Sentence:  `` A lot of <WSD>people</WSD> are so peculiar that they do n't like cats , it 's not the easiest thing in the world to find good homes for kittens - and , damn it , you know very well if I have them around long , impossible to give them away ! 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively