[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: mail
Target surface form: mailed
Context:
The hangover in turn reminded him of his conversation with the weirdy, and he groaned. He went for more aspirin later in the day, and passed the surly landlord on the way -- he was still alive and scowling as usual, as if tenants were a burden in his life. Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney <t>mailed</t> the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=mail%2:35:00:: | definition=send via the postal service | synonyms=get off | examples=I'll mail you the check tomorrow
2. sense_key=mail%2:32:00:: | definition=cause to be directed or transmitted to another place | synonyms=post, send | examples=send me your latest results; I'll mail you the paper when it's written

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 "mailed" with lemma "mail". I need to choose between two candidate senses.

Sense 1: mail%2:35:00:: - "send via the postal service" - synonyms: get off - example: "I'll mail you the check tomorrow"
Sense 2: mail%2:32:00:: - "cause to be directed or transmitted to another place" - synonyms: post, send - examples: "send me your latest results; I'll mail you the paper when it's written"

Context: "On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly"

The context is about sending a monthly check for separate maintenance (alimony/spousal support) to his wife. This clearly involves sending via postal service.

Both senses could potentially apply, but let's analyze:
- Sense 1 emphasizes "send via the postal service"
- Sense 2 emphasizes "cause to be directed or transmitted to another place"

The act of mailing a monthly check to a wife clearly involves the postal service. The verb "mailed" in English commonly means sent through the mail/postal service.

The examples for sense 1 are "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" - this is almost exactly parallel to the context "mailed the monthly check."

The examples for sense 2 include "send me your latest results; I'll mail you the paper when it's written" - also relevant but more general about transmitting.

Given the close match with sense 1's example ("mail you the check" vs. "mailed the monthly check"), and the clear postal service meaning, sense 1 seems best.

However, I should note that WordNet sense distinctions can be subtle. Sense 2 (mail%2:32:00::) is often a more general "send" sense that includes postal service but also other forms of transmission. Sense 1 (mail%2:35:00::) is specifically about postal service.

In the context, "mailed the monthly check" strongly implies postal service. Monthly checks are typically sent by postal mail. So sense 1 is the best fit.

The index for sense 1 is 1, and for sense 2 is 2. The user wants a JSON object like {"sense_index": 3}. I should return {"sense_index": 1}.


attempt_kind: initial

status: success

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

[User]
Target lemma: check
Target surface form: check
Context:
The hangover in turn reminded him of his conversation with the weirdy, and he groaned. He went for more aspirin later in the day, and passed the surly landlord on the way -- he was still alive and scowling as usual, as if tenants were a burden in his life. Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly <t>check</t> for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=check%1:21:00:: | definition=a written order directing a bank to pay money | synonyms=bank check, cheque | examples=he paid all his bills by check
2. sense_key=check%1:09:00:: | definition=an appraisal of the state of affairs | synonyms=assay | examples=they made an assay of the contents; a check on its dependability under stress
3. sense_key=check%1:10:00:: | definition=the bill in a restaurant | synonyms=chit, tab | examples=he asked the waiter for the check
4. sense_key=check%1:26:00:: | definition=the state of inactivity following an interruption | synonyms=arrest, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | examples=the negotiations were in arrest; held them in check
5. sense_key=check%1:09:01:: | definition=additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct | synonyms=confirmation, verification, substantiation | examples=fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
6. sense_key=check%1:04:05:: | definition=the act of inspecting or verifying | synonyms=checkout, check-out procedure | examples=they made a check of their equipment; the pilot ran through the check-out procedure
7. sense_key=check%1:10:01:: | definition=a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. | synonyms=check mark, tick | examples=as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name
8. sense_key=check%1:09:02:: | definition=something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | synonyms=hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk
9. sense_key=check%1:07:00:: | definition=a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something | synonyms=chip
10. sense_key=check%1:06:00:: | definition=a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard) | examples=she wore a skirt with checks
11. sense_key=check%1:04:01:: | definition=the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess | synonyms=bridle, curb | examples=his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
12. sense_key=check%1:04:02:: | definition=obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
13. sense_key=check%1:04:04:: | definition=(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

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

finish_reason: stop

role: assistant

reasoning_content: We need answer with JSON only. Need choose sense. Context: "Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly". This is a written order directing a bank to pay money, i.e., bank check/cheque. Sense 1. Need output {"sense_index": 1}. Ensure no extra text.

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[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: maintenance
Target surface form: maintenance
Context:
The hangover in turn reminded him of his conversation with the weirdy, and he groaned. He went for more aspirin later in the day, and passed the surly landlord on the way -- he was still alive and scowling as usual, as if tenants were a burden in his life. Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate <t>maintenance</t> to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=maintenance%1:04:00:: | definition=activity involved in maintaining something in good working order | synonyms=care, upkeep | examples=he wrote the manual on car care
2. sense_key=maintenance%1:21:00:: | definition=means of maintenance of a family or group
3. sense_key=maintenance%1:21:01:: | definition=court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated | synonyms=alimony
4. sense_key=maintenance%1:04:01:: | definition=the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence | synonyms=sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, upkeep | examples=they were in want of sustenance; fishing was their main sustainment
5. sense_key=maintenance%1:04:02:: | definition=the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community | synonyms=criminal maintenance | examples=unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit

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. Target "maintenance" in context: "Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly". This is legal term: separate maintenance = court-ordered support paid by separated spouse. Sense 3. We output JSON {"sense_index": 3}. No hedge. Ensure only JSON.

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[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: wish
Target surface form: wished
Context:
The hangover in turn reminded him of his conversation with the weirdy, and he groaned. He went for more aspirin later in the day, and passed the surly landlord on the way -- he was still alive and scowling as usual, as if tenants were a burden in his life. Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and <t>wished</t> the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=wish%2:37:00:: | definition=hope for; have a wish | examples=I wish I could go home now
2. sense_key=wish%2:37:02:: | definition=prefer or wish to do something | synonyms=care, like | examples=Do you care to try this dish?; Would you like to come along to the movies?
3. sense_key=wish%2:32:02:: | definition=make or express a wish | examples=I wish that Christmas were over
4. sense_key=wish%2:37:01:: | definition=feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of | synonyms=wish well
5. sense_key=wish%2:32:01:: | definition=order politely; express a wish for
6. sense_key=wish%2:32:00:: | definition=invoke upon | synonyms=bid | examples=wish you a nice evening; bid farewell

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 WordNet sense for "wished" in context. Need analyze sentence: "... On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and <t>wished</t> the stranger could do something about her." This is past tense of wish. Syntactic construction: "wished (that) the stranger could do something about her." That is desire/hope for a hypothetical situation, possibly hope for, have a wish; sense 1 definition hope for; have a wish. Example "I wish I could go home now." This matches subjunctive/counterfactual: wished that the stranger could do something about her. It is not prefer/wish to do something, not make/express a wish, not feel/express desire/hope concerning future or fortune of (wish well), not order politely, not invoke upon/bid. However sense 3 "make or express a wish" example "I wish that Christmas were over" also uses "wish that" subjunctive. Need distinguish sense 1 vs 3. In WN, wish v.1: hope for; have a wish ("I wish I could go home now"). wish v.2? Let's recall WordNet senses. Sense 1 (2:37:00) "hope for; have a wish". Sense 2 (2:37:02) prefer or wish to do something. Sense 3 (2:32:02) make or express a wish. Sense 4 (2:37:01) feel or express a desire concerning future/fortune (wish well). Sense 5 (2:32:01) order politely. Sense 6 (2:32:00) invoke upon. The example for sense 3 "I wish that Christmas were over" is expression of desire/hope. But sense 1's example "I wish I could go home now" includes desire that I could. The difference: Sense 1 "hope for; have a wish" - the object is a clause for desired situation, not necessarily articulated. Sense 3 "make or express a wish" - maybe like "I wish you good luck"? Wait express a wish for something maybe "I wish for peace". Example "I wish that Christmas were over" seems same. Need use context: He wished the stranger could do something about her. He internally desires/hopes that the stranger (weirdy?) would do something about Lolly. Could be "hope for" rather than "express". It is a desire/hope concerning something about her future? Could be sense 4 "wish well/fortune"? No, not wishing well. Sense 1 is probably best.

Need return only JSON {"sense_index":1}. Must not include explanation. Ensure no extra text.

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[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:
The hangover in turn reminded him of his conversation with the weirdy, and he groaned. He went for more aspirin later in the day, and passed the surly landlord on the way -- he was still alive and scowling as usual, as if tenants were a burden in his life. Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the <t>stranger</t> could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building.

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:
Let me analyze this context carefully.

Target: "stranger"
Context: "Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her"

This is from what appears to be a story. Haney is separated from his wife Lolly (they have "separate maintenance"). He's wishing some "stranger" could do something about her. The word "stranger" here refers to someone else, presumably another man or someone who is not Haney himself, in relation to his wife.

Actually, wait. Let me think about this more carefully. "wished the stranger could do something about her" - this likely refers to the man his estranged wife might be seeing, or just someone who is unknown to him who could handle his wife. But reading the broader context, this seems like a 1950s/60s domestic drama.

Let me reconsider the two senses:

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

Sense 2 seems to be the standard "someone unknown to you" meaning. This is what we typically use when we say "I don't talk to strangers" - people we don't know personally.

Sense 1 is more about being foreign/alien to an environment - like someone who doesn't belong.

In this context, "wished the stranger could do something about her" - Haney is wishing that some unknown person (likely his wife's lover, or some other man in her life) could deal with her. This word "stranger" refers to an individual unknown or not acquainted with Haney specifically, or perhaps to his wife's new partner who is a relative stranger to him.

Actually, thinking about idiomatic usage - "the stranger" likely refers to the man who might be involved with his wife (since they're separated), and Haney wishes that man could do something about her. In old fashioned terms, a "stranger" to an estranged wife's situation.

But the core meaning here is "someone one doesn't know" or "someone not part of one's immediate circle/knowledge."

Actually, I think this might refer to the man his wife is now with (the "other man"), whom he refers to as "the stranger" - someone not known to him. This would fit sense 2: "an individual that one is not acquainted with."

Hmm, let me think again. Could it be sense 1? "Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found"? In the context of a marriage, the "stranger" would be someone who doesn't belong in the marriage relationship - an outsider. This could also make sense.

But "wished the stranger could do something about her" - the person is being asked/imagined to act upon his wife, to take responsibility for her or handle her. This suggests the "stranger" is actually the new partner/lover of his wife. He's saying effectively "I wish the guy she's with now would deal with her instead of me having to mail her checks."

This usage aligns more with sense 2 in my view: an individual that one is not acquainted with. Haney doesn't know this man personally, or regards him as outside his own circle, so he calls him "the stranger."

Actually, in older literature, a woman's lover or the man she is involved with could be called "the stranger" when the husband doesn't want to name him.

I'll choose sense 2.

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[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: do
Context:
The hangover in turn reminded him of his conversation with the weirdy, and he groaned. He went for more aspirin later in the day, and passed the surly landlord on the way -- he was still alive and scowling as usual, as if tenants were a burden in his life. Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could <t>do</t> something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building.

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 only JSON with sense_index. The target: "do" in "wished the stranger could do something about her". The context: Haney mailed check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her. Meaning he wished stranger could take action/change her? "do something about her" = take some action regarding her (her behavior/situation). Which sense of do? Candidate senses: sense 1 engage in, 2 carry out or perform an action, 3 get (something) done, 5 give rise to, etc.

"could do something about her" is a common construction where "do" means to take action, perform some action to deal with a situation, i.e., "carry out or perform an action" (sense 2). Or perhaps "do" in "do something" = perform, carry out. Let's examine. Sense 2: carry out or perform an action; synonyms perform, execute; examples John did the painting...; the skater executed a triple pirouette. "do something about" fits sense 2 better. Sense 1 engage in (make love not war) maybe. Sense 3 get something done (I did my job). "do something about her" can be paraphrased as "take some action regarding her", not necessarily complete a job. Sense 2 is best. So answer index 2. Ensure JSON only.

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

[User]
Target lemma: come
Target surface form: Coming
Context:
He went for more aspirin later in the day, and passed the surly landlord on the way -- he was still alive and scowling as usual, as if tenants were a burden in his life. Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her <t>Coming</t> home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly.

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

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

reasoning_content:
 We need choose best sense for "Coming" in context. Need analyze sentence. Context: "Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building."

Target: "Coming" part of phrase "her Coming home from work". It's gerund. Means her arriving home from work. Wished the stranger could do something about her coming home from work (i.e., approaching/arriving home from work). Need choose among listed senses.

Candidate 1: come%2:38:00 move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach. Examples "He came singing down the road; Come with me".
Candidate 2: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress. examples "She arrived home at 7 o'clock". This is likely best for "coming home" = arriving home.

The phrase "coming home" is ambiguous between moving toward and arriving. In sentence: "do something about her coming home from work" — he wishes the stranger could do something about the fact/event of her arriving home from work (maybe she lives with him? separated? separate maintenance). It could be about her arrival home, not the motion itself. Sense 2 includes "arrive by movement". Synonyms arrive/get. Example "She arrived home at 7 o'clock". This matches.

Sense 1 "move toward, travel toward" would be "coming toward him", "coming to the Casbah", but home is destination. As noun gerund "her coming home" = her arrival home likely.

Sense 3 "come to pass" not applicable. Sense 4 "reach or enter a state" maybe "come to understand" no. Sense 5 product result no. Sense 13 happen as result no. Sense 17 come to mind no. So answer index 2.

Need output JSON {"sense_index": 2}.

Double-check WordNet senses: come%2:38:04 is "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress". Index = 2. Yes.

Just final JSON.

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[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: home
Target surface form: home
Context:
He went for more aspirin later in the day, and passed the surly landlord on the way -- he was still alive and scowling as usual, as if tenants were a burden in his life. Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming <t>home</t> from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=home%1:15:04:: | definition=where you live at a particular time | synonyms=place | examples=deliver the package to my home; he doesn't have a home to go to
2. sense_key=home%1:06:00:: | definition=housing that someone is living in | synonyms=dwelling, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house | examples=he built a modest dwelling near the pond; they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
3. sense_key=home%1:15:02:: | definition=the country or state or city where you live | examples=Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home; his home is New Jersey
4. sense_key=home%1:06:02:: | definition=(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score | synonyms=home plate, home base, plate | examples=he ruled that the runner failed to touch home
5. sense_key=home%1:15:05:: | definition=the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end | synonyms=base
6. sense_key=home%1:15:03:: | definition=place where something began and flourished | examples=the United States is the home of basketball
7. sense_key=home%1:26:00:: | definition=an environment offering affection and security | examples=home is where the heart is; he grew up in a good Christian home
8. sense_key=home%1:14:00:: | definition=a social unit living together | synonyms=family, household, house, menage | examples=he moved his family to Virginia; It was a good Christian household
9. sense_key=home%1:06:01:: | definition=an institution where people are cared for | synonyms=nursing home, rest home | examples=a home for the elderly

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 best sense for "home" in context: "Coming home from work, he was startled..." Target lemma home, surface home. Context: Haney mailed check, wished stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see police car in front of apartment building. "Coming home from work" means returning to where he lives (apartment building). Candidate senses: 1 where you live at a particular time (place), 2 housing someone is living in (dwelling), 3 country/state/city where you live, 4 baseball, 5 stationed base, 6 origin, 7 environment affection, 8 social unit, 9 institution.

"Coming home from work" refers to returning to one's residence. Sense 1: where you live at a particular time, synonyms place, examples deliver package to my home; he doesn't have a home to go to. Sense 2: housing that someone is living in, synonyms dwelling, examples built modest dwelling, provide homes for homeless. In phrase "coming home", home is a location/place where one lives currently, not necessarily the physical building? It can be the apartment building. But sense 1 is "where you live at a particular time" and fits dynamic location. Sense 2 is the physical housing. In "Coming home from work", he returns to his home (apartment). Both plausible. Need choose single best. WordNet sense for "home" in "come home" is often sense 1? Let's examine WordNet noun senses. home%1:15:04:: definition where you live at a particular time. home%1:06:00:: housing that someone is living in. The phrase "coming home" uses home as a location, not a building. Also examples for sense 1 include "he doesn't have a home to go to". "Coming home from work" = going to the place where one lives. So sense 1 likely. But context mentions apartment building, which is a dwelling. However "home" here is not "apartment building" but the place he resides. The police car parked in front of the apartment building; he was coming home to the building. Could be sense 2? Let's think about WSD datasets. In SemCor, "home" in "coming home" might be tagged as home%1:15:04:: (location). The gloss "where you live at a particular time" includes "home" as a place. Sense 2 is a building. "Coming home" is an adverbial noun of place. The best is sense 1.

Need output JSON exactly {"sense_index": 1}. Ensure no extra text.


[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: work
Target surface form: work
Context:
He went for more aspirin later in the day, and passed the surly landlord on the way -- he was still alive and scowling as usual, as if tenants were a burden in his life. Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from <t>work</t>, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=work%1:04:00:: | definition=activity directed toward making or doing something | examples=she checked several points needing further work
2. sense_key=work%1:06:00:: | definition=a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing | synonyms=piece of work | examples=it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works; the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work
3. sense_key=work%1:04:01:: | definition=the occupation for which you are paid | synonyms=employment | examples=he is looking for employment; a lot of people are out of work
4. sense_key=work%1:09:00:: | definition=applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) | synonyms=study | examples=mastering a second language requires a lot of work; no schools offer graduate study in interior design
5. sense_key=work%1:19:00:: | definition=(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force | examples=work equals force times distance
6. sense_key=work%1:06:01:: | definition=a place where work is done | synonyms=workplace | examples=he arrived at work early today
7. sense_key=work%1:06:02:: | definition=the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it) | synonyms=oeuvre, body of work | examples=he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre; Picasso's work can be divided into periods

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 word "work" as surface form in sentence: "Coming home from <t>work</t>, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building." Context: Phil, Haney mailed check, etc. "Coming home from work" means returning from the place where one works / job. Candidate senses: 1 activity; 2 product; 3 occupation employment; 4 study; 5 physics; 6 place where work is done (workplace); 7 oeuvre.
"from work" in common usage can refer to place of employment (sense 6) or employment activity. "Come home from work" examples? WordNet sense 6 synonyms=workplace, examples "he arrived at work early today". Sense 3 synonyms=employment, examples "a lot of people are out of work". "Coming home from work" — likely location/workplace. Since preposition "from" suggests origin location. We need single best indexed sense. Given choices, sense_index: 6 (place where work is done). Let's verify subtlety: In WordNet, "work%1:06:01::" = workplace. In "from work" it can be place. So answer {"sense_index": 6}. Need ensure JSON only.

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: see
Target surface form: see
Context:
He went for more aspirin later in the day, and passed the surly landlord on the way -- he was still alive and scowling as usual, as if tenants were a burden in his life. Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to <t>see</t> a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=see%2:39:00:: | definition=perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight | examples=You have to be a good observer to see all the details; Can you see the bird in that tree?
2. sense_key=see%2:31:01:: | definition=perceive (an idea or situation) mentally | synonyms=understand, realize, realise | examples=Now I see!; I just can't see your point
3. sense_key=see%2:39:02:: | definition=perceive or be contemporaneous with | synonyms=witness, find | examples=We found Republicans winning the offices; You'll see a lot of cheating in this school
4. sense_key=see%2:36:00:: | definition=imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | synonyms=visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, figure | examples=I can't see him on horseback!; I can see what will happen
5. sense_key=see%2:31:00:: | definition=deem to be | synonyms=consider, reckon, view, regard | examples=She views this quite differently from me; I consider her to be shallow
6. sense_key=see%2:31:02:: | definition=get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | synonyms=learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out | examples=I learned that she has two grown-up children; I see that you have been promoted
7. sense_key=see%2:39:03:: | definition=see or watch | synonyms=watch, view, catch, take in | examples=view a show on television; This program will be seen all over the world
8. sense_key=see%2:38:00:: | definition=come together | synonyms=meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across | examples=I'll probably see you at the meeting; How nice to see you again!
9. sense_key=see%2:32:00:: | definition=find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | synonyms=determine, check, find out, ascertain, watch, learn | examples=I want to see whether she speaks French; See whether it works
10. sense_key=see%2:31:03:: | definition=be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | synonyms=check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain | examples=He verified that the valves were closed; See that the curtains are closed
11. sense_key=see%2:41:11:: | definition=go to see for professional or business reasons | examples=You should see a lawyer; We had to see a psychiatrist
12. sense_key=see%2:41:12:: | definition=go to see for a social visit | examples=I went to see my friend Mary the other day
13. sense_key=see%2:41:10:: | definition=go to see a place, as for entertainment | synonyms=visit | examples=We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning
14. sense_key=see%2:41:14:: | definition=take charge of or deal with | synonyms=attend, take care, look | examples=Could you see about lunch?; I must attend to this matter
15. sense_key=see%2:35:09:: | definition=receive as a specified guest | examples=the doctor will see you now; The minister doesn't see anybody before noon
16. sense_key=see%2:41:00:: | definition=date regularly; have a steady relationship with | synonyms=go steady, go out, date | examples=Did you know that she is seeing an older man?; He is dating his former wife again!
17. sense_key=see%2:39:05:: | definition=see and understand, have a good eye | examples=The artist must first learn to see
18. sense_key=see%2:31:08:: | definition=deliberate or decide | examples=See whether you can come tomorrow; let's see--which movie should we see tonight?
19. sense_key=see%2:39:11:: | definition=observe as if with an eye | examples=The camera saw the burglary and recorded it
20. sense_key=see%2:39:13:: | definition=observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect | synonyms=examine | examples=The customs agent examined the baggage; I must see your passport before you can enter the country
21. sense_key=see%2:39:12:: | definition=go or live through | synonyms=experience, go through | examples=We had many trials to go through; he saw action in Viet Nam
22. sense_key=see%2:38:03:: | definition=accompany or escort | synonyms=escort | examples=I'll see you to the door
23. sense_key=see%2:33:00:: | definition=match or meet | examples=I saw the bet of one of my fellow players
24. sense_key=see%2:31:13:: | definition=make sense of; assign a meaning to | synonyms=interpret, construe | examples=What message do you see in this letter?; How do you interpret his behavior?

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 word "see" in a specific context. Let me analyze the sentence carefully.

Context: "Coming home from work, he was startled to <t>see</t> a police car parked in front of the apartment building."

The subject (he/Phil/Haney) is coming home from work and is startled to "see" a police car parked in front. This is a visual perception - he perceives the police car with his eyes.

Let me look at the candidate senses:

1. see%2:39:00:: - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight. Examples: "You have to be a good observer to see all the details; Can you see the bird in that tree?" This seems to fit perfectly - he visually perceives the police car.

2. see%2:31:01:: - perceive (an idea or situation) mentally. This is about understanding mentally, not visual.

3. see%2:39:02:: - perceive or be contemporaneous with. Examples include "We found Republicans winning the offices; You'll see a lot of cheating in this school." This is more about witnessing events as they happen.

4. see%2:36:00:: - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind. This is mental visualization, not actual seeing.

5. see%2:31:00:: - deem to be. This is about considering/regarding something as something.

6. see%2:31:02:: - get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally. This is about learning information.

7. see%2:39:03:: - see or watch. Examples: "view a show on television; This program will be seen all over the world." This is more active viewing/watching.

8. see%2:38:00:: - come together/meet. Not relevant.

9. see%2:32:00:: - find out, learn, or determine with certainty. Not relevant.

10. see%2:31:03:: - be careful or certain to do something. Not relevant.

11-24. Various other senses.

The best fit is sense 1: "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight." The person visually perceived the police car with his eyes and was startled by this visual perception.

Sense 3 could be a contender: "perceive or be contemporaneous with" (witness). But sense 1 is more basic and directly about visual perception. The example "Can you see the bird in that tree?" is very similar to "he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building." Both involve visually noticing/perceiving a physical object.

Sense 7 (see or watch) is also about visual, but implies a more active, sustained watching. Here it's about noticing/perceiving upon coming home.

I think sense 1 is the best answer.

The user wants only a JSON object: {"sense_index": 1}

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: lobby
Target surface form: lobby
Context:
Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the <t>lobby</t>, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=lobby%1:06:00:: | definition=a large entrance or reception room or area | synonyms=anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, vestibule
2. sense_key=lobby%1:14:01:: | definition=the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest
3. sense_key=lobby%1:14:00:: | definition=a group of people who try actively to influence legislation | synonyms=pressure group, third house

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 Word Sense Disambiguation for target lemma lobby. Need choose among three senses. Context: "Inside the <t>lobby</t>, people were standing around, talking excitedly." Apartment building, police car outside, lobby inside building where tenants gather. Candidate 1=physical large entrance/reception room area (synonyms anteroom etc). Candidate 2=people supporting common cause. Candidate 3=group trying to influence legislation. Context obviously physical lobby. So sense_index 1. Return only JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}, but index is 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: people
Target surface form: people
Context:
Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, <t>people</t> were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=people%1:14:00:: | definition=(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively | examples=old people; there were at least 200 people in the audience
2. sense_key=people%1:14:01:: | definition=the body of citizens of a state or country | synonyms=citizenry | examples=the Spanish people
3. sense_key=people%1:14:02:: | definition=members of a family line | examples=his people have been farmers for generations; are your people still alive?
4. sense_key=people%1:14:03:: | definition=the common people generally | synonyms=multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, the great unwashed | examples=separate the warriors from the mass; power to the people

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 'people' in context. Context: inside lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly after police car. Refers to any group of human beings collectively. Candidate 1: (plural) any group of human beings collectively. Sense 4: common people generally/multitude/masses. Here lobby people likely nondescript group of individuals, not common people as a class. So sense 1. Need output JSON {"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: stand
Target surface form: standing
Context:
Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were <t>standing</t> around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=stand%2:35:00:: | definition=be standing; be upright | synonyms=stand up | examples=We had to stand for the entire performance!
2. sense_key=stand%2:42:04:: | definition=be in some specified state or condition | examples=I stand corrected
3. sense_key=stand%2:42:03:: | definition=occupy a place or location, also metaphorically | examples=We stand on common ground
4. sense_key=stand%2:42:00:: | definition=hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright | synonyms=remain firm | examples=I am standing my ground and won't give in!
5. sense_key=stand%2:31:00:: | definition=put up with something or somebody unpleasant | synonyms=digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, tolerate | examples=I cannot bear his constant criticism; The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
6. sense_key=stand%2:31:01:: | definition=have or maintain a position or stand on an issue | examples=Where do you stand on the War?
7. sense_key=stand%2:42:06:: | definition=remain inactive or immobile | examples=standing water
8. sense_key=stand%2:42:02:: | definition=be in effect; be or remain in force | examples=The law stands!
9. sense_key=stand%2:42:01:: | definition=be tall; have a height of; copula | examples=She stands 6 feet tall
10. sense_key=stand%2:35:01:: | definition=put into an upright position | synonyms=stand up, place upright | examples=Can you stand the bookshelf up?
11. sense_key=stand%2:33:00:: | definition=withstand the force of something | synonyms=resist, fend | examples=The trees resisted her; stand the test of time
12. sense_key=stand%2:35:10:: | definition=be available for stud services | examples=male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females

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

reasoning_content:
The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation for the target word "standing" (lemma: stand) in the given context. I need to choose the single best indexed sense from the candidate senses and return only a JSON object with the sense_index.

Let me analyze the context:
"Inside the lobby, people were <t>standing</t> around, talking excitedly."

The target is "standing" in the phrase "standing around" describing people in a lobby. The context suggests people are physically standing upright (on their feet) in the lobby, gathered around, talking excitedly. This is a physical posture sense.

Let me look at the candidate senses:

1. sense_key=stand%2:35:00:: | definition=be standing; be upright | synonyms=stand up | examples=We had to stand for the entire performance!
   - This is the basic physical sense: to be in an upright position, on one's feet.
   - "Standing around" fits this sense - people are physically upright in the lobby.

2. sense_key=stand%2:42:04:: | definition=be in some specified state or condition | examples=I stand corrected
   - This is more idiomatic/specific state. Not physical posture.

3. sense_key=stand%2:42:03:: | definition=occupy a place or location, also metaphorically | examples=We stand on common ground
   - More about occupying a position/location, often metaphorical.

4. sense_key=stand%2:42:00:: | definition=hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright | synonyms=remain firm | examples=I am standing my ground and won't give in!
   - This is metaphorical, about maintaining a position in argument/belief.

5. sense_key=stand%2:31:00:: | definition=put up with something or somebody unpleasant | synonyms=digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, tolerate
   - This is "stand" as tolerate. "Standing around" doesn't fit.

6. sense_key=stand%2:31:01:: | definition=have or maintain a position or stand on an issue | examples=Where do you stand on the War?
   - Opinion/position on an issue. Not physical.

7. sense_key=stand%2:42:06:: | definition=remain inactive or immobile | examples=standing water
   - This is about being still/inactive. "Standing water" is an example.
   - "Standing around" could involve being inactive, but the primary meaning is physical upright posture.

8. sense_key=stand%2:42:02:: | definition=be in effect; be or remain in force | examples=The law stands!
   - Laws standing. Not people.

9. sense_key=stand%2:42:01:: | definition=be tall; have a height of; copula | examples=She stands 6 feet tall
   - Height measurement. Not relevant.

10. sense_key=stand%2:35:01:: | definition=put into an upright position | synonyms=stand up, place upright | examples=Can you stand the bookshelf up?
    - This is transitive: to cause something to stand. "Standing" in the sentence is intransitive (people were standing).

11. sense_key=stand%2:33:00:: | definition=withstand the force of something | synonyms=resist, fend | examples=The trees resisted her; stand the test of time
    - Withstand. Not relevant.

12. sense_key=stand%2:35:10:: | definition=be available for stud services | examples=male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females
    - Animals. Not relevant.

The best sense is clearly sense 1: "be standing; be upright" with synonym "stand up". The example "We had to stand for the entire performance!" also matches the physical posture.

In the sentence "people were standing around," "standing" means being in an upright position on their feet (not sitting or lying down), gathered in the lobby. This is the core physical sense.

The answer should be: {"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: talk
Target surface form: talking
Context:
Phil shrugged and ignored him. He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, <t>talking</t> excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=talk%2:32:01:: | definition=exchange thoughts; talk with | synonyms=speak | examples=We often talk business; Actions talk louder than words
2. sense_key=talk%2:32:00:: | definition=express in speech | synonyms=speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | examples=She talks a lot of nonsense; This depressed patient does not verbalize
3. sense_key=talk%2:32:03:: | definition=use language | synonyms=speak | examples=the baby talks already; the prisoner won't speak
4. sense_key=talk%2:32:02:: | definition=reveal information | synonyms=spill | examples=If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!; The former employee spilled all the details
5. sense_key=talk%2:32:06:: | definition=divulge confidential information or secrets | synonyms=spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, tattle, blab, peach, babble | examples=Be careful--his secretary talks
6. sense_key=talk%2:32:05:: | definition=deliver a lecture or talk | synonyms=lecture | examples=She will talk at Rutgers next week; Did you ever lecture at 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 act as linguist WSD. Choose single best indexed sense among 6 for "talking" in context: people standing around talking excitedly in lobby after police car; asked tenant what happened.

Need decide between exchange thoughts vs express in speech, use language, reveal info, divulge secrets, lecture.

"People were standing around, talking excitedly." means they were conversing with each other, exchanging words. This is most likely sense1: exchange thoughts; talk with. Synonyms speak. Examples: We often talk business; Actions talk louder than words. That is reciprocal/interactive. Sense2: express in speech, more about uttering, sometimes unidirectional "She talks a lot of nonsense" not specifically conversation. Sense3: use language, general ability "the baby talks already". Sense4/5 about revealing secrets. Sense6 lecture.

Best is sense 1. Return JSON.

We must not output anything other than JSON. Ensure no commentary.


[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: spine
Target surface form: spine
Context:
He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His <t>spine</t> crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened. The landlord had died.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=spine%1:08:00:: | definition=the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord | synonyms=spinal column, vertebral column, backbone, back, rachis | examples=the fall broke his back
2. sense_key=spine%1:25:00:: | definition=any sharply pointed projection | synonyms=spur, acantha
3. sense_key=spine%1:20:00:: | definition=a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | synonyms=thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet
4. sense_key=spine%1:06:00:: | definition=the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved | synonyms=backbone | examples=the title and author were printed on the spine of the book
5. sense_key=spine%1:05:00:: | definition=a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

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 "spine" in the given context. Let me analyze the context carefully.

The target sentence is: "His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened."

This is clearly an idiomatic expression. "His spine crawled" is related to the sensation of one's spine tingling or crawling, which is a physical sensation along the backbone/spinal column. The phrase "spine crawled" or "spine tingled" refers to the spinal column, the series of vertebrae.

Let me look at the candidate senses:
1. spine%1:08:00:: | the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord | synonyms=spinal column, vertebral column, backbone, back, rachis
2. spine%1:25:00:: | any sharply pointed projection | synonyms=spur, acantha
3. spine%1:20:00:: | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | synonyms=thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet
4. spine%1:06:00:: | the part of a book's cover... | synonyms=backbone
5. spine%1:05:00:: | a sharp rigid animal process or appendage...

In the context, "His spine crawled" refers to a physical sensation along his backbone/spinal column, which indicates fear or foreboding. This is sense 1.

The answer should be only a JSON object: {"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: crawl
Target surface form: crawled
Context:
He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine <t>crawled</t> with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened. The landlord had died.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=crawl%2:38:00:: | definition=move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground | synonyms=creep | examples=The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed
2. sense_key=crawl%2:42:01:: | definition=feel as if crawling with insects | examples=My skin crawled--I was terrified
3. sense_key=crawl%2:42:00:: | definition=be full of | examples=The old cheese was crawling with maggots
4. sense_key=crawl%2:38:03:: | definition=show submission or fear | synonyms=fawn, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
5. sense_key=crawl%2:38:01:: | definition=swim by doing the crawl | examples=European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl

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 "crawled" in context "His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition". The meaning is feel as if crawling with insects, causing shivering/tingling. Candidate 2 matches "feel as if crawling with insects" example "My skin crawled--I was terrified". Here spine crawled. So index 2.

Answer JSON only {"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: premonition
Target surface form: premonition
Context:
He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding <t>premonition</t> as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened. The landlord had died.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=premonition%1:12:00:: | definition=a feeling of evil to come | synonyms=foreboding, presentiment, boding | examples=a steadily escalating sense of foreboding; the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case
2. sense_key=premonition%1:10:00:: | definition=an early warning about a future event | synonyms=forewarning

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

reasoning_content: We need choose best indexed sense for target lemma premonition, surface premonition, context. Need be careful. The instructions say do not answer with WordNet sense key; return only JSON {"sense_index": 3}. Candidate senses have indices 1 and 2. Which is best? Context: "His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened. The landlord had died." This is a feeling of evil to come, an apprehension, presentiment. Sense 1: a feeling of evil to come, synonyms foreboding, presentiment, boding. Sense 2: an early warning about a future event, forewarning. Context emphasizes a foreboding feeling physically crawling spine, not an explicit warning. So sense 1. 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: ask
Target surface form: asked
Context:
He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he <t>asked</t> one of his fellow tenants what had happened. The landlord had died.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=ask%2:32:00:: | definition=inquire about | synonyms=inquire, enquire | examples=I asked about their special today; He had to ask directions several times
2. sense_key=ask%2:32:01:: | definition=make a request or demand for something to somebody | examples=She asked him for a loan
3. sense_key=ask%2:32:02:: | definition=direct or put; seek an answer to | examples=ask a question
4. sense_key=ask%2:32:05:: | definition=consider obligatory; request and expect | synonyms=require, expect | examples=We require our secretary to be on time; Aren't we asking too much of these children?
5. sense_key=ask%2:32:04:: | definition=address a question to and expect an answer from | examples=Ask your teacher about trigonometry; The children asked me about their dead grandmother
6. sense_key=ask%2:42:00:: | definition=require as useful, just, or proper | synonyms=necessitate, postulate, need, require, take, involve | examples=It takes nerve to do what she did; success usually requires hard work
7. sense_key=ask%2:32:09:: | definition=require or ask for as a price or condition | examples=He is asking $200 for the table; The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage

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 do word sense disambiguation for the target word "asked" in a given context. I need to choose the single best sense from the candidates and return only a JSON object with the sense_index.

Let me analyze the context:
"He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he <t>asked</t> one of his fellow tenants what had happened. The landlord had died."

Here, "asked" is used when the narrator asks one of his fellow tenants what had happened. He's trying to find out information. He's inquiring/directing a question to someone to get an answer.

Let me look at the candidates:

1. ask%2:32:00:: | inquire about | examples: I asked about their special today; He had to ask directions several times
   - This is about asking ABOUT something. "He asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened" - the "what had happened" part is the question content, but grammatically it's "ask [someone] [something]".

2. ask%2:32:01:: | make a request or demand for something to somebody | examples: She asked him for a loan
   - This involves asking for something (a loan, money, etc.).

3. ask%2:32:02:: | direct or put; seek an answer to | examples: ask a question
   - This is more general/directing a question.

4. ask%2:32:05:: | address a question to and expect an answer from | examples: Ask your teacher about trigonometry; The children asked me about their dead grandmother
   - This seems to fit best: addressing a question to someone and expecting an answer. "He asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened" - this is asking a person, addressing a question to them.

5. ask%2:32:04:: | consider obligatory; request and expect | synonyms=require, expect
   - Doesn't fit.

6. ask%2:42:00:: | require as useful, just, or proper
   - Doesn't fit.

7. ask%2:32:09:: | require or ask for as a price or condition
   - Doesn't fit.

The context is about someone asking a fellow tenant a question to find out what happened. The best fit seems to be sense 5: "address a question to and expect an answer from" with examples like "Ask your teacher about trigonometry" and "The children asked me about their dead grandmother."

But wait, the example "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" is very similar in structure and meaning to "he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened" - asking someone about an event/situation.

Actually, looking more carefully:
- Sense 1 (ask%2:32:00::) examples: "I asked about their special today" and "He had to ask directions several times"
- Sense 5 (ask%2:32:05::) examples: "Ask your teacher about trigonometry" and "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"

In the context, the structure is "asked [person] [wh-question]" or "asked [person] [question content]". The children asked me about their dead grandmother" matches this pattern well - asking a person about something.

But let me reconsider sense 3: "direct or put; seek an answer to; ask a question". This is more like "ask a question" without specifying who.

The key in the context is that he's asking ANOTHER PERSON (one of his fellow tenants) for information. So sense 5 seems the best because it specifically involves addressing a question to a person.

Let me double-check by looking at WordNet structure:
- ask%2:32:05:: typically corresponds to "ask, inquire, enquire" in the sense of asking a person.
- Actually, the numbering and glosses look like they might correspond to different WordNet senses.

Sense 5's examples are:
- Ask your teacher about trigonometry
- The children asked me about their dead grandmother

These match very well with asking another person about something that happened.

So my answer should be sense 5.

Wait, I need to also consider sense 1: "inquire about" with examples like "I asked about their special today; He had to ask directions several times". In the context, "what had happened" could be seen as inquiring about what happened. But the structure here includes an indirect object (one of his fellow tenants), which makes sense 5 more appropriate.

Actually, looking again:
- "I asked about their special today" = intransitive, asking about something
- "He had to ask directions several times" = transitive, asking for directions
- Both don't involve asking another person.

In our context, the target is transitive with a person as the recipient: "asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened." This aligns most with sense 5.

Therefore, the answer is sense_index: 5.


[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: fellow
Target surface form: fellow
Context:
He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his <t>fellow</t> tenants what had happened. The landlord had died.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=fellow%1:18:00:: | definition=a boy or man | synonyms=chap, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter | examples=that chap is your host; there's a fellow at the door
2. sense_key=fellow%1:18:02:: | definition=a friend who is frequently in the company of another | synonyms=companion, comrade, familiar, associate | examples=drinking companions; comrades in arms
3. sense_key=fellow%1:18:03:: | definition=a person who is member of one's class or profession | synonyms=colleague, confrere | examples=the surgeon consulted his colleagues; he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers
4. sense_key=fellow%1:23:00:: | definition=one of a pair | synonyms=mate | examples=he lost the mate to his shoe; one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
5. sense_key=fellow%1:18:05:: | definition=a member of a learned society | examples=he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association
6. sense_key=fellow%1:18:04:: | definition=an informal form of address for a man | synonyms=dude, buster | examples=Say, fellow, what are you doing?; Hey buster, what's up?
7. sense_key=fellow%1:18:01:: | definition=a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman | synonyms=boyfriend, beau, swain, young man | examples=if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked

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 "fellow" is used in the phrase "one of his fellow tenants." Here, it means a person who shares the same status/class/occupation/condition — in this case, another tenant who shares the same living situation.

Looking at the candidates:
1. fellow = a boy or man — too general, doesn't fit the meaning of sharing the same status.
2. fellow = a friend/companion — no indication of friendship.
3. fellow = a person who is member of one's class or profession (colleague, confrere) — this fits well, as "fellow tenants" means other tenants in the same class/group.
4. fellow = one of a pair — doesn't fit.
5. fellow = member of a learned society — doesn't fit.
6. fellow = informal form of address — not used as address here.
7. fellow = lover — doesn't fit.

Best sense: 3 (fellow%1:18:03::).


[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: tenant
Target surface form: tenants
Context:
He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow <t>tenants</t> what had happened. The landlord had died.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=tenant%1:18:00:: | definition=someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else | synonyms=renter | examples=the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent
2. sense_key=tenant%1:18:02:: | definition=a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
3. sense_key=tenant%1:18:01:: | definition=any occupant who dwells in a place

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 tenant in context. The context: apartment building, fellow tenants, landlord died, police car. The target 'tenants' refers to people living in the apartment building under a landlord, likely renters. Candidate senses: 1 renter (pays rent to use land/building), 2 holder by title, 3 any occupant. The phrase "one of his fellow tenants" in apartment building with landlord strongly sense 1 renter. Need return only JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}. So {"sense_index": 1}. Ensure no extra text.


[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: happen
Target surface form: happened
Context:
He went back to work Monday. By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had <t>happened</t>. The landlord had died.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=happen%2:30:00:: | definition=come to pass | synonyms=hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out | examples=What is happening?; The meeting took place off without an incidence
2. sense_key=happen%2:30:02:: | definition=happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; ;  (Santayana) | synonyms=befall, bechance | examples=It happens that today is my birthday; These things befell
3. sense_key=happen%2:41:00:: | definition=chance to be or do something, without intention or causation | examples=I happen to have just what you need!
4. sense_key=happen%2:30:01:: | definition=come into being; become reality | synonyms=materialize, materialise | examples=Her dream really materialized
5. sense_key=happen%2:40:12:: | definition=come upon, as if by accident; meet with | synonyms=find, chance, bump, encounter | examples=We find this idea in Plato; I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here

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. Need output JSON {"sense_index": ?}. Let's analyze context. Target 'happened' in direct speech: "asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened." The landlord had died. So asking what event occurred/come to pass. Sense 1: happen%2:30:00:: definition=come to pass, synonyms hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out. Examples: What is happening?; The meeting took place off... "what had happened" is exactly sense 1 (come to pass, occur). Other senses: 2 befalls (it happens that...), 3 chance to be/do, 4 materialize, 5 come upon. No. So index 1. Ensure 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: die
Target surface form: died
Context:
By Wednesday the landlord was still alive. Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened. The landlord had <t>died</t>. Late that afternoon, it seemed, he had fallen off the roof while on some obscure errand or inspection.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=die%2:30:00:: | definition=pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | synonyms=decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire | examples=She died from cancer; The children perished in the fire
2. sense_key=die%2:39:00:: | definition=suffer or face the pain of death | examples=Martyrs may die every day for their faith
3. sense_key=die%2:37:00:: | definition=be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame | examples=I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered; We almost died laughing during the show
4. sense_key=die%2:30:04:: | definition=stop operating or functioning | synonyms=fail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, go | examples=The engine finally went; The car died on the road
5. sense_key=die%2:37:03:: | definition=feel indifferent towards | examples=She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery
6. sense_key=die%2:37:01:: | definition=languish as with love or desire | examples=She dying for a cigarette; I was dying to leave
7. sense_key=die%2:35:00:: | definition=cut or shape with a die | synonyms=die out | examples=Die out leather for belts
8. sense_key=die%2:33:00:: | definition=to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
9. sense_key=die%2:30:05:: | definition=lose sparkle or bouquet | synonyms=pall, become flat | examples=wine and beer can pall
10. sense_key=die%2:30:01:: | definition=disappear or come to an end | examples=Their anger died; My secret will die with me!
11. sense_key=die%2:30:02:: | definition=suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense) | examples=Whosoever..believes in me shall never die

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: I have already done this task in the previous turn. The answer should be {"sense_index": 1} because the landlord literally passed away from physical life, falling off the roof. The context describes death, police car, etc. So final 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: afternoon
Target surface form: afternoon
Context:
Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened. The landlord had died. Late that <t>afternoon</t>, it seemed, he had fallen off the roof while on some obscure errand or inspection. He had apparently been alone.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=afternoon%1:28:00:: | definition=the part of the day between noon and evening | examples=he spent a quiet afternoon in the park
2. sense_key=afternoon%1:10:00:: | definition=a conventional expression of greeting or farewell | synonyms=good afternoon

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

reasoning_content: We need answer with JSON only. Need choose sense index. Target afternoon in context: "Late that afternoon, it seemed, he had fallen off the roof..." This refers to time of day part between noon and evening. Sense 1. Sense 2 is greeting. So index 1. 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: seem
Target surface form: seemed
Context:
Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened. The landlord had died. Late that afternoon, it <t>seemed</t>, he had fallen off the roof while on some obscure errand or inspection. He had apparently been alone.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=seem%2:39:00:: | definition=give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect | synonyms=look, appear | examples=She seems to be sleeping; This appears to be a very difficult problem
2. sense_key=seem%2:39:01:: | definition=seem to be true, probable, or apparent | synonyms=appear | examples=It seems that he is very gifted; It appears that the weather in California is very bad
3. sense_key=seem%2:42:00:: | definition=appear to exist | examples=There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now
4. sense_key=seem%2:39:02:: | definition=appear to one's own mind or opinion | examples=I seem to be misunderstood by everyone; I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters

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 only a JSON with sense_index. We need choose among candidate senses for "seemed" in context. Let's analyze sentence: "Late that afternoon, it seemed, he had fallen off the roof while on some obscure errand or inspection." The target lemma "seem". Sentence uses it as "it seemed, he had fallen..." that is a parenthetical indicating apparent truth/probability. It seems that he had fallen. This maps to sense 2: "seem to be true, probable, or apparent"; examples "It seems that he is very gifted". Sense 1: "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" with examples "She seems to be sleeping; This appears to be a very difficult problem". Could both fit? The construction "it seemed" + clause indicating apparent event. In WN, seem%2:39:01 specifically includes "it seems that..."; sense 1 includes "seem to be sleeping / appear to be". The dictionary distinction: sense 1 gives outward aspect (impression). sense 2 seems true, probable/apparent. Our context: It is the narrator's inference, not direct observation; appear to be true/probable. So sense_index 2. Check instructions: Return JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}. They mean format. Need choose single best, no hedge, only JSON. Final output: {"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: fall
Target surface form: fallen
Context:
Of course On Thursday, Haney mailed the monthly check for separate maintenance to his wife Lolly, and wished the stranger could do something about her Coming home from work, he was startled to see a police car parked in front of the apartment building. Inside the lobby, people were standing around, talking excitedly. His spine crawled with a foreboding premonition as he asked one of his fellow tenants what had happened. The landlord had died. Late that afternoon, it seemed, he had <t>fallen</t> off the roof while on some obscure errand or inspection. He had apparently been alone.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=fall%2:38:03:: | definition=descend in free fall under the influence of gravity | examples=The branch fell from the tree; The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse
2. sense_key=fall%2:38:00:: | definition=move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way | synonyms=descend, go down, come down | examples=The temperature is going down; The barometer is falling
3. sense_key=fall%2:30:08:: | definition=pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind | examples=fall into a trap; She fell ill
4. sense_key=fall%2:42:03:: | definition=come under, be classified or included | synonyms=come | examples=fall into a category; This comes under a new heading
5. sense_key=fall%2:43:00:: | definition=fall from clouds | synonyms=precipitate, come down | examples=rain, snow and sleet were falling; Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum
6. sense_key=fall%2:41:02:: | definition=suffer defeat, failure, or ruin | examples=We must stand or fall; fall by the wayside
7. sense_key=fall%2:42:00:: | definition=die, as in battle or in a hunt | examples=Many soldiers fell at Verdun; Several deer have fallen to the same gun
8. sense_key=fall%2:42:04:: | definition=touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly | synonyms=shine, strike | examples=Light fell on her face; The sun shone on the fields
9. sense_key=fall%2:40:05:: | definition=be captured | examples=The cities fell to the enemy
10. sense_key=fall%2:30:00:: | definition=occur at a specified time or place | examples=Christmas falls on a Monday this year; The accent falls on the first syllable
11. sense_key=fall%2:30:06:: | definition=decrease in size, extent, or range | synonyms=decrease, diminish, lessen | examples=The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester; The cabin pressure fell dramatically
12. sense_key=fall%2:41:01:: | definition=yield to temptation or sin | examples=Adam and Eve fell
13. sense_key=fall%2:41:00:: | definition=lose office or power | examples=The government fell overnight; The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen
14. sense_key=fall%2:40:03:: | definition=to be given by assignment or distribution | examples=The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team; The onus fell on us
15. sense_key=fall%2:38:01:: | definition=move in a specified direction | examples=The line of men fall forward
16. sense_key=fall%2:42:02:: | definition=be due | examples=payments fall on the 1st of the month
17. sense_key=fall%2:41:15:: | definition=lose one's chastity | examples=a fallen woman
18. sense_key=fall%2:40:12:: | definition=to be given by right or inheritance | examples=The estate fell to the oldest daughter
19. sense_key=fall%2:40:09:: | definition=come into the possession of | synonyms=accrue | examples=The house accrued to the oldest son
20. sense_key=fall%2:40:08:: | definition=fall to somebody by assignment or lot | synonyms=light | examples=The task fell to me; It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
21. sense_key=fall%2:40:13:: | definition=be inherited by | synonyms=return, pass, devolve | examples=The estate fell to my sister; The land returned to the family
22. sense_key=fall%2:38:11:: | definition=slope downward | examples=The hills around here fall towards the ocean
23. sense_key=fall%2:38:15:: | definition=lose an upright position suddenly | synonyms=fall down | examples=The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table; Her hair fell across her forehead
24. sense_key=fall%2:38:14:: | definition=drop oneself to a lower or less erect position | examples=She fell back in her chair; He fell to his knees
25. sense_key=fall%2:35:00:: | definition=fall or flow in a certain way | synonyms=hang, flow | examples=This dress hangs well; Her long black hair flowed down her back
26. sense_key=fall%2:30:11:: | definition=assume a disappointed or sad expression | examples=Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off; his crest fell
27. sense_key=fall%2:30:14:: | definition=be cast down | examples=his eyes fell
28. sense_key=fall%2:30:10:: | definition=come out; issue | examples=silly phrases fell from her mouth
29. sense_key=fall%2:30:09:: | definition=be born, used chiefly of lambs | examples=The lambs fell in the afternoon
30. sense_key=fall%2:30:12:: | definition=begin vigorously | examples=The prisoners fell to work right away
31. sense_key=fall%2:30:15:: | definition=go as if by falling | examples=Grief fell from our hearts
32. sense_key=fall%2:30:13:: | definition=come as if by falling | synonyms=descend, settle | examples=Night fell; Silence fell

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 "fallen" in context. Context: landlord died, he had fallen off the roof while on errand or inspection. Surface form past participle. Need sense: descend in free fall under gravity? Or lose upright position suddenly? Candidate senses: 1. descend in free fall under influence of gravity (branch fell from tree; hiker fell into crevasse). 23: lose an upright position suddenly (vase fell over; her hair fell across forehead). 38:00 move downward and lower but not necessarily all the way. For a person falling off roof, likely sense 1. He fell off the roof due to gravity. Phrase "fallen off the roof" = fallen from roof to ground, free fall. The examples of sense 1: "The branch fell from the tree" and "hiker fell into a crevasse". This matches. Sense 23 examples are about falling over (upright position) not off. Sense 14 "fall on" etc. So best is sense 1. We return JSON {"sense_index": 1}. Ensure no extra.