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Here again laboratory approaches are being evolved, for it is recognized how `` elastic '' these readings can be, how they can apply to many people, and are often stated in general terms all too easily applied to any individual 's own case.	applied	{ "name": "apply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose", "be pertinent or relevant or applicable", "ask (for something)", "apply to a surface", "be applicable to; as to an analysis", "give or conve...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "apply%2:34:00::" ]
If you look at a reading meant for someone else, you will probably see that many of the items could be considered as applicable to you, even when you were not in the picture at all!	look at	{ "name": "look_at", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes", "look at carefully; study mentally" ] }	[ "look at carefully; study mentally" ]	[ "look_at%2:39:01::" ]
If you look at a reading meant for someone else, you will probably see that many of the items could be considered as applicable to you, even when you were not in the picture at all!	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::" ]
If you look at a reading meant for someone else, you will probably see that many of the items could be considered as applicable to you, even when you were not in the picture at all!	considered	{ "name": "consider", "sense_definitions_list": [ "deem to be", "give careful consideration to", "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes", "show consideration for; take into account", "think about carefully; weigh", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "look at attentively", ...	[ "deem to be" ]	[ "consider%2:31:00::" ]
If you look at a reading meant for someone else, you will probably see that many of the items could be considered as applicable to you, even when you were not in the picture at all!	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::" ]
An interested sitter may think the sensitive has made a `` hit '', describing something accurately for him, but can he really be sure that another sitter, hearing the same statement, would not apply it subjectively to his own circumstances?	think	{ "name": "think", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance of deliberate thinking", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "expect, believe, or suppose", "use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments", "recall knowl...	[ "judge or regard; look upon; judge" ]	[ "think%2:31:01::" ]
An interested sitter may think the sensitive has made a `` hit '', describing something accurately for him, but can he really be sure that another sitter, hearing the same statement, would not apply it subjectively to his own circumstances?	made	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "make%2:41:00::" ]
An interested sitter may think the sensitive has made a `` hit '', describing something accurately for him, but can he really be sure that another sitter, hearing the same statement, would not apply it subjectively to his own circumstances?	describing	{ "name": "describe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a description of", "to give an account or representation of in words", "make a mark or lines on a surface", "identify as in botany or biology, for example" ] }	[ "to give an account or representation of in words" ]	[ "describe%2:32:01::" ]
An interested sitter may think the sensitive has made a `` hit '', describing something accurately for him, but can he really be sure that another sitter, hearing the same statement, would not apply it subjectively to his own circumstances?	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
An interested sitter may think the sensitive has made a `` hit '', describing something accurately for him, but can he really be sure that another sitter, hearing the same statement, would not apply it subjectively to his own circumstances?	hearing	{ "name": "hear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process", "receive a communication from someone", "listen and pay attention" ] }	[ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense" ]	[ "hear%2:39:00::" ]
An interested sitter may think the sensitive has made a `` hit '', describing something accurately for him, but can he really be sure that another sitter, hearing the same statement, would not apply it subjectively to his own circumstances?	apply	{ "name": "apply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose", "be pertinent or relevant or applicable", "ask (for something)", "apply to a surface", "be applicable to; as to an analysis", "give or conve...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "apply%2:34:00::" ]
It is, of course, easy to see how `` J '' will mean Uncle Jack to one person and little Jane to another.	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::" ]
It is, of course, easy to see how `` J '' will mean Uncle Jack to one person and little Jane to another.	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::" ]
It is, of course, easy to see how `` J '' will mean Uncle Jack to one person and little Jane to another.	mean	{ "name": "mean", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n", "mean or intend to express or convey", "have as a logical consequence", "denote or connote", "have in mind as a purpose", "have a specif...	[ "denote or connote" ]	[ "mean%2:32:03::" ]
`` A journey '', `` a little white house '', `` a change of outlook '', can apply to many people.	apply	{ "name": "apply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose", "be pertinent or relevant or applicable", "ask (for something)", "apply to a surface", "be applicable to; as to an analysis", "give or conve...	[ "be pertinent or relevant or applicable" ]	[ "apply%2:42:00::" ]
And even more complex items can be interpreted to conform to one 's own point of view, which is by nature so personal.	interpreted	{ "name": "interpret", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make sense of; assign a meaning to", "give an interpretation or explanation to", "give an interpretation or rendition of", "create an image or likeness of", "restate (words) from one language into another language", "make sense of a languag...	[ "give an interpretation or explanation to" ]	[ "interpret%2:32:00::" ]
And even more complex items can be interpreted to conform to one 's own point of view, which is by nature so personal.	conform to	{ "name": "conform_to", "sense_definitions_list": [ "satisfy a condition or restriction", "observe", "behave in accordance or in agreement with" ] }	[ "satisfy a condition or restriction" ]	[ "conform_to%2:42:01::" ]
And even more complex items can be interpreted to conform to one 's own point of view, which is by nature so personal.	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 sitter may think `` a leather couch '' identifies a reading as surely directed to him ; to another, it seems that nobody but his father ever used the phrase, `` Atta boy ''!	think	{ "name": "think", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance of deliberate thinking", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "expect, believe, or suppose", "use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments", "recall knowl...	[ "judge or regard; look upon; judge" ]	[ "think%2:31:01::" ]
One sitter may think `` a leather couch '' identifies a reading as surely directed to him ; to another, it seems that nobody but his father ever used the phrase, `` Atta boy ''!	identifies	{ "name": "identify", "sense_definitions_list": [ "recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something", "give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property", "consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else", "conceive o...	[ "recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something" ]	[ "identify%2:31:00::" ]
One sitter may think `` a leather couch '' identifies a reading as surely directed to him ; to another, it seems that nobody but his father ever used the phrase, `` Atta boy ''!	directed	{ "name": "direct", "sense_definitions_list": [ "command with authority", "intend (something) to move towards a certain goal", "guide the actors in (plays and films)", "be in charge of", "take somebody somewhere", "cause to go somewhere", "point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects...	[ "intend (something) to move towards a certain goal" ]	[ "direct%2:33:01::" ]
One sitter may think `` a leather couch '' identifies a reading as surely directed to him ; to another, it seems that nobody but his father ever used the phrase, `` Atta boy ''!	seems	{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }	[ "seem to be true, probable, or apparent" ]	[ "seem%2:39:01::" ]
One sitter may think `` a leather couch '' identifies a reading as surely directed to him ; to another, it seems that nobody but his father ever used the phrase, `` Atta boy ''!	used	{ "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::" ]
To get around this quite difficult corner, there is one first aid to objectiveness : prevent the distant sitter from knowing which reading was for him.	get around	{ "name": "get_around", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be released or become known; of news", "avoid something unpleasant or laborious", "be a social swinger; socialize a lot", "move around; move from place to place" ] }	[ "avoid something unpleasant or laborious" ]	[ "get_around%2:32:01::" ]
To get around this quite difficult corner, there is one first aid to objectiveness : prevent the distant sitter from knowing which reading was for him.	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::" ]
To get around this quite difficult corner, there is one first aid to objectiveness : prevent the distant sitter from knowing which reading was for him.	prevent	{ "name": "prevent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "keep from happening or arising; make impossible", "stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state" ] }	[ "stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state" ]	[ "prevent%2:41:00::" ]
To get around this quite difficult corner, there is one first aid to objectiveness : prevent the distant sitter from knowing which reading was for him.	knowing	{ "name": "know", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people", "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about", "know how to do or perform something", "be aware of the truth of something...	[ "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about" ]	[ "know%2:31:01::" ]
To get around this quite difficult corner, there is one first aid to objectiveness : prevent the distant sitter from knowing which reading was for him.	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::" ]
If he is not told which of four or five readings was meant for him, he can more readily assess each item in a larger frame : `` Does that statement really sound as if it were for me, significant in my particular life?	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::" ]
If he is not told which of four or five readings was meant for him, he can more readily assess each item in a larger frame : `` Does that statement really sound as if it were for me, significant in my particular life?	assess	{ "name": "assess", "sense_definitions_list": [ "evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of", "charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine", "set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)", "estimate the value of (property) f...	[ "evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of" ]	[ "assess%2:31:00::" ]
If he is not told which of four or five readings was meant for him, he can more readily assess each item in a larger frame : `` Does that statement really sound as if it were for me, significant in my particular life?	sound	{ "name": "sound", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause", "the subjective sensation of hearing something", "mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium", "the sudden occurrence of an audible event", "the audible part of a transmitted si...	[ "appear in a certain way" ]	[ "sound%2:39:06::" ]
If he is not told which of four or five readings was meant for him, he can more readily assess each item in a larger frame : `` Does that statement really sound as if it were for me, significant in my particular life?	were	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Or am I taking something that could really apply to almost anybody, and forgetting that many other people probably have had a similar experience ''?	taking	{ "name": "take", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property", "the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption", "carry out", "require (time or space)", "take somebody somewhere", "get into ...	[ "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes" ]	[ "take%2:31:03::" ]
Or am I taking something that could really apply to almost anybody, and forgetting that many other people probably have had a similar experience ''?	apply	{ "name": "apply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose", "be pertinent or relevant or applicable", "ask (for something)", "apply to a surface", "be applicable to; as to an analysis", "give or conve...	[ "be pertinent or relevant or applicable" ]	[ "apply%2:42:00::" ]
Or am I taking something that could really apply to almost anybody, and forgetting that many other people probably have had a similar experience ''?	forgetting	{ "name": "forget", "sense_definitions_list": [ "dismiss from the mind; stop remembering", "be unable to remember", "forget to do something", "leave behind unintentionally" ] }	[ "dismiss from the mind; stop remembering" ]	[ "forget%2:31:01::" ]
Or am I taking something that could really apply to almost anybody, and forgetting that many other people probably have had a similar experience ''?	had	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)" ]	[ "have%2:39:06::" ]
Conversely, experimenters would consider as impressive such statements as the following, which, if they turned out to be hits, are so unusual as to be really significant :	consider	{ "name": "consider", "sense_definitions_list": [ "deem to be", "give careful consideration to", "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes", "show consideration for; take into account", "think about carefully; weigh", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "look at attentively", ...	[ "deem to be" ]	[ "consider%2:31:00::" ]
Conversely, experimenters would consider as impressive such statements as the following, which, if they turned out to be hits, are so unusual as to be really significant :	turned out	{ "name": "turn_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be shown or be found to be", "prove to be in the result or end", "produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery", "result or end", "come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons", "bring forth,", "put out or expel from a pla...	[ "be shown or be found to be" ]	[ "turn_out%2:42:00::" ]
Conversely, experimenters would consider as impressive such statements as the following, which, if they turned out to be hits, are so unusual as to be really significant :	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 to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
Conversely, experimenters would consider as impressive such statements as the following, which, if they turned out to be hits, are so unusual as to be really significant :	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::" ]
Conversely, experimenters would consider as impressive such statements as the following, which, if they turned out to be hits, are so unusual as to be really significant :	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
`` He had four children, two sets of twins.	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::" ]
After being a lawyer for twenty-five years he started studying for the ministry.	being	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function" ]	[ "be%2:41:00::" ]
After being a lawyer for twenty-five years he started studying for the ministry.	started	{ "name": "start", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the beginning of anything", "the time at which something is supposed to begin", "a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)", "a sudden involuntary movement", "the act of starting something", "a line indicating the location of the star...	[ "take the first step or steps in carrying out an action" ]	[ "start%2:30:00::" ]
After being a lawyer for twenty-five years he started studying for the ministry.	studying	{ "name": "study", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a detailed critical inspection", "applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)", "a written document describing the findings of some individual or group", "a state of deep mental absorption", "a room used for re...	[ "be a student of a certain subject" ]	[ "study%2:31:00::" ]
Part of his house had been moved to the other side of the road.	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...	[ "cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense" ]	[ "move%2:38:01::" ]
He died of typhoid in 1921 ''.	died	{ "name": "die", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers", "a device used for shaping metal", "a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or...	[ "pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life" ]	[ "die%2:30:00::" ]
Methods have been developed of assigning `` weights '' to statements ; that is, it is known empirically that names beginning with R are more common than those beginning with Z ; that fewer women are named Miranda than Elizabeth ; that in the United States more people die of heart disease than of smallpox.	developed	{ "name": "develop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation", "work out", "gain through experience", "come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)", "come into existence; take on form or shape", "change th...	[ "work out" ]	[ "develop%2:36:00::" ]
Methods have been developed of assigning `` weights '' to statements ; that is, it is known empirically that names beginning with R are more common than those beginning with Z ; that fewer women are named Miranda than Elizabeth ; that in the United States more people die of heart disease than of smallpox.	assigning	{ "name": "assign", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)", "give out", "attribute or credit to", "select something or someone for a specific purpose", "attribute or give", "make undue claims to having", "transfer one's ri...	[ "give out" ]	[ "assign%2:40:01::" ]
Methods have been developed of assigning `` weights '' to statements ; that is, it is known empirically that names beginning with R are more common than those beginning with Z ; that fewer women are named Miranda than Elizabeth ; that in the United States more people die of heart disease than of smallpox.	known	{ "name": "know", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people", "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about", "know how to do or perform something", "be aware of the truth of something...	[ "accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority" ]	[ "know%2:31:06::" ]
Methods have been developed of assigning `` weights '' to statements ; that is, it is known empirically that names beginning with R are more common than those beginning with Z ; that fewer women are named Miranda than Elizabeth ; that in the United States more people die of heart disease than of smallpox.	beginning	{ "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,...	[ "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense" ]	[ "begin%2:42:00::" ]
Methods have been developed of assigning `` weights '' to statements ; that is, it is known empirically that names beginning with R are more common than those beginning with Z ; that fewer women are named Miranda than Elizabeth ; that in the United States more people die of heart disease than of smallpox.	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::" ]
Methods have been developed of assigning `` weights '' to statements ; that is, it is known empirically that names beginning with R are more common than those beginning with Z ; that fewer women are named Miranda than Elizabeth ; that in the United States more people die of heart disease than of smallpox.	beginning	{ "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,...	[ "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense" ]	[ "begin%2:42:00::" ]
Methods have been developed of assigning `` weights '' to statements ; that is, it is known empirically that names beginning with R are more common than those beginning with Z ; that fewer women are named Miranda than Elizabeth ; that in the United States more people die of heart disease than of smallpox.	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::" ]
Methods have been developed of assigning `` weights '' to statements ; that is, it is known empirically that names beginning with R are more common than those beginning with Z ; that fewer women are named Miranda than Elizabeth ; that in the United States more people die of heart disease than of smallpox.	die	{ "name": "die", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers", "a device used for shaping metal", "a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or...	[ "pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life" ]	[ "die%2:30:00::" ]
So each reading can be given a weight and each reading a score by adding up these weights.	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...	[ "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense" ]	[ "give%2:40:03::" ]
So each reading can be given a weight and each reading a score by adding up these weights.	adding up	{ "name": "add_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "develop into", "determine the sum of", "add up in number or quantity", "be reasonable or logical or comprehensible" ] }	[ "determine the sum of" ]	[ "add_up%2:32:00::" ]
Specific dates would be important, as would double names.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Various categories have been explored to find out about these `` empirical probabilities '' against which to measure the readings.	explored	{ "name": "explore", "sense_definitions_list": [ "inquire into", "travel to or penetrate into", "examine minutely", "examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes" ] }	[ "inquire into" ]	[ "explore%2:31:00::" ]
Various categories have been explored to find out about these `` empirical probabilities '' against which to measure the readings.	find out	{ "name": "find_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort", "trap; especially in a...	[ "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally" ]	[ "find_out%2:31:00::" ]
Various categories have been explored to find out about these `` empirical probabilities '' against which to measure the readings.	measure	{ "name": "measure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal", "how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify", "a statute in draft before it becomes law", "the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule"...	[ "express as a number or measure or quantity" ]	[ "measure%2:30:00::" ]
In The Parapsychology Foundation 's long-range experiment, readings are made by a variety of sensitives for a large number of cooperating sitters, trying to throw light on this question of the significance of mediumistic statements.	made	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "make%2:41:00::" ]
In The Parapsychology Foundation 's long-range experiment, readings are made by a variety of sensitives for a large number of cooperating sitters, trying to throw light on this question of the significance of mediumistic statements.	trying	{ "name": "try", "sense_definitions_list": [ "earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something", "make an effort or attempt", "put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to", "put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of", "take a s...	[ "make an effort or attempt" ]	[ "try%2:41:00::" ]
In The Parapsychology Foundation 's long-range experiment, readings are made by a variety of sensitives for a large number of cooperating sitters, trying to throw light on this question of the significance of mediumistic statements.	throw	{ "name": "throw", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)", "a single chance or instance", "the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam", "bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering...	[ "get rid of" ]	[ "throw%2:35:07::" ]
It is very important indeed, in the field of extra-sensory perception and its relation to the survival hypothesis, to know whether the statements are actually only those which any intuitive person might venture and an eager sitter attach to himself.	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::" ]
It is very important indeed, in the field of extra-sensory perception and its relation to the survival hypothesis, to know whether the statements are actually only those which any intuitive person might venture and an eager sitter attach to himself.	know	{ "name": "know", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people", "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about", "know how to do or perform something", "be aware of the truth of something...	[ "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about" ]	[ "know%2:31:01::" ]
It is very important indeed, in the field of extra-sensory perception and its relation to the survival hypothesis, to know whether the statements are actually only those which any intuitive person might venture and an eager sitter attach to himself.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It is very important indeed, in the field of extra-sensory perception and its relation to the survival hypothesis, to know whether the statements are actually only those which any intuitive person might venture and an eager sitter attach to himself.	venture	{ "name": "venture", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome", "an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits", "a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit", "proceed somewhere despite the risk of possib...	[ "put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation" ]	[ "venture%2:32:00::" ]
It is very important indeed, in the field of extra-sensory perception and its relation to the survival hypothesis, to know whether the statements are actually only those which any intuitive person might venture and an eager sitter attach to himself.	attach	{ "name": "attach", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to be attached", "be attached; be in contact with", "become attached", "create social or emotional ties", "take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority" ] }	[ "cause to be attached" ]	[ "attach%2:35:01::" ]
Or, on the other hand, are unlikely facts being stated, facts which are in themselves significant and not easily applicable to everybody?	stated	{ "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...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "state%2:32:00::" ]
Or, on the other hand, are unlikely facts being stated, facts which are in themselves significant and not easily applicable to everybody?	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::" ]
That is one thing the experiments are designed to find out.	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...	[ "form or compose" ]	[ "be%2:42:02::" ]
That is one thing the experiments are designed to find out.	designed	{ "name": "design", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)", "an arrangement scheme", "something intended as a guide for making something else", "a decorative or artistic work", "an anticipated outcome that is intended...	[ "make or work out a plan for; devise" ]	[ "design%2:36:02::" ]
That is one thing the experiments are designed to find out.	find out	{ "name": "find_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort", "trap; especially in a...	[ "establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study" ]	[ "find_out%2:32:00::" ]
So, after the sitting has been held, several readings at one time are mailed, and the distant sitter ( whose name or whose communicator 's name was given to the medium ) must mark each little item as Correct ( Hit ), Incorrect ( Miss ), Doubtful, or Especially Significant ( applying to him and, he feels, not to anyone ...	held	{ "name": "hold", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of grasping", "understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something", "power by which something or someone is affected or dominated", "time during which some action is awaited", "a state of being confined (usually for ...	[ "organize or be responsible for" ]	[ "hold%2:36:00::" ]
So, after the sitting has been held, several readings at one time are mailed, and the distant sitter ( whose name or whose communicator 's name was given to the medium ) must mark each little item as Correct ( Hit ), Incorrect ( Miss ), Doubtful, or Especially Significant ( applying to him and, he feels, not to anyone ...	mailed	{ "name": "mail", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service", "the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office", "a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system", "any particu...	[ "send via the postal service" ]	[ "mail%2:35:00::" ]
So, after the sitting has been held, several readings at one time are mailed, and the distant sitter ( whose name or whose communicator 's name was given to the medium ) must mark each little item as Correct ( Hit ), Incorrect ( Miss ), Doubtful, or Especially Significant ( applying to him and, he feels, not to anyone ...	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...	[ "convey or reveal information" ]	[ "give%2:40:07::" ]
So, after the sitting has been held, several readings at one time are mailed, and the distant sitter ( whose name or whose communicator 's name was given to the medium ) must mark each little item as Correct ( Hit ), Incorrect ( Miss ), Doubtful, or Especially Significant ( applying to him and, he feels, not to anyone ...	mark	{ "name": "mark", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)", "a distinguishing symbol", "a reference point to shoot at", "a visible indication made on a surface", "the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary...	[ "attach a tag or label to" ]	[ "mark%2:35:09::" ]
So, after the sitting has been held, several readings at one time are mailed, and the distant sitter ( whose name or whose communicator 's name was given to the medium ) must mark each little item as Correct ( Hit ), Incorrect ( Miss ), Doubtful, or Especially Significant ( applying to him and, he feels, not to anyone ...	applying	{ "name": "apply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose", "be pertinent or relevant or applicable", "ask (for something)", "apply to a surface", "be applicable to; as to an analysis", "give or conve...	[ "be pertinent or relevant or applicable" ]	[ "apply%2:42:00::" ]
So, after the sitting has been held, several readings at one time are mailed, and the distant sitter ( whose name or whose communicator 's name was given to the medium ) must mark each little item as Correct ( Hit ), Incorrect ( Miss ), Doubtful, or Especially Significant ( applying to him and, he feels, not to anyone ...	feels	{ "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...	[ "come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds" ]	[ "feel%2:31:00::" ]
He is required to mark every item and to indicate which reading he feels is actually his.	required	{ "name": "require", "sense_definitions_list": [ "require as useful, just, or proper", "consider obligatory; request and expect", "make someone do something", "have need of" ] }	[ "consider obligatory; request and expect" ]	[ "require%2:32:01::" ]
He is required to mark every item and to indicate which reading he feels is actually his.	mark	{ "name": "mark", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)", "a distinguishing symbol", "a reference point to shoot at", "a visible indication made on a surface", "the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary...	[ "attach a tag or label to" ]	[ "mark%2:35:09::" ]
He is required to mark every item and to indicate which reading he feels is actually his.	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" ] }	[ "indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively" ]	[ "indicate%2:32:03::" ]
He is required to mark every item and to indicate which reading he feels is actually his.	feels	{ "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...	[ "come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds" ]	[ "feel%2:31:00::" ]
He is required to mark every item and to indicate which reading he feels is actually his.	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::" ]
All these evaluations are then totted up and tabulated, by adding up the Hits and Significants, with the weight placed on those in the sitter 's own reading.	totted up	{ "name": "tot_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "determine the sum of" ] }	[ "determine the sum of" ]	[ "tot_up%2:32:00::" ]
All these evaluations are then totted up and tabulated, by adding up the Hits and Significants, with the weight placed on those in the sitter 's own reading.	tabulated	{ "name": "tabulate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "arrange or enter in tabular form", "shape or cut with a flat surface" ] }	[ "arrange or enter in tabular form" ]	[ "tabulate%2:36:00::" ]
All these evaluations are then totted up and tabulated, by adding up the Hits and Significants, with the weight placed on those in the sitter 's own reading.	adding up	{ "name": "add_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "develop into", "determine the sum of", "add up in number or quantity", "be reasonable or logical or comprehensible" ] }	[ "determine the sum of" ]	[ "add_up%2:32:00::" ]
All these evaluations are then totted up and tabulated, by adding up the Hits and Significants, with the weight placed on those in the sitter 's own reading.	placed	{ "name": "place", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a point located with respect to surface features of some region", "any area set aside for a particular purpose", "an abstract mental location", "a general vicinity", "the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another", ...	[ "put into a certain place or abstract location" ]	[ "place%2:35:00::" ]
That is, if he marks as most correct a reading not meant for him, the total experimental score falls.	marks	{ "name": "mark", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)", "a distinguishing symbol", "a reference point to shoot at", "a visible indication made on a surface", "the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary...	[ "attach a tag or label to" ]	[ "mark%2:35:09::" ]
That is, if he marks as most correct a reading not meant for him, the total experimental score falls.	falls	{ "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",...	[ "decrease in size, extent, or range" ]	[ "fall%2:30:06::" ]
Conversely, if he gives a heavy rating to his own reading, and finds more accurate facts in it than in the others, a point is chalked up for the intrinsic, objective meaningfulness of this type of mediumistic material.	gives	{ "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...	[ "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense" ]	[ "give%2:40:03::" ]
Conversely, if he gives a heavy rating to his own reading, and finds more accurate facts in it than in the others, a point is chalked up for the intrinsic, objective meaningfulness of this type of mediumistic material.	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", ...	[ "come upon, as if by accident; meet with" ]	[ "find%2:40:02::" ]
Conversely, if he gives a heavy rating to his own reading, and finds more accurate facts in it than in the others, a point is chalked up for the intrinsic, objective meaningfulness of this type of mediumistic material.	chalked up	{ "name": "chalk_up", "sense_definitions_list": [ "accumulate as a debt", "keep score, as in games" ] }	[ "keep score, as in games" ]	[ "chalk_up%2:32:00::" ]
And there are some positive results, though the final findings will not be known for a long time - and then further research can be formulated.	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 an existence, be extant" ]	[ "be%2:42:00::" ]
And there are some positive results, though the final findings will not be known for a long time - and then further research can be formulated.	known	{ "name": "know", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people", "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about", "know how to do or perform something", "be aware of the truth of something...	[ "be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt" ]	[ "know%2:31:02::" ]
And there are some positive results, though the final findings will not be known for a long time - and then further research can be formulated.	formulated	{ "name": "formulate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses", "come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort", "put into words or an expression", "prepare according to a formula" ] }	[ "elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses" ]	[ "formulate%2:32:03::" ]
In another approach to the same procedure, the content of the readings is analyzed so as to see how the particular medium is likely to slant her statements.	analyzed	{ "name": "analyze", "sense_definitions_list": [ "consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning", "make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features", "break down into components or essential fea...	[ "consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning" ]	[ "analyze%2:31:00::" ]
In another approach to the same procedure, the content of the readings is analyzed so as to see how the particular medium is likely to slant her statements.	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...	[ "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally" ]	[ "see%2:31:02::" ]
In another approach to the same procedure, the content of the readings is analyzed so as to see how the particular medium is likely to slant her statements.	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::" ]

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