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Vermont 's sugar maples are scarlet from Sept. 25 to Oct. 15, and often hit a height in early October.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Vermont 's sugar maples are scarlet from Sept. 25 to Oct. 15, and often hit a height in early October.	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::" ]
New Hampshire figures its peak around Columbus Day and boasts of all its hardwoods including the yellow of the birches.	figures	{ "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::" ]
New Hampshire figures its peak around Columbus Day and boasts of all its hardwoods including the yellow of the birches.	boasts	{ "name": "boast", "sense_definitions_list": [ "speaking of yourself in superlatives", "show off", "wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner" ] }	[ "wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner" ]	[ "boast%2:42:00::" ]
New Hampshire figures its peak around Columbus Day and boasts of all its hardwoods including the yellow of the birches.	including	{ "name": "include", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as a part, be made up out of", "consider as part of something", "add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category", "allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo...	[ "have as a part, be made up out of" ]	[ "include%2:42:00::" ]
The shades tend to be a little softer in the forests that blanket so much of Maine.	tend	{ "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::" ]
The shades tend to be a little softer in the forests that blanket so much of Maine.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
In western Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, the Berkshires are at their vibrant prime the first week of October.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The Adirondacks blaze brightest in early October, choice routes being 9 N from Saratoga up to Lake George and 73 and 86 in the Lake Placid area.	blaze	{ "name": "blaze", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a strong flame that burns brightly", "a cause of difficulty and suffering", "noisy and unrestrained mischief", "a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted", "a light-colored marking", "...	[ "shine brightly and intensively" ]	[ "blaze%2:43:01::" ]
The Adirondacks blaze brightest in early October, choice routes being 9 N from Saratoga up to Lake George and 73 and 86 in the Lake Placid area.	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...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Farther south in New York there is a heavy haze of color over the Catskills in mid-October, notably along routes 23 and 23 A.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
About the same time the Alleghenies and Poconos in Pennsylvania are magnificent - Renovo holds its annual Flaming Foliage Festival on Oct. 14, 15.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
About the same time the Alleghenies and Poconos in Pennsylvania are magnificent - Renovo holds its annual Flaming Foliage Festival on Oct. 14, 15.	holds	{ "name": "hold", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of grasping", "understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something", "power by which something or someone is affected or dominated", "time during which some action is awaited", "a state of being confined (usually for ...	[ "organize or be responsible for" ]	[ "hold%2:36:00::" ]
New Jersey 's color varies from staccato to pastel all the way from the Delaware Water Gap to Cape May.	varies	{ "name": "vary", "sense_definitions_list": [ "become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence", "be at variance with; be out of line with", "be subject to change in accordance with a variable", "make something more diverse and varie...	[ "become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence" ]	[ "vary%2:30:01::" ]
During the first half of October the Blue Ridge and other parts of the Appalachians provide a spectacle stretching from Maryland and West Virginia to Georgia.	provide	{ "name": "provide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give something useful or necessary to", "give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance", "determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation", "mount or put up",...	[ "give something useful or necessary to" ]	[ "provide%2:40:00::" ]
During the first half of October the Blue Ridge and other parts of the Appalachians provide a spectacle stretching from Maryland and West Virginia to Georgia.	stretching	{ "name": "stretch", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a large and unbroken expanse or distance", "the act of physically reaching or thrusting out", "a straightaway section of a racetrack", "exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent", "extension to or beyond the ordinary ...	[ "occupy a large, elongated area" ]	[ "stretch%2:42:00::" ]
The most brilliant displays are along the Skyline Drive above Virginia 's Shenandoah Valley and throughout the Great Smokies between North Carolina and Tennessee.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have many superb stretches of color which reach their height from the last few days of September well into October, especially in their northern sections, e. g., Wisconsin 's Vilas County whose Colorama celebration is Sept. 29 - Oct.8.	have	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]	[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have many superb stretches of color which reach their height from the last few days of September well into October, especially in their northern sections, e. g., Wisconsin 's Vilas County whose Colorama celebration is Sept. 29 - Oct.8.	reach	{ "name": "reach", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the limits within which something can be effective", "an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:", "the act of physically reaching or thrusting out", "the limit of capability", "reach a destination, either real or abstract...	[ "reach a point in time, or a certain state or level" ]	[ "reach%2:38:00::" ]
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have many superb stretches of color which reach their height from the last few days of September well into October, especially in their northern sections, e. g., Wisconsin 's Vilas County whose Colorama celebration is Sept. 29 - Oct.8.	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::" ]
In Wisconsin, take route 55 north of Shawano or routes 78 and 60 from Portage to Prairie du Chien.	take	{ "name": "take", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property", "the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption", "carry out", "require (time or space)", "take somebody somewhere", "get into ...	[ "travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route" ]	[ "take%2:38:02::" ]
In Michigan, there is fine color on route 27 up to the Mackinac Straits, while the views around Marquette and Iron Mountain in the Upper Peninsula are spectacular.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
In Michigan, there is fine color on route 27 up to the Mackinac Straits, while the views around Marquette and Iron Mountain in the Upper Peninsula are spectacular.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
In Minnesota, Arrowhead County and route 53 north to International Falls are outstanding.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Farther south, there are attractive patches all the way to the Ozarks, with some seasonal peaks as late as early November.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
Illinois ' Shawnee National Forest, Missouri 's Iron County and the maples of Hiawatha, Kan. should be at their best in mid-October.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The Rockies have many `` Aspencades '', which are organized tours of the aspen areas with frequent stops at vantage points for viewing the golden panoramas.	have	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have as a feature" ]	[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
The Rockies have many `` Aspencades '', which are organized tours of the aspen areas with frequent stops at vantage points for viewing the golden panoramas.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
The Rockies have many `` Aspencades '', which are organized tours of the aspen areas with frequent stops at vantage points for viewing the golden panoramas.	viewing	{ "name": "view", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a way of regarding situations or topics etc.", "the visual percept of a region", "the act of looking or seeing or observing", "the range of the eye", "a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty", "a message expressin...	[ "look at carefully; study mentally" ]	[ "view%2:39:00::" ]
In Colorado, Ouray has its Fall Color Week Sept. 22 - 29, Rye and Salida both sponsor Aspencades Sept. 24, and Steamboat Springs has a week-long Aspencade Sept. 25 - 30.	has	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have as a feature" ]	[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
In Colorado, Ouray has its Fall Color Week Sept. 22 - 29, Rye and Salida both sponsor Aspencades Sept. 24, and Steamboat Springs has a week-long Aspencade Sept. 25 - 30.	sponsor	{ "name": "sponsor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "someone who supports or champions something", "an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)", "assume sponsorship of", "assume responsibility for or leadership of", "do one's shopping at; do business wit...	[ "assume sponsorship of" ]	[ "sponsor%2:40:00::" ]
In Colorado, Ouray has its Fall Color Week Sept. 22 - 29, Rye and Salida both sponsor Aspencades Sept. 24, and Steamboat Springs has a week-long Aspencade Sept. 25 - 30.	has	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have as a feature" ]	[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
New Mexico 's biggest is at Ruidoso Oct. 7, 8, while Alamogordo and Cloudcroft cooperate in similar trips Oct. 1.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
New Mexico 's biggest is at Ruidoso Oct. 7, 8, while Alamogordo and Cloudcroft cooperate in similar trips Oct. 1.	cooperate	{ "name": "cooperate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "work together on a common enterprise of project" ] }	[ "work together on a common enterprise of project" ]	[ "cooperate%2:41:00::" ]
Two sharply contrasting places designed for public enjoyment are now on display.	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...	[ "plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect" ]	[ "design%2:31:00::" ]
Two sharply contrasting places designed for public enjoyment are now on display.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The Corn Palace at Mitchell, S. Dak., `` the world 's corniest building '', has a carnival through Sept. 23 headlining the Three Stooges and Pee Wee Hunt.	has	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have as a feature" ]	[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
The Corn Palace at Mitchell, S. Dak., `` the world 's corniest building '', has a carnival through Sept. 23 headlining the Three Stooges and Pee Wee Hunt.	headlining	{ "name": "headline", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the heading or caption of a newspaper article", "publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline", "provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline" ] }	[ "publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline" ]	[ "headline%2:32:00::" ]
Since 1892 ears of red, yellow, purple and white corn have annually been nailed to 11 big picture panels to create hugh `` paintings ''.	nailed	{ "name": "nail", "sense_definitions_list": [ "horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits", "a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener", "a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard", "attach something somewhere by mea...	[ "attach something somewhere by means of nails" ]	[ "nail%2:35:00::" ]
Since 1892 ears of red, yellow, purple and white corn have annually been nailed to 11 big picture panels to create hugh `` paintings ''.	create	{ "name": "create", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make or cause to be or to become", "bring into existence", "pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity", "invest with a new title, office, or rank", "create by artistic means", "create or manufacture a man-made product" ] ...	[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]	[ "create%2:36:00::" ]
The 1961 theme is the Dakota Territorial Centennial, with the pictures including the Lewis and Clark expedition, the first river steamboat, the 1876 gold rush, a little red schoolhouse on the prairie, and today 's construction of large Missouri River reservoirs.	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::" ]
The 1961 theme is the Dakota Territorial Centennial, with the pictures including the Lewis and Clark expedition, the first river steamboat, the 1876 gold rush, a little red schoolhouse on the prairie, and today 's construction of large Missouri River reservoirs.	including	{ "name": "include", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as a part, be made up out of", "consider as part of something", "add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category", "allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo...	[ "have as a part, be made up out of" ]	[ "include%2:42:00::" ]
The panels will stay up until they are replaced next summer.	stay	{ "name": "stay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continuing or remaining in a place or state", "the state of inactivity following an interruption", "a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted", "a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (...	[ "stay put (in a certain place)" ]	[ "stay%2:38:00::" ]
The panels will stay up until they are replaced next summer.	replaced	{ "name": "replace", "sense_definitions_list": [ "substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)", "take the place or move into the position of", "put something back where it belongs", "put in the place of another; s...	[ "substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)" ]	[ "replace%2:30:00::" ]
Longwood Gardens, near Kennett Square, Pa. ( about 12 miles from Wilmington, Del. ), was developed and heavily endowed by the late Pierre S. du Pont.	developed	{ "name": "develop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation", "work out", "gain through experience", "come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)", "come into existence; take on form or shape", "change th...	[ "change the use of and make available or usable" ]	[ "develop%2:30:04::" ]
Longwood Gardens, near Kennett Square, Pa. ( about 12 miles from Wilmington, Del. ), was developed and heavily endowed by the late Pierre S. du Pont.	endowed	{ "name": "endow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give qualities or abilities to", "furnish with an endowment" ] }	[ "furnish with an endowment" ]	[ "endow%2:40:00::" ]
Every Wednesday night through Oct. 11 there will be an elaborate colored fountain display, with 229 nozzles throwing jets of water up to 130 feet.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
Every Wednesday night through Oct. 11 there will be an elaborate colored fountain display, with 229 nozzles throwing jets of water up to 130 feet.	throwing	{ "name": "throw", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)", "a single chance or instance", "the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam", "bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering...	[ "propel through the air" ]	[ "throw%2:35:00::" ]
The `` peacock tail '' nozzle throws a giant fan of water 100 feet wide and 40 feet high.	throws	{ "name": "throw", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)", "a single chance or instance", "the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam", "bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering...	[ "propel through the air" ]	[ "throw%2:35:00::" ]
The gardens themselves are open free of charge the year round, and the 192 permanent employes make sure that not a dead or wilted flower is ever seen indoors or out by any visitor.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The gardens themselves are open free of charge the year round, and the 192 permanent employes make sure that not a dead or wilted flower is ever seen indoors or out by any visitor.	make	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]	[ "make%2:36:00::" ]
The gardens themselves are open free of charge the year round, and the 192 permanent employes make sure that not a dead or wilted flower is ever seen indoors or out by any visitor.	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 greenhouses alone cover 3 - 1 2 acres.	cover	{ "name": "cover", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something", "bedding that keeps a person warm in bed", "the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it", "the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book", ...	[ "span an interval of distance, space or time" ]	[ "cover%2:42:01::" ]
Carson McCullers, after a long, painful illness that might have crushed a less-indomitable soul, has come back with an absolute gem of a novel which jumped high on best-seller lists even before official publication.	crushed	{ "name": "crush", "sense_definitions_list": [ "leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated", "a dense crowd of people", "temporary love of an adolescent", "the act of crushing", "come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority", "to compress with violence, out of natural s...	[ "come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority" ]	[ "crush%2:41:00::" ]
Carson McCullers, after a long, painful illness that might have crushed a less-indomitable soul, has come back with an absolute gem of a novel which jumped high on best-seller lists even before official publication.	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...	[ "rise in rank or status" ]	[ "jump%2:30:01::" ]
Though the subject - segregation in her native South - has been thoroughly worked, Miss McCullers uses her poet 's instinct and storyteller 's skill to reaffirm her place at the very top of modern American writing.	uses	{ "name": "use", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of using", "what something is used for", "a particular service", "(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing", "(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be ...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
Though the subject - segregation in her native South - has been thoroughly worked, Miss McCullers uses her poet 's instinct and storyteller 's skill to reaffirm her place at the very top of modern American writing.	reaffirm	{ "name": "reaffirm", "sense_definitions_list": [ "affirm once again" ] }	[ "affirm once again" ]	[ "reaffirm%2:32:00::" ]
With an art that almost conceals art, J. D. Salinger can create a fictional world so authentic that it hurts.	conceals	{ "name": "conceal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "prevent from being seen or discovered", "hold back; keep from being perceived by others" ] }	[ "prevent from being seen or discovered" ]	[ "conceal%2:39:01::" ]
With an art that almost conceals art, J. D. Salinger can create a fictional world so authentic that it hurts.	create	{ "name": "create", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make or cause to be or to become", "bring into existence", "pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity", "invest with a new title, office, or rank", "create by artistic means", "create or manufacture a man-made product" ] ...	[ "pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity" ]	[ "create%2:36:01::" ]
With an art that almost conceals art, J. D. Salinger can create a fictional world so authentic that it hurts.	hurts	{ "name": "hurt", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.", "psychological suffering", "feelings of mental or physical pain", "a damage or loss", "the act of damaging something or someone", "be the source of pain", "giv...	[ "be the source of pain" ]	[ "hurt%2:39:00::" ]
Here, in the most eagerly awaited novel of the season ( his first since The Catcher in the Rye ), he tells of a college girl in flight from the life around her and the tart but sympathetic help she gets from her 25 - year-old brother.	tells	{ "name": "tell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)", "exp...	[ "narrate or give a detailed account of" ]	[ "tell%2:32:01::" ]
Here, in the most eagerly awaited novel of the season ( his first since The Catcher in the Rye ), he tells of a college girl in flight from the life around her and the tart but sympathetic help she gets from her 25 - year-old brother.	gets	{ "name": "get", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent", "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract", "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "cause to move; cause to be in...	[ "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract" ]	[ "get%2:40:00::" ]
A deft, hilarious satire on very high French society involving a statesman with two enviable possessions, a lovely young bride and a head containing such weighty thoughts that he has occasionally to remove it for greater comfort.	involving	{ "name": "involve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "connect closely and often incriminatingly", "engage as a participant", "have as a necessary feature", "require as useful, just, or proper", "contain as a part", "occupy or engage the interest of", "make complex or intricate or complicated...	[ "connect closely and often incriminatingly" ]	[ "involve%2:42:01::" ]
A deft, hilarious satire on very high French society involving a statesman with two enviable possessions, a lovely young bride and a head containing such weighty thoughts that he has occasionally to remove it for greater comfort.	containing	{ "name": "contain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "include or contain; have as a component", "contain or hold; have within", "lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits", "be divisible by", "be capable of holding or containing", "hold back, as of a danger o...	[ "contain or hold; have within" ]	[ "contain%2:42:13::" ]
A deft, hilarious satire on very high French society involving a statesman with two enviable possessions, a lovely young bride and a head containing such weighty thoughts that he has occasionally to remove it for greater comfort.	remove	{ "name": "remove", "sense_definitions_list": [ "degree of figurative distance or separation; or", "remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract", "remove from a position or an office", "dispose of", "cause to leave", "shift the position or ...	[ "remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract" ]	[ "remove%2:30:00::" ]
There is probably a moral in all this about `` mind vs. heart ''.	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 an existence, be extant" ]	[ "be%2:42:00::" ]
Virgilia Peterson, a critic by trade, has turned her critical eye pitilessly and honestly on herself in an autobiography more of the mind and heart than of specific events.	turned	{ "name": "turn", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a circular segment of a curve", "the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course", "(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession", "an unforeseen development", "a movement in a new direction", "the act of turning a...	[ "change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense" ]	[ "turn%2:38:00::" ]
It is an engrossing commentary on a repressive, upper-middle-class New York way of life in the first part of this century.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
This retelling by Louis Zara of the brief, anguished life of Stephen Crane - poet and master novelist at 23, dead at 28 - is in novelized form but does not abuse its tragic subject.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
This retelling by Louis Zara of the brief, anguished life of Stephen Crane - poet and master novelist at 23, dead at 28 - is in novelized form but does not abuse its tragic subject.	abuse	{ "name": "abuse", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cruel or inhumane treatment", "a rude expression intended to offend or hurt", "improper or excessive use", "treat badly", "change the inherent purpose or function of something", "use foul or abusive language towards", "use wrongly or improp...	[ "change the inherent purpose or function of something" ]	[ "abuse%2:30:00::" ]
Subtitled A Farmwife 's Almanac of Country Living, this is a gentle and nostalgic chronicle of the changing seasons seen through the clear, humorous eye of a Hoosier housewife and popular columnist.	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::" ]
Subtitled A Farmwife 's Almanac of Country Living, this is a gentle and nostalgic chronicle of the changing seasons seen through the clear, humorous eye of a Hoosier housewife and popular columnist.	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...	[ "imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind" ]	[ "see%2:36:00::" ]
Two noted troupes from overseas will get the fall dance season off to a sparkling start.	get	{ "name": "get", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent", "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract", "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "cause to move; cause to be in...	[ "cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition" ]	[ "get%2:30:02::" ]
Leningrad 's Kirov Ballet, famous for classic purity of technique, begins its first U. S. tour in New York ( through Sept.30 ).	begins	{ "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,...	[ "set in motion, cause to start" ]	[ "begin%2:30:01::" ]
The Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company, with music and dances that depict the many facets of Filipino culture, opens its 60 - city U. S. tour in San Francisco ( through Sept. 24 ) then, via one-night stands, moves on to Los los Angeles ( Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 ).	depict	{ "name": "depict", "sense_definitions_list": [ "show in, or as in, a picture", "give a description of", "make a portrait of" ] }	[ "give a description of" ]	[ "depict%2:32:01::" ]
The Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company, with music and dances that depict the many facets of Filipino culture, opens its 60 - city U. S. tour in San Francisco ( through Sept. 24 ) then, via one-night stands, moves on to Los los Angeles ( Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 ).	opens	{ "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...	[ "start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning" ]	[ "open%2:41:00::" ]
The Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company, with music and dances that depict the many facets of Filipino culture, opens its 60 - city U. S. tour in San Francisco ( through Sept. 24 ) then, via one-night stands, moves on to Los los Angeles ( Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 ).	moves on	{ "name": "move_on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move forward, also in the metaphorical sense" ] }	[ "move forward, also in the metaphorical sense" ]	[ "move_on%2:38:00::" ]
With harvests in full swing, you can enjoy festivals for grapes at Sonoma, Calif. ( Sept. 22 - 24 ), as well as for cranberries at Bandon, Ore. ( Sept. 28 - Oct. 1 ), for buckwheat at Kingwood, W. Va. ( Sept. 28 - 30 ), sugar cane at New Iberia, La. ( Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 ) and tobacco at Richmond, Va. ( Sept. 23 - 30 ).	enjoy	{ "name": "enjoy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in", "have benefit from", "get pleasure from", "have for one's benefit", "take delight in" ] }	[ "derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in" ]	[ "enjoy%2:37:00::" ]
The mule is honored at Benson, N. C. ( Sept. 22, 23 ) and at Boron, Calif. ( Sept. 24 - Oct. 1 ), while the legend of the Maid of the Mist is celebrated at Niagara Falls through the 24 th.	honored	{ "name": "honor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction", "the state of being honored", "the quality of being honorable and having a good name", "a woman's virtue or chastity", "bestow honor or rewards upon", "show respect towards", "accept as...	[ "bestow honor or rewards upon" ]	[ "honor%2:41:00::" ]
The mule is honored at Benson, N. C. ( Sept. 22, 23 ) and at Boron, Calif. ( Sept. 24 - Oct. 1 ), while the legend of the Maid of the Mist is celebrated at Niagara Falls through the 24 th.	celebrated	{ "name": "celebrate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "behave as expected during of holidays or rites", "have a celebration", "assign great social importance to" ] }	[ "assign great social importance to" ]	[ "celebrate%2:41:02::" ]
The fine old mansions of U. S. Grant 's old home town of Galena, Ill. are open for inspection ( Sept. 23, 24 ).	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
An archery tournament will be held at North Falmouth, Mass. ( Sept. 23, 24 ).	held	{ "name": "hold", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of grasping", "understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something", "power by which something or someone is affected or dominated", "time during which some action is awaited", "a state of being confined (usually for ...	[ "organize or be responsible for" ]	[ "hold%2:36:00::" ]
The 300 th anniversaries of Staten Island ( through Sept. 23 ) and of Mamaroneck, N. Y. ( through Sept. 24 ) will both include parades and pageants.	include	{ "name": "include", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as a part, be made up out of", "consider as part of something", "add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category", "allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo...	[ "have as a part, be made up out of" ]	[ "include%2:42:00::" ]
This French film, set in Italy, is a summertime splurge in shock and terror all shot in lovely sunny scenery - so breath-taking that at times you almost forget the horrors the movie is dealing with.	set	{ "name": "set", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used", "(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols", "several exercises intended to be done in series", "representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used...	[ "locate" ]	[ "set%2:36:01::" ]
This French film, set in Italy, is a summertime splurge in shock and terror all shot in lovely sunny scenery - so breath-taking that at times you almost forget the horrors the movie is dealing with.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
This French film, set in Italy, is a summertime splurge in shock and terror all shot in lovely sunny scenery - so breath-taking that at times you almost forget the horrors the movie is dealing with.	shot	{ "name": "shoot", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a new branch", "the act of shooting at targets", "hit with a missile from a weapon", "kill by firing a missile", "fire a shot", "make a film or photograph of something", "send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly", "run or move very quick...	[ "make a film or photograph of something" ]	[ "shoot%2:32:01::" ]
This French film, set in Italy, is a summertime splurge in shock and terror all shot in lovely sunny scenery - so breath-taking that at times you almost forget the horrors the movie is dealing with.	forget	{ "name": "forget", "sense_definitions_list": [ "dismiss from the mind; stop remembering", "be unable to remember", "forget to do something", "leave behind unintentionally" ] }	[ "dismiss from the mind; stop remembering" ]	[ "forget%2:31:01::" ]
This French film, set in Italy, is a summertime splurge in shock and terror all shot in lovely sunny scenery - so breath-taking that at times you almost forget the horrors the movie is dealing with.	dealing	{ "name": "deal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a particular instance of buying or selling", "an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each", "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent", "a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)", "...	[ "act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression" ]	[ "deal%2:32:08::" ]
But slowly they take over as Alain Delon ( Life, Sept. 15 ), playing a sometimes appealing but always criminal boy, casually tells a rich and foot-loose American that he is going to murder him, then does it even while the American is trying to puzzle out how Delon expects to profit from the act.	take over	{ "name": "take_over", "sense_definitions_list": [ "seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession", "take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities", "free someone temporarily from his or her obligations", "take on as one's own the expenses or...	[ "free someone temporarily from his or her obligations" ]	[ "take_over%2:41:00::" ]
But slowly they take over as Alain Delon ( Life, Sept. 15 ), playing a sometimes appealing but always criminal boy, casually tells a rich and foot-loose American that he is going to murder him, then does it even while the American is trying to puzzle out how Delon expects to profit from the act.	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 a role or part" ]	[ "play%2:36:02::" ]
But slowly they take over as Alain Delon ( Life, Sept. 15 ), playing a sometimes appealing but always criminal boy, casually tells a rich and foot-loose American that he is going to murder him, then does it even while the American is trying to puzzle out how Delon expects to profit from the act.	tells	{ "name": "tell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)", "exp...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "tell%2:32:04::" ]
But slowly they take over as Alain Delon ( Life, Sept. 15 ), playing a sometimes appealing but always criminal boy, casually tells a rich and foot-loose American that he is going to murder him, then does it even while the American is trying to puzzle out how Delon expects to profit from the act.	murder	{ "name": "murder", "sense_definitions_list": [ "unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being", "kill intentionally and with premeditation", "alter so as to make unrecognizable" ] }	[ "kill intentionally and with premeditation" ]	[ "murder%2:41:00::" ]
But slowly they take over as Alain Delon ( Life, Sept. 15 ), playing a sometimes appealing but always criminal boy, casually tells a rich and foot-loose American that he is going to murder him, then does it even while the American is trying to puzzle out how Delon expects to profit from the act.	does	{ "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::" ]
But slowly they take over as Alain Delon ( Life, Sept. 15 ), playing a sometimes appealing but always criminal boy, casually tells a rich and foot-loose American that he is going to murder him, then does it even while the American is trying to puzzle out how Delon expects to profit from the act.	trying	{ "name": "try", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something", "make an effort or attempt", "put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to", "put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of", "take a s...	[ "make an effort or attempt" ]	[ "try%2:41:00::" ]
But slowly they take over as Alain Delon ( Life, Sept. 15 ), playing a sometimes appealing but always criminal boy, casually tells a rich and foot-loose American that he is going to murder him, then does it even while the American is trying to puzzle out how Delon expects to profit from the act.	puzzle out	{ "name": "puzzle_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of" ] }	[ "find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of" ]	[ "puzzle_out%2:31:00::" ]
But slowly they take over as Alain Delon ( Life, Sept. 15 ), playing a sometimes appealing but always criminal boy, casually tells a rich and foot-loose American that he is going to murder him, then does it even while the American is trying to puzzle out how Delon expects to profit from the act.	expects	{ "name": "expect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "regard something as probable or likely", "consider obligatory; request and expect", "look forward to the probable occurrence of", "consider reasonable or due", "look forward to the birth of a child", "be pregnant with" ] }	[ "regard something as probable or likely" ]	[ "expect%2:31:00::" ]
But slowly they take over as Alain Delon ( Life, Sept. 15 ), playing a sometimes appealing but always criminal boy, casually tells a rich and foot-loose American that he is going to murder him, then does it even while the American is trying to puzzle out how Delon expects to profit from the act.	profit	{ "name": "profit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)", "the advantageous quality of being beneficial", "derive a benefit from", "make a profit; gain money or materially" ] }	[ "make a profit; gain money or materially" ]	[ "profit%2:40:00::" ]
Callas devotees will have good reason to do their customary cart wheels over a new and complete stereo version of the Bellini opera.	have	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]	[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
Callas devotees will have good reason to do their customary cart wheels over a new and complete stereo version of the Bellini opera.	do	{ "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...	[ "carry out or perform an action" ]	[ "do%2:36:01::" ]
Maria goes all out as a Druid princess who gets two-timed by a Roman big shot.	goes all out	{ "name": "go_all_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "perform a task as well as possible" ] }	[ "perform a task as well as possible" ]	[ "go_all_out%2:41:00::" ]

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