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Design elements closely rooted to traditional forms but wearing a definite contemporary label keynote Drexel 's fall 1961 group, Composite.
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The spider-leg pedestal table has a base finished in an ebony, to set off the lustrous brown of the walnut top.
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The spider-leg pedestal table has a base finished in an ebony, to set off the lustrous brown of the walnut top.
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The spider-leg pedestal table has a base finished in an ebony, to set off the lustrous brown of the walnut top.
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See-through design of the chairs combines both the nostalgic ladder back and an Oriental shoji flavor.
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To bring warmth to the dining area, golden orange tones are used in the fabrics.
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To bring warmth to the dining area, golden orange tones are used in the fabrics.
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Dignity and comfort, in a contemporary manner, reflecting the best aspects of today 's design, with substance and maturity, keynote the Perennian collection from Heritage.
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Dignity and comfort, in a contemporary manner, reflecting the best aspects of today 's design, with substance and maturity, keynote the Perennian collection from Heritage.
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Center panel, hand-screened wood, actually is a back of one of the tall bookcases.
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Mellow bronzy-green-gold fabrics and the gleam of copper and hand-crafted ceramic accessories reiterate the mood as does the Alexander Smith carpet in all wool loop pile.
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The Vagabonds are `` on the road '' again.
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Members are on their way to Saledo, not by stage coach, but in air-conditioned cars.
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This coming weekend they have reserved the entire Stagecoach Inn and adjoining country club, Saledo, for festivities.
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Invitations have been extended to some Austin dignitaries including Gov. and Mrs. Price Daniel.
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Invitations have been extended to some Austin dignitaries including Gov. and Mrs. Price Daniel.
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Stagecoach Days is the theme for the weekend on the Old Chisholm Trail.
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The get-together Friday night will be a banquet at the country club patio and pool, and an orchestra will play for dancing.
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The get-together Friday night will be a banquet at the country club patio and pool, and an orchestra will play for dancing.
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Guests will wear costumes typical of the Chisholm Trail Days.
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Ginghams and calico will be popular dress for the women.
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The men will be in western attire, including Stetsons and colored vests.
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The men will be in western attire, including Stetsons and colored vests.
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Decorating the ballroom will be the yellow rose of Texas, in tall bushes ; bluebonnets and stagecoach silhouettes.
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Decorating the ballroom will be the yellow rose of Texas, in tall bushes ; bluebonnets and stagecoach silhouettes.
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There will be a large drawing of a sunbonnet girl with eyes that flash at the guests.
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There will be a large drawing of a sunbonnet girl with eyes that flash at the guests.
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Mr. and Mrs. Phil G. Abell are chairmen for the Saledo trip.
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Committee members aiding them in planning the entertainment are Messrs and Mmes Roy McKee, George McElyee, Jack Fanning, W. H. Roquemore and Joe Darrow.
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Committee members aiding them in planning the entertainment are Messrs and Mmes Roy McKee, George McElyee, Jack Fanning, W. H. Roquemore and Joe Darrow.
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The travel club is comprised of 75 fun-loving couples who have as their motto `` Go Somewhere, Anywhere, Everywhere ''.
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The travel club is comprised of 75 fun-loving couples who have as their motto `` Go Somewhere, Anywhere, Everywhere ''.
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The travel club is comprised of 75 fun-loving couples who have as their motto `` Go Somewhere, Anywhere, Everywhere ''.
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Their activities will be climaxed in the spring of 1962 when they go to Europe.
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In the past, the men and women have chartered planes to Las Vegas and Jamaica, buses to Mineral Wells and Kerrville and private railway coaches to Shreveport and Galveston.
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Four parties are given a year.
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Two of these are in or near Dallas and the others away from the vicinity.
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Serving on the club 's board are Mmes R. P. Anderson, president ; A. F. Schmalzried, secretary ; W. H. Roquemore, treasurer, and the following chairmen : Mmes McKee, publicity ; Lawrence B. Jones, yearbook, and Sam Laughlin, scrapbook.
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Serving on the club 's board are Mmes R. P. Anderson, president ; A. F. Schmalzried, secretary ; W. H. Roquemore, treasurer, and the following chairmen : Mmes McKee, publicity ; Lawrence B. Jones, yearbook, and Sam Laughlin, scrapbook.
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Even Hemingway, for all his efforts to formulate a naturalistic morality in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms never maintained that sex was all.
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Even Hemingway, for all his efforts to formulate a naturalistic morality in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms never maintained that sex was all.
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Even Hemingway, for all his efforts to formulate a naturalistic morality in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms never maintained that sex was all.
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Hemingway 's fiction is supported by a `` moral '' backbone and in its search for ultimate meaning hints at a religious dimension.
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And D. H. Lawrence, in Fantasia of the Unconscious, protested vehemently against the overestimation of the sexual motive.
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Though sex in some form or other enters into all human activity and it was a good thing that Freud emphasized this aspect of human nature, it is fantastic to explain everything in terms of sex.
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Though sex in some form or other enters into all human activity and it was a good thing that Freud emphasized this aspect of human nature, it is fantastic to explain everything in terms of sex.
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Though sex in some form or other enters into all human activity and it was a good thing that Freud emphasized this aspect of human nature, it is fantastic to explain everything in terms of sex.
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`` All is not sex '', declared Lawrence.
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`` All is not sex '', declared Lawrence.
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Man is not confined to one outlet for his vital energy.
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The creative urge, for example, transcends the body and the self.
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But for the beat generation all is sex.
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Nothing is more revealing of the way of life and literary aspirations of this group than their attitude toward sex.
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For the beatnik, like the hipster, is in opposition to a society that is based on the repression of the sex instinct.
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For the beatnik, like the hipster, is in opposition to a society that is based on the repression of the sex instinct.
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He has elevated sex - not Eros or libido but pure, spontaneous, uninhibited sex - to the rank of the godhead ; it is Astarte, Ishtar, Venus, Yahwe, Dionysus, Christ, the mysterious and divine orgone energy flowing through the body of the universe.
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He has elevated sex - not Eros or libido but pure, spontaneous, uninhibited sex - to the rank of the godhead ; it is Astarte, Ishtar, Venus, Yahwe, Dionysus, Christ, the mysterious and divine orgone energy flowing through the body of the universe.
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He has elevated sex - not Eros or libido but pure, spontaneous, uninhibited sex - to the rank of the godhead ; it is Astarte, Ishtar, Venus, Yahwe, Dionysus, Christ, the mysterious and divine orgone energy flowing through the body of the universe.
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Jazz is sex, marijuana is a stimulus to sex, the beat tempo is adjusted to the orgiastic release of the sexual impulse.
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Jazz is sex, marijuana is a stimulus to sex, the beat tempo is adjusted to the orgiastic release of the sexual impulse.
adjusted
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[ "adjust%2:30:03::" ]
Lawrence Lipton, in The Holy Barbarians, stresses that for the beat generation sex is more than a source of pleasure ; it is a mystique, and their private language is rich in the multivalent ambiguities of sexual reference so that they dwell in a sexualized universe of discourse.
stresses
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[ "to stress, single out as important" ]
[ "stress%2:32:00::" ]
Lawrence Lipton, in The Holy Barbarians, stresses that for the beat generation sex is more than a source of pleasure ; it is a mystique, and their private language is rich in the multivalent ambiguities of sexual reference so that they dwell in a sexualized universe of discourse.
is
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[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Lawrence Lipton, in The Holy Barbarians, stresses that for the beat generation sex is more than a source of pleasure ; it is a mystique, and their private language is rich in the multivalent ambiguities of sexual reference so that they dwell in a sexualized universe of discourse.
is
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[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Lawrence Lipton, in The Holy Barbarians, stresses that for the beat generation sex is more than a source of pleasure ; it is a mystique, and their private language is rich in the multivalent ambiguities of sexual reference so that they dwell in a sexualized universe of discourse.
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Lawrence Lipton, in The Holy Barbarians, stresses that for the beat generation sex is more than a source of pleasure ; it is a mystique, and their private language is rich in the multivalent ambiguities of sexual reference so that they dwell in a sexualized universe of discourse.
dwell
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[ "originate (in)" ]
[ "dwell%2:42:01::" ]
The singular uncompromising force of their revolt against the cult of restraint is illustrated by their refusal to dance in a public place.
illustrated
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[ "clarify by giving an example of" ]
[ "illustrate%2:32:00::" ]
The singular uncompromising force of their revolt against the cult of restraint is illustrated by their refusal to dance in a public place.
dance
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[ "move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance" ]
[ "dance%2:36:00::" ]
The dance is but a disguised ritual for the expression of ungratified sexual desire.
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
For this reason, too, their language is more forthright and earthy.
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The beatniks crave a sexual experience in which their whole being participates.
crave
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[ "have a craving, appetite, or great desire for" ]
[ "crave%2:34:00::" ]
The beatniks crave a sexual experience in which their whole being participates.
participates
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[ "share in something" ]
[ "participate%2:41:00::" ]
It is therefore not surprising that they resist the lure of marriage and the trap of domesticity, for like cats they are determined not to tame their sexual energy.
resist
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[ "elude, especially in a baffling way" ]
[ "resist%2:42:01::" ]
It is therefore not surprising that they resist the lure of marriage and the trap of domesticity, for like cats they are determined not to tame their sexual energy.
are
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It is therefore not surprising that they resist the lure of marriage and the trap of domesticity, for like cats they are determined not to tame their sexual energy.
tame
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[ "correct by punishment or discipline" ]
[ "tame%2:30:00::" ]
They withdraw to the underground of the slums where they can defy the precepts of legalized propriety.
withdraw
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[ "pull back or move away or backward" ]
[ "withdraw%2:38:00::" ]
They withdraw to the underground of the slums where they can defy the precepts of legalized propriety.
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::" ]
Unlike the heroes and flappers of the lost generation, they disdain the art of `` necking '' and `` petting ''.
disdain
{ "name": "disdain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike", "a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient", "look down on with disdain", "reject with contempt" ] }
[ "look down on with disdain" ]
[ "disdain%2:37:00::" ]
That is reserved for the squares.
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
If they avoid the use of the pungent, outlawed four-letter word it is because it is taboo ; it is sacred.
avoid
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[ "stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something" ]
[ "avoid%2:32:00::" ]
If they avoid the use of the pungent, outlawed four-letter word it is because it is taboo ; it is sacred.
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::" ]
If they avoid the use of the pungent, outlawed four-letter word it is because it is taboo ; it is sacred.
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::" ]
As Lipton, the prophet of the beat generation, declares : `` In the sexual act, the beat are filled with mana, the divine power.
declares
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[ "state emphatically and authoritatively" ]
[ "declare%2:32:00::" ]
As Lipton, the prophet of the beat generation, declares : `` In the sexual act, the beat are filled with mana, the divine power.
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::" ]
This is far from the vulgar, leering sexuality of the middle-class square in heat ''.
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
This is the Holy Grail these knights of the orgasm pursue, this is the irresistible cosmic urge to which they respond.
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::" ]
This is the Holy Grail these knights of the orgasm pursue, this is the irresistible cosmic urge to which they respond.
pursue
{ "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::" ]
This is the Holy Grail these knights of the orgasm pursue, this is the irresistible cosmic urge to which they respond.
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::" ]
This is the Holy Grail these knights of the orgasm pursue, this is the irresistible cosmic urge to which they respond.
respond
{ "name": "respond", "sense_definitions_list": [ "show a response or a reaction to something", "react verbally", "respond favorably or as hoped" ] }
[ "show a response or a reaction to something" ]
[ "respond%2:31:00::" ]
If Wilhelm Reich is the Moses who has led them out of the Egypt of sexual slavery, Dylan Thomas is the poet who offers them the Dionysian dialectic of justification for their indulgence in liquor, marijuana, sex, and jazz.
is
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[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
If Wilhelm Reich is the Moses who has led them out of the Egypt of sexual slavery, Dylan Thomas is the poet who offers them the Dionysian dialectic of justification for their indulgence in liquor, marijuana, sex, and jazz.
led
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[ "travel in front of; go in advance of others" ]
[ "lead%2:38:00::" ]
If Wilhelm Reich is the Moses who has led them out of the Egypt of sexual slavery, Dylan Thomas is the poet who offers them the Dionysian dialectic of justification for their indulgence in liquor, marijuana, sex, and jazz.
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::" ]
If Wilhelm Reich is the Moses who has led them out of the Egypt of sexual slavery, Dylan Thomas is the poet who offers them the Dionysian dialectic of justification for their indulgence in liquor, marijuana, sex, and jazz.
offers
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[ "make available or accessible, provide or furnish" ]
[ "offer%2:40:02::" ]
In addition, they have been converted to Zen Buddhism, with its glorification of all that is `` natural '' and mysteriously alive, the sense that everything in the world is flowing.
converted
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[ "cause to adopt a new or different faith" ]
[ "convert%2:30:07::" ]
In addition, they have been converted to Zen Buddhism, with its glorification of all that is `` natural '' and mysteriously alive, the sense that everything in the world is flowing.
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
In addition, they have been converted to Zen Buddhism, with its glorification of all that is `` natural '' and mysteriously alive, the sense that everything in the world is flowing.
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::" ]
Thus, paradoxically, the beat writers resort to `` religious '' metaphors : they are in search of mana, the spiritual, the numinous, but not anything connected with formal religion.
resort
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[ "have recourse to" ]
[ "resort%2:41:11::" ]
Thus, paradoxically, the beat writers resort to `` religious '' metaphors : they are in search of mana, the spiritual, the numinous, but not anything connected with formal religion.
are
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
What they are after is the beatific vision.
are after
{ "name": "be_after", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have the will and intention to carry out some action" ] }
[ "have the will and intention to carry out some action" ]
[ "be_after%2:31:00::" ]
What they are after is the beatific vision.
is
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[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]