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"text": "The old building seemed to be on the brink of collapse."
},
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"ref": "1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide",
"text": "So in a week's time she was beginning to hearken to her mother when she spoke of incantations and charms for restoring love. She kenned it was sin, but though not seven days syne she had sat at the Lord's table, so strong is love in a young heart that she was on the very brink of it.",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "na praga na",
"sense": "very near to",
"word": "на прага на"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "very near to",
"word": "na pokraji"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "very near to",
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"sense": "very near to",
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "very near to",
"word": "á beira de"
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "very near to",
"word": "a pique de"
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "στο χείλος"
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"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "very near to",
"word": "rajal"
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "futurus sum"
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "na krawędzi"
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"sense": "very near to",
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "à beira de"
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "на гра́ни"
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "a borde"
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"sense": "very near to",
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"word": "на прага на"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "na pokraji"
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"sense": "very near to",
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "på vippen"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "partaalla"
},
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "au bord de"
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "á beira de"
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "a pique de"
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "στο χείλος"
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "rajal"
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "futurus sum"
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "na krawędzi"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "very near to",
"word": "na skraju"
},
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "à beira de"
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"sense": "very near to",
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"sense": "very near to",
"word": "a borde"
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