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During about three and a half months of the year, in the summer, there are three boats that run from the mainland to the Island carrying passengers, food, and cars ; but the rest of the year only one boat is needed, which ties up at the mainland nights and makes the trip down to Nantucket in the daytime.	needed	{ "name": "need", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a condition requiring relief", "anything that is necessary but lacking", "the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior", "a state of ext...	[ "require as useful, just, or proper" ]	[ "need%2:42:00::" ]
During about three and a half months of the year, in the summer, there are three boats that run from the mainland to the Island carrying passengers, food, and cars ; but the rest of the year only one boat is needed, which ties up at the mainland nights and makes the trip down to Nantucket in the daytime.	ties up	{ "name": "tie_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "secure with or as if with ropes", "invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes", "restrain from moving or operating normally", "secure in or as if in a berth or dock", "finish the last row" ] }	[ "secure with or as if with ropes" ]	[ "tie_up%2:35:00::" ]
During about three and a half months of the year, in the summer, there are three boats that run from the mainland to the Island carrying passengers, food, and cars ; but the rest of the year only one boat is needed, which ties up at the mainland nights and makes the trip down to Nantucket in the daytime.	makes	{ "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,...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "make%2:41:00::" ]
This is a fine trip, too, on a good day.	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::" ]
With Martha 's Vineyard on one side and the open sea on the other, it makes an excellent trip of about three hours.	makes	{ "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 rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally" ]	[ "make%2:36:08::" ]
The reading public, the theatergoing public, the skindiving public, the horse-playing public - all these and others fill substantial roles in U. S. life, but none is so varied, vast and vigilant as the eating public.	fill	{ "name": "fill", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity sufficient to satisfy", "any material that fills a space or container", "make full, also in a metaphorical sense", "become full", "occupy the whole of", "assume, as of positions or roles", "fill or meet a want or need", "appoi...	[ "fill or meet a want or need" ]	[ "fill%2:34:02::" ]
The reading public, the theatergoing public, the skindiving public, the horse-playing public - all these and others fill substantial roles in U. S. life, but none is so varied, vast and vigilant as the eating public.	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::" ]
The reading public, the theatergoing public, the skindiving public, the horse-playing public - all these and others fill substantial roles in U. S. life, but none is so varied, vast and vigilant as the eating public.	eating	{ "name": "eat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take in solid food", "eat a meal; take a meal", "take in food; used of animals only", "worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way", "use up (resources or materials)", "cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid" ] }	[ "take in solid food" ]	[ "eat%2:34:00::" ]
The Department of Agriculture averaged out U. S. food consumption last year at 1488 lbs. per person, which, allowing for the 17 million Americans that John Kennedy said go to bed hungry every night, means that certain gluttons on the upper end must somehow down 8 lbs. or more a day.	averaged out	{ "name": "average_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "compute the average of", "amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain" ] }	[ "compute the average of" ]	[ "average_out%2:31:00::" ]
The Department of Agriculture averaged out U. S. food consumption last year at 1488 lbs. per person, which, allowing for the 17 million Americans that John Kennedy said go to bed hungry every night, means that certain gluttons on the upper end must somehow down 8 lbs. or more a day.	allowing	{ "name": "allow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen", "consent to, give permission", "let have", "give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause", "make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to...	[ "allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something" ]	[ "allow%2:31:00::" ]
The Department of Agriculture averaged out U. S. food consumption last year at 1488 lbs. per person, which, allowing for the 17 million Americans that John Kennedy said go to bed hungry every night, means that certain gluttons on the upper end must somehow down 8 lbs. or more a day.	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::" ]
The Department of Agriculture averaged out U. S. food consumption last year at 1488 lbs. per person, which, allowing for the 17 million Americans that John Kennedy said go to bed hungry every night, means that certain gluttons on the upper end must somehow down 8 lbs. or more a day.	go to bed	{ "name": "go_to_bed", "sense_definitions_list": [ "prepare for sleep" ] }	[ "prepare for sleep" ]	[ "go_to_bed%2:29:00::" ]
The Department of Agriculture averaged out U. S. food consumption last year at 1488 lbs. per person, which, allowing for the 17 million Americans that John Kennedy said go to bed hungry every night, means that certain gluttons on the upper end must somehow down 8 lbs. or more a day.	means	{ "name": "mean", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n", "mean or intend to express or convey", "have as a logical consequence", "denote or connote", "have in mind as a purpose", "have a specif...	[ "have as a logical consequence" ]	[ "mean%2:42:00::" ]
The Department of Agriculture averaged out U. S. food consumption last year at 1488 lbs. per person, which, allowing for the 17 million Americans that John Kennedy said go to bed hungry every night, means that certain gluttons on the upper end must somehow down 8 lbs. or more a day.	down	{ "name": "down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "soft fine feathers", "(American football) a complete play to advance the football", "English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)", "(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil", "fine soft dense hair (as the f...	[ "eat immoderately" ]	[ "down%2:34:01::" ]
That mother hen of the weight-height tables, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., clucks that 48 million Americans are overweight.	clucks	{ "name": "cluck", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)", "make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens" ] }	[ "make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens" ]	[ "cluck%2:32:00::" ]
That mother hen of the weight-height tables, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., clucks that 48 million Americans are overweight.	are	{ "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::" ]
Through previous centuries, eating changed by nearly imperceptible degrees, and mostly toward just getting enough.	changed	{ "name": "change", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another", "a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event", "the action of changing something", "the result of alteration or modificat...	[ "undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature" ]	[ "change%2:30:00::" ]
Through previous centuries, eating changed by nearly imperceptible degrees, and mostly toward just getting enough.	getting	{ "name": "get", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent", "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract", "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "cause to move; cause to be in...	[ "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract" ]	[ "get%2:40:00::" ]
Now big forces buffet food.	buffet	{ "name": "buffet", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers", "a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves", "usually inexpensive bar", "strike against forcefully", "strike, beat repeatedly" ] }	[ "strike against forcefully" ]	[ "buffet%2:35:00::" ]
For the first time in history, the U. S. has produced a society in which less than one-tenth of the people turn out so much food that the Government 's most embarrassing problem is how to dispose inconspicuously of 100 million tons of surplus farm produce.	produced	{ "name": "produce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market", "bring forth or yield", "create or manufacture a man-made product", "cause to happen, occur or exist", "bring out for display", "cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of ...	[ "bring forth or yield" ]	[ "produce%2:36:02::" ]
For the first time in history, the U. S. has produced a society in which less than one-tenth of the people turn out so much food that the Government 's most embarrassing problem is how to dispose inconspicuously of 100 million tons of surplus farm produce.	turn out	{ "name": "turn_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be shown or be found to be", "prove to be in the result or end", "produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery", "result or end", "come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons", "bring forth,", "put out or expel from a pla...	[ "produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery" ]	[ "turn_out%2:36:01::" ]
For the first time in history, the U. S. has produced a society in which less than one-tenth of the people turn out so much food that the Government 's most embarrassing problem is how to dispose inconspicuously of 100 million tons of surplus farm produce.	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...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
For the first time in history, the U. S. has produced a society in which less than one-tenth of the people turn out so much food that the Government 's most embarrassing problem is how to dispose inconspicuously of 100 million tons of surplus farm produce.	dispose	{ "name": "dispose_of", "sense_definitions_list": [ "deal with or settle" ] }	[ "deal with or settle" ]	[ "dispose_of%2:41:00::" ]
In this same society, the plain citizen can with an average of only one-fifth his income buy more calories than he can consume.	buy	{ "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::" ]
In this same society, the plain citizen can with an average of only one-fifth his income buy more calories than he can consume.	consume	{ "name": "consume", "sense_definitions_list": [ "eat immoderately", "serve oneself to, or consume regularly", "spend extravagantly", "destroy completely", "use up (resources or materials)", "engage fully" ] }	[ "eat immoderately" ]	[ "consume%2:34:03::" ]
Refrigeration, automated processing and packaging conspire to defy season and banish spoilage.	conspire	{ "name": "conspire", "sense_definitions_list": [ "engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together", "act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose" ] }	[ "act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose" ]	[ "conspire%2:31:01::" ]
Refrigeration, automated processing and packaging conspire to defy season and banish spoilage.	defy	{ "name": "defy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "resist or confront with resistance", "elude, especially in a baffling way", "challenge" ] }	[ "resist or confront with resistance" ]	[ "defy%2:42:00::" ]
Refrigeration, automated processing and packaging conspire to defy season and banish spoilage.	banish	{ "name": "banish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "expel from a community or group", "ban from a place of residence, as for punishment", "expel, as if by official decree", "drive away" ] }	[ "expel, as if by official decree" ]	[ "banish%2:41:00::" ]
And in the wake of the new affluence and the new techniques of processing comes a new American interest in how what people eat affects their health.	comes	{ "name": "come", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract", "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody", "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress", "come to pass; arriv...	[ "come to pass; arrive, as in due course" ]	[ "come%2:30:01::" ]
And in the wake of the new affluence and the new techniques of processing comes a new American interest in how what people eat affects their health.	eat	{ "name": "eat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take in solid food", "eat a meal; take a meal", "take in food; used of animals only", "worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way", "use up (resources or materials)", "cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid" ] }	[ "take in solid food" ]	[ "eat%2:34:00::" ]
And in the wake of the new affluence and the new techniques of processing comes a new American interest in how what people eat affects their health.	affects	{ "name": "affect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion", "have an effect upon", "act physically on; have an effect upon", "connect closely and often incriminatingly", "make believe with the intent to deceive", "have an emotional or cognitive im...	[ "have an effect upon" ]	[ "affect%2:30:00::" ]
To eat is human, the nation is learning to think, to survive divine.	eat	{ "name": "eat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take in solid food", "eat a meal; take a meal", "take in food; used of animals only", "worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way", "use up (resources or materials)", "cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid" ] }	[ "take in solid food" ]	[ "eat%2:34:00::" ]
To eat is human, the nation is learning to think, to survive divine.	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::" ]
To eat is human, the nation is learning to think, to survive divine.	learning	{ "name": "learn", "sense_definitions_list": [ "gain knowledge or skills", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "commit to memory; learn by heart", "be a student of a certain subject", "impart skills or knowledge to", "find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually ...	[ "gain knowledge or skills" ]	[ "learn%2:31:00::" ]
To eat is human, the nation is learning to think, to survive divine.	think	{ "name": "think", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance of deliberate thinking", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "expect, believe, or suppose", "use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments", "recall knowl...	[ "use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments" ]	[ "think%2:31:00::" ]
To eat is human, the nation is learning to think, to survive divine.	survive	{ "name": "survive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continue to live through hardship or adversity", "continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)", "support oneself", "live longer than" ] }	[ "continue to live through hardship or adversity" ]	[ "survive%2:42:01::" ]
Not all the concern for health is well directed.	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::" ]
From the fusty panaceas of spinach, eggs and prunes, the U. S. has progressed to curds, concentrates and capsules.	progressed to	{ "name": "progress_to", "sense_definitions_list": [ "reach a goal, e.g.," ] }	[ "reach a goal, e.g.," ]	[ "progress_to%2:38:00::" ]
Each year, reports the American Medical Association, ten million Americans spend $ 900 million on vitamins, tonics and other food supplements.	reports	{ "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 as the result of an investigation or experience or finding" ]	[ "report%2:32:04::" ]
Each year, reports the American Medical Association, ten million Americans spend $ 900 million on vitamins, tonics and other food supplements.	spend	{ "name": "spend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pass time in a specific way", "pay out", "spend completely" ] }	[ "pay out" ]	[ "spend%2:40:00::" ]
At juice bars in Los Angeles ' 35 `` health '' stores, a new sensation is a pink, high-protein cocktail, concocted of dried eggs, powdered milk and cherry-flavored No-Cal, which sells for 59 per 8 - oz. glass.	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...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
At juice bars in Los Angeles ' 35 `` health '' stores, a new sensation is a pink, high-protein cocktail, concocted of dried eggs, powdered milk and cherry-flavored No-Cal, which sells for 59 per 8 - oz. glass.	concocted	{ "name": "concoct", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a concoction (of) by mixing", "prepare or cook by mixing ingredients", "invent", "devise or invent" ] }	[ "make a concoction (of) by mixing" ]	[ "concoct%2:35:00::" ]
At juice bars in Los Angeles ' 35 `` health '' stores, a new sensation is a pink, high-protein cocktail, concocted of dried eggs, powdered milk and cherry-flavored No-Cal, which sells for 59 per 8 - oz. glass.	sells	{ "name": "sell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of persuading someone to buy", "exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent", "be sold at a certain price or in a certain way", "persuade somebody to accept something", "do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood", "giv...	[ "be sold at a certain price or in a certain way" ]	[ "sell%2:42:00::" ]
Grocery stores sell dozens of foods that boast of having almost no food value at all.	sell	{ "name": "sell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of persuading someone to buy", "exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent", "be sold at a certain price or in a certain way", "persuade somebody to accept something", "do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood", "giv...	[ "exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent" ]	[ "sell%2:40:00::" ]
Grocery stores sell dozens of foods that boast of having almost no food value at all.	boast	{ "name": "boast", "sense_definitions_list": [ "speaking of yourself in superlatives", "show off", "wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner" ] }	[ "show off" ]	[ "boast%2:32:00::" ]
Grocery stores sell dozens of foods that boast of having almost no food value at all.	having	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]	[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
But a big part of the public wants to know facts about diet and health, and a big group of U. S. scientists wants to supply them.	wants	{ "name": "want", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of extreme poverty", "the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable", "anything that is necessary but lacking", "a specific feeling of desire", "feel or have a desire for; want strongly", "have need of", "hunt or look ...	[ "feel or have a desire for; want strongly" ]	[ "want%2:37:00::" ]
But a big part of the public wants to know facts about diet and health, and a big group of U. S. scientists wants to supply them.	know	{ "name": "know", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people", "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about", "know how to do or perform something", "be aware of the truth of something...	[ "know how to do or perform something" ]	[ "know%2:31:03::" ]
But a big part of the public wants to know facts about diet and health, and a big group of U. S. scientists wants to supply them.	wants	{ "name": "want", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of extreme poverty", "the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable", "anything that is necessary but lacking", "a specific feeling of desire", "feel or have a desire for; want strongly", "have need of", "hunt or look ...	[ "feel or have a desire for; want strongly" ]	[ "want%2:37:00::" ]
But a big part of the public wants to know facts about diet and health, and a big group of U. S. scientists wants to supply them.	supply	{ "name": "supply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an amount of something available for use", "offering goods and services for sale", "the activity of supplying or providing something", "give something useful or necessary to", "circulate or distribute or equip with", "give what is desired or n...	[ "give something useful or necessary to" ]	[ "supply%2:40:00::" ]
The man most firmly at grips with the problem is the University of Minnesota 's Physiologist Ancel Keys, 57, inventor of the wartime K ( for Keys ) ration and author of last year 's bestselling Eat Well and Stay Well.	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...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
The man most firmly at grips with the problem is the University of Minnesota 's Physiologist Ancel Keys, 57, inventor of the wartime K ( for Keys ) ration and author of last year 's bestselling Eat Well and Stay Well.	Stay	{ "name": "stay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continuing or remaining in a place or state", "the state of inactivity following an interruption", "a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted", "a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (...	[ "stay the same; remain in a certain state" ]	[ "stay%2:30:00::" ]
From his birch-paneled office in the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, under the university 's football stadium in Minneapolis ( `` We get a rumble on every touchdown '' ), blocky, grey-haired Dr. Keys directs an ambitious, $ 200000 - a-year experiment on diet, which spans three continents and seven nations and is s...	get	{ "name": "get", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent", "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract", "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "cause to move; cause to be in...	[ "receive a specified treatment (abstract)" ]	[ "get%2:30:03::" ]
From his birch-paneled office in the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, under the university 's football stadium in Minneapolis ( `` We get a rumble on every touchdown '' ), blocky, grey-haired Dr. Keys directs an ambitious, $ 200000 - a-year experiment on diet, which spans three continents and seven nations and is s...	directs	{ "name": "direct", "sense_definitions_list": [ "command with authority", "intend (something) to move towards a certain goal", "guide the actors in (plays and films)", "be in charge of", "take somebody somewhere", "cause to go somewhere", "point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects...	[ "lead, as in the performance of a composition" ]	[ "direct%2:36:02::" ]
From his birch-paneled office in the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, under the university 's football stadium in Minneapolis ( `` We get a rumble on every touchdown '' ), blocky, grey-haired Dr. Keys directs an ambitious, $ 200000 - a-year experiment on diet, which spans three continents and seven nations and is s...	spans	{ "name": "span", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the complete duration of something", "the distance or interval between two points", "two items of the same kind", "a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)", "a structure that allows people or vehicl...	[ "to cover or extend over an area or time period;," ]	[ "span%2:42:00::" ]
From his birch-paneled office in the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, under the university 's football stadium in Minneapolis ( `` We get a rumble on every touchdown '' ), blocky, grey-haired Dr. Keys directs an ambitious, $ 200000 - a-year experiment on diet, which spans three continents and seven nations and is s...	growing	{ "name": "grow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become", "become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain", "increase in size by natural process", "cause to grow or develop", "develop and reach maturity; undergo maturati...	[ "become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain" ]	[ "grow%2:30:00::" ]
Pursuing it, he has logged 500000 miles, suffered indescribable digestive indignities, and meticulously collected physiological data on the health and eating habits of 10000 individuals, from Bantu tribesmen to Italian contadini.	Pursuing	{ "name": "pursue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in", "follow in or as if in pursuit", "go in search of or hunt for", "carry further or advance" ] }	[ "go in search of or hunt for" ]	[ "pursue%2:35:00::" ]
Pursuing it, he has logged 500000 miles, suffered indescribable digestive indignities, and meticulously collected physiological data on the health and eating habits of 10000 individuals, from Bantu tribesmen to Italian contadini.	logged	{ "name": "log", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches", "the exponent required to produce a given number", "a written record of messages sent or received", "a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)", "measuring instrument that...	[ "enter into a log, as on ships and planes" ]	[ "log%2:32:00::" ]
Pursuing it, he has logged 500000 miles, suffered indescribable digestive indignities, and meticulously collected physiological data on the health and eating habits of 10000 individuals, from Bantu tribesmen to Italian contadini.	suffered	{ "name": "suffer", "sense_definitions_list": [ "undergo or be subjected to", "undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)", "experience (emotional) pain", "put up with something or somebody unpleasant", "get worse", "feel pain or be in pain", "feel physical pain", "feel unwell or uncomfo...	[ "feel unwell or uncomfortable" ]	[ "suffer%2:29:03::" ]
Pursuing it, he has logged 500000 miles, suffered indescribable digestive indignities, and meticulously collected physiological data on the health and eating habits of 10000 individuals, from Bantu tribesmen to Italian contadini.	collected	{ "name": "collect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England", "get or gather together", "call for and obtain payment of", "assemble or get together", "get or bring together", "gather or collect", "payable ...	[ "get or gather together" ]	[ "collect%2:40:00::" ]
He has measured the skinfolds ( the fleshy areas under the shoulder blades ) of Neapolitan firemen, studied the metabolism of Finnish woodcutters, analyzed the `` mealie-meal '' eaten by Capetown coloreds, and experimented on Minneapolis businessmen.	measured	{ "name": "measure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal", "how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify", "a statute in draft before it becomes law", "the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule"...	[ "determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of" ]	[ "measure%2:31:00::" ]
He has measured the skinfolds ( the fleshy areas under the shoulder blades ) of Neapolitan firemen, studied the metabolism of Finnish woodcutters, analyzed the `` mealie-meal '' eaten by Capetown coloreds, and experimented on Minneapolis businessmen.	studied	{ "name": "study", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a detailed critical inspection", "applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)", "a written document describing the findings of some individual or group", "a state of deep mental absorption", "a room used for re...	[ "consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning" ]	[ "study%2:31:02::" ]
He has measured the skinfolds ( the fleshy areas under the shoulder blades ) of Neapolitan firemen, studied the metabolism of Finnish woodcutters, analyzed the `` mealie-meal '' eaten by Capetown coloreds, and experimented on Minneapolis businessmen.	analyzed	{ "name": "analyze", "sense_definitions_list": [ "consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning", "make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features", "break down into components or essential fea...	[ "consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning" ]	[ "analyze%2:31:00::" ]
He has measured the skinfolds ( the fleshy areas under the shoulder blades ) of Neapolitan firemen, studied the metabolism of Finnish woodcutters, analyzed the `` mealie-meal '' eaten by Capetown coloreds, and experimented on Minneapolis businessmen.	eaten	{ "name": "eat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take in solid food", "eat a meal; take a meal", "take in food; used of animals only", "worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way", "use up (resources or materials)", "cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid" ] }	[ "take in solid food" ]	[ "eat%2:34:00::" ]
He has measured the skinfolds ( the fleshy areas under the shoulder blades ) of Neapolitan firemen, studied the metabolism of Finnish woodcutters, analyzed the `` mealie-meal '' eaten by Capetown coloreds, and experimented on Minneapolis businessmen.	experimented	{ "name": "experiment", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation", "the testing of an idea", "a venture at something new or different", "to conduct a test or investigation", "try something new, as in order to gain experience" ] }	[ "to conduct a test or investigation" ]	[ "experiment%2:41:01::" ]
Keys 's findings, though far from complete, are likely to smash many an eating cliche.	are	{ "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::" ]
Keys 's findings, though far from complete, are likely to smash many an eating cliche.	smash	{ "name": "smash", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a vigorous blow", "a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)", "a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head", "the act of colliding with something", "a conspicuous success", "hit hard", "break into pieces, as by striking ...	[ "break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over" ]	[ "smash%2:30:00::" ]
Vitamins, eggs and milk begin to look like foods to hold down on ( though mothers ' milk is still the ticket ).	begin	{ "name": "begin", "sense_definitions_list": [ "Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)", "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action", "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial,...	[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]	[ "begin%2:30:00::" ]
Vitamins, eggs and milk begin to look like foods to hold down on ( though mothers ' milk is still the ticket ).	look like	{ "name": "look_like", "sense_definitions_list": [ "bear a physical resemblance to" ] }	[ "bear a physical resemblance to" ]	[ "look_like%2:42:00::" ]
Vitamins, eggs and milk begin to look like foods to hold down on ( though mothers ' milk is still the ticket ).	hold down	{ "name": "hold_down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "keep", "restrain" ] }	[ "keep" ]	[ "hold_down%2:40:00::" ]
Vitamins, eggs and milk begin to look like foods to hold down on ( though mothers ' milk is still the ticket ).	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...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Readings of the number of milligrams of cholesterol in the blood, which seem to have value in predicting heart attacks, are becoming as routine as the electrocardiogram, which can show that the heart has suffered a symptomatic attack.	seem	{ "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" ] }	[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]	[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
Readings of the number of milligrams of cholesterol in the blood, which seem to have value in predicting heart attacks, are becoming as routine as the electrocardiogram, which can show that the heart has suffered a symptomatic attack.	have	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]	[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
Readings of the number of milligrams of cholesterol in the blood, which seem to have value in predicting heart attacks, are becoming as routine as the electrocardiogram, which can show that the heart has suffered a symptomatic attack.	predicting	{ "name": "predict", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a prediction about; tell in advance", "indicate by signs" ] }	[ "make a prediction about; tell in advance" ]	[ "predict%2:32:00::" ]
Readings of the number of milligrams of cholesterol in the blood, which seem to have value in predicting heart attacks, are becoming as routine as the electrocardiogram, which can show that the heart has suffered a symptomatic attack.	becoming	{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }	[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]	[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
Readings of the number of milligrams of cholesterol in the blood, which seem to have value in predicting heart attacks, are becoming as routine as the electrocardiogram, which can show that the heart has suffered a symptomatic attack.	show	{ "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", ...	[ "provide evidence for" ]	[ "show%2:32:00::" ]
Readings of the number of milligrams of cholesterol in the blood, which seem to have value in predicting heart attacks, are becoming as routine as the electrocardiogram, which can show that the heart has suffered a symptomatic attack.	suffered	{ "name": "suffer", "sense_definitions_list": [ "undergo or be subjected to", "undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)", "experience (emotional) pain", "put up with something or somebody unpleasant", "get worse", "feel pain or be in pain", "feel physical pain", "feel unwell or uncomfo...	[ "undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)" ]	[ "suffer%2:29:01::" ]
Already many an American knows his count, and rejoices or worries depending on whether it is nearer 180 ( safe ) or 250 ( dangerous ).	knows	{ "name": "know", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people", "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about", "know how to do or perform something", "be aware of the truth of something...	[ "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about" ]	[ "know%2:31:01::" ]
Already many an American knows his count, and rejoices or worries depending on whether it is nearer 180 ( safe ) or 250 ( dangerous ).	rejoices	{ "name": "rejoice", "sense_definitions_list": [ "feel happiness or joy", "to express great joy", "be ecstatic with joy" ] }	[ "feel happiness or joy" ]	[ "rejoice%2:37:00::" ]
Already many an American knows his count, and rejoices or worries depending on whether it is nearer 180 ( safe ) or 250 ( dangerous ).	worries	{ "name": "worry", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness", "a strong feeling of anxiety", "be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy", "be concerned with", "disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress"...	[ "be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy" ]	[ "worry%2:37:00::" ]
Already many an American knows his count, and rejoices or worries depending on whether it is nearer 180 ( safe ) or 250 ( dangerous ).	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::" ]
Out of cholesterol come Keys 's main messages so far :	come	{ "name": "come", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract", "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody", "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress", "come to pass; arriv...	[ "come to pass; arrive, as in due course" ]	[ "come%2:30:01::" ]
Americans eat too much.	eat	{ "name": "eat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take in solid food", "eat a meal; take a meal", "take in food; used of animals only", "worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way", "use up (resources or materials)", "cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid" ] }	[ "take in solid food" ]	[ "eat%2:34:00::" ]
The typical U. S. daily menu, says Dr. Keys, contains 3000 calories, should contain 2300.	says	{ "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::" ]
The typical U. S. daily menu, says Dr. Keys, contains 3000 calories, should contain 2300.	contains	{ "name": "contain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "include or contain; have as a component", "contain or hold; have within", "lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits", "be divisible by", "be capable of holding or containing", "hold back, as of a danger o...	[ "include or contain; have as a component" ]	[ "contain%2:42:00::" ]
The typical U. S. daily menu, says Dr. Keys, contains 3000 calories, should contain 2300.	contain	{ "name": "contain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "include or contain; have as a component", "contain or hold; have within", "lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits", "be divisible by", "be capable of holding or containing", "hold back, as of a danger o...	[ "include or contain; have as a component" ]	[ "contain%2:42:00::" ]
And extra weight increases the risk of cancer, diabetes, artery disease and heart attack.	increases	{ "name": "increase", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity that is added", "a change resulting in an increase", "a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important", "the amount by which something increases", "the act of increasing something", "become bigger or grea...	[ "make bigger or more" ]	[ "increase%2:30:02::" ]
Americans eat too much fat.	eat	{ "name": "eat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take in solid food", "eat a meal; take a meal", "take in food; used of animals only", "worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way", "use up (resources or materials)", "cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid" ] }	[ "take in solid food" ]	[ "eat%2:34:00::" ]
With meat, milk, butter and ice cream, the calorie-heavy U. S. diet is 40 % fat, and most of that is saturated fat - the insidious kind, says Dr. Keys, that increases blood cholesterol, damages arteries, and leads to coronary disease.	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::" ]
With meat, milk, butter and ice cream, the calorie-heavy U. S. diet is 40 % fat, and most of that is saturated fat - the insidious kind, says Dr. Keys, that increases blood cholesterol, damages arteries, and leads to coronary disease.	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...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
With meat, milk, butter and ice cream, the calorie-heavy U. S. diet is 40 % fat, and most of that is saturated fat - the insidious kind, says Dr. Keys, that increases blood cholesterol, damages arteries, and leads to coronary disease.	says	{ "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::" ]
With meat, milk, butter and ice cream, the calorie-heavy U. S. diet is 40 % fat, and most of that is saturated fat - the insidious kind, says Dr. Keys, that increases blood cholesterol, damages arteries, and leads to coronary disease.	increases	{ "name": "increase", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity that is added", "a change resulting in an increase", "a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important", "the amount by which something increases", "the act of increasing something", "become bigger or grea...	[ "become bigger or greater in amount" ]	[ "increase%2:30:00::" ]
With meat, milk, butter and ice cream, the calorie-heavy U. S. diet is 40 % fat, and most of that is saturated fat - the insidious kind, says Dr. Keys, that increases blood cholesterol, damages arteries, and leads to coronary disease.	damages	{ "name": "damage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the occurrence of a change for the worse", "loss of military equipment", "the act of damaging something or someone", "the amount of money needed to purchase something", "any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right", "inflict...	[ "inflict damage upon" ]	[ "damage%2:30:00::" ]
With meat, milk, butter and ice cream, the calorie-heavy U. S. diet is 40 % fat, and most of that is saturated fat - the insidious kind, says Dr. Keys, that increases blood cholesterol, damages arteries, and leads to coronary disease.	leads	{ "name": "lead", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an advantage held by a competitor in a race", "a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey", "evidence pointing to a possible solution", "a position of leadership (especially in the phr...	[ "tend to or result in", "be conducive to" ]	[ "lead%2:42:12::", "lead%2:41:12::" ]
Throughout much of the world, food is still so scarce that half of the earth 's population has trouble getting the 1600 calories a day necessary to sustain life.	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::" ]
Throughout much of the world, food is still so scarce that half of the earth 's population has trouble getting the 1600 calories a day necessary to sustain life.	has	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]	[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
Throughout much of the world, food is still so scarce that half of the earth 's population has trouble getting the 1600 calories a day necessary to sustain life.	getting	{ "name": "get", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent", "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract", "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "cause to move; cause to be in...	[ "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract" ]	[ "get%2:40:00::" ]
Throughout much of the world, food is still so scarce that half of the earth 's population has trouble getting the 1600 calories a day necessary to sustain life.	sustain	{ "name": "sustain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "lengthen or extend in duration or space", "undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)", "provide with nourishment", "supply with necessities and support", "be the physical support of; carry the weight of", "admit as valid", "establish or stre...	[ "lengthen or extend in duration or space" ]	[ "sustain%2:42:01::" ]
The deficiency diseases - scurvy, tropical sprue, pellagra - run rampant.	run	{ "name": "run", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely", "the act of testing something", "a race run on foot", "an unbroken series of events", "(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the o...	[ "occur persistently" ]	[ "run%2:42:06::" ]
In West Africa, for example, where meat is a luxury and babies must be weaned early to make room at the breast for later arrivals, a childhood menace is kwashiorkor, or `` red Johnny '', a growth-stunting protein deficiency ( signs : reddish hair, bloated belly ) that kills more than half its victims, leaves the rest p...	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...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]

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