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Claude Jannequin 's vocal description of a battle ( the French equivalents of tarantara, rum-tum-tum, and boom-boom-boom are very picturesque ) is lots of fun, and the singers get a sense of grace and shape into other chansons by Jannequin and Lassus.	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::" ]
Claude Jannequin 's vocal description of a battle ( the French equivalents of tarantara, rum-tum-tum, and boom-boom-boom are very picturesque ) is lots of fun, and the singers get a sense of grace and shape into other chansons by Jannequin and Lassus.	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::" ]
Claude Jannequin 's vocal description of a battle ( the French equivalents of tarantara, rum-tum-tum, and boom-boom-boom are very picturesque ) is lots of fun, and the singers get a sense of grace and shape into other chansons by Jannequin and Lassus.	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...	[ "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract" ]	[ "get%2:40:00::" ]
Only with the more sensual, intense and baroque expressions of Marenzio, Monteverdi and Gesualdo does the singing seem a little superficial.	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::" ]
Nevertheless, the musicality, accuracy and infectious charm of these performances, excellently reproduced, make it an attractive look-see at the period.	reproduced	{ "name": "reproduce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a copy or equivalent of", "have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant", "recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.", "repeat after memorization" ] }	[ "make a copy or equivalent of" ]	[ "reproduce%2:36:00::" ]
Nevertheless, the musicality, accuracy and infectious charm of these performances, excellently reproduced, make it an attractive look-see at the period.	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,...	[ "give certain properties to something" ]	[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
The works are presented chronologically.	presented	{ "name": "present", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech", "something presented as a gift", "a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking", "give an exhibition of to an intereste...	[ "give an exhibition of to an interested audience" ]	[ "present%2:39:00::" ]
Texts and translations are provided.	provided	{ "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 what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance" ]	[ "provide%2:34:00::" ]
The elements of elegance and color in Jannequin are strong French characteristics.	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::" ]
Baroque instrumental music in Italy and Germany tends to be strong, lively, intense, controlled and quite abstract.	tends	{ "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::" ]
Baroque instrumental music in Italy and Germany tends to be strong, lively, intense, controlled and quite abstract.	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 France, it remained always more picturesque, more dancelike, more full of flavor.	remained	{ "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::" ]
Couperin and Rameau gave titles to nearly everything they wrote, not in the later sense of `` program music '' but as a kind of nonmusical reference for the close, clear musical forms filled with keen wit and precise utterance.	gave	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "convey or reveal information" ]	[ "give%2:40:07::" ]
Couperin and Rameau gave titles to nearly everything they wrote, not in the later sense of `` program music '' but as a kind of nonmusical reference for the close, clear musical forms filled with keen wit and precise utterance.	wrote	{ "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::" ]
Couperin and Rameau gave titles to nearly everything they wrote, not in the later sense of `` program music '' but as a kind of nonmusical reference for the close, clear musical forms filled with keen wit and precise utterance.	filled	{ "name": "fill", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity sufficient to satisfy", "any material that fills a space or container", "make full, also in a metaphorical sense", "become full", "occupy the whole of", "assume, as of positions or roles", "fill or meet a want or need", "appoi...	[ "make full, also in a metaphorical sense" ]	[ "fill%2:30:01::" ]
Both composers turn up on new imports from France.	turn up	{ "name": "turn_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "appear or become visible; make a showing", "bend or lay so that one part covers the other", "discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining", "be shown or be found to be", "find by digging in the ground" ] }	[ "appear or become visible; make a showing" ]	[ "turn_up%2:30:00::" ]
BAM is the unlikely name of a French recording company whose full label is Editions de la boite a musique.	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::" ]
BAM is the unlikely name of a French recording company whose full label is Editions de la boite a musique.	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::" ]
They specialize in out-of-the-way items and old French music naturally occupies a good deal of their attention.	specialize	{ "name": "specialize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "become more focus on an area of activity or field of study", "be specific about", "suit to a special purpose", "devote oneself to a special area of work", "evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environmen...	[ "be specific about" ]	[ "specialize%2:32:00::" ]
They specialize in out-of-the-way items and old French music naturally occupies a good deal of their attention.	occupies	{ "name": "occupy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "keep busy with", "live (in a certain place)", "occupy the whole of", "be on the mind of", "march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation", "require (time or space)", "consume all ...	[ "keep busy with" ]	[ "occupy%2:41:00::" ]
Sonates et Concerts Royaux of Couperin le grand occupy two disks ( LD056 and LD060 ) and reveal the impeccable taste and workmanship of this master - delicate, flexible and gemlike.	reveal	{ "name": "reveal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make visible", "make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret", "disclose directly or through prophets" ] }	[ "make visible" ]	[ "reveal%2:39:00::" ]
The Concerts - Nos. 2, 6, 9, 10 and 14 are represented - are really closer to chamber suites than to concertos in the Italian sense.	represented	{ "name": "represent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to", "express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol", "be representative or typical for", "be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for...	[ "express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol" ]	[ "represent%2:32:02::" ]
The Concerts - Nos. 2, 6, 9, 10 and 14 are represented - are really closer to chamber suites than to concertos in the Italian sense.	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 sonatas, `` La Francaise '', `` La Sultane '', `` L ' Astree '' and `` L ' Imperiale '', are often more elaborately worked out and, in fact, show a strong Italian influence.	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...	[ "work out in detail" ]	[ "work_out%2:30:01::" ]
Couperin also turns up along with some lesser-known contemporaries on a disk called Musique Francaise du 18, e Siecle ( BAM LD 060 ).	turns up	{ "name": "turn_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "appear or become visible; make a showing", "bend or lay so that one part covers the other", "discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining", "be shown or be found to be", "find by digging in the ground" ] }	[ "appear or become visible; make a showing" ]	[ "turn_up%2:30:00::" ]
Jean-Marie LeClair still is remembered a bit, but Bodin de Beismortier, Corrette and Mondonville are hardly household words.	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::" ]
What is interesting about these chamber works here is how they all reveal the aspect of French music that was moving toward the rococo.	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::" ]
What is interesting about these chamber works here is how they all reveal the aspect of French music that was moving toward the rococo.	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::" ]
What is interesting about these chamber works here is how they all reveal the aspect of French music that was moving toward the rococo.	reveal	{ "name": "reveal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make visible", "make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret", "disclose directly or through prophets" ] }	[ "make visible" ]	[ "reveal%2:39:00::" ]
What is interesting about these chamber works here is how they all reveal the aspect of French music that was moving toward the rococo.	moving	{ "name": "move", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of deciding to do something", "the act of changing your residence or place of business", "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "(game) a player's turn to t...	[ "cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense" ]	[ "move%2:38:01::" ]
The Couperin `` La Steinkerque '', with its battle music, brevity, wit and refined simplicity, already shakes off Corelli and points towards the mid-century elegances that ended the baroque era.	shakes off	{ "name": "shake_off", "sense_definitions_list": [ "get rid of", "get rid of" ] }	[ "get rid of" ]	[ "shake_off%2:35:00::" ]
The Couperin `` La Steinkerque '', with its battle music, brevity, wit and refined simplicity, already shakes off Corelli and points towards the mid-century elegances that ended the baroque era.	points	{ "name": "point", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a geometric element that has position but no extension", "the precise location of something; a spatially limited location", "a brief version of the essential meaning of something", "an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole", "a...	[ "indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively" ]	[ "point%2:32:00::" ]
The Couperin `` La Steinkerque '', with its battle music, brevity, wit and refined simplicity, already shakes off Corelli and points towards the mid-century elegances that ended the baroque era.	ended	{ "name": "end", "sense_definitions_list": [ "either extremity of something that has length", "the point in time at which something ends", "the concluding parts of an event or occurrence", "the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended ...	[ "bring to an end or halt" ]	[ "end%2:30:01::" ]
If Couperin shows the fashionable trend, the others do so all the more.	shows	{ "name": "show", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining", "something intended to communicate a particular impression", "a social event involving a public performance or entertainment", "pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression", ...	[ "give an exhibition of to an interested audience" ]	[ "show%2:39:02::" ]
If Couperin shows the fashionable trend, the others do so all the more.	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::" ]
All these records have close, attractive sound and the performances by a variety of instrumentalists is characteristic.	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::" ]
All these records have close, attractive sound and the performances by a variety of instrumentalists is characteristic.	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::" ]
Rameau 's Six Concerts en Sextuor, recorded by L ' orchestre de chambre Pierre Menet ( BAM LD 046 ), turn out to be harpsichord pieces arranged for strings apparently by the composer himself.	recorded	{ "name": "record", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events", "sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph need...	[ "register electronically" ]	[ "record%2:32:01::" ]
Rameau 's Six Concerts en Sextuor, recorded by L ' orchestre de chambre Pierre Menet ( BAM LD 046 ), turn out to be harpsichord pieces arranged for strings apparently by the composer himself.	turn 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::" ]
Rameau 's Six Concerts en Sextuor, recorded by L ' orchestre de chambre Pierre Menet ( BAM LD 046 ), turn out to be harpsichord pieces arranged for strings apparently by the composer himself.	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::" ]
Rameau 's Six Concerts en Sextuor, recorded by L ' orchestre de chambre Pierre Menet ( BAM LD 046 ), turn out to be harpsichord pieces arranged for strings apparently by the composer himself.	arranged	{ "name": "arrange", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put into a proper or systematic order", "make arrangements for", "plan, organize, and carry out (an event)", "set (printed matter) into a specific format", "arrange attractively", "adapt for performance in a different way", "arrange thoug...	[ "put into a proper or systematic order" ]	[ "arrange%2:35:00::" ]
The strange, delightful little character pieces with their odd and sometimes inexplicable titles are still evocative and gracious.	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::" ]
Maitres Allemands des 17, e et 18, e Siecles contains music by Pachelbel, Buxtehude, Rosenmueller and Telemann, well performed by the Ensemble Instrumental Sylvie Spycket ( BAM LD 035 ).	contains	{ "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...	[ "include or contain; have as a component" ]	[ "contain%2:42:00::" ]
Rococo music - a lot of it - was played in Carnegie Recital Hall on Saturday night in the first of four concerts being sponsored this season by a new organization known as Globe Concert Arts.	played	{ "name": "play", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage", "a theatrical performance of a drama", "a preset plan of action in team sports", "a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill", "a state in which action is feasible"...	[ "play on an instrument" ]	[ "play%2:36:12::" ]
Rococo music - a lot of it - was played in Carnegie Recital Hall on Saturday night in the first of four concerts being sponsored this season by a new organization known as Globe Concert Arts.	sponsored	{ "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::" ]
Works by J. C. Bach, Anton Craft, Joseph Haydn, Giuseppe Sammartini, Comenico Dragonetti and J. G. Janitsch were performed by seven instrumentalists including Anabel Brieff, flutist, Josef Marx, oboist, and Robert Conant, pianist and harpsichordist.	performed	{ "name": "perform", "sense_definitions_list": [ "carry out or perform an action", "perform a function", "give a performance (of something)", "get (something) done" ] }	[ "give a performance (of something)" ]	[ "perform%2:36:01::" ]
Works by J. C. Bach, Anton Craft, Joseph Haydn, Giuseppe Sammartini, Comenico Dragonetti and J. G. Janitsch were performed by seven instrumentalists including Anabel Brieff, flutist, Josef Marx, oboist, and Robert Conant, pianist and harpsichordist.	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::" ]
Since rococo music tends to be pretty and elegant above all, it can seem rather vacuous to twentieth-century ears that have grown accustomed to the stress and dissonances of composers from Beethoven to Boulez.	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::" ]
Since rococo music tends to be pretty and elegant above all, it can seem rather vacuous to twentieth-century ears that have grown accustomed to the stress and dissonances of composers from Beethoven to Boulez.	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::" ]
Since rococo music tends to be pretty and elegant above all, it can seem rather vacuous to twentieth-century ears that have grown accustomed to the stress and dissonances of composers from Beethoven to Boulez.	grown	{ "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...	[ "pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become" ]	[ "grow%2:30:03::" ]
Thus there was really an excess of eighteenth-century charm as one of these light-weight pieces followed another on Saturday night.	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::" ]
Thus there was really an excess of eighteenth-century charm as one of these light-weight pieces followed another on Saturday night.	followed	{ "name": "follow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to travel behind, go after, come after", "be later in time", "come as a logical consequence; follow logically", "travel along a certain course", "act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes", "come after in time, as a result", ...	[ "come as a logical consequence; follow logically" ]	[ "follow%2:42:05::" ]
Each might find a useful place in a varied musical program, but taken together they grew quite tiresome.	find	{ "name": "find", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a productive insight", "the act of discovering something", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with", "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost", ...	[ "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ]	[ "find%2:40:02::" ]
Each might find a useful place in a varied musical program, but taken together they grew quite tiresome.	taken	{ "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 ...	[ "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes" ]	[ "take%2:31:03::" ]
Each might find a useful place in a varied musical program, but taken together they grew quite tiresome.	grew	{ "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...	[ "pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become" ]	[ "grow%2:30:03::" ]
The performances were variable, those of the full ensemble being generally satisfying, some by soloists proving rather trying.	were	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The performances were variable, those of the full ensemble being generally satisfying, some by soloists proving rather trying.	being	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Ellie Mao, soprano, and Frederick Fuller, baritone, presented a program of folksongs entitled `` East Meets West '' in Carnegie Recital Hall last night.	presented	{ "name": "present", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech", "something presented as a gift", "a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking", "give an exhibition of to an intereste...	[ "give an exhibition of to an interested audience" ]	[ "present%2:39:00::" ]
They were accompanied by Anna Mi Lee, pianist.	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" ] }	[ "perform an accompaniment to" ]	[ "accompany%2:36:00::" ]
Selections from fifteen countries were sung as solos and duets in a broad range of languages.	sung	{ "name": "sing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "deliver by singing", "produce tones with the voice", "to make melodious sounds", "make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound", "divulge confidential information or secrets" ] }	[ "deliver by singing" ]	[ "sing%2:36:01::" ]
Songs from China and Japan were reserved exclusively for Miss Mao, who is a native of China, and those of the British Isles were sung by Mr. Fuller, who is English by birth.	reserved	{ "name": "reserve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "formality and propriety of manner", "something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose", "an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced", "(medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions...	[ "hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency" ]	[ "reserve%2:40:03::" ]
Songs from China and Japan were reserved exclusively for Miss Mao, who is a native of China, and those of the British Isles were sung by Mr. Fuller, who is English by birth.	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::" ]
Songs from China and Japan were reserved exclusively for Miss Mao, who is a native of China, and those of the British Isles were sung by Mr. Fuller, who is English by birth.	sung	{ "name": "sing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "deliver by singing", "produce tones with the voice", "to make melodious sounds", "make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound", "divulge confidential information or secrets" ] }	[ "deliver by singing" ]	[ "sing%2:36:01::" ]
Songs from China and Japan were reserved exclusively for Miss Mao, who is a native of China, and those of the British Isles were sung by Mr. Fuller, who is English by birth.	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...	[ "represent, as of a character on stage" ]	[ "be%2:42:08::" ]
This was not a program intended to illustrate authentic folk styles.	intended	{ "name": "intend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have in mind as a purpose", "design or destine", "mean or intend to express or convey", "denote or connote" ] }	[ "have in mind as a purpose" ]	[ "intend%2:31:00::" ]
This was not a program intended to illustrate authentic folk styles.	illustrate	{ "name": "illustrate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "clarify by giving an example of", "depict with an illustration", "supply with illustrations" ] }	[ "clarify by giving an example of" ]	[ "illustrate%2:32:00::" ]
On the contrary, Miss Mao and Mr. Fuller chose many of their arrangements from the works of composers such as Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Canteloube, Copland and Britten.	chose	{ "name": "choose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives", "select as an alternative over another", "see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way" ] }	[ "pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives" ]	[ "choose%2:31:00::" ]
Thre was, therefore, more musical substance in the concert than might have been the case otherwise.	been	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
What was omitted from `` A Neglected Education '' were those essentials known as `` the facts of life ''.	omitted	{ "name": "omit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "prevent from being included or considered or accepted", "leave undone or leave out" ] }	[ "prevent from being included or considered or accepted" ]	[ "omit%2:31:01::" ]
What was omitted from `` A Neglected Education '' were those essentials known as `` the facts of life ''.	were	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Chabrier 's little one-act operetta, presented yesterday afternoon at Town Hall, is a fragile, precious little piece, very French, not without wit and charm.	presented	{ "name": "present", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech", "something presented as a gift", "a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking", "give an exhibition of to an intereste...	[ "give an exhibition of to an interested audience" ]	[ "present%2:39:00::" ]
Chabrier 's little one-act operetta, presented yesterday afternoon at Town Hall, is a fragile, precious little piece, very French, not without wit and charm.	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 poor uneducated newlywed, a certain Gontran de Boismassif, has his problems in getting the necessary information.	has	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]	[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
The poor uneducated newlywed, a certain Gontran de Boismassif, has his problems in getting the necessary information.	getting	{ "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::" ]
The humor of the situation can be imagined.	imagined	{ "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::" ]
It all takes place in the eighteenth century.	takes place	{ "name": "take_place", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come to pass" ] }	[ "come to pass" ]	[ "take_place%2:30:00::" ]
What a silly, artificial way of life, Chabrier and his librettists chuckle.	chuckle	{ "name": "chuckle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a soft partly suppressed laugh", "laugh quietly or with restraint" ] }	[ "laugh quietly or with restraint" ]	[ "chuckle%2:29:00::" ]
But they wish they could bring it back.	wish	{ "name": "wish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a specific feeling of desire", "an expression of some desire or inclination", "(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare", "the particular preference that you have", "hope for; have a wish", "prefer or wish to do somet...	[ "make or express a wish" ]	[ "wish%2:32:02::" ]
But they wish they could bring it back.	bring	{ "name": "bring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere", "cause to come into a particular state or condition", "cause to happen or to occur as a consequence", "go or come after and bring or take back", "bring into a different state", "be accompanied...	[ "cause to come into a particular state or condition" ]	[ "bring%2:35:04::" ]
Chabrier 's delightful music stands just at the point where the classical, rationalist tradition, ( handed down to Chabrier largely in the form of operetta and salon music ) becomes virtually neo-classicism.	stands	{ "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 in some specified state or condition" ]	[ "stand%2:42:04::" ]
Chabrier 's delightful music stands just at the point where the classical, rationalist tradition, ( handed down to Chabrier largely in the form of operetta and salon music ) becomes virtually neo-classicism.	handed down	{ "name": "hand_down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "passed on, as by inheritance" ] }	[ "passed on, as by inheritance" ]	[ "hand_down%2:40:00::" ]
Chabrier 's delightful music stands just at the point where the classical, rationalist tradition, ( handed down to Chabrier largely in the form of operetta and salon music ) becomes virtually neo-classicism.	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" ] }	[ "undergo a change or development" ]	[ "become%2:42:01::" ]
The musical cleverness and spirit plus a strong sense of taste and measure save a wry little joke from becoming either bawdy or mawkish.	becoming	{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }	[ "undergo a change or development" ]	[ "become%2:42:01::" ]
The simple, clever production was also able to tread the thin line between those extremes.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The simple, clever production was also able to tread the thin line between those extremes.	tread	{ "name": "tread", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a step in walking or running", "the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire", "the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground", "structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step", "put down or press the foot, ...	[ "brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center" ]	[ "tread%2:35:01::" ]
Arlene Saunders was charming as poor Gontran.	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::" ]
Yes, Arlene is her name ; the work uses the old eighteenth-century tradition of giving the part of a young inexperienced youth to a soprano.	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::" ]
Yes, Arlene is her name ; the work uses the old eighteenth-century tradition of giving the part of a young inexperienced youth to a soprano.	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::" ]
Yes, Arlene is her name ; the work uses the old eighteenth-century tradition of giving the part of a young inexperienced youth to a soprano.	giving	{ "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...	[ "be the cause or source of" ]	[ "give%2:40:05::" ]
Benita Valente was delightful as the young wife and John Parella was amusing as the tutor who failed to do all his tutoring.	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::" ]
Benita Valente was delightful as the young wife and John Parella was amusing as the tutor who failed to do all his tutoring.	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::" ]
Benita Valente was delightful as the young wife and John Parella was amusing as the tutor who failed to do all his tutoring.	failed	{ "name": "fail", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fail to do something; leave something undone", "be unsuccessful", "disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake", "stop operating or functioning", "be unable", "judge unacceptable", "fail to get a passing grade", "fall short in wh...	[ "fail to do something; leave something undone" ]	[ "fail%2:41:02::" ]
Benita Valente was delightful as the young wife and John Parella was amusing as the tutor who failed to do all his tutoring.	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...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "do%2:41:01::" ]
The work was presented as the final event in the Town Hall Festival of Music.	presented	{ "name": "present", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech", "something presented as a gift", "a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking", "give an exhibition of to an intereste...	[ "give an exhibition of to an interested audience" ]	[ "present%2:39:00::" ]
It was paired with a Darius Milhaud opera, `` The Poor Sailor '', set to a libretto by Jean Cocteau, a kind of Grand Guignol by the sea, a sailor returns, unrecognized, and gets done in by his wife.	paired	{ "name": "pair", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a set of two similar things considered as a unit", "two items of the same kind", "two people considered as a unit", "a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value", "form a pair or pairs", "bring two objects, ideas, or people together", "occur...	[ "form a pair or pairs" ]	[ "pair%2:41:00::" ]
It was paired with a Darius Milhaud opera, `` The Poor Sailor '', set to a libretto by Jean Cocteau, a kind of Grand Guignol by the sea, a sailor returns, unrecognized, and gets done in by his wife.	returns	{ "name": "return", "sense_definitions_list": [ "document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability", "a coming to or returning home", "the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction", "getting something back again", "the act of going back to...	[ "go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before" ]	[ "return%2:38:00::" ]
It was paired with a Darius Milhaud opera, `` The Poor Sailor '', set to a libretto by Jean Cocteau, a kind of Grand Guignol by the sea, a sailor returns, unrecognized, and gets done in by his wife.	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...	[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]	[ "get%2:30:00::" ]
It was paired with a Darius Milhaud opera, `` The Poor Sailor '', set to a libretto by Jean Cocteau, a kind of Grand Guignol by the sea, a sailor returns, unrecognized, and gets done in by his wife.	done in	{ "name": "do_in", "sense_definitions_list": [ "get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing" ] }	[ "get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing" ]	[ "do_in%2:35:00::" ]
With the exception of a few spots, Milhaud 's music mostly churns away with his usual collection of ditties, odd harmonies, and lumbering, satiric orchestration.	churns	{ "name": "churn", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk", "stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter", "be agitated" ] }	[ "stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter" ]	[ "churn%2:35:00::" ]
Though President John F. Kennedy was primarily concerned with the crucial problems of Berlin and disarmament adviser McCloy 's unexpected report from Khrushchev, his new enthusiasm and reliance on personal diplomacy involved him in other key problems of U. S. foreign policy last week.	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::" ]

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