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"ref": "1607, Arthur Dent, The Plaine Mans Path-Way to Heauen, London: Edward Bishop, page 332",
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},
{
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},
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},
{
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"word": "courir après"
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"sense": "follow quickly",
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"roman": "pīche bhāgnā",
"sense": "follow quickly",
"word": "पीछे भागना"
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"roman": "pīche dauṛnā",
"sense": "follow quickly",
"word": "पीछे दौड़ना"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "follow quickly",
"word": "rincorrere"
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{
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"sense": "follow quickly",
"word": "cacciare"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "follow quickly",
"word": "inseguire"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "follow quickly",
"word": "correre dietro"
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"sense": "follow quickly",
"word": "correr atrás"
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"word": "perseguir"
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"word": "perseguir"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "follow quickly",
"word": "jaga"
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"sense": "follow quickly",
"word": "jaga efter"
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"sense": "try to win someone's affections",
"word": "courir après"
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"word": "पीछे भागना"
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"word": "पीछे दौड़ना"
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"sense": "try to win someone's affections",
"word": "andare dietro"
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"sense": "try to win someone's affections",
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"word": "correr atrás"
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