def find_word(dict_file, the_word):

    ''' Searches through a text file for occurences of a given word

        The function goes through the file line by line, putting all words of the line into a list.
        It then checks if said word is in the list and adds (line_number, line_string) to the output.

        Input: (file_path, word_you're_searching_for)

    '''

    found_it = False

    # does one iteration too much but whatever .. :3
    while found_it == False and dict_file.tell() < 28956000:  # 2nd condition = end of file

        current_line = dict_file.readline()
        altered_current_line = current_line

        for i in ["'", "`", "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}",
                                   ":", ",", ".", "!", "?", '"', ";"]:

            if i in altered_current_line:

                altered_current_line = altered_current_line.replace(i, " ")

        current_word_list = altered_current_line.split()

        if the_word in current_word_list:

            found_it = True

    dict_file.seek(dict_file.tell() - len(current_line) - 1)
    return None







def webster_definition(unclear_word):

    dict_file = open("webster.txt", "r")
    dict_file.seek(550)

    find_word(dict_file, unclear_word.upper())
    find_word(dict_file, "Defn")
    dict_file.seek(dict_file.tell() + 6)

    # Fraidy: Paragraph stuff start ---------------------

    start = dict_file.tell()

    length = 5
    stopper = 0

    while length > 1 and stopper < 20:

        length = len(dict_file.readline())
        stopper += 1

    end = dict_file.tell()
    dict_file.seek(start)
    result = dict_file.read(end - start - stopper)
    dict_file.close()

    return result

print webster_definition("axstone")