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No matter that Gizenga is Moscow 's man in the Congo.	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::" ]
No matter that it is his troops who rape Western women and eat Western men.	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::" ]
No matter that it is his troops who rape Western women and eat Western men.	rape	{ "name": "rape", "sense_definitions_list": [ "Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop", "the act of despoiling a country in warfare", "the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will", "force (someone) to have sex against their will", "destroy a...	[ "force (someone) to have sex against their will" ]	[ "rape%2:41:00::" ]
No matter that it is his troops who rape Western women and eat Western men.	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 food; used of animals only" ]	[ "eat%2:34:02::" ]
No matter that the Katanga operation is strategically insane in terms of Western interests in Africa.	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::" ]
( Even granted that the Congo should be unified, you do n't protect Western security by first removing the pro-Western weight from the power equilibrium. )	unified	{ "name": "unify", "sense_definitions_list": [ "become one", "to bring or combine together or with something else", "bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation", "act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief", "join or combine" ] }	[ "become one" ]	[ "unify%2:30:00::" ]
( Even granted that the Congo should be unified, you do n't protect Western security by first removing the pro-Western weight from the power equilibrium. )	protect	{ "name": "protect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage", "use tariffs to favor domestic industry" ] }	[ "shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage" ]	[ "protect%2:33:00::" ]
( Even granted that the Congo should be unified, you do n't protect Western security by first removing the pro-Western weight from the power equilibrium. )	removing	{ "name": "remove", "sense_definitions_list": [ "degree of figurative distance or separation; or", "remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract", "remove from a position or an office", "dispose of", "cause to leave", "shift the position or ...	[ "cause to leave" ]	[ "remove%2:41:02::" ]
We can force Britain and France out of the Suez, but we cannot so much as try to force the Russian tanks back from Budapest.	force	{ "name": "force", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a powerful effect or influence", "(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity", "physical energy or intensity", "group of people willing to obey orders", "a unit that is part of some military service", "an act of aggre...	[ "move with force," ]	[ "force%2:38:00::" ]
We can force Britain and France out of the Suez, but we cannot so much as try to force the Russian tanks back from Budapest.	try	{ "name": "try", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something", "make an effort or attempt", "put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to", "put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of", "take a s...	[ "make an effort or attempt" ]	[ "try%2:41:00::" ]
We can force Britain and France out of the Suez, but we cannot so much as try to force the Russian tanks back from Budapest.	force	{ "name": "force", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a powerful effect or influence", "(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity", "physical energy or intensity", "group of people willing to obey orders", "a unit that is part of some military service", "an act of aggre...	[ "move with force," ]	[ "force%2:38:00::" ]
We can mass our fleet against the Trujillos, but not against the Castros.	mass	{ "name": "mass", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field", "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent", "an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)", "(Roman Catholic Church and Protestant C...	[ "join together into a mass or collect or form a mass" ]	[ "mass%2:38:00::" ]
We can vote in the UN against South African apartheid or Portuguese rule in Angola, but we cannot even introduce a motion on the Berlin Wall - much less, give the simple order to push the Wall down.	vote in	{ "name": "vote_in", "sense_definitions_list": [ "elect in a voting process" ] }	[ "elect in a voting process" ]	[ "vote_in%2:41:00::" ]
We can vote in the UN against South African apartheid or Portuguese rule in Angola, but we cannot even introduce a motion on the Berlin Wall - much less, give the simple order to push the Wall down.	introduce	{ "name": "introduce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to come to know personally", "bring something new to an environment", "introduce", "bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment", "bring in or establish in a new place or environment", "put or introduce into something"...	[ "cause to come to know personally" ]	[ "introduce%2:32:00::" ]
We can vote in the UN against South African apartheid or Portuguese rule in Angola, but we cannot even introduce a motion on the Berlin Wall - much less, give the simple order to push the Wall down.	give	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow" ]	[ "give%2:32:01::" ]
We can vote in the UN against South African apartheid or Portuguese rule in Angola, but we cannot even introduce a motion on the Berlin Wall - much less, give the simple order to push the Wall down.	push	{ "name": "push", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of applying force in order to move something away", "the force used in pushing", "enterprising or ambitious drive", "an electrical switch operated by pressing", "an effort to advance", "move with force,", "press, drive, or impel (som...	[ "move with force," ]	[ "push%2:38:00::" ]
We officially receive the anti-French, Moscow-allied Algerian FLN, but we denounce the pro-Europe, anti-Communist OAS as criminal.	receive	{ "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...	[ "accept as true or valid" ]	[ "receive%2:31:00::" ]
We officially receive the anti-French, Moscow-allied Algerian FLN, but we denounce the pro-Europe, anti-Communist OAS as criminal.	denounce	{ "name": "denounce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "speak out against", "to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful", "announce the termination of, as of treaties", "give away information about somebody" ] }	[ "speak out against" ]	[ "denounce%2:32:00::" ]
In the very week of our war against Katanga, we make a $ 133 million grant to Kwame Nkrumah, who has just declared his solidarity with the Communist bloc, and is busily turning his own country into a totalitarian dictatorship.	make	{ "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,...	[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]	[ "make%2:36:00::" ]
In the very week of our war against Katanga, we make a $ 133 million grant to Kwame Nkrumah, who has just declared his solidarity with the Communist bloc, and is busily turning his own country into a totalitarian dictatorship.	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...	[ "announce publicly or officially" ]	[ "declare%2:32:05::" ]
In the very week of our war against Katanga, we make a $ 133 million grant to Kwame Nkrumah, who has just declared his solidarity with the Communist bloc, and is busily turning his own country into a totalitarian dictatorship.	turning	{ "name": "turn", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a circular segment of a curve", "the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course", "(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession", "an unforeseen development", "a movement in a new direction", "the act of turning a...	[ "undergo a transformation or a change of position or action" ]	[ "turn%2:30:04::" ]
As our planes land the war materiel that kills pro-Western Katangans, we stand supinely bleating while Nehru 's troops smash into a five-hundred-year-old district of our NATO ally, Portugal.	land	{ "name": "land", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the land on which real estate is located", "material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)", "territory over which rule or control is exercised", "the solid part of the ea...	[ "bring ashore" ]	[ "land%2:38:03::" ]
As our planes land the war materiel that kills pro-Western Katangans, we stand supinely bleating while Nehru 's troops smash into a five-hundred-year-old district of our NATO ally, Portugal.	kills	{ "name": "kill", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of terminating a life", "the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile", "cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly", "thwart the passage of", "end or extinguish by forceful means", "be fatal", "be...	[ "cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly" ]	[ "kill%2:35:00::" ]
As our planes land the war materiel that kills pro-Western Katangans, we stand supinely bleating while Nehru 's troops smash into a five-hundred-year-old district of our NATO ally, Portugal.	stand	{ "name": "stand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a support or foundation", "the position where a thing or person stands", "a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area", "a small table for holding articles of various kinds", "a support for displaying various articles", "an ...	[ "be standing; be upright" ]	[ "stand%2:35:00::" ]
As our planes land the war materiel that kills pro-Western Katangans, we stand supinely bleating while Nehru 's troops smash into a five-hundred-year-old district of our NATO ally, Portugal.	bleating	{ "name": "bleat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)", "talk whiningly", "cry plaintively" ] }	[ "cry plaintively" ]	[ "bleat%2:32:00::" ]
What explains this uni-directional paralysis?	explains	{ "name": "explain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make plain and comprehensible", "define", "serve as a reason or cause or justification of" ] }	[ "serve as a reason or cause or justification of" ]	[ "explain%2:32:02::" ]
It is the consequence of the system of ideas that constitutes the frame of our international - and in some degree our domestic - policy.	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::" ]
It is the consequence of the system of ideas that constitutes the frame of our international - and in some degree our domestic - policy.	constitutes	{ "name": "constitute", "sense_definitions_list": [ "form or compose", "create and charge with a task or function", "to compose or represent:", "set up or lay the groundwork for" ] }	[ "form or compose" ]	[ "constitute%2:42:00::" ]
The Suez-Hungary crisis proves that this system was not invented by the new Administration, but only made more consistent and more active.	proves	{ "name": "prove", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be shown or be found to be", "establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment", "provide evidence for", "prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof", "put to the test, as for its quality, or give ex...	[ "establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment" ]	[ "prove%2:31:00::" ]
The Suez-Hungary crisis proves that this system was not invented by the new Administration, but only made more consistent and more active.	invented	{ "name": "invent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort", "make up something artificial or untrue" ] }	[ "come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort" ]	[ "invent%2:36:00::" ]
The Suez-Hungary crisis proves that this system was not invented by the new Administration, but only made more consistent and more active.	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::" ]
Most immediately relevant to these episodes in Goa, Katanga and Ghana, as to the Suez-Hungary crisis before them, is the belief that the main theater of the world drama is the underdeveloped region of Asia, Africa and Latin America.	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::" ]
Most immediately relevant to these episodes in Goa, Katanga and Ghana, as to the Suez-Hungary crisis before them, is the belief that the main theater of the world drama is the underdeveloped region of Asia, Africa and Latin America.	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 this belief is derived the practical orientation of our policy on the `` uncommitted '' ( `` neutralist '', `` contested '' ) nations, especially on those whose leaders make the most noise - Nehru, Tito, Nkrumah, Sukarno, Betancourt, etc..	derived	{ "name": "derive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "reason by deduction; establish by deduction", "obtain", "come from", "develop or evolve from a latent or potential state", "come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example" ] }	[ "develop or evolve from a latent or potential state" ]	[ "derive%2:30:00::" ]
From this belief is derived the practical orientation of our policy on the `` uncommitted '' ( `` neutralist '', `` contested '' ) nations, especially on those whose leaders make the most noise - Nehru, Tito, Nkrumah, Sukarno, Betancourt, etc..	make	{ "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,...	[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]	[ "make%2:36:00::" ]
Our chief aim becomes that of finding favor in neutralist eyes.	becomes	{ "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" ] }	[ "undergo a change or development" ]	[ "become%2:42:01::" ]
Our chief aim becomes that of finding favor in neutralist eyes.	finding	{ "name": "find", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a productive insight", "the act of discovering something", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with", "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost", ...	[ "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ]	[ "find%2:40:02::" ]
If we grasp this orientation as a key, our national conduct in all of the events here mentioned becomes intelligible.	grasp	{ "name": "grasp", "sense_definitions_list": [ "understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something", "the limit of capability", "an intellectual hold or understanding", "the act of grasping", "hold firmly", "get the meaning of something" ] }	[ "get the meaning of something" ]	[ "grasp%2:31:00::" ]
If we grasp this orientation as a key, our national conduct in all of the events here mentioned becomes intelligible.	mentioned	{ "name": "mention", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a remark that calls attention to something or someone", "a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage", "an official recognition of merit", "make reference to", "make mention of", "commend" ] }	[ "make reference to" ]	[ "mention%2:32:02::" ]
If we grasp this orientation as a key, our national conduct in all of the events here mentioned becomes intelligible.	becomes	{ "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" ] }	[ "undergo a change or development" ]	[ "become%2:42:01::" ]
And it becomes clear why in general we cannot take the initiative against the Left.	becomes	{ "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" ] }	[ "undergo a change or development" ]	[ "become%2:42:01::" ]
And it becomes clear why in general we cannot take the initiative against the Left.	take	{ "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 ...	[ "carry out" ]	[ "take%2:41:04::" ]
It is a good eight years now since each of us acquired a swimming pool - eight enlightening, vigorous, rigorous, not wholly unrewarding years.	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 or equivalent to" ]	[ "be%2:42:07::" ]
It is a good eight years now since each of us acquired a swimming pool - eight enlightening, vigorous, rigorous, not wholly unrewarding years.	acquired	{ "name": "acquire", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract", "take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect", "come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)", "locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as rad...	[ "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract" ]	[ "acquire%2:40:00::" ]
We have learned a lot - a dash of hydrochemistry here, a bit about plumbing and pump-priming there.	learned	{ "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::" ]
We have had sound grounding in the principles of the mailed-fist-in-velvet-glove school of diplomacy.	had	{ "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...	[ "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)" ]	[ "have%2:39:06::" ]
We have become amateur insurance experts and fine-feathered yard birds.	become	{ "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::" ]
True, our problems have lessened a bit as more and more of our neighbors have built their own pools, thereby diluting our spectacular attractions.	lessened	{ "name": "lessen", "sense_definitions_list": [ "decrease in size, extent, or range", "make smaller", "wear off or die down" ] }	[ "decrease in size, extent, or range" ]	[ "lessen%2:30:00::" ]
True, our problems have lessened a bit as more and more of our neighbors have built their own pools, thereby diluting our spectacular attractions.	built	{ "name": "build", "sense_definitions_list": [ "constitution of the human body", "alternative names for the body of a human being", "make by combining materials and parts", "form or accumulate steadily", "build or establish something abstract", "improve the cleansing action of", "order, ...	[ "make by combining materials and parts" ]	[ "build%2:36:00::" ]
True, our problems have lessened a bit as more and more of our neighbors have built their own pools, thereby diluting our spectacular attractions.	diluting	{ "name": "dilute", "sense_definitions_list": [ "lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture", "corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones", "reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity" ...	[ "lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture" ]	[ "dilute%2:30:00::" ]
But problems cling to pools, as any pool owner knows.	cling to	{ "name": "cling_to", "sense_definitions_list": [ "hold firmly, usually with one's hands" ] }	[ "hold firmly, usually with one's hands" ]	[ "cling_to%2:35:00::" ]
But problems cling to pools, as any pool owner knows.	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...	[ "know how to do or perform something" ]	[ "know%2:31:03::" ]
So our innate generosity of spirit prompts us to share our trials, errors and solutions with any who are taking the pool plunge for the first time - in the pious hope that some may profit from our experience.	prompts	{ "name": "prompt", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)", "(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command", "give an incentive for action", "serve as...	[ "serve as the inciting cause of" ]	[ "prompt%2:32:00::" ]
So our innate generosity of spirit prompts us to share our trials, errors and solutions with any who are taking the pool plunge for the first time - in the pious hope that some may profit from our experience.	share	{ "name": "share", "sense_definitions_list": [ "assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group", "any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate", "the allotment of some amount b...	[ "communicate" ]	[ "share%2:32:00::" ]
So our innate generosity of spirit prompts us to share our trials, errors and solutions with any who are taking the pool plunge for the first time - in the pious hope that some may profit from our experience.	taking	{ "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 ...	[ "experience or feel or submit to" ]	[ "take%2:39:00::" ]
So our innate generosity of spirit prompts us to share our trials, errors and solutions with any who are taking the pool plunge for the first time - in the pious hope that some may profit from our experience.	profit	{ "name": "profit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)", "the advantageous quality of being beneficial", "derive a benefit from", "make a profit; gain money or materially" ] }	[ "derive a benefit from" ]	[ "profit%2:40:02::" ]
Position may not be everything, but in the case of a pool it can certainly contribute difficulties, social and / or physical.	be	{ "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::" ]
Position may not be everything, but in the case of a pool it can certainly contribute difficulties, social and / or physical.	contribute	{ "name": "contribute", "sense_definitions_list": [ "bestow a quality on", "contribute to some cause", "be conducive to", "provide" ] }	[ "bestow a quality on" ]	[ "contribute%2:40:01::" ]
We speak from varying viewpoints.	speak	{ "name": "speak", "sense_definitions_list": [ "express in speech", "exchange thoughts; talk with", "use language", "give a speech to", "make a characteristic or natural sound" ] }	[ "exchange thoughts; talk with" ]	[ "speak%2:32:01::" ]
One of us has a pool set in a wooded area very near the house.	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::" ]
The other has his pool far away from the house in a field high on a hill.	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::" ]
If you are dreaming of a blue, shimmering pool right outside your living room windows, close your eyes firmly and fill in the picture with lots and lots of children, damp towels, squashed tubes of suntan oil and semi-inflated plastic toys.	dreaming	{ "name": "dream", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep", "imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake", "a cherished desire", "a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)", "a state of mind characterized by abstract...	[ "have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy" ]	[ "dream%2:36:00::" ]
If you are dreaming of a blue, shimmering pool right outside your living room windows, close your eyes firmly and fill in the picture with lots and lots of children, damp towels, squashed tubes of suntan oil and semi-inflated plastic toys.	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...	[ "move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut" ]	[ "close%2:35:00::" ]
If you are dreaming of a blue, shimmering pool right outside your living room windows, close your eyes firmly and fill in the picture with lots and lots of children, damp towels, squashed tubes of suntan oil and semi-inflated plastic toys.	fill in	{ "name": "fill_in", "sense_definitions_list": [ "supply with information on a specific topic", "represent the effect of shade or shadow on", "be a substitute", "write all the required information onto a form" ] }	[ "represent the effect of shade or shadow on" ]	[ "fill_in%2:36:00::" ]
You are likely to be nearer the truth.	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::" ]
You are likely to be nearer the truth.	be	{ "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::" ]
You can also see that the greater the proximity of the pool to your main living quarters, the greater the chance for violation of family privacy, annoying noise and the let 's - make-your-house-our-club attitude.	see	{ "name": "see", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located", "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...	[ "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally" ]	[ "see%2:31:01::" ]
On the other hand, out-of-sight does not lead to out-of-mind when children cannot be easily observed and you have to make a long trek to reach the pool.	lead	{ "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...	[ "have as a result or residue" ]	[ "lead%2:42:04::" ]
On the other hand, out-of-sight does not lead to out-of-mind when children cannot be easily observed and you have to make a long trek to reach the pool.	observed	{ "name": "observe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "make mention of", "observe with care or pay close attention to", "watch attentively", "show respect towards", "behave as expected during of holidays or rites", "follow with the ...	[ "watch attentively" ]	[ "observe%2:39:00::" ]
On the other hand, out-of-sight does not lead to out-of-mind when children cannot be easily observed and you have to make a long trek to reach the pool.	make	{ "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::" ]
On the other hand, out-of-sight does not lead to out-of-mind when children cannot be easily observed and you have to make a long trek to reach the pool.	reach	{ "name": "reach", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the limits within which something can be effective", "an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:", "the act of physically reaching or thrusting out", "the limit of capability", "reach a destination, either real or abstract...	[ "reach a destination, either real or abstract" ]	[ "reach%2:38:01::" ]
Another dilemma : As picturesque as a sylvan pond in the forest may be, trees offer a leaf and root hazard to the well-being of a pool.	be	{ "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::" ]
Another dilemma : As picturesque as a sylvan pond in the forest may be, trees offer a leaf and root hazard to the well-being of a pool.	offer	{ "name": "offer", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the verbal act of offering", "something offered (as a proposal or bid)", "a usually brief attempt", "make available or accessible, provide or furnish", "present for acceptance or rejection", "agree freely", "put forward for consideration", ...	[ "make available or accessible, provide or furnish" ]	[ "offer%2:40:02::" ]
Yet a grassy approach can turn a pool into a floating lawn every time the grass is mowed.	mowed	{ "name": "mow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a loft in a barn where hay is stored", "cut with a blade or mower", "make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip" ] }	[ "cut with a blade or mower" ]	[ "mow%2:35:00::" ]
As in choosing a wife, it is only sensible to consider also how appealing a pool is likely to be in bad weather as well as in good.	choosing	{ "name": "choose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives", "select as an alternative over another", "see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way" ] }	[ "pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives" ]	[ "choose%2:31:00::" ]
As in choosing a wife, it is only sensible to consider also how appealing a pool is likely to be in bad weather as well as in good.	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 in choosing a wife, it is only sensible to consider also how appealing a pool is likely to be in bad weather as well as in good.	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", ...	[ "give careful consideration to" ]	[ "consider%2:39:00::" ]
As in choosing a wife, it is only sensible to consider also how appealing a pool is likely to be in bad weather as well as in good.	be	{ "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::" ]
In the colder climes, for instance, you will have to live through the many unglamorous winter months when your pool will hardly look its best.	live	{ "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...	[ "have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations" ]	[ "live%2:31:00::" ]
In the colder climes, for instance, you will have to live through the many unglamorous winter months when your pool will hardly look its best.	look	{ "name": "look", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the feelings expressed on a person's face", "the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually", "physical appearance", "the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people", "perceive with att...	[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]	[ "look%2:39:01::" ]
It may be a big hole in the ground filled with salt hay, or an ice floe studded with logs.	be	{ "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::" ]
It may be a big hole in the ground filled with salt hay, or an ice floe studded with logs.	studded	{ "name": "stud", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a man who is virile and sexually active", "ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)", "an upright in house framing", "adult male horse kept for breeding", "poker in which each player receives hole card...	[ "scatter or intersperse like dots or studs" ]	[ "stud%2:42:00::" ]
Even a neat, plastic-covered plunge is not exactly a joy to behold.	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::" ]
Even a neat, plastic-covered plunge is not exactly a joy to behold.	behold	{ "name": "behold", "sense_definitions_list": [ "see with attention" ] }	[ "see with attention" ]	[ "behold%2:39:00::" ]
( We do, however, recommend those patented covers to prevent both people and junk - flora and fauna generally - from accidentally wintering in the pool. )	recommend	{ "name": "recommend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "push for something", "express a good opinion of", "make attractive or acceptable" ] }	[ "push for something" ]	[ "recommend%2:32:01::" ]
( We do, however, recommend those patented covers to prevent both people and junk - flora and fauna generally - from accidentally wintering in the pool. )	prevent	{ "name": "prevent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "keep from happening or arising; make impossible", "stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state" ] }	[ "keep from happening or arising; make impossible" ]	[ "prevent%2:41:01::" ]
( We do, however, recommend those patented covers to prevent both people and junk - flora and fauna generally - from accidentally wintering in the pool. )	wintering	{ "name": "winter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox", "spend the winter" ] }	[ "spend the winter" ]	[ "winter%2:42:00::" ]
Probably no location for a pool is perfect on all counts.	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::" ]
Naturally it will be dictated to a large extent by the shape and size of your land.	dictated	{ "name": "dictate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an authoritative rule", "a guiding principle", "issue commands or orders for", "say out loud for the purpose of recording", "rule as a dictator" ] }	[ "issue commands or orders for" ]	[ "dictate%2:32:00::" ]
But if space and money are no problem and small children are not on hand every day, it is certainly more restful to have your pool and entertainment area removed from the immediate environs of the house.	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::" ]
But if space and money are no problem and small children are not on hand every day, it is certainly more restful to have your pool and entertainment area removed from the immediate environs of the house.	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::" ]
But if space and money are no problem and small children are not on hand every day, it is certainly more restful to have your pool and entertainment area removed from the immediate environs of the house.	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::" ]
But if space and money are no problem and small children are not on hand every day, it is certainly more restful to have your pool and entertainment area removed from the immediate environs of the house.	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...	[ "cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition" ]	[ "have%2:30:00::" ]
But if space and money are no problem and small children are not on hand every day, it is certainly more restful to have your pool and entertainment area removed from the immediate environs of the house.	removed	{ "name": "remove", "sense_definitions_list": [ "degree of figurative distance or separation; or", "remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract", "remove from a position or an office", "dispose of", "cause to leave", "shift the position or ...	[ "remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract" ]	[ "remove%2:30:00::" ]
And a good several feet around the pool should be neither greensward nor woods, but good hard pavement.	be	{ "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...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
The placement of your pool, however, will not of itself solve the two major problems of pool owning - those that involve your social life and those pertaining to safety.	solve	{ "name": "solve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of", "find the solution", "settle, as of a debt" ] }	[ "find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of" ]	[ "solve%2:31:00::" ]
The placement of your pool, however, will not of itself solve the two major problems of pool owning - those that involve your social life and those pertaining to safety.	involve	{ "name": "involve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "connect closely and often incriminatingly", "engage as a participant", "have as a necessary feature", "require as useful, just, or proper", "contain as a part", "occupy or engage the interest of", "make complex or intricate or complicated...	[ "connect closely and often incriminatingly" ]	[ "involve%2:42:01::" ]
The placement of your pool, however, will not of itself solve the two major problems of pool owning - those that involve your social life and those pertaining to safety.	pertaining	{ "name": "pertain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be relevant to", "be a part or attribute of" ] }	[ "be relevant to" ]	[ "pertain%2:42:01::" ]
Coping with them demands stern discipline - of yourself as well as of your family, neighbors, friends and anyone you ever talked to on a transoceanic jet.	Coping with	{ "name": "cope_with", "sense_definitions_list": [ "satisfy or fulfill" ] }	[ "satisfy or fulfill" ]	[ "cope_with%2:41:00::" ]
Coping with them demands stern discipline - of yourself as well as of your family, neighbors, friends and anyone you ever talked to on a transoceanic jet.	demands	{ "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"...	[ "require as useful, just, or proper" ]	[ "demand%2:42:00::" ]

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