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`` Roots '', the new play at the brand-new Mayfair Theater on 46 th St. which has been made over from a night club, is about the intellectual and spiritual awakening of an English farm girl.	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::" ]
Highly successful in England before its transfer to New York, most of `` Roots '' is as relentlessly dour as the trappings of the small new theater are gaudy.	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::" ]
Highly successful in England before its transfer to New York, most of `` Roots '' is as relentlessly dour as the trappings of the small new theater are gaudy.	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::" ]
Only in its final scene, where Beatie Bryant ( Mary Doyle ) shakes off the disappointment of being jilted by her intellectual lover and proclaims her emancipation do we get much which makes worthwhile the series of boorish rustic happenings we have had to watch for most of the first two and one-half acts.	shakes off	{ "name": "shake_off", "sense_definitions_list": [ "get rid of", "get rid of" ] }	[ "get rid of" ]	[ "shake_off%2:38:00::" ]
Only in its final scene, where Beatie Bryant ( Mary Doyle ) shakes off the disappointment of being jilted by her intellectual lover and proclaims her emancipation do we get much which makes worthwhile the series of boorish rustic happenings we have had to watch for most of the first two and one-half acts.	jilted	{ "name": "jilt", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a woman who jilts a lover", "cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly" ] }	[ "cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly" ]	[ "jilt%2:31:00::" ]
Only in its final scene, where Beatie Bryant ( Mary Doyle ) shakes off the disappointment of being jilted by her intellectual lover and proclaims her emancipation do we get much which makes worthwhile the series of boorish rustic happenings we have had to watch for most of the first two and one-half acts.	proclaims	{ "name": "proclaim", "sense_definitions_list": [ "declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles", "state or announce", "affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of", "praise, glorify, or honor" ] }	[ "affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of" ]	[ "proclaim%2:32:03::" ]
Only in its final scene, where Beatie Bryant ( Mary Doyle ) shakes off the disappointment of being jilted by her intellectual lover and proclaims her emancipation do we get much which makes worthwhile the series of boorish rustic happenings we have had to watch for most of the first two and one-half acts.	get	{ "name": "get", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent", "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract", "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "cause to move; cause to be in...	[ "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)" ]	[ "get%2:39:00::" ]
Only in its final scene, where Beatie Bryant ( Mary Doyle ) shakes off the disappointment of being jilted by her intellectual lover and proclaims her emancipation do we get much which makes worthwhile the series of boorish rustic happenings we have had to watch for most of the first two and one-half acts.	makes	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "give certain properties to something" ]	[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
Only in its final scene, where Beatie Bryant ( Mary Doyle ) shakes off the disappointment of being jilted by her intellectual lover and proclaims her emancipation do we get much which makes worthwhile the series of boorish rustic happenings we have had to watch for most of the first two and one-half acts.	watch	{ "name": "watch", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a small portable timepiece", "a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty", "a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe", "the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty", "a person employed to...	[ "see or watch" ]	[ "watch%2:39:05::" ]
The burden of Mr. Wesker 's message is that people living close to the soil ( at least in England ) are not the happy, fine, strong, natural, earthy people city-bred intellectuals imagine.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
The burden of Mr. Wesker 's message is that people living close to the soil ( at least in England ) are not the happy, fine, strong, natural, earthy people city-bred intellectuals imagine.	living	{ "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...	[ "lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style" ]	[ "live%2:42:06::" ]
The burden of Mr. Wesker 's message is that people living close to the soil ( at least in England ) are not the happy, fine, strong, natural, earthy people city-bred intellectuals imagine.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The burden of Mr. Wesker 's message is that people living close to the soil ( at least in England ) are not the happy, fine, strong, natural, earthy people city-bred intellectuals imagine.	imagine	{ "name": "imagine", "sense_definitions_list": [ "form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case", "expect, believe, or suppose" ] }	[ "form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case" ]	[ "imagine%2:36:00::" ]
Rather they are genuine clods, proud of their cloddishness and openly antagonistic to the illuminating influences of aesthetics or thought.	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::" ]
They care no more for politics, says Mr. Wesker, than they do for a symphony.	care	{ "name": "care", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something", "judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger", "an anxious feeling", "a cause for feeling concern", "attention and management implying responsibility for safety", "activity ...	[ "feel concern or interest" ]	[ "care%2:37:02::" ]
They care no more for politics, says Mr. Wesker, than they do for a symphony.	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::" ]
Seeming to have roots in the soil, they actually have none in life.	Seeming	{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }	[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]	[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
Seeming to have roots in the soil, they actually have none in life.	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::" ]
Seeming to have roots in the soil, they actually have none in life.	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::" ]
They dwell, in short, in the doltish twilight in which peasants and serfs of the past are commonly reported to have lived.	dwell	{ "name": "dwell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "think moodily or anxiously about something", "originate (in)", "inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of", "exist or be situated within", "come back to" ] }	[ "originate (in)" ]	[ "dwell%2:42:01::" ]
They dwell, in short, in the doltish twilight in which peasants and serfs of the past are commonly reported to have lived.	reported	{ "name": "report", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a written document describing the findings of some individual or group", "the act of informing by verbal report", "a short account of the news", "a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)", "a written evaluation of a student's...	[ "to give an account or representation of in words" ]	[ "report%2:32:00::" ]
They dwell, in short, in the doltish twilight in which peasants and serfs of the past are commonly reported to have lived.	lived	{ "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...	[ "lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style" ]	[ "live%2:42:06::" ]
But this is a theme which does not take so much time to state as Mr. Wesker dedicates to it.	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::" ]
But this is a theme which does not take so much time to state as Mr. Wesker dedicates to it.	take	{ "name": "take", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property", "the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption", "carry out", "require (time or space)", "take somebody somewhere", "get into ...	[ "require (time or space)" ]	[ "take%2:40:06::" ]
But this is a theme which does not take so much time to state as Mr. Wesker dedicates to it.	state	{ "name": "state", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation", "the way something is with respect to its main attributes", "the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state", "a politically organized body of p...	[ "indicate through a symbol, formula, etc." ]	[ "state%2:32:02::" ]
But this is a theme which does not take so much time to state as Mr. Wesker dedicates to it.	dedicates	{ "name": "dedicate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause", "open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building", "inscribe or address by way of compliment", "set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church" ] }	[ "give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause" ]	[ "dedicate%2:32:00::" ]
So much untidiness of mind and household does not attract the interest of the theatergoer ( unless he has been living in a gilded palace, perhaps, and wants a real big heap of contrast ).	attract	{ "name": "attract", "sense_definitions_list": [ "direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes", "be attractive to", "exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away" ] }	[ "direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes" ]	[ "attract%2:35:00::" ]
So much untidiness of mind and household does not attract the interest of the theatergoer ( unless he has been living in a gilded palace, perhaps, and wants a real big heap of contrast ).	living	{ "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::" ]
So much untidiness of mind and household does not attract the interest of the theatergoer ( unless he has been living in a gilded palace, perhaps, and wants a real big heap of contrast ).	wants	{ "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::" ]
The messy meals, the washing of dishes, the drying of clothes may be realism, but there is such a thing as redundancy.	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...	[ "form or compose" ]	[ "be%2:42:02::" ]
The messy meals, the washing of dishes, the drying of clothes may be realism, but there is such a thing as redundancy.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have an existence, be extant" ]	[ "be%2:42:00::" ]
Miss Doyle as Beatie has a great fund of animal spirits, a strong voice and a warm smile.	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::" ]
She is just home from a sojourn in London where she has become the sweetheart of a young fellow named Ronnie ( we never do see him ) and has been subjected to a first course in thinking and appreciating, including a dose of good British socialism.	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...	[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]	[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
She is just home from a sojourn in London where she has become the sweetheart of a young fellow named Ronnie ( we never do see him ) and has been subjected to a first course in thinking and appreciating, including a dose of good British socialism.	become	{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }	[ "undergo a change or development" ]	[ "become%2:42:01::" ]
She is just home from a sojourn in London where she has become the sweetheart of a young fellow named Ronnie ( we never do see him ) and has been subjected to a first course in thinking and appreciating, including a dose of good British socialism.	named	{ "name": "name", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a language unit by which a person or thing is known", "a person's reputation", "family based on male descent", "a well-known or notable person", "by the sanction or authority of", "a defamatory or abusive word or phrase", "assign a specified...	[ "assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to" ]	[ "name%2:32:03::" ]
She is just home from a sojourn in London where she has become the sweetheart of a young fellow named Ronnie ( we never do see him ) and has been subjected to a first course in thinking and appreciating, including a dose of good British socialism.	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::" ]
She is just home from a sojourn in London where she has become the sweetheart of a young fellow named Ronnie ( we never do see him ) and has been subjected to a first course in thinking and appreciating, including a dose of good British socialism.	including	{ "name": "include", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as a part, be made up out of", "consider as part of something", "add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category", "allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo...	[ "have as a part, be made up out of" ]	[ "include%2:42:00::" ]
But while she is able to tell her retarded family about the new world she has seen open before her, Ronnie has not been able to observe her progress, and instead of appearing at a family party to be looked over like a new bull, he sends Beatie a letter of dismissal.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
But while she is able to tell her retarded family about the new world she has seen open before her, Ronnie has not been able to observe her progress, and instead of appearing at a family party to be looked over like a new bull, he sends Beatie a letter of dismissal.	tell	{ "name": "tell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)", "exp...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "tell%2:32:04::" ]
But while she is able to tell her retarded family about the new world she has seen open before her, Ronnie has not been able to observe her progress, and instead of appearing at a family party to be looked over like a new bull, he sends Beatie a letter of dismissal.	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::" ]
But while she is able to tell her retarded family about the new world she has seen open before her, Ronnie has not been able to observe her progress, and instead of appearing at a family party to be looked over like a new bull, he sends Beatie a letter of dismissal.	been	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
But while she is able to tell her retarded family about the new world she has seen open before her, Ronnie has not been able to observe her progress, and instead of appearing at a family party to be looked over like a new bull, he sends Beatie a letter of dismissal.	observe	{ "name": "observe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "make mention of", "observe with care or pay close attention to", "watch attentively", "show respect towards", "behave as expected during of holidays or rites", "follow with the ...	[ "observe with care or pay close attention to" ]	[ "observe%2:39:01::" ]
But while she is able to tell her retarded family about the new world she has seen open before her, Ronnie has not been able to observe her progress, and instead of appearing at a family party to be looked over like a new bull, he sends Beatie a letter of dismissal.	appearing	{ "name": "appear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "come into sight or view", "be issued or published", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "come into being or existence, or appear on the scene", "appear as a character on stage...	[ "come into sight or view" ]	[ "appear%2:30:00::" ]
But while she is able to tell her retarded family about the new world she has seen open before her, Ronnie has not been able to observe her progress, and instead of appearing at a family party to be looked over like a new bull, he sends Beatie a letter of dismissal.	looked	{ "name": "look", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the feelings expressed on a person's face", "the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually", "physical appearance", "the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people", "perceive with att...	[ "perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards" ]	[ "look%2:39:00::" ]
But while she is able to tell her retarded family about the new world she has seen open before her, Ronnie has not been able to observe her progress, and instead of appearing at a family party to be looked over like a new bull, he sends Beatie a letter of dismissal.	sends	{ "name": "send", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to go somewhere", "to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place", "cause to be directed or transmitted to another place", "transport commercially", "assign to a station", "transfer", "cause to be admitted; o...	[ "cause to be directed or transmitted to another place" ]	[ "send%2:32:00::" ]
Beatie, getting no sympathy for her misfortune, soon rallies and finds that although she has lost a lover she has gained her freedom.	getting	{ "name": "get", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent", "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract", "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "cause to move; cause to be in...	[ "receive a specified treatment (abstract)" ]	[ "get%2:30:03::" ]
Beatie, getting no sympathy for her misfortune, soon rallies and finds that although she has lost a lover she has gained her freedom.	rallies	{ "name": "rally", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm", "the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort", "a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness", "an automobile race run over public roads", "(sports) an unbroken seque...	[ "return to a former condition" ]	[ "rally%2:30:00::" ]
Beatie, getting no sympathy for her misfortune, soon rallies and finds that although she has lost a lover she has gained her freedom.	finds	{ "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::" ]
Beatie, getting no sympathy for her misfortune, soon rallies and finds that although she has lost a lover she has gained her freedom.	lost	{ "name": "lose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense", "fail to win", "suffer the loss of a person through death or removal", "place (something) where one cannot find it again", "miss from one's possessions; lose sig...	[ "fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense" ]	[ "lose%2:40:02::" ]
Beatie, getting no sympathy for her misfortune, soon rallies and finds that although she has lost a lover she has gained her freedom.	gained	{ "name": "gain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity that is added", "the advantageous quality of being beneficial", "the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input", "the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of opera...	[ "win something through one's efforts" ]	[ "gain%2:40:01::" ]
Despite a too long sustained declamatory flight, this final speech is convincing, and we see why British audiences apparently were impressed by `` Roots ''.	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::" ]
Despite a too long sustained declamatory flight, this final speech is convincing, and we see why British audiences apparently were impressed by `` Roots ''.	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 (an idea or situation) mentally" ]	[ "see%2:31:01::" ]
Despite a too long sustained declamatory flight, this final speech is convincing, and we see why British audiences apparently were impressed by `` Roots ''.	impressed	{ "name": "impress", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of coercing someone into government service", "have an emotional or cognitive impact upon", "impress positively", "produce or try to produce a vivid impression of", "mark or stamp with or as if with pressure", "reproduce by printing",...	[ "impress positively" ]	[ "impress%2:37:00::" ]
There were several fairly good minor portraits in the play, including William Hansen 's impersonation of a stubborn, rather pathetic father, and Katherine Squire 's vigorous characterization of a farm mother who brooked no hifalutin ' nonsense from her daughter, or anyone else.	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...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
There were several fairly good minor portraits in the play, including William Hansen 's impersonation of a stubborn, rather pathetic father, and Katherine Squire 's vigorous characterization of a farm mother who brooked no hifalutin ' nonsense from her daughter, or anyone else.	including	{ "name": "include", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have as a part, be made up out of", "consider as part of something", "add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category", "allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and respo...	[ "have as a part, be made up out of" ]	[ "include%2:42:00::" ]
There were several fairly good minor portraits in the play, including William Hansen 's impersonation of a stubborn, rather pathetic father, and Katherine Squire 's vigorous characterization of a farm mother who brooked no hifalutin ' nonsense from her daughter, or anyone else.	brooked	{ "name": "brook", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)", "put up with something or somebody unpleasant" ] }	[ "put up with something or somebody unpleasant" ]	[ "brook%2:31:00::" ]
But I am afraid Mr. Wesker 's meat and potatoes dish is n't well seasoned enough for local audiences.	am	{ "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 I am afraid Mr. Wesker 's meat and potatoes dish is n't well seasoned enough for local audiences.	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::" ]
Shakespeare had a word for everything, even for the rain that disrupted Wednesday night 's `` Much Ado About Nothing '' opening the season of free theater in Central Park.	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::" ]
Shakespeare had a word for everything, even for the rain that disrupted Wednesday night 's `` Much Ado About Nothing '' opening the season of free theater in Central Park.	disrupted	{ "name": "disrupt", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a break in", "throw into disorder", "interfere in someone else's activity" ] }	[ "make a break in" ]	[ "disrupt%2:32:00::" ]
Shakespeare had a word for everything, even for the rain that disrupted Wednesday night 's `` Much Ado About Nothing '' opening the season of free theater in Central Park.	opening	{ "name": "open", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water", "where the air is unconfined", "a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play", "information that has become public", "cause to open or to become open", "start to opera...	[ "begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc." ]	[ "open%2:41:01::" ]
The New York Shakespeare Festival, which is using the Wollman Memorial Skating Rink while its theater near the Belvedere is being completed, began bravely.	using	{ "name": "use", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of using", "what something is used for", "a particular service", "(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing", "(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be ...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
The New York Shakespeare Festival, which is using the Wollman Memorial Skating Rink while its theater near the Belvedere is being completed, began bravely.	completed	{ "name": "complete", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come or bring to a finish or an end", "bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements", "complete or carry out", "complete a pass", "write all the required information onto a form", "having every necessary or normal part or compo...	[ "come or bring to a finish or an end" ]	[ "complete%2:30:02::" ]
The New York Shakespeare Festival, which is using the Wollman Memorial Skating Rink while its theater near the Belvedere is being completed, began bravely.	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::" ]
Joseph Papp, impassioned founder of the festival and director of `` Much Ado '', had a vibrant, colorful production under way.	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::" ]
Using a wide stage resourcefully he mingled music and dance with Shakespeare 's words in a spirited mixture.	Using	{ "name": "use", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of using", "what something is used for", "a particular service", "(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing", "(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be ...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
Using a wide stage resourcefully he mingled music and dance with Shakespeare 's words in a spirited mixture.	mingled	{ "name": "mingle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to bring or combine together or with something else", "get involved or mixed-up with", "be all mixed up or jumbled together" ] }	[ "to bring or combine together or with something else" ]	[ "mingle%2:35:00::" ]
The audience filled all the seats inside the Wollman enclosure and overflowed onto the lawns outside the fence.	filled	{ "name": "fill", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity sufficient to satisfy", "any material that fills a space or container", "make full, also in a metaphorical sense", "become full", "occupy the whole of", "assume, as of positions or roles", "fill or meet a want or need", "appoi...	[ "make full, also in a metaphorical sense" ]	[ "fill%2:30:01::" ]
The audience filled all the seats inside the Wollman enclosure and overflowed onto the lawns outside the fence.	overflowed	{ "name": "overflow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a large flow", "the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity", "flow or run over (a limit or brim)", "overflow with a certain feeling" ] }	[ "flow or run over (a limit or brim)" ]	[ "overflow%2:38:00::" ]
The barbed sallies of Beatrice and Benedick, so contemporary to a public inured to the humor of insult, raised chuckles.	inured	{ "name": "inure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate" ] }	[ "cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate" ]	[ "inure%2:30:00::" ]
The barbed sallies of Beatrice and Benedick, so contemporary to a public inured to the humor of insult, raised chuckles.	raised	{ "name": "raise", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the amount a salary is increased", "an upward slope or grade (as in a road)", "increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)", "the act of raising something", "raise the level or amount of something", "raise from a lower to a higher position", ...	[ "call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)" ]	[ "raise%2:37:08::" ]
The simple-minded comedy of Dogberry and Verges, also familiar in a day that responds easily to jokes skimmed off the top of writers ' heads, evoked laughter.	responds	{ "name": "respond", "sense_definitions_list": [ "show a response or a reaction to something", "react verbally", "respond favorably or as hoped" ] }	[ "show a response or a reaction to something" ]	[ "respond%2:31:00::" ]
The simple-minded comedy of Dogberry and Verges, also familiar in a day that responds easily to jokes skimmed off the top of writers ' heads, evoked laughter.	skimmed off	{ "name": "skim_off", "sense_definitions_list": [ "remove from the surface", "pick the best" ] }	[ "remove from the surface" ]	[ "skim_off%2:35:00::" ]
The simple-minded comedy of Dogberry and Verges, also familiar in a day that responds easily to jokes skimmed off the top of writers ' heads, evoked laughter.	evoked	{ "name": "evoke", "sense_definitions_list": [ "call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)", "evoke or provoke to appear or occur", "deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)", "summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic", "call to mind" ] }	[ "call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)" ]	[ "evoke%2:37:00::" ]
The vivacity of the masquers ' party at Leonato 's palace, with the Spanish motif in the music and dancing in honor of the visiting Prince of Arragon, cast a spell of delight.	cast	{ "name": "cast", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the actors in a play", "container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens", "the distinctive form in which a thing is made", "the visual appearance of something or someone", "bandage consisting of a firm covering (often m...	[ "put or send forth" ]	[ "cast%2:36:02::" ]
As `` Much Ado '' turned serious while the insipid Claudio rejected Hero at the altar, a sprinkle began to fall.	turned	{ "name": "turn", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a circular segment of a curve", "the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course", "(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession", "an unforeseen development", "a movement in a new direction", "the act of turning a...	[ "pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become" ]	[ "turn%2:30:03::" ]
As `` Much Ado '' turned serious while the insipid Claudio rejected Hero at the altar, a sprinkle began to fall.	rejected	{ "name": "reject", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality", "refuse to accept or acknowledge", "refuse to accept", "deem wrong or inappropriate", "reject with contempt", "resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign t...	[ "reject with contempt" ]	[ "reject%2:32:02::" ]
As `` Much Ado '' turned serious while the insipid Claudio rejected Hero at the altar, a sprinkle began to fall.	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::" ]
As `` Much Ado '' turned serious while the insipid Claudio rejected Hero at the altar, a sprinkle began to fall.	fall	{ "name": "fall", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the season when the leaves fall from the trees", "a sudden drop from an upright position", "the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve", "a downward slope or bend", "a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity",...	[ "fall from clouds" ]	[ "fall%2:43:00::" ]
At first hardly a person in the audience moved, although some umbrellas were opened.	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...	[ "move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion" ]	[ "move%2:38:00::" ]
At first hardly a person in the audience moved, although some umbrellas were opened.	opened	{ "name": "open", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water", "where the air is unconfined", "a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play", "information that has become public", "cause to open or to become open", "start to opera...	[ "spread out or open from a closed or folded state" ]	[ "open%2:35:08::" ]
But the rain came more heavily, and men and women in light summer clothes began to depart.	came	{ "name": "come", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract", "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody", "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress", "come to pass; arriv...	[ "come to pass; arrive, as in due course" ]	[ "come%2:30:01::" ]
But the rain came more heavily, and men and women in light summer clothes began to depart.	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::" ]
But the rain came more heavily, and men and women in light summer clothes began to depart.	depart	{ "name": "depart", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move away from a place into another direction", "be at variance with; be out of line with", "leave", "go away or leave", "remove oneself from an association with or participation in", "wander from a direct or straight course" ] }	[ "move away from a place into another direction" ]	[ "depart%2:38:04::" ]
The grieving Hero and her father, Leonato, followed by the Friar, left the stage.	followed	{ "name": "follow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to travel behind, go after, come after", "be later in time", "come as a logical consequence; follow logically", "travel along a certain course", "act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes", "come after in time, as a result", ...	[ "to travel behind, go after, come after" ]	[ "follow%2:38:00::" ]
The grieving Hero and her father, Leonato, followed by the Friar, left the stage.	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 ...	[ "go away from a place" ]	[ "leave%2:38:01::" ]
A voice on the loudspeaker system announced that if the rain let up the performance would resume in ten minutes.	announced	{ "name": "announce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make known; make an announcement", "announce publicly or officially", "give the names of", "foreshadow or presage" ] }	[ "make known; make an announcement" ]	[ "announce%2:32:00::" ]
A voice on the loudspeaker system announced that if the rain let up the performance would resume in ten minutes.	let up	{ "name": "let_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "become less in amount or intensity", "reduce pressure or intensity" ] }	[ "become less in amount or intensity" ]	[ "let_up%2:30:00::" ]
A voice on the loudspeaker system announced that if the rain let up the performance would resume in ten minutes.	resume	{ "name": "resume", "sense_definitions_list": [ "short descriptive summary (of events)", "a summary of your academic and work history", "take up or begin anew", "return to a previous location or condition", "assume anew", "give a summary (of)" ] }	[ "take up or begin anew" ]	[ "resume%2:30:00::" ]
More than half the audience departed.	departed	{ "name": "depart", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move away from a place into another direction", "be at variance with; be out of line with", "leave", "go away or leave", "remove oneself from an association with or participation in", "wander from a direct or straight course" ] }	[ "move away from a place into another direction" ]	[ "depart%2:38:04::" ]
Some remained in the Wollman enclosure, fortified with raincoats or with newspapers to cover their heads.	remained	{ "name": "remain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "stay the same; remain in a certain state", "continue in a place, position, or situation", "be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.", "stay behind" ] }	[ "continue in a place, position, or situation" ]	[ "remain%2:42:03::" ]
Some remained in the Wollman enclosure, fortified with raincoats or with newspapers to cover their heads.	fortified	{ "name": "fortify", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make strong or stronger", "enclose by or as if by a fortification", "prepare oneself for a military confrontation", "add nutrients to", "add alcohol to (beverages)" ] }	[ "make strong or stronger" ]	[ "fortify%2:30:01::" ]
Some remained in the Wollman enclosure, fortified with raincoats or with newspapers to cover their heads.	cover	{ "name": "cover", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something", "bedding that keeps a person warm in bed", "the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it", "the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book", ...	[ "form a cover over" ]	[ "cover%2:35:01::" ]
Others huddled under the trees outside the fence.	huddled	{ "name": "huddle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(informal) a quick private conference", "a disorganized and densely packed crowd", "crowd or draw together", "crouch or curl up" ] }	[ "crouch or curl up" ]	[ "huddle%2:38:00::" ]
Twenty minutes after the interruption, although it was still raining, the play was resumed at the point in the fourth act where it had been stopped.	raining	{ "name": "rain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere", "drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds", "anything happening rapidly or in quick successive", "precipitate as rain" ] }	[ "precipitate as rain" ]	[ "rain%2:43:00::" ]
Twenty minutes after the interruption, although it was still raining, the play was resumed at the point in the fourth act where it had been stopped.	resumed	{ "name": "resume", "sense_definitions_list": [ "short descriptive summary (of events)", "a summary of your academic and work history", "take up or begin anew", "return to a previous location or condition", "assume anew", "give a summary (of)" ] }	[ "take up or begin anew" ]	[ "resume%2:30:00::" ]
Twenty minutes after the interruption, although it was still raining, the play was resumed at the point in the fourth act where it had been stopped.	stopped	{ "name": "stop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the event of something ending", "the act of stopping something", "a brief stay in the course of a journey", "the state of inactivity following an interruption", "a spot where something halts or pauses", "a consonant produced by stopping the flow...	[ "put an end to a state or an activity" ]	[ "stop%2:42:00::" ]
Beatrice ( Nan Martin ) and Benedick ( J. D. Cannon ) took their places on the stage.	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 ...	[ "occupy or take on" ]	[ "take%2:38:00::" ]
In their very first speeches it was clear that Shakespeare, like a Nostradamus, had foreseen this moment.	foreseen	{ "name": "foresee", "sense_definitions_list": [ "realize beforehand", "picture to oneself; imagine possible", "act in advance of; deal with ahead of time" ] }	[ "realize beforehand" ]	[ "foresee%2:31:00::" ]
Said Benedick : `` Lady Beatrice, have you wept all this while ''?	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::" ]

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