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In his concluding paragraph he writes : `` The devoted writer of humor will continue to try to come as close to truth as he can ''.	writes	{ "name": "write", "sense_definitions_list": [ "produce a literary work", "communicate or express by writing", "have (one's written work) issued for publication", "communicate (with) in writing", "communicate by letter", "write music", "mark or trace on a surface", "record data on a ...	[ "produce a literary work" ]	[ "write%2:36:00::" ]
In his concluding paragraph he writes : `` The devoted writer of humor will continue to try to come as close to truth as he can ''.	continue	{ "name": "continue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", "continue talking; he continued,", "keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last", "move ahead; travel onward in time or space", "allow to remain in a place or position or m...	[ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity" ]	[ "continue%2:42:01::" ]
In his concluding paragraph he writes : `` The devoted writer of humor will continue to try to come as close to truth as he can ''.	try	{ "name": "try", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something", "make an effort or attempt", "put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to", "put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of", "take a s...	[ "make an effort or attempt" ]	[ "try%2:41:00::" ]
In his concluding paragraph he writes : `` The devoted writer of humor will continue to try to come as close to truth as he can ''.	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...	[ "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody" ]	[ "come%2:38:00::" ]
For many readers Thurber comes closer than anyone else in sight.	comes	{ "name": "come", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract", "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody", "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress", "come to pass; arriv...	[ "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody" ]	[ "come%2:38:00::" ]
The latest Low is a puzzler.	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 master 's hand has lost none of its craft.	lost	{ "name": "lose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense", "fail to win", "suffer the loss of a person through death or removal", "place (something) where one cannot find it again", "miss from one's possessions; lose sig...	[ "fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense" ]	[ "lose%2:40:02::" ]
He is at his usual best in exposing the shams and self-deceptions of political and diplomatic life in the fifties.	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::" ]
He is at his usual best in exposing the shams and self-deceptions of political and diplomatic life in the fifties.	exposing	{ "name": "expose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the exposure of an impostor or a fraud", "expose or make accessible to some action or influence", "make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret", "to show, make visible or ap...	[ "remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body" ]	[ "expose%2:35:00::" ]
The reader meets a few old friends like Blimp and the TUC horse, and becomes better acquainted with new members of the cast of characters like the bomb itself, and civilization in her classic robe watching the nuclear arms race, her hair standing straight out.	meets	{ "name": "meet", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held", "come together", "get together socially or for a specific purpose", "be adjacent or come together", "fill or meet a want or need", "satisfy a condition or restriction", "satisfy or ...	[ "get together socially or for a specific purpose" ]	[ "meet%2:41:01::" ]
The reader meets a few old friends like Blimp and the TUC horse, and becomes better acquainted with new members of the cast of characters like the bomb itself, and civilization in her classic robe watching the nuclear arms race, her hair standing straight out.	becomes	{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }	[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]	[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
The reader meets a few old friends like Blimp and the TUC horse, and becomes better acquainted with new members of the cast of characters like the bomb itself, and civilization in her classic robe watching the nuclear arms race, her hair standing straight out.	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...	[ "see or watch" ]	[ "watch%2:39:05::" ]
The reader meets a few old friends like Blimp and the TUC horse, and becomes better acquainted with new members of the cast of characters like the bomb itself, and civilization in her classic robe watching the nuclear arms race, her hair standing straight out.	standing	{ "name": "stand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a support or foundation", "the position where a thing or person stands", "a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area", "a small table for holding articles of various kinds", "a support for displaying various articles", "an ...	[ "be standing; be upright" ]	[ "stand%2:35:00::" ]
But there is a difference between the present volume and the early Low.	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::" ]
There is fear in the fifties as his title suggests and as his competent drawings show.	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::" ]
There is fear in the fifties as his title suggests and as his competent drawings show.	suggests	{ "name": "suggest", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a proposal, declare a plan for something", "drop a hint; intimate by a hint", "imply as a possibility", "suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine", "call to mind" ] }	[ "drop a hint; intimate by a hint" ]	[ "suggest%2:32:04::" ]
There is fear in the fifties as his title suggests and as his competent drawings show.	show	{ "name": "show", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining", "something intended to communicate a particular impression", "a social event involving a public performance or entertainment", "pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression", ...	[ "make visible or noticeable" ]	[ "show%2:39:00::" ]
But there was terror in the thirties when the Nazis were on the loose and in those days Low struck like lightning.	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::" ]
But there was terror in the thirties when the Nazis were on the loose and in those days Low struck like lightning.	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::" ]
But there was terror in the thirties when the Nazis were on the loose and in those days Low struck like lightning.	struck	{ "name": "strike", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions", "an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective", "a gentle blow", "a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball", "(b...	[ "hit against; come into sudden contact with" ]	[ "strike%2:35:01::" ]
Anyone can draw his own conclusions from this difference.	draw	{ "name": "draw", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a gully that is shallower than a ravine", "an entertainer who attracts large audiences", "the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided", "anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random", "a playing card...	[ "make, formulate, or derive in the mind" ]	[ "draw%2:31:00::" ]
It might be argued that the Communists are less inhuman than the Nazis and furnish the artist with drama in a lower key.	argued	{ "name": "argue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "present reasons and arguments", "have an argument about something", "give evidence of" ] }	[ "present reasons and arguments" ]	[ "argue%2:32:02::" ]
It might be argued that the Communists are less inhuman than the Nazis and furnish the artist with drama in a lower key.	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::" ]
It might be argued that the Communists are less inhuman than the Nazis and furnish the artist with drama in a lower key.	furnish	{ "name": "furnish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give something useful or necessary to", "provide or equip with furniture" ] }	[ "give something useful or necessary to" ]	[ "furnish%2:40:00::" ]
But this argument cannot be pushed very far because the Communist system makes up for any shortcomings of its leaders in respect to corrosion.	pushed	{ "name": "push", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of applying force in order to move something away", "the force used in pushing", "enterprising or ambitious drive", "an electrical switch operated by pressing", "an effort to advance", "move with force,", "press, drive, or impel (som...	[ "make publicity for; try to sell (a product)" ]	[ "push%2:32:00::" ]
But this argument cannot be pushed very far because the Communist system makes up for any shortcomings of its leaders in respect to corrosion.	makes 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...	[ "do or give something to somebody in return" ]	[ "make_up%2:40:00::" ]
The Communists wield a power unknown to Hitler.	wield	{ "name": "wield", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have and exercise", "handle effectively" ] }	[ "have and exercise" ]	[ "wield%2:40:00::" ]
And the leading issue, that of piecemeal aggression, remains the same.	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::" ]
This is drama enough.	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::" ]
Do we ourselves offer Mr. Low less of a crusade?	offer	{ "name": "offer", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the verbal act of offering", "something offered (as a proposal or bid)", "a usually brief attempt", "make available or accessible, provide or furnish", "present for acceptance or rejection", "agree freely", "put forward for consideration", ...	[ "make available or accessible, provide or furnish" ]	[ "offer%2:40:02::" ]
In the thirties we would not face our enemy ; that was a nightmarish situation and Low was in his element.	face	{ "name": "face", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear", "the feelings expressed on a person's face", "the general outward appearance of something", "the striking or working surface of an implement", "a part of a person that is use...	[ "oppose, as in hostility or a competition" ]	[ "face%2:33:00::" ]
In the thirties we would not face our enemy ; that was a nightmarish situation and Low was in his element.	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::" ]
In the thirties we would not face our enemy ; that was a nightmarish situation and Low was in his element.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
Now we have stood up to the Communists ; we are stronger and more self-confident - and Low cannot so easily put us to rights.	stood up	{ "name": "stand_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "rise to one's feet", "refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack", "put into an upright position", "be standing; be upright", "defend against attack or criticism", "resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.", "rise up as...	[ "defend against attack or criticism" ]	[ "stand_up%2:32:00::" ]
Now we have stood up to the Communists ; we are stronger and more self-confident - and Low cannot so easily put us to rights.	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::" ]
Now we have stood up to the Communists ; we are stronger and more self-confident - and Low cannot so easily put us to rights.	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 ...	[ "cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation" ]	[ "put%2:35:05::" ]
Or does the reason for less Jovian drawings lie elsewhere?	lie	{ "name": "lie", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth", "Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)", "position or manner in which something is situated", "be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain po...	[ "originate (in)" ]	[ "lie%2:42:01::" ]
It might be that Low has seen too many stupidities and that they do not outrage him now.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It might be that Low has seen too many stupidities and that they do not outrage him now.	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 or be contemporaneous with" ]	[ "see%2:39:02::" ]
It might be that Low has seen too many stupidities and that they do not outrage him now.	outrage	{ "name": "outrage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a feeling of righteous anger", "a wantonly cruel act", "a disgraceful event", "the act of scandalizing", "strike with disgust or revulsion", "violate the sacred character of a place or language", "force (someone) to have sex against their...	[ "strike with disgust or revulsion" ]	[ "outrage%2:37:01::" ]
He writes, `` Confucius held that in times of stress one should take short views - only up to lunchtime ''.	writes	{ "name": "write", "sense_definitions_list": [ "produce a literary work", "communicate or express by writing", "have (one's written work) issued for publication", "communicate (with) in writing", "communicate by letter", "write music", "mark or trace on a surface", "record data on a ...	[ "produce a literary work" ]	[ "write%2:36:00::" ]
He writes, `` Confucius held that in times of stress one should take short views - only up to lunchtime ''.	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 ...	[ "maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)" ]	[ "hold%2:37:00::" ]
Whatever the cause, his mood in the fifties rarely rises above the level of the capably sardonic.	rises	{ "name": "rise", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a growth in strength or number or importance", "the act of changing location in an upward direction", "an upward slope or grade (as in a road)", "a movement upward", "the amount a salary is increased", "the property possessed by a slope or surfa...	[ "increase in value or to a higher point" ]	[ "rise%2:30:00::" ]
He does not seem to have caught the subtleties of the man.	seem	{ "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 does not seem to have caught the subtleties of the man.	caught	{ "name": "catch", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident", "the quantity that was caught", "a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect", "anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)", "a break or check in the voice (usually a sig...	[ "perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily" ]	[ "catch%2:39:01::" ]
The skies turn dark but the clouds do not loose their wrath.	turn	{ "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...	[ "pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become" ]	[ "turn%2:30:03::" ]
The skies turn dark but the clouds do not loose their wrath.	loose	{ "name": "loose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "grant freedom to; free from confinement", "turn loose or free from restraint", "make loose or looser", "become loose or looser or less tight", "not compact or dense in structure or arrangement", "(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or co...	[ "grant freedom to; free from confinement" ]	[ "loose%2:41:00::" ]
Low seems to have supported Eden at first and then relented because things worked out differently, so there is no fire in his eye.	seems	{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }	[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]	[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
Low seems to have supported Eden at first and then relented because things worked out differently, so there is no fire in his eye.	supported	{ "name": "support", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities", "aiding the cause or policy or interests of", "something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest", "a military operation (often involving n...	[ "give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to" ]	[ "support%2:41:00::" ]
Low seems to have supported Eden at first and then relented because things worked out differently, so there is no fire in his eye.	relented	{ "name": "relent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give in, as to influence or pressure" ] }	[ "give in, as to influence or pressure" ]	[ "relent%2:42:00::" ]
Low seems to have supported Eden at first and then relented because things worked out differently, so there is no fire in his eye.	worked out	{ "name": "work_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come up with", "happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well", "work out in detail", "do physical exercise", "be calculated", "make a mathematical calculation or computation", "find the so...	[ "come up with" ]	[ "work_out%2:30:00::" ]
Low seems to have supported Eden at first and then relented because things worked out differently, so there is no fire in his eye.	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::" ]
Instead the cartoons seem to deal with foibles.	seem	{ "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::" ]
Instead the cartoons seem to deal with foibles.	deal	{ "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::" ]
Their Eisenhower is insubstantial.	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::" ]
Did Low decide to let well enough alone when he made his selections?	decide	{ "name": "decide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something", "bring to an end; settle conclusively", "cause to decide", "influence or determine" ] }	[ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something" ]	[ "decide%2:31:00::" ]
Did Low decide to let well enough alone when he made his selections?	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...	[ "leave unchanged" ]	[ "let%2:30:00::" ]
Did Low decide to let well enough alone when he made his selections?	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,...	[ "perform or carry out" ]	[ "make%2:36:12::" ]
He often drew the bomb.	drew	{ "name": "draw", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a gully that is shallower than a ravine", "an entertainer who attracts large audiences", "the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided", "anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random", "a playing card...	[ "represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface" ]	[ "draw%2:36:00::" ]
He showed puny men attacked by splendidly tyrannical machines.	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", ...	[ "give an exhibition of to an interested audience" ]	[ "show%2:39:02::" ]
He showed puny men attacked by splendidly tyrannical machines.	attacked	{ "name": "attack", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)", "an offensive move in a sport or game", "intense adverse criticism", "ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation", "the act of attacking", "a decisive manner of begi...	[ "launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with" ]	[ "attack%2:33:00::" ]
And Khrushchev turned out to be prime copy for the most witty caricaturist of them all.	turned out	{ "name": "turn_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be shown or be found to be", "prove to be in the result or end", "produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery", "result or end", "come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons", "bring forth,", "put out or expel from a pla...	[ "be shown or be found to be" ]	[ "turn_out%2:42:00::" ]
And Khrushchev turned out to be prime copy for the most witty caricaturist of them all.	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::" ]
Look in this book for weak mortals and only on occasion for virtues and vices on the heroic scale.	Look	{ "name": "look", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the feelings expressed on a person's face", "the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually", "physical appearance", "the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people", "perceive with att...	[ "perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards" ]	[ "look%2:39:00::" ]
Read the moderately brief text, not for captions, sometimes for tart epigrams, once in a while for an explosion in the middle of your fixed ideas.	Read	{ "name": "read", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that is read", "interpret something that is written or printed", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed", "obtain data from magnetic tapes", "interpret th...	[ "interpret something that is written or printed" ]	[ "read%2:31:00::" ]
A gray fox with a patch on one eye - confidence man, city slicker, lebensraum specialist - tries to take over Catfish Bend in this third relaxed allegory from Mr. Burman 's refreshing Louisiana animal community.	tries	{ "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::" ]
A gray fox with a patch on one eye - confidence man, city slicker, lebensraum specialist - tries to take over Catfish Bend in this third relaxed allegory from Mr. Burman 's refreshing Louisiana animal community.	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...	[ "seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession" ]	[ "take_over%2:40:07::" ]
The fox is all ingratiating smiles when he arrives from New Orleans, accompanied by one wharf rat.	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::" ]
The fox is all ingratiating smiles when he arrives from New Orleans, accompanied by one wharf rat.	arrives	{ "name": "arrive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress", "succeed in a big way; get to the top" ] }	[ "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress" ]	[ "arrive%2:38:00::" ]
The fox is all ingratiating smiles when he arrives from New Orleans, accompanied by one wharf rat.	accompanied	{ "name": "accompany", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be present or associated with an event or entity", "go or travel along with", "perform an accompaniment to", "be a companion to somebody" ] }	[ "be present or associated with an event or entity" ]	[ "accompany%2:42:00::" ]
But like all despots, as he builds his following from among the gullible, he grows more threatening toward those who won n't follow - such solid citizens as Doc Raccoon ; Judge Black, the vegetarian black snake ; and the eagle, who leads the bird community when he is not too busy in Washington posing for fifty-cent pie...	builds	{ "name": "build", "sense_definitions_list": [ "constitution of the human body", "alternative names for the body of a human being", "make by combining materials and parts", "form or accumulate steadily", "build or establish something abstract", "improve the cleansing action of", "order, ...	[ "form or accumulate steadily" ]	[ "build%2:30:00::" ]
But like all despots, as he builds his following from among the gullible, he grows more threatening toward those who won n't follow - such solid citizens as Doc Raccoon ; Judge Black, the vegetarian black snake ; and the eagle, who leads the bird community when he is not too busy in Washington posing for fifty-cent pie...	grows	{ "name": "grow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become", "become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain", "increase in size by natural process", "cause to grow or develop", "develop and reach maturity; undergo maturati...	[ "become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain" ]	[ "grow%2:30:00::" ]
But like all despots, as he builds his following from among the gullible, he grows more threatening toward those who won n't follow - such solid citizens as Doc Raccoon ; Judge Black, the vegetarian black snake ; and the eagle, who leads the bird community when he is not too busy in Washington posing for fifty-cent pie...	follow	{ "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", ...	[ "imitate in behavior; take as a model" ]	[ "follow%2:36:00::" ]
But like all despots, as he builds his following from among the gullible, he grows more threatening toward those who won n't follow - such solid citizens as Doc Raccoon ; Judge Black, the vegetarian black snake ; and the eagle, who leads the bird community when he is not too busy in Washington posing for fifty-cent pie...	leads	{ "name": "lead", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an advantage held by a competitor in a race", "a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey", "evidence pointing to a possible solution", "a position of leadership (especially in the phr...	[ "take somebody somewhere" ]	[ "lead%2:38:01::" ]
But like all despots, as he builds his following from among the gullible, he grows more threatening toward those who won n't follow - such solid citizens as Doc Raccoon ; Judge Black, the vegetarian black snake ; and the eagle, who leads the bird community when he is not too busy in Washington posing for fifty-cent pie...	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 like all despots, as he builds his following from among the gullible, he grows more threatening toward those who won n't follow - such solid citizens as Doc Raccoon ; Judge Black, the vegetarian black snake ; and the eagle, who leads the bird community when he is not too busy in Washington posing for fifty-cent pie...	posing	{ "name": "pose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "affected manners intended to impress others", "a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes", "a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display", "introduce", "assume a posture as for artistic purposes", "pretend to be someone y...	[ "assume a posture as for artistic purposes" ]	[ "pose%2:39:00::" ]
As soon as the fox has taken hold on most of the populace he imports more wharf rats, who, of course, say they are the aggrieved victims of an extermination campaign in the city.	taken hold	{ "name": "take_hold", "sense_definitions_list": [ "assume control", "have or hold in one's hands or grip" ] }	[ "assume control" ]	[ "take_hold%2:41:00::" ]
As soon as the fox has taken hold on most of the populace he imports more wharf rats, who, of course, say they are the aggrieved victims of an extermination campaign in the city.	imports	{ "name": "import", "sense_definitions_list": [ "commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country", "an imported person brought from a foreign country", "the message that is intended or expressed or signified", "a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred", "having im...	[ "bring in from abroad" ]	[ "import%2:40:00::" ]
As soon as the fox has taken hold on most of the populace he imports more wharf rats, who, of course, say they are the aggrieved victims of an extermination campaign in the city.	say	{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...	[ "report or maintain" ]	[ "say%2:32:01::" ]
As soon as the fox has taken hold on most of the populace he imports more wharf rats, who, of course, say they are the aggrieved victims of an extermination campaign in the city.	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 followers of bullies invariably are aggrieved about the very things they plan to do to others. )	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 followers of bullies invariably are aggrieved about the very things they plan to do to others. )	plan	{ "name": "plan", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished", "an arrangement scheme", "scale drawing of a structure", "have the will and intention to carry out some action", "make plans for something", "make or work out a plan for; devise",...	[ "have the will and intention to carry out some action" ]	[ "plan%2:31:01::" ]
( The followers of bullies invariably are aggrieved about the very things they plan to do to others. )	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::" ]
They train the mink and other animals to fight.	train	{ "name": "train", "sense_definitions_list": [ "public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive", "a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding", "a procession (of wagons or mules or cam...	[ "undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession" ]	[ "train%2:31:00::" ]
They train the mink and other animals to fight.	fight	{ "name": "fight", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war", "the act of fighting; any contest or struggle", "an aggressive willingness to compete", "an intense verbal dispute", "a boxing or wrestling match", "be engaged in a fight; c...	[ "be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight" ]	[ "fight%2:33:00::" ]
And pretty soon gray fox is announcing that he won n't have anyone around that 's against him, and setting out to break his second territorial treaty with the birds.	announcing	{ "name": "announce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make known; make an announcement", "announce publicly or officially", "give the names of", "foreshadow or presage" ] }	[ "make known; make an announcement" ]	[ "announce%2:32:00::" ]
And pretty soon gray fox is announcing that he won n't have anyone around that 's against him, and setting out to break his second territorial treaty with the birds.	's	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
And pretty soon gray fox is announcing that he won n't have anyone around that 's against him, and setting out to break his second territorial treaty with the birds.	setting out	{ "name": "set_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action", "lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line", "leave" ] }	[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]	[ "set_out%2:30:00::" ]
And pretty soon gray fox is announcing that he won n't have anyone around that 's against him, and setting out to break his second territorial treaty with the birds.	break	{ "name": "break", "sense_definitions_list": [ "some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity", "an unexpected piece of good luck", "(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other", "a personal or social separation (as betwee...	[ "act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises" ]	[ "break%2:41:00::" ]
Robert Hillyer, the poet, writes in his introduction to this brief animal fable that Mr. Burman ought to win a Nobel Prize for the Catfish Bend series.	writes	{ "name": "write", "sense_definitions_list": [ "produce a literary work", "communicate or express by writing", "have (one's written work) issued for publication", "communicate (with) in writing", "communicate by letter", "write music", "mark or trace on a surface", "record data on a ...	[ "produce a literary work" ]	[ "write%2:36:00::" ]
Robert Hillyer, the poet, writes in his introduction to this brief animal fable that Mr. Burman ought to win a Nobel Prize for the Catfish Bend series.	win	{ "name": "win", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a victory (as in a race or other competition)", "something won (especially money)", "be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious", "win something through one's efforts", "obtain advantages, such as points, etc.", "attain success or r...	[ "win something through one's efforts" ]	[ "win%2:40:00::" ]
He may have a point in urging that decadent themes be given fewer prizes.	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::" ]
He may have a point in urging that decadent themes be given fewer prizes.	urging	{ "name": "urge", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instinctive motive", "a strong restless desire", "force or impel in an indicated direction", "push for something", "spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts" ] }	[ "push for something" ]	[ "urge%2:32:03::" ]
He may have a point in urging that decadent themes be given fewer prizes.	given	{ "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::" ]
But it 's hard to imagine Mr. Burman as a Nobel laureate on the basis of these charming but not really momentous fables.	's	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
But it 's hard to imagine Mr. Burman as a Nobel laureate on the basis of these charming but not really momentous fables.	imagine	{ "name": "imagine", "sense_definitions_list": [ "form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case", "expect, believe, or suppose" ] }	[ "form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case" ]	[ "imagine%2:36:00::" ]
In substance they lie somewhere between the Southern dialect animal stories of Joel Chandler Harris ( Uncle Remus ) and the polished, witty fables of James Thurber.	lie	{ "name": "lie", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth", "Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)", "position or manner in which something is situated", "be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain po...	[ "be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position" ]	[ "lie%2:42:00::" ]
Die Frist ist um, und wiederum verstrichen sind sieben Jahr, the Maestro quoted The Flying Dutchman, as he told of his career and wanderings, explaining that the number seven had significantly recurred in his life several times.	quoted	{ "name": "quote", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else", "a passage or expression that is quoted or cited", "repeat a passage from", "name the price of", "refer to for illustration or proof", "put quote marks around" ] }	[ "repeat a passage from" ]	[ "quote%2:32:00::" ]
Die Frist ist um, und wiederum verstrichen sind sieben Jahr, the Maestro quoted The Flying Dutchman, as he told of his career and wanderings, explaining that the number seven had significantly recurred in his life several times.	told	{ "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::" ]
Die Frist ist um, und wiederum verstrichen sind sieben Jahr, the Maestro quoted The Flying Dutchman, as he told of his career and wanderings, explaining that the number seven had significantly recurred in his life several times.	explaining	{ "name": "explain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make plain and comprehensible", "define", "serve as a reason or cause or justification of" ] }	[ "make plain and comprehensible" ]	[ "explain%2:32:00::" ]

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