[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: stranger
Target surface form: stranger
Context:
But his new-found buddy had matched him drink for drink until he lost count, and the man's eyes were still clear. The guy is off his rocker, Haney thought to himself, and looked away from those eyes. Eyes that were clear, but also bright with a strange intensity, a sort of cold fire burning behind them. Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this <t>stranger</t>. But, of course, he remembered now.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=stranger%1:18:00:: | definition=anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found | synonyms=alien, unknown
2. sense_key=stranger%1:18:01:: | definition=an individual that one is not acquainted with

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 lemma "stranger" in the given context.

Context: "He wondered how he got tied up with this <t>stranger</t>."

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=stranger%1:18:00:: | definition=anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found | synonyms=alien, unknown
2. sense_key=stranger%1:18:01:: | definition=an individual that one is not acquainted with

Let me analyze the context. The narrator is drinking with a man, observing him. He refers to him as "this stranger." This suggests someone he doesn't know well. The man is new to him - a person he recently met and is drinking with.

Sense 1 focuses on not belonging in the environment - an outsider, alien. This would be used in contexts like "he was a stranger in a strange land" or "a stranger to these parts."

Sense 2 focuses on not being acquainted - someone unknown to the speaker.

The context: "his new-found buddy," "the man," "this stranger" - these all suggest a person Haney has just met, doesn't know well. "Got tied up with this stranger" means how he ended up with someone he doesn't know. This aligns with sense 2 - an individual that one is not acquainted with.

The first sense would imply the person doesn't belong in the environment, which isn't emphasized here. The emphasis is on Haney not knowing this person, on him being a new acquaintance.

So the best sense is sense 2.

The answer should be a JSON object: {"sense_index": 2}


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: remember
Target surface form: remembered
Context:
The guy is off his rocker, Haney thought to himself, and looked away from those eyes. Eyes that were clear, but also bright with a strange intensity, a sort of cold fire burning behind them. Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he <t>remembered</t> now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=remember%2:31:00:: | definition=recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection | synonyms=retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think | examples=I can't remember saying any such thing; I can't think what her last name was
2. sense_key=remember%2:31:01:: | definition=keep in mind for attention or consideration | synonyms=think of | examples=Remember the Alamo; Remember to call your mother every day!
3. sense_key=remember%2:31:02:: | definition=recapture the past; indulge in memories | synonyms=think back | examples=he remembered how he used to pick flowers
4. sense_key=remember%2:40:00:: | definition=show appreciation to | examples=He remembered her in his will
5. sense_key=remember%2:32:07:: | definition=mention favorably, as in prayer | examples=remember me in your prayers
6. sense_key=remember%2:32:00:: | definition=mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship | synonyms=commend | examples=Remember me to your wife
7. sense_key=remember%2:31:08:: | definition=exercise, or have the power of, memory | examples=After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember; some remember better than others
8. sense_key=remember%2:31:09:: | definition=call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony | synonyms=commemorate | examples=We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz; Remember the dead of the First World War

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:
The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation on the target word "remembered" with lemma "remember" in the given context.

Context analysis:
- "But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him."
- The character is recalling how he got tied up with the stranger
- "the occasion of it came back to him" suggests a memory returning
- "after two hours of steady drinking" suggests the memory was blurred/fuzzy but coming back

Candidate senses:
1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
2. keep in mind for attention or consideration
3. recapture the past; indulge in memories
4. show appreciation to
5. mention favorably, as in prayer
6. mention as by way of greeting
7. exercise, or have the power of, memory
8. call to remembrance; keep alive the memory

The best fit is sense 1: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection. The character is recalling how he got connected with the stranger - "he wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred... but the occasion of it came back to him."

This is a direct act of recalling a past event. The alternative sense 3 "recapture the past; indulge in memories" is more about reminiscing generally, while here it's specifically recalling a fact/event. Sense 1 is the standard "recall/remember" meaning for specific information.

Return JSON: {"sense_index":1}

format: unknown

native_finish_reason: stop

provider: Together

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: hour
Target surface form: hours
Context:
Eyes that were clear, but also bright with a strange intensity, a sort of cold fire burning behind them. Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two <t>hours</t> of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=hour%1:28:00:: | definition=a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day | synonyms=hr, 60 minutes | examples=the job will take more than an hour
2. sense_key=hour%1:28:01:: | definition=clock time | synonyms=time of day | examples=the hour is getting late
3. sense_key=hour%1:28:02:: | definition=a special and memorable period | examples=it was their finest hour
4. sense_key=hour%1:07:00:: | definition=distance measured by the time taken to cover it | synonyms=minute | examples=we live an hour from the airport; its just 10 minutes away

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 only. Need choose sense for "hours" in context: "after two hours of steady drinking". This refers to duration of time equal to 1/24th of a day, plural. Sense 1. Need output {"sense_index": 1}. Ensure no extra text.

provider: Cloudflare


[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: steady
Target surface form: steady
Context:
Eyes that were clear, but also bright with a strange intensity, a sort of cold fire burning behind them. Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of <t>steady</t> drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=steady%3:00:00:: | definition=not subject to change or variation especially in behavior | examples=a steady beat; a steady job
2. sense_key=steady%5:00:00:stable:00 | definition=not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall | synonyms=firm, unfluctuating | examples=stocks are still firm
3. sense_key=steady%5:00:00:secure:03 | definition=securely in position; not shaky | examples=held the ladder steady
4. sense_key=steady%5:00:00:resolute:00 | definition=marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable | synonyms=firm, steadfast, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable | examples=firm convictions; a firm mouth
5. sense_key=steady%5:00:00:frequent:00 | definition=relating to a person who does something regularly | synonyms=regular | examples=a regular customer; a steady drinker
6. sense_key=steady%5:00:00:unexcitable:00 | definition=not easily excited or upset | examples=steady nerves

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 disambiguate 'steady' in sentence: "It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him."

Candidate sense definitions. The collocation "steady drinking" means continuous, uninterrupted drinking. Which sense matches "not subject to change or variation especially in behavior"? For "two hours of steady drinking", we can think constant/unvarying drinking. Candidate 1: not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; examples a steady beat; a steady job. Drinking is behavior; steady drinking means continuous/unvarying. Candidate 5: relating to a person who does something regularly, synonym regular, examples a steady drinker. It's about a person who drinks regularly. Here 'steady drinking' modifies drinking, not person, and regular doesn't fit context; it's 'constant' for two hours. Candidate 2 not liable to fluctuate/fall, about values. Candidate 3 secure. Candidate 4 resolute. Candidate 6 unexcitable.

Best is sense 1: not subject to change or variation especially in behavior, as drinking continuously for two hours. Need output {"sense_index": 1}. Ensure only JSON.

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: drinking
Target surface form: drinking
Context:
Eyes that were clear, but also bright with a strange intensity, a sort of cold fire burning behind them. Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady <t>drinking</t>, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=drinking%1:04:00:: | definition=the act of consuming liquids | synonyms=imbibing, imbibition
2. sense_key=drinking%1:04:01:: | definition=the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess | synonyms=drink, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence | examples=drink was his downfall

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 {"sense_index": ?}. We must choose best indexed sense for target lemma drinking. Context: "It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him." Also "No, the man was not drunk" and alcoholic context? Let's analyze.

Candidate sense 1: the act of consuming liquids (general). Candidate sense 2: the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; synonyms drink, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence; example drink was his downfall.

Context: a man tied up with stranger, two hours of steady drinking, blurred memory. It suggests drinking alcohol, perhaps to excess/steady drinking. The phrase "two hours of steady drinking" likely alcohol. Although sense 2 definition explicitly "to excess"; synonyms boozing, drunkenness, crapulence. Does "steady drinking" for two hours imply alcoholic beverages? Likely yes. However could be any liquid? But the novel context (clear eyes, not drunk) and "drinking" as an activity implies alcohol consumption. We need choose single best. The mention "not drunk" and "blurred after two hours of steady drinking" strongly evokes alcohol. Sense 2 is about alcoholic beverages to excess. "Steady drinking" may not necessarily be "to excess" but two hours steady is substantial. The example "drink was his downfall" supports alcohol. So sense 2.

Need return JSON exactly. No sense key.

provider: Novita


[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: stranger
Target surface form: stranger
Context:
Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The <t>stranger</t>, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=stranger%1:18:00:: | definition=anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found | synonyms=alien, unknown
2. sense_key=stranger%1:18:01:: | definition=an individual that one is not acquainted with

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. Target lemma stranger, surface form stranger. Context: narrative, "this stranger", "The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought...". Candidates: sense 1 anyone who does not belong in the environment, synonyms alien, unknown. sense 2 an individual that one is not acquainted with. Which fits? He wonders how he got tied up with this stranger; later the stranger crossing street. It refers to a man he doesn't know. Sense 1 implies outsider in an environment, often intruder or unknown in a place (e.g. "stranger in town" but not necessarily personally unacquainted? WordNet distinguishes). Sense 2 is "an individual that one is not acquainted with" = person unknown to the speaker. Context suggests Phil had called out to the man, doesn't know him. In the sentence "the man was not drunk... how he got tied up with this stranger" indicates they are unacquainted. Also "The stranger" with head sunk. The typical reading is unfamiliar person. Therefore sense 2. Return JSON {"sense_index": 2}.

provider: Parasail


[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: head
Target surface form: head
Context:
Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his <t>head</t> seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=head%1:08:00:: | definition=the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains | synonyms=caput | examples=he stuck his head out the window
2. sense_key=head%1:05:00:: | definition=a single domestic animal | examples=200 head of cattle
3. sense_key=head%1:09:00:: | definition=that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason | synonyms=mind, brain, psyche, nous | examples=his mind wandered; I couldn't get his words out of my head
4. sense_key=head%1:18:00:: | definition=a person who is in charge | synonyms=chief, top dog | examples=the head of the whole operation
5. sense_key=head%1:14:00:: | definition=the front of a military formation or procession | examples=the head of the column advanced boldly; they were at the head of the attack
6. sense_key=head%1:19:00:: | definition=the pressure exerted by a fluid | examples=a head of steam
7. sense_key=head%1:15:00:: | definition=the top of something | examples=the head of the stairs; the head of the page
8. sense_key=head%1:15:01:: | definition=the source of water from which a stream arises | synonyms=fountainhead, headspring | examples=they tracked him back toward the head of the stream
9. sense_key=head%1:10:03:: | definition=(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent | synonyms=head word
10. sense_key=head%1:26:00:: | definition=the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
11. sense_key=head%1:23:00:: | definition=the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head | examples=he is two heads taller than his little sister; his horse won by a head
12. sense_key=head%1:20:00:: | definition=a dense cluster of flowers or foliage | synonyms=capitulum | examples=a head of cauliflower; a head of lettuce
13. sense_key=head%1:18:01:: | definition=the educator who has executive authority for a school | synonyms=principal, school principal, head teacher | examples=she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
14. sense_key=head%1:18:03:: | definition=an individual person | examples=tickets are $5 per head
15. sense_key=head%1:18:02:: | definition=a user of (usually soft) drugs | examples=the office was full of secret heads
16. sense_key=head%1:17:02:: | definition=a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) | synonyms=promontory, headland, foreland
17. sense_key=head%1:17:01:: | definition=a rounded compact mass | examples=the head of a comet
18. sense_key=head%1:17:00:: | definition=the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container | examples=the beer had a large head of foam
19. sense_key=head%1:15:02:: | definition=the part in the front or nearest the viewer | synonyms=forefront | examples=he was in the forefront; he was at the head of the column
20. sense_key=head%1:11:01:: | definition=a difficult juncture | synonyms=pass, straits | examples=a pretty pass; matters came to a head yesterday
21. sense_key=head%1:11:00:: | definition=forward movement | synonyms=headway | examples=the ship made little headway against the gale
22. sense_key=head%1:10:01:: | definition=a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer | synonyms=point | examples=the point of the arrow was due north
23. sense_key=head%1:10:02:: | definition=the subject matter at issue | synonyms=question | examples=the question of disease merits serious discussion; under the head of minor Roman poets
24. sense_key=head%1:10:00:: | definition=a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about | synonyms=heading, header | examples=the heading seemed to have little to do with the text
25. sense_key=head%1:08:01:: | definition=the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint | examples=the head of the humerus
26. sense_key=head%1:08:02:: | definition=that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
27. sense_key=head%1:06:05:: | definition=(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk | synonyms=read/write head
28. sense_key=head%1:06:04:: | definition=(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head | examples=call heads or tails!
29. sense_key=head%1:06:03:: | definition=the striking part of a tool | examples=the head of the hammer
30. sense_key=head%1:06:02:: | definition=(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
31. sense_key=head%1:06:00:: | definition=a projection out from one end; , | examples=the head of the nail; a pinhead is the head of a pin
32. sense_key=head%1:06:01:: | definition=a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum | synonyms=drumhead
33. sense_key=head%1:04:00:: | definition=oral stimulation of the genitals | synonyms=oral sex | examples=they say he gives good head

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 on the target word "head" in the given context.

The context describes: "The stranger, his <t>head</t> seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light..."

This is clearly referring to the physical head of the stranger - the upper part of the human body. The phrase "head sunk in thought" is a physical description of the stranger's head being bowed down while thinking.

Let me look at the candidate senses:
1. head%1:08:00:: - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains | synonyms=caput | examples=he stuck his head out the window

This is the correct sense. It's the anatomical head of a person.

The answer should be in JSON format: {"sense_index": 1}

I should only return the 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: thought
Target surface form: thought
Context:
Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in <t>thought</t>, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=thought%1:09:01:: | definition=the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about | synonyms=idea | examples=it was not a good idea; the thought never entered my mind
2. sense_key=thought%1:09:00:: | definition=the process of using your mind to consider something carefully | synonyms=thinking, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation | examples=thinking always made him frown; she paused for thought
3. sense_key=thought%1:09:02:: | definition=the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual | examples=19th century thought; Darwinian thought
4. sense_key=thought%1:09:03:: | definition=a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | synonyms=opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view | examples=my opinion differs from yours; I am not of your persuasion

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. Target 'thought' in phrase "his head seemingly sunk in thought". This means engaged in thinking, mind considering. Need index among listed senses: 1 content of cognition (idea), 2 process of using mind (thinking), 3 organized beliefs, 4 opinion. In context, stranger's head sunk in thought = lost in thinking. Map to sense 2. Need answer JSON exactly.


[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:
Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, <t>started</t> to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before.

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 JSON. Need choose best sense for 'started' in sentence: "The stranger ... started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection." The target surface form started, lemma start. Need decide sense among 14. We are linguist. Let's parse context. The stranger's head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light... This describes beginning to cross. Sense 1: take first step or steps in carrying out an action (We began working at dawn; Who will start?) synonyms get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out. That fits an agent initiating an action (to cross the street). Sense 9: begin or set in motion, synonyms go, get going; I start at eight in the morning; Ready set go. That seems more intransitive about beginning to operate/travel, or set in motion generally. Sense 3: leave/depart/ set out, but that's when leaving a place; here "started to cross the street" not depart. Sense 7: startle sudden jump, no. So likely sense 1 or sense 9. Need disambiguate. In WordNet, start%2:30:00:: is begin an event (e.g., begin to speak? "We began working"). It doesn't require an object; can take to-infinitive: "He started to cross". This is the basic start an activity. Sense 9 start%2:38:00:: is more 'set out, begin a journey' or 'set in motion' (Ready, set, go!) For a person starting to cross the street against the light, "started to cross" = "began to cross" = sense 1. Also note "start to cross" might also be sense 1. Let's inspect definitions. Sense 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. Sense 9: begin or set in motion. Example: I start at eight in the morning; Ready, set, go!. These are more about starting to proceed (e.g., a machine or contest). A person crossing is action. The phrase "started to cross the street" is activity. So sense 1.

Need produce JSON only.


[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: cross
Target surface form: cross
Context:
Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to <t>cross</t> the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=cross%2:38:00:: | definition=travel across or pass over | synonyms=traverse, track, cover, pass over, get over, get across | examples=The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
2. sense_key=cross%2:38:03:: | definition=meet at a point | synonyms=intersect
3. sense_key=cross%2:41:00:: | definition=hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | synonyms=thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, frustrate | examples=What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge; foil your opponent
4. sense_key=cross%2:38:04:: | definition=fold so as to resemble a cross | examples=she crossed her legs
5. sense_key=cross%2:42:00:: | definition=to cover or extend over an area or time period; , | synonyms=traverse, span, sweep | examples=Rivers traverse the valley floor; The parking lot spans 3 acres
6. sense_key=cross%2:38:01:: | definition=meet and pass | examples=the trains crossed
7. sense_key=cross%2:36:09:: | definition=trace a line through or across | examples=cross your `t'
8. sense_key=cross%2:35:00:: | definition=breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties | synonyms=crossbreed, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed | examples=cross a horse and a donkey; Mendel tried crossbreeding

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 select best WordNet sense for lemma cross surface form "cross" in context. The candidate senses listed with sense keys and definitions. Need choose index from 1-8. Do not answer with sense key. Return JSON {"sense_index": 3} etc.

Analyze: Context: "The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection." Cross the street means travel across/pass over a street. That's sense_key cross%2:38:00:: definition travel across or pass over; synonyms traverse, track, cover, pass over, get over, get across; examples The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day. The listed candidate index 1.

Need confirm nothing else. Index 5 to cover or extend over an area or time period; examples rivers traverse valley etc. Not used for a person walking across street. Index 6 meet and pass trains crossed. Not this. Index 4 fold legs etc. No. Thus answer index 1.

Need final JSON only exactly like.


[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: street
Target surface form: street
Context:
Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the <t>street</t> against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=street%1:06:00:: | definition=a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings | examples=they walked the streets of the small town; he lives on Nassau Street
2. sense_key=street%1:06:01:: | definition=the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel | examples=be careful crossing the street
3. sense_key=street%1:26:00:: | definition=the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction | examples=she tried to keep her children off the street
4. sense_key=street%1:26:01:: | definition=a situation offering opportunities | examples=he worked both sides of the street; cooperation is a two-way street
5. sense_key=street%1:14:00:: | definition=people living or working on the same street | examples=the whole street protested the absence of street lights

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 target 'street' in sentence. Context: "started to cross the <t>street</t> against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection." Means physical part of thoroughfare where vehicles travel? Candidate 1: thoroughfare usually including sidewalks lined with buildings. Candidate 2: part of thoroughfare between sidewalks; part on which vehicles travel. Example "be careful crossing the street" aligns. Crossing the street = moving across the road, where vehicles travel. So sense_index 2. Need JSON only exactly {"sense_index": 2}. No answer with sense key.


[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: light
Target surface form: light
Context:
Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the <t>light</t> just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=light%1:19:00:: | definition=(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation | synonyms=visible light, visible radiation | examples=the light was filtered through a soft glass window
2. sense_key=light%1:06:00:: | definition=any device serving as a source of illumination | synonyms=light source | examples=he stopped the car and turned off the lights
3. sense_key=light%1:09:01:: | definition=a particular perspective or aspect of a situation | examples=although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand
4. sense_key=light%1:07:01:: | definition=the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | synonyms=luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness | examples=its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun
5. sense_key=light%1:15:00:: | definition=an illuminated area | examples=he stepped into the light
6. sense_key=light%1:26:01:: | definition=a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination | synonyms=illumination | examples=follow God's light
7. sense_key=light%1:07:00:: | definition=the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures | synonyms=lightness | examples=he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark
8. sense_key=light%1:18:00:: | definition=a person regarded very fondly | examples=the light of my life
9. sense_key=light%1:26:00:: | definition=having abundant light or illumination | synonyms=lighting | examples=they played as long as it was light; as long as the lighting was good
10. sense_key=light%1:09:00:: | definition=mental understanding as an enlightening experience | examples=he finally saw the light; can you shed light on this problem?
11. sense_key=light%1:07:02:: | definition=merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | synonyms=sparkle, twinkle, spark | examples=he had a sparkle in his eye; there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
12. sense_key=light%1:09:02:: | definition=public awareness | examples=it brought the scandal to light
13. sense_key=light%1:16:00:: | definition=a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul | synonyms=Inner Light, Light Within, Christ Within
14. sense_key=light%1:10:00:: | definition=a visual warning signal | examples=they saw the light of the beacon; there was a light at every corner
15. sense_key=light%1:06:01:: | definition=a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires | synonyms=lighter, igniter, ignitor | examples=do you have a light?

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 "light" in a given sentence. Let me analyze the context:

"The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the <t>light</t> just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection."

The phrase is "cross the street against the light." This is a common idiom meaning to cross against a traffic signal (traffic light). "Against the light" means crossing when the traffic signal indicates that vehicles have the right of way (or pedestrians should stop).

Now let me look at the candidate senses:

1. sense_key=light%1:19:00:: | definition=(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
   - This is the general physics sense of light. Not applicable here.

2. sense_key=light%1:06:00:: | definition=any device serving as a source of illumination
   - This refers to a light source/lamp. A traffic light is a type of this, but this sense is broader. "Against the light" typically means against the traffic signal.

10. sense_key=light%1:09:00:: | definition=mental understanding as an enlightening experience
   - "saw the light" idioms. Not applicable.

14. sense_key=light%1:10:00:: | definition=a visual warning signal | examples=they saw the light of the beacon; there was a light at every corner
   - This is interesting. Traffic lights are visual warning signals at intersections. "A light at every corner" is given as an example. A traffic signal could fit here.

5. sense_key=light%1:15:00:: | definition=an illuminated area
   - Not applicable.

Actually, let me think more carefully about "against the light."

In the context of traffic, "against the light" means against the traffic signal. The traffic light is sense 2 (a device serving as a source of illumination) or sense 14 (a visual warning signal).

A traffic light is literally a light (illuminating device), but its function is as a signal. WordNet has separate senses for the device as a source of illumination (1:06:00) and as a visual warning signal (1:10:00).

Looking at sense 14: "a visual warning signal" with examples "they saw the light of the beacon; there was a light at every corner." A traffic light at an intersection is definitely a visual warning signal. The phrase "against the light" in the context of crossing the street refers to going against the traffic signal.

However, sense 2 is "any device serving as a source of illumination" which includes traffic lights. But the specific context here is about the signal aspect, not just illumination.

Actually, in common usage, when we say "go against the light" or "run a red light," we are referring to the traffic signal. The WSD should pick the sense that best captures this.

Let me reconsider whether WordNet's sense 2 or sense 14 is more appropriate for "traffic light."

Looking at WordNet more carefully:
- light%1:06:00:: = any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
- light%1:10:00:: = a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"

A traffic light is technically sense 2 (device for illumination) but functionally sense 14 (visual warning signal). WordNet sense 14 examples mention "a light at every corner" which strongly suggests traffic lights.

I believe sense 14 is the best answer because:
1. The context is about crossing a street against a signal
2. "Against the light" idiomatically means against the traffic signal
3. Sense 14's examples ("a light at every corner") directly refer to traffic signals

However, I should also consider that "against the light" literally means "against the illuminated signal device." But the disambiguation should capture the intended meaning in context, which is the traffic signal.

Let me double-check by considering the alternative: sense 2 (any device serving as a source of illumination). When you say "turn off the lights" or refer to a lamp, that's sense 2. A traffic light is a device serving as a source of illumination. But when you're "against the light" in traffic, you're against the signal, which is a visual warning signal.

Actually, I want to be more careful. The standard WSD for "traffic light" contexts in word sense disambiguation datasets... Let me think about how WordNet distinguishes these.

WordNet sense 14 is specifically "a visual warning signal" - examples include "beacon" and "a light at every corner." A traffic light is a type of visual warning signal. The phrase "against the light" in this context means against the traffic signal's indication.

I will go with sense 14.

Wait, let me reconsider once more. Is a traffic light more commonly annotated as sense 2 or sense 14 in WordNet/SemCor?

In common sense annotations:
- "stop at a red light" - this would typically be sense 14 (visual warning signal) or sense 2 (illumination device)
- Looking at WordNet examples: sense 14 includes "there was a light at every corner" which strongly evokes traffic lights/corner signal lights.

I think sense 14 is indeed the better answer.

Actually, let me look at the phrase "against the light" once more. Another possible meaning: "against the light" could mean "facing into the light source" or "with the light behind oncoming traffic." But in the traffic context, it clearly means against the traffic signal.

Given the options and the context, sense 14 (visual warning signal) is the best fit.

Hmm, but I want to think about whether WordNet would classify a traffic light as sense 2 or sense 14. Let me consider the semantic distinctions:

Sense 2: any device serving as a source of illumination — This is about the physical object that produces light.
Sense 14: a visual warning signal — This is about a light used as a signal.

A traffic light is both, but its primary function in the context of "crossing against the light" is as a signal. So sense 14.

The instruction says "Choose the single best indexed sense." I need to return {"sense_index": 14}.

Wait, the indexes are the numbers at the beginning of each candidate. So sense 14 is the one with sense_key light%1:10:00::.

So my answer is: {"sense_index": 14}


[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: roar
Target surface form: roared
Context:
Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van <t>roared</t> through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=roar%2:32:01:: | definition=make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles | synonyms=howl | examples=The wind was howling in the trees; The water roared down the chute
2. sense_key=roar%2:32:03:: | definition=utter words loudly and forcefully | synonyms=thunder | examples=`Get out of here,' he roared
3. sense_key=roar%2:32:02:: | definition=emit long loud cries | synonyms=howl, ululate, wail, yawl, yaup | examples=wail in self-pity; howl with sorrow
4. sense_key=roar%2:38:00:: | definition=act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; -R.A.Billington | examples=desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town
5. sense_key=roar%2:32:05:: | definition=make a loud noise, as of animal | synonyms=bellow | examples=The bull bellowed
6. sense_key=roar%2:29:00:: | definition=laugh unrestrainedly and heartily | synonyms=howl

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 exact. Need choose sense. Target: moving van roared through intersection. Definition sense1: make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles. Example includes water roared. Syn howl. This is vehicles making loud noise. Sense4 act/proceed in riotous way may describe people. Sense5 animal. So sense1 index1. Return {"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: intersection
Target surface form: intersection
Context:
Why hadn't he noticed it before? No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the <t>intersection</t>. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=intersection%1:09:00:: | definition=a point where lines intersect | synonyms=intersection point, point of intersection
2. sense_key=intersection%1:06:00:: | definition=a junction where one street or road crosses another | synonyms=crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
3. sense_key=intersection%1:25:00:: | definition=a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
4. sense_key=intersection%1:14:00:: | definition=the set of elements common to two or more sets | synonyms=product, Cartesian product | examples=the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things
5. sense_key=intersection%1:09:01:: | definition=a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena | synonyms=overlap, convergence | examples=there was no overlap between their proposals
6. sense_key=intersection%1:04:00:: | definition=the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)

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 "intersection" in context of street crossing: huge moving van roared through the intersection. Candidate 2: junction where one street or road crosses another. That's best. Need return JSON object {"sense_index": 2}. Ensure only JSON.


[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: brake
Target surface form: Brakes
Context:
No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. <t>Brakes</t> howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=brake%1:06:00:: | definition=a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
2. sense_key=brake%1:20:02:: | definition=any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
3. sense_key=brake%1:20:01:: | definition=large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan | synonyms=bracken, pasture brake, Pteridium aquilinum
4. sense_key=brake%1:14:00:: | definition=an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
5. sense_key=brake%1:06:01:: | definition=anything that slows or hinders a process | examples=she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage; new legislation will put the brakes on spending

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 this Word Sense Disambiguation task carefully.

Target lemma: brake
Target surface form: Brakes
Context: A moving van is roaring through an intersection, "Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously" - clearly talking about vehicle brakes.

Candidate senses:
1. brake%1:06:00:: - a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle (vehicle brake)
2. brake%1:20:02:: - various ferns of genus Pteris
3. brake%1:20:01:: - large coarse fern (bracken, pasture brake, Pteridium aquilinum)
4. brake%1:14:00:: - an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
5. brake%1:06:01:: - anything that slows or hinders a process (metaphorical: "put the brakes on")

In context: "a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously" - this is clearly the physical braking mechanism on a vehicle. The van's brakes howled/squealed.

This is sense 1: brake%1:06:00:: - a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle.

The answer should be {"sense_index": 1}.

provider: DeepInfra


[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: howl
Target surface form: howled
Context:
No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes <t>howled</t> and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=howl%2:32:02:: | definition=emit long loud cries | synonyms=ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup | examples=wail in self-pity; howl with sorrow
2. sense_key=howl%2:32:03:: | definition=cry loudly, as of animals | synonyms=wrawl, yammer, yowl | examples=The coyotes were howling in the desert
3. sense_key=howl%2:32:01:: | definition=make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles | synonyms=roar | examples=The wind was howling in the trees; The water roared down the chute
4. sense_key=howl%2:29:00:: | definition=laugh unrestrainedly and heartily | synonyms=roar

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. User wants WSD for target "howled" in sentence about brakes howled. Candidate senses: 1 emit long loud cries (person), 2 animals cry, 3 make loud noise as of wind, water, or vehicles (syn roar), 4 laugh. Context: "Brakes howled" - vehicle part making loud noise. Best sense index 3. Return JSON {"sense_index": 3}.


[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: horn
Target surface form: horn
Context:
No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a <t>horn</t> blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=horn%1:06:06:: | definition=a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
2. sense_key=horn%1:05:01:: | definition=one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
3. sense_key=horn%1:10:02:: | definition=a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
4. sense_key=horn%1:06:04:: | definition=a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) | synonyms=saddle horn
5. sense_key=horn%1:06:01:: | definition=a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves | synonyms=cornet, trumpet, trump
6. sense_key=horn%1:05:02:: | definition=any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
7. sense_key=horn%1:27:00:: | definition=the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
8. sense_key=horn%1:06:07:: | definition=a device having the shape of a horn | examples=horns at the ends of a new moon; the hornof an anvil
9. sense_key=horn%1:06:03:: | definition=an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
10. sense_key=horn%1:06:00:: | definition=a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves | synonyms=French horn
11. sense_key=horn%1:06:05:: | definition=a device on an automobile for making a warning noise | synonyms=automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, hooter

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. Target: horn. Context: moving van roared, brakes howled, horn blared furiously. This is automobile warning noise device. Candidate 11: device on an automobile for making a warning noise. Candidate 3: a noise made by driver of automobile. Candidate 9: alarm device that makes loud warning sound. Need decide between device and noise sense. In context, "a horn blared furiously" - could be metonymy/vehicle horn as device blaring. WordNet sense 11 synonyms automobile horn, motor horn, hooter. Sense 9 more general alarm device. SENSE 3 is noise made by driver, not device. "a horn blared" means device emitted sound. The noun refers to physical horn (device). Best is 11. Need output JSON only.


[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: blare
Target surface form: blared
Context:
No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn <t>blared</t> furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=blare%2:39:01:: | definition=make a strident sound | synonyms=blast | examples=She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone
2. sense_key=blare%2:39:00:: | definition=make a loud noise | synonyms=honk, beep, claxon, toot | examples=The horns of the taxis blared

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 between two senses of blare. Context: a horn blared furiously. Candidate 1 definition make a strident sound synonyms blast, example blast when speaking. Candidate 2 definition=make a loud noise synonyms honk beep claxon toot examples The horns of the taxis blared. The surface is blared with subject a horn. This is a vehicle horn making loud noise. Sense 2 examples directly "horns of the taxis blared", synonyms honk etc. The distinction: strident sound maybe more general harsh. But horn is instrument of honk. So choose 2. Return JSON.


[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: man
Target surface form: man
Context:
No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the <t>man</t> would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=man%1:18:00:: | definition=an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) | synonyms=adult male | examples=there were two women and six men on the bus
2. sense_key=man%1:18:03:: | definition=someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force | synonyms=serviceman, military man, military personnel | examples=two men stood sentry duty
3. sense_key=man%1:18:04:: | definition=the generic use of the word to refer to any human being | examples=it was every man for himself
4. sense_key=man%1:05:01:: | definition=any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage | synonyms=homo, human being, human
5. sense_key=man%1:18:08:: | definition=a male subordinate | examples=the chief stationed two men outside the building; he awaited word from his man in Havana
6. sense_key=man%1:18:06:: | definition=an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent) | examples=the army will make a man of you
7. sense_key=man%1:18:05:: | definition=a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer | synonyms=valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman | examples=Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man
8. sense_key=man%1:18:07:: | definition=a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman | examples=she takes good care of her man
9. sense_key=man%1:15:00:: | definition=one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea | synonyms=Isle of Man
10. sense_key=man%1:06:00:: | definition=game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games | synonyms=piece | examples=he taught me to set up the men on the chess board; he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage
11. sense_key=man%1:05:00:: | definition=all of the living human inhabitants of the earth | synonyms=world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans | examples=all the world loves a lover; she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women

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 word "man" in the given context. Let me analyze the target surface form "man" in the provided context.

Context: "No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the <t>man</t> would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment."

The target instance is "but the <t>man</t> would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him." This refers back to "the stranger" mentioned earlier. The stranger was a male person who started to cross the street and almost got hit by a van.

Let me look at the candidate senses:
1. man%1:18:00:: - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman). Synonyms: adult male. Example: "there were two women and six men on the bus"
2. man%1:18:03:: - someone who serves in the armed forces. Synonyms: serviceman, military man, military personnel. Example: "two men stood sentry duty"
3. man%1:18:04:: - the generic use of the word to refer to any human being. Example: "it was every man for himself"
4. man%1:05:01:: - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. Synonyms: homo, human being, human
5. man%1:18:08:: - a male subordinate. Examples: "the chief stationed two men outside the building; he awaited word from his man in Havana"
6. man%1:18:06:: - an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent). Example: "the army will make a man of you"
7. man%1:18:05:: - a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer. Synonyms: valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman. Example: "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
8. man%1:18:07:: - a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman. Example: "she takes good care of her man"
9. man%1:15:00:: - one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea. Synonyms: Isle of Man
10. man%1:06:00:: - game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games. Synonyms: piece. Example: "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"
11. man%1:05:00:: - all of the living human inhabitants of the earth. Synonyms: world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans

In the context, "the man" refers to the stranger, who is an adult male person. He's not in the military, not a subordinate, not a manservant, not a husband/lover, not a game piece, not the Isle of Man, not generic "any human being," not "all humans," not homo sapiens as a species. He's just a male adult human. Earlier in the text it says "No, the man was not drunk" - this also refers to the stranger.

Wait, let me re-read: "No, the man was not drunk." Is this referring to Phil? Then "He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger." So the narrator/main character is thinking about another male person - the stranger. Then the target "the man" refers back to "the stranger" - this stranger was about to be hit by the van.

So the best sense is sense 1: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman).

I should return JSON: {"sense_index": 1}

The instructions say "Do not answer with a WordNet sense key" and "Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}." So I'll return only {"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: hit
Target surface form: hit
Context:
No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been <t>hit</t> if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=hit%2:35:03:: | definition=cause to move by striking | examples=hit a ball
2. sense_key=hit%2:35:01:: | definition=hit against; come into sudden contact with | synonyms=strike, impinge on, run into, collide with | examples=The car hit a tree; He struck the table with his elbow
3. sense_key=hit%2:35:00:: | definition=deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument | examples=He hit her hard in the face
4. sense_key=hit%2:38:00:: | definition=reach a destination, either real or abstract | synonyms=reach, make, attain, arrive at, gain | examples=We hit Detroit by noon; The water reached the doorstep
5. sense_key=hit%2:35:05:: | definition=affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely | synonyms=strike | examples=We were hit by really bad weather; He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager
6. sense_key=hit%2:33:01:: | definition=hit with a missile from a weapon | synonyms=shoot, pip
7. sense_key=hit%2:40:05:: | definition=encounter by chance | synonyms=stumble | examples=I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
8. sense_key=hit%2:33:02:: | definition=gain points in a game | synonyms=score, tally, rack up | examples=The home team scored many times; He hit a home run
9. sense_key=hit%2:39:00:: | definition=cause to experience suddenly | synonyms=strike, come to | examples=Panic struck me; An interesting idea hit her
10. sense_key=hit%2:33:00:: | definition=make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target | synonyms=strike | examples=The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939; We must strike the enemy's oil fields
11. sense_key=hit%2:41:00:: | definition=kill intentionally and with premeditation | synonyms=murder, slay, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off | examples=The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
12. sense_key=hit%2:38:02:: | definition=drive something violently into a location | synonyms=strike | examples=he hit his fist on the table; she struck her head on the low ceiling
13. sense_key=hit%2:38:07:: | definition=reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | synonyms=reach, attain | examples=The thermometer hit 100 degrees; This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
14. sense_key=hit%2:35:02:: | definition=produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically | synonyms=strike | examples=The pianist strikes a middle C; strike `z' on the keyboard
15. sense_key=hit%2:34:00:: | definition=consume to excess | examples=hit the bottle
16. sense_key=hit%2:33:03:: | definition=hit the intended target or goal
17. sense_key=hit%2:32:12:: | definition=pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to | examples=He tries to hit on women in bars

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 word "hit" in the given context.

Let me analyze the context: A stranger is crossing the street against the light as a huge moving van roars through the intersection. Brakes howl and a horn blares, but the man would have been "hit" if Phil hadn't called out to him.

The meaning here is clearly that the moving van would have struck/collided with the man.

Looking at the candidate senses:
1. hit%2:35:03:: - cause to move by striking (e.g., hit a ball) - not this
2. hit%2:35:01:: - hit against; come into sudden contact with - synonyms: strike, impinge on, run into, collide with - examples: The car hit a tree - This fits perfectly
3. hit%2:35:00:: - deal a blow to with hand/instrument - not this (van isn't using hands)
4. hit%2:38:00:: - reach a destination - not this
5. hit%2:35:05:: - affect or afflict suddenly - not this physical collision
6. hit%2:33:01:: - hit with missile from weapon - not this
7. hit%2:40:05:: - encounter by chance - not this
8. hit%2:33:02:: - gain points in game - not this
9. hit%2:39:00:: - cause to experience suddenly (mental) - not this
10. hit%2:33:00:: - strategic assault - not this
11. hit%2:41:00:: - kill intentionally - not this
12. hit%2:38:02:: - drive something violently into a location - not quite, this is more about actively driving something into a location
13. hit%2:38:07:: - reach a point/state/level - not this
14. hit%2:35:02:: - produce musical sounds - not this
15. hit%2:34:00:: - consume to excess - not this
16. hit%2:33:03:: - hit intended target or goal - not this
17. hit%2:32:12:: - sexual attention - not this

The best sense is #2: "hit against; come into sudden contact with" with examples like "The car hit a tree."

The index requested is 2, based on the numbering in the candidate list. The output should be JSON {"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: call_out
Target surface form: called out
Context:
No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't <t>called out</t> to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=call_out%2:32:01:: | definition=utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy | synonyms=exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, shout | examples=`I won!' he exclaimed; `Help!' she cried
2. sense_key=call_out%2:32:00:: | definition=call out loudly, as of names or numbers
3. sense_key=call_out%2:32:12:: | definition=challenge to a duel | examples=Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton

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. Sentence: Phil hadn't called out to him a second before; His shout had been involuntary. Target lemma call_out surface called out. Candidate sense 1 definition utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; synonyms exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, shout. Sense 2 call out loudly, as of names or numbers. Sense 3 challenge to a duel. Context: shouted to warn stranger of danger, avoid being hit. It is an involuntary shout. This maps best to sense 1 (utter aloud; exclaim/cry/shout). Not names/numbers. Not duel. So answer index 1. JSON only.


[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: second
Target surface form: second
Context:
No, the man was not drunk He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a <t>second</t> before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=second%1:28:00:: | definition=1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | synonyms=sec, s
2. sense_key=second%1:28:01:: | definition=an indefinitely short time | synonyms=moment, mo, minute, bit | examples=wait just a moment; in a mo
3. sense_key=second%1:04:00:: | definition=the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield | synonyms=second base
4. sense_key=second%1:28:02:: | definition=a particular point in time | synonyms=moment, minute, instant | examples=the moment he arrived the party began
5. sense_key=second%1:24:00:: | definition=following the first in an ordering or series | examples=he came in a close second
6. sense_key=second%1:23:00:: | definition=a 60th part of a minute of arc | synonyms=arcsecond | examples=the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here
7. sense_key=second%1:18:00:: | definition=the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
8. sense_key=second%1:10:00:: | definition=a speech seconding a motion | synonyms=secondment, endorsement, indorsement | examples=do I hear a second?
9. sense_key=second%1:06:00:: | definition=the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle | synonyms=second gear | examples=he had to shift down into second to make the hill
10. sense_key=second%1:06:01:: | definition=merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name | synonyms=irregular

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 sense index for "second" in context. Let's analyze context. Sentence: "but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a <t>second</t> before." The phrase "a second before" means an indefinitely short time before. Synonyms moment, minute, bit. This corresponds to sense_key second%1:28:01:: definition=an indefinitely short time. That's index 2 in candidate list. Need output JSON only {"sense_index": 2}. Ensure not answer with sense key. Return exactly JSON.

provider: AkashML


[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: do
Target surface form: done
Context:
He wondered how he got tied up with this stranger. But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have <t>done</t> without thinking, on the spur of the moment. As a matter of fact, he wouldn't have cared at all if the guy had been hit.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=do%2:41:01:: | definition=engage in | synonyms=make | examples=make love, not war; make an effort
2. sense_key=do%2:36:01:: | definition=carry out or perform an action | synonyms=perform, execute | examples=John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters; the skater executed a triple pirouette
3. sense_key=do%2:41:04:: | definition=get (something) done | synonyms=perform | examples=I did my job
4. sense_key=do%2:42:00:: | definition=proceed or get along | synonyms=fare, make out, come, get along | examples=How is she doing in her new job?; How are you making out in graduate school?
5. sense_key=do%2:36:02:: | definition=give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally | synonyms=cause, make | examples=cause a commotion; make a stir
6. sense_key=do%2:41:02:: | definition=carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions | synonyms=practice, practise, exercise | examples=practice law
7. sense_key=do%2:42:01:: | definition=be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity | synonyms=suffice, answer, serve | examples=A few words would answer; This car suits my purpose well
8. sense_key=do%2:36:00:: | definition=create or design, often in a certain way | synonyms=make | examples=Do my room in blue; I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest
9. sense_key=do%2:29:09:: | definition=behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself | synonyms=act, behave | examples=You should act like an adult; Don't behave like a fool
10. sense_key=do%2:42:02:: | definition=spend time in prison or in a labor camp | synonyms=serve | examples=He did six years for embezzlement
11. sense_key=do%2:41:03:: | definition=carry on or function | synonyms=manage | examples=We could do with a little more help around here
12. sense_key=do%2:29:04:: | definition=arrange attractively | synonyms=dress, arrange, set, coif, coiffe, coiffure | examples=dress my hair for the wedding
13. sense_key=do%2:38:00:: | definition=travel or traverse (a distance) | examples=This car does 150 miles per hour; We did 6 miles on our hike every day

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 only. We need choose best indexed sense for 'done' in sentence: "His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have <t>done</t> without thinking, on the spur of the moment." It's "done" as past participle of do. What sense? The phrase "something anybody might have done" means carried out/performed an action. Shout was an action. Candidate senses:
1. engage in (make love, make an effort)
2. carry out or perform an action (John did the painting, executed pirouette)
3. get (something) done (I did my job)
4. proceed/get along
5. give rise to; cause
6. carry out/practice profession
7. be sufficient
8. create/design
9. behave in a certain manner; show behavior; conduct oneself
10. spend time in prison
11. carry on/function
12. arrange attractively
13. travel

"something anybody might have done" refers to the action (shouting). It's generic perform an action. Sense 2: carry out or perform an action, synonyms perform, execute. Example John did the painting... Could also sense 9 behave? "act, behave" examples "You should act like an adult". But here "something anybody might have done" = performed/carry out. Best sense is 2. Need return JSON {"sense_index": 2}.

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: care
Target surface form: cared
Context:
But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment. As a matter of fact, he wouldn't have <t>cared</t> at all if the guy had been hit. Actually, he regretted having opened his mouth when the truck came to a stop and the angry driver jumped down from the cab and walked back toward them.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=care%2:37:02:: | definition=feel concern or interest | examples=I really care about my work; I don't care
2. sense_key=care%2:41:13:: | definition=provide care for | synonyms=give care | examples=The nurse was caring for the wounded
3. sense_key=care%2:37:00:: | definition=prefer or wish to do something | synonyms=wish, like | examples=Do you care to try this dish?; Would you like to come along to the movies?
4. sense_key=care%2:41:11:: | definition=be in charge of, act on, or dispose of | synonyms=manage, deal, handle | examples=I can deal with this crew of workers; This blender can't handle nuts
5. sense_key=care%2:37:12:: | definition=be concerned with | synonyms=worry | examples=I worry about my grades

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 single best indexed sense. Need analyze target "cared" in context. Context: "he wouldn't have cared at all if the guy had been hit." Means he wouldn't have felt concern or interest. Candidate sense 1: feel concern or interest, examples "I don't care". That's the negative use. "Wouldn't have cared at all" matches sense 1. Others: provide care for (2) not; prefer/wish (3) not; be in charge (4) not; be concerned with (5) maybe but "I worry about my grades". "Care" with "if" and negative = feel concern. Sense index 1. Need output JSON only: {"sense_index": 1}.

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: guy
Target surface form: guy
Context:
But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment. As a matter of fact, he wouldn't have cared at all if the <t>guy</t> had been hit. Actually, he regretted having opened his mouth when the truck came to a stop and the angry driver jumped down from the cab and walked back toward them.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=guy%1:18:00:: | definition=an informal term for a youth or man | synonyms=cat, hombre, bozo | examples=a nice guy; the guy's only doing it for some doll
2. sense_key=guy%1:06:01:: | definition=an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
3. sense_key=guy%1:06:00:: | definition=a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) | synonyms=guy cable, guy wire, guy rope

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 target word "guy" in the context is referring to a man (the stranger who started to cross the street). The context clearly uses it as an informal term for a youth or man. Therefore sense 1 is the correct choice.


[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: hit
Target surface form: hit
Context:
But, of course, he remembered now. It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment. As a matter of fact, he wouldn't have cared at all if the guy had been <t>hit</t>. Actually, he regretted having opened his mouth when the truck came to a stop and the angry driver jumped down from the cab and walked back toward them.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=hit%2:35:03:: | definition=cause to move by striking | examples=hit a ball
2. sense_key=hit%2:35:01:: | definition=hit against; come into sudden contact with | synonyms=strike, impinge on, run into, collide with | examples=The car hit a tree; He struck the table with his elbow
3. sense_key=hit%2:35:00:: | definition=deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument | examples=He hit her hard in the face
4. sense_key=hit%2:38:00:: | definition=reach a destination, either real or abstract | synonyms=reach, make, attain, arrive at, gain | examples=We hit Detroit by noon; The water reached the doorstep
5. sense_key=hit%2:35:05:: | definition=affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely | synonyms=strike | examples=We were hit by really bad weather; He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager
6. sense_key=hit%2:33:01:: | definition=hit with a missile from a weapon | synonyms=shoot, pip
7. sense_key=hit%2:40:05:: | definition=encounter by chance | synonyms=stumble | examples=I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
8. sense_key=hit%2:33:02:: | definition=gain points in a game | synonyms=score, tally, rack up | examples=The home team scored many times; He hit a home run
9. sense_key=hit%2:39:00:: | definition=cause to experience suddenly | synonyms=strike, come to | examples=Panic struck me; An interesting idea hit her
10. sense_key=hit%2:33:00:: | definition=make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target | synonyms=strike | examples=The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939; We must strike the enemy's oil fields
11. sense_key=hit%2:41:00:: | definition=kill intentionally and with premeditation | synonyms=murder, slay, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off | examples=The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
12. sense_key=hit%2:38:02:: | definition=drive something violently into a location | synonyms=strike | examples=he hit his fist on the table; she struck her head on the low ceiling
13. sense_key=hit%2:38:07:: | definition=reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | synonyms=reach, attain | examples=The thermometer hit 100 degrees; This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
14. sense_key=hit%2:35:02:: | definition=produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically | synonyms=strike | examples=The pianist strikes a middle C; strike `z' on the keyboard
15. sense_key=hit%2:34:00:: | definition=consume to excess | examples=hit the bottle
16. sense_key=hit%2:33:03:: | definition=hit the intended target or goal
17. sense_key=hit%2:32:12:: | definition=pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to | examples=He tries to hit on women in bars

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. Need choose best sense for "hit" in context: "if the guy had been hit" referring to stranger crossing street being struck by moving van. The meaning is come into sudden contact with / collide with a vehicle. Candidate senses:
1 cause to move by striking
2 hit against; come into sudden contact with; synonyms strike, impinge on, run into, collide with; examples The car hit a tree. This matches passive be hit by van/truck. Although agent omitted, "the guy had been hit" by the van. Sense 2 is best.
3 deal a blow with hand/instrument; not quite, vehicle collision.
5 affect adversely (weather); not best.
12 drive violently into a location; involves subject hitting object into location.
2 is the standard collision sense.
Return {"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: regret
Target surface form: regretted
Context:
It was blurred, after two hours of steady drinking, but the occasion of it came back to him. The stranger, his head seemingly sunk in thought, started to cross the street against the light just as a huge moving van roared through the intersection. Brakes howled and a horn blared furiously, but the man would have been hit if Phil hadn't called out to him a second before. His shout had been involuntary, something anybody might have done without thinking, on the spur of the moment. As a matter of fact, he wouldn't have cared at all if the guy had been hit. Actually, he <t>regretted</t> having opened his mouth when the truck came to a stop and the angry driver jumped down from the cab and walked back toward them. By then, the stranger was thanking Haney profusely and had one arm around his shoulders as if he were an old friend.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=regret%2:37:00:: | definition=feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about | synonyms=repent, rue
2. sense_key=regret%2:37:01:: | definition=feel sad about the loss or absence of
3. sense_key=regret%2:32:00:: | definition=decline formally or politely | examples=I regret I can't come to the party
4. sense_key=regret%2:32:02:: | definition=express with regret | examples=I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard

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. We are to output JSON {"sense_index": X}. Target lemma regret surface regretted. Context: "he regretted having opened his mouth". Means he felt remorse/sorry about opening his mouth, perhaps rue. Candidate sense 1 definition feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about; synonyms repent, rue. Sense 2: feel sad about loss or absence. Sense 3: decline formally/politely (I regret I can't come). Sense 4: express with regret (I regret to say). Context is internal feeling of sorry/remorse for an action, so sense 1. Need only JSON. Ensure no words.