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`` You 're afraid to talk to a guy you idolize ''.	talk	{ "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::" ]
`` You 're afraid to talk to a guy you idolize ''.	idolize	{ "name": "idolize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol" ] }	[ "love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol" ]	[ "idolize%2:37:00::" ]
Mantle 's hero was Joe DiMaggio.	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 or equivalent to" ]	[ "be%2:42:07::" ]
`` When Mickey went to the Yankees '', says Mark Freeman, an ex-Yankee pitcher who sells mutual funds in Denver, `` DiMaggio still was playing and every day Mickey would go by his locker, just aching for some word of encouragement from this great man, this hero of his.	went	{ "name": "go", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)", "street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine", "a usually brief attempt", "a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the o...	[ "change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically" ]	[ "go%2:38:00::" ]
`` When Mickey went to the Yankees '', says Mark Freeman, an ex-Yankee pitcher who sells mutual funds in Denver, `` DiMaggio still was playing and every day Mickey would go by his locker, just aching for some word of encouragement from this great man, this hero of his.	says	{ "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::" ]
`` When Mickey went to the Yankees '', says Mark Freeman, an ex-Yankee pitcher who sells mutual funds in Denver, `` DiMaggio still was playing and every day Mickey would go by his locker, just aching for some word of encouragement from this great man, this hero of his.	sells	{ "name": "sell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of persuading someone to buy", "exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent", "be sold at a certain price or in a certain way", "persuade somebody to accept something", "do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood", "giv...	[ "exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent" ]	[ "sell%2:40:00::" ]
`` When Mickey went to the Yankees '', says Mark Freeman, an ex-Yankee pitcher who sells mutual funds in Denver, `` DiMaggio still was playing and every day Mickey would go by his locker, just aching for some word of encouragement from this great man, this hero of his.	playing	{ "name": "play", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage", "a theatrical performance of a drama", "a preset plan of action in team sports", "a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill", "a state in which action is feasible"...	[ "participate in games or sport" ]	[ "play%2:33:00::" ]
`` When Mickey went to the Yankees '', says Mark Freeman, an ex-Yankee pitcher who sells mutual funds in Denver, `` DiMaggio still was playing and every day Mickey would go by his locker, just aching for some word of encouragement from this great man, this hero of his.	go by	{ "name": "go_by", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pass by", "move past", "be called; go by a certain name", "be or act in accordance with" ] }	[ "move past" ]	[ "go_by%2:38:01::" ]
`` When Mickey went to the Yankees '', says Mark Freeman, an ex-Yankee pitcher who sells mutual funds in Denver, `` DiMaggio still was playing and every day Mickey would go by his locker, just aching for some word of encouragement from this great man, this hero of his.	aching	{ "name": "ache", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain", "feel physical pain", "have a desire for something or someone who is not present", "be the source of pain" ] }	[ "have a desire for something or someone who is not present" ]	[ "ache%2:37:06::" ]
But DiMaggio never said a word.	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...	[ "speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way" ]	[ "say%2:32:02::" ]
It crushed Mickey.	crushed	{ "name": "crush", "sense_definitions_list": [ "leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated", "a dense crowd of people", "temporary love of an adolescent", "the act of crushing", "come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority", "to compress with violence, out of natural s...	[ "come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority" ]	[ "crush%2:41:00::" ]
He told me he vowed right then that if he ever got to be a star, this never would be said of him ''.	told	{ "name": "tell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)", "exp...	[ "let something be known" ]	[ "tell%2:32:00::" ]
He told me he vowed right then that if he ever got to be a star, this never would be said of him ''.	vowed	{ "name": "vow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner", "make a vow; promise", "dedicate to a deity by a vow" ] }	[ "make a vow; promise" ]	[ "vow%2:32:00::" ]
He told me he vowed right then that if he ever got to be a star, this never would be said of him ''.	got to	{ "name": "get_to", "sense_definitions_list": [ "reach a goal, e.g.,", "arrive at the point of", "cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations" ] }	[ "reach a goal, e.g.," ]	[ "get_to%2:38:02::" ]
He told me he vowed right then that if he ever got to be a star, this never would be said of him ''.	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...	[ "be identical or equivalent to" ]	[ "be%2:42:07::" ]
He told me he vowed right then that if he ever got to be a star, this never would be said of him ''.	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...	[ "report or maintain" ]	[ "say%2:32:01::" ]
Mantle has kept the vow.	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", ...	[ "conform one's action or practice to" ]	[ "keep%2:41:03::" ]
Among all the Yankees, he is the veteran most friendly to rookies.	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 or equivalent to" ]	[ "be%2:42:07::" ]
Neither Mantle nor Maris is totally devoted to baseball above all else.	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::" ]
If laying ties on a railroad track, which he once did for $ 1 an hour, paid more than playing right field for the Yankees, Maris would lay ties on a railroad track.	laying	{ "name": "lay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a narrative song with a recurrent refrain", "a narrative poem of popular origin", "put into a certain place or abstract location", "put in a horizontal position", "prepare or position for action or operation", "lay eggs", "impose as a duty, b...	[ "put in a horizontal position" ]	[ "lay%2:35:00::" ]
If laying ties on a railroad track, which he once did for $ 1 an hour, paid more than playing right field for the Yankees, Maris would lay ties on a railroad track.	did	{ "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...	[ "get (something) done" ]	[ "do%2:41:04::" ]
If laying ties on a railroad track, which he once did for $ 1 an hour, paid more than playing right field for the Yankees, Maris would lay ties on a railroad track.	paid	{ "name": "pay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that remunerates", "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services", "convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow", "cancel or discharge a debt", "bring in", "do or give something to somebody in return", "ded...	[ "bring in" ]	[ "pay%2:40:01::" ]
If laying ties on a railroad track, which he once did for $ 1 an hour, paid more than playing right field for the Yankees, Maris would lay ties on a railroad track.	playing	{ "name": "play", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage", "a theatrical performance of a drama", "a preset plan of action in team sports", "a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill", "a state in which action is feasible"...	[ "participate in games or sport" ]	[ "play%2:33:00::" ]
If laying ties on a railroad track, which he once did for $ 1 an hour, paid more than playing right field for the Yankees, Maris would lay ties on a railroad track.	lay	{ "name": "lay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a narrative song with a recurrent refrain", "a narrative poem of popular origin", "put into a certain place or abstract location", "put in a horizontal position", "prepare or position for action or operation", "lay eggs", "impose as a duty, b...	[ "put in a horizontal position" ]	[ "lay%2:35:00::" ]
If working in a zinc mine, which he once did for 87 - 1 2 cents an hour, paid more than playing center field for the Yankees, Mantle would work in a zinc mine.	working	{ "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::" ]
If working in a zinc mine, which he once did for 87 - 1 2 cents an hour, paid more than playing center field for the Yankees, Mantle would work in a zinc mine.	did	{ "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...	[ "get (something) done" ]	[ "do%2:41:04::" ]
If working in a zinc mine, which he once did for 87 - 1 2 cents an hour, paid more than playing center field for the Yankees, Mantle would work in a zinc mine.	paid	{ "name": "pay", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something that remunerates", "give money, usually in exchange for goods or services", "convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow", "cancel or discharge a debt", "bring in", "do or give something to somebody in return", "ded...	[ "bring in" ]	[ "pay%2:40:01::" ]
If working in a zinc mine, which he once did for 87 - 1 2 cents an hour, paid more than playing center field for the Yankees, Mantle would work in a zinc mine.	playing	{ "name": "play", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage", "a theatrical performance of a drama", "a preset plan of action in team sports", "a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill", "a state in which action is feasible"...	[ "participate in games or sport" ]	[ "play%2:33:00::" ]
If working in a zinc mine, which he once did for 87 - 1 2 cents an hour, paid more than playing center field for the Yankees, Mantle would work in a zinc mine.	work	{ "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::" ]
But since railroading and mining are not the highest paid arts, Mantle and Maris concentrate on baseball.	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::" ]
But since railroading and mining are not the highest paid arts, Mantle and Maris concentrate on baseball.	concentrate on	{ "name": "concentrate_on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "center upon" ] }	[ "center upon" ]	[ "concentrate_on%2:42:00::" ]
They try to play baseball the best they can.	try	{ "name": "try", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something", "make an effort or attempt", "put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to", "put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of", "take a s...	[ "make an effort or attempt" ]	[ "try%2:41:00::" ]
They try to play baseball the best they can.	play	{ "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"...	[ "participate in games or sport" ]	[ "play%2:33:00::" ]
Each is a complete ballplayer.	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 or equivalent to" ]	[ "be%2:42:07::" ]
Mantle, beyond any question, can do more things well.	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...	[ "get (something) done" ]	[ "do%2:41:04::" ]
( `` One of the reasons they get along fine '', says a sportswriter who is friendly with the two men, `` is that both realize Mantle is head-and-shoulders above Maris ''. )	get along	{ "name": "get_along", "sense_definitions_list": [ "proceed or get along", "have smooth relations", "develop in a positive way" ] }	[ "have smooth relations" ]	[ "get_along%2:41:00::" ]
( `` One of the reasons they get along fine '', says a sportswriter who is friendly with the two men, `` is that both realize Mantle is head-and-shoulders above Maris ''. )	says	{ "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::" ]
( `` One of the reasons they get along fine '', says a sportswriter who is friendly with the two men, `` is that both realize Mantle is head-and-shoulders above Maris ''. )	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::" ]
( `` One of the reasons they get along fine '', says a sportswriter who is friendly with the two men, `` is that both realize Mantle is head-and-shoulders above Maris ''. )	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 or equivalent to" ]	[ "be%2:42:07::" ]
( `` One of the reasons they get along fine '', says a sportswriter who is friendly with the two men, `` is that both realize Mantle is head-and-shoulders above Maris ''. )	realize	{ "name": "realize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be fully aware or cognizant of", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "make real or concrete; give reality or substance to", "earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages", "convert into cash; of goods and prope...	[ "be fully aware or cognizant of" ]	[ "realize%2:31:01::" ]
( `` One of the reasons they get along fine '', says a sportswriter who is friendly with the two men, `` is that both realize Mantle is head-and-shoulders above Maris ''. )	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::" ]
Hitting, Mantle has an immediate advantage because he bats both left-handed and right-handed, Maris only left-handed.	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::" ]
Hitting, Mantle has an immediate advantage because he bats both left-handed and right-handed, Maris only left-handed.	bats	{ "name": "bat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate", "(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit", "a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash", "the cl...	[ "strike with, or as if with a baseball bat" ]	[ "bat%2:35:01::" ]
They both possess near classic stances, dug in firmly, arms high, set for fierce swings.	possess	{ "name": "possess", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill", "have ownership or possession of", "enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas" ] }	[ "have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill" ]	[ "possess%2:42:00::" ]
They both possess near classic stances, dug in firmly, arms high, set for fierce swings.	set	{ "name": "set", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used", "(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols", "several exercises intended to be done in series", "representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used...	[ "put into a certain place or abstract location" ]	[ "set%2:35:00::" ]
Mantle is considerably better hitting for average (.332, fourth in the league, to.280 for Maris so far this year ).	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::" ]
Mantle is considerably better hitting for average (.332, fourth in the league, to.280 for Maris so far this year ).	hitting	{ "name": "hit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)", "the act of contacting one thing with another", "a conspicuous success", "(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together", "a dose of a narcotic drug"...	[ "cause to move by striking" ]	[ "hit%2:35:03::" ]
Both are good bunters : Maris once beat out eighteen of nineteen in the minor leagues ; Mantle is a master at dragging a bunt toward first base.	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::" ]
Both are good bunters : Maris once beat out eighteen of nineteen in the minor leagues ; Mantle is a master at dragging a bunt toward first base.	beat out	{ "name": "beat_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come out better in a competition, race, or conflict", "beat out a rhythm" ] }	[ "come out better in a competition, race, or conflict" ]	[ "beat_out%2:33:00::" ]
Both are good bunters : Maris once beat out eighteen of nineteen in the minor leagues ; Mantle is a master at dragging a bunt toward first base.	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 or equivalent to" ]	[ "be%2:42:07::" ]
Both are good bunters : Maris once beat out eighteen of nineteen in the minor leagues ; Mantle is a master at dragging a bunt toward first base.	dragging a bunt	{ "name": "drag_a_bunt", "sense_definitions_list": [ "hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance" ] }	[ "hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance" ]	[ "drag_a_bunt%2:35:00::" ]
Both have brilliant speed : Mantle was timed from home plate ( batting left-handed ) to first base in 3.1 seconds, faster than any other major leaguer ; Maris ran the 100 - yard dash in ten seconds in high school and once won a race against Luis Aparicio, the swift, base-stealing shortstop of the White Sox.	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::" ]
Both have brilliant speed : Mantle was timed from home plate ( batting left-handed ) to first base in 3.1 seconds, faster than any other major leaguer ; Maris ran the 100 - yard dash in ten seconds in high school and once won a race against Luis Aparicio, the swift, base-stealing shortstop of the White Sox.	timed	{ "name": "time", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance or single occasion for some event", "a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something", "an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)", "a suitable moment", ...	[ "measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time" ]	[ "time%2:30:00::" ]
Both have brilliant speed : Mantle was timed from home plate ( batting left-handed ) to first base in 3.1 seconds, faster than any other major leaguer ; Maris ran the 100 - yard dash in ten seconds in high school and once won a race against Luis Aparicio, the swift, base-stealing shortstop of the White Sox.	batting	{ "name": "bat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate", "(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit", "a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash", "the cl...	[ "strike with, or as if with a baseball bat" ]	[ "bat%2:35:01::" ]
Both have brilliant speed : Mantle was timed from home plate ( batting left-handed ) to first base in 3.1 seconds, faster than any other major leaguer ; Maris ran the 100 - yard dash in ten seconds in high school and once won a race against Luis Aparicio, the swift, base-stealing shortstop of the White Sox.	ran	{ "name": "run", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely", "the act of testing something", "a race run on foot", "an unbroken series of events", "(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the o...	[ "cover by running; run a certain distance" ]	[ "run%2:38:05::" ]
Both have brilliant speed : Mantle was timed from home plate ( batting left-handed ) to first base in 3.1 seconds, faster than any other major leaguer ; Maris ran the 100 - yard dash in ten seconds in high school and once won a race against Luis Aparicio, the swift, base-stealing shortstop of the White Sox.	won	{ "name": "win", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a victory (as in a race or other competition)", "something won (especially money)", "be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious", "win something through one's efforts", "obtain advantages, such as points, etc.", "attain success or r...	[ "be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious" ]	[ "win%2:33:00::" ]
Both are good, daring fielders : Mantle covers more ground ; Maris 's throwing arm is stronger.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical or equivalent to" ]	[ "be%2:42:07::" ]
Both are good, daring fielders : Mantle covers more ground ; Maris 's throwing arm is stronger.	covers	{ "name": "cover", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something", "bedding that keeps a person warm in bed", "the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it", "the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book", ...	[ "protect or defend (a position in a game)" ]	[ "cover%2:33:00::" ]
Both are good, daring fielders : Mantle covers more ground ; Maris 's throwing arm is stronger.	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::" ]
Yet with all their skills, the appeal of Mantle and Maris in 1961 comes down to one basic : The home run.	comes down	{ "name": "come_down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way", "be the essential element", "fall from clouds", "get sick", "criticize or reprimand harshly" ] }	[ "be the essential element" ]	[ "come_down%2:30:00::" ]
With this ultimate weapon, the two Yankees may have saved baseball from its dullest season.	saved	{ "name": "save", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring", "save from ruin, destruction, or harm", "to keep up and reserve for personal or special use", "bring into safety", "spend less; buy at a reduced price", "accumulate money for future us...	[ "save from ruin, destruction, or harm" ]	[ "save%2:41:01::" ]
( American League expansion created, inevitably, weaker teams.	created	{ "name": "create", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make or cause to be or to become", "bring into existence", "pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity", "invest with a new title, office, or rank", "create by artistic means", "create or manufacture a man-made product" ] ...	[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]	[ "create%2:36:00::" ]
Only two teams in each league [ the Yankees and Detroit, the Dodgers and Cincinnati ] are battling for first place.	battling	{ "name": "battle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war", "an energetic attempt to achieve something", "an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); --Thomas Paine", "battle or contend against in or as if in a battle" ] }	[ "battle or contend against in or as if in a battle" ]	[ "battle%2:33:00::" ]
Appropriately, the emphasis on the home run, at a peak this year, came into being at baseball 's lowest moment.	came into being	{ "name": "come_into_being", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be born or come into existence" ] }	[ "be born or come into existence" ]	[ "come_into_being%2:30:01::" ]
In 1920, as the startling news that the 1919 White Sox had conspired to lose the World Series leaked out, fans grew disillusioned and disinterested in baseball.	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::" ]
In 1920, as the startling news that the 1919 White Sox had conspired to lose the World Series leaked out, fans grew disillusioned and disinterested in baseball.	lose	{ "name": "lose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense", "fail to win", "suffer the loss of a person through death or removal", "place (something) where one cannot find it again", "miss from one's possessions; lose sig...	[ "fail to win" ]	[ "lose%2:33:00::" ]
In 1920, as the startling news that the 1919 White Sox had conspired to lose the World Series leaked out, fans grew disillusioned and disinterested in baseball.	leaked out	{ "name": "leak_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be leaked" ] }	[ "be leaked" ]	[ "leak_out%2:32:00::" ]
In 1920, as the startling news that the 1919 White Sox had conspired to lose the World Series leaked out, fans grew disillusioned and disinterested in baseball.	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::" ]
Something was needed to revive interest ; the something was the home run.	needed	{ "name": "need", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a condition requiring relief", "anything that is necessary but lacking", "the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior", "a state of ext...	[ "have need of" ]	[ "need%2:34:00::" ]
Something was needed to revive interest ; the something was the home run.	revive	{ "name": "revive", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to regain consciousness", "give new life or energy to", "be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength", "restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state", "return to consciousness" ] }	[ "cause to regain consciousness" ]	[ "revive%2:29:01::" ]
Something was needed to revive interest ; the something was the home run.	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 or equivalent to" ]	[ "be%2:42:07::" ]
To what extent and in what ways did Christianity affect the United States of America in the nineteenth century?	affect	{ "name": "affect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion", "have an effect upon", "act physically on; have an effect upon", "connect closely and often incriminatingly", "make believe with the intent to deceive", "have an emotional or cognitive im...	[ "have an effect upon" ]	[ "affect%2:30:00::" ]
How far and in what fashion did it modify the new nation which was emerging in the midst of the forces shaping the revolutionary age?	modify	{ "name": "modify", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make less severe or harsh or extreme", "add a modifier to a constituent", "cause to change; make different; cause a transformation" ] }	[ "make less severe or harsh or extreme" ]	[ "modify%2:30:00::" ]
How far and in what fashion did it modify the new nation which was emerging in the midst of the forces shaping the revolutionary age?	emerging	{ "name": "emerge", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come out into view, as from concealment", "come out of", "become known or apparent", "come up to the surface of or rise", "happen or occur as a result of something" ] }	[ "come out into view, as from concealment" ]	[ "emerge%2:30:00::" ]
How far and in what fashion did it modify the new nation which was emerging in the midst of the forces shaping the revolutionary age?	shaping	{ "name": "shape", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)", "the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance", "alternative names for the body of a human being", "a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept", "the...	[ "shape or influence; give direction to" ]	[ "shape%2:31:00::" ]
To what extent did it mould the morals and the social, economic, and political life and institutions of the country?	mould	{ "name": "mould", "sense_definitions_list": [ "loose soil rich in organic matter", "the distinctive form in which a thing is made", "the process of becoming mildewed", "a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter", "a dish or dessert that is f...	[ "form in clay, wax, etc" ]	[ "mould%2:36:02::" ]
A complete picture is impossible - partly because of the limitations of space, partly because for millions of individuals who professed allegiance to the Christian faith data are unobtainable.	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::" ]
A complete picture is impossible - partly because of the limitations of space, partly because for millions of individuals who professed allegiance to the Christian faith data are unobtainable.	professed	{ "name": "profess", "sense_definitions_list": [ "practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about", "confess one's faith in, or allegiance to", "admit (to a wrongdoing)", "state freely", "receive into a religious order or congregation", "take vows, as in religious order",...	[ "confess one's faith in, or allegiance to" ]	[ "profess%2:32:03::" ]
A complete picture is impossible - partly because of the limitations of space, partly because for millions of individuals who professed allegiance to the Christian faith data are unobtainable.	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::" ]
Even more of an obstacle is the difficulty of separating the influence of Christianity from other factors.	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::" ]
Even more of an obstacle is the difficulty of separating the influence of Christianity from other factors.	separating	{ "name": "separate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication", "a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments", "act as a barrier between; stand between", "force, take, or pull apart", "...	[ "mark as different" ]	[ "separate%2:31:01::" ]
Although a complete picture cannot be given, we can indicate some aspects of life into which the Christian faith entered as at least one creative factor.	given	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "give or supply" ]	[ "give%2:36:00::" ]
Although a complete picture cannot be given, we can indicate some aspects of life into which the Christian faith entered as at least one creative factor.	indicate	{ "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::" ]
Although a complete picture cannot be given, we can indicate some aspects of life into which the Christian faith entered as at least one creative factor.	entered	{ "name": "enter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to come or go into", "become a participant; be involved in", "register formally as a participant or member", "be or play a part of or in", "make a record of; set down in permanent form", "come on stage", "take on duties or office", "put...	[ "be or play a part of or in" ]	[ "enter%2:42:00::" ]
At times we can say that it was the major factor.	say	{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
At times we can say that it was the major factor.	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::" ]
What in some ways was the most important aspect was the impact individually on the millions who constituted the nation.	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::" ]
What in some ways was the most important aspect was the impact individually on the millions who constituted the nation.	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 in some ways was the most important aspect was the impact individually on the millions who constituted the nation.	constituted	{ "name": "constitute", "sense_definitions_list": [ "form or compose", "create and charge with a task or function", "to compose or represent:", "set up or lay the groundwork for" ] }	[ "form or compose" ]	[ "constitute%2:42:00::" ]
As we have seen, a growing proportion, although in 1914 still a minority, were members of churches.	seen	{ "name": "see", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located", "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...	[ "perceive or be contemporaneous with" ]	[ "see%2:39:02::" ]
As we have seen, a growing proportion, although in 1914 still a minority, were members of churches.	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::" ]
Presumably those who did not have a formal church connexion had also felt the influence of Christianity to a greater or less extent.	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::" ]
Presumably those who did not have a formal church connexion had also felt the influence of Christianity to a greater or less extent.	felt	{ "name": "feel", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an intuitive awareness; or", "the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people", "a property perceived by touch", "manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure", "undergo an emotional sensation or be...	[ "undergo passive experience of:" ]	[ "feel%2:39:01::" ]
Many of them had once been members of a church or at least had been given instruction in Christianity but for one or another reason had allowed the connexion to lapse.	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...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Many of them had once been members of a church or at least had been given instruction in Christianity but for one or another reason had allowed the connexion to lapse.	given	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "transmit (knowledge or skills)" ]	[ "give%2:40:09::" ]
Many of them had once been members of a church or at least had been given instruction in Christianity but for one or another reason had allowed the connexion to lapse.	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...	[ "consent to, give permission" ]	[ "allow%2:32:00::" ]
Many of them had once been members of a church or at least had been given instruction in Christianity but for one or another reason had allowed the connexion to lapse.	lapse	{ "name": "lapse", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a mistake resulting from inattention", "a break or intermission in the occurrence of something", "a failure to maintain a higher state", "pass into a specified state or condition", "end, at least for a long time", "drop to a lower level, as in ...	[ "end, at least for a long time" ]	[ "lapse%2:30:01::" ]
The form of Christianity to which they were exposed was for some the Protestantism of the older stock, for others the Protestantism of the nineteenth-century immigration ; for still others, mostly of the nineteenth-century immigration, it was Roman Catholicism, and for a small minority it was Eastern Orthodoxy.	exposed	{ "name": "expose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the exposure of an impostor or a fraud", "expose or make accessible to some action or influence", "make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret", "to show, make visible or ap...	[ "expose or make accessible to some action or influence" ]	[ "expose%2:39:02::" ]
The form of Christianity to which they were exposed was for some the Protestantism of the older stock, for others the Protestantism of the nineteenth-century immigration ; for still others, mostly of the nineteenth-century immigration, it was Roman Catholicism, and for a small minority it was Eastern Orthodoxy.	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 form of Christianity to which they were exposed was for some the Protestantism of the older stock, for others the Protestantism of the nineteenth-century immigration ; for still others, mostly of the nineteenth-century immigration, it was Roman Catholicism, and for a small minority it was Eastern Orthodoxy.	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::" ]

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