title: Regex for period, word, and then colon
body: <p>Is there a regex, python, or javascript way to search for a period, a word, and then a definition, and after that append it to a dictionary or another object?</p>
  <p>For example:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>. Reversion: A reversion is turning back again to a previous state or condition.  Rhetoric: Rhetoric is the skill or art of using language to persuade or influence people, especially language that sounds impressive but may not be sincere or honest.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>This would become <code>{&quot;Reversion&quot; : &quot;A reversion is turning back again to a previous state or condition&quot;, &quot;Rhetoric&quot; : &quot;Rhetoric is the skill or art of using language to persuade or influence people, especially language that sounds impressive but may not be sincere or honest&quot; }</code></p>