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Huff 's attorney, Antone F. Gregorio, quoted his client as saying that part of the embezzlement represented money paid to Huff, as attorney for the loan association, in satisfaction of mechanic 's liens on property on which the association held mortgages.	saying	{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
Huff 's attorney, Antone F. Gregorio, quoted his client as saying that part of the embezzlement represented money paid to Huff, as attorney for the loan association, in satisfaction of mechanic 's liens on property on which the association held mortgages.	represented	{ "name": "represent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to", "express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol", "be representative or typical for", "be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for...	[ "take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to" ]	[ "represent%2:42:02::" ]
Huff 's attorney, Antone F. Gregorio, quoted his client as saying that part of the embezzlement represented money paid to Huff, as attorney for the loan association, in satisfaction of mechanic 's liens on property on which the association held mortgages.	paid	{ "name": "pay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that remunerates", "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services", "convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow", "cancel or discharge a debt", "bring in", "do or give something to somebody in return", "ded...	[ "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services" ]	[ "pay%2:40:00::" ]
Huff 's attorney, Antone F. Gregorio, quoted his client as saying that part of the embezzlement represented money paid to Huff, as attorney for the loan association, in satisfaction of mechanic 's liens on property on which the association held mortgages.	held	{ "name": "hold", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of grasping", "understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something", "power by which something or someone is affected or dominated", "time during which some action is awaited", "a state of being confined (usually for ...	[ "have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices" ]	[ "hold%2:40:04::" ]
Huff told Gregorio that he took the money to pay `` the ordinary bills and expenses of suburban living ''.	told	{ "name": "tell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)", "exp...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "tell%2:32:04::" ]
Huff told Gregorio that he took the money to pay `` the ordinary bills and expenses of suburban living ''.	took	{ "name": "take", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property", "the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption", "carry out", "require (time or space)", "take somebody somewhere", "get into ...	[ "take into one's possession" ]	[ "take%2:40:00::" ]
Huff told Gregorio that he took the money to pay `` the ordinary bills and expenses of suburban living ''.	pay	{ "name": "pay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that remunerates", "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services", "convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow", "cancel or discharge a debt", "bring in", "do or give something to somebody in return", "ded...	[ "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services" ]	[ "pay%2:40:00::" ]
Huff, who received a salary of $ 109 a week from the loan association from October of 1955 until September of this year, said that his private practice was not lucrative.	received	{ "name": "receive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "get something; come into possession of", "receive a specified treatment (abstract)", "register (perceptual input)", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "express willingness to have in one's home or environs", "accept as t...	[ "get something; come into possession of" ]	[ "receive%2:40:00::" ]
Huff, who received a salary of $ 109 a week from the loan association from October of 1955 until September of this year, said that his private practice was not lucrative.	said	{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...	[ "report or maintain" ]	[ "say%2:32:01::" ]
Huff, who received a salary of $ 109 a week from the loan association from October of 1955 until September of this year, said that his private practice was not lucrative.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical or equivalent to" ]	[ "be%2:42:07::" ]
Huff lives with his wife, Sue, and their four children, 6 to 10 years old, in a $ 25000 home with a $ 17000 mortgage.	lives	{ "name": "live", "sense_definitions_list": [ "inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of", "lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style", "continue to live through hardship or adversity", "support oneself", "have life, be alive", "have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotio...	[ "inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of" ]	[ "live%2:42:08::" ]
The complaint on which the warrant was issued was filed by Leo Blaber, an attorney for the association.	issued	{ "name": "issue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an important question that is in dispute and must be settled", "one of a series published periodically", "some situation or event that is thought about", "the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)", ...	[ "bring out an official document (such as a warrant)" ]	[ "issue%2:32:01::" ]
The complaint on which the warrant was issued was filed by Leo Blaber, an attorney for the association.	filed	{ "name": "file", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together", "a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other", "office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order", "a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on som...	[ "file a formal charge against" ]	[ "file%2:32:01::" ]
The shortage was discovered after Huff failed to report for work on Sept. 18.	discovered	{ "name": "discover", "sense_definitions_list": [ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "make a discovery, make a new finding", "make a discovery", "find unexpectedly", "make known to the public information that w...	[ "make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret" ]	[ "discover%2:32:04::" ]
The shortage was discovered after Huff failed to report for work on Sept. 18.	failed	{ "name": "fail", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fail to do something; leave something undone", "be unsuccessful", "disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake", "stop operating or functioning", "be unable", "judge unacceptable", "fail to get a passing grade", "fall short in wh...	[ "fail to do something; leave something undone" ]	[ "fail%2:41:02::" ]
The shortage was discovered after Huff failed to report for work on Sept. 18.	report	{ "name": "report", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a written document describing the findings of some individual or group", "the act of informing by verbal report", "a short account of the news", "a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)", "a written evaluation of a student's...	[ "announce one's presence" ]	[ "report%2:32:03::" ]
On that date, according to Gregorio, Huff left his home and took a room in the New Lawrence hotel at 1020 Lawrence av..	left	{ "name": "leave", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty", "permission to do something", "the act of departing politely", "go away from a place", "go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness", "act or be so ...	[ "go away from a place" ]	[ "leave%2:38:01::" ]
On that date, according to Gregorio, Huff left his home and took a room in the New Lawrence hotel at 1020 Lawrence av..	took	{ "name": "take", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property", "the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption", "carry out", "require (time or space)", "take somebody somewhere", "get into ...	[ "engage for service under a term of contract" ]	[ "take%2:40:03::" ]
There, Gregorio said, Huff wrote a complete statement of his offense.	said	{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
There, Gregorio said, Huff wrote a complete statement of his offense.	wrote	{ "name": "write", "sense_definitions_list": [ "produce a literary work", "communicate or express by writing", "have (one's written work) issued for publication", "communicate (with) in writing", "communicate by letter", "write music", "mark or trace on a surface", "record data on a ...	[ "communicate or express by writing" ]	[ "write%2:32:00::" ]
Later, Huff cashed three checks for $ 100 each at the Sherman House, using a credit card.	cashed	{ "name": "cash", "sense_definitions_list": [ "money in the form of bills or coins", "prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check", "United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)", "exchange for cash" ] }	[ "exchange for cash" ]	[ "cash%2:40:00::" ]
Later, Huff cashed three checks for $ 100 each at the Sherman House, using a credit card.	using	{ "name": "use", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of using", "what something is used for", "a particular service", "(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing", "(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be ...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
All bounced.	bounced	{ "name": "bounce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of a substance that is able to rebound", "a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards", "rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)", "spring back; spring away from an impact", "hit something so that it bounces", "mo...	[ "come back after being refused" ]	[ "bounce%2:40:00::" ]
When Huff attempted to cash another $ 100 check there Monday, hotel officials called police.	attempted	{ "name": "attempt", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something", "the act of attacking", "make an effort or attempt", "enter upon an activity or enterprise" ] }	[ "make an effort or attempt" ]	[ "attempt%2:41:00::" ]
When Huff attempted to cash another $ 100 check there Monday, hotel officials called police.	cash	{ "name": "cash", "sense_definitions_list": [ "money in the form of bills or coins", "prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check", "United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)", "exchange for cash" ] }	[ "exchange for cash" ]	[ "cash%2:40:00::" ]
When Huff attempted to cash another $ 100 check there Monday, hotel officials called police.	called	{ "name": "call", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a telephone connection", "a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course", "a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition", "a demand especially in the phrase", "the characteristic sound produced by a bird", ...	[ "get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone" ]	[ "call%2:32:01::" ]
Greece and West Germany have ratified an agreement under which Germany will pay $ 28700000 to Greek victims of Nazi persecution, it was announced today.	ratified	{ "name": "ratify", "sense_definitions_list": [ "approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation" ] }	[ "approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation" ]	[ "ratify%2:41:00::" ]
Greece and West Germany have ratified an agreement under which Germany will pay $ 28700000 to Greek victims of Nazi persecution, it was announced today.	pay	{ "name": "pay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that remunerates", "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services", "convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow", "cancel or discharge a debt", "bring in", "do or give something to somebody in return", "ded...	[ "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services" ]	[ "pay%2:40:00::" ]
Greece and West Germany have ratified an agreement under which Germany will pay $ 28700000 to Greek victims of Nazi persecution, it was announced today.	announced	{ "name": "announce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make known; make an announcement", "announce publicly or officially", "give the names of", "foreshadow or presage" ] }	[ "make known; make an announcement" ]	[ "announce%2:32:00::" ]
Needless to say, I was furious at this unparalleled intrusion upon free enterprise.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
How dared they demand to `` snoop '' in private financial records, disbursements, confidential contracts and agreements?	dared	{ "name": "dare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy", "take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission", "to be courageous enough to try or do something;,", "challenge" ] }	[ "take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission" ]	[ "dare%2:41:00::" ]
How dared they demand to `` snoop '' in private financial records, disbursements, confidential contracts and agreements?	demand	{ "name": "demand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an urgent or peremptory request", "the ability and desire to purchase goods and services", "required activity", "the act of demanding", "a condition requiring relief", "request urgently and forcefully", "require as useful, just, or proper"...	[ "request urgently and forcefully" ]	[ "demand%2:32:00::" ]
How dared they demand to `` snoop '' in private financial records, disbursements, confidential contracts and agreements?	snoop	{ "name": "snoop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others", "watch, observe, or inquire secretly" ] }	[ "watch, observe, or inquire secretly" ]	[ "snoop%2:32:00::" ]
`` It is as though '', I said on the historic three-hour, coast-to-coast radio broadcast which I bought ( following Father Coughlin and pre empting the Eddie Cantor, Manhattan Merry-go-round and Major Bowes shows ) `` That Man in the White House, like some despot of yore, insisted on reading my diary, raiding my larder...	said	{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
`` It is as though '', I said on the historic three-hour, coast-to-coast radio broadcast which I bought ( following Father Coughlin and pre empting the Eddie Cantor, Manhattan Merry-go-round and Major Bowes shows ) `` That Man in the White House, like some despot of yore, insisted on reading my diary, raiding my larder...	bought	{ "name": "buy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an advantageous purchase", "obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction", "make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence", "be worth or be capable of buying", "acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange", "accept...	[ "obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction" ]	[ "buy%2:40:00::" ]
`` It is as though '', I said on the historic three-hour, coast-to-coast radio broadcast which I bought ( following Father Coughlin and pre empting the Eddie Cantor, Manhattan Merry-go-round and Major Bowes shows ) `` That Man in the White House, like some despot of yore, insisted on reading my diary, raiding my larder...	following	{ "name": "follow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to travel behind, go after, come after", "be later in time", "come as a logical consequence; follow logically", "travel along a certain course", "act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes", "come after in time, as a result", ...	[ "be later in time" ]	[ "follow%2:42:00::" ]
`` It is as though '', I said on the historic three-hour, coast-to-coast radio broadcast which I bought ( following Father Coughlin and pre empting the Eddie Cantor, Manhattan Merry-go-round and Major Bowes shows ) `` That Man in the White House, like some despot of yore, insisted on reading my diary, raiding my larder...	pre empting	{ "name": "preempt", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding", "acquire for oneself before others can do so", "take the place of or have precedence over", "gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the r...	[ "acquire for oneself before others can do so" ]	[ "preempt%2:40:00::" ]
`` It is as though '', I said on the historic three-hour, coast-to-coast radio broadcast which I bought ( following Father Coughlin and pre empting the Eddie Cantor, Manhattan Merry-go-round and Major Bowes shows ) `` That Man in the White House, like some despot of yore, insisted on reading my diary, raiding my larder...	insisted	{ "name": "insist", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge", "beg persistently and urgently", "assert to be true" ] }	[ "be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge" ]	[ "insist%2:32:00::" ]
`` It is as though '', I said on the historic three-hour, coast-to-coast radio broadcast which I bought ( following Father Coughlin and pre empting the Eddie Cantor, Manhattan Merry-go-round and Major Bowes shows ) `` That Man in the White House, like some despot of yore, insisted on reading my diary, raiding my larder...	reading	{ "name": "read", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that is read", "interpret something that is written or printed", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed", "obtain data from magnetic tapes", "interpret th...	[ "interpret something that is written or printed" ]	[ "read%2:31:00::" ]
`` It is as though '', I said on the historic three-hour, coast-to-coast radio broadcast which I bought ( following Father Coughlin and pre empting the Eddie Cantor, Manhattan Merry-go-round and Major Bowes shows ) `` That Man in the White House, like some despot of yore, insisted on reading my diary, raiding my larder...	raiding	{ "name": "raid", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a sudden short attack", "an attempt by speculators to defraud investors", "search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on", "enter someone else's territory and take spoils", "take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its st...	[ "enter someone else's territory and take spoils" ]	[ "raid%2:38:00::" ]
`` It is as though '', I said on the historic three-hour, coast-to-coast radio broadcast which I bought ( following Father Coughlin and pre empting the Eddie Cantor, Manhattan Merry-go-round and Major Bowes shows ) `` That Man in the White House, like some despot of yore, insisted on reading my diary, raiding my larder...	ransacking	{ "name": "ransack", "sense_definitions_list": [ "steal goods; take as spoils", "search thoroughly" ] }	[ "search thoroughly" ]	[ "ransack%2:35:02::" ]
My impassioned plea for civil rights created a landslide of correspondence and one sponsor even asked me to consider replacing the Eddie Cantor comedy hour on a permanent basis.	created	{ "name": "create", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make or cause to be or to become", "bring into existence", "pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity", "invest with a new title, office, or rank", "create by artistic means", "create or manufacture a man-made product" ] ...	[ "bring into existence" ]	[ "create%2:36:02::" ]
My impassioned plea for civil rights created a landslide of correspondence and one sponsor even asked me to consider replacing the Eddie Cantor comedy hour on a permanent basis.	asked	{ "name": "ask", "sense_definitions_list": [ "inquire about", "make a request or demand for something to somebody", "direct or put; seek an answer to", "consider obligatory; request and expect", "address a question to and expect an answer from", "require as useful, just, or proper", "req...	[ "make a request or demand for something to somebody" ]	[ "ask%2:32:01::" ]
My impassioned plea for civil rights created a landslide of correspondence and one sponsor even asked me to consider replacing the Eddie Cantor comedy hour on a permanent basis.	consider	{ "name": "consider", "sense_definitions_list": [ "deem to be", "give careful consideration to", "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes", "show consideration for; take into account", "think about carefully; weigh", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "look at attentively", ...	[ "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes" ]	[ "consider%2:31:01::" ]
My impassioned plea for civil rights created a landslide of correspondence and one sponsor even asked me to consider replacing the Eddie Cantor comedy hour on a permanent basis.	replacing	{ "name": "replace", "sense_definitions_list": [ "substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)", "take the place or move into the position of", "put something back where it belongs", "put in the place of another; s...	[ "take the place or move into the position of" ]	[ "replace%2:41:00::" ]
But what quarter could a poor defenseless woman expect from a dictator who would even make so bold as to close all of the banks in our great nation?	expect	{ "name": "expect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "regard something as probable or likely", "consider obligatory; request and expect", "look forward to the probable occurrence of", "consider reasonable or due", "look forward to the birth of a child", "be pregnant with" ] }	[ "regard something as probable or likely" ]	[ "expect%2:31:00::" ]
But what quarter could a poor defenseless woman expect from a dictator who would even make so bold as to close all of the banks in our great nation?	make	{ "name": "make_bold", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission" ] }	[ "take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission" ]	[ "make_bold%2:41:00::" ]
But what quarter could a poor defenseless woman expect from a dictator who would even make so bold as to close all of the banks in our great nation?	close	{ "name": "close", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the temporal end; the concluding time", "the last section of a communication", "the concluding part of any performance", "move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut", "become closed", "cease to operate or cause to cease operati...	[ "cease to operate or cause to cease operating" ]	[ "close%2:41:00::" ]
The savage barbarian hordes of red Russian Communism descended on the Athens that was mighty Metronome, sacking and despoiling with their Bolshevistic battle cry of `` Soak the rich '!	descended	{ "name": "descend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way", "come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example", "do something that one considers to be below one's dignity", "come as if by falling" ] }	[ "move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way" ]	[ "descend%2:38:00::" ]
The savage barbarian hordes of red Russian Communism descended on the Athens that was mighty Metronome, sacking and despoiling with their Bolshevistic battle cry of `` Soak the rich '!	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
The savage barbarian hordes of red Russian Communism descended on the Athens that was mighty Metronome, sacking and despoiling with their Bolshevistic battle cry of `` Soak the rich '!	sacking	{ "name": "sack", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases", "an enclosed space", "the quantity contained in a sack", "any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)", "a woman's full loose hiplength...	[ "plunder (a town) after capture" ]	[ "sack%2:40:00::" ]
The savage barbarian hordes of red Russian Communism descended on the Athens that was mighty Metronome, sacking and despoiling with their Bolshevistic battle cry of `` Soak the rich '!	despoiling	{ "name": "despoil", "sense_definitions_list": [ "steal goods; take as spoils", "destroy and strip of its possession" ] }	[ "steal goods; take as spoils" ]	[ "despoil%2:40:00::" ]
The savage barbarian hordes of red Russian Communism descended on the Athens that was mighty Metronome, sacking and despoiling with their Bolshevistic battle cry of `` Soak the rich '!	Soak	{ "name": "soak", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)", "washing something by allowing it to soak", "submerge in a liquid", "rip off; ask an unreasonable price", "cover with liquid; pour liquid ...	[ "rip off; ask an unreasonable price" ]	[ "soak%2:40:00::" ]
After an unspeakable siege, lasting the better part of two months, it was announced that the studio '' owed `` the government a tax debt in excess of eight million dollars while I, who had always remained aloof from such iniquitous practices as paying taxes on the salary I had earned and the little I legally inherited ...	lasting	{ "name": "last", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the temporal end; the concluding time", "the last or lowest in an ordering or series", "a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do", "the time at which life ends; continuing until dead", "a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds", "a un...	[ "persist for a specified period of time" ]	[ "last%2:42:00::" ]
After an unspeakable siege, lasting the better part of two months, it was announced that the studio '' owed `` the government a tax debt in excess of eight million dollars while I, who had always remained aloof from such iniquitous practices as paying taxes on the salary I had earned and the little I legally inherited ...	announced	{ "name": "announce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make known; make an announcement", "announce publicly or officially", "give the names of", "foreshadow or presage" ] }	[ "make known; make an announcement" ]	[ "announce%2:32:00::" ]
After an unspeakable siege, lasting the better part of two months, it was announced that the studio '' owed `` the government a tax debt in excess of eight million dollars while I, who had always remained aloof from such iniquitous practices as paying taxes on the salary I had earned and the little I legally inherited ...	owed	{ "name": "owe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be obliged to pay or repay", "be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense", "be in debt" ] }	[ "be obliged to pay or repay" ]	[ "owe%2:40:01::" ]
After an unspeakable siege, lasting the better part of two months, it was announced that the studio '' owed `` the government a tax debt in excess of eight million dollars while I, who had always remained aloof from such iniquitous practices as paying taxes on the salary I had earned and the little I legally inherited ...	remained	{ "name": "remain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "stay the same; remain in a certain state", "continue in a place, position, or situation", "be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.", "stay behind" ] }	[ "stay the same; remain in a certain state" ]	[ "remain%2:30:00::" ]
After an unspeakable siege, lasting the better part of two months, it was announced that the studio '' owed `` the government a tax debt in excess of eight million dollars while I, who had always remained aloof from such iniquitous practices as paying taxes on the salary I had earned and the little I legally inherited ...	earned	{ "name": "earn", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages", "acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions" ] }	[ "earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages" ]	[ "earn%2:40:01::" ]
After an unspeakable siege, lasting the better part of two months, it was announced that the studio '' owed `` the government a tax debt in excess of eight million dollars while I, who had always remained aloof from such iniquitous practices as paying taxes on the salary I had earned and the little I legally inherited ...	inherited	{ "name": "inherit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "obtain from someone after their death", "receive from a predecessor", "receive by genetic transmission" ] }	[ "obtain from someone after their death" ]	[ "inherit%2:40:00::" ]
After an unspeakable siege, lasting the better part of two months, it was announced that the studio '' owed `` the government a tax debt in excess of eight million dollars while I, who had always remained aloof from such iniquitous practices as paying taxes on the salary I had earned and the little I legally inherited ...	stung	{ "name": "sting", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung", "a mental pain or distress", "a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin", "a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless prope...	[ "saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous" ]	[ "sting%2:32:00::" ]
After an unspeakable siege, lasting the better part of two months, it was announced that the studio '' owed `` the government a tax debt in excess of eight million dollars while I, who had always remained aloof from such iniquitous practices as paying taxes on the salary I had earned and the little I legally inherited ...	wipe out	{ "name": "wipe_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "use up (resources or materials)", "kill in large numbers", "eliminate completely and without a trace", "remove from memory or existence", "mark for deletion, rub off, or erase", "wipe out the effect of something" ] }	[ "use up (resources or materials)" ]	[ "wipe_out%2:34:00::" ]
I was also publicly reprimanded, dragged through the mud by the radical press and made a figure of fun by such leftist publications as The New Republic, The New Yorker, Time and the Christian Science Monitor.	reprimanded	{ "name": "reprimand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an act or expression of criticism and censure", "rebuke formally", "censure severely or angrily" ] }	[ "rebuke formally" ]	[ "reprimand%2:32:00::" ]
I was also publicly reprimanded, dragged through the mud by the radical press and made a figure of fun by such leftist publications as The New Republic, The New Yorker, Time and the Christian Science Monitor.	dragged through the mud	{ "name": "drag_through_the_mud", "sense_definitions_list": [ "speak unfavorably about" ] }	[ "speak unfavorably about" ]	[ "drag_through_the_mud%2:32:00::" ]
I was also publicly reprimanded, dragged through the mud by the radical press and made a figure of fun by such leftist publications as The New Republic, The New Yorker, Time and the Christian Science Monitor.	made	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "give certain properties to something" ]	[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
It was then that I availed myself of the rights of a citizen and declared the income tax unconstitutional.	availed	{ "name": "avail", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a means of serving", "use to one's advantage", "be of use to, be useful to", "take or use" ] }	[ "use to one's advantage" ]	[ "avail%2:34:00::" ]
It was then that I availed myself of the rights of a citizen and declared the income tax unconstitutional.	declared	{ "name": "declare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "state emphatically and authoritatively", "announce publicly or officially", "state firmly", "declare to be", "authorize payments of", "designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand", "make a declaration (of dutiable go...	[ "declare to be" ]	[ "declare%2:32:04::" ]
The litigation was costly and seemingly endless.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
I fought like a tigress but by the time I appealed my case to the Supreme Court ( 1937 ), Mr. Roosevelt and his `` henchmen '' had done their `` dirty work '' all too well, even going so far as to attempt to `` pack '' the highest tribunal in the land in order to defeat little me.	fought	{ "name": "fight", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war", "the act of fighting; any contest or struggle", "an aggressive willingness to compete", "an intense verbal dispute", "a boxing or wrestling match", "be engaged in a fight; c...	[ "fight against or resist strongly" ]	[ "fight%2:33:01::" ]
I fought like a tigress but by the time I appealed my case to the Supreme Court ( 1937 ), Mr. Roosevelt and his `` henchmen '' had done their `` dirty work '' all too well, even going so far as to attempt to `` pack '' the highest tribunal in the land in order to defeat little me.	appealed	{ "name": "appeal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earnest or urgent request", "attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates", "(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower co...	[ "take a court case to a higher court for review" ]	[ "appeal%2:41:00::" ]
I fought like a tigress but by the time I appealed my case to the Supreme Court ( 1937 ), Mr. Roosevelt and his `` henchmen '' had done their `` dirty work '' all too well, even going so far as to attempt to `` pack '' the highest tribunal in the land in order to defeat little me.	done	{ "name": "do", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an uproarious party", "the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization", "doctor's degree in osteopathy", "engage in", "carry out or perform an action", "get (something) done", "proceed or get along", "give ris...	[ "get (something) done" ]	[ "do%2:41:04::" ]
I fought like a tigress but by the time I appealed my case to the Supreme Court ( 1937 ), Mr. Roosevelt and his `` henchmen '' had done their `` dirty work '' all too well, even going so far as to attempt to `` pack '' the highest tribunal in the land in order to defeat little me.	going	{ "name": "go", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)", "street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine", "a usually brief attempt", "a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the o...	[ "follow a procedure or take a course" ]	[ "go%2:41:00::" ]
I fought like a tigress but by the time I appealed my case to the Supreme Court ( 1937 ), Mr. Roosevelt and his `` henchmen '' had done their `` dirty work '' all too well, even going so far as to attempt to `` pack '' the highest tribunal in the land in order to defeat little me.	attempt	{ "name": "attempt", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something", "the act of attacking", "make an effort or attempt", "enter upon an activity or enterprise" ] }	[ "make an effort or attempt" ]	[ "attempt%2:41:00::" ]
I fought like a tigress but by the time I appealed my case to the Supreme Court ( 1937 ), Mr. Roosevelt and his `` henchmen '' had done their `` dirty work '' all too well, even going so far as to attempt to `` pack '' the highest tribunal in the land in order to defeat little me.	pack	{ "name": "pack", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a large indefinite number", "a complete collection of similar things", "a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)", "an association of criminals", "an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose", "a group of hunting animals...	[ "set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome" ]	[ "pack%2:41:00::" ]
I fought like a tigress but by the time I appealed my case to the Supreme Court ( 1937 ), Mr. Roosevelt and his `` henchmen '' had done their `` dirty work '' all too well, even going so far as to attempt to `` pack '' the highest tribunal in the land in order to defeat little me.	defeat	{ "name": "defeat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest", "the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals", "win a victory over", "thwart the passage of" ] }	[ "thwart the passage of" ]	[ "defeat%2:41:00::" ]
Presidential coercion had succeeded not only in poisoning the courtiers, `` toadies '' and sycophants of the `` bench '' against me, but it had been so far-reaching as to discourage any lawyer in the nation from representing me!	succeeded	{ "name": "succeed", "sense_definitions_list": [ "attain success or reach a desired goal", "be the successor (of)" ] }	[ "attain success or reach a desired goal" ]	[ "succeed%2:41:00::" ]
Presidential coercion had succeeded not only in poisoning the courtiers, `` toadies '' and sycophants of the `` bench '' against me, but it had been so far-reaching as to discourage any lawyer in the nation from representing me!	poisoning	{ "name": "poison", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism", "anything that harms or destroys", "spoil as if by poison", "kill with poison", "add poison to", "kill by its poison", "administer poison to" ] }	[ "spoil as if by poison" ]	[ "poison%2:41:00::" ]
Presidential coercion had succeeded not only in poisoning the courtiers, `` toadies '' and sycophants of the `` bench '' against me, but it had been so far-reaching as to discourage any lawyer in the nation from representing me!	been	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Presidential coercion had succeeded not only in poisoning the courtiers, `` toadies '' and sycophants of the `` bench '' against me, but it had been so far-reaching as to discourage any lawyer in the nation from representing me!	discourage	{ "name": "discourage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "try to prevent; show opposition to", "deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged", "admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior" ] }	[ "admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior" ]	[ "discourage%2:32:02::" ]
Presidential coercion had succeeded not only in poisoning the courtiers, `` toadies '' and sycophants of the `` bench '' against me, but it had been so far-reaching as to discourage any lawyer in the nation from representing me!	representing	{ "name": "represent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to", "express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol", "be representative or typical for", "be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for...	[ "be the defense counsel for someone in a trial" ]	[ "represent%2:41:06::" ]
I was ready, like Portia, to present my own brief.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
I was ready, like Portia, to present my own brief.	present	{ "name": "present", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech", "something presented as a gift", "a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking", "give an exhibition of to an intereste...	[ "bring forward and present to the mind" ]	[ "present%2:32:00::" ]
But the Supreme Court would n't even hear my case!	hear	{ "name": "hear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process", "receive a communication from someone", "listen and pay attention" ] }	[ "examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process" ]	[ "hear%2:41:00::" ]
My plea was unanimously voted down and `` thrown out ''.	voted down	{ "name": "vote_down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "thwart the passage of", "vote against" ] }	[ "thwart the passage of" ]	[ "vote_down%2:41:00::" ]
My plea was unanimously voted down and `` thrown out ''.	thrown out	{ "name": "throw_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "force to leave or move out", "throw or cast away", "remove from a position or office", "bring forward for consideration or acceptance", "cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration" ] }	[ "cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration" ]	[ "throw_out%2:32:01::" ]
Again, my name was on all the front pages.	was on	{ "name": "be_on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "appear in a show, on T.V. or radio" ] }	[ "appear in a show, on T.V. or radio" ]	[ "be_on%2:30:00::" ]
I was, it seemed, persona non grata in every quarter, but not entirely without a staunch following of noted political thinkers and students of jurisprudence.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
I was, it seemed, persona non grata in every quarter, but not entirely without a staunch following of noted political thinkers and students of jurisprudence.	seemed	{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }	[ "seem to be true, probable, or apparent" ]	[ "seem%2:39:01::" ]
As Charles Evans Hughes said, `` Miss Poitrine 's limitations as an actress are exceeded only by her logic as a litigant ''.	said	{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
As Charles Evans Hughes said, `` Miss Poitrine 's limitations as an actress are exceeded only by her logic as a litigant ''.	exceeded	{ "name": "exceed", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be greater in scope or size than some standard", "be superior or better than some standard", "be or do something to a greater degree" ] }	[ "be or do something to a greater degree" ]	[ "exceed%2:33:00::" ]
Albert Einstein was quoted as saying : `` The workings of the woman 's mind amaze me ''.	quoted	{ "name": "quote", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else", "a passage or expression that is quoted or cited", "repeat a passage from", "name the price of", "refer to for illustration or proof", "put quote marks around" ] }	[ "repeat a passage from" ]	[ "quote%2:32:00::" ]
Albert Einstein was quoted as saying : `` The workings of the woman 's mind amaze me ''.	saying	{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
Albert Einstein was quoted as saying : `` The workings of the woman 's mind amaze me ''.	amaze	{ "name": "amaze", "sense_definitions_list": [ "affect with wonder", "be a mystery or bewildering to" ] }	[ "be a mystery or bewildering to" ]	[ "amaze%2:31:01::" ]
Henry Ford spoke of me as `` utterly astounding ''.	spoke	{ "name": "speak", "sense_definitions_list": [ "express in speech", "exchange thoughts; talk with", "use language", "give a speech to", "make a characteristic or natural sound" ] }	[ "express in speech" ]	[ "speak%2:32:00::" ]
Heywood Broun wrote : `` Belle Poitrine is the most original thinker since Caligula '', and even F. D. R. had to concede that `` if the rest of this nation showed the foresight and patriotism of Miss Poitrine, America would rapidly resemble ancient Babylon and Nineveh ''.	wrote	{ "name": "write", "sense_definitions_list": [ "produce a literary work", "communicate or express by writing", "have (one's written work) issued for publication", "communicate (with) in writing", "communicate by letter", "write music", "mark or trace on a surface", "record data on a ...	[ "communicate or express by writing" ]	[ "write%2:32:00::" ]
Heywood Broun wrote : `` Belle Poitrine is the most original thinker since Caligula '', and even F. D. R. had to concede that `` if the rest of this nation showed the foresight and patriotism of Miss Poitrine, America would rapidly resemble ancient Babylon and Nineveh ''.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Heywood Broun wrote : `` Belle Poitrine is the most original thinker since Caligula '', and even F. D. R. had to concede that `` if the rest of this nation showed the foresight and patriotism of Miss Poitrine, America would rapidly resemble ancient Babylon and Nineveh ''.	concede	{ "name": "concede", "sense_definitions_list": [ "admit (to a wrongdoing)", "be willing to concede", "give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another", "acknowledge defeat" ] }	[ "be willing to concede" ]	[ "concede%2:32:01::" ]
Heywood Broun wrote : `` Belle Poitrine is the most original thinker since Caligula '', and even F. D. R. had to concede that `` if the rest of this nation showed the foresight and patriotism of Miss Poitrine, America would rapidly resemble ancient Babylon and Nineveh ''.	showed	{ "name": "show", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining", "something intended to communicate a particular impression", "a social event involving a public performance or entertainment", "pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression", ...	[ "make visible or noticeable" ]	[ "show%2:39:00::" ]
Heywood Broun wrote : `` Belle Poitrine is the most original thinker since Caligula '', and even F. D. R. had to concede that `` if the rest of this nation showed the foresight and patriotism of Miss Poitrine, America would rapidly resemble ancient Babylon and Nineveh ''.	resemble	{ "name": "resemble", "sense_definitions_list": [ "appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to" ] }	[ "appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to" ]	[ "resemble%2:42:00::" ]
Not only were the court costs prohibitive, but I was subjected to crippling fines, in addition to usurious interest on the unpaid `` debts '' which the governmen claimed that Metronome and I owed - a severe financial blow.	were	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Not only were the court costs prohibitive, but I was subjected to crippling fines, in addition to usurious interest on the unpaid `` debts '' which the governmen claimed that Metronome and I owed - a severe financial blow.	claimed	{ "name": "claim", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an assertion of a right (as to money or property)", "an assertion that something is true or factual", "demand for something as rightful or due", "an informal right to something", "an established or recognized right", "a demand especially in the...	[ "assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing" ]	[ "claim%2:32:00::" ]

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