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I thought he was the Air Force recruiter ''.	thought	{ "name": "think", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance of deliberate thinking", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "expect, believe, or suppose", "use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments", "recall knowl...	[ "judge or regard; look upon; judge" ]	[ "think%2:31:01::" ]
I thought he was the Air Force recruiter ''.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
What the man wanted was four persons to volunteer as hostages, along with the crew.	wanted	{ "name": "want", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of extreme poverty", "the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable", "anything that is necessary but lacking", "a specific feeling of desire", "feel or have a desire for; want strongly", "have need of", "hunt or look ...	[ "feel or have a desire for; want strongly" ]	[ "want%2:37:00::" ]
What the man wanted was four persons to volunteer as hostages, along with the crew.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
What the man wanted was four persons to volunteer as hostages, along with the crew.	volunteer	{ "name": "volunteer", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(military) a person who freely enlists for service", "a person who performs voluntary work", "a native or resident of Tennessee", "tell voluntarily", "agree freely", "do volunteer work", "without payment" ] }	[ "agree freely" ]	[ "volunteer%2:41:01::" ]
They chose four :	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::" ]
Jack Casey, who works for Continental Airlines in Houston ; Fred Mullen from Mercer Island, Wash. ; Pfc. Truman Cleveland of St. Augustine.	works	{ "name": "work", "sense_definitions_list": [ "activity directed toward making or doing something", "a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing", "the occupation for which you are paid", "applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject ...	[ "be employed" ]	[ "work%2:41:00::" ]
Everybody else was allowed to file off the plane after it touched down at El Paso at 4 : 18 a. m..	allowed	{ "name": "allow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen", "consent to, give permission", "let have", "give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause", "make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to...	[ "make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen" ]	[ "allow%2:41:00::" ]
Everybody else was allowed to file off the plane after it touched down at El Paso at 4 : 18 a. m..	file	{ "name": "file", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together", "a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other", "office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order", "a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on som...	[ "proceed in line" ]	[ "file%2:38:00::" ]
Everybody else was allowed to file off the plane after it touched down at El Paso at 4 : 18 a. m..	touched down	{ "name": "touch_down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come or bring (a plane) to a landing" ] }	[ "come or bring (a plane) to a landing" ]	[ "touch_down%2:38:00::" ]
They found a large welcoming group - El Paso policemen, Border Patrol, sheriff 's deputies, and FBI men, who surged around the plane with rifles and submarine guns.	found	{ "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", ...	[ "perceive or be contemporaneous with" ]	[ "find%2:39:01::" ]
They found a large welcoming group - El Paso policemen, Border Patrol, sheriff 's deputies, and FBI men, who surged around the plane with rifles and submarine guns.	surged	{ "name": "surge", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a sudden forceful flow", "a sudden or abrupt strong increase", "a large sea wave", "rise and move, as in waves or billows", "rise rapidly", "rise or move forward", "rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave"...	[ "rise and move, as in waves or billows" ]	[ "surge%2:38:01::" ]
Other FBI men, talking with the pilot from the tower, conspired with him to delay the proposed flight to Havana.	talking	{ "name": "talk", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an exchange of ideas via conversation", "discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')", "the act of giving a talk to an audience", "a speech that is open to the public", "idle gossip or rumor", "exchange thoughts; ...	[ "exchange thoughts; talk with" ]	[ "talk%2:32:01::" ]
Other FBI men, talking with the pilot from the tower, conspired with him to delay the proposed flight to Havana.	conspired	{ "name": "conspire", "sense_definitions_list": [ "engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together", "act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose" ] }	[ "engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together" ]	[ "conspire%2:31:00::" ]
Other FBI men, talking with the pilot from the tower, conspired with him to delay the proposed flight to Havana.	delay	{ "name": "delay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "time during which some action is awaited", "the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time", "cause to be slowed down or delayed", "act later than planned, scheduled, or required", "stop or halt", "slow ...	[ "act later than planned, scheduled, or required" ]	[ "delay%2:42:00::" ]
The ground crew, which ordinarily fuels a 707 in twenty minutes, took fully three hours.	fuels	{ "name": "fuel", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a substance that can be consumed to produce energy", "provide with a combustible substance that provides energy", "provide with fuel", "take in fuel, as of a ship", "stimulate" ] }	[ "provide with a combustible substance that provides energy" ]	[ "fuel%2:40:00::" ]
The ground crew, which ordinarily fuels a 707 in twenty minutes, took fully three hours.	took	{ "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 ...	[ "require (time or space)" ]	[ "take%2:40:06::" ]
Still more time was consumed while the pilot, at the radioed suggestion of Continental president Robert Six, tried to persuade the armed pair to swap the Boeing jet for a propeller-driven Douglas DC-7.	consumed	{ "name": "consume", "sense_definitions_list": [ "eat immoderately", "serve oneself to, or consume regularly", "spend extravagantly", "destroy completely", "use up (resources or materials)", "engage fully" ] }	[ "spend extravagantly" ]	[ "consume%2:34:02::" ]
Still more time was consumed while the pilot, at the radioed suggestion of Continental president Robert Six, tried to persuade the armed pair to swap the Boeing jet for a propeller-driven Douglas DC-7.	tried	{ "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::" ]
Still more time was consumed while the pilot, at the radioed suggestion of Continental president Robert Six, tried to persuade the armed pair to swap the Boeing jet for a propeller-driven Douglas DC-7.	persuade	{ "name": "persuade", "sense_definitions_list": [ "win approval or support for", "cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm" ] }	[ "win approval or support for" ]	[ "persuade%2:41:00::" ]
Still more time was consumed while the pilot, at the radioed suggestion of Continental president Robert Six, tried to persuade the armed pair to swap the Boeing jet for a propeller-driven Douglas DC-7.	swap	{ "name": "swap", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an equal exchange", "exchange or give (something) in exchange for", "move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science" ] }	[ "exchange or give (something) in exchange for" ]	[ "swap%2:40:00::" ]
Actually, the officers on the ground had no intention of letting the hijackers get away with any kind of an airplane ; they had orders to that effect straight from President Kennedy, who thought at first, as did most others, that it was four followers of Cuba 's Fidel Castro who had taken over the 707.	had	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)" ]	[ "have%2:39:06::" ]
Actually, the officers on the ground had no intention of letting the hijackers get away with any kind of an airplane ; they had orders to that effect straight from President Kennedy, who thought at first, as did most others, that it was four followers of Cuba 's Fidel Castro who had taken over the 707.	letting	{ "name": "let", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India", "a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again", "make it possible through a specific a...	[ "make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen" ]	[ "let%2:41:00::" ]
Actually, the officers on the ground had no intention of letting the hijackers get away with any kind of an airplane ; they had orders to that effect straight from President Kennedy, who thought at first, as did most others, that it was four followers of Cuba 's Fidel Castro who had taken over the 707.	get away	{ "name": "get_away", "sense_definitions_list": [ "run away from confinement", "escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action", "remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion" ] }	[ "run away from confinement" ]	[ "get_away%2:38:00::" ]
Actually, the officers on the ground had no intention of letting the hijackers get away with any kind of an airplane ; they had orders to that effect straight from President Kennedy, who thought at first, as did most others, that it was four followers of Cuba 's Fidel Castro who had taken over the 707.	had	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]	[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
Actually, the officers on the ground had no intention of letting the hijackers get away with any kind of an airplane ; they had orders to that effect straight from President Kennedy, who thought at first, as did most others, that it was four followers of Cuba 's Fidel Castro who had taken over the 707.	thought	{ "name": "think", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance of deliberate thinking", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "expect, believe, or suppose", "use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments", "recall knowl...	[ "judge or regard; look upon; judge" ]	[ "think%2:31:01::" ]
Actually, the officers on the ground had no intention of letting the hijackers get away with any kind of an airplane ; they had orders to that effect straight from President Kennedy, who thought at first, as did most others, that it was four followers of Cuba 's Fidel Castro who had taken over the 707.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Mr. Kennedy had been informed early in the day of the attempt to steal the plane, kept in touch throughout by telephone.	informed	{ "name": "inform", "sense_definitions_list": [ "impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to", "give character or essence to", "act as an informer" ] }	[ "impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to" ]	[ "inform%2:32:00::" ]
Mr. Kennedy had been informed early in the day of the attempt to steal the plane, kept in touch throughout by telephone.	steal	{ "name": "steal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an advantageous purchase", "a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)", "take without the owner's consent", "move stealthily", "...	[ "take without the owner's consent" ]	[ "steal%2:40:00::" ]
Mr. Kennedy had been informed early in the day of the attempt to steal the plane, kept in touch throughout by telephone.	kept	{ "name": "keep", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the financial means whereby one lives", "the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress", "a cell in a jail or prison", "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,", "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", ...	[ "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.," ]	[ "keep%2:42:00::" ]
At one time, while still under the impression that he was dealing with a Cuban plot, the President talked about invoking a total embargo on trade with Cuba.	dealing	{ "name": "deal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a particular instance of buying or selling", "an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each", "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent", "a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)", "...	[ "take action with respect to (someone or something)" ]	[ "deal%2:41:09::" ]
At one time, while still under the impression that he was dealing with a Cuban plot, the President talked about invoking a total embargo on trade with Cuba.	talked about	{ "name": "talk_about", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to consider or examine in speech or writing", "discuss or mention" ] }	[ "to consider or examine in speech or writing" ]	[ "talk_about%2:32:00::" ]
At one time, while still under the impression that he was dealing with a Cuban plot, the President talked about invoking a total embargo on trade with Cuba.	invoking	{ "name": "invoke", "sense_definitions_list": [ "summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic", "cite as an authority; resort to", "request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection" ] }	[ "summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic" ]	[ "invoke%2:36:00::" ]
As the morning wore on and a blazing West Texas sun wiped the shadows off the Franklin Mountains, police got close enough to the plane to pry into the baggage compartment.	wore on	{ "name": "wear_on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pass slowly (of time)" ] }	[ "pass slowly (of time)" ]	[ "wear_on%2:30:00::" ]
As the morning wore on and a blazing West Texas sun wiped the shadows off the Franklin Mountains, police got close enough to the plane to pry into the baggage compartment.	got	{ "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...	[ "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress" ]	[ "get%2:38:00::" ]
As the morning wore on and a blazing West Texas sun wiped the shadows off the Franklin Mountains, police got close enough to the plane to pry into the baggage compartment.	pry	{ "name": "pry", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge", "to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :", "be nosey", "search or inquire in a meddlesome way", "make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry" ] }	[ "to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :" ]	[ "pry%2:35:00::" ]
From the luggage, they learned that the two air pirates, far from being Cubans, were native Americans, subsequently identified as Leon Bearden, 50 - year-old ex-convict from Coolidge, Ariz., and his son, Cody, 16, a high-school junior.	learned	{ "name": "learn", "sense_definitions_list": [ "gain knowledge or skills", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "commit to memory; learn by heart", "be a student of a certain subject", "impart skills or knowledge to", "find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually ...	[ "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally" ]	[ "learn%2:31:01::" ]
From the luggage, they learned that the two air pirates, far from being Cubans, were native Americans, subsequently identified as Leon Bearden, 50 - year-old ex-convict from Coolidge, Ariz., and his son, Cody, 16, a high-school junior.	being	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
From the luggage, they learned that the two air pirates, far from being Cubans, were native Americans, subsequently identified as Leon Bearden, 50 - year-old ex-convict from Coolidge, Ariz., and his son, Cody, 16, a high-school junior.	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...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
From the luggage, they learned that the two air pirates, far from being Cubans, were native Americans, subsequently identified as Leon Bearden, 50 - year-old ex-convict from Coolidge, Ariz., and his son, Cody, 16, a high-school junior.	identified	{ "name": "identify", "sense_definitions_list": [ "recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something", "give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property", "consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else", "conceive o...	[ "recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something" ]	[ "identify%2:31:00::" ]
The heat and strain began to tell on the Beardens.	began	{ "name": "begin", "sense_definitions_list": [ "Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)", "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action", "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial,...	[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]	[ "begin%2:30:00::" ]
The heat and strain began to tell on the Beardens.	tell on	{ "name": "tell_on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give away information about somebody", "produce an effect or strain on somebody" ] }	[ "produce an effect or strain on somebody" ]	[ "tell_on%2:30:00::" ]
The father, by accident or perhaps to show, as he said, `` we mean business '', took the.45 and fired a slug between the legs of Second Officer Norman Simmons.	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", ...	[ "establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment" ]	[ "show%2:31:00::" ]
The father, by accident or perhaps to show, as he said, `` we mean business '', took the.45 and fired a slug between the legs of Second Officer Norman Simmons.	said	{ "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...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
The father, by accident or perhaps to show, as he said, `` we mean business '', took the.45 and fired a slug between the legs of Second Officer Norman Simmons.	took	{ "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 ...	[ "get into one's hands, take physically" ]	[ "take%2:35:00::" ]
The father, by accident or perhaps to show, as he said, `` we mean business '', took the.45 and fired a slug between the legs of Second Officer Norman Simmons.	fired	{ "name": "fire", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the event of something burning (often destructive)", "the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy", "the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke", "a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is ...	[ "start firing a weapon" ]	[ "fire%2:33:01::" ]
At 7 : 30 a. m., more than three hours after landing, the Beardens gave an ultimatum :	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, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow" ]	[ "give%2:32:01::" ]
Take off or see the hostages killed.	Take off	{ "name": "take_off", "sense_definitions_list": [ "leave", "take away or remove", "depart from the ground", "take time off from work; stop working temporarily", "mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner", "remove clothes", "get started or set in motion, used figuratively", ...	[ "leave" ]	[ "take_off%2:38:00::" ]
Take off or see the hostages killed.	see	{ "name": "see", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located", "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...	[ "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]	[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
Take off or see the hostages killed.	killed	{ "name": "kill", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of terminating a life", "the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile", "cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly", "thwart the passage of", "end or extinguish by forceful means", "be fatal", "be...	[ "cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly" ]	[ "kill%2:35:00::" ]
The tower cleared the plane for take-off at 8 a. m., and Captain Rickards began taxiing toward the runway.	cleared	{ "name": "clear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of being free of suspicion", "a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water", "rid of obstructions", "make a way or path by removing objects", "become clear", "grant authorization or clearance for", "remove", "go u...	[ "grant authorization or clearance for" ]	[ "clear%2:32:01::" ]
The tower cleared the plane for take-off at 8 a. m., and Captain Rickards began taxiing toward the runway.	began	{ "name": "begin", "sense_definitions_list": [ "Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)", "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action", "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial,...	[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]	[ "begin%2:30:00::" ]
The tower cleared the plane for take-off at 8 a. m., and Captain Rickards began taxiing toward the runway.	taxiing	{ "name": "taxi", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money", "travel slowly", "ride in a taxicab" ] }	[ "travel slowly" ]	[ "taxi%2:38:01::" ]
Several police cars, loaded with armed officers, raced alongside, blazing away at the tires of the big jet.	raced	{ "name": "race", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any competition", "a contest of speed", "people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock", "(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species", "the fl...	[ "move fast" ]	[ "race%2:38:00::" ]
Several police cars, loaded with armed officers, raced alongside, blazing away at the tires of the big jet.	blazing away	{ "name": "blaze_away", "sense_definitions_list": [ "perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly", "shoot rapidly and repeatedly", "speak with fire and passion" ] }	[ "shoot rapidly and repeatedly" ]	[ "blaze_away%2:33:00::" ]
The slugs flattened ten tires and silenced one of the inboard engines ; the plane slowed to a halt.	flattened	{ "name": "flatten", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make flat or flatter", "become flat or flatter", "lower the pitch of (musical notes)" ] }	[ "make flat or flatter" ]	[ "flatten%2:30:01::" ]
The slugs flattened ten tires and silenced one of the inboard engines ; the plane slowed to a halt.	silenced	{ "name": "silence", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)", "the absence of sound", "a refusal to speak when expected", "the trait of keeping things secret", "cause to be quiet or not talk", "keep from expression, for example by threats or press...	[ "cause to be quiet or not talk" ]	[ "silence%2:30:00::" ]
The slugs flattened ten tires and silenced one of the inboard engines ; the plane slowed to a halt.	slowed	{ "name": "slow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "lose velocity; move more slowly", "become slow or slower", "cause to proceed more slowly", "not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time", "at a slow tempo", "slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray", ...	[ "become slow or slower" ]	[ "slow%2:30:01::" ]
The day wore on.	wore on	{ "name": "wear_on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pass slowly (of time)" ] }	[ "pass slowly (of time)" ]	[ "wear_on%2:30:00::" ]
At 12 : 50 p. m. a ramp was rolled up to the plane.	rolled	{ "name": "roll", "sense_definitions_list": [ "rotary motion of an object around its own axis", "a list of names", "a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore", "photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light", "a round shape formed by a series of concentric ...	[ "move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle" ]	[ "roll%2:38:01::" ]
A few minutes later, FBI agent Francis Crosby, talking fast, eased up the ramp to the plane, unarmed.	talking	{ "name": "talk", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an exchange of ideas via conversation", "discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')", "the act of giving a talk to an audience", "a speech that is open to the public", "idle gossip or rumor", "exchange thoughts; ...	[ "express in speech" ]	[ "talk%2:32:00::" ]
A few minutes later, FBI agent Francis Crosby, talking fast, eased up the ramp to the plane, unarmed.	eased up	{ "name": "ease_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move in order to make room for someone for something", "become less intense", "reduce pressure or intensity" ] }	[ "move in order to make room for someone for something" ]	[ "ease_up%2:38:00::" ]
While Crosby distracted the Beardens, stewardesses Carnegey and Toni Besset dropped out of a rear door.	distracted	{ "name": "distract", "sense_definitions_list": [ "draw someone's attention away from something", "disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed" ] }	[ "draw someone's attention away from something" ]	[ "distract%2:37:00::" ]
While Crosby distracted the Beardens, stewardesses Carnegey and Toni Besset dropped out of a rear door.	dropped	{ "name": "drop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a shape that is spherical and small", "a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling", "a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity", "a steep high face of rock", "a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of...	[ "to fall vertically" ]	[ "drop%2:38:00::" ]
That left only the four crew members, Crosby, and Border Patrolman Gilman, all unarmed, with the Beardens.	left	{ "name": "leave", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty", "permission to do something", "the act of departing politely", "go away from a place", "go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness", "act or be so ...	[ "have left or have as a remainder" ]	[ "leave%2:42:03::" ]
The elder Bearden had one pistol in his hand, the other in a hip pocket.	had	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]	[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
Gilman started talking to him until he saw his chance.	started	{ "name": "start", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the beginning of anything", "the time at which something is supposed to begin", "a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)", "a sudden involuntary movement", "the act of starting something", "a line indicating the location of the star...	[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]	[ "start%2:30:00::" ]
Gilman started talking to him until he saw his chance.	talking	{ "name": "talk", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an exchange of ideas via conversation", "discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')", "the act of giving a talk to an audience", "a speech that is open to the public", "idle gossip or rumor", "exchange thoughts; ...	[ "express in speech" ]	[ "talk%2:32:00::" ]
Gilman started talking to him until he saw his chance.	saw	{ "name": "see", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located", "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...	[ "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]	[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
He caught officer Simmons ' eye, nodded toward young Bearden, and - `` I swung my right as hard as I could.	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...	[ "attract and fix" ]	[ "catch%2:35:07::" ]
He caught officer Simmons ' eye, nodded toward young Bearden, and - `` I swung my right as hard as I could.	nodded	{ "name": "nod", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a sign of assent or salutation or command", "the act of nodding the head", "express or signify by nodding", "lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation", "let the head fall forward through drowsiness", "sway gent...	[ "express or signify by nodding" ]	[ "nod%2:32:01::" ]
He caught officer Simmons ' eye, nodded toward young Bearden, and - `` I swung my right as hard as I could.	swung	{ "name": "swing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity", "mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth", "a sweeping blow or stroke", "changing location by moving back and forth", "a style of jaz...	[ "move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting" ]	[ "swing%2:38:02::" ]
Simmons and Crosby jumped the boy and it was all over ''.	jumped	{ "name": "jump", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a sudden and decisive increase", "an abrupt transition", "(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another", "a sudden involuntary movement", "descent with a parachute", "the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground", "move fo...	[ "make a sudden physical attack on" ]	[ "jump%2:33:00::" ]
Simmons and Crosby jumped the boy and it was all over ''.	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::" ]
Frog-marched off the airplane at 1 : 48 p. m., the Beardens were held in bail of $ 100000 each on charges of kidnapping and transporting a stolen plane across state lines.	Frog-marched	{ "name": "frogmarch", "sense_definitions_list": [ "march a person against his will by any method", "carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person" ] }	[ "march a person against his will by any method" ]	[ "frogmarch%2:38:00::" ]
Frog-marched off the airplane at 1 : 48 p. m., the Beardens were held in bail of $ 100000 each on charges of kidnapping and transporting a stolen plane across state lines.	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 ...	[ "to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement" ]	[ "hold%2:35:03::" ]
Frog-marched off the airplane at 1 : 48 p. m., the Beardens were held in bail of $ 100000 each on charges of kidnapping and transporting a stolen plane across state lines.	transporting	{ "name": "transport", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that serves as a means of transportation", "an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes", "the commercial enterprise of moving goods and mate...	[ "move something or somebody around; usually over long distances" ]	[ "transport%2:38:00::" ]
( Bearden reportedly hoped to peddle the plane to Castro, and live high in Cuba. )	hoped	{ "name": "hope", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a specific instance of feeling hopeful", "the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled", "grounds for feeling hopeful about the future", "someone (or something) on which expectations are centered", "United States comedian (born in England)...	[ "expect and wish" ]	[ "hope%2:37:01::" ]
( Bearden reportedly hoped to peddle the plane to Castro, and live high in Cuba. )	peddle	{ "name": "peddle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "sell or offer for sale from place to place" ] }	[ "sell or offer for sale from place to place" ]	[ "peddle%2:40:00::" ]
( Bearden reportedly hoped to peddle the plane to Castro, and live high in Cuba. )	live	{ "name": "live", "sense_definitions_list": [ "inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of", "lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style", "continue to live through hardship or adversity", "support oneself", "have life, be alive", "have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotio...	[ "inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of" ]	[ "live%2:42:08::" ]
Back home in Coolidge, Ariz., his 36 - year-old wife, Mary, said :	said	{ "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...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
`` I thought they were going to Phoenix to look for jobs ''.	thought	{ "name": "think", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance of deliberate thinking", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "expect, believe, or suppose", "use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments", "recall knowl...	[ "judge or regard; look upon; judge" ]	[ "think%2:31:01::" ]
`` I thought they were going to Phoenix to look for jobs ''.	going	{ "name": "go", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)", "street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine", "a usually brief attempt", "a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the o...	[ "change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically" ]	[ "go%2:38:00::" ]
`` I thought they were going to Phoenix to look for jobs ''.	look for	{ "name": "look_for", "sense_definitions_list": [ "try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of", "be excited or anxious about" ] }	[ "try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of" ]	[ "look_for%2:35:00::" ]
Taking precedence over all other legislation on Capitol Hill last week was the military strength of the nation.	Taking	{ "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 on a certain form, attribute, or aspect" ]	[ "take%2:30:01::" ]
The Senate put other business aside as it moved with unaccustomed speed and unanimity to pass - 85 to 0 - the largest peacetime defense budget in U. S. history.	put	{ "name": "put", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date", "put into a certain place or abstract location", "cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation", "formulate in a particular ...	[ "put into a certain place or abstract location" ]	[ "put%2:35:00::" ]
The Senate put other business aside as it moved with unaccustomed speed and unanimity to pass - 85 to 0 - the largest peacetime defense budget in U. S. history.	moved	{ "name": "move", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of deciding to do something", "the act of changing your residence or place of business", "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "(game) a player's turn to t...	[ "perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)" ]	[ "move%2:41:00::" ]
The Senate put other business aside as it moved with unaccustomed speed and unanimity to pass - 85 to 0 - the largest peacetime defense budget in U. S. history.	pass	{ "name": "pass", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls", "(military) a written leave of absence", "(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate", "the location in a range of mountains of a geologic...	[ "make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation" ]	[ "pass%2:41:02::" ]
With the money all but in hand, however, the Administration indicated that, instead of the 225000 more men in uniform that President Kennedy had requested, the armed forces would be increased by only 160000.	indicated	{ "name": "indicate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be a signal for or a symptom of", "indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively", "to state or express briefly", "give evidence of", "suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine" ] }	[ "to state or express briefly" ]	[ "indicate%2:32:00::" ]
With the money all but in hand, however, the Administration indicated that, instead of the 225000 more men in uniform that President Kennedy had requested, the armed forces would be increased by only 160000.	requested	{ "name": "request", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority", "the verbal act of requesting", "express the need or desire for; ask for", "ask (a person) to do something", "inquire for (information)" ] }	[ "express the need or desire for; ask for" ]	[ "request%2:32:01::" ]
With the money all but in hand, however, the Administration indicated that, instead of the 225000 more men in uniform that President Kennedy had requested, the armed forces would be increased by only 160000.	increased	{ "name": "increase", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity that is added", "a change resulting in an increase", "a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important", "the amount by which something increases", "the act of increasing something", "become bigger or grea...	[ "become bigger or greater in amount" ]	[ "increase%2:30:00::" ]
The `` hold-back '', as Pentagon mutterers labeled it, apparently was a temporary expedient intended to insure that the army services are built up gradually and, thus, the new funds spent prudently.	labeled	{ "name": "label", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a brief description given for purposes of identification", "trade name of a company that produces musical recordings", "a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction", "an identifying or descrip...	[ "assign a label to; designate with a label" ]	[ "label%2:32:00::" ]
The `` hold-back '', as Pentagon mutterers labeled it, apparently was a temporary expedient intended to insure that the army services are built up gradually and, thus, the new funds spent prudently.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
The `` hold-back '', as Pentagon mutterers labeled it, apparently was a temporary expedient intended to insure that the army services are built up gradually and, thus, the new funds spent prudently.	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" ] }	[ "design or destine" ]	[ "intend%2:31:01::" ]
The `` hold-back '', as Pentagon mutterers labeled it, apparently was a temporary expedient intended to insure that the army services are built up gradually and, thus, the new funds spent prudently.	insure	{ "name": "insure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something", "make certain of", "protect by insurance", "take out insurance for" ] }	[ "be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something" ]	[ "insure%2:31:00::" ]
The `` hold-back '', as Pentagon mutterers labeled it, apparently was a temporary expedient intended to insure that the army services are built up gradually and, thus, the new funds spent prudently.	built up	{ "name": "build_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages", "form or accumulate steadily", "prepare oneself for a military confrontation", "bolster or strengthen", "change the use of and make available or usable" ] }	[ "enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages" ]	[ "build_up%2:30:02::" ]
The `` hold-back '', as Pentagon mutterers labeled it, apparently was a temporary expedient intended to insure that the army services are built up gradually and, thus, the new funds spent prudently.	spent	{ "name": "spend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pass time in a specific way", "pay out", "spend completely" ] }	[ "pay out" ]	[ "spend%2:40:00::" ]
In all, the Senate signed a check for $ 46.7 billion, which not only included the extra $ 3.5 billion requested the week before by President Kennedy, but tacked on $ 754 million more than the President had asked for.	signed	{ "name": "sign", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)", "a public display of a message", "any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message", "structure displaying a board on which advertisem...	[ "mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)" ]	[ "sign%2:32:02::" ]
In all, the Senate signed a check for $ 46.7 billion, which not only included the extra $ 3.5 billion requested the week before by President Kennedy, but tacked on $ 754 million more than the President had asked for.	included	{ "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::" ]
In all, the Senate signed a check for $ 46.7 billion, which not only included the extra $ 3.5 billion requested the week before by President Kennedy, but tacked on $ 754 million more than the President had asked for.	requested	{ "name": "request", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority", "the verbal act of requesting", "express the need or desire for; ask for", "ask (a person) to do something", "inquire for (information)" ] }	[ "express the need or desire for; ask for" ]	[ "request%2:32:01::" ]

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