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"text": "The next day he made incantation, and distorted the miracle of the loaves and fishes till it became prophecy, and I, reading between the lines, saw that it was aimed at the wealth of meat stored in my caches.",
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"text": "“Trust is as trust does. I tend to be extremely literal in what I say … One does not [need]^([sic]) to read between the lines. One can simply read the lines,” Musk said in the meeting, according to a tweet from Nola Weinstein, Twitter’s global head of brand experiences and engagement.",
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"roman": "qaraʔa mā bayna s-suṭūr",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "قَرَأَ مَا بَيْنَ السُّطُور"
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"word": "lleer ente llínies"
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"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "sətirarası oxumaq"
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"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lerro artean irakurri"
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"word": "чыта́ць памі́ж радко́ў"
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"roman": "četá meždú redovéte",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
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"word": "чета́ между́ редове́те"
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"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "體會言外之意"
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"word": "legi inter la linioj (legi interlinie)"
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"word": "lukea rivien välistä"
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"word": "lire entre les lignes"
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"word": "lesa á milli línanna"
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"alt": "ぎょうかんをよむ",
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"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
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"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "ഒളിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന അർത്ഥങ്ങൾ കണ്ടുപിടിക്കുക"
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"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lese mellom linjene"
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"word": "ler nas entrelinhas"
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"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "citi printre rânduri"
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"word": "čìtati ȉzmeđu rȅdōvā"
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"word": "satır aralarını okumak"
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"roman": "qaraʔa mā bayna s-suṭūr",
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"word": "قَرَأَ مَا بَيْنَ السُّطُور"
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"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lleer ente llínies"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "sətirarası oxumaq"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lerro artean irakurri"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "čytácʹ pamíž radkóŭ",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чыта́ць памі́ж радко́ў"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "četá meždú redovéte",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чета́ между́ редове́те"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "體會言外之意"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tǐhuì yánwàizhīyì",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "体会言外之意"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "číst mezi řádky"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "læse mellem linjerne"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "tussen de regels door lezen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "legi inter la linioj (legi interlinie)"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "ridade vahelt lugema"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lukea rivien välistä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lire entre les lignes"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "zwischen den Zeilen lesen"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "likro' ben hashitin",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "לקרוא בין השיטין"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "likro' ben hashurot",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "לקרוא בין השורות"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "olvas a sorok között"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lesa á milli línanna"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "leggere tra le righe"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "leggere fra le righe"
},
{
"alt": "ぎょうかんをよむ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gyōkan o yomu",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "行間を読む"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "haenggan-eul ikda",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "행간을 읽다"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lasīt starp rindām"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "skaityti tarp eilučių"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "čita meǵu redovi",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чита меѓу редови"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "oḷiccirikkunna aṟtthaṅṅaḷ kaṇṭupiṭikkuka",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "ഒളിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന അർത്ഥങ്ങൾ കണ്ടുപിടിക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "lese mellom linjene"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "czytać między wierszami"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "ler nas entrelinhas"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "citi printre rânduri"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čitátʹ méždu strok",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чита́ть ме́жду строк"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "leugh eadar na sreathan"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чѝтати и̏змеђу ре̏до̄ва̄"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чѝтати и̏змеђу ре̑да̄ка̄"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "čìtati ȉzmeđu rȅdōvā"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "čìtati ȉzmeđu rȇdākā"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "čítať medzi riadkami"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "brati med vrsticami"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "leer entre líneas"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"word": "läsa mellan raderna"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "satır aralarını okumak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "čytáty miž rjadkív",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чита́ти між рядкі́в"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "čytáty miž rjadkámy",
"sense": "infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "чита́ти між рядка́ми"
}
],
"word": "read between the lines"
}
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