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With such a force of manned bombers we could bring enormous pressure to bear on an enemy, and this pressure would be selective and extremely discriminating.	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::" ]
No need to kill an entire city and all its people because we lacked the precision and reconnaissance to selectively disarm the enemy 's military force.	kill	{ "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::" ]
No need to kill an entire city and all its people because we lacked the precision and reconnaissance to selectively disarm the enemy 's military force.	lacked	{ "name": "lack", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable", "be without" ] }	[ "be without" ]	[ "lack%2:42:00::" ]
No need to kill an entire city and all its people because we lacked the precision and reconnaissance to selectively disarm the enemy 's military force.	disarm	{ "name": "disarm", "sense_definitions_list": [ "remove offensive capability from", "make less hostile; win over", "take away the weapons from; render harmless" ] }	[ "remove offensive capability from" ]	[ "disarm%2:33:00::" ]
Our first necessity, at the very outset of war, is post-attack reconnaissance.	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::" ]
In a few years we will have SAMOS ( semiautomatic missile observation system ).	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::" ]
But in the case of moving targets, and targets which have limited mobility, what will their location be when it is time to destroy them?	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 as a feature" ]	[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
But in the case of moving targets, and targets which have limited mobility, what will their location be when it is time to destroy them?	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::" ]
But in the case of moving targets, and targets which have limited mobility, what will their location be when it is time to destroy them?	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...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
But in the case of moving targets, and targets which have limited mobility, what will their location be when it is time to destroy them?	destroy	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of" ]	[ "destroy%2:36:00::" ]
What targets have we successfully knocked out?	knocked out	{ "name": "knock_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "eliminate", "knock unconscious or senseless", "destroy or break forcefully", "overwhelm with admiration", "empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out" ] }	[ "eliminate" ]	[ "knock_out%2:30:01::" ]
A ballistic missile cannot, today, tell you if it was successful or unsuccessful.	tell	{ "name": "tell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)", "exp...	[ "let something be known" ]	[ "tell%2:32:00::" ]
A ballistic missile cannot, today, tell you if it was successful or unsuccessful.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
What targets still remain to be hit?	remain	{ "name": "remain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "stay the same; remain in a certain state", "continue in a place, position, or situation", "be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.", "stay behind" ] }	[ "be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc." ]	[ "remain%2:42:05::" ]
What targets still remain to be hit?	hit	{ "name": "hit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)", "the act of contacting one thing with another", "a conspicuous success", "(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together", "a dose of a narcotic drug"...	[ "hit against; come into sudden contact with" ]	[ "hit%2:35:01::" ]
These crucial questions must be answered by post-attack reconnaissance.	answered	{ "name": "answer", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation", "a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem", "the speech act of replying to a question", "the principal ple...	[ "react verbally" ]	[ "answer%2:32:00::" ]
SAMOS will be hard put to see through clouds - and to see in the dark.	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::" ]
SAMOS will be hard put to see through clouds - and to see in the dark.	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 by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]	[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
SAMOS will be hard put to see through clouds - and to see in the dark.	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 by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]	[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
Even if this is some day possible, there remains the 30 - minute time of flight of a missile to its overseas target.	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 if this is some day possible, there remains the 30 - minute time of flight of a missile to its overseas target.	remains	{ "name": "remain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "stay the same; remain in a certain state", "continue in a place, position, or situation", "be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.", "stay behind" ] }	[ "be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc." ]	[ "remain%2:42:05::" ]
If the target can change its position significantly during the 30 minutes the missile is in the air on its way, the probability of the missile destroying the target is drastically reduced.	change	{ "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...	[ "cause to change; make different; cause a transformation" ]	[ "change%2:30:01::" ]
If the target can change its position significantly during the 30 minutes the missile is in the air on its way, the probability of the missile destroying the target is drastically reduced.	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...	[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]	[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
If the target can change its position significantly during the 30 minutes the missile is in the air on its way, the probability of the missile destroying the target is drastically reduced.	destroying	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "destroy completely; damage irreparably" ]	[ "destroy%2:35:00::" ]
If the target can change its position significantly during the 30 minutes the missile is in the air on its way, the probability of the missile destroying the target is drastically reduced.	reduced	{ "name": "reduce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cut down on; make a reduction in", "make less complex", "bring to humbler or weaker state or condition", "simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another", "lower in grade or rank or force somebody i...	[ "cut down on; make a reduction in" ]	[ "reduce%2:30:00::" ]
Pre-attack reconnaissance is vital but only post-attack reconnaissance will allow us to terminate the war favorably.	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::" ]
Pre-attack reconnaissance is vital but only post-attack reconnaissance will allow us to terminate the war favorably.	allow	{ "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...	[ "make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen" ]	[ "allow%2:41:00::" ]
Pre-attack reconnaissance is vital but only post-attack reconnaissance will allow us to terminate the war favorably.	terminate	{ "name": "terminate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "bring to an end or halt", "have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical", "be the end of; be the last or concluding part of", "terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position" ] }	[ "bring to an end or halt" ]	[ "terminate%2:30:01::" ]
It would be priceless to have an aircraft to gather that post-attack reconnaissance.	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::" ]
It would be priceless to have an aircraft to gather that post-attack reconnaissance.	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::" ]
It would be priceless to have an aircraft to gather that post-attack reconnaissance.	gather	{ "name": "gather", "sense_definitions_list": [ "sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching", "the act of gathering something", "assemble or get together", "collect in one place", "collect or gather", "conclude from evidence", "draw ...	[ "assemble or get together" ]	[ "gather%2:35:00::" ]
It could operate under the clouds and perform infrared photography through clouds and at night.	operate	{ "name": "operate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.", "perform as expected when applied", "handle and cause to function", "perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense", "happen", "keep engage...	[ "perform as expected when applied" ]	[ "operate%2:35:03::" ]
It could operate under the clouds and perform infrared photography through clouds and at night.	perform	{ "name": "perform", "sense_definitions_list": [ "carry out or perform an action", "perform a function", "give a performance (of something)", "get (something) done" ] }	[ "perform a function" ]	[ "perform%2:41:02::" ]
It would be even more valuable because that same aircraft could immediately destroy any targets it discovered - no need to wait for a missile to come all the way from the United States with the chance that the target, if it were mobile, would be gone.	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::" ]
It would be even more valuable because that same aircraft could immediately destroy any targets it discovered - no need to wait for a missile to come all the way from the United States with the chance that the target, if it were mobile, would be gone.	destroy	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "destroy completely; damage irreparably" ]	[ "destroy%2:35:00::" ]
It would be even more valuable because that same aircraft could immediately destroy any targets it discovered - no need to wait for a missile to come all the way from the United States with the chance that the target, if it were mobile, would be gone.	discovered	{ "name": "discover", "sense_definitions_list": [ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "make a discovery, make a new finding", "make a discovery", "find unexpectedly", "make known to the public information that w...	[ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of" ]	[ "discover%2:39:03::" ]
It would be even more valuable because that same aircraft could immediately destroy any targets it discovered - no need to wait for a missile to come all the way from the United States with the chance that the target, if it were mobile, would be gone.	wait	{ "name": "wait", "sense_definitions_list": [ "time during which some action is awaited", "the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)", "stay in one place and anticipate or expect something", "wait before acting", "look forward to the probable occurrence of", ...	[ "look forward to the probable occurrence of" ]	[ "wait%2:31:00::" ]
It would be even more valuable because that same aircraft could immediately destroy any targets it discovered - no need to wait for a missile to come all the way from the United States with the chance that the target, if it were mobile, would be gone.	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...	[ "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress" ]	[ "come%2:38:04::" ]
It would be even more valuable because that same aircraft could immediately destroy any targets it discovered - no need to wait for a missile to come all the way from the United States with the chance that the target, if it were mobile, would be gone.	were	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It would be even more valuable because that same aircraft could immediately destroy any targets it discovered - no need to wait for a missile to come all the way from the United States with the chance that the target, if it were mobile, would be gone.	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::" ]
A large aircraft, such as the B-52 or B-70, could carry perhaps 50 or 100 small nuclear weapons.	carry	{ "name": "carry", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of carrying something", "move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body", "have with oneself; have on one's person", "transmit or serve as the medium for transmission", "serve as a means for expressing somethi...	[ "contain or hold; have within" ]	[ "carry%2:42:03::" ]
Few people realize that one kiloton of nuclear explosive power will create 1000 psi overpressure at 100 feet.	realize	{ "name": "realize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be fully aware or cognizant of", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "make real or concrete; give reality or substance to", "earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages", "convert into cash; of goods and prope...	[ "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally" ]	[ "realize%2:31:00::" ]
Few people realize that one kiloton of nuclear explosive power will create 1000 psi overpressure at 100 feet.	create	{ "name": "create", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make or cause to be or to become", "bring into existence", "pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity", "invest with a new title, office, or rank", "create by artistic means", "create or manufacture a man-made product" ] ...	[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]	[ "create%2:36:00::" ]
Or put another way, the hardest missile site planned today could be destroyed by placing a one-kiloton warhead ( 1 20 th the size of those used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki ) within 100 to 200 feet of the target!	put	{ "name": "put", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date", "put into a certain place or abstract location", "cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation", "formulate in a particular ...	[ "formulate in a particular style or language" ]	[ "put%2:32:00::" ]
Or put another way, the hardest missile site planned today could be destroyed by placing a one-kiloton warhead ( 1 20 th the size of those used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki ) within 100 to 200 feet of the target!	planned	{ "name": "plan", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished", "an arrangement scheme", "scale drawing of a structure", "have the will and intention to carry out some action", "make plans for something", "make or work out a plan for; devise",...	[ "make or work out a plan for; devise" ]	[ "plan%2:36:00::" ]
Or put another way, the hardest missile site planned today could be destroyed by placing a one-kiloton warhead ( 1 20 th the size of those used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki ) within 100 to 200 feet of the target!	destroyed	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "destroy completely; damage irreparably" ]	[ "destroy%2:35:00::" ]
Or put another way, the hardest missile site planned today could be destroyed by placing a one-kiloton warhead ( 1 20 th the size of those used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki ) within 100 to 200 feet of the target!	placing	{ "name": "place", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a point located with respect to surface features of some region", "any area set aside for a particular purpose", "an abstract mental location", "a general vicinity", "the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another", ...	[ "put into a certain place or abstract location" ]	[ "place%2:35:00::" ]
Or put another way, the hardest missile site planned today could be destroyed by placing a one-kiloton warhead ( 1 20 th the size of those used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki ) within 100 to 200 feet of the target!	used	{ "name": "use", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of using", "what something is used for", "a particular service", "(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing", "(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be ...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
It is our lack of extreme accuracy which forces the use of very large yield nuclear weapons.	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::" ]
It is our lack of extreme accuracy which forces the use of very large yield nuclear weapons.	forces	{ "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...	[ "urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate" ]	[ "force%2:36:00::" ]
Today we have side-looking radar which has such high resolution that the radar picture clearly shows individual buildings, runways, taxi-ways, separate spans of bridges, etc..	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::" ]
Today we have side-looking radar which has such high resolution that the radar picture clearly shows individual buildings, runways, taxi-ways, separate spans of bridges, etc..	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 as a feature" ]	[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
With these keen `` eyes '' and small nuclear weapons delivered with accuracy, military forces can be directly attacked with minimum damage to urban areas.	delivered	{ "name": "deliver", "sense_definitions_list": [ "deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)", "bring to a destination, make a delivery", "to surrender someone or something to another", "free from harm or evil", "hand over to the authorities of another country", "pass down", "utter (an exclama...	[ "bring to a destination, make a delivery" ]	[ "deliver%2:35:00::" ]
With these keen `` eyes '' and small nuclear weapons delivered with accuracy, military forces can be directly attacked with minimum damage to urban areas.	attacked	{ "name": "attack", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)", "an offensive move in a sport or game", "intense adverse criticism", "ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation", "the act of attacking", "a decisive manner of begi...	[ "launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with" ]	[ "attack%2:33:00::" ]
If we fail to develop the means to hunt down and destroy the enemy 's military force with extreme care and precision, and if war comes in spite of our most ardent desires for peace, our choice of alternatives will be truly frightening.	fail	{ "name": "fail", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fail to do something; leave something undone", "be unsuccessful", "disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake", "stop operating or functioning", "be unable", "judge unacceptable", "fail to get a passing grade", "fall short in wh...	[ "fail to do something; leave something undone" ]	[ "fail%2:41:02::" ]
If we fail to develop the means to hunt down and destroy the enemy 's military force with extreme care and precision, and if war comes in spite of our most ardent desires for peace, our choice of alternatives will be truly frightening.	develop	{ "name": "develop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation", "work out", "gain through experience", "come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)", "come into existence; take on form or shape", "change th...	[ "make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation" ]	[ "develop%2:36:01::" ]
If we fail to develop the means to hunt down and destroy the enemy 's military force with extreme care and precision, and if war comes in spite of our most ardent desires for peace, our choice of alternatives will be truly frightening.	hunt down	{ "name": "hunt_down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)" ] }	[ "pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)" ]	[ "hunt_down%2:33:00::" ]
If we fail to develop the means to hunt down and destroy the enemy 's military force with extreme care and precision, and if war comes in spite of our most ardent desires for peace, our choice of alternatives will be truly frightening.	destroy	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "destroy completely; damage irreparably" ]	[ "destroy%2:35:00::" ]
If we fail to develop the means to hunt down and destroy the enemy 's military force with extreme care and precision, and if war comes in spite of our most ardent desires for peace, our choice of alternatives will be truly frightening.	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...	[ "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress" ]	[ "come%2:38:04::" ]
If we fail to develop the means to hunt down and destroy the enemy 's military force with extreme care and precision, and if war comes in spite of our most ardent desires for peace, our choice of alternatives will be truly frightening.	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::" ]
He put in a call to Cunningham from his hotel room.	put in	{ "name": "put_in", "sense_definitions_list": [ "introduce", "keep or lay aside for future use", "break into a conversation", "set up for use", "make an application as for a job or funding", "to insert between other elements" ] }	[ "break into a conversation" ]	[ "put_in%2:32:00::" ]
The maid answered and he decided Nancy must be at work.	answered	{ "name": "answer", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation", "a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem", "the speech act of replying to a question", "the principal ple...	[ "respond to a signal" ]	[ "answer%2:31:02::" ]
The maid answered and he decided Nancy must be at work.	decided	{ "name": "decide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something", "bring to an end; settle conclusively", "cause to decide", "influence or determine" ] }	[ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something" ]	[ "decide%2:31:00::" ]
The maid answered and he decided Nancy must be at work.	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::" ]
Jeb cautioned him not to be too hopeful and then, ignoring his own advice, said excitedly, `` But it does sound good.	cautioned	{ "name": "caution", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger", "a warning against certain acts", "judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger", "the trait of being circumspect and prudent", "warn strongly; put on guard" ] }	[ "warn strongly; put on guard" ]	[ "caution%2:32:00::" ]
Jeb cautioned him not to be too hopeful and then, ignoring his own advice, said excitedly, `` But it does sound 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::" ]
Jeb cautioned him not to be too hopeful and then, ignoring his own advice, said excitedly, `` But it does sound good.	ignoring	{ "name": "ignore", "sense_definitions_list": [ "refuse to acknowledge", "bar from attention or consideration", "fail to notice", "give little or no attention to", "be ignorant of or in the dark about" ] }	[ "fail to notice" ]	[ "ignore%2:39:00::" ]
Jeb cautioned him not to be too hopeful and then, ignoring his own advice, said excitedly, `` But it does sound good.	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::" ]
Jeb cautioned him not to be too hopeful and then, ignoring his own advice, said excitedly, `` But it does sound good.	sound	{ "name": "sound", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause", "the subjective sensation of hearing something", "mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium", "the sudden occurrence of an audible event", "the audible part of a transmitted si...	[ "appear in a certain way" ]	[ "sound%2:39:06::" ]
A woman named Lisa who tells nobody anything about herself.	tells	{ "name": "tell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)", "exp...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "tell%2:32:04::" ]
`` I 'm not exactly jumping up and down with enthusiasm.	jumping	{ "name": "jump", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a sudden and decisive increase", "an abrupt transition", "(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another", "a sudden involuntary movement", "descent with a parachute", "the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground", "move fo...	[ "move forward by leaps and bounds" ]	[ "jump%2:38:00::" ]
I 'll call you in a day or so ''.	call	{ "name": "call", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a telephone connection", "a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course", "a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition", "a demand especially in the phrase", "the characteristic sound produced by a bird", ...	[ "get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone" ]	[ "call%2:32:01::" ]
On the highway he relaxed and enjoyed the drive over Lake Pontchartrain and along the coast.	relaxed	{ "name": "relax", "sense_definitions_list": [ "become less tense, rest, or take one's ease", "make less taut", "become loose or looser or less tight", "cause to feel relaxed", "become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner", "make less severe or strict",...	[ "become less tense, rest, or take one's ease" ]	[ "relax%2:29:00::" ]
On the highway he relaxed and enjoyed the drive over Lake Pontchartrain and along the coast.	enjoyed	{ "name": "enjoy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in", "have benefit from", "get pleasure from", "have for one's benefit", "take delight in" ] }	[ "derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in" ]	[ "enjoy%2:37:00::" ]
Gulf Springs was ten miles inland - more of a quaint old coast town than those along the beach made garish by tourist attractions.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Gulf Springs was ten miles inland - more of a quaint old coast town than those along the beach made garish by tourist attractions.	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::" ]
He checked into a motel and drove downtown.	checked into	{ "name": "check_in", "sense_definitions_list": [ "announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports" ] }	[ "announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports" ]	[ "check_in%2:32:00::" ]
He checked into a motel and drove downtown.	drove	{ "name": "drive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of applying force to propel something", "a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine", "a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end", "a road leading up to a private house", "the trait of...	[ "travel or be transported in a vehicle" ]	[ "drive%2:38:00::" ]
The courthouse was a white-stucco building minus the customary dome.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Instead of the usual straggling privet hedges and patches of bare dirt in most small-town squares, the building was hemmed in by a semitropical growth of camellias and azaleas and a smooth lawn the improbably bright-green shade of florist 's grass.	hemmed in	{ "name": "hem_in", "sense_definitions_list": [ "surround in a restrictive manner", "surround so as to force to give up" ] }	[ "surround in a restrictive manner" ]	[ "hem_in%2:35:00::" ]
He figured his best bet was a call on the sheriff.	figured	{ "name": "figure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a diagram or picture illustrating textual material", "alternative names for the body of a human being", "one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration", "a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)", "a well-known or nota...	[ "judge to be probable" ]	[ "figure%2:31:01::" ]
He figured his best bet was a call on the sheriff.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
A clerk in the outer office took him in to Sheriff Carruthers, a big, paunchy man with thick, white hair and a voice with a senatorial resonance which suggested he should be running for higher office.	took	{ "name": "take_in", "sense_definitions_list": [ "provide with shelter", "fool or hoax", "suck or take up or in", "visit for entertainment", "call for and obtain payment of", "see or watch", "express willingness to have in one's home or environs", "fold up", "take up mentally", ...	[ "express willingness to have in one's home or environs" ]	[ "take_in%2:35:01::" ]
A clerk in the outer office took him in to Sheriff Carruthers, a big, paunchy man with thick, white hair and a voice with a senatorial resonance which suggested he should be running for higher office.	suggested	{ "name": "suggest", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a proposal, declare a plan for something", "drop a hint; intimate by a hint", "imply as a possibility", "suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine", "call to mind" ] }	[ "imply as a possibility" ]	[ "suggest%2:32:02::" ]
A clerk in the outer office took him in to Sheriff Carruthers, a big, paunchy man with thick, white hair and a voice with a senatorial resonance which suggested he should be running for higher office.	running	{ "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...	[ "run, stand, or compete for an office or a position" ]	[ "run%2:33:06::" ]
Seated in front of the desk, Hank said, `` I 'm looking for some information with very little to go on, Sheriff ''.	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::" ]
Seated in front of the desk, Hank said, `` I 'm looking for some information with very little to go on, Sheriff ''.	looking for	{ "name": "look_for", "sense_definitions_list": [ "try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of", "be excited or anxious about" ] }	[ "try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of" ]	[ "look_for%2:35:00::" ]
Seated in front of the desk, Hank said, `` I 'm looking for some information with very little to go on, Sheriff ''.	go on	{ "name": "go_on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", "come to pass", "move forward, also in the metaphorical sense", "continue talking; he continued,", "start running, functioning, or operating" ] }	[ "move forward, also in the metaphorical sense" ]	[ "go_on%2:38:00::" ]
He explained the background of the case, ending with the tenuous clue which had brought him to Gulf Springs.	explained	{ "name": "explain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make plain and comprehensible", "define", "serve as a reason or cause or justification of" ] }	[ "make plain and comprehensible" ]	[ "explain%2:32:00::" ]
He explained the background of the case, ending with the tenuous clue which had brought him to Gulf Springs.	ending	{ "name": "end", "sense_definitions_list": [ "either extremity of something that has length", "the point in time at which something ends", "the concluding parts of an event or occurrence", "the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended ...	[ "be the end of; be the last or concluding part of" ]	[ "end%2:42:01::" ]
He explained the background of the case, ending with the tenuous clue which had brought him to Gulf Springs.	brought	{ "name": "bring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere", "cause to come into a particular state or condition", "cause to happen or to occur as a consequence", "go or come after and bring or take back", "bring into a different state", "be accompanied...	[ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere" ]	[ "bring%2:38:00::" ]
The sheriff 's swivel chair tilted back.	tilted	{ "name": "tilt", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances", "a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement", "a slight but noticeable partiality", "the property possessed by a line or surface that depar...	[ "to incline or bend from a vertical position" ]	[ "tilt%2:38:00::" ]
`` So you 're looking for a woman who married a man who might have lived here a year ago and might have been poisoned.	looking for	{ "name": "look_for", "sense_definitions_list": [ "try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of", "be excited or anxious about" ] }	[ "try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of" ]	[ "look_for%2:35:00::" ]
`` So you 're looking for a woman who married a man who might have lived here a year ago and might have been poisoned.	married	{ "name": "marry", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take in marriage", "perform a marriage ceremony" ] }	[ "take in marriage" ]	[ "marry%2:41:00::" ]
`` So you 're looking for a woman who married a man who might have lived here a year ago and might have been poisoned.	lived	{ "name": "live", "sense_definitions_list": [ "inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of", "lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style", "continue to live through hardship or adversity", "support oneself", "have life, be alive", "have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotio...	[ "inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of" ]	[ "live%2:42:08::" ]
`` So you 're looking for a woman who married a man who might have lived here a year ago and might have been poisoned.	poisoned	{ "name": "poison", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism", "anything that harms or destroys", "spoil as if by poison", "kill with poison", "add poison to", "kill by its poison", "administer poison to" ] }	[ "kill with poison" ]	[ "poison%2:35:00::" ]
If there was such a person, I 'm afraid she got away with it.	'm	{ "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 there was such a person, I 'm afraid she got away with it.	got away	{ "name": "get_away", "sense_definitions_list": [ "run away from confinement", "escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action", "remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion" ] }	[ "escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action" ]	[ "get_away%2:32:00::" ]
Pity we do n't know more about him.	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...	[ "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about" ]	[ "know%2:31:01::" ]
I think the best bet is to go through the society columns of last year and see if any of the grooms match with the obituaries a little later.	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...	[ "judge or regard; look upon; judge" ]	[ "think%2:31:01::" ]

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