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"text": "Well, well, well. What have we here?"
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"sense": "indicating consideration",
"word": "aviam, aviam"
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"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "indicating consideration",
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"word": "哦哟哟"
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"sense": "indicating consideration",
"word": "行了，行了"
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"sense": "indicating consideration",
"word": "ale, ale, ale"
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"sense": "indicating consideration",
"word": "jaa-ha"
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"sense": "indicating consideration",
"word": "kappas vain"
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"sense": "indicating consideration",
"word": "βρε, βρε, βρε"
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"sense": "indicating consideration",
"word": "bene, bene"
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"sense": "indicating consideration",
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"word": "ora, ora, ora"
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"sense": "indicating consideration",
"word": "măi, măi, măi"
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"word": "так-так"
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