<synset id="r00167286" type="r">
<lex_filenum>02<lex_filenum/>
<word lex_id="1">in the first place<word/>
<word lex_id="4">earlier<word/>
<word lex_id="1">in the beginning<word/>
<word lex_id="0">to begin with<word/>
<word lex_id="2">originally<word/>
<def>before now<def/>
<example>why didn't you tell me in the first place?<example/>
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