[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: couple
Target surface form: couple
Context:
5:09 a.m. JROE: The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a <t>couple</t>, and the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=couple%1:14:00:: | definition=a pair who associate with one another | synonyms=twosome, duo, duet | examples=the engaged couple; an inseparable twosome
2. sense_key=couple%1:14:01:: | definition=a pair of people who live together | synonyms=mates, match | examples=a married couple from Chicago
3. sense_key=couple%1:23:01:: | definition=a small indefinite number | examples=he's coming for a couple of days
4. sense_key=couple%1:23:00:: | definition=two items of the same kind | synonyms=pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke
5. sense_key=couple%1:17:00:: | definition=(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
 We need choose best indexed sense for 'couple' in context. Need output JSON {"sense_index": ...}. Context: "I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started shaking like crazy." Here "a couple" refers to two people (clients) that are a pair, likely a pair who live together? They are therapy clients, maybe a partnered couple (married or living together). Compare senses: 1 definition a pair who associate with one another. 2 a pair of people who live together. 3 small indefinite number. 4 two items same kind. 5 physics.

Since "therapy clients, a couple" probably refers to romantic/domestic couple. They could be a married couple or a couple living together. Sense 2 'a pair of people who live together', examples 'a married couple from Chicago'. That fits clients (a couple) in therapy. Sense 1 'a pair who associate with one another' examples 'the engaged couple; an inseparable twosome'. Both plausible. Which is best? In therapy context, couples therapy usually involves intimate partners often living together/married. WordNet 'couple' 1:14:01 is 'a pair of people who live together' (mated), while 1:14:00 is 'a pair who associate with each other'. The phrase 'a couple' as a noun referring to two people in a relationship. If new therapy clients, a couple, maybe a romantic couple (married/living together). The dictionary couple as people includes both. Need distinguish senses by synonyms: sense 1 = twosome, duo, duet (a pair who associate with one another); sense 2 = mates, match (a pair of people who live together). The example 'married couple' is in sense 2. If no marital info, but therapy clients are likely a couple in relationship: likely sense 2? Let's analyze WordNet senses.

WordNet couple noun:
- S: (n) couple (a pair who associate with one another) "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
- S: (n) couple, mates, match (a pair of people who live together) "a married couple from Chicago"
- S: (n) couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke (two items of the same kind)
- S: (n) couple ((physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines)
- S: (n) couple, few (a small indefinite number) "he's coming for a couple of days"

Actually index mapping provided:
1. sense_key=couple%1:14:00:: definition=a pair who associate with one another -> in WordNet offset maybe 'couple' sense 1.
2. couple%1:14:01:: -> pair of people who live together.
3. couple%1:23:01:: -> a small indefinite number.
4. couple%1:23:00:: -> two items same kind.
5. couple%1:17:00:: -> physics.

Given context, target 'a couple' after 'therapy clients', refers to two people in a relationship. It means they are a pair -> sense 1 or 2. Which is more idiomatic? In therapy context, you'd say 'some new therapy clients, a couple' meaning a pair (two people), maybe a romantic couple. WordNet examples: sense 2 includes 'maried couple', sense 1 includes 'engaged couple'; both involve romantic relationships. The difference is 'associate with one another' vs 'live together'. In WSD tasks, 'couple' used as 'a married couple' maps to sense 2. 'A couple who are friends' maps sense 1. Without detail, therapy clients a couple likely refers to two-person partnership; in many WSD manually annotated may choose sense 1 (pair who associate) or 2? Need infer from context.

They are new therapy clients; often couples therapy is for romantic partners. The text says 'meet with some new therapy clients, a couple'. It doesn't say married. But maybe synonym 'couple' used to denote two people who are socially unit. The phrase "some new therapy clients, a couple" is appositive: clients, a couple (two people). It could mean simply two clients. But 'couple' as singular noun with determiner 'a couple' often refers to pair as unit, could be romantic couple. Since preceding plural clients and appositive 'a couple' explains there were two. Hmm.

We must choose single best. Let's look at candidate definitions. Sense 1 definitions 'a pair who associate with one another' example 'the engaged couple'. Sense 2 'a pair of people who live together'. In the phrase "therapy clients, a couple", that couple likely associates with each other as therapy clients (they are together/co-), but not necessarily live together. However, in couples therapy, by definition partners live together. WordNet examples 'a married couple from Chicago'—they could also be therapy clients. I lean sense 2 because the conventional meaning of 'couple' referring to two people in a relationship is the 'married couple' sense. But sense 1 is specifically 'a pair who associate with one another', 'the engaged couple'. The line between them is cohabitation. In many WordNet sense distinctions, one might annotate 'a couple' as sense 1 if no explicit cohabitation, sense 2 if specifying married pair. Here no mention of living together or marriage. Should we choose sense 1 as more general? But the supertype 'clients' suggests two people (pair). The phrase 'a couple' could mean just 'two' individuals. Actually sense 3 'a small indefinite number' is for 'a couple of days', not 'a couple' of people standing alone as noun? In the target surface form 'a couple' after clients, it is a noun in apposition, not 'a couple of N'. So sense 3 less likely.

Let's search memory of WordNet semantic concordance examples for 'couple'. In SemCor, sentences like 'A young couple sat ...' maybe label as 'couple%1:14:00' or 01? WordNet's first noun sense for couple is 'a pair who associate with one another', which is broad. Many 'a couple' human pairs label sense 1 unless explicitly mated. For 'couple' as 'two people considered together', sense 1. The key difference is whether 'live together'. 'Therapy clients, a couple' doesn't indicate romance/cohabitation? Wait therapy clients—if they are a couple, they might be a romantic couple. But the text doesn't say 'her husband' or anything. It could be a couple of friends. Thus the most supported sense by direct context is sense 1: a pair of people (who associate). Actually sense 1 includes 'a pair who associate with one another'—they are therapy clients together. That matches.

We need return JSON only. Choose index. Let's examine each:

Definition examples:
1. a pair who associate with one another | synonyms=twosome, duo, duet | examples=the engaged couple; an inseparable twosome
2. a pair of people who live together | synonyms=mates, match | examples=a married couple from Chicago
3. a small indefinite number (requires of+N)
4. two items of the same kind (objects)
5. physics

The chosen index should be either 1 or 2. The WSD convention: sense 2 is 'couple' as mates/match, typically romantic/married/domestic partners. Sense 1 is any pair that are together. Since the noun 'couple' used without 'of' to denote two people seen as paired often is sense 1. The therapy context suggests they are a relationship couple. But we lack explicit relation. The phrase 'some new therapy clients, a couple' means the clients consist of a couple. If this were a couple in sense of romantic partners, sense 2 more likely because a pair of people who live together. However, no explicit marriage/cohabitation.

If there's an expected answer from a dataset maybe? Could be from SemCor? Let's see sentence source: "5:09 a.m. JROE: The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around." This is from some chat/earthquake conversation. It might be from word sense disambiguation benchmark (e.g., ODWN?) Not sure.

Let's reason semantic roles. The speaker had new therapy clients. 'A couple' is an apposition clarifying that the clients were a couple. If they are therapy clients, it doesn't say couples therapy; could be two individual clients who are a couple? Actually 'meet with some new therapy clients, a couple' — the speaker scheduled to meet with clients, and those clients are a couple. This is likely a couple i.e., partners. In therapy, couples often seek counseling jointly. So likely means two people in a relationship. Between sense 1 and 2, WordNet sense for 'couple' in 'a couple of people in a relationship' often connotes mates. But the gloss 'a pair of people who live together' is specific. Are the therapy clients necessarily living together? Probably if they're a romantic couple; but cannot be certain.

I should perhaps choose sense 1 because it's the broader, default noun sense. But does "couple" in "a couple" ever mean sense 1 vs 2? Example "I saw a couple walking in the park" could be annotated sense 1? Actually WordNet examples: sense 1 has 'the engaged couple'; sense 2 has 'a married couple from Chicago'. An engaged couple may not live together. So sense 1 covers engaged. 'Therapy clients, a couple' could be engaged, dating, or married. If unknown, sense 1 safer. But the definition 'couple' from lexical usage: 'a couple' as a domestic/romantic pair is sense 2 in WordNet? Let's see lexical semantics: sense 2 synset = {couple, mates, match} = "a pair of people who live together". The example 'married couple' includes but not exclusive. The synonym 'mates' suggests sexual partners or spouses. 'Therapy clients, a couple' sounds like they are mates. Hmm.

Potential weighing: 'couple' referring to pair of people who 'associate' might include two business associates, two friends attending therapy? But therapy clients 'a couple' strongly implies couple as in relationship unit. Thus sense 2 maybe better. The user examples for sense 2: 'a married couple from Chicago'. For sense 1: 'the engaged couple'. Which is more parallel to therapy clients, a couple? Hmm.

Let's see if there is a normalized sense from a dataset. The sentence is probably from the "Twitter/Wikipedia" WSD evaluation (e.g., the unified WSD benchmark). Target lemma couple. It might be from a 'dialogue' (live journal/911 from 2007 Southern California earthquake). The target surface 'a couple' might be intended label from WordNet sense key. The prompt lists candidate senses. Need choose best. The system may expect a specific answer based on WSD test labels. We need decide.

I'll reason with wordnet gloss schematics: Use context, examples, synonyms. Let's test each:

- Sense 1: synonyms twosome/duo/duet. Examples 'the engaged couple'. In context, 'a couple' as two people. 'Therapy clients' are two people who are associate with one another; they come to therapy together. This fits sense 1.
- Sense 2: synonyms mates/match. Examples 'a married couple from Chicago'. Context doesn't say live together/married, but therapy clients could be. However, "new therapy clients, a couple" means they are a couple, not just 'twosome'.
- Sense 3: indefinite number -> would require "a couple of clients". Here 'a couple' is standalone appositive, not sense 3.
- Sense 4: items -> not people.
- Sense 5: physics -> no.

If I were an English linguist, I'd say 'couple' in this context refers to a pair of people in a relationship, perhaps spouses or partners. WordNet splits into cohabiting/mated pair vs pair who associate. Since the context offers no information about cohabitation or marriage, and therapy clients are simply 'a couple' (two people associated as a unit), the best match is sense 1. However, a "couple" in a social relational sense involving partners is the second sense; the first might be a pair in general (e.g., a dancing couple, a couple of friends). Actually a dancing couple is a pair who associate with one another; not necessarily romantic/live together. A "couple" of therapy clients might be two people in romantic relationship, but 'associate with one another' covers that.

I recall WSD systems treat 'couple' as a frequently ambiguous noun. In many examples, 'a couple' meaning two people in a romance is sense 1? Let's check knowledge: WordNet 3.0 sense keys:
- couple%1:14:00:: = (a pair who associate with one another) "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
- couple%1:14:01:: = (a pair of people who live together) "a married couple from Chicago"

If you search synsets, the hypernym for sense 1 is "pair, brace". For sense 2 is "family unit, family". So sense 2 is a family unit (people living together). If the couple is therapy clients, they may or may not live together. The context doesn't say family unit. So sense 1 chosen.

But is "therapy clients, a couple" most naturally a family unit? If they are a couple being treated as clients, perhaps a couple in partnership is a family unit. Yet the phrase 'some new therapy clients' could include non-cohabiting couple. The safest is sense 2? Let's examine typical usage in dictionaries: 'couple' means 'two people who are married or otherwise having a romantic relationship' (sense 2-ish). WordNet's sense 1 is 'a pair who associate' maybe not necessarily romantic. But the dictionary examples include 'engaged couple' which is romantic. So sense 1 includes romantic couples (engaged). The difference is marriage/cohabitation only. Since the test context doesn't give relationship type, and the broader sense 1 covers pair of associated people, it likely is the answer. Many WSD annotations choose the most general applicable sense when specific not indicated.

Let’s consider if the target "couple" could be sense 4 "two items of the same kind"? It is people, not items. No.

Could be sense 3? The phrase "a couple" used to mean a few? No; not 'couple of'.

Thus final index: 1. But I'm not fully confident. Let's think if there is an instruction: "Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense." We must commit. Let's maybe read the line carefully for clues: "I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a <t>couple</t>, and the building started shaking like crazy." The determiner 'a' and apposition indicates this is a singular noun referring to the clients collectively. They're a pair. The author says "some new therapy clients, a couple" as if there were two clients; they are not described as romantically involved, just two. That is sense 1. The apposition 'a couple' explains cardinality/component. If the author meant romantic couple, they'd maybe say "a couple" unmarked, but could be. But in WSD, usually the sense is chosen based on contextual evidence. There is no evidence of living together. So sense 1.

Now output JSON only. Ensure no extra text. {"sense_index": 1}.


attempt_kind: initial

status: success

[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: building
Target surface form: building
Context:
5:09 a.m. JROE: The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the <t>building</t> started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=building%1:06:00:: | definition=a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place | synonyms=edifice | examples=there was a three-story building on the corner; it was an imposing edifice
2. sense_key=building%1:04:00:: | definition=the act of constructing something | synonyms=construction | examples=during the construction we had to take a detour; his hobby was the building of boats
3. sense_key=building%1:04:01:: | definition=the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones | synonyms=construction | examples=their main business is home construction; workers in the building trades
4. sense_key=building%1:14:00:: | definition=the occupants of a building | examples=the entire building complained about the noise

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

finish_reason: stop

role: assistant

reasoning_content:
We need choose best sense for target word "building" in context. We are English linguist performing fine-grained WSD. Need output JSON {"sense_index": N}.
Let's analyze context carefully.

Context messages:
"5:09 a.m. JROE: The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the <t>building</t> started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around."

Target surface "building" appears in phrase "the building started shaking like crazy". Followed by "It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around." The referent is physical structure.

Candidate senses:
1 building%1:06:00:: definition: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; synonyms edifice. The physical structure.
2 building%1:04:00:: act of constructing something; syn construction. Not here.
3 building%1:04:01:: commercial activity; construction. Not here.
4 building%1:14:00:: occupants of a building. Although "building started shaking" could metonymically refer to occupants? No, "started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around." These describe physical object. So sense 1.

Need output exactly JSON like {"sense_index": 1}, no extra. Ensure only JSON.

format: unknown

native_finish_reason: stop

provider: DeepInfra

currency: USD


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: start
Target surface form: started
Context:
5:09 a.m. JROE: The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building <t>started</t> shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=start%2:30:00:: | definition=take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | synonyms=get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out | examples=We began working at dawn; Who will start?
2. sense_key=start%2:30:01:: | definition=set in motion, cause to start | synonyms=begin, lead off, commence | examples=The U.S. started a war in the Middle East; The Iraqis began hostilities
3. sense_key=start%2:38:02:: | definition=leave | synonyms=depart, part, start out, set forth, set off, set out | examples=The family took off for Florida
4. sense_key=start%2:42:00:: | definition=have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense | synonyms=begin | examples=The DMZ begins right over the hill; The second movement begins after the Allegro
5. sense_key=start%2:36:00:: | definition=bring into being | synonyms=originate, initiate | examples=He initiated a new program; Start a foundation
6. sense_key=start%2:36:01:: | definition=get off the ground | synonyms=start up, embark on, commence | examples=Who started this company?; We embarked on an exciting enterprise
7. sense_key=start%2:38:04:: | definition=move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | synonyms=startle, jump | examples=She startled when I walked into the room
8. sense_key=start%2:38:01:: | definition=get going or set in motion | synonyms=start up | examples=We simply could not start the engine; start up the computer
9. sense_key=start%2:38:00:: | definition=begin or set in motion | synonyms=go, get going | examples=I start at eight in the morning; Ready, set, go!
10. sense_key=start%2:41:00:: | definition=begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job | synonyms=take up | examples=Take up a position; start a new job
11. sense_key=start%2:33:00:: | definition=play in the starting lineup
12. sense_key=start%2:42:03:: | definition=have a beginning characterized in some specified way | synonyms=begin | examples=The novel begins with a murder; My property begins with the three maple trees
13. sense_key=start%2:41:04:: | definition=begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object | synonyms=begin | examples=begin a cigar; She started the soup while it was still hot
14. sense_key=start%2:38:03:: | definition=bulge outward | synonyms=protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out | examples=His eyes popped

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
 We need answer with JSON {"sense_index": N}. Analyze sentence: 'the building started shaking like crazy.' Target lemma start, surface started. Building started shaking. This is an inchoative/inceptive sense: begin to shake. It's a subject (building) beginning an action/condition. Candidate sense 4: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense. But that seems for a thing having a beginning (The DMZ begins right over the hill; The second movement begins after the Allegro). Could apply to shaking event? The shaking started/had a beginning. Sense 9: begin or set in motion; examples 'I start at eight in the morning; Ready, set, go!' For an event beginning. Sense 2? set in motion, cause to start (trans). building is subject, no agent causing. Sense 1 take the first step. not. Sense 13: begin an event implied by direct object (She started the soup) transitive with object. Here no direct object except shaking as gerund complement. Could also be sense 12: have a beginning characterized in some specified way ("The novel begins with a murder"), but that's "begin with"? Not exactly. The phrase "the building started shaking" = began to shake. In WordNet, "It started to rain" likely sense 4? We need choose best indexed sense. Let's inspect WordNet senses for verb "start". We can reason from examples. Definition of sense 4: "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense" synonyms begin; examples The DMZ begins right over the hill; The second movement begins after the Allegro. More about entities/time periods/abstract things having a starting point. Definition of sense 12: "have a beginning characterized in some specified way" examples The novel begins with a murder; My property begins with the three maple trees. Definition of sense 9: "begin or set in motion" synonyms go, get going; examples I start at eight in the morning; Ready, set, go!. This is intransitive: begin an activity/journey. Does it accept gerund complement? "I started crying" maybe sense 9? Let's search memory: WordNet "begin" v. likely "get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out" sense=enter upon an activity or endeavor (start). But candidate 1: "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" includes "We began working at dawn; Who will start?" That could be "start working". But for building? non-agent. So maybe sense 4 because building began shaking like crazy = the shaking event had a beginning. Actually "have a beginning, in a temporal...": "The building started shaking" where subject is event? 'the building' is not event; building starts shaking. It is a motion/activity starting. Another sense 2:38:02 motion "leave" no. Sense 7 startle/jump no. Sensei=2:38:04 bulge no. Sense 8 "get going or set in motion" transitive start the engine. Sense 9 "begin or set in motion" intransitive. Candidate indices: 9 (begin or set in motion, get going). That's for something like machine, activity, event beginning to operate: I start at eight; Ready set go. The building started to shake. It began movement. Could fit. But does sense 9 take gerund complement? Not sure. The sentence "the building started shaking" is intransitive with a present participle (not direct object). The participle denotes the process. Among choices, sense 9 is about go/get going; sense 4 about have a beginning. The phrase "started shaking like crazy" is an event/process beginning, temporal. A building started shaking -> perhaps sense 4 if we rephrase "the shaking started". But the subject is building, not shaking. Yet "The second movement begins after the Allegro" subject is musical movement (event). "My property begins with the three maple trees" subject is spatial entity. "The DMZ begins right over the hill" subject region. So "the building started shaking" could be like "the building began to move" = activity starting. WordNet might serialize as sense 9: begin or set in motion. Let's examine examples of sense 1: "We began working at dawn; Who will start?" It also has gerund complement. It involves agentive action. Building not agent, but can be personified. The Sunset district example has people/dogs walking; building shaking due to earthquake? No mention earthquake; but "shaking like crazy... really rocking around". It could be context of earthquake. In such case building intransitively begins to shake. Which sense?

We need be confident. Let's maybe think of WordNet mapping for "start" sense indices and verb frames. I recall WordNet 3.0 start.v.01: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "She began the opera with an aria"; "The chairman started the meeting promptly". Wait that mapping differs! Let's verify from memory. WordNet 3.0 verb senses for "start":
1. (2.30:??) "get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out, commence" - take the first step or steps? Hmm.
Actually necessary to not over rely. But we have the candidate list with definitions/examples. We need choose among given senses. Let me analyze each fit.
Context: earthquake? "building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around." So target: started as part of periphrastic inchoative: begin to V. In WSD, "started" indexing often:
- "started" as past of start.
- If subject is inanimate and complement is activity, handle:
* For "the engine started" -> sense 9 maybe "begin or set in motion".
* For "It started to rain" -> sense 1? Let's see candidate 1 examples "We began working at dawn; Who will start?" Hmm "It started to rain" might be sense 1 (take the first step? no). Or sense 4 (have a beginning) or 12.
Semantic classes: start%2:30:00 = change:take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; likely agentive. 2:30:01 = begin/commence (transitive cause to begin). 2:38:02 = leave. 2:42:00 = have a beginning (inchoative existence). 2:36:00 bring into being (create). 2:36:01 get off the ground (company). 2:38:04 = startle. 2:38:01 = get going/set in motion (trans?). 2:38:00 = begin or set in motion (go). 2:41:00 = begin work or acting. 2:33:00 = play. 2:42:03 = have a beginning characterized. 2:41:04 = begin an event implied by direct object. 2:38:03 = bulge.
The building started shaking: no object, intransitive. Among intransitive senses: 1 (agentive), 3 (leave), 4 (have beginning), 9 (begin or set in motion), 12 (begin characterized), perhaps 7. Set 4 or 9. Let's compare. Sense 9 synonyms: go, get going. Definition: begin or set in motion. Subject may be thing that begins to operate: machine, journey, person. Example "I start at eight in the morning" (begin an event/action). "Ready, set, go!". It fits "the building started shaking" as the building began moving/shaking (the process began). However the sentence includes a complement "shaking"; sense 9 examples show intransitive with no complement. But "begin or set in motion" might take to-V/gerund. Candidate 1: "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" with examples "We began working at dawn; Who will start?" is directly about starting an activity, including gerund complement. But subject is human. Maybe for non-agent object, use 9.
Sense 4: "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense" examples The DMZ begins right over the hill; The second movement begins after the Allegro. That is about specifying the starting point. The building starting to shake is temporal beginning. But the expression "started shaking" predicates a process beginning, not specifying location/time. It is more like sense 9 (begin to move). If it were "The earthquake started at 6 a.m." -> sense 4. "The building started shaking" event begins.
Given instructions: do not hedge, choose single best indexed sense. I think answer 9. But let's be certain by considering WordNet's typical sense assignment in SemCor. For "started" in sentences:
- "He started for the door" -> leave (sense 3).
- "The car wouldn't start" -> get going (sense 8? transitive?).
- "The building began to shake" maybe sense "start.v.05" = have a beginning. WordNet maps? I recall "begin, start" verb senses:
start.v.01: "get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out, commence" (begin to speak, he begins early, she started as assistant).
start.v.02: "begin, lead off, commence, start" (set in motion, cause to start).
start.v.03: "depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off" (leave).
start.v.04: "begin, start" (have a beginning).
start.v.05: "originate, initiate, start" (bring into being).
start.v.06: "start, start up, embark on, commence" (get off the ground).
start.v.07: "startle, jump, start" (move suddenly).
start.v.08: "start, start up" (get going or set in motion).
start.v.09: "start, go, get going" (begin or set in motion).
start.v.10: "take up, start" (begin work).
start.v.11: "start" (sports).
start.v.12: "begin, start" (have a beginning characterized).
start.v.13: "begin, start" (begin an event limited by direct object, e.g., begin a cigar).
start.v.14: "protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, start" (bulge).
Mappings in list differ in order: candidate 1 start.v.01? Actually candidate 1 key start%2:30:00 maybe start.v.01. Candidate 4 key 2:42:00 maybe start.v.04. Candidate 9 key 2:38:00 maybe start.v.09.
In WordNet, "It began to rain" might be start.v.04 or start.v.09? Let's inspect WordNet examples by gloss:
start.v.09 "begin or set in motion; 'I start at eight in the morning'; 'Ready, set, go!'" is about initiating movement/action, often animate. start.v.04 "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; 'The DMZ begins right over the hill'; 'The second movement begins after the Allegro'; 'Prices for these homes start at $250,000'; 'Her教授的演讲 starts slowly'"? Actually prices start at $ -> have a beginning in evaluative sense. This could also cover inanimate things beginning. "The trip started good"? Hmm.
The sentence "the building started shaking like crazy" - 'started' could be the inchoative copular verb in periphrastic construction where the activity "shaking" is the head. The building didn't begin itself; the shaking began. Thus sense 4 maybe "have a beginning in a temporal sense". Example "The second movement begins after the Allegro" -> event has temporal beginning. "The building's shaking started" is event. But syntactically subject is building. In WordNet 'start' can take 'start -ing complement' sense? Candidate 1: take first step or steps in carrying out an action. Example "We began working at dawn"; this exactly is -ing complement. Candidate 1 is agentive. For non-agent building, maybe choose 4? Let's see if any candidate explicitly includes 'shaking' type? Not.
Let's try to infer from Open English WN: "start%2:42:00:: have a beginning" has sentence frames: "Something ----s" perhaps. "start%2:38:00:: begin or set in motion" sentence frames: "Something ----s"; "Somebody ----s"; "Somebody ----s something"? Wait definition says begin or set in motion synonyms go get going; examples no direct object. Frames likely intransitive (The car started). Candidate 1 frames maybe "Somebody ----s to V; Somebody ----s V-ing"? Example "We began working at dawn; Who will start?". So for 'started shaking' with human/animate, choose candidate 1. For building (inanimate event), one could choose candidate 9 if it's begin to work. However, 'shaking' is not inherent function of building.
Let's parse frame: if 'started' is followed by gerund/participle 'shaking', is there a sense that takes this complement? Only candidate 1 seems to take gerund "working". Candidate 13 takes direct object (noun) "the soup", "a cigar". Candidate 8 takes object "the engine". Candidate 2 transitive object. Candidate 1 "get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out" - take first step or steps in carrying out an action; examples "We began working at dawn; Who will start?" It clearly takes -ing complement. Does it require an agent? Not necessarily? "The building started shaking" can be considered "the building began carrying out the action of shaking" despite inanimate; it's a structure undergoing motion. But word sense disambiguation may select the sense that licenses the complement and is most semantically plausible.
Candidate 4 "have a beginning" doesn't have gerund complement examples; complements are prepositional phrases. Could one say "The building started shaking" as "the building had a beginning (of shaking)"? Maybe grammatically odd. WSD systems likely assign this to sense 1 or 9; which? Let's examine the synset for "start" if it includes inchoative 'begin' with -ing complement. The synset {get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out, commence?} is agentive. The gloss "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action". If building is not taking steps voluntarily, sense 1 low. Candidate 9 "begin or set in motion" is intransitive "Something starts". It doesn't take -ing complement in examples, but many intransitive motion verbs can take participial complement: "The engine started smoking". Not listed but possible.
Candidate 7 "move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm". Building shaking could be sudden, but no alarm? Though "shaking like crazy" due to earthquake may startle. Synonyms startle/jump, example "She startled when I walked into the room". Not correct; building doesn't feel surprise.
Candidate 12 "have a beginning characterized in some specified way": "The novel begins with a murder; My property begins with the three maple trees." This requires "with" or adverb; not our case.
Candidate 13 "begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; begin a cigar; She started the soup while it was still hot" - transitive with direct object noun, not -ing.
Candidate 4: "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense" might be used for "The building started shaking" if we view "building started shaking" as "the building's shaking started". But has no support for complement.
Candidate 9: "begin or set in motion" examples "I start at eight in the morning; Ready, set, go!" The idea of onset of action. Could fit earthquake's onset of shaking. However examples are human activities/journeys, not inanimates.
Hmm, if the larger context is from an online chat about an earthquake (people describing). "the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure..., rocking around." This is like "the building began (to shake)". In WordNet, "begin" alternative synset might be sense 4. Since "start" and "begin" are synonyms in sense 4 and 12 and 13 and 2 and 1. Which "begin" synset handles inanimate beginning? Typically "have a beginning" = begin.v.02? In WordNet, begin has:
begin.v.01: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000".
begin.v.02: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; etc. Wait! The mapping might be reversed! In candidate list, sense 1 = take the first step.. with example "We began working at dawn". and sense 4 = have a beginning with example "The DMZ begins...". In WordNet, begin.v.01 likely = have a beginning, and begin.v.02 likely = take the first step. They have included both. So sense 4 corresponds to begin.v.01 = the basic inchoative 'begin'.
For "The building started shaking", if we substitute "began", the most common inchoative sense is indeed "have a beginning" (begin.v.01), not "take steps" nor "go". The phrase "The building began shaking" is temporal event beginning. That's candidate 4. The subject is building, not process, but building can be the theme whose action begins. WordNet's example "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" is scalar but can be inchoative. "The second movement begins after the Allegro" is event begins. So yes, candidate 4 likely.
Let's check candidate 9. It maps to "begin or set in motion" synonyms go. That synset maybe begin.v.03? In WordNet begin.v.03? Actually 'begin' senses fewer. Let's not worry.
The instructions say: "Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense." We can compare examples to context.
- "the building started shaking like crazy" – building (inanimate) initiates shaking. Similar to "The second movement begins after the Allegro" (event begins). Not similar to "Who will start?" or "Ready, set, go!".
Thus sense 4 or 12? No 'with'. So sense 4.
Need final JSON only. Return {"sense_index": 4}. But ensure no extra text.

provider: Ambient


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: shake
Target surface form: shaking
Context:
5:09 a.m. JROE: The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started <t>shaking</t> like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=shake%2:38:00:: | definition=move or cause to move back and forth | synonyms=agitate | examples=The chemist shook the flask vigorously; My hands were shaking
2. sense_key=shake%2:29:00:: | definition=move with or as if with a tremor | synonyms=didder | examples=his hands shook
3. sense_key=shake%2:38:01:: | definition=shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively | synonyms=judder | examples=The old engine was juddering
4. sense_key=shake%2:38:02:: | definition=move back and forth or sideways | synonyms=rock, sway | examples=the ship was rocking; the tall building swayed
5. sense_key=shake%2:30:00:: | definition=undermine or cause to waver | examples=my faith has been shaken; The bad news shook her hopes
6. sense_key=shake%2:37:00:: | definition=stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of | synonyms=stimulate, shake up, excite, stir | examples=These stories shook the community; the civil war shook the country
7. sense_key=shake%2:38:04:: | definition=get rid of | synonyms=shake off, throw off, escape from | examples=I couldn't shake the car that was following me
8. sense_key=shake%2:30:01:: | definition=bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking | examples=He was shaken from his dreams; shake the salt out of the salt shaker
9. sense_key=shake%2:32:00:: | definition=shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state | examples=shake one's head; She shook her finger at the naughty students

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
We need solve WSD for target lemma shake, surface shaking. Context: building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around. Sense candidates. Need choose single best indexed sense. Let's analyze.

Candidate senses:
1. shake%2:38:00:: move or cause to move back and forth; examples chemist shook flask, hands were shaking. Very broad.
2. shake%2:29:00:: move with or as if with a tremor; examples his hands shook. Could be earthquake tremor. But used for body tremor? This is building shaking.
3. shake%2:38:01:: shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; syn judder; old engine juddering. Intense vibration. Building shaking like crazy maybe juddering? But there's earthquake context (Sunset District, pajama party, therapy clients, building shaking). Likely earthquake. "shaking like crazy" could be juddering rapidly and intensively. But sense 4 rock/sway: tall building swayed. Context "really rocking around". That suggests back-and-forth/sideways movement. Candidate 4 perhaps best fits building physically moving back and forth/sideways as a whole (sway, rock), due to earthquake.
The target surface is "shaking". It says building started shaking like crazy; it's really rocking around. Synonyms rock, sway. The most literal physical sense of moving back and forth or sideways. Sense 1 move back and forth. Sense 4 move back and forth or sideways. Distinction? In WordNet for shake verbs, sense 1 likely transitive/intransitive general. Sense 4 is a subsense that means move back and forth or sideways (like ship rocking, building swaying). Given context "flimsy structure built up on supports ... rocking around", sense 4 seems best.

Need output JSON exactly like {"sense_index": 4}. No other content.

We should double-check mapping: candidate senses listed have indices 1-9. The answer should index 4.

Let's examine if there's any possibility that sense 2 (tremor) is better because earthquake tremor. The context: building started shaking like crazy; flimsy structure; rocking around. In earthquake, buildings shake. WordNet sense 2: move with or as if with a tremor; only example his hands shook. It's for person/body trembling. A building can tremor? maybe less likely than sense 4. Sense 3 judder = rapidly and intensively. Building shaking like crazy fits rapid and intensive. But "really rocking around" points to swaying/rocking, which is sense 4. Also sense 1 includes cause to move back and forth but broad. The instructions say use synonyms and examples. Example for sense 4: "the tall building swayed". Perfect. The target is building, so sense 4. Good.

Let's provide only JSON object.


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: flimsy
Target surface form: flimsy
Context:
JROE: The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started shaking like crazy. It's a <t>flimsy</t> structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around. The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=flimsy%5:00:01:weak:00 | definition=lacking solidity or strength | examples=a flimsy table; flimsy construction
2. sense_key=flimsy%3:00:02:: | definition=not convincing | synonyms=unconvincing | examples=unconvincing argument; as unconvincing as a forced smile
3. sense_key=flimsy%5:00:03:insignificant:00 | definition=lacking substance or significance; ; ; ; a fragile claim to fame" | synonyms=fragile, slight, tenuous, thin | examples=slight evidence; a tenuous argument

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
 The user wants me to disambiguate the word "flimsy" in the given context.

Let me analyze the context:
"It's a <t>flimsy</t> structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around."

The sentence describes a building/structure that is shaking during an earthquake. The structure is "flimsy" and "built up on supports" and "was really rocking around." This clearly refers to the physical strength/solidity of the structure.

Now let's look at the candidate senses:
1. definition=lacking solidity or strength | examples=a flimsy table; flimsy construction
2. definition=not convincing | synonyms=unconvincing | examples=unconvincing argument
3. definition=lacking substance or significance | synonyms=fragile, slight, tenuous, thin | examples=slight evidence

Sense 1 is clearly the best fit here because it's about a physical structure lacking solidity or strength. The example "flimsy construction" is very close to the context ("flimsy structure").

Sense 2 refers to arguments or reasoning not being convincing - doesn't fit.
Sense 3 refers to abstract things lacking substance/significance (evidence, argument, claim to fame) - doesn't fit a physical building.

I should return only JSON in the format {"sense_index": 1}.


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: structure
Target surface form: structure
Context:
JROE: The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy <t>structure</t>, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around. The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=structure%1:06:00:: | definition=a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts | synonyms=construction | examples=the structure consisted of a series of arches; she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
2. sense_key=structure%1:07:00:: | definition=the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts | examples=artists must study the structure of the human body; the structure of the benzene molecule
3. sense_key=structure%1:09:00:: | definition=the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations | examples=his lectures have no structure
4. sense_key=structure%1:08:00:: | definition=a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing | synonyms=anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | examples=he has good bone structure
5. sense_key=structure%1:14:00:: | definition=the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships | synonyms=social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system | examples=the social organization of England and America is very different; sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content: We need answer JSON with sense_index. Need choose sense of 'structure' in context. Context: Carol says building shaking, "It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around." Here structure refers to the building as a physical thing constructed, made of supports and parts, flimsy. That's sense 1: a thing constructed; complex entity constructed of many parts; synonyms construction. The phrase "flimsy structure" could be building. Not manner of construction (sense 2), knowledge composition (3), anatomical part (4), social system (5). So answer {"sense_index":1}.


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: build
Target surface form: built
Context:
JROE: The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, <t>built</t> up on supports, and it was really rocking around. The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=build%2:36:00:: | definition=make by combining materials and parts | synonyms=construct, make | examples=this little pig made his house out of straw; Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
2. sense_key=build%2:30:00:: | definition=form or accumulate steadily | synonyms=build up, work up, progress | examples=Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly; Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
3. sense_key=build%2:36:09:: | definition=build or establish something abstract | synonyms=establish | examples=build a reputation
4. sense_key=build%2:30:02:: | definition=improve the cleansing action of | examples=build detergents
5. sense_key=build%2:41:00:: | definition=order, supervise, or finance the construction of | examples=The government is building new schools in this state
6. sense_key=build%2:36:04:: | definition=give form to, according to a plan | examples=build a modern nation; build a million-dollar business
7. sense_key=build%2:36:10:: | definition=be engaged in building | examples=These architects build in interesting and new styles
8. sense_key=build%2:31:03:: | definition=found or ground | examples=build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation
9. sense_key=build%2:30:05:: | definition=bolster or strengthen | synonyms=build up, work up, ramp up | examples=We worked up courage; build up confidence
10. sense_key=build%2:30:10:: | definition=develop and grow | examples=Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
We need perform WSD for "built" in given context. Need choose best indexed sense among listed 10. Need think carefully.

Target surface form built (past tense/participle of build). Context: "It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around." The phrase "built up on supports" describes a physical structure (building/flimsy structure) constructed/assembled using supports. It means made/constructed of materials/parts; structure built on supports.

Candidate senses:
1. build%2:36:00:: definition=make by combining materials and parts; synonyms construct, make; examples pig made house out of straw; eccentric constructed electric brassiere warmer.
2. build%2:30:00:: form or accumulate steadily; examples resistance built up quickly; pressure building up. Not physical construction but accumulation.
3. abstract establish.
4. improve cleansing action.
5. order/supervise/finance construction.
6. give form to according to a plan; examples build modern nation; million-dollar business. Could include concrete structures? Hmm.
7. be engaged in building; architects build in styles.
8. found or ground (build defense on reputation).
9. bolster or strengthen; build up confidence.
10. develop and grow.

We need choose single best for "built up on supports" where "built" means physically constructed. Likely sense 1. But phrase "built up on supports" could be sense 6? "give form to according to a plan" includes build a modern nation, million-dollar business; not physical structure. Sense 1 is "make by combining materials and parts". Context about building/shaking, flimsy structure, supports. It is literally constructed. So index 1.

Need return JSON exactly {"sense_index": 1}. Ensure no other text.

provider: Together


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: support
Target surface form: supports
Context:
JROE: The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on <t>supports</t>, and it was really rocking around. The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=support%1:04:04:: | definition=the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities | examples=his support kept the family together; they gave him emotional support during difficult times
2. sense_key=support%1:04:00:: | definition=aiding the cause or policy or interests of | examples=the president no longer has the support of his own party; they developed a scheme of mutual support
3. sense_key=support%1:09:00:: | definition=something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest | examples=the policy found little public support; his faith was all the support he needed
4. sense_key=support%1:04:03:: | definition=a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission | synonyms=reinforcement, reenforcement | examples=they called for artillery support
5. sense_key=support%1:04:02:: | definition=documentary validation | synonyms=documentation | examples=his documentation of the results was excellent; the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones
6. sense_key=support%1:21:00:: | definition=the financial means whereby one lives | synonyms=keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance | examples=each child was expected to pay for their keep; he applied to the state for support
7. sense_key=support%1:06:01:: | definition=supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation | examples=the statue stood on a marble support
8. sense_key=support%1:04:01:: | definition=the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening | synonyms=supporting | examples=he leaned against the wall for support
9. sense_key=support%1:10:01:: | definition=a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | synonyms=accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup
10. sense_key=support%1:06:00:: | definition=any device that bears the weight of another thing | examples=there was no place to attach supports for a shelf
11. sense_key=support%1:21:01:: | definition=financial resources provided to make some project possible | synonyms=financial support, funding, backing, financial backing | examples=the foundation provided support for the experiment

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content: We need answer JSON with sense_index. Determine best sense. Context: building built up on supports, flimsy structure, shaking. Supports are physical structures holding up/foundation. Candidate 7 definition: supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; example statue stood on a marble support. Candidate 10: any device that bears the weight of another thing; examples there was no place to attach supports for a shelf. Which fits 'built up on supports'? A building elevated on supports (stilts/piers). Sense 7 is supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation. Sense 10 any device that bears weight of another thing. Both physical. WordNet noun support has two nominal artifact senses: 1:06:00 any device that bears weight of another thing; 1:06:01 supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation. 'built up on supports' likely physical support columns/piers; maybe 10. The example for 10: supports for a shelf. Supports for building? In WordNet, sense 1:06:00: any device that bears the weight of another thing; supports for a shelf. Sense 1:06:01: supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; the statue stood on a marble support. A building built up on supports is supporting structure (foundation). But 'supports' plural. Both can be plural. Need fine-grained WSD with contexts. In context: 'flimsy structure, built up on supports' suggests the building is raised on supports (columns) and rocking. Which sense keys? sense_key=support%1:06:01:: definition: supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation. This fits a house's foundation/supports under it. Sense 10: any device that bears weight of another thing - more generic. I think 7 best.


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: rock
Target surface form: rocking
Context:
JROE: The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really <t>rocking</t> around. The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=rock%2:38:00:: | definition=move back and forth or sideways | synonyms=sway, shake | examples=the ship was rocking; the tall building swayed
2. sense_key=rock%2:38:06:: | definition=cause to move back and forth | synonyms=sway | examples=rock the cradle; rock the baby

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content: We need answer JSON with sense_index. Need choose one of candidate senses. Target surface form "rocking" in sentence: "and it was really rocking around" referring flimsy building shaking during earthquake. That is intransitive: move back and forth or sideways. Sense 1 defined move back and forth / sway / shake examples ship rocking, tall building swayed. Sense 2 is cause to move back and forth transitive rock the cradle. Here building itself was rocking around (intransitive), so sense 1. Index 1.


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: stop
Target surface form: stopped
Context:
The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around. The three of us <t>stopped</t> breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway. Needless to say, it was an interesting first session!

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=stop%2:38:00:: | definition=come to a halt, stop moving | synonyms=halt | examples=the car stopped; She stopped in front of a store window
2. sense_key=stop%2:42:00:: | definition=put an end to a state or an activity | synonyms=discontinue, cease, give up, quit, lay off | examples=Quit teasing your little brother
3. sense_key=stop%2:41:00:: | definition=stop from happening or developing | synonyms=halt, block, kibosh | examples=Block his election; Halt the process
4. sense_key=stop%2:38:02:: | definition=interrupt a trip | synonyms=stop over | examples=we stopped at Aunt Mary's house; they stopped for three days in Florence
5. sense_key=stop%2:38:01:: | definition=cause to stop | examples=stop a car; stop the thief
6. sense_key=stop%2:30:05:: | definition=prevent completion | synonyms=break, break off, discontinue | examples=stop the project; break off the negotiations
7. sense_key=stop%2:33:00:: | definition=hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | synonyms=check, turn back, arrest, contain, hold back | examples=Arrest the downward trend; Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
8. sense_key=stop%2:35:00:: | definition=seize on its way | synonyms=intercept | examples=The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
9. sense_key=stop%2:42:13:: | definition=have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical | synonyms=end, finish, terminate, cease | examples=the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed; Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
10. sense_key=stop%2:35:12:: | definition=render unsuitable for passage | synonyms=barricade, block, blockade, block off, block up, bar | examples=block the way; barricade the streets
11. sense_key=stop%2:30:12:: | definition=stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments | synonyms=hold on | examples=Hold on a moment!

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
Let me analyze the sentence: "The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway."

The target is "stopped" in "stopped breathing." This is intransitive (no object). The meaning is "ceased breathing" or "put an end to the activity/state of breathing."

Let me look at the candidate senses:

1. stop%2:38:00:: "come to a halt, stop moving" - intransitive, examples: "the car stopped", "She stopped in front of a store window". This is about motion/position, not about ceasing an activity. Not the best fit.

2. stop%2:42:00:: "put an end to a state or an activity" - synonyms: discontinue, cease, give up, quit, lay off. Example: "Quit teasing your little brother". This fits "stopped breathing" very well - ceasing an activity (breathing).

3. stop%2:41:00:: "stop from happening or developing" - transitive, like blocking something. "stopped breathing" isn't really stopping something from happening.

4. stop%2:38:02:: "interrupt a trip" - not relevant.

5. stop%2:38:01:: "cause to stop" - transitive causative. "stopped breathing" is not "caused the breathing to stop" in a transitive way (there's no object).

6. stop%2:30:05:: "prevent completion" - "stop the project, break off the negotiations". Not the right sense.

7. stop%2:33:00:: "hold back" - not the right sense.

8. stop%2:35:00:: "seize on its way" - not relevant.

9. stop%2:42:13:: "have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense" - "Your rights stop where you infringe..." More about ending/extending boundaries. "Stopped breathing" is more active cessation.

10. stop%2:35:12:: "render unsuitable for passage" - not relevant.

11. stop%2:30:12:: "stop and wait" - not relevant.

The best sense is 2: "put an end to a state or an activity" - this directly describes ceasing to breathe.

The answer should be: {"sense_index": 2}

provider: AtlasCloud


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: breathe
Target surface form: breathing
Context:
The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around. The three of us stopped <t>breathing</t> for a moment, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway. Needless to say, it was an interesting first session!

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=breathe%2:29:00:: | definition=draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs | synonyms=take a breath, respire, suspire | examples=I can breathe better when the air is clean; The patient is respiring
2. sense_key=breathe%2:42:00:: | definition=be alive | examples=Every creature that breathes
3. sense_key=breathe%2:40:00:: | definition=impart as if by breathing | examples=He breathed new life into the old house
4. sense_key=breathe%2:42:01:: | definition=allow the passage of air through | examples=Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear
5. sense_key=breathe%2:32:01:: | definition=utter or tell | examples=not breathe a word
6. sense_key=breathe%2:32:03:: | definition=manifest or evince | examples=She breathes the Christian spirit
7. sense_key=breathe%2:32:00:: | definition=take a short break from one's activities in order to relax | synonyms=rest, catch one's breath, take a breather
8. sense_key=breathe%2:30:03:: | definition=reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked | examples=This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours
9. sense_key=breathe%2:29:01:: | definition=expel (gases or odors) | synonyms=emit, pass off

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation for the target word "breathing" in the given context. Let me analyze the context carefully.

The sentence is: "The three of us stopped <t>breathing</t> for a moment, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway."

This is describing an earthquake. The building was shaking and rocking. The three people (the narrator and the couple) stopped breathing for a moment - meaning they momentarily ceased drawing air into and expelling air out of their lungs, likely due to shock or fear.

Now let's look at the candidate senses:

1. breathe%2:29:00:: | draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs | synonyms=take a breath, respire, suspire | examples=I can breathe better when the air is clean; The patient is respiring
2. breathe%2:42:00:: | be alive | examples=Every creature that breathes
3. breathe%2:40:00:: | impart as if by breathing | examples=He breathed new life into the old house
4. breathe%2:42:01:: | allow the passage of air through | examples=Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear
5. breathe%2:32:01:: | utter or tell | examples=not breathe a word
6. breathe%2:32:03:: | manifest or evince | examples=She breathes the Christian spirit
7. breathe%2:32:00:: | take a short break from one's activities in order to relax | synonyms=rest, catch one's breath, take a breather
8. breathe%2:30:03:: | reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked | examples=This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours
9. breathe%2:29:01:: | expel (gases or odors) | synonyms=emit, pass off

The context clearly indicates the physiological act of respiration. "Stopped breathing" means they stopped the physical act of drawing air into and expelling out of the lungs. This matches sense 1.

Sense 7 "take a short break" is related but different - "stopped breathing" here doesn't mean "stopped taking a break/resting." It means literally stopped the respiratory act.

Sense 9 is about expelling gases/odors, which doesn't fit.

Sense 1 is the correct answer. The answer should be in JSON format {"sense_index": 1}.

provider: Moonshot AI


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: moment
Target surface form: moment
Context:
The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around. The three of us stopped breathing for a <t>moment</t>, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway. Needless to say, it was an interesting first session!

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=moment%1:28:00:: | definition=a particular point in time | synonyms=minute, second, instant | examples=the moment he arrived the party began
2. sense_key=moment%1:28:01:: | definition=an indefinitely short time | synonyms=mo, minute, second, bit | examples=wait just a moment; in a mo
3. sense_key=moment%1:28:02:: | definition=at this time | synonyms=here and now, present moment | examples=the disappointments of the here and now; she is studying at the moment
4. sense_key=moment%1:07:00:: | definition=having important effects or influence | synonyms=consequence, import | examples=decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself; virtue is of more moment than security
5. sense_key=moment%1:19:00:: | definition=a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
6. sense_key=moment%1:09:00:: | definition=the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content: We need choose best sense for "moment" in sentence: "The three of us stopped breathing for a <moment>, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway." This is an indefinitely short time; phrase "for a moment" means a brief time. Sense 2 definition an indefinitely short time; synonyms mo, minute, second, bit; examples wait just a moment. Sense 1 is particular point in time; more like exact instant. Here "for a moment" implies short duration. So answer index 2. Need output JSON exactly {"sense_index": 2}.


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: keep
Target surface form: kept
Context:
The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around. The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it <t>kept</t> on coming we lunged for the doorway. Needless to say, it was an interesting first session!

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=keep%2:42:00:: | definition=keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., | synonyms=maintain, hold | examples=keep clean; hold in place
2. sense_key=keep%2:42:07:: | definition=continue a certain state, condition, or activity | synonyms=continue, go on, proceed, go along | examples=Keep on working!; We continued to work into the night
3. sense_key=keep%2:40:00:: | definition=retain possession of | synonyms=hold on | examples=Can I keep my old stuffed animals?; She kept her maiden name after she married
4. sense_key=keep%2:41:01:: | definition=stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state | synonyms=prevent | examples=We must prevent the cancer from spreading; His snoring kept me from falling asleep
5. sense_key=keep%2:41:03:: | definition=conform one's action or practice to | synonyms=observe | examples=keep appointments; she never keeps her promises
6. sense_key=keep%2:31:00:: | definition=stick to correctly or closely | synonyms=observe, maintain | examples=The pianist kept time with the metronome; keep count
7. sense_key=keep%2:40:01:: | definition=look after; be the keeper of; have charge of | examples=He keeps the shop when I am gone
8. sense_key=keep%2:32:00:: | definition=maintain by writing regular records | synonyms=maintain | examples=keep a diary; maintain a record
9. sense_key=keep%2:42:01:: | definition=supply with room and board | examples=He is keeping three women in the guest cottage; keep boarders
10. sense_key=keep%2:41:02:: | definition=allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature | synonyms=retain, continue, keep on | examples=We cannot continue several servants any longer; She retains a lawyer
11. sense_key=keep%2:34:00:: | definition=supply with necessities and support | synonyms=sustain, maintain | examples=She alone sustained her family; The money will sustain our good cause
12. sense_key=keep%2:42:03:: | definition=fail to spoil or rot | synonyms=stay fresh | examples=These potatoes keep for a long time
13. sense_key=keep%2:41:05:: | definition=behave as expected during of holidays or rites | synonyms=observe, celebrate | examples=Keep the commandments; celebrate Christmas
14. sense_key=keep%2:41:00:: | definition=keep under control; keep in check | synonyms=restrain, keep back, hold back | examples=suppress a smile; Keep your temper
15. sense_key=keep%2:42:02:: | definition=maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger | synonyms=preserve | examples=May God keep you
16. sense_key=keep%2:42:12:: | definition=raise | examples=She keeps a few chickens in the yard; he keeps bees
17. sense_key=keep%2:40:09:: | definition=retain rights to | synonyms=keep open, hold open, save | examples=keep my job for me while I give birth; keep my seat, please
18. sense_key=keep%2:40:13:: | definition=store or keep customarily | examples=Where do you keep your gardening tools?
19. sense_key=keep%2:40:12:: | definition=have as a supply | examples=I always keep batteries in the freezer; keep food for a week in the pantry
20. sense_key=keep%2:40:10:: | definition=maintain for use and service | synonyms=maintain | examples=I keep a car in the countryside; She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
21. sense_key=keep%2:35:10:: | definition=hold and prevent from leaving | examples=The student was kept after school
22. sense_key=keep%2:30:10:: | definition=prevent (food) from rotting | synonyms=preserve | examples=preserved meats; keep potatoes fresh

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content: We need choose best indexed sense for target lemma keep, surface form kept, in context. Need output JSON {"sense_index": X}. Need analyze sentence: "the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around. The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway." Phrase "kept on coming" means the earthquake shaking continued. Candidate sense 2: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; synonyms continue, go on, proceed, go along; examples "Keep on working!; We continued to work into the night". That's a perfect fit. "kept on coming" = continued to come. Sense 1 is keep in a certain state/activity e.g. keep clean, hold in place. Not exactly. Sense 2 includes "continue a certain state, condition, or activity" and the phrasal "keep on". Also sense 10: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; synonyms retain, continue, keep on; examples continue servants, retains lawyer. That's about employing/retaining. Not right. Sense 4 prevent. Not right. So index 2. Need return only JSON. Ensure no markdown? The instructions: Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}. We can output {"sense_index": 2}. Done.


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: come
Target surface form: coming
Context:
The Sunset -LCB- District -RCB- was more or less like a pajama party all evening, lots of people & dogs walking around, drinking beer. 6:50 a.m. CAROLG: I was just sitting down to meet with some new therapy clients, a couple, and the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around. The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on <t>coming</t> we lunged for the doorway. Needless to say, it was an interesting first session!

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=come%2:38:00:: | definition=move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody | synonyms=come up | examples=He came singing down the road; Come with me to the Casbah
2. sense_key=come%2:38:04:: | definition=reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress | synonyms=arrive, get | examples=She arrived home at 7 o'clock; She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
3. sense_key=come%2:30:01:: | definition=come to pass; arrive, as in due course | examples=The first success came three days later; It came as a shock
4. sense_key=come%2:30:03:: | definition=reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position | examples=The water came to a boil; We came to understand the true meaning of life
5. sense_key=come%2:42:04:: | definition=to be the product or result | synonyms=follow | examples=Melons come from a vine; Understanding comes from experience
6. sense_key=come%2:30:02:: | definition=be found or available | examples=These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled
7. sense_key=come%2:42:13:: | definition=come forth | synonyms=issue forth | examples=A scream came from the woman's mouth; His breath came hard
8. sense_key=come%2:42:09:: | definition=be a native of | synonyms=hail | examples=She hails from Kalamazoo
9. sense_key=come%2:42:03:: | definition=extend or reach | examples=The water came up to my waist; The sleeves come to your knuckles
10. sense_key=come%2:42:05:: | definition=exist or occur in a certain point in a series | examples=Next came the student from France
11. sense_key=come%2:38:03:: | definition=cover a certain distance | examples=She came a long way
12. sense_key=come%2:42:00:: | definition=come under, be classified or included | synonyms=fall | examples=fall into a category; This comes under a new heading
13. sense_key=come%2:30:13:: | definition=happen as a result | examples=Nothing good will come of this
14. sense_key=come%2:42:12:: | definition=add up in number or quantity | synonyms=total, number, add up, amount | examples=The bills amounted to $2,000; The bill came to $2,000
15. sense_key=come%2:42:11:: | definition=develop into | synonyms=add up, amount | examples=This idea will never amount to anything; nothing came of his grandiose plans
16. sense_key=come%2:38:02:: | definition=be received | synonyms=come in | examples=News came in of the massacre in Rwanda
17. sense_key=come%2:31:14:: | definition=come to one's mind; suggest itself | synonyms=occur | examples=It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary; A great idea then came to her
18. sense_key=come%2:42:15:: | definition=come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | synonyms=derive, descend | examples=She was descended from an old Italian noble family; he comes from humble origins
19. sense_key=come%2:42:02:: | definition=proceed or get along | synonyms=do, fare, make out, get along | examples=How is she doing in her new job?; How are you making out in graduate school?
20. sense_key=come%2:39:00:: | definition=experience orgasm | examples=she could not come because she was too upset
21. sense_key=come%2:31:13:: | definition=have a certain priority | examples=My family comes first

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
We need perform word sense disambiguation for target lemma come, surface coming, in sentence: "The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on <t>coming</t> we lunged for the doorway." Context is earthquake/shaking building. The pronoun "it" refers to shaking/earthquake. "kept on coming" means continued to occur/approach. Need choose best indexed sense among candidate senses 1-21.

Let's enumerate candidate senses definitions with indices:
1. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody (come up) examples He came singing down the road; Come with me to the Casbah
2. reach a destination; arrive by progress (arrive, get)
3. come to pass; arrive, as in due course. examples The first success came three days later; It came as a shock
4. reach or enter a state/relation/condition/use/position
5. to be product or result (follow)
6. be found or available
7. come forth (issue forth)
8. be a native of
9. extend or reach
10. exist or occur in a certain point in a series
11. cover a certain distance
12. come under classification
13. happen as a result
14. add up in number or quantity
15. develop into
16. be received
17. come to one's mind
18. come from; connected by relationship
19. proceed or get along
20. experience orgasm
21. have certain priority

In context: shaking/earthquake kept on coming. It continued to happen/occur. "kept on coming" has idiomatic sense of continue to approach/arrive. We need best indexed sense.

Sense 1: move toward, approach: "it kept on coming" could refer to the shaking continuing to come (approach? physically move toward). But "it" could refer to the earthquake/shaking motion, which is not an entity moving toward someone; the shaking continued to happen. "Come" in "kept on coming" with an event means "continue to occur/happen". Sense 3: "come to pass; arrive, as in due course" with example "It came as a shock". That example has event as subject: It came as a shock; the success came three days later. For earthquake "it kept on coming" = event kept occurring. Sense 13: "happen as a result" examples "Nothing good will come of this"; sense 13 implies result/happening as a consequence. Not exactly.

Sense 2 arrival. No destination.
Sense 7: come forth = issue forth: "A scream came from the woman's mouth; His breath came hard" = emerge from a source. Could earthquake come? "the earthquake kept on coming" maybe but no source.

Let's examine WordNet sense 3: key come%2:30:01:: definition: come to pass; arrive, as in due course. It is for events/points in time. Examples "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock". That matches expletive/event it came.

But "kept on coming" also could be sense 1: move toward; we lunge for doorway because the shaking kept coming (approaching/continuing). The pronoun "it" refers to "the building started shaking... it was really rocking around." "when it kept on coming" = when the shaking kept continuing/coming. It is a physical event waves coming. However the verb "come" with "kept on" idiomatic means persisted, continued. Which WordNet sense captures that? Let's look at typical WordNet mapping semantically.

Sense 1: "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody". If the subject is "it" and "it" is the earthquake/aftershocks, they are moving waves approaching. The example "He came singing down the road" is a person moving. Specialization of "event came" is sense 3. For abstract? Example "It came as a shock" is under sense 3. So "success came" = event happened. "The earthquake kept on coming" = event continued to occur. Could map to sense 3.

However "kept on coming" in this context maybe "continued to approach/continue to come"—sense 1 with continuative aspect. The difference: In phrase " it kept on coming" could be about the shaking continuing, not an event happening at a due course time. But sense 3's definition "come to pass; arrive, as in due course" fits "arrive" in due course; the shaking kept arriving. Hmm.

Let's see WordNet verbs:
come%2:38:00:: = "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody" has examples "He came singing down the road" "Come with me to the Casbah". This includes moving.
come%2:30:01:: = "come to pass; arrive, as in due course" examples "The first success came three days later" "It came as a shock".
come%2:42:13:: = "come forth" examples "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard".
come%2:30:13:: = "happen as a result" examples "Nothing good will come of this".

Could "when it kept on coming" be sense 7? "His breath came hard" = move forth with difficulty? Not exactly.

Need choose best indexed sense. Let's deeply analyze context.

"The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway." It's from earthquake first-person account. Pronoun "it" refers to the earthquake or the shaking/building movement. The building started shaking; it was really rocking around. They stopped breathing, and when it kept on coming they lunged for doorway. In English, "kept on coming" describes the shaking persisting/continuing. The shaking was "coming" at them, perhaps in waves. But there is no destination; it's continuous.

In WSD, idiom "keep coming" often maps to sense 1? Let's check WordNet corpus usage. For "come" sense 1 is move toward; "kept coming" physical entities "the waves kept coming". Earthquake. Pronoun it = earthquake? Earthquake is not animate but physical force. However WordNet sense 1 can be used for inanimate moving things? e.g. "the opportunity came"? No.

Sense 3 includes "arrive, as in due course" – maybe not best because the shaking is not an abstract event arriving in due course, it is an ongoing physical phenomenon. But still can be "event came". Let's compare semantic types: subject "it" = earthquake/shaking/tremor. It is a happening/event. It "kept on coming" = continued to happen. That strongly aligns with sense 3 "come to pass; arrive, as in due course", which is event occurrence. I think this is the sense used in "It came as a shock"; "the news came" maybe sense 16 though.

Could there be a separate sense for "continue to come" in iterations. No candidate. Need pick among provided.

Let's examine if any other candidate better: sense 2 arrive at destination. "It kept on coming" no destination. No. Sense 4 state. No. Sense 5 product result. No. Sense 6 available. No. Sense 7 come forth. Could "scream came from mouth" = emit from source; earthquake comes from ground? The phrase wouldn't have source. "kept on coming" = kept on arriving/being emitted? less likely. Sense 13 happen as a result implies consequence; not. Sense 16 be received = news came in. Close: "the quake came in"? But no "in".

The instructions say use synonym and examples. For sense 1 synonyms "come up"? "come up" can mean approaching. "He came singing down the road". Not event. For sense 3 examples "It came as a shock" = event occurrence. That's analogous: "when it kept on coming" = when the earthquake kept occurring. So sense 3 likely.

But there is nuance: "kept on coming" (progressive) means "continuing to arrive". In WordNet, sense 2 "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress" examples "She arrived home"; "didn't get to Chicago until after midnight". That is arrival. For an earthquake, each shock arrives. But phrase "kept on coming" as repeated arrivals. Could map to sense 2? Let's evaluate.

"come" sense 2 definition "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress". Synonyms: arrive, get. If something "keeps coming", it keeps arriving. Example: "The trains kept coming, one after another." That might be sense 2 (arrival). In our context, the shaking/tremor kept coming = arrivals of seismic waves. But the event "earthquake" is not literally a traveler arriving at a destination; it's a steadily shaking building, no movement toward destination. Yet "aftershocks came".

WordNet's sense 2 likely for "come home", "come to a place". Example "News came in" is sense 16, be received. So physical arrival at destination not apt.

Sense 1 can be directional even without specified destination: move toward speaker. "Something is coming". "The earthquake is coming". That is exactly warning: The quake is coming (approaching). "It kept on coming" suggests it continued to approach/pass through. But in context of being inside shaking building, the quake isn't approaching from a distance; it's already there. Still "kept coming" means continued to happen.

Let's search internal training: For "keep coming" WSD in WordNet. I can reason from glosses. The phrase "keep coming" in SemCor maybe tagged as sense 1? Let's think of examples: "the offers kept coming" maybe sense 2? "offers kept coming" meaning being received, available. Not relevant.

Given "it" (earthquake) + "kept on coming" + immediate reaction doorway, the paraphrase "when it kept on coming" = "when it didn't stop/continued". In WordNet, sense 3 examples include "The first success came three days later; It came as a shock". These illustrate event or phenomenon happening. "The earthquake came" is sense? Could be sense 3. But "kept on coming" is event persisting; sense 3 still best.

However, note phrase "kept on coming" has a dynamic directional component not captured by "come to pass". Another candidate is sense 1 plus secondary? But WSD single best, no hedging.

Let's examine each candidate's semantic group and examples for "it kept on coming":

1. "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody". Could be "it (the shaking) kept moving toward us"? But building shaking is not moving toward doorway. No.
3. "come to pass; arrive, as in due course". If we say "The earthquake came and went" that's event occurrence. "Kept on coming" maybe repeated occurrences of aftershocks. "arrive, as in due course" includes natural events arriving in time. Example "The first success came three days later"—an event arrived after some time. Similar to earthquake waves arriving. But "kept on coming" = kept arriving. Maybe sense 3 covers "arrive" as in event happened. "It came as a shock" uses expletive it. In context "it" is earthquake, not expletive. Still.

16. "be received" (news came in). If we think of the shaking "coming" to them (they receiving it), sense 16? Definition: be received, synonyms come in. Example "News came in of the massacre". A phenomenon could "come in" to awareness. Not really.

7. "come forth" issue forth. Earthquake waves issue forth? Example "His breath came hard". Not as likely as event.

I think expected answer is sense 1 or sense 3. Need decide. Let's parse syntactically. "come" with subject "it" referring to building/shaking. The verb "keep on doing" is iterative/continuative aspect: "keep on shaking" but here "keep on coming". It seems "coming" is a substitute for "continuing" or "happening"; the phrase "kept on coming" means didn't stop. It might be an idiomatic use where "come" = "happen/occur". Which sense listed has "come to pass"? Sense 3. Therefore answer 3.

But maybe the annotators would use sense 1 because "come" in continuous sense of approaching is most core. Let's consider WordNet sense distribution for "come" and phrase "kept on coming". The phrase "kept on coming" often describes something moving toward: "The floodwaters kept on coming". That is physical and directional, sense 1. In an earthquake narrative, "it" refers to the earthquake; it kept on coming (the shaking continued to hit/approach). But our options don't have a sense for repeated waves; sense 1 can describe a thing moving forward persistently. If a subject "it" is an earthquake as event, maybe sense 1 is more flexible: "the earthquake came" is arrival, sense 2? Actually earthquakes are spoken as "the earthquake was coming" (approaching), then "it kept coming" (continued to arrive). That's sense 1 (move towards). Example "He came singing down the road" shows movement along a path; "it kept on coming" movement along time? close.

Let's read whole context: "I was just sitting down... the building started shaking like crazy. It's a flimsy structure, built up on supports, and it was really rocking around. The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on coming we lunged for the doorway." Here "it" = building/shaking. The building was rocking around. They stopped breathing; when it (the shaking) kept on coming they lunged. "Kept on coming" could be the rocking motion continuing, not waves approaching. Since they're inside, the shaking isn't approaching from outside; it's already there. So directional sense 1 is less likely; event occurrence sense 3 fits.

Also note the wording "The three of us stopped breathing for a moment, and then when it kept on coming" – implies initially they hoped it would stop after a moment, but it continued. "It kept on coming" = it continued to happen. Sense 3.

Given no hedging, choose sense_index 3.

Return JSON {"sense_index": 3}. Ensure no extra. Done.