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It [TARGET] was [/TARGET] unlikely that any girl as sharp as Mary Jane Brennan would believe it without proof . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:96:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It was unlikely that any girl as sharp as Mary Jane Brennan would [TARGET] believe [/TARGET] it without proof . | [
"accept as true; take to be true; \"I believed his report\"; \"We didn't believe his stories from the War\"; \"She believes in spirits\"",
"follow a credo; have a religious faith; be a believer; \"When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too\"",
"credit with veracity: \"You cannot believe this ma... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:96:12", "sense_key": "believe%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But I [TARGET] had [/TARGET] the proof , all documented in a legal agreement which I would show her the moment I was free to do so . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 10 | {"id": "br-l01:97:2", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But I had the proof , all documented in a legal agreement which I would [TARGET] show [/TARGET] her the moment I was free to do so . | [
"establish the validity of something; \"This behavior shows his true nature\"",
"provide evidence for; \"The blood test showed that he was the father\"; \"Her behavior testified to her incompetence\"",
"indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; \"I showed the customer the ... | 8 | {"id": "br-l01:97:15", "sense_key": "show%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But I had the proof , all documented in a legal agreement which I would show her the moment I [TARGET] was [/TARGET] free to do so . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:97:20", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But I had the proof , all documented in a legal agreement which I would show her the moment I was free to [TARGET] do [/TARGET] so . | [
"of hair",
"behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; \"You should act like an adult\"; \"Don't behave like a fool\"; \"What makes her do this way?\"",
"create or design, often in a certain way; \"Do my room in blue\"; \"I did this piece in wood to express my love for the ... | 6 | {"id": "br-l01:97:23", "sense_key": "do%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As the bus [TARGET] turned [/TARGET] into the main highway and headed toward Hanover I settled back in my seat and closed my eyes , thinking over the events of the past two weeks , trying to put the pieces in order . | [
"twist suddenly so as to sprain; \"wrench one's ankle\"",
"change to the contrary; \"The trend was reversed\"",
"go sour or spoil; \"The milk has soured\"",
"pass into a condition gradually, become;\"The weather turned nasty\"; \"She grew angry\"",
"undergo a transformation or a change of position; \"We tur... | 13 | {"id": "br-l01:98:3", "sense_key": "turn%2:38:03::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As the bus turned into the main highway and [TARGET] headed [/TARGET] toward Hanover I settled back in my seat and closed my eyes , thinking over the events of the past two weeks , trying to put the pieces in order . | [
"to go or travel towards: \"where is she heading\"; \"We were headed for the mountains\"",
"direct the course; determine the direction of travelling",
"travel in front of; go in advance of others: \"The procession was headed by John\"",
"be in charge of; \"Who is heading this project?\"",
"be in the front o... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:98:9", "sense_key": "head%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As the bus turned into the main highway and headed toward Hanover I [TARGET] settled [/TARGET] back in my seat and closed my eyes , thinking over the events of the past two weeks , trying to put the pieces in order . | [
"take up residence and become established; \"The immigrants settled in the Midwest\"",
"form a community; \"The Swedes settled in Minnesota\"",
"become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; \"He finally settled down\"",
"establish or develop as a residence: \"He settled the farm ... | 15 | {"id": "br-l01:98:13", "sense_key": "settle%2:38:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As the bus turned into the main highway and headed toward Hanover I settled back in my seat and [TARGET] closed [/TARGET] my eyes , thinking over the events of the past two weeks , trying to put the pieces in order . | [
"complete a business deal, negociation, or an agreement; \"We closed on the house on Friday\"; \"They closed the deal on the building\"",
"move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; \"Close the door\"; \"shut the window\"",
"become closed; \"The windows closed with a loud bang\"",
"bar acces... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:98:19", "sense_key": "close%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As the bus turned into the main highway and headed toward Hanover I settled back in my seat and closed my eyes , thinking over the events of the past two weeks , [TARGET] trying [/TARGET] to put the pieces in order . | [
"put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; \"Try on this sweater to see how it looks\"",
"melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; \"try the yak butter\"",
"take a sample of; \"Try these new crackers\"; \"Sample the regional dishes\"",
"test the limits of; \"You are t... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:98:31", "sense_key": "try%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 31, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
As the bus turned into the main highway and headed toward Hanover I settled back in my seat and closed my eyes , thinking over the events of the past two weeks , trying to [TARGET] put [/TARGET] the pieces in order . | [
"arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; \"arrange my schedule;\" \"set up one's life\"; \"I put these memories with those of bygone times\"",
"estimate: \"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.\"",
"formulate in a particular style or language; \"I wouldn't put it that way\"; \"She cast her request in ver... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:98:33", "sense_key": "put%2:35:05::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 33, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I [TARGET] wondered [/TARGET] suddenly as I listened to the disconnected jabberings coming from the patient behind me , if I had not perhaps imagined it all . | [
"have a wish or desire to know something; \"He wondered who had built this beautiful church\"",
"place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; \"I wonder whether this was the right thing to do\"; \"she wondered whether it would snow tonight\"",
"be amazed at; \"We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilitie... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:99:1", "sense_key": "wonder%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I wondered suddenly as I [TARGET] listened [/TARGET] to the disconnected jabberings coming from the patient behind me , if I had not perhaps imagined it all . | [
"hear with intention; \"Listen to the sound of this cello\"",
"listen and pay attention; \"Listen to your father\"; \"We must hear the expert before we make a decision\"",
"pay close attention to; give heed to; \"Heed the advice of the old men\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:99:5", "sense_key": "listen%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I wondered suddenly as I listened to the disconnected jabberings [TARGET] coming [/TARGET] from the patient behind me , if I had not perhaps imagined it all . | [
"come to pass; arrive, as in due course; \"The first success came three days later\"; \"It came as a shock\"; \"Dawn comes early in June\"",
"be found or available; \"These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled\"",
"reach a state, relation, or condition; \"The water came to a boil\"; \"We ... | 7 | {"id": "br-l01:99:10", "sense_key": "come%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I wondered suddenly as I listened to the disconnected jabberings coming from the patient behind me , if I had not perhaps [TARGET] imagined [/TARGET] it all . | [
"expect, believe, or suppose; \"I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel\"; \"I thought to find her in a bad state\"; \"he didn't think to find her in the kitchen\"",
"form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; \"Can you conceive of him as the president?\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:99:22", "sense_key": "imagine%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Perhaps this [TARGET] was [/TARGET] reality and Dale Nelson , the actor , was delusion ; a figment of Carl Anderson 's imagination . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 8 | {"id": "br-l01:100:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Perhaps this was reality and Dale Nelson , the actor , [TARGET] was [/TARGET] delusion ; a figment of Carl Anderson 's imagination . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 8 | {"id": "br-l01:100:10", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I had [TARGET] come [/TARGET] to Chicago from New York early in September with a dramatic production called Ask Tony . | [
"come to pass; arrive, as in due course; \"The first success came three days later\"; \"It came as a shock\"; \"Dawn comes early in June\"",
"be found or available; \"These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled\"",
"reach a state, relation, or condition; \"The water came to a boil\"; \"We ... | 7 | {"id": "br-l01:101:2", "sense_key": "come%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] was [/TARGET] a bad play , real grade-A turkey , which only a prevalence of angels with grandiose dreams of capital gain and tax money to burn could have put into rehearsal . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:102:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It was a bad play , real grade-A turkey , which only a prevalence of angels with grandiose dreams of capital gain and tax money to [TARGET] burn [/TARGET] could have put into rehearsal . | [
"get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun",
"undergo combustion; \"Maple wood burns well\"",
"burn up completely; reduce to ashes; \"burn garbage\"",
"destroy by fire; \"They burned the house and his diaries\"",
"burn with heat, fire, or radiation: \"The iron burnt a hole in my dress\"",
"burn or sear (ti... | 10 | {"id": "br-l01:102:25", "sense_key": "burn%2:40:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It was a bad play , real grade-A turkey , which only a prevalence of angels with grandiose dreams of capital gain and tax money to burn could have [TARGET] put [/TARGET] into rehearsal . | [
"arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; \"arrange my schedule;\" \"set up one's life\"; \"I put these memories with those of bygone times\"",
"estimate: \"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.\"",
"formulate in a particular style or language; \"I wouldn't put it that way\"; \"She cast her request in ver... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:102:28", "sense_key": "put%2:35:05::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
No one , not even the producer , [TARGET] had [/TARGET] any real hope of getting it back to Broadway . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 9 | {"id": "br-l01:103:8", "sense_key": "have%2:39:06::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
No one , not even the producer , had any real hope of [TARGET] getting [/TARGET] it back to Broadway . | [
"be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; \"He got AIDS\"; \"She came down with pneumonia\"; \"She took a chill\"",
"come to have, of physical features and attributes; \"He grew a beard\"; The patient developed abdominal pains\"; I got funny spots all over my body\"",
"make children; \"Abraham bego... | 6 | {"id": "br-l01:103:13", "sense_key": "get%2:30:02::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But because it [TARGET] was [/TARGET] a suspense gangster story of the Capone era , many of us felt that it might catch on for a run in Chicago , continue as a road company , and eventually become a movie . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:104:3", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But because it was a suspense gangster story of the Capone era , many of us [TARGET] felt [/TARGET] that it might catch on for a run in Chicago , continue as a road company , and eventually become a movie . | [
"seem with respect to the sensation given; of physical states, indicating as health, etc.: \"My cold is gone--I feel fine today\"; \"She felt tired after the long hike\"",
"come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds: \"I feel that he doesn't like me\"; \"I find him to be obnoxious\... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:104:15", "sense_key": "feel%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But because it was a suspense gangster story of the Capone era , many of us felt that it might [TARGET] catch on [/TARGET] for a run in Chicago , continue as a road company , and eventually become a movie . | [
"become popular; \"This fashion caught on in paris\"",
"understand, usually after some initial difficulty"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:104:19", "sense_key": "catch_on%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But because it was a suspense gangster story of the Capone era , many of us felt that it might catch on for a run in Chicago , [TARGET] continue [/TARGET] as a road company , and eventually become a movie . | [
"exist over a prolonged period of time; \"The bad weather continued for two more weeks\"",
"continue to speak: \"I know it's hard,\" he continued, \"but there is no choice.\"",
"move ahead; travel onward; \"We proceeded towards Washington\"; \"She continued in the direction of the hills\"; can also be used in t... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:104:26", "sense_key": "continue%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But because it was a suspense gangster story of the Capone era , many of us felt that it might catch on for a run in Chicago , continue as a road company , and eventually [TARGET] become [/TARGET] a movie . | [
"enter or assume a certain state or condition; \"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news\"; \"It must be getting more serious\"; \"her face went red with anger\"; \"She went into ecstasy\"; \"Get going!\"",
"come into existence; \"What becomes has duration\"",
"undergo a change or development: \"The water ... | 2 | {"id": "br-l01:104:34", "sense_key": "become%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 34, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Such optimism [TARGET] was [/TARGET] completely unjustified . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:105:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The critics literally [TARGET] screamed [/TARGET] their indignation . | [
"utter a sudden loud cry; \"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle\"; \"I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me\"",
"utter or declare in a very loud voice; \"You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine\"",
"make a loud, piercing sound; \"Fighter planes are screaming throug... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:106:3", "sense_key": "scream%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Ask Tony was [TARGET] doomed [/TARGET] from the moment Kupcinet leveled on it in his Sun-Times column . | [
"pronounce a sentence on, in a court of law; \"He was condemned to ten years in prison\"",
"decree or designate beforehand; \"She was destined to become a great pianist\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:107:2", "sense_key": "doom%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Ask Tony was doomed from the moment Kupcinet [TARGET] leveled [/TARGET] on it in his Sun-Times column . | [
"become level or even; \"The ground levelled off\"",
"talk frankly with; lay it on the line; \"I have to level with you\"",
"direct into a position for use; \"point a gun\"; \"He charged his weapon at me\"",
"aim at; \"level criticism or charges at somebody\"",
"make level or straight; \"level the ground\""... | 3 | {"id": "br-l01:107:7", "sense_key": "level%2:33:02::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
We [TARGET] opened [/TARGET] on Friday and closed the following Monday . | [
"make available, as of an opportunity; \"This opens up new possibilities\"",
"become available; \"an opportunity opened up\"",
"make the opening move, in chess; \"Kasparov opened with a standard opening\"",
"cause to open or to become open; \"Mary opened the car door\"",
"become open; \"The door opened\"",
... | 8 | {"id": "br-l01:108:1", "sense_key": "open%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
We opened on Friday and [TARGET] closed [/TARGET] the following Monday . | [
"complete a business deal, negociation, or an agreement; \"We closed on the house on Friday\"; \"They closed the deal on the building\"",
"move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; \"Close the door\"; \"shut the window\"",
"become closed; \"The windows closed with a loud bang\"",
"bar acces... | 10 | {"id": "br-l01:108:5", "sense_key": "close%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Out of the entire cast I alone [TARGET] received [/TARGET] good notices for my portrayal of a psychopathic killer . | [
"convert into sounds or pictures, of incoming radio signals",
"receive a specified treatment (abstract); \"These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation\"; \"His movie received a good review\"; \"I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions\"",
"accept as true or valid; \... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:109:7", "sense_key": "receive%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This [TARGET] let [/TARGET] me in for a lot of kidding from the rest of the company , two members of which were native Chicagoans . | [
"let be; leave alone or undisturbed; \"leave the door open!\"",
"cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition: \"He got his squad on the ball\"; \"This let me in for a big surprise\"; \"He got a girl into trouble\"",
"actively cause something to happen; \"I let it be known that I was not intere... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:110:1", "sense_key": "let%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This let me in for a lot of kidding from the rest of the company , two members of which [TARGET] were [/TARGET] native Chicagoans . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:110:16", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
We were [TARGET] paid off [/TARGET] Tuesday morning and given tickets back to New York . | [
"take vengeance on or get even; \"We'll get them!\" \"That'll fix him good!\" \"This time I got him\"",
"eliminate by paying off; as of debts",
"pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor",
"yield a profit or result; \"His efforts finally paid off\"",
"pay off, as of loans or promissory notes",
... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:111:2", "sense_key": "pay_off%2:40:04::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
We were paid off Tuesday morning and [TARGET] given [/TARGET] tickets back to New York . | [
"proffer, as of a body part; \"She gave her hand to her little sister\"",
"consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; \"She gave herself to many men\"",
"occur; \"what gives?\" (slang)",
"estimate the duration or outcome of something; \"He gave the patient three months to live\"; \"I gave him a very ... | 28 | {"id": "br-l01:111:6", "sense_key": "give%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I [TARGET] felt [/TARGET] lonely and depressed as I packed my bags at the Croydon Hotel . | [
"seem with respect to the sensation given; of physical states, indicating as health, etc.: \"My cold is gone--I feel fine today\"; \"She felt tired after the long hike\"",
"come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds: \"I feel that he doesn't like me\"; \"I find him to be obnoxious\... | 6 | {"id": "br-l01:112:1", "sense_key": "feel%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I felt lonely and depressed as I [TARGET] packed [/TARGET] my bags at the Croydon Hotel . | [
"arrange in a container; \"pack the books into the boxes\"",
"load with a pack",
"compress into a wad; \"wad paper into the box\"",
"crowd or pack to capacity; \"the theater was jampacked\"",
"seal with packing; \"pack the faucet\"",
"press down tightly; \"tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make e... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:112:7", "sense_key": "pack%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] seemed [/TARGET] to me that my life was destined to be one brilliant failure after another . | [
"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; \"She seems to be sleeping\"; \"This appears to be a very difficult problem\"; \"This project looks fishy\"; \"They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time\"",
"seem to be true, probable, or apparent; \"It seems that he is very g... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:113:1", "sense_key": "seem%2:39:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It seemed to me that my life was [TARGET] destined [/TARGET] to be one brilliant failure after another . | [
"design or destine; \"She was intended to become the director\"",
"decree or designate beforehand; \"She was destined to become a great pianist\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:113:8", "sense_key": "destine%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It seemed to me that my life was destined to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] one brilliant failure after another . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:113:10", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I had [TARGET] been [/TARGET] among the top third in my class at N. Y. U. , had wanted desperately to go to medical school , but I 'd run out of money and energy at the same time . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:114:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I had been among the top third in my class at N. Y. U. , had [TARGET] wanted [/TARGET] desperately to go to medical school , but I 'd run out of money and energy at the same time . | [
"wish or demand the presence of; \"I want you here at noon!\"",
"have need of: \"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner\"",
"hunt or look for; want for a particular reason: \"Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI\"; \"Uncle Sam wants you\"",
"feel or have a desire for; want strongly; \"I want... | 3 | {"id": "br-l01:114:14", "sense_key": "want%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I had been among the top third in my class at N. Y. U. , had wanted desperately to [TARGET] go to [/TARGET] medical school , but I 'd run out of money and energy at the same time . | [
"make an appeal of request to; \"She called on her Representative to help her\"",
"move travel or proceed toward something; \"He went to his cabin.\"",
"be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; \"She attends class regularly\"; \"I rarely attend services at my church\"; \"did you go to the me... | 2 | {"id": "br-l01:114:17", "sense_key": "go_to%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I had been among the top third in my class at N. Y. U. , had wanted desperately to go to medical school , but I 'd [TARGET] run out [/TARGET] of money and energy at the same time . | [
"use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; \"At the end of the march, I pooped out\"",
"prove insufficient; \"The water supply for the town failed after a long drought\"",
"exhaust the supply of; \"We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting\"",
"become used up; be exhausted... | 3 | {"id": "br-l01:114:23", "sense_key": "run_out%2:30:12::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Then later I had [TARGET] quit [/TARGET] my safe , secure five-a-week spot on a network soap opera to take a part in this play . | [
"give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; \"In the second round, the challenger gave up\"",
"go away or leave",
"turn away from; give up; \"I am foreswearing women forever\"",
"resign or retire from a position; \"The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month\"",
"put an end to a... | 4 | {"id": "br-l01:115:4", "sense_key": "quit%2:42:04::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Then later I had quit my safe , secure five-a-week spot on a network soap opera to [TARGET] take [/TARGET] a part in this play . | [
"be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; \"He got AIDS\"; \"She came down with pneumonia\"; \"She took a chill\"",
"remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc.; or remove something abstract; \"remove a threat\"; \"remove a wrapper\"; \"Remove the dirty dishes from the table\"... | 34 | {"id": "br-l01:115:16", "sense_key": "take%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] seemed [/TARGET] to me that I was not only unlucky but quite stupid as well . | [
"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; \"She seems to be sleeping\"; \"This appears to be a very difficult problem\"; \"This project looks fishy\"; \"They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time\"",
"seem to be true, probable, or apparent; \"It seems that he is very g... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:116:1", "sense_key": "seem%2:39:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It seemed to me that I [TARGET] was [/TARGET] not only unlucky but quite stupid as well . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:116:6", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I [TARGET] knew [/TARGET] that I 'd soon be back working as an orderly at the hospital or as a counterman at Union News or Schraffts while waiting for another acting job to open . | [
"be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; \"She doesn't know this composer\"; \"Do you know my sister?\" \"We know this movie\"",
"be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; \"I know that the President lied to the people\"; \"I want to ... | 2 | {"id": "br-l01:117:1", "sense_key": "know%2:31:02::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I knew that I 'd soon [TARGET] be [/TARGET] back working as an orderly at the hospital or as a counterman at Union News or Schraffts while waiting for another acting job to open . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 7 | {"id": "br-l01:117:6", "sense_key": "be%2:42:05::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I knew that I 'd soon be back [TARGET] working [/TARGET] as an orderly at the hospital or as a counterman at Union News or Schraffts while waiting for another acting job to open . | [
"give a work-out to: \"Some parents exercise their infants\"",
"ferment; \"What is working in the minds of the people?\"",
"find the solution to (a problem or question):\"did you solve the problem?\"; understand the meaning of; \"did you get it?\"; \"Did you get my meaning?\"",
"deal with verbally or in some ... | 11 | {"id": "br-l01:117:8", "sense_key": "work%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I knew that I 'd soon be back working as an orderly at the hospital or as a counterman at Union News or Schraffts while [TARGET] waiting [/TARGET] for another acting job to open . | [
"look forward to the probably occurrence of: \"We were expecting a visit from our relatives\"; \"She is looking to a promotion\"; \"he is waiting to be drafted\"",
"wait on tables; serve as a waiter; in restaurants \"I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's\"",
"stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; \"I... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:117:24", "sense_key": "wait%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I knew that I 'd soon be back working as an orderly at the hospital or as a counterman at Union News or Schraffts while waiting for another acting job to [TARGET] open [/TARGET] . | [
"make available, as of an opportunity; \"This opens up new possibilities\"",
"become available; \"an opportunity opened up\"",
"make the opening move, in chess; \"Kasparov opened with a standard opening\"",
"cause to open or to become open; \"Mary opened the car door\"",
"become open; \"The door opened\"",
... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:117:30", "sense_key": "open%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It suddenly [TARGET] occurred [/TARGET] to me that I did not particularly like acting , that I was at some sort of crossroads and would have to decide soon what I was going to do with my life . | [
"come to pass; occur: \"What is happening?\"; \"The meeting took place off without an incidence\"; \"Nothing occurred that seemed important\"",
"be a forerunner of or occur earlier than, as in: \"This composition anticipates Impressionism\"",
"come to one's mind; suggest itself; \"It occurred to me that we shol... | 2 | {"id": "br-l01:118:2", "sense_key": "occur%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It suddenly occurred to me that I did not particularly [TARGET] like [/TARGET] acting , that I was at some sort of crossroads and would have to decide soon what I was going to do with my life . | [
"feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; \"How did you like the President's speech last night?\"",
"prefer or wish to do something; \"Do you care to try this dish?\" \"Would you like to come along to the movies?\"",
"be fond of; \"I like my nephews\"",
"find enjoyable or agreeable; \"I like jogg... | 3 | {"id": "br-l01:118:10", "sense_key": "like%2:37:05::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It suddenly occurred to me that I did not particularly like acting , that I [TARGET] was [/TARGET] at some sort of crossroads and would have to decide soon what I was going to do with my life . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 7 | {"id": "br-l01:118:15", "sense_key": "be%2:42:05::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It suddenly occurred to me that I did not particularly like acting , that I was at some sort of crossroads and would [TARGET] have [/TARGET] to decide soon what I was going to do with my life . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 18 | {"id": "br-l01:118:22", "sense_key": "have%2:42:05::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It suddenly occurred to me that I did not particularly like acting , that I was at some sort of crossroads and would have to [TARGET] decide [/TARGET] soon what I was going to do with my life . | [
"reach, make, or come to a decision about something; \"We finally decided after lengthy deliberations\"",
"bring to an end; settle conclusively; \"The case was decided\"; \"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff\"",
"cause to decide; \"This new development finally decided me!\"",
"influence or d... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:118:24", "sense_key": "decide%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It suddenly occurred to me that I did not particularly like acting , that I was at some sort of crossroads and would have to decide soon what I was going to [TARGET] do [/TARGET] with my life . | [
"of hair",
"behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; \"You should act like an adult\"; \"Don't behave like a fool\"; \"What makes her do this way?\"",
"create or design, often in a certain way; \"Do my room in blue\"; \"I did this piece in wood to express my love for the ... | 6 | {"id": "br-l01:118:30", "sense_key": "do%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I [TARGET] closed [/TARGET] the last bag and stood all three at the door for the bellboy to pick up , then went to the bathroom for a drink of water . | [
"complete a business deal, negociation, or an agreement; \"We closed on the house on Friday\"; \"They closed the deal on the building\"",
"move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; \"Close the door\"; \"shut the window\"",
"become closed; \"The windows closed with a loud bang\"",
"bar acces... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:119:1", "sense_key": "close%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I closed the last bag and [TARGET] stood [/TARGET] all three at the door for the bellboy to pick up , then went to the bathroom for a drink of water . | [
"put up with something or somebody unpleasant; \"I cannot bear his constant criticism\"; \"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks\"",
"have or maintain a position or stand on an issue: \"Where do you stand on the War?\"",
"adopt as a belief; \"I subscribe to your view on abortion\"",
... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:119:6", "sense_key": "stand%2:35:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I closed the last bag and stood all three at the door for the bellboy to [TARGET] pick up [/TARGET] , then went to the bathroom for a drink of water . | [
"gain or regain energy",
"get better; \"Her performance in school picked up\"",
"lift out or reflect from a background, as of a color; \"The scarf picks up the color of the skirt\"; \"His eyes picked up his smile\"",
"get to know or become aware of; \"I learned that she has two grown-up children\"; \"I see th... | 9 | {"id": "br-l01:119:16", "sense_key": "pick_up%2:38:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I closed the last bag and stood all three at the door for the bellboy to pick up , then [TARGET] went to [/TARGET] the bathroom for a drink of water . | [
"make an appeal of request to; \"She called on her Representative to help her\"",
"move travel or proceed toward something; \"He went to his cabin.\"",
"be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; \"She attends class regularly\"; \"I rarely attend services at my church\"; \"did you go to the me... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:119:19", "sense_key": "go_to%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The telephone [TARGET] rang [/TARGET] . | [
"get or try to get into communication by telephone; \"I tried to call you all night\"; \"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning\"",
"attach a ring to; \"ring birds\"",
"make a ringing sound",
"make ring, as of bells etc.; \"Ring the bells\"",
"ring or echo with sound; reverberate; \"the hall resounded ... | 2 | {"id": "br-l01:120:2", "sense_key": "ring%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When I [TARGET] answered [/TARGET] it a voice too dignified and British to be real said , `` Is this Mr. Dale Nelson , the actor '' ? | [
"give the correct answer or solution to; \"answer a question\" \"answer the riddle\"",
"respond to a signal; \"answer the door,\" \"answer the telephone\"",
"understand the meaning of; \"The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered\"",
"react to a stimulus or command; \"The steering of my ne... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:121:2", "sense_key": "answer%2:31:02::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When I answered it a voice too dignified and British to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] real said , `` Is this Mr. Dale Nelson , the actor '' ? | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:121:11", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When I answered it a voice too dignified and British to be real [TARGET] said [/TARGET] , `` Is this Mr. Dale Nelson , the actor '' ? | [
"express an idea, etc. in words; \"He said that he wanted to marry her\"; \"tell me what is bothering you\"; \"state your opinion\"",
"report or maintain; \"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime\"; \"He said it was too late to intervene in the war\"; \"The registrar says that I owe the school money\"",
"... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:121:13", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When I answered it a voice too dignified and British to be real said , `` [TARGET] Is [/TARGET] this Mr. Dale Nelson , the actor '' ? | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 8 | {"id": "br-l01:121:16", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` All right '' , I [TARGET] said [/TARGET] . | [
"express an idea, etc. in words; \"He said that he wanted to marry her\"; \"tell me what is bothering you\"; \"state your opinion\"",
"report or maintain; \"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime\"; \"He said it was too late to intervene in the war\"; \"The registrar says that I owe the school money\"",
"... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:122:5", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` Why do n't you bastards [TARGET] lay off [/TARGET] for a while '' ? | [
"dismiss, usually for economic reasons",
"put an end to a state or an activity; \"Quit teasing your little brother\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:123:6", "sense_key": "lay_off%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` I [TARGET] beg [/TARGET] your pardon , sir '' ? | [
"call upon in supplication; entreat; \"I beg you to stop!\"",
"make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently",
"ask to obtain free, as of money"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:124:2", "sense_key": "beg%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This [TARGET] is [/TARGET] Dale Nelson , the actor '' . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 8 | {"id": "br-l01:126:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I 'm [TARGET] calling [/TARGET] you , Mr. Nelson , at the request of Mr. Phillip Wycoff . | [
"rouse somebody from sleep with a call; \"I was called at 5 A.M. this morning\"",
"challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; \"call the speaker on a question of fact\"",
"consider or regard as being; \"I would not call her beautiful\"",
"utter in a loud voice or announce; \"He called my name\"; \"The auctio... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:128:2", "sense_key": "call%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Could you possibly [TARGET] have [/TARGET] lunch with him today ? | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 6 | {"id": "br-l01:129:3", "sense_key": "have%2:34:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His car could [TARGET] pick [/TARGET] you up at your hotel at twelve '' . | [
"gain or regain energy",
"get better; \"Her performance in school picked up\"",
"lift out or reflect from a background, as of a color; \"The scarf picks up the color of the skirt\"; \"His eyes picked up his smile\"",
"get to know or become aware of; \"I learned that she has two grown-up children\"; \"I see th... | 8 | {"id": "br-l01:130:3", "sense_key": "pick_up%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I [TARGET] smiled [/TARGET] . | [
"change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure",
"express with a smile: \"She smiled her thanks\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:131:1", "sense_key": "smile%2:29:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` You 'll [TARGET] send [/TARGET] the Rolls-Royce , of course '' ? | [
"cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; \"send me your latest results\"; \"I'll mail you the paper when it's written\"",
"transfer; \"The spy sent the classified information off to Russia\"",
"broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; \"We cannot air this X-rated song\"",
"assign ... | 6 | {"id": "br-l01:132:3", "sense_key": "send%2:38:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I [TARGET] started [/TARGET] to say something else appropriate , but the man had hung up . | [
"take the first step or steps in carrying out an action: \"We began working at dawn\"; \"Who will start?\" \"Get working as soon as the sun rises!\"",
"set in motion, cause to start; \"The U.S. started a war in the Middle East\"; \"The Iraquis began hostilities\"; \"begin a new chapter in your life\"",
"play in... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:134:1", "sense_key": "start%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I started to [TARGET] say [/TARGET] something else appropriate , but the man had hung up . | [
"express an idea, etc. in words; \"He said that he wanted to marry her\"; \"tell me what is bothering you\"; \"state your opinion\"",
"report or maintain; \"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime\"; \"He said it was too late to intervene in the war\"; \"The registrar says that I owe the school money\"",
"... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:134:3", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I started to say something else appropriate , but the man had [TARGET] hung up [/TARGET] . | [
"interrupt a telephone conversation",
"put a telephone receiver back in its cradle",
"cause to be hanging or suspended; \"Hang that picture on the wall\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:134:12", "sense_key": "hang_up%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I finally [TARGET] went [/TARGET] downstairs to the bar off the main lobby where most of the cast were drowning their sorrows over the untimely passing of Ask Tony . | [
"pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; \"She died from cancer\"; \"They children perished in the fire\"; \"The patient went peacefully\"",
"follow a certain course; \"The inauguration went well\"; \"how did your interview go?\"",
"progress by being c... | 12 | {"id": "br-l01:135:2", "sense_key": "go%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I finally went downstairs to the bar off the main lobby where most of the cast were [TARGET] drowning [/TARGET] their sorrows over the untimely passing of Ask Tony . | [
"die by drowning in water; \"The child drowned in the lake\"",
"kill by submerging in water; \"He drowned the kittens\"",
"get rid of as if by submerging; \"She drowned her trouble in alcohol\"",
"cover completely or make imperceptible; \"I was drowned in work\"; \"The noise drowned out her speech\""
] | 2 | {"id": "br-l01:135:16", "sense_key": "drown%2:30:02::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They all [TARGET] bowed [/TARGET] low as I approached them . | [
"bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; \"He bowed before the King\"; \"She bowed her head in shame\"",
"submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; \"The government bowed to the military pressure\"",
"play on a string instrument",
"bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect ... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:136:2", "sense_key": "bow%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They all bowed low as I [TARGET] approached [/TARGET] them . | [
"make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; \"I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters\"",
"move towards; draw closer to; \"We were approaching our destination\"; \"They are drawing near\"; \"The enemy army came nearer and nearer\"",
"metaphorically, as ... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:136:6", "sense_key": "approach%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` All right , you bastards '' , I [TARGET] said [/TARGET] , `` the great actor is about to buy a drink '' . | [
"express an idea, etc. in words; \"He said that he wanted to marry her\"; \"tell me what is bothering you\"; \"state your opinion\"",
"report or maintain; \"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime\"; \"He said it was too late to intervene in the war\"; \"The registrar says that I owe the school money\"",
"... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:137:8", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` All right , you bastards '' , I said , `` the great actor is about to [TARGET] buy [/TARGET] a drink '' . | [
"accept as true: \"I can't buy this story\"",
"obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction: \"The family purchased a new car\"; \"The conglomerate acquired a new company\"; \"She buys for the big department store\"",
"make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; \"This judge... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:137:16", "sense_key": "buy%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I [TARGET] laid [/TARGET] a tenspot on the bar and motioned to the bartender to serve a round . | [
"put in a horizontal position; \"lay the books on the table\"; \"lay the patient carefully onto the bed\"",
"put into a certain place: \"Put your things here\"; \"Set the tray down\"; \"Set the dogs on the scent of the mising children\"; also with abstract objects and locations: \"Place emphasis on a certain poin... | 1 | {"id": "br-l01:138:1", "sense_key": "lay%2:35:01::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I laid a tenspot on the bar and motioned to the bartender to [TARGET] serve [/TARGET] a round . | [
"do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function: \"He served as head of the department for three years\"; \"She served in Congress for two terms\"; \"They served as medics in Vietnam\"",
"put the ball into play; as in games like tennis; \"It was Agassi's turn to serve\"",
"provide food; \"We serve meals ... | 2 | {"id": "br-l01:138:13", "sense_key": "serve%2:34:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He had just [TARGET] returned [/TARGET] my change when the doorman came in off the street to page me . | [
"go back to a previous state; \"We reverted to the old rules\"",
"\"Her old vigor returned\"",
"go back to something earlier; \"This harks back to a previous remark of his\"",
"answer back",
"submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; \"submit a bill to a legislative body\"",
"as of a verdict, by a ... | 11 | {"id": "br-l01:139:3", "sense_key": "return%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He had just returned my change when the doorman [TARGET] came in [/TARGET] off the street to page me . | [
"take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; \"Jerry came in third in the Marathon\"",
"to insert between other elements: \"She interjected clever remarks.\"",
"be received, as of news on the radio or television; \"News came in of the massacre in Rwanda\"",
"to come or go into: \"the ship ent... | 3 | {"id": "br-l01:139:9", "sense_key": "come_in%2:38:02::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He had just returned my change when the doorman came in off the street to [TARGET] page [/TARGET] me . | [
"call out somebody's name over a P.A. system",
"work as a page; \"He is paging in Congress this summer\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:139:14", "sense_key": "page%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I [TARGET] walked [/TARGET] over to him . | [
"obtain a base on balls, in baseball",
"give a base on balls to; in baseball",
"use one's feet to advance; advance by steps",
"take a person or an animal for a walk; \"She walks the dog every morning\"; \"I'll walk you to your car\"",
"walk at a pace",
"traverse by walking; \"Walk the tightrope\"",
"tak... | 2 | {"id": "br-l01:140:1", "sense_key": "walk%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` You Mr. Nelson '' ? he [TARGET] asked [/TARGET] . | [
"inquire about; \"I asked about their special today\"; \"He had to ask directions several times\"",
"make a request or demand for something to somebody; \"She asked him for a loan\"",
"direct or put; seek an answer to: \"ask a question\"; \"pose a problem to one's students\"",
"address a question to and expec... | 0 | {"id": "br-l01:141:6", "sense_key": "ask%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` That [TARGET] 's [/TARGET] right '' . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-l01:142:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` Mr. Wycoff 's car is [TARGET] waiting [/TARGET] for you at the east entrance '' . | [
"look forward to the probably occurrence of: \"We were expecting a visit from our relatives\"; \"She is looking to a promotion\"; \"he is waiting to be drafted\"",
"wait on tables; serve as a waiter; in restaurants \"I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's\"",
"stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; \"I... | 2 | {"id": "br-l01:143:6", "sense_key": "wait%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-l01", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
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