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To enable students and the public to spot Sloan forgeries, the Delaware Art Center ( according to its director, Bruce St. John ) will maintain a complete file of photographs of all Sloan works, as well as a card index file.	spot	{ "name": "spot", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a point located with respect to surface features of some region", "a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising", "an outstanding characteristic", "a blemish made by dirt", "a ...	[ "catch sight of" ]	[ "spot%2:39:00::" ]
To enable students and the public to spot Sloan forgeries, the Delaware Art Center ( according to its director, Bruce St. John ) will maintain a complete file of photographs of all Sloan works, as well as a card index file.	maintain	{ "name": "maintain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,", "keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction", "supply with necessities and support", "state categorically", "have and exercise", "maintain for use and service", ...	[ "keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction" ]	[ "maintain%2:40:00::" ]
The entire Sloan collection will be made available at the center to all serious art students and historians.	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::" ]
The current exhibition, which remains on view through Oct. 29, has tapped 14 major collections and many private sources.	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" ] }	[ "stay the same; remain in a certain state" ]	[ "remain%2:30:00::" ]
The current exhibition, which remains on view through Oct. 29, has tapped 14 major collections and many private sources.	tapped	{ "name": "tap", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the sound made by a gentle blow", "a gentle blow", "a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask", "a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)", "a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads", "a pl...	[ "draw from; make good use of" ]	[ "tap%2:34:00::" ]
Any musician playing Beethoven here, where Beethoven was born, is likely to examine his own interpretations with special care.	playing	{ "name": "play", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage", "a theatrical performance of a drama", "a preset plan of action in team sports", "a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill", "a state in which action is feasible"...	[ "play on an instrument" ]	[ "play%2:36:12::" ]
Any musician playing Beethoven here, where Beethoven was born, is likely to examine his own interpretations with special care.	was born	{ "name": "be_born", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come into existence through birth" ] }	[ "come into existence through birth" ]	[ "be_born%2:30:00::" ]
Any musician playing Beethoven here, where Beethoven was born, is likely to examine his own interpretations with special care.	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::" ]
Any musician playing Beethoven here, where Beethoven was born, is likely to examine his own interpretations with special care.	examine	{ "name": "examine", "sense_definitions_list": [ "consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning", "observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect", "question or examine thoroughly and closely", "question closely", "put to the test, as fo...	[ "consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning" ]	[ "examine%2:31:00::" ]
In a sense, he is offering Bonn what its famous son ( who left as a youth ) never did - the sound of the composer 's mature style.	offering	{ "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", ...	[ "present for acceptance or rejection" ]	[ "offer%2:40:00::" ]
In a sense, he is offering Bonn what its famous son ( who left as a youth ) never did - the sound of the composer 's mature style.	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::" ]
Robert Riefling, who gave the only piano recital of the recently concluded 23 rd Beethoven Festival, penetrated deep into the spirit of the style.	gave	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "organize or be responsible for" ]	[ "give%2:36:02::" ]
Robert Riefling, who gave the only piano recital of the recently concluded 23 rd Beethoven Festival, penetrated deep into the spirit of the style.	penetrated	{ "name": "penetrate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance", "come to understand", "become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions", "enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members", "make one's way deeper into or through", "...	[ "pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance" ]	[ "penetrate%2:35:00::" ]
His readings were careful without being fussy, and they were authoritative without being presumptuous.	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::" ]
His readings were careful without being fussy, and they were authoritative without being presumptuous.	being	{ "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::" ]
His readings were careful without being fussy, and they were authoritative without being presumptuous.	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::" ]
His readings were careful without being fussy, and they were authoritative without being presumptuous.	being	{ "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 32 C minor Variations with which he opened moved fluently yet logically from one to another, leaving the right impression of abundance under discipline.	opened	{ "name": "open", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water", "where the air is unconfined", "a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play", "information that has become public", "cause to open or to become open", "start to opera...	[ "begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc." ]	[ "open%2:41:01::" ]
The 32 C minor Variations with which he opened moved fluently yet logically from one to another, leaving the right impression of abundance under discipline.	moved	{ "name": "move", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of deciding to do something", "the act of changing your residence or place of business", "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "(game) a player's turn to t...	[ "go or proceed from one point to another" ]	[ "move%2:30:00::" ]
The 32 C minor Variations with which he opened moved fluently yet logically from one to another, leaving the right impression of abundance under discipline.	leaving	{ "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 ...	[ "have as a result or residue" ]	[ "leave%2:42:00::" ]
The D minor Sonata, Op. 31 No. 2, introduced by dynamically shaped arpeggios, was most engaging in its moments of quasi-recitative - single lines in which the fingers seemed to be feeling their way toward the idea to come.	introduced	{ "name": "introduce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to come to know personally", "bring something new to an environment", "introduce", "bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment", "bring in or establish in a new place or environment", "put or introduce into something"...	[ "cause to come to know personally" ]	[ "introduce%2:32:00::" ]
The D minor Sonata, Op. 31 No. 2, introduced by dynamically shaped arpeggios, was most engaging in its moments of quasi-recitative - single lines in which the fingers seemed to be feeling their way toward the idea to come.	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 D minor Sonata, Op. 31 No. 2, introduced by dynamically shaped arpeggios, was most engaging in its moments of quasi-recitative - single lines in which the fingers seemed to be feeling their way toward the idea to come.	seemed	{ "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::" ]
The D minor Sonata, Op. 31 No. 2, introduced by dynamically shaped arpeggios, was most engaging in its moments of quasi-recitative - single lines in which the fingers seemed to be feeling their way toward the idea to come.	feeling	{ "name": "feel", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an intuitive awareness; or", "the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people", "a property perceived by touch", "manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure", "undergo an emotional sensation or be...	[ "grope or feel in search of something" ]	[ "feel%2:39:10::" ]
The D minor Sonata, Op. 31 No. 2, introduced by dynamically shaped arpeggios, was most engaging in its moments of quasi-recitative - single lines in which the fingers seemed to be feeling their way toward the idea to come.	come	{ "name": "come", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract", "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody", "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress", "come to pass; arriv...	[ "come to pass; arrive, as in due course" ]	[ "come%2:30:01::" ]
These inwardly dramatic moments showed the kind of `` opera style '' of which Beethoven was genuinely capable, but which did not take so kindly to the mechanics of staging.	showed	{ "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", ...	[ "make visible or noticeable" ]	[ "show%2:39:00::" ]
These inwardly dramatic moments showed the kind of `` opera style '' of which Beethoven was genuinely capable, but which did not take so kindly to the mechanics of staging.	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::" ]
These inwardly dramatic moments showed the kind of `` opera style '' of which Beethoven was genuinely capable, but which did not take so kindly to the mechanics of staging.	take	{ "name": "take_kindly_to", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be willing or inclined to accept" ] }	[ "be willing or inclined to accept" ]	[ "take_kindly_to%2:42:00::" ]
Two late Sonatas, Op. 110 and 111, were played with similar insight, the disarming simplicities of the Op. 111 Adagio made plain without ever becoming obvious.	played	{ "name": "play", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage", "a theatrical performance of a drama", "a preset plan of action in team sports", "a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill", "a state in which action is feasible"...	[ "replay (as a melody)" ]	[ "play%2:36:00::" ]
Two late Sonatas, Op. 110 and 111, were played with similar insight, the disarming simplicities of the Op. 111 Adagio made plain without ever becoming obvious.	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::" ]
Two late Sonatas, Op. 110 and 111, were played with similar insight, the disarming simplicities of the Op. 111 Adagio made plain without ever becoming obvious.	becoming	{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }	[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]	[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
The two were separated from each other by the Six Bagatelles of Op. 126.	separated	{ "name": "separate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication", "a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments", "act as a barrier between; stand between", "force, take, or pull apart", "...	[ "act as a barrier between; stand between" ]	[ "separate%2:42:00::" ]
Herr Riefling, in everything he gave his large Beethoven Hall audience, proved himself as an interpreter of unobtrusive authority.	gave	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "give as a present; make a gift of" ]	[ "give%2:40:01::" ]
Herr Riefling, in everything he gave his large Beethoven Hall audience, proved himself as an interpreter of unobtrusive authority.	proved	{ "name": "prove", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be shown or be found to be", "establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment", "provide evidence for", "prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof", "put to the test, as for its quality, or give ex...	[ "establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment" ]	[ "prove%2:31:00::" ]
Volker Wangenheim, who conducted Bonn 's Sta ^ dtisches Orchester on the following evening, made one more conscious of the process of interpretation.	conducted	{ "name": "conduct", "sense_definitions_list": [ "manner of acting or controlling yourself", "(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people", "direct the course of; manage or control", "lead, as in the performance of a composition", "behave in a certain manner", "take ...	[ "lead, as in the performance of a composition" ]	[ "conduct%2:36:00::" ]
Volker Wangenheim, who conducted Bonn 's Sta ^ dtisches Orchester on the following evening, made one more conscious of the process of interpretation.	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::" ]
Herr Wangenheim has only recently become the city 's music director, and is a young man with a clear flair for the podium.	become	{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }	[ "undergo a change or development" ]	[ "become%2:42:01::" ]
Herr Wangenheim has only recently become the city 's music director, and is a young man with a clear flair for the podium.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
But he weighted the Eighth Symphony, at times, with a shuddering subjectivity which seemed considerably at odds with the music.	weighted	{ "name": "weight", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity", "sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms", "the relative importance granted to so...	[ "weight down with a load" ]	[ "weight%2:35:00::" ]
But he weighted the Eighth Symphony, at times, with a shuddering subjectivity which seemed considerably at odds with the music.	seemed	{ "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::" ]
He might have been hoping, to all appearances, that this relatively sunny symphony, in conjunction with the Choral Fantasy at the end of the program, could amount to something like the Ninth ; but no amount of head-tossing could make it so.	hoping	{ "name": "hope", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a specific instance of feeling hopeful", "the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled", "grounds for feeling hopeful about the future", "someone (or something) on which expectations are centered", "United States comedian (born in England)...	[ "expect and wish" ]	[ "hope%2:37:01::" ]
He might have been hoping, to all appearances, that this relatively sunny symphony, in conjunction with the Choral Fantasy at the end of the program, could amount to something like the Ninth ; but no amount of head-tossing could make it so.	amount	{ "name": "amount", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity of money", "the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion", "how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify", "a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers", "be tantamount or...	[ "develop into" ]	[ "amount%2:42:00::" ]
He might have been hoping, to all appearances, that this relatively sunny symphony, in conjunction with the Choral Fantasy at the end of the program, could amount to something like the Ninth ; but no amount of head-tossing could make it so.	make	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "make%2:41:00::" ]
The conductor 's preoccupation with the business of starting and stopping caused occasional raggedness, as with the first orchestra entrance in the Fourth Piano Concerto, but when he put his deliberations and obsequies aside and let the music move as designed, it did so with plenty of spring.	caused	{ "name": "cause", "sense_definitions_list": [ "events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something", "a justification for something existing or happening", "a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end", "any entity that produces an effect or is ...	[ "give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally" ]	[ "cause%2:36:00::" ]
The conductor 's preoccupation with the business of starting and stopping caused occasional raggedness, as with the first orchestra entrance in the Fourth Piano Concerto, but when he put his deliberations and obsequies aside and let the music move as designed, it did so with plenty of spring.	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 ...	[ "put into a certain place or abstract location" ]	[ "put%2:35:00::" ]
The conductor 's preoccupation with the business of starting and stopping caused occasional raggedness, as with the first orchestra entrance in the Fourth Piano Concerto, but when he put his deliberations and obsequies aside and let the music move as designed, it did so with plenty of spring.	let	{ "name": "let", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India", "a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again", "make it possible through a specific a...	[ "make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen" ]	[ "let%2:41:00::" ]
The conductor 's preoccupation with the business of starting and stopping caused occasional raggedness, as with the first orchestra entrance in the Fourth Piano Concerto, but when he put his deliberations and obsequies aside and let the music move as designed, it did so with plenty of spring.	move	{ "name": "move", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of deciding to do something", "the act of changing your residence or place of business", "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "(game) a player's turn to t...	[ "move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion" ]	[ "move%2:38:00::" ]
The conductor 's preoccupation with the business of starting and stopping caused occasional raggedness, as with the first orchestra entrance in the Fourth Piano Concerto, but when he put his deliberations and obsequies aside and let the music move as designed, it did so with plenty of spring.	designed	{ "name": "design", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)", "an arrangement scheme", "something intended as a guide for making something else", "a decorative or artistic work", "an anticipated outcome that is intended...	[ "make or work out a plan for; devise" ]	[ "design%2:36:02::" ]
The concerto 's soloist, Hans Richter-Haaser, played with compensatory ease and economy, though without the consummate plasticity to which we had been treated on the previous evening by Herr Riefling.	played	{ "name": "play", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage", "a theatrical performance of a drama", "a preset plan of action in team sports", "a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill", "a state in which action is feasible"...	[ "play on an instrument" ]	[ "play%2:36:12::" ]
The concerto 's soloist, Hans Richter-Haaser, played with compensatory ease and economy, though without the consummate plasticity to which we had been treated on the previous evening by Herr Riefling.	treated	{ "name": "treat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something considered choice to eat", "an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight", "interact in a certain way", "subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition", "provide...	[ "provide with a gift or entertainment" ]	[ "treat%2:40:00::" ]
His was a burgomaster 's Beethoven, solid and sensible.	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...	[ "represent, as of a character on stage" ]	[ "be%2:42:08::" ]
Everybody returned after intermission for the miscellaneous sweepings of the Fantasy for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra in C minor, made up by its composer to fill out one of his programs.	returned	{ "name": "return", "sense_definitions_list": [ "document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability", "a coming to or returning home", "the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction", "getting something back again", "the act of going back to...	[ "go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before" ]	[ "return%2:38:00::" ]
Everybody returned after intermission for the miscellaneous sweepings of the Fantasy for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra in C minor, made up by its composer to fill out one of his programs.	made up	{ "name": "make_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "form or compose", "devise or compose", "do or give something to somebody in return", "make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point", "make up something artificial or untrue", "put in order or neaten", "adjust for", "co...	[ "devise or compose" ]	[ "make_up%2:36:03::" ]
Everybody returned after intermission for the miscellaneous sweepings of the Fantasy for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra in C minor, made up by its composer to fill out one of his programs.	fill out	{ "name": "fill_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "write all the required information onto a form", "make bigger or better or more complete", "supplement what is thought to be deficient", "line or stuff with soft material", "make fat or plump", "become round, plump, or shapely" ] }	[ "make bigger or better or more complete" ]	[ "fill_out%2:30:00::" ]
The entrance of the Sta ^ dtisches Gesangverein ( Bonn 's civic chorus ) was worth all the waiting, however, as the young Rhenish voices finally brought the music to life.	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 entrance of the Sta ^ dtisches Gesangverein ( Bonn 's civic chorus ) was worth all the waiting, however, as the young Rhenish voices finally brought the music to life.	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...	[ "cause to come into a particular state or condition" ]	[ "bring%2:35:04::" ]
The last program of this festival, which during two weeks had sampled most compositional categories, brought the Cologne Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester and Rundfunkchor to Bonn 's gold-filled hall for a performance of the Missa Solemnis.	sampled	{ "name": "sample", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a small part of something intended as representative of the whole", "items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population", "all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class"...	[ "take a sample of" ]	[ "sample%2:34:00::" ]
The last program of this festival, which during two weeks had sampled most compositional categories, brought the Cologne Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester and Rundfunkchor to Bonn 's gold-filled hall for a performance of the Missa Solemnis.	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::" ]
Suddenly, however, their posture changed and the game ended.	changed	{ "name": "change", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another", "a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event", "the action of changing something", "the result of alteration or modificat...	[ "undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature" ]	[ "change%2:30:00::" ]
Suddenly, however, their posture changed and the game ended.	ended	{ "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::" ]
They went as rigid as black statuary - six figures, lean and tall and angular, went still.	went	{ "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...	[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]	[ "go%2:30:04::" ]
They went as rigid as black statuary - six figures, lean and tall and angular, went still.	went	{ "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...	[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]	[ "go%2:30:04::" ]
Their heads were in the air sniffing.	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...	[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]	[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
Their heads were in the air sniffing.	sniffing	{ "name": "sniff", "sense_definitions_list": [ "sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose", "perceive by inhaling through the nose", "inhale audibly through the nose" ] }	[ "perceive by inhaling through the nose" ]	[ "sniff%2:39:00::" ]
They all swung at the same instant in the same direction.	swung	{ "name": "swing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity", "mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth", "a sweeping blow or stroke", "changing location by moving back and forth", "a style of jaz...	[ "move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting" ]	[ "swing%2:38:02::" ]
They saw it before I did, even with my binoculars.	saw	{ "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::" ]
It was nothing more than a tiny distant rain squall, a dull gray sheet which reached from a layer of clouds to the earth.	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::" ]
It was nothing more than a tiny distant rain squall, a dull gray sheet which reached from a layer of clouds to the earth.	reached	{ "name": "reach", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the limits within which something can be effective", "an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:", "the act of physically reaching or thrusting out", "the limit of capability", "reach a destination, either real or abstract...	[ "move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense" ]	[ "reach%2:35:00::" ]
In the 360 degrees of horizon it obscured only a degree, no more.	obscured	{ "name": "obscure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make less visible or unclear", "make unclear, indistinct, or blurred", "make obscure or unclear", "reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa", "make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing", "not clearly understood o...	[ "make less visible or unclear" ]	[ "obscure%2:39:00::" ]
A white man would not have seen it.	seen	{ "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 aborigines fastened upon it with a concentration beyond pathos.	fastened	{ "name": "fasten", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to be firmly attached", "become fixed or fastened", "attach to", "make tight or tighter" ] }	[ "become fixed or fastened" ]	[ "fasten%2:35:00::" ]
Watching, they waited until the squall thickened and began to move in a long drifting slant across the dry burning land.	Watching	{ "name": "watch", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a small portable timepiece", "a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty", "a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe", "the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty", "a person employed to...	[ "look attentively" ]	[ "watch%2:39:00::" ]
Watching, they waited until the squall thickened and began to move in a long drifting slant across the dry burning land.	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::" ]
Watching, they waited until the squall thickened and began to move in a long drifting slant across the dry burning land.	thickened	{ "name": "thicken", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make thick or thicker", "become thick or thicker", "make viscous or dense" ] }	[ "become thick or thicker" ]	[ "thicken%2:30:00::" ]
Watching, they waited until the squall thickened and began to move in a long drifting slant across the dry burning land.	began	{ "name": "begin", "sense_definitions_list": [ "Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)", "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action", "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial,...	[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]	[ "begin%2:30:00::" ]
Watching, they waited until the squall thickened and began to move in a long drifting slant across the dry burning land.	move	{ "name": "move", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of deciding to do something", "the act of changing your residence or place of business", "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "(game) a player's turn to t...	[ "change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically" ]	[ "move%2:38:03::" ]
At once the whole band set off at a lope.	set off	{ "name": "set_off", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put in motion or move to act", "leave", "direct attention to, as if by means of contrast", "cause to burst with a violent release of energy", "make up for", "set in motion or cause to begin", "provoke or stir up" ] }	[ "leave" ]	[ "set_off%2:38:00::" ]
They were chasing a rain cloud.	chasing	{ "name": "chase", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture", "United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)", "a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages o...	[ "go after with the intent to catch" ]	[ "chase%2:38:00::" ]
They went after the squall as mercilessly as a wolf pack after an abandoned cow.	went after	{ "name": "go_after", "sense_definitions_list": [ "go after with the intent to catch", "go in search of or hunt for" ] }	[ "go after with the intent to catch" ]	[ "go_after%2:38:01::" ]
I followed them in the jeep and now they did not care.	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::" ]
I followed them in the jeep and now they did not care.	care	{ "name": "care", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something", "judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger", "an anxious feeling", "a cause for feeling concern", "attention and management implying responsibility for safety", "activity ...	[ "feel concern or interest" ]	[ "care%2:37:02::" ]
The games were over, this was life.	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::" ]
The games were over, this was life.	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...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Occasionally, for no reason that I could see, they would suddenly alter the angle of their trot.	see	{ "name": "see", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located", "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...	[ "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally" ]	[ "see%2:31:01::" ]
Occasionally, for no reason that I could see, they would suddenly alter the angle of their trot.	alter	{ "name": "alter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to change; make different; cause a transformation", "become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence", "make an alteration to", "insert words into texts, often falsifying it there...	[ "cause to change; make different; cause a transformation" ]	[ "alter%2:30:01::" ]
Sometimes I guessed it was because the rain squall had changed direction.	guessed	{ "name": "guess", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence", "an estimate based on little or no information", "expect, believe, or suppose", "put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation", "judge tentatively or form an estimate of (qu...	[ "expect, believe, or suppose" ]	[ "guess%2:31:00::" ]
Sometimes I guessed it was because the rain squall had changed direction.	changed	{ "name": "change", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another", "a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event", "the action of changing something", "the result of alteration or modificat...	[ "become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence" ]	[ "change%2:30:02::" ]
Sometimes it was to skirt a gulley.	skirt	{ "name": "skirt", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist", "a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women", "(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar", "informal terms for...	[ "avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)" ]	[ "skirt%2:32:00::" ]
Their gait is impossible to convey in words.	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::" ]
Their gait is impossible to convey in words.	convey	{ "name": "convey", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make known; pass on, of information", "serve as a means for expressing something", "transfer to another", "transmit a title or property", "transmit or serve as the medium for transmission", "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere", ...	[ "make known; pass on, of information" ]	[ "convey%2:32:00::" ]
It has nothing of the proud stride of the trained runner about it, it is not a lope, it is not done with style or verve.	has	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]	[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
It has nothing of the proud stride of the trained runner about it, it is not a lope, it is not done with style or verve.	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 has nothing of the proud stride of the trained runner about it, it is not a lope, it is not done with style or verve.	done	{ "name": "do", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an uproarious party", "the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization", "doctor's degree in osteopathy", "engage in", "carry out or perform an action", "get (something) done", "proceed or get along", "give ris...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "do%2:41:01::" ]
It is the gait of the human who must run to live : arms dangling, legs barely swinging over the ground, head hung down and only occasionally swinging up to see the target, a loose motion that is just short of stumbling and yet is wonderfully graceful.	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 the gait of the human who must run to live : arms dangling, legs barely swinging over the ground, head hung down and only occasionally swinging up to see the target, a loose motion that is just short of stumbling and yet is wonderfully graceful.	run	{ "name": "run", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely", "the act of testing something", "a race run on foot", "an unbroken series of events", "(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the o...	[ "move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time" ]	[ "run%2:38:00::" ]
It is the gait of the human who must run to live : arms dangling, legs barely swinging over the ground, head hung down and only occasionally swinging up to see the target, a loose motion that is just short of stumbling and yet is wonderfully graceful.	live	{ "name": "live", "sense_definitions_list": [ "inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of", "lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style", "continue to live through hardship or adversity", "support oneself", "have life, be alive", "have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotio...	[ "continue to live through hardship or adversity" ]	[ "live%2:42:04::" ]
It is the gait of the human who must run to live : arms dangling, legs barely swinging over the ground, head hung down and only occasionally swinging up to see the target, a loose motion that is just short of stumbling and yet is wonderfully graceful.	dangling	{ "name": "dangle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "hang freely", "cause to dangle or hang freely" ] }	[ "hang freely" ]	[ "dangle%2:42:00::" ]
It is the gait of the human who must run to live : arms dangling, legs barely swinging over the ground, head hung down and only occasionally swinging up to see the target, a loose motion that is just short of stumbling and yet is wonderfully graceful.	swinging	{ "name": "swing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity", "mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth", "a sweeping blow or stroke", "changing location by moving back and forth", "a style of jaz...	[ "hang freely" ]	[ "swing%2:42:00::" ]
It is the gait of the human who must run to live : arms dangling, legs barely swinging over the ground, head hung down and only occasionally swinging up to see the target, a loose motion that is just short of stumbling and yet is wonderfully graceful.	hung	{ "name": "hang", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a special way of doing something", "the way a garment hangs", "a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms", "be suspended or hanging", "cause to be hanging or sus...	[ "be suspended or hanging" ]	[ "hang%2:35:03::" ]
It is the gait of the human who must run to live : arms dangling, legs barely swinging over the ground, head hung down and only occasionally swinging up to see the target, a loose motion that is just short of stumbling and yet is wonderfully graceful.	swinging	{ "name": "swing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity", "mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth", "a sweeping blow or stroke", "changing location by moving back and forth", "a style of jaz...	[ "move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting" ]	[ "swing%2:38:02::" ]

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