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Then he knew it was not sound, but lack of it.	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::" ]
The air conditioner was no longer running.	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...	[ "be operating, running or functioning" ]	[ "run%2:35:04::" ]
He jumped up and turned around to see the metal door closing.	jumped	{ "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::" ]
He jumped up and turned around to see the metal door closing.	turned around	{ "name": "turn_around", "sense_definitions_list": [ "turning in an opposite direction or position", "turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically", "improve dramatically", "improve significantly; go from bad to good" ] }	[ "turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically" ]	[ "turn_around%2:38:00::" ]
He jumped up and turned around to see the metal door closing.	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::" ]
He jumped up and turned around to see the metal door closing.	closing	{ "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...	[ "become closed" ]	[ "close%2:35:06::" ]
It clanged shut as he sprang toward it.	clanged	{ "name": "clang", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a loud resonant repeating noise", "make a loud noise" ] }	[ "make a loud noise" ]	[ "clang%2:39:00::" ]
It clanged shut as he sprang toward it.	sprang	{ "name": "spring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the season of growth", "a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed", "a natural flow of ground water", "a point at which water issues forth", "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and...	[ "move forward by leaps and bounds" ]	[ "spring%2:38:01::" ]
He pressed his face against the grille.	pressed	{ "name": "press", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of demanding notice or attention", "the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines", "a machine used for printing", "a dense crowd of people", "a tall piece of furniture that provides ...	[ "exert pressure or force to or upon" ]	[ "press%2:35:00::" ]
The light shining through the grille dimly illumined the office beyond - enough for him to see there was no one there.	shining	{ "name": "shine", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light", "be bright by reflecting or casting light", "emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light", "be shiny, as if wet", "be distinguished or eminent", "be clear and obvious", "have a...	[ "emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light" ]	[ "shine%2:43:00::" ]
The light shining through the grille dimly illumined the office beyond - enough for him to see there was no one there.	illumined	{ "name": "illumine", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make lighter or brighter" ] }	[ "make lighter or brighter" ]	[ "illumine%2:30:00::" ]
The light shining through the grille dimly illumined the office beyond - enough for him to see there was no one there.	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::" ]
The light shining through the grille dimly illumined the office beyond - enough for him to see there was no one there.	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...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
Then he heard the outer door closing.	heard	{ "name": "hear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process", "receive a communication from someone", "listen and pay attention" ] }	[ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense" ]	[ "hear%2:39:00::" ]
Then he heard the outer door closing.	closing	{ "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...	[ "become closed" ]	[ "close%2:35:06::" ]
`` Hey, come back '', he shouted.	shouted	{ "name": "shout", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition", "utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)", "utter a sudden loud cry", "utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy", "use foul or abusi...	[ "utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)" ]	[ "shout%2:32:00::" ]
He thought it must be some damn janitor or cleaning woman puttering around, figuring that Hirey had gone off and forgotten to turn off everything and lock up.	thought	{ "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...	[ "expect, believe, or suppose" ]	[ "think%2:31:03::" ]
He thought it must be some damn janitor or cleaning woman puttering around, figuring that Hirey had gone off and forgotten to turn off everything and lock up.	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::" ]
He thought it must be some damn janitor or cleaning woman puttering around, figuring that Hirey had gone off and forgotten to turn off everything and lock up.	puttering around	{ "name": "putter_around", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move around aimlessly" ] }	[ "move around aimlessly" ]	[ "putter_around%2:35:00::" ]
He thought it must be some damn janitor or cleaning woman puttering around, figuring that Hirey had gone off and forgotten to turn off everything and lock up.	figuring	{ "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 thought it must be some damn janitor or cleaning woman puttering around, figuring that Hirey had gone off and forgotten to turn off everything and lock up.	gone	{ "name": "go", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)", "street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine", "a usually brief attempt", "a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the o...	[ "move away from a place into another direction" ]	[ "go%2:38:01::" ]
He thought it must be some damn janitor or cleaning woman puttering around, figuring that Hirey had gone off and forgotten to turn off everything and lock up.	forgotten	{ "name": "forget", "sense_definitions_list": [ "dismiss from the mind; stop remembering", "be unable to remember", "forget to do something", "leave behind unintentionally" ] }	[ "forget to do something" ]	[ "forget%2:31:03::" ]
He thought it must be some damn janitor or cleaning woman puttering around, figuring that Hirey had gone off and forgotten to turn off everything and lock up.	turn off	{ "name": "turn_off", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch", "make a turn", "cause to feel intense dislike or distaste" ] }	[ "cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch" ]	[ "turn_off%2:35:00::" ]
He thought it must be some damn janitor or cleaning woman puttering around, figuring that Hirey had gone off and forgotten to turn off everything and lock up.	lock up	{ "name": "lock_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "secure by locking", "place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape" ] }	[ "secure by locking" ]	[ "lock_up%2:35:01::" ]
Then the faint beginnings of fear stirred in his mind.	stirred	{ "name": "stir", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event", "emotional agitation and excitement", "a rapid active commotion", "move an implement through", "move very slightly", "stir feelings in", "stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of", ...	[ "stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of" ]	[ "stir%2:37:01::" ]
Unless he was stone-blind, the person who 'd just left could n't have missed seeing Hank through the open door of the brightly lighted room.	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::" ]
Unless he was stone-blind, the person who 'd just left could n't have missed seeing Hank through the open door of the brightly lighted room.	left	{ "name": "leave", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty", "permission to do something", "the act of departing politely", "go away from a place", "go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness", "act or be so ...	[ "go away from a place" ]	[ "leave%2:38:01::" ]
Unless he was stone-blind, the person who 'd just left could n't have missed seeing Hank through the open door of the brightly lighted room.	missed	{ "name": "miss", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a young woman", "a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)", "a form of address for an unmarried woman", "fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind", "feel or suffer from the lack of", "fail to attend an event or activity", "leav...	[ "fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind" ]	[ "miss%2:39:00::" ]
Unless he was stone-blind, the person who 'd just left could n't have missed seeing Hank through the open door of the brightly lighted room.	seeing	{ "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::" ]
And even if he 'd somehow missed seeing him, he would n't have gone off and left the light on and door open in the file room.	missed	{ "name": "miss", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a young woman", "a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)", "a form of address for an unmarried woman", "fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind", "feel or suffer from the lack of", "fail to attend an event or activity", "leav...	[ "fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind" ]	[ "miss%2:39:00::" ]
And even if he 'd somehow missed seeing him, he would n't have gone off and left the light on and door open in the file room.	seeing	{ "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::" ]
And even if he 'd somehow missed seeing him, he would n't have gone off and left the light on and door open in the file room.	gone	{ "name": "go", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)", "street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine", "a usually brief attempt", "a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the o...	[ "move away from a place into another direction" ]	[ "go%2:38:01::" ]
And even if he 'd somehow missed seeing him, he would n't have gone off and left the light on and door open in the file room.	left	{ "name": "leave", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty", "permission to do something", "the act of departing politely", "go away from a place", "go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness", "act or be so ...	[ "leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking" ]	[ "leave%2:30:02::" ]
Whoever it was had meant to shut him up in here, had followed him and waited till the courthouse and square were deserted.	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::" ]
Whoever it was had meant to shut him up in here, had followed him and waited till the courthouse and square were deserted.	meant	{ "name": "mean", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n", "mean or intend to express or convey", "have as a logical consequence", "denote or connote", "have in mind as a purpose", "have a specif...	[ "mean or intend to express or convey" ]	[ "mean%2:32:01::" ]
Whoever it was had meant to shut him up in here, had followed him and waited till the courthouse and square were deserted.	shut	{ "name": "shut_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent", "place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape", "cause to be quiet or not talk", "closely confined" ] }	[ "place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape" ]	[ "shut_up%2:35:00::" ]
Whoever it was had meant to shut him up in here, had followed him and waited till the courthouse and square were deserted.	followed	{ "name": "follow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to travel behind, go after, come after", "be later in time", "come as a logical consequence; follow logically", "travel along a certain course", "act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes", "come after in time, as a result", ...	[ "to travel behind, go after, come after" ]	[ "follow%2:38:00::" ]
Whoever it was had meant to shut him up in here, had followed him and waited till the courthouse and square were deserted.	waited	{ "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", ...	[ "stay in one place and anticipate or expect something" ]	[ "wait%2:42:00::" ]
Whoever it was had meant to shut him up in here, had followed him and waited till the courthouse and square were deserted.	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::" ]
To search his room at the motel?	search	{ "name": "search", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone", "an investigation seeking answers", "an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property", "the examination of alternative hypotheses", ...	[ "search or seek" ]	[ "search%2:39:00::" ]
To come back later and kill him after the stores had closed around the square and everybody had left?	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::" ]
To come back later and kill him after the stores had closed around the square and everybody had left?	closed	{ "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::" ]
To come back later and kill him after the stores had closed around the square and everybody had left?	left	{ "name": "leave", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty", "permission to do something", "the act of departing politely", "go away from a place", "go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness", "act or be so ...	[ "go away from a place" ]	[ "leave%2:38:01::" ]
No, they could kill him just as easy right now.	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::" ]
Nobody could hear what was going on in this underground vault.	hear	{ "name": "hear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process", "receive a communication from someone", "listen and pay attention" ] }	[ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense" ]	[ "hear%2:39:00::" ]
Nobody could hear what was going on in this underground vault.	going 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" ] }	[ "come to pass" ]	[ "go_on%2:30:00::" ]
Then he heard it and smelled it - the steady hissing, the dread, familiar pungency of gas escaping.	heard	{ "name": "hear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process", "receive a communication from someone", "listen and pay attention" ] }	[ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense" ]	[ "hear%2:39:00::" ]
Then he heard it and smelled it - the steady hissing, the dread, familiar pungency of gas escaping.	smelled	{ "name": "smell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form", "any property detected by the olfactory system", "the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people",...	[ "inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense" ]	[ "smell%2:39:01::" ]
Then he heard it and smelled it - the steady hissing, the dread, familiar pungency of gas escaping.	escaping	{ "name": "escape", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of escaping physically", "an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy", "nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do", "an avoidance of danger or difficult...	[ "run away from confinement" ]	[ "escape%2:38:00::" ]
It must be coming from an upright heater against the far wall in the supervisors ' office.	coming	{ "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...	[ "to be the product or result" ]	[ "come%2:42:04::" ]
Until now, Lilac Gaylor and Lila Kingsley had been like an anagram which he could unscramble at his own pace and choosing.	been	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Until now, Lilac Gaylor and Lila Kingsley had been like an anagram which he could unscramble at his own pace and choosing.	unscramble	{ "name": "unscramble", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make intelligible", "become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of" ] }	[ "make intelligible" ]	[ "unscramble%2:30:00::" ]
Except for those minutes in her room, he had lost touch with her as a reality.	lost	{ "name": "lose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense", "fail to win", "suffer the loss of a person through death or removal", "place (something) where one cannot find it again", "miss from one's possessions; lose sig...	[ "fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense" ]	[ "lose%2:40:02::" ]
Gaylor 's obsession and Cunningham 's chimera-chasing reminiscences had mesmerized him into thinking of Lila and Lilac, separately or together, as a legend.	mesmerized	{ "name": "mesmerize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "attract strongly, as if with a magnet", "induce hypnosis in" ] }	[ "attract strongly, as if with a magnet" ]	[ "mesmerize%2:32:00::" ]
Gaylor 's obsession and Cunningham 's chimera-chasing reminiscences had mesmerized him into thinking of Lila and Lilac, separately or together, as a legend.	thinking of	{ "name": "think_of", "sense_definitions_list": [ "keep in mind for attention or consideration", "take into consideration, have in view", "look on as or consider", "intend to refer to", "devise or invent", "choose in one's mind" ] }	[ "keep in mind for attention or consideration" ]	[ "think_of%2:31:00::" ]
They kept drifting apart and merging again in his mind like some minute form of life on a microscope slide.	kept	{ "name": "keep", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the financial means whereby one lives", "the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress", "a cell in a jail or prison", "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,", "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", ...	[ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity" ]	[ "keep%2:42:07::" ]
They kept drifting apart and merging again in his mind like some minute form of life on a microscope slide.	drifting	{ "name": "drift", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a force that moves something along", "the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)", "a process of linguistic change over a period of time", "a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by ...	[ "wander from a direct course or at random" ]	[ "drift%2:38:04::" ]
They kept drifting apart and merging again in his mind like some minute form of life on a microscope slide.	merging	{ "name": "merge", "sense_definitions_list": [ "become one", "mix together different elements", "join or combine" ] }	[ "become one" ]	[ "merge%2:30:00::" ]
Holders of toll-road bonds are finding improvements in monthly reports on operation of the turnpikes.	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::" ]
Long-term trend of traffic on these roads seems clearly upward.	seems	{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }	[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]	[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
Higher toll rates also are helping boost revenues.	helping	{ "name": "help", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose", "a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose", "a resource", "a means of serving", "give help or assi...	[ "give help or assistance; be of service" ]	[ "help%2:41:00::" ]
Higher toll rates also are helping boost revenues.	boost	{ "name": "boost", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of giving hope or support to someone", "an increase in cost", "the act of giving a push", "increase", "give a boost to; be beneficial to", "contribute to the progress or growth of", "increase or raise", "push or shove upward, as...	[ "increase" ]	[ "boost%2:38:00::" ]
Result is a better prospect for a full payoff by bonds that once were regarded as highly speculative.	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::" ]
Result is a better prospect for a full payoff by bonds that once were regarded as highly speculative.	regarded as	{ "name": "regard_as", "sense_definitions_list": [ "look on as or consider" ] }	[ "look on as or consider" ]	[ "regard_as%2:31:00::" ]
Things are looking up these days for many of the State turnpikes on which investors depend for income from their toll-road bonds.	depend	{ "name": "depend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be contingent upon (something that is elided)", "have faith or confidence in" ] }	[ "be contingent upon (something that is elided)" ]	[ "depend%2:42:00::" ]
traffic on nearly all the turnpikes has been growing.	growing	{ "name": "grow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become", "become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain", "increase in size by natural process", "cause to grow or develop", "develop and reach maturity; undergo maturati...	[ "become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain" ]	[ "grow%2:30:00::" ]
That added traffic means rising streams of dimes and quarters at toll gates.	means	{ "name": "mean", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n", "mean or intend to express or convey", "have as a logical consequence", "denote or connote", "have in mind as a purpose", "have a specif...	[ "have as a logical consequence" ]	[ "mean%2:42:00::" ]
As a result of the new outlook for turnpikes, investors who bought toll-road bonds when these securities ranked as outright speculations are now finding new hope for their investments.	bought	{ "name": "buy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an advantageous purchase", "obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction", "make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence", "be worth or be capable of buying", "acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange", "accept...	[ "obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction" ]	[ "buy%2:40:00::" ]
As a result of the new outlook for turnpikes, investors who bought toll-road bonds when these securities ranked as outright speculations are now finding new hope for their investments.	ranked	{ "name": "rank", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another", "relative status", "the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)", "position in a social hierarchy", "the body of members...	[ "assign a rank or rating to" ]	[ "rank%2:31:00::" ]
As a result of the new outlook for turnpikes, investors who bought toll-road bonds when these securities ranked as outright speculations are now finding new hope for their investments.	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", ...	[ "make a discovery" ]	[ "find%2:31:09::" ]
Another result is that buyers are tending to bid up the prices of these tax-exempt bonds.	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::" ]
Another result is that buyers are tending to bid up the prices of these tax-exempt bonds.	tending	{ "name": "tend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined", "have care of or look after", "manage or run" ] }	[ "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined" ]	[ "tend%2:42:01::" ]
Another result is that buyers are tending to bid up the prices of these tax-exempt bonds.	bid	{ "name": "bid", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an authoritative direction or instruction to do something", "an attempt to get something", "a formal proposal to buy at a specified price", "(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make", "propose a payment", "invo...	[ "propose a payment" ]	[ "bid%2:40:00::" ]
Other tax-exempt bonds of State and local governments hit a price peak on February 21, according to Standard + Poor 's average.	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"...	[ "reach a destination, either real or abstract" ]	[ "hit%2:38:00::" ]
On balance, prices of those bonds have slipped a bit since then.	slipped	{ "name": "slip", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a socially awkward or tactless act", "a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.", "potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics", "a part (sometimes a root ...	[ "get worse" ]	[ "slip%2:30:00::" ]
However, in the same three-month period, toll-road bonds, as a group, have bucked this trend.	bucked	{ "name": "buck", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting", "a piece of paper money worth one dollar", "United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)", "a framework for ho...	[ "resist" ]	[ "buck%2:41:00::" ]
On these bonds, price rises since February 21 easily outnumber price declines.	outnumber	{ "name": "outnumber", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be larger in number" ] }	[ "be larger in number" ]	[ "outnumber%2:42:00::" ]
Investors, however, still see an element of more-than-ordinary risk in the toll-road bonds.	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...	[ "imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind" ]	[ "see%2:36:00::" ]
You find the evidence of that in the chart on this page.	find	{ "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::" ]
Many of the toll-road bonds still are selling at prices that offer the prospect of an annual yield of 4 per cent, or very close to that.	selling	{ "name": "sell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of persuading someone to buy", "exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent", "be sold at a certain price or in a certain way", "persuade somebody to accept something", "do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood", "giv...	[ "be sold at a certain price or in a certain way" ]	[ "sell%2:42:00::" ]
Many of the toll-road bonds still are selling at prices that offer the prospect of an annual yield of 4 per cent, or very close to that.	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::" ]
And this is true in the case of some turnpikes on which revenues have risen close to, or beyond, the point at which the roads start to pay all operating costs plus annual interest on the bonds.	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::" ]
And this is true in the case of some turnpikes on which revenues have risen close to, or beyond, the point at which the roads start to pay all operating costs plus annual interest on the bonds.	risen	{ "name": "rise", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a growth in strength or number or importance", "the act of changing location in an upward direction", "an upward slope or grade (as in a road)", "a movement upward", "the amount a salary is increased", "the property possessed by a slope or surfa...	[ "increase in value or to a higher point" ]	[ "rise%2:30:00::" ]
And this is true in the case of some turnpikes on which revenues have risen close to, or beyond, the point at which the roads start to pay all operating costs plus annual interest on the bonds.	start	{ "name": "start", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the beginning of anything", "the time at which something is supposed to begin", "a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)", "a sudden involuntary movement", "the act of starting something", "a line indicating the location of the star...	[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]	[ "start%2:30:00::" ]
And this is true in the case of some turnpikes on which revenues have risen close to, or beyond, the point at which the roads start to pay all operating costs plus annual interest on the bonds.	pay	{ "name": "pay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that remunerates", "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services", "convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow", "cancel or discharge a debt", "bring in", "do or give something to somebody in return", "ded...	[ "bring in" ]	[ "pay%2:40:01::" ]
That 4 per cent yield is well below the return to be had on good corporation bonds.	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::" ]
That 4 per cent yield is well below the return to be had on good corporation bonds.	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...	[ "undergo" ]	[ "have%2:30:01::" ]
It 's not much more, in fact, than the return that is offered on U. S. Treasury bonds.	's	{ "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 's not much more, in fact, than the return that is offered on U. S. Treasury bonds.	offered	{ "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 for sale" ]	[ "offer%2:40:03::" ]
For investors whose income is taxed at high rates, though, a tax-free yield of 4 per cent is high.	taxed	{ "name": "tax", "sense_definitions_list": [ "charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government", "levy a tax on", "set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)", "use to the limit", "make a charge against or accuse" ] }	[ "levy a tax on" ]	[ "tax%2:40:00::" ]
For investors whose income is taxed at high rates, though, a tax-free yield of 4 per cent is high.	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 equivalent of 8 per cent for an unmarried investor with more than $ 16000 of income to be taxed, or for a married couple with more than $ 32000 of taxed income.	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 equivalent of 8 per cent for an unmarried investor with more than $ 16000 of income to be taxed, or for a married couple with more than $ 32000 of taxed income.	taxed	{ "name": "tax", "sense_definitions_list": [ "charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government", "levy a tax on", "set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)", "use to the limit", "make a charge against or accuse" ] }	[ "levy a tax on" ]	[ "tax%2:40:00::" ]
A new report on the earnings records of toll roads in the most recent 12 - month period - ending in February or March - shows what is happening.	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 ...	[ "have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical" ]	[ "end%2:42:00::" ]
A new report on the earnings records of toll roads in the most recent 12 - month period - ending in February or March - shows what is happening.	shows	{ "name": "show", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining", "something intended to communicate a particular impression", "a social event involving a public performance or entertainment", "pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression", ...	[ "establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment" ]	[ "show%2:31:00::" ]
A new report on the earnings records of toll roads in the most recent 12 - month period - ending in February or March - shows what is happening.	happening	{ "name": "happen", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come to pass", "happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; ; (Santayana)", "chance to be or do something, without intention or causation", "come into being; become reality", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ] }	[ "come to pass" ]	[ "happen%2:30:00::" ]
The report is based on a survey by Blyth + Company, investment bankers.	based	{ "name": "base", "sense_definitions_list": [ "installation from which a military force initiates operations", "lowest support of a structure", "a place that the runner must touch before scoring", "the bottom or lowest part", "(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment", ...	[ "use as a basis for; found on" ]	[ "base%2:31:00::" ]
Nearly all the turnpikes show gains in net revenues during the period.	show	{ "name": "show", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining", "something intended to communicate a particular impression", "a social event involving a public performance or entertainment", "pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression", ...	[ "give evidence of, as of records" ]	[ "show%2:32:03::" ]
And there is the bright note : The gains were achieved in the face of temporary traffic lags late in 1960 and early in 1961 as a result of business recession.	achieved	{ "name": "achieve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to gain with effort" ] }	[ "to gain with effort" ]	[ "achieve%2:41:00::" ]
Many of the roads also were hit by an unusually severe winter.	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"...	[ "affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely" ]	[ "hit%2:35:05::" ]

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