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"text": "[T]his interview was marked with circumstances in some degree more formally complaisant than those which attended your meeting with him in our worthy publisher's; for yours had the appearance of a fortuitous recontre, whereas mine was preceded by the communication of a large roll of papers, containing a new history, called Peveril of the Peak.",
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"roman": "jiǎoxìng",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "僥倖 /侥幸"
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"roman": "xìngyùn",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "幸運 /幸运"
},
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"lang": "Finnish",
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"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "onnekas"
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"_dis1": "35 59 7",
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"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "šemtxveviti",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "შემთხვევითი"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "durch glücklichen Zufall (einen)"
},
{
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "glücklich"
},
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"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "glücklicherweise"
},
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"_dis1": "35 59 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "szerencsés"
},
{
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"code": "io",
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"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "hazarda"
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"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "hazardala"
},
{
"_dis1": "35 59 7",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "afortunado"
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"_dis1": "35 59 7",
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"lang_code": "ru",
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"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "случа́йный"
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{
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"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "şans eseri olarak"
},
{
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"code": "vi",
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"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "may mắn"
}
]
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"_dis1": "27 27 47",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "nevolen",
"sense": "happening independently of human control — see also uncontrollable",
"word": "неволен"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 27 47",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "bùkěkànglì de",
"sense": "happening independently of human control — see also uncontrollable",
"word": "不可抗力的"
},
{
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"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "happening independently of human control — see also uncontrollable",
"word": "satunnainen"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 27 47",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "happening independently of human control — see also uncontrollable",
"word": "tahaton"
}
]
}
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]
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]
},
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"ipa": "[-ɾəs]",
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]
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]
},
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"code": "bg",
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"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "slučaen",
"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "случаен"
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"_dis1": "47 47 7",
"code": "ca",
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"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "fortuït"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 47 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "ǒurán",
"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "偶然"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 47 7",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "náhodný"
},
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"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "toevallig"
},
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"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "hazarda"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 47 7",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "sattumanvarainen"
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"lang_code": "fi",
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"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
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],
"word": "fortuit"
},
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"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
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"feminine"
],
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},
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"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "šemtxveviti",
"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "შემთხვევითი"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 47 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "unvorhersehbar"
},
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"lang_code": "de",
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"word": "zufällig"
},
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"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "véletlen"
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"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "hazarda"
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
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],
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"word": "偶然"
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"word": "fortuītus"
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"word": "accidental"
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"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "întâmplător"
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"lang_code": "ru",
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"word": "неожи́данный"
},
{
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"word": "fortuito"
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{
"_dis1": "47 47 7",
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"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "slumpartad"
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"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "happening by fortune or chance — see also accidental, coincidental",
"word": "tillfällig"
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"word": "kazara"
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"word": "rastlantısal"
},
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"word": "tesadüfî"
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"text": "[T]his interview was marked with circumstances in some degree more formally complaisant than those which attended your meeting with him in our worthy publisher's; for yours had the appearance of a fortuitous recontre, whereas mine was preceded by the communication of a large roll of papers, containing a new history, called Peveril of the Peak.",
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"word": "hazardala"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "afortunado"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "slučájnyj",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "случа́йный"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
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"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "şans eseri olarak"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "happening by good fortune or success — see also fortunate, lucky",
"word": "may mắn"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"roman": "nevolen",
"sense": "happening independently of human control — see also uncontrollable",
"word": "неволен"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "bùkěkànglì de",
"sense": "happening independently of human control — see also uncontrollable",
"word": "不可抗力的"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "happening independently of human control — see also uncontrollable",
"word": "satunnainen"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "happening independently of human control — see also uncontrollable",
"word": "tahaton"
}
],
"word": "fortuitous"
}
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