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"text": "“It’s just what I should have expected,” said Mr. Hawley, mounting his horse. “Any cursed alien blood, Jew, Corsican, or Gypsy.”¶ “I know he’s one of your black sheep, Hawley. But he is really a disinterested, unworldly fellow,” said Mr. Farebrother, smiling.",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "nonconformist",
"word": "不墨守成规者"
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "musta lammas"
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"note": "бе́лая воро́на f (bélaja voróna, literally “white crow”)",
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"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
"word": "害群之馬"
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"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
"word": "musta lammas"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
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"word": "mouton noir"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
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"word": "brebis galeuse"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
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"word": "schwarzes Schaf"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
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"word": "svartur sauður"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
"tags": [
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"word": "pecora nera"
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"alt": "やっかいもの",
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"roman": "yakkaimono",
"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
"word": "厄介者"
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"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
"word": "kambing hitam"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
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"word": "czarna owca"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
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"word": "ovelha negra"
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"code": "ru",
"english": "scabby sheep",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "paršívaja ovcá",
"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
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"feminine"
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"word": "парши́вая овца́"
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"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
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"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
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"word": "oveja negra"
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"sense": "person who is not wholesome",
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"word": "svart får"
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"word": "black sheep"
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