# File solution.rb, line 489
  def get_stem_gloss
    if (@stemsGlosses.empty?) 
      return nil
    end
    if ((@stemsGlosses.length > 1) and @debug) 
      puts "More than one gloss for " + @stemsGlosses.to_s
    end
    #return the first anyway :-(
    return @stemsGlosses[0]

  end