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When it [TARGET] comes [/TARGET] to this , I shall prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty - to Russia , for instance , where despotism can be taken pure , without the base alloy of hypocrisy '' . | [
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"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 ... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:19:2", "sense_key": "come%2:30:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When it comes to this , I shall [TARGET] prefer [/TARGET] emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty - to Russia , for instance , where despotism can be taken pure , without the base alloy of hypocrisy '' . | [
"select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; \"I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant\"; \"She opted for the job on the East coast\"",
"like better; value more highly; \"Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels\"; \"We prefer sleeping outside\"",
"promot... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:19:8", "sense_key": "prefer%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When it comes to this , I shall prefer emigrating to some country where they [TARGET] make [/TARGET] no pretence of loving liberty - to Russia , for instance , where despotism can be taken pure , without the base alloy of hypocrisy '' . | [
"have a bowel movement; \"The dog had made in the flower beds\"",
"eliminate urine; \"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug\"",
"behave in a certain way; \"make merry\"",
"act in a certain way so as to acquire; \"make friends\"; \"make enemies\"",
"give certain properties to something; \"get someone ... | 18 | {"id": "br-g10:19:15", "sense_key": "make%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When it comes to this , I shall prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of [TARGET] loving [/TARGET] liberty - to Russia , for instance , where despotism can be taken pure , without the base alloy of hypocrisy '' . | [
"have sexual intercourse with; \"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm\"; \"Adam knew Eve\" (know is archaic); \"Were you ever intimate with this man?\"",
"have a great affection or liking for; \"I love French food\"; \"She loves her boss and works hard for him\"",
"be enamored or in love with; \"She lo... | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:19:19", "sense_key": "love%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When it comes to this , I shall prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty - to Russia , for instance , where despotism can be [TARGET] taken [/TARGET] pure , without the base alloy of hypocrisy '' . | [
"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\"... | 9 | {"id": "br-g10:19:31", "sense_key": "take%2:31:09::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 31, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When the Southern States [TARGET] exercised [/TARGET] their `` right to secede '' , they formed what they officially styled `` The Confederate States of America '' . | [
"do physical exercise; \"She works out in the gym every day\"",
"give a work-out to: \"Some parents exercise their infants\"",
"learn by repetition",
"put to use; \"exert one's power or influence\"",
"carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions: \"practice law\""
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When the Southern States exercised their `` right to secede '' , they [TARGET] formed [/TARGET] what they officially styled `` The Confederate States of America '' . | [
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"give shape to; \"form the clay into a head\"",
"make something, usually for a specific function; \"She molded the riceballs carefully\"; \"Form the dough into cylinders\"",
"create, as of a social group or a company, for example",
... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:21:13", "sense_key": "form%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When the Southern States exercised their `` right to secede '' , they formed what they officially [TARGET] styled [/TARGET] `` The Confederate States of America '' . | [
"designate by an identifying term; \"They styled their nation `The Confederate States'\"",
"make stylish; in fashion or hairdressing",
"style and tailor in a certain fashion; \"cut a dress\"; \"style a wedding dress\""
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Dictionaries , as we have [TARGET] seen [/TARGET] , still cite this government , along with the Articles of Confederation of 1781 , as an example of a confederacy . | [
"consider or deem to be; regard; \"She views this quite differently from me\"; \"I consider her to be shallow\"",
"perceive mentally, as of an idea; \"Now I see!\"; \"I just can't see your point\"",
"get to know or become aware of; \"I learned that she has two grown-up children\"; \"I see that you have been pro... | 11 | {"id": "br-g10:22:5", "sense_key": "see%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Dictionaries , as we have seen , still [TARGET] cite [/TARGET] this government , along with the Articles of Confederation of 1781 , as an example of a confederacy . | [
"make reference to: \"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention\"",
"cite, as for an outstanding achievement",
"repeat a passage from; \"He quoted the Bible to her",
"advance evidence for",
"call in an official matter, such as to attend court",
"refer to"
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The fact [TARGET] is [/TARGET] that the Southern Confederacy differed from the earlier one almost as much as the Federal Constitution did . | [
"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-g10:23:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The fact is that the Southern Confederacy [TARGET] differed [/TARGET] from the earlier one almost as much as the Federal Constitution did . | [
"be at loggerheads; \"I beg to differ!\"",
"be different; \"These two tests differ in only one respect\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:23:6", "sense_key": "differ%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Confederate Constitution [TARGET] copied [/TARGET] much of the Federal Constitution verbatim , and most of the rest in substance . | [
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"make a copy of; \"copy that drawing\"; \"re-create a picture by Rembrandt\"",
"copy down as is",
"imitate in behavior or appearance; \"She is imitating the comedian very well!\"; \"Her little brother apes her behavior\"",
"strive to equal or match"
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It [TARGET] operated [/TARGET] on , by and for the people individually just as did the Federal Constitution . | [
"perform surgery on; \"The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life\"",
"ferment; \"What is working in the minds of the people?\"",
"perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense",
"handle and cause to function; \"do not operate machine... | 6 | {"id": "br-g10:25:1", "sense_key": "operate%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] made [/TARGET] substantially the same division of power between the central and state governments , and among the executive , legislative and judicial branches . | [
"have a bowel movement; \"The dog had made in the flower beds\"",
"eliminate urine; \"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug\"",
"behave in a certain way; \"make merry\"",
"act in a certain way so as to acquire; \"make friends\"; \"make enemies\"",
"give certain properties to something; \"get someone ... | 18 | {"id": "br-g10:26:1", "sense_key": "make%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Many [TARGET] believe [/TARGET] - and understandably - that the great difference between the Constitution of the Southern Confederacy and the Federal Constitution was that the former recognized the right of each state to secede . | [
"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-g10:27:1", "sense_key": "believe%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Many believe - and understandably - that the great difference between the Constitution of the Southern Confederacy and the Federal Constitution [TARGET] was [/TARGET] that the former recognized the right of each state to secede . | [
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"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-g10:27:19", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Many believe - and understandably - that the great difference between the Constitution of the Southern Confederacy and the Federal Constitution was that the former [TARGET] recognized [/TARGET] the right of each state to secede . | [
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"be fully aware or cognizant of",
"discern; \"His greed knew no limits\"",
"express obligation for",
"express greetings upon meeting someone",
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But though each of its members had [TARGET] asserted [/TARGET] this right against the Union , the final Constitution which the Confederacy signed on March 11 - nearly a month before hostilities began - included no explicit provision authorizing a state to secede . | [
"assert to be true; \"The letter asserts a free society\"",
"to declare or affirm as true: \"Before God I swear I am innocent.\"",
"state categorically",
"insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; \"Women should assert themselves more!\""
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But though each of its members had asserted this right against the Union , the final Constitution which the Confederacy [TARGET] signed [/TARGET] on March 11 - nearly a month before hostilities began - included no explicit provision authorizing a state to secede . | [
"be engaged by a written agreement; \"He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18\"; \"The soprano signed to sing the new opera\"",
"converse silently and non-verbally; converse in sign language; \"I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin\"",
"mark with one's signature; write one's n... | 6 | {"id": "br-g10:28:20", "sense_key": "sign%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But though each of its members had asserted this right against the Union , the final Constitution which the Confederacy signed on March 11 - nearly a month before hostilities [TARGET] began [/TARGET] - included no explicit provision authorizing a state to secede . | [
"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\"",
"begin t... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:28:30", "sense_key": "begin%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But though each of its members had asserted this right against the Union , the final Constitution which the Confederacy signed on March 11 - nearly a month before hostilities began - [TARGET] included [/TARGET] no explicit provision authorizing a state to secede . | [
"add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; \"We must include this chemical element in the group\"",
"consider as part of something; \"I include you in the list of culprits\"",
"allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and resp... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:28:32", "sense_key": "include%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 32, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Its drafters [TARGET] discussed [/TARGET] this vital point but left it out of their Constitution . | [
"speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; \"We discussed our household budget\"",
"to consider or examine in speech or writing; \"The article covered all the different aspects of this question\"; \"The class discussed Dante's 'Inferno'\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:29:2", "sense_key": "discuss%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Its drafters discussed this vital point but [TARGET] left [/TARGET] it out of their Constitution . | [
"leave undone or leave out; \"How could I miss that typo?\"; \"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten\"",
"prevent from being included or considered or accepted; \"The bad results were excluded from the report\"; \"Leave off the top piece\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:29:7", "sense_key": "leave_out%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Their President , Jefferson Davis , [TARGET] interpreted [/TARGET] their Constitution to mean that it `` admits of no coerced association '' , but this remained so doubtful that `` there were frequent demands that the right to secede be put into the Constitution '' . | [
"make sense of; assign a meaning to",
"make sense of a language; \"She understands French\"; \"Can you read Greek?\"",
"give an interpretation or explanation to",
"render into another language",
"give an interpretation or rendition of",
"create an image or likeness of"
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Their President , Jefferson Davis , interpreted their Constitution to [TARGET] mean [/TARGET] that it `` admits of no coerced association '' , but this remained so doubtful that `` there were frequent demands that the right to secede be put into the Constitution '' . | [
"have in mind as a purpose; \"I mean no harm\"; \"I only meant to help you\"; \"She didn't think to harm me\"; \"We thought to return early that night\"",
"\"I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France\"; \"Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!\"",
"destine or designate for a certai... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:30:9", "sense_key": "mean%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Their President , Jefferson Davis , interpreted their Constitution to mean that it `` [TARGET] admits [/TARGET] of no coerced association '' , but this remained so doubtful that `` there were frequent demands that the right to secede be put into the Constitution '' . | [
"declare or acknowledge to be true; \"He admitted his errors\"; \"She acknowledged that she might have forgotten\"",
"admit into a group or community; \"accept students for graduate study\"; \"We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member\"",
"allow participation in or the right to be part of; perm... | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:30:13", "sense_key": "admit%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Their President , Jefferson Davis , interpreted their Constitution to mean that it `` admits of no coerced association '' , but this [TARGET] remained [/TARGET] so doubtful that `` there were frequent demands that the right to secede be put into the Constitution '' . | [
"stay the same; remain in a certain state; \"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it\"; \"rest assured\"; \"stay alone\"; \"He remained unmoved by her tears\"; \"The bad weather continued for another week\"",
"stay behind; \"The smell stayed in the room\"; \"The hostility remained long after they... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:30:22", "sense_key": "remain%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Their President , Jefferson Davis , interpreted their Constitution to mean that it `` admits of no coerced association '' , but this remained so doubtful that `` there [TARGET] were [/TARGET] frequent demands that the right to secede be put into the Constitution '' . | [
"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... | 6 | {"id": "br-g10:30:28", "sense_key": "be%2:42:04::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Their President , Jefferson Davis , interpreted their Constitution to mean that it `` admits of no coerced association '' , but this remained so doubtful that `` there were frequent demands that the right to secede be [TARGET] put [/TARGET] into the Constitution '' . | [
"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... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:30:37", "sense_key": "put%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 37, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Constitution of the Southern `` Confederation '' [TARGET] differed [/TARGET] from that of the Federal Union only in two important respects : It openly , defiantly , recognized slavery - an institution which the Southerners of 1787 , even though they continued it , found so impossible to reconcile with freedom that ... | [
"be at loggerheads; \"I beg to differ!\"",
"be different; \"These two tests differ in only one respect\""
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The Constitution of the Southern `` Confederation '' differed from that of the Federal Union only in two important respects : It openly , defiantly , [TARGET] recognized [/TARGET] slavery - an institution which the Southerners of 1787 , even though they continued it , found so impossible to reconcile with freedom that ... | [
"perceive to be the same",
"be fully aware or cognizant of",
"discern; \"His greed knew no limits\"",
"express obligation for",
"express greetings upon meeting someone",
"detect with the senses; \"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards\"; \"I can't make out the ... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:31:24", "sense_key": "recognize%2:31:02::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Constitution of the Southern `` Confederation '' differed from that of the Federal Union only in two important respects : It openly , defiantly , recognized slavery - an institution which the Southerners of 1787 , even though they [TARGET] continued [/TARGET] it , found so impossible to reconcile with freedom that ... | [
"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... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:31:37", "sense_key": "continue%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 37, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Constitution of the Southern `` Confederation '' differed from that of the Federal Union only in two important respects : It openly , defiantly , recognized slavery - an institution which the Southerners of 1787 , even though they continued it , [TARGET] found [/TARGET] so impossible to reconcile with freedom that ... | [
"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\"",
"make a discovery; \"She found that he had lied to her\"; \"The story is false, so far as I... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:31:40", "sense_key": "find%2:31:10::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 40, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Constitution of the Southern `` Confederation '' differed from that of the Federal Union only in two important respects : It openly , defiantly , recognized slavery - an institution which the Southerners of 1787 , even though they continued it , found so impossible to [TARGET] reconcile [/TARGET] with freedom that ... | [
"bring into consonance or accord; \"harmonize one's goals with one's abilities\"",
"make compatible with; \"The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories\"",
"accept as inevitable; \"He resigned himself to his fate\"",
"come to terms; \"After some discussion we finally made up\"... | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:31:44", "sense_key": "reconcile%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 44, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Constitution of the Southern `` Confederation '' differed from that of the Federal Union only in two important respects : It openly , defiantly , recognized slavery - an institution which the Southerners of 1787 , even though they continued it , found so impossible to reconcile with freedom that they carefully [TAR... | [
"stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; \"Her former friends now avoid her\"",
"refrain from certain foods of beverages; \"I keep off drugs\"; \"During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day\"",
"declare invalid; \"The contract was annulled\"; \"avoid a plea\"",
"... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:31:50", "sense_key": "avoid%2:41:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 50, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Constitution of the Southern `` Confederation '' differed from that of the Federal Union only in two important respects : It openly , defiantly , recognized slavery - an institution which the Southerners of 1787 , even though they continued it , found so impossible to reconcile with freedom that they carefully avoi... | [
"make mention of; \"She observed that his presentation took up too much time\"; \"They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing\"",
"cite, as for an outstanding achievement",
"make reference to: \"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention\""
] | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:31:51", "sense_key": "mention%2:32:02::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 51, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They [TARGET] recognized [/TARGET] that slavery was a moral issue and not merely an economic interest , and that to recognize it explicitly in their Constitution would be in explosive contradiction to the concept of sovereignty they had set forth in the Declaration of 1776 that `` all men are created equal , that they ... | [
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They recognized that slavery [TARGET] was [/TARGET] a moral issue and not merely an economic interest , and that to recognize it explicitly in their Constitution would be in explosive contradiction to the concept of sovereignty they had set forth in the Declaration of 1776 that `` all men are created equal , that they ... | [
"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?\"",
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They recognized that slavery was a moral issue and not merely an economic interest , and that to [TARGET] recognize [/TARGET] it explicitly in their Constitution would be in explosive contradiction to the concept of sovereignty they had set forth in the Declaration of 1776 that `` all men are created equal , that they ... | [
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They recognized that slavery was a moral issue and not merely an economic interest , and that to recognize it explicitly in their Constitution would [TARGET] be [/TARGET] in explosive contradiction to the concept of sovereignty they had set forth in the Declaration of 1776 that `` all men are created equal , that they ... | [
"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-g10:32:25", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They recognized that slavery was a moral issue and not merely an economic interest , and that to recognize it explicitly in their Constitution would be in explosive contradiction to the concept of sovereignty they had [TARGET] set forth [/TARGET] in the Declaration of 1776 that `` all men are created equal , that they ... | [
"state; \"set forth one's reasons\"",
"leave; \"The family took off for Florida\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:32:36", "sense_key": "set_forth%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 36, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They recognized that slavery was a moral issue and not merely an economic interest , and that to recognize it explicitly in their Constitution would be in explosive contradiction to the concept of sovereignty they had set forth in the Declaration of 1776 that `` all men are [TARGET] created [/TARGET] equal , that they ... | [
"make or cause to be or to become; \"make a mess in one's office\"; \"create a furor\"",
"pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity; \"Don't disturb him--he is creating\"",
"bring into existence; \"The company was created 25 years ago\"; \"He created a new movement in painting\"",
"create ... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:32:47", "sense_key": "create%2:36:02::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 47, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They recognized that slavery was a moral issue and not merely an economic interest , and that to recognize it explicitly in their Constitution would be in explosive contradiction to the concept of sovereignty they had set forth in the Declaration of 1776 that `` all men are created equal , that they are [TARGET] endowe... | [
"furnish with an endowment",
"give qualities or abilities to"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:32:53", "sense_key": "endow%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 53, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They recognized that slavery was a moral issue and not merely an economic interest , and that to recognize it explicitly in their Constitution would be in explosive contradiction to the concept of sovereignty they had set forth in the Declaration of 1776 that `` all men are created equal , that they are endowed by thei... | [
"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-g10:32:65", "sense_key": "be%2:42:05::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 65, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The other important difference between the two Constitutions [TARGET] was [/TARGET] that the President of the Confederacy held office for six ( instead of four ) years , and was limited to one term . | [
"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-g10:33:8", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The other important difference between the two Constitutions was that the President of the Confederacy [TARGET] held [/TARGET] office for six ( instead of four ) years , and was limited to one term . | [
"keep from exhaling or expelling; \"hold your breath\"",
"keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; \"take for granted\"; \"view as important\"; \"hold these truths to be self-evident\"; \"I hold him personally responsible\"",
"hold the attention of; \"The soprano held the audience\"; \"This story held ou... | 21 | {"id": "br-g10:33:15", "sense_key": "hold%2:40:04::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The other important difference between the two Constitutions was that the President of the Confederacy held office for six ( instead of four ) years , and [TARGET] was [/TARGET] limited to one term . | [
"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-g10:33:27", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
These [TARGET] are [/TARGET] not , however , differences in federal structure . | [
"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-g10:34:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The one of 1861 [TARGET] made [/TARGET] clear that in making their government the people were acting through their states , whereas the Preamble of 1787 - 89 expressed , as clearly as language can , the opposite concept , that they were acting directly as citizens . | [
"have a bowel movement; \"The dog had made in the flower beds\"",
"eliminate urine; \"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug\"",
"behave in a certain way; \"make merry\"",
"act in a certain way so as to acquire; \"make friends\"; \"make enemies\"",
"give certain properties to something; \"get someone ... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:36:4", "sense_key": "make%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The one of 1861 made clear that in [TARGET] making [/TARGET] their government the people were acting through their states , whereas the Preamble of 1787 - 89 expressed , as clearly as language can , the opposite concept , that they were acting directly as citizens . | [
"have a bowel movement; \"The dog had made in the flower beds\"",
"eliminate urine; \"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug\"",
"behave in a certain way; \"make merry\"",
"act in a certain way so as to acquire; \"make friends\"; \"make enemies\"",
"give certain properties to something; \"get someone ... | 18 | {"id": "br-g10:36:8", "sense_key": "make%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The one of 1861 made clear that in making their government the people were acting through their states , whereas the Preamble of 1787 - 89 [TARGET] expressed [/TARGET] , as clearly as language can , the opposite concept , that they were acting directly as citizens . | [
"articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; \"She expressed her anger\"; \"He uttered a curse\"",
"give expression to; \"She showed her disappointment\"",
"serve as a means for expressing something: \"The painting of Mary carries motherly love\"; \"His voice carried a lot af anger\"",
"indica... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:36:26", "sense_key": "express%2:32:02::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Here [TARGET] are [/TARGET] the two Preambles : | [
"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-g10:37:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:05::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` we the People of the United States , in order to [TARGET] form [/TARGET] a more perfect Union , establish Justice , insure domestic Tranquility , provide for the common Defence , promote the general Welfare , and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity , do ordain and establish this Constituti... | [
"cause to shape or form; \"shape a bun\"; \"shape a ball from the dough\"",
"give shape to; \"form the clay into a head\"",
"make something, usually for a specific function; \"She molded the riceballs carefully\"; \"Form the dough into cylinders\"",
"create, as of a social group or a company, for example",
... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:38:9", "sense_key": "form%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` we the People of the United States , in order to form a more perfect Union , [TARGET] establish [/TARGET] Justice , insure domestic Tranquility , provide for the common Defence , promote the general Welfare , and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity , do ordain and establish this Constituti... | [
"establish the validity of something; \"This behavior shows his true nature\"",
"institute, enact, or establish; \"make laws\"",
"use as a basis for; found on; \"base a claim on some observation\"",
"place; \"Her manager had set her up at the Ritz\"",
"set up or lay the groundwork for; \"establish a new dep... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:38:15", "sense_key": "establish%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` we the People of the United States , in order to form a more perfect Union , establish Justice , [TARGET] insure [/TARGET] domestic Tranquility , provide for the common Defence , promote the general Welfare , and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity , do ordain and establish this Constituti... | [
"be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; \"He verified that the valves were closed\"; \"See that the curtains are closed\"; \"control the quality of the product\"",
"protect by insurance; \"The insurance won't cover this\"",
"make certain of; \"This nest egg will ensure a nice retireme... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:38:18", "sense_key": "insure%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` we the People of the United States , in order to form a more perfect Union , establish Justice , insure domestic Tranquility , provide for the common Defence , [TARGET] promote [/TARGET] the general Welfare , and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity , do ordain and establish this Constituti... | [
"make publicity for; try to sell",
"give a promotion to; \"raise in rank\"; assign to a higher position",
"contribute to the progress or growth of; \"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom\""
] | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:38:27", "sense_key": "promote%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` we the People of the United States , in order to form a more perfect Union , establish Justice , insure domestic Tranquility , provide for the common Defence , promote the general Welfare , and [TARGET] secure [/TARGET] the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity , do ordain and establish this Constituti... | [
"make certain of; \"This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us\"; \"Preparation will guarantee success!\"",
"cause to be firmly attached; \"fasten the lock onto the door\"; \"she fixed her gaze on the man\"",
"fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; \"plug the hole\"; \"stop up the leak\"",
"... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:38:33", "sense_key": "secure%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 33, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` we the People of the United States , in order to form a more perfect Union , establish Justice , insure domestic Tranquility , provide for the common Defence , promote the general Welfare , and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity , do [TARGET] ordain [/TARGET] and establish this Constituti... | [
"issue an order",
"of clerical posts; \"he was ordained in the Church\"",
"order by virtue of superior authority; decree; \"The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews\"",
"invest with ministerial or priestly authority; \"The minister was ordained only last month\"",
"authorize as a rabbi; \... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:38:45", "sense_key": "ordain%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 45, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` we the People of the United States , in order to form a more perfect Union , establish Justice , insure domestic Tranquility , provide for the common Defence , promote the general Welfare , and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity , do ordain and [TARGET] establish [/TARGET] this Constituti... | [
"establish the validity of something; \"This behavior shows his true nature\"",
"institute, enact, or establish; \"make laws\"",
"use as a basis for; found on; \"base a claim on some observation\"",
"place; \"Her manager had set her up at the Ritz\"",
"set up or lay the groundwork for; \"establish a new dep... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:38:47", "sense_key": "establish%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 47, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` We the people of the Confederate States , each state [TARGET] acting [/TARGET] in its sovereign and independent character , in order to form a permanent federal government , establish justice , insure domestic tranquility , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity - invoking the favor and t... | [
"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?\"",
"pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; \"He acted the idiot\"; \"She plays deaf when the news are bad\"",
"discharge o... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:39:11", "sense_key": "act%2:29:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` We the people of the Confederate States , each state acting in its sovereign and independent character , in order to [TARGET] form [/TARGET] a permanent federal government , establish justice , insure domestic tranquility , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity - invoking the favor and t... | [
"cause to shape or form; \"shape a bun\"; \"shape a ball from the dough\"",
"give shape to; \"form the clay into a head\"",
"make something, usually for a specific function; \"She molded the riceballs carefully\"; \"Form the dough into cylinders\"",
"create, as of a social group or a company, for example",
... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:39:20", "sense_key": "form%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` We the people of the Confederate States , each state acting in its sovereign and independent character , in order to form a permanent federal government , [TARGET] establish [/TARGET] justice , insure domestic tranquility , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity - invoking the favor and t... | [
"establish the validity of something; \"This behavior shows his true nature\"",
"institute, enact, or establish; \"make laws\"",
"use as a basis for; found on; \"base a claim on some observation\"",
"place; \"Her manager had set her up at the Ritz\"",
"set up or lay the groundwork for; \"establish a new dep... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:39:25", "sense_key": "establish%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` We the people of the Confederate States , each state acting in its sovereign and independent character , in order to form a permanent federal government , establish justice , [TARGET] insure [/TARGET] domestic tranquility , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity - invoking the favor and t... | [
"be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; \"He verified that the valves were closed\"; \"See that the curtains are closed\"; \"control the quality of the product\"",
"protect by insurance; \"The insurance won't cover this\"",
"make certain of; \"This nest egg will ensure a nice retireme... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:39:28", "sense_key": "insure%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` We the people of the Confederate States , each state acting in its sovereign and independent character , in order to form a permanent federal government , establish justice , insure domestic tranquility , and [TARGET] secure [/TARGET] the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity - invoking the favor and t... | [
"make certain of; \"This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us\"; \"Preparation will guarantee success!\"",
"cause to be firmly attached; \"fasten the lock onto the door\"; \"she fixed her gaze on the man\"",
"fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; \"plug the hole\"; \"stop up the leak\"",
"... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:39:33", "sense_key": "secure%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 33, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` We the people of the Confederate States , each state acting in its sovereign and independent character , in order to form a permanent federal government , establish justice , insure domestic tranquility , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity - [TARGET] invoking [/TARGET] the favor and t... | [
"cite as an authority: \"He invoked the law that would save him\"; \"I appealed to the law of 1900\"",
"evoke or call forth: \"raise the specter of unemployment\"; \"he conjured wild birds in the air\"; \"stir a disturbance\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:39:44", "sense_key": "invoke%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 44, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` We the people of the Confederate States , each state acting in its sovereign and independent character , in order to form a permanent federal government , establish justice , insure domestic tranquility , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity - invoking the favor and the guidance of Almi... | [
"issue an order",
"of clerical posts; \"he was ordained in the Church\"",
"order by virtue of superior authority; decree; \"The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews\"",
"invest with ministerial or priestly authority; \"The minister was ordained only last month\"",
"authorize as a rabbi; \... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:39:54", "sense_key": "ordain%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 54, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` We the people of the Confederate States , each state acting in its sovereign and independent character , in order to form a permanent federal government , establish justice , insure domestic tranquility , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity - invoking the favor and the guidance of Almi... | [
"establish the validity of something; \"This behavior shows his true nature\"",
"institute, enact, or establish; \"make laws\"",
"use as a basis for; found on; \"base a claim on some observation\"",
"place; \"Her manager had set her up at the Ritz\"",
"set up or lay the groundwork for; \"establish a new dep... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:39:56", "sense_key": "establish%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 56, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
One is [TARGET] tempted [/TARGET] to say that , on the difference between the concepts of sovereignty in these two preambles , the worst war of the Nineteenth century was fought . | [
"induce into action by using one's charm; \"She charmed him into giving her all his money\"",
"entice to do",
"try presumptuously; \"St. Anthony was tempted in the desert\"",
"provoke someone to do something through promises or persuasion",
"give rise to a desire",
"try to seduce"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:40:2", "sense_key": "tempt%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
One is tempted to [TARGET] say [/TARGET] that , on the difference between the concepts of sovereignty in these two preambles , the worst war of the Nineteenth century was fought . | [
"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-g10:40:4", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
One is tempted to say that , on the difference between the concepts of sovereignty in these two preambles , the worst war of the Nineteenth century was [TARGET] fought [/TARGET] . | [
"be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; \"the tribesmen fought each other;\" \"Siblings are always fighting\"",
"fight against or resist strongly; \"The senator said he would oppose the bill\"",
"make a strenuous or labored effort; \"She struggled for years to survive without welfare\"; \"He fought for breath... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:40:28", "sense_key": "fight%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But though the Southern States , when [TARGET] drafting [/TARGET] a constitution to unite themselves , narrowed the difference to this fine point by omitting to assert the right to secede , the fact remained that by seceding from the Union they had already acted on the concept that it was composed primarily of sovereig... | [
"engage somebody to enter the army",
"draw up an outline or sketch for something; \"draft a speech\"",
"make a blueprint of"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:41:7", "sense_key": "draft%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But though the Southern States , when drafting a constitution to [TARGET] unite [/TARGET] themselves , narrowed the difference to this fine point by omitting to assert the right to secede , the fact remained that by seceding from the Union they had already acted on the concept that it was composed primarily of sovereig... | [
"become one; \"Germany unified officially in 1990\"; \"Will the two Koreas unify?\"",
"join or combine; \"We merged our resources\"",
"act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief",
"have or possess in combination; \"she unites charm with a good business sense\"",
"be or become joined or united or ... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:41:11", "sense_key": "unite%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But though the Southern States , when drafting a constitution to unite themselves , [TARGET] narrowed [/TARGET] the difference to this fine point by omitting to assert the right to secede , the fact remained that by seceding from the Union they had already acted on the concept that it was composed primarily of sovereig... | [
"make or become more narrow or restricted; \"The selection was narrowed\"; \"The road narrowed\"",
"become tight ar as if tight; \"Her throat constricted\"",
"become more special; \"We specialize in dried flowers\"",
"define clearly; \"I cannot narrow down the rules for this game\""
] | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:41:14", "sense_key": "narrow%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But though the Southern States , when drafting a constitution to unite themselves , narrowed the difference to this fine point by [TARGET] omitting [/TARGET] to assert the right to secede , the fact remained that by seceding from the Union they had already acted on the concept that it was composed primarily of sovereig... | [
"leave undone or leave out; \"How could I miss that typo?\"; \"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten\"",
"prevent from being included or considered or accepted; \"The bad results were excluded from the report\"; \"Leave off the top piece\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:41:22", "sense_key": "omit%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But though the Southern States , when drafting a constitution to unite themselves , narrowed the difference to this fine point by omitting to [TARGET] assert [/TARGET] the right to secede , the fact remained that by seceding from the Union they had already acted on the concept that it was composed primarily of sovereig... | [
"assert to be true; \"The letter asserts a free society\"",
"to declare or affirm as true: \"Before God I swear I am innocent.\"",
"state categorically",
"insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; \"Women should assert themselves more!\""
] | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:41:24", "sense_key": "assert%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But though the Southern States , when drafting a constitution to unite themselves , narrowed the difference to this fine point by omitting to assert the right to secede , the fact [TARGET] remained [/TARGET] that by seceding from the Union they had already acted on the concept that it was composed primarily of sovereig... | [
"stay the same; remain in a certain state; \"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it\"; \"rest assured\"; \"stay alone\"; \"He remained unmoved by her tears\"; \"The bad weather continued for another week\"",
"stay behind; \"The smell stayed in the room\"; \"The hostility remained long after they... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:41:32", "sense_key": "remain%2:42:05::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 32, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But though the Southern States , when drafting a constitution to unite themselves , narrowed the difference to this fine point by omitting to assert the right to secede , the fact remained that by seceding from the Union they had already [TARGET] acted on [/TARGET] the concept that it was composed primarily of sovereig... | [
"carry further or advance; \"Can you act on this matter soon?\"",
"regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; \"The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:41:42", "sense_key": "act_on%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 42, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But though the Southern States , when drafting a constitution to unite themselves , narrowed the difference to this fine point by omitting to assert the right to secede , the fact remained that by seceding from the Union they had already acted on the concept that it was [TARGET] composed [/TARGET] primarily of sovereig... | [
"draw up the plans or basic details for; \"frame a policy\"",
"produce a literary work; \"She composed a poem\"; \"He wrote four novels\"",
"write music; \"Beethoven composed nine symphonies\"",
"put together out of existing material; \"compile a list\"",
"calm (someone, esp. oneself); make quiet; \"She had... | 5 | {"id": "br-g10:41:48", "sense_key": "compose%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 48, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the Union [TARGET] conceded [/TARGET] this to them , the same right must be conceded to each remaining state whenever it saw fit to secede : This would destroy the federal balance between it and the states , and in the end sacrifice to the sovereignty of the states all the liberty the citizens had gained by their Un... | [
"make a clean breast of; \"She confessed that she had taken the money\"",
"be willing to concede; \"I grant you this much...\"",
"acknowledge defeat; \"The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose\"",
"give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another"
] | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:42:3", "sense_key": "concede%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the Union conceded this to them , the same right must be [TARGET] conceded [/TARGET] to each remaining state whenever it saw fit to secede : This would destroy the federal balance between it and the states , and in the end sacrifice to the sovereignty of the states all the liberty the citizens had gained by their Un... | [
"make a clean breast of; \"She confessed that she had taken the money\"",
"be willing to concede; \"I grant you this much...\"",
"acknowledge defeat; \"The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose\"",
"give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another"
] | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:42:13", "sense_key": "concede%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the Union conceded this to them , the same right must be conceded to each remaining state whenever it [TARGET] saw [/TARGET] fit to secede : This would destroy the federal balance between it and the states , and in the end sacrifice to the sovereignty of the states all the liberty the citizens had gained by their Un... | [
"consider or deem to be; regard; \"She views this quite differently from me\"; \"I consider her to be shallow\"",
"perceive mentally, as of an idea; \"Now I see!\"; \"I just can't see your point\"",
"get to know or become aware of; \"I learned that she has two grown-up children\"; \"I see that you have been pro... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:42:20", "sense_key": "see%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the Union conceded this to them , the same right must be conceded to each remaining state whenever it saw fit to secede : This would [TARGET] destroy [/TARGET] the federal balance between it and the states , and in the end sacrifice to the sovereignty of the states all the liberty the citizens had gained by their Un... | [
"defeat soundly: \"The home team demolished the visitors\"",
"destroy completely; damage irreparably; \"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!\"; \"The tears ruined her make-up\"",
"as of animals: \"The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid\"",
"do away with, cause the dest... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:42:27", "sense_key": "destroy%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the Union conceded this to them , the same right must be conceded to each remaining state whenever it saw fit to secede : This would destroy the federal balance between it and the states , and in the end [TARGET] sacrifice [/TARGET] to the sovereignty of the states all the liberty the citizens had gained by their Un... | [
"kill or destroy; \"The animals were sacrificed after the experiment\"; \"The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment\"",
"endure the loss of; \"He gave his life for his children\"; \"I gave two sons to the war\"",
"make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals",
"sell at a loss"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:42:39", "sense_key": "sacrifice%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 39, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If the Union conceded this to them , the same right must be conceded to each remaining state whenever it saw fit to secede : This would destroy the federal balance between it and the states , and in the end sacrifice to the sovereignty of the states all the liberty the citizens had [TARGET] gained [/TARGET] by their Un... | [
"increase (one's body weight)",
"rise in rate or price; \"The stock market gained 24 points today\"",
"increase in; \"gain momentum\"; \"gain nerve\"",
"obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; \"The home team was gaining ground\"",
"reach a destination, either real or abstract; \"We hit Detroit by noon\";... | 8 | {"id": "br-g10:42:52", "sense_key": "gain%2:40:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 52, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Lincoln [TARGET] saw [/TARGET] that the act of secession made the issue for the Union a vital one : Whether it was a Union of sovereign citizens that should continue to live , or an association of sovereign states that must fall prey either to `` anarchy or despotism '' . | [
"consider or deem to be; regard; \"She views this quite differently from me\"; \"I consider her to be shallow\"",
"perceive mentally, as of an idea; \"Now I see!\"; \"I just can't see your point\"",
"get to know or become aware of; \"I learned that she has two grown-up children\"; \"I see that you have been pro... | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:43:1", "sense_key": "see%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Lincoln saw that the act of secession [TARGET] made [/TARGET] the issue for the Union a vital one : Whether it was a Union of sovereign citizens that should continue to live , or an association of sovereign states that must fall prey either to `` anarchy or despotism '' . | [
"have a bowel movement; \"The dog had made in the flower beds\"",
"eliminate urine; \"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug\"",
"behave in a certain way; \"make merry\"",
"act in a certain way so as to acquire; \"make friends\"; \"make enemies\"",
"give certain properties to something; \"get someone ... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:43:7", "sense_key": "make%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Lincoln saw that the act of secession made the issue for the Union a vital one : Whether it [TARGET] was [/TARGET] a Union of sovereign citizens that should continue to live , or an association of sovereign states that must fall prey either to `` anarchy or despotism '' . | [
"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-g10:43:19", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Lincoln saw that the act of secession made the issue for the Union a vital one : Whether it was a Union of sovereign citizens that should [TARGET] continue [/TARGET] to live , or an association of sovereign states that must fall prey either to `` anarchy or despotism '' . | [
"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-g10:43:27", "sense_key": "continue%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Lincoln saw that the act of secession made the issue for the Union a vital one : Whether it was a Union of sovereign citizens that should continue to [TARGET] live [/TARGET] , or an association of sovereign states that must fall prey either to `` anarchy or despotism '' . | [
"have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; \"I know the feeling!\" \"have you ever known hunger?\"",
"have life, be alive; \"Our great leader is no more\"",
"stay alive; survive; \"he could barely exist on such a low wage\"",
"continue to live, endure or last; \"We went without ... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:43:29", "sense_key": "live%2:42:04::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 29, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Lincoln saw that the act of secession made the issue for the Union a vital one : Whether it was a Union of sovereign citizens that should continue to live , or an association of sovereign states that must [TARGET] fall [/TARGET] prey either to `` anarchy or despotism '' . | [
"occur at a specified time or place; \"Christmas falls on a Monday this year\"; \"The accent falls on the first syllable\"",
"decrease in size, extent, or range; \"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester\"; \"The cabin pressure fell dramatically\"; \"her weight fall to under a hundred pou... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:43:39", "sense_key": "fall%2:30:08::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 39, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Much as he abhorred slavery , Lincoln [TARGET] was [/TARGET] always willing to concede to each `` slave state '' the right to decide independently whether to continue or end it . | [
"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-g10:44:6", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Much as he abhorred slavery , Lincoln was always willing to [TARGET] concede [/TARGET] to each `` slave state '' the right to decide independently whether to continue or end it . | [
"make a clean breast of; \"She confessed that she had taken the money\"",
"be willing to concede; \"I grant you this much...\"",
"acknowledge defeat; \"The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose\"",
"give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another"
] | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:44:10", "sense_key": "concede%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Much as he abhorred slavery , Lincoln was always willing to concede to each `` slave state '' the right to [TARGET] decide [/TARGET] independently whether to continue or end it . | [
"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-g10:44:19", "sense_key": "decide%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Much as he abhorred slavery , Lincoln was always willing to concede to each `` slave state '' the right to decide independently whether to [TARGET] continue [/TARGET] or end it . | [
"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... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:44:23", "sense_key": "continue%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Much as he abhorred slavery , Lincoln was always willing to concede to each `` slave state '' the right to decide independently whether to continue or [TARGET] end [/TARGET] it . | [
"bring to an end; \"She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime\"",
"bring to a conclusion or cause to come to an end; \"We terminated our relation with the company\"; \"It is unclear whether the bombing of Hiroshima ended the war\"; \"Cease doing what you are doing!\"... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:44:25", "sense_key": "end%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Though his election was [TARGET] interpreted [/TARGET] by many Southerners as the forerunner of a dangerous shift in the federal balance in favor of the Union , Lincoln himself proposed no such change in the rights the Constitution gave the states . | [
"make sense of; assign a meaning to",
"make sense of a language; \"She understands French\"; \"Can you read Greek?\"",
"give an interpretation or explanation to",
"render into another language",
"give an interpretation or rendition of",
"create an image or likeness of"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:45:4", "sense_key": "interpret%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Though his election was interpreted by many Southerners as the forerunner of a dangerous shift in the federal balance in favor of the Union , Lincoln himself [TARGET] proposed [/TARGET] no such change in the rights the Constitution gave the states . | [
"present for consideration",
"propose or intend; \"I aim to arrive at noon\"",
"make a proposal, declare a plan for something",
"ask (someone) to marry you; \"he popped the question on Sunday night\"; \"she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months\"",
"put forward; nominate for appoint... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:45:27", "sense_key": "propose%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Though his election was interpreted by many Southerners as the forerunner of a dangerous shift in the federal balance in favor of the Union , Lincoln himself proposed no such change in the rights the Constitution [TARGET] gave [/TARGET] the states . | [
"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-g10:45:36", "sense_key": "give%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 36, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
After the war [TARGET] began [/TARGET] , he long refused to permit emancipation of the slaves by Union action even in the Border States that stayed with the Union . | [
"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\"",
"begin t... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:46:3", "sense_key": "begin%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
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