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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "text",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "any form of written material",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a computer that can process text"
},
{
"text": "printed text"
},
{
"text": "Highlight the area of text on screen and press the ‘delete’ key."
},
{
"text": "one of the best HTML text editors available"
},
{
"text": "When you point at the icon, a small text box appears."
},
{
"text": "Use the mouse to move chunks of text from place to place."
},
{
"text": "The program allows you to import text files from other word processors."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["complete", "full", "draft"],
"… of text": ["block", "body", "chunk"],
"verb + text": ["create", "produce", "provide"],
"text + verb": ["accompany"],
"text + noun": ["file", "editor", "message"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a piece of writing that you have to answer questions about in an exam or a lesson",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Read the text carefully and then answer the questions."
},
{
"text": "We discussed the use of metaphor in the text."
},
{
"text": "a poetic text about growing up in rural England"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["basic", "introductory", "key"],
"verb + text": ["read", "read from", "analyse/analyze"],
"text + verb": [
"contain something",
"describe something",
"emphasize something"
],
"text + noun": ["analysis"],
"preposition": ["in a/the text", "text about", "text on"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a written message that you send using a mobile phone",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She sent me a text to say she would be late."
}
],
"topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "the main printed part of a book or magazine, not the notes, pictures, etc.",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "My job is to lay out the text and graphics on the page."
},
{
"text": "She wrote the text for a book of photographs."
},
{
"text": "Hand symbols in the main body of the text cross-refer the reader to the appendices."
},
{
"text": "The catalogue consists of colour reproductions of the paintings with accompanying text."
},
{
"text": "The illustrations are printed separately from the main text."
},
{
"text": "The photographs are accompanied by text."
}
],
"topics": ["Literature and writing"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["complete", "full", "draft"],
"… of text": ["block", "body", "chunk"],
"verb + text": ["create", "produce", "provide"],
"text + verb": ["accompany"],
"text + noun": ["file", "editor", "message"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the written form of a speech, a play, an article, etc.",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The newspaper had printed the **full text** of the president's speech."
},
{
"text": "Can you act out this scene without referring to the text?"
},
{
"text": "The filmed version of Henry V stays close to the **original text**."
},
{
"text": "He stood up and began reading from a prepared text."
},
{
"text": "She strayed from the text in a few places to illustrate some of her more interesting points."
},
{
"text": "I posted the full text for free on my site."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["complete", "full", "draft"],
"… of text": ["block", "body", "chunk"],
"verb + text": ["create", "produce", "provide"],
"text + verb": ["accompany"],
"text + noun": ["file", "editor", "message"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a book, play, etc., especially one that is being studied",
"labels": "(US English)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a literary text"
},
{
"text": "sacred/religious/ancient texts"
},
{
"text": "Her books appear on lists of recommended texts in universities."
},
{
"text": "The book exhibits a close reading of primary texts as well as scholarly commentaries."
},
{
"text": "We're studying dramatic texts by Mexican playwrights."
},
{
"text": "It is one of the most difficult literary texts of all time."
},
{
"text": "Students are requested not to buy texts prior to the first class."
}
],
"topics": ["Education"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["basic", "introductory", "key"],
"verb + text": ["read", "read from", "analyse/analyze"],
"text + verb": [
"contain something",
"describe something",
"emphasize something"
],
"text + noun": ["analysis"],
"preposition": ["in a/the text", "text about", "text on"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "a book that teaches a particular subject and that is used especially in schools and colleges",
"labels": "(North American English)British and North American English",
"examples": [
{
"text": "medical texts"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "a sentence or short passage from the Bible that is read out and discussed by somebody, especially during a religious service",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/tekst/",
"audio": "te/text/text__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/tekst/",
"audio": "te/text/text__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old Northern French texte, from Latin textus ‘tissue, literary style’ (in medieval Latin, ‘Gospel’), from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere."
}