause to happen or to occur as a consequence", "go or come after and bring or take back", "bring into a different state", "be accompanied...
[ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere" ]
[ "bring%2:38:00::" ]
He spoke of the season of dryness and dust, brought by the monsoon from the northeast, in harmony with the season of rain and mud, brought by the monsoon from the southwest.
monsoon
{ "name": "monsoon", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter", "rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains", "any wind that changes direction with the s...
[ "a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter" ]
[ "monsoon%1:19:00::" ]
He spoke of the season of dryness and dust, brought by the monsoon from the northeast, in harmony with the season of rain and mud, brought by the monsoon from the southwest.
northeast
{ "name": "northeast", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees", "the northeastern region of the United States", "the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point", "a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city", ...
[ "the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees" ]
[ "northeast%1:24:00::" ]
He spoke of the season of dryness and dust, brought by the monsoon from the northeast, in harmony with the season of rain and mud, brought by the monsoon from the southwest.
season
{ "name": "season", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field", "one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions", "a recurrent time marked by major holidays", "lend flavor...
[ "one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions" ]
[ "season%1:28:00::" ]
He spoke of the season of dryness and dust, brought by the monsoon from the northeast, in harmony with the season of rain and mud, brought by the monsoon from the southwest.
rain
{ "name": "rain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere", "drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds", "anything happening rapidly or in quick successive", "precipitate as rain" ] }
[ "water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere" ]
[ "rain%1:19:00::" ]
He spoke of the season of dryness and dust, brought by the monsoon from the northeast, in harmony with the season of rain and mud, brought by the monsoon from the southwest.
mud
{ "name": "mud", "sense_definitions_list": [ "water soaked soil; soft wet earth", "slanderous remarks or charges", "soil with mud, muck, or mire", "plaster with mud" ] }
[ "water soaked soil; soft wet earth" ]
[ "mud%1:27:00::" ]
He spoke of the season of dryness and dust, brought by the monsoon from the northeast, in harmony with the season of rain and mud, brought by the monsoon from the southwest.
brought
{ "name": "bring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere", "cause to come into a particular state or condition", "cause to happen or to occur as a consequence", "go or come after and bring or take back", "bring into a different state", "be accompanied...
[ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere" ]
[ "bring%2:38:00::" ]
He spoke of the season of dryness and dust, brought by the monsoon from the northeast, in harmony with the season of rain and mud, brought by the monsoon from the southwest.
monsoon
{ "name": "monsoon", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter", "rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains", "any wind that changes direction with the s...
[ "a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter" ]
[ "monsoon%1:19:00::" ]
He spoke of the season of dryness and dust, brought by the monsoon from the northeast, in harmony with the season of rain and mud, brought by the monsoon from the southwest.
southwest
{ "name": "southwest", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees", "the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado", "the direction corresponding to the so...
[ "the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees" ]
[ "southwest%1:24:00::" ]
The slim pirogues in harmony with the majestically meandering Mekong River.
slim
{ "name": "slim", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take off weight", "being of delicate or slender build; - Frank Norris", "small in quantity" ] }
[ "being of delicate or slender build; - Frank Norris" ]
[ "slim%5:00:00:thin:03" ]
The slim pirogues in harmony with the majestically meandering Mekong River.
pirogues
{ "name": "pirogue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log" ] }
[ "a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log" ]
[ "pirogue%1:06:00::" ]
The slim pirogues in harmony with the majestically meandering Mekong River.
majestically
{ "name": "majestically", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a majestic manner" ] }
[ "in a majestic manner" ]
[ "majestically%4:02:00::" ]
The slim pirogues in harmony with the majestically meandering Mekong River.
meandering
{ "name": "meandering", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course", "of a path e.g." ] }
[ "of a path e.g." ]
[ "meandering%5:00:00:indirect:00" ]
The slim pirogues in harmony with the majestically meandering Mekong River.
Mekong River
{ "name": "mekong_river", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea" ] }
[ "an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea" ]
[ "mekong_river%1:17:00::" ]
Shy, slender-waisted girls at the loom in harmony with the frangipani by the wayside.
slender-waisted
{ "name": "slender-waisted", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having a small waist" ] }
[ "having a small waist" ]
[ "slender-waisted%5:00:00:thin:03" ]
Shy, slender-waisted girls at the loom in harmony with the frangipani by the wayside.
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::" ]
Shy, slender-waisted girls at the loom in harmony with the frangipani by the wayside.
loom
{ "name": "loom", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile", "come into view indistinctly, often threateningly", "appear very large or occupy a commanding position", "hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing", "weave on a loom" ] }
[ "a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile" ]
[ "loom%1:06:00::" ]
Shy, slender-waisted girls at the loom in harmony with the frangipani by the wayside.
frangipani
{ "name": "frangipani", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers" ] }
[ "any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers" ]
[ "frangipani%1:20:00::" ]
Shy, slender-waisted girls at the loom in harmony with the frangipani by the wayside.
wayside
{ "name": "wayside", "sense_definitions_list": [ "edge of a way or road or path" ] }
[ "edge of a way or road or path" ]
[ "wayside%1:06:00::" ]
Even life in harmony with death.
Even
{ "name": "even", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)", "make level or straight", "become even or more even", "make even or more even", "divisible by two", "equal in degree or extent or amount; or equ...
[ "used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected" ]
[ "even%4:02:00::" ]
Even life in harmony with death.
life
{ "name": "life", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a characteristic state or mode of living", "the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities", "the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living", "the condition of living or the state of bein...
[ "the condition of living or the state of being alive" ]
[ "life%1:26:00::" ]
Even life in harmony with 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::" ]
For so long as death was not violent, it was natural and to be welcomed, making a funeral a feast.
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::" ]
For so long as death was not violent, it was natural and to be welcomed, making a funeral a feast.
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::" ]
For so long as death was not violent, it was natural and to be welcomed, making a funeral a feast.
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::" ]
For so long as death was not violent, it was natural and to be welcomed, making a funeral a feast.
violent
{ "name": "violent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity", "effected by force or injury rather than natural causes", "(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud", "marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictio...
[ "effected by force or injury rather than natural causes" ]
[ "violent%5:00:00:unnatural:00" ]