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After the war began , he long [TARGET] refused [/TARGET] to permit emancipation of the slaves by Union action even in the Border States that stayed with the Union . | [
"show unwillingness towards",
"refuse to accept; \"He refused my offer of hospitality\"",
"refuse to let have; \"She denies me every pleasure\"; \"he denies her her weekly allowance\"",
"refuse entrance or membership; \"They turned away hundreds of fans\"; \"Black people were often rejected by country clubs\"... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:46:7", "sense_key": "refuse%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
After the war began , he long refused to [TARGET] permit [/TARGET] emancipation of the slaves by Union action even in the Border States that stayed with the Union . | [
"give permission; \"She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband\"; \"I won't let the police search her basement\"; \"I cannot allow you to see your exam\"",
"allow the presence of; \"We don't allow dogs here\"; \"Children are not permitted beyond this point\"",
"make it possible through lack of action ... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:46:9", "sense_key": "permit%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
After the war began , he long refused to permit emancipation of the slaves by Union action even in the Border States that [TARGET] stayed [/TARGET] with the Union . | [
"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\"",
"stop or halt; \"Please stay the bloodshed!\"",
"overcome or allay; \"quell my hunger\... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:46:23", "sense_key": "stay%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He [TARGET] issued [/TARGET] his Emancipation Proclamation only when he felt that necessity left him no other way to save the Union . | [
"come out of; \"Water issued from the hole in the wall\"; \"The words seemed to come out by themselves\"",
"publish a magazine or newspaper, for example",
"bring out an an official document,such as a warrant",
"make out and issue; \"write out a check\"; \"cut a ticket\"; \"Please make the check out to me\"",
... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:47:1", "sense_key": "issue%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He issued his Emancipation Proclamation only when he [TARGET] felt [/TARGET] that necessity left him no other way to save the Union . | [
"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-g10:47:7", "sense_key": "feel%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He issued his Emancipation Proclamation only when he felt that necessity [TARGET] left [/TARGET] him no other way to save the Union . | [
"let be; leave alone or undisturbed; \"leave the door open!\"",
"leave unchanged or unaltered; \"leave it as is\"",
"be survived by after one's death: \"He left six children\"",
"leave behind; \"I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant\"",
"leave behind; \"She left a mess when she moved out\"; \"His good luck... | 14 | {"id": "br-g10:47:10", "sense_key": "leave%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He issued his Emancipation Proclamation only when he felt that necessity left him no other way to [TARGET] save [/TARGET] the Union . | [
"make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; \"This will save money\"; \"I'll save you the trouble\"; \"This will save you a lot of time\"",
"to keep up and reserve for personal or special use: \"save something in case you hit trouble.\"",
"feather one's nest; have a nest egg; \"He saves half his salary\"",
"s... | 7 | {"id": "br-g10:47:16", "sense_key": "save%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In his Message of December 2 , 1862 , he [TARGET] put [/TARGET] his purpose and his policy in these words - which I would call the Lincoln Law of Liberty-and-Union : `` In giving freedom to the slave , we assure freedom to the free '' . | [
"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... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:48:10", "sense_key": "put%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In his Message of December 2 , 1862 , he put his purpose and his policy in these words - which I would [TARGET] call [/TARGET] the Lincoln Law of Liberty-and-Union : `` In giving freedom to the slave , we assure freedom to the free '' . | [
"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... | 6 | {"id": "br-g10:48:23", "sense_key": "call%2:32:02::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In his Message of December 2 , 1862 , he put his purpose and his policy in these words - which I would call the Lincoln Law of Liberty-and-Union : `` In [TARGET] giving [/TARGET] freedom to the slave , we assure freedom to the free '' . | [
"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-g10:48:31", "sense_key": "give%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 31, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In his Message of December 2 , 1862 , he put his purpose and his policy in these words - which I would call the Lincoln Law of Liberty-and-Union : `` In giving freedom to the slave , we [TARGET] assure [/TARGET] freedom to the free '' . | [
"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\"",
"state positively and with certainty and confidence; \"I tell you that man is a crook!\"",
"assure somebody of the truth ... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:48:38", "sense_key": "assure%2:32:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 38, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
What Lincoln could not [TARGET] concede [/TARGET] was that the states rather than the people were sovereign in the Union . | [
"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"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:49:4", "sense_key": "concede%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
What Lincoln could not concede [TARGET] was [/TARGET] that the states rather than the people were sovereign in the Union . | [
"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-g10:49:5", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
What Lincoln could not concede was that the states rather than the people [TARGET] were [/TARGET] sovereign in the Union . | [
"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-g10:49:12", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He [TARGET] fought [/TARGET] to the end to preserve it as a `` government of the people , by the people , for the people '' . | [
"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-g10:50:1", "sense_key": "fight%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He fought to the end to [TARGET] preserve [/TARGET] it as a `` government of the people , by the people , for the people '' . | [
"prevent from rotting, of foods; \"preserved meats\"",
"keep in perfect or unaltered condition; \"We preserve these archeological findings\"",
"to keep up and reserve for personal or special use: \"save something in case you hit trouble.\"",
"keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; \... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:50:6", "sense_key": "preserve%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The fact that the Americans who [TARGET] upheld [/TARGET] the sovereignty of their states did this in order to keep many of their people more securely in slavery - the antithesis of individual liberty - made the conflict grimmer , and the greater . | [
"stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals",
"support against an opponent; \"The appellate court upheld the verdict\"",
"keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; \"preserve the peace in the family\"; \"continue the family tradition\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:51:6", "sense_key": "uphold%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The fact that the Americans who upheld the sovereignty of their states [TARGET] did [/TARGET] this in order to keep many of their people more securely in slavery - the antithesis of individual liberty - made the conflict grimmer , and the greater . | [
"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-g10:51:12", "sense_key": "do%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The fact that the Americans who upheld the sovereignty of their states did this in order to [TARGET] keep [/TARGET] many of their people more securely in slavery - the antithesis of individual liberty - made the conflict grimmer , and the greater . | [
"observe correctly; \"keep time, keep count, keep track of\"",
"maintain by writing regular records; \"keep a diary\"; \"maintain a record\"; \"keep notes\"",
"supply with sustenance",
"retain possession of",
"look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; \"He keeps the bees on the estate\"",
"retain righ... | 11 | {"id": "br-g10:51:15", "sense_key": "keep%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The fact that the Americans who upheld the sovereignty of their states did this in order to keep many of their people more securely in slavery - the antithesis of individual liberty - [TARGET] made [/TARGET] the conflict grimmer , and the greater . | [
"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-g10:51:30", "sense_key": "make%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Out of this ordeal the citizen [TARGET] emerged [/TARGET] , in the South as in the North , as America 's true sovereign , in `` a new birth of freedom '' , as Lincoln promised . | [
"come out into view, as from concealment; \"Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office\"",
"become known or apparent; \"Some nice results emerged from the study\"",
"come out of; \"Water issued from the hole in the wall\"; \"The words seemed to come out by themselves\"",
"come up to the surface of or ri... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:52:5", "sense_key": "emerge%2:30:02::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Out of this ordeal the citizen emerged , in the South as in the North , as America 's true sovereign , in `` a new birth of freedom '' , as Lincoln [TARGET] promised [/TARGET] . | [
"make a promise or commitment",
"promise to undertake or give; \"I promise you my best effort\"",
"make a prediction about; tell in advance; \"Call the outcome of an election\"",
"give grounds for expectations; \"The new results were promising\"; \"The results promised fame and glory\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:52:30", "sense_key": "promise%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But before this came about , 214938 Americans had [TARGET] given [/TARGET] their lives in battle for the two concepts of the sovereign rights of men and of 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 ... | 37 | {"id": "br-g10:53:7", "sense_key": "give%2:40:10::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
On their decisive battlefield Lincoln did not [TARGET] distinguish [/TARGET] between them when he paid tribute to the `` brave men , living and dead , who fought here '' . | [
"mark as different; \"We distinguish several kinds of maple\"",
"as in in botany or biology, for example",
"be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense",
"make conspicuous",
"detect with the senses; \"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful ... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:54:7", "sense_key": "distinguish%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
On their decisive battlefield Lincoln did not distinguish between them when he [TARGET] paid [/TARGET] tribute to the `` brave men , living and dead , who fought here '' . | [
"as in the expressions \"give thought to\"; \"give priority to\", etc.",
"bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; \"You'll pay for this!\"; \"She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly\"; \"You'll pay for this opinion later\"",
"convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; best... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:54:12", "sense_key": "pay%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
On their decisive battlefield Lincoln did not distinguish between them when he paid tribute to the `` brave men , living and dead , who [TARGET] fought [/TARGET] here '' . | [
"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-g10:54:25", "sense_key": "fight%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He [TARGET] understood [/TARGET] that both sides were at fault , and he reached the height of saying so explicitly in his Second Inaugural . | [
"know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; \"She did not understand her husband\"; \"I understand what she means\"",
"perceive mentally, as of an idea; \"Now I see!\"; \"I just can't see your point\"",
"believe to be the case; \"I understand you have no previous experience?\"",
"make sense of a language; ... | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:55:1", "sense_key": "understand%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He understood that both sides [TARGET] were [/TARGET] at fault , and he reached the height of saying so explicitly in his Second Inaugural . | [
"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-g10:55:5", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He understood that both sides were at fault , and he [TARGET] reached [/TARGET] the height of saying so explicitly in his Second Inaugural . | [
"be in communication with, establish communication with; \"Our advertisements reach millions\"",
"to exert much effort or energy: \"straining our ears to hear.\"",
"move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense: \"Government reaches out to the people\"",
"reach a point in time, or a c... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:55:10", "sense_key": "reach%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He understood that both sides were at fault , and he reached the height of [TARGET] saying [/TARGET] so explicitly in his Second Inaugural . | [
"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-g10:55:14", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To my knowledge , Lincoln [TARGET] remains [/TARGET] the only Head of State and Commander-in-Chief who , while fighting a fearful war whose issue was in doubt , proved man enough to say this publicly - to give his foe the benefit of the fact that in all human truth there is some error , and in all our error , some trut... | [
"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-g10:56:5", "sense_key": "remain%2:42:05::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To my knowledge , Lincoln remains the only Head of State and Commander-in-Chief who , while [TARGET] fighting [/TARGET] a fearful war whose issue was in doubt , proved man enough to say this publicly - to give his foe the benefit of the fact that in all human truth there is some error , and in all our error , some trut... | [
"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-g10:56:14", "sense_key": "fight%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To my knowledge , Lincoln remains the only Head of State and Commander-in-Chief who , while fighting a fearful war whose issue [TARGET] was [/TARGET] in doubt , proved man enough to say this publicly - to give his foe the benefit of the fact that in all human truth there is some error , and in all our error , some trut... | [
"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-g10:56:20", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To my knowledge , Lincoln remains the only Head of State and Commander-in-Chief who , while fighting a fearful war whose issue was in doubt , [TARGET] proved [/TARGET] man enough to say this publicly - to give his foe the benefit of the fact that in all human truth there is some error , and in all our error , some trut... | [
"establish the validity of something; \"This behavior shows his true nature\"",
"obtain probate of, as of a will",
"prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof",
"provide evidence for; \"The blood test showed that he was the father\"; \"Her behavior testified to her incompetence\"",
"take a ... | 8 | {"id": "br-g10:56:24", "sense_key": "prove%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To my knowledge , Lincoln remains the only Head of State and Commander-in-Chief who , while fighting a fearful war whose issue was in doubt , proved man enough to [TARGET] say [/TARGET] this publicly - to give his foe the benefit of the fact that in all human truth there is some error , and in all our error , some trut... | [
"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-g10:56:28", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To my knowledge , Lincoln remains the only Head of State and Commander-in-Chief who , while fighting a fearful war whose issue was in doubt , proved man enough to say this publicly - to [TARGET] give [/TARGET] his foe the benefit of the fact that in all human truth there is some error , and in all our error , some trut... | [
"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 ... | 31 | {"id": "br-g10:56:33", "sense_key": "give%2:40:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 33, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To my knowledge , Lincoln remains the only Head of State and Commander-in-Chief who , while fighting a fearful war whose issue was in doubt , proved man enough to say this publicly - to give his foe the benefit of the fact that in all human truth there [TARGET] is [/TARGET] some error , and in all our error , some trut... | [
"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-g10:56:46", "sense_key": "be%2:42:05::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 46, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So great a man could not but [TARGET] understand [/TARGET] , too , that the thing that moves men to sacrifice their lives is not the error of their thought , which their opponents see and attack , but the truth which the latter do not see - any more than they see the error which mars the truth they themselves defend . | [
"know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; \"She did not understand her husband\"; \"I understand what she means\"",
"perceive mentally, as of an idea; \"Now I see!\"; \"I just can't see your point\"",
"believe to be the case; \"I understand you have no previous experience?\"",
"make sense of a language; ... | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:57:7", "sense_key": "understand%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So great a man could not but understand , too , that the thing that [TARGET] moves [/TARGET] men to sacrifice their lives is not the error of their thought , which their opponents see and attack , but the truth which the latter do not see - any more than they see the error which mars the truth they themselves defend . | [
"be in a state of action; \"she is always moving\"",
"go or proceed from one point to another; \"the debate moved from family values to the economy\"",
"progress by being changed: \"The speech has to go through several more drafts\"; \"run through your presentation before the meeting\"",
"propose formally; in... | 5 | {"id": "br-g10:57:15", "sense_key": "move%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So great a man could not but understand , too , that the thing that moves men to [TARGET] sacrifice [/TARGET] their lives is not the error of their thought , which their opponents see and attack , but the truth which the latter do not see - any more than they see the error which mars the truth they themselves defend . | [
"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-g10:57:18", "sense_key": "sacrifice%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So great a man could not but understand , too , that the thing that moves men to sacrifice their lives [TARGET] is [/TARGET] not the error of their thought , which their opponents see and attack , but the truth which the latter do not see - any more than they see the error which mars the truth they themselves defend . | [
"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-g10:57:21", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So great a man could not but understand , too , that the thing that moves men to sacrifice their lives is not the error of their thought , which their opponents [TARGET] see [/TARGET] and attack , but the truth which the latter do not see - any more than they see the error which mars the truth they themselves defend . | [
"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-g10:57:32", "sense_key": "see%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 32, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So great a man could not but understand , too , that the thing that moves men to sacrifice their lives is not the error of their thought , which their opponents see and [TARGET] attack [/TARGET] , but the truth which the latter do not see - any more than they see the error which mars the truth they themselves defend . | [
"begin to injure; \"The cancer cells are attacking his liver\"; \"Rust is attacking the metal\"",
"set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; \"I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed\"",
"attack verbally, in speech or writing; \"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:57:34", "sense_key": "attack%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 34, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So great a man could not but understand , too , that the thing that moves men to sacrifice their lives is not the error of their thought , which their opponents see and attack , but the truth which the latter do not [TARGET] see [/TARGET] - any more than they see the error which mars the truth they themselves defend . | [
"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-g10:57:44", "sense_key": "see%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 44, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So great a man could not but understand , too , that the thing that moves men to sacrifice their lives is not the error of their thought , which their opponents see and attack , but the truth which the latter do not see - any more than they [TARGET] see [/TARGET] the error which mars the truth they themselves defend . | [
"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-g10:57:49", "sense_key": "see%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 49, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So great a man could not but understand , too , that the thing that moves men to sacrifice their lives is not the error of their thought , which their opponents see and attack , but the truth which the latter do not see - any more than they see the error which [TARGET] mars [/TARGET] the truth they themselves defend . | [
"destroy, as of a limb",
"make imperfect; \"nothing marred her beauty\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:57:53", "sense_key": "mar%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 53, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So great a man could not but understand , too , that the thing that moves men to sacrifice their lives is not the error of their thought , which their opponents see and attack , but the truth which the latter do not see - any more than they see the error which mars the truth they themselves [TARGET] defend [/TARGET] . | [
"argue in defense of",
"state or assert; \"He maintained his innocence\"",
"be on the defensive; act against an attack",
"protect against a challenge or attack: \"Hold that position behind the trees!\" \"Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks\"",
"protect or fight for as a champion",
"fight against o... | 2 | {"id": "br-g10:57:58", "sense_key": "defend%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 58, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is much less difficult now than in Lincoln 's day to [TARGET] see [/TARGET] that on both sides sovereign Americans had given their lives in the Civil War to maintain the balance between the powers they had delegated to the States and to their Union . | [
"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-g10:58:12", "sense_key": "see%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is much less difficult now than in Lincoln 's day to see that on both sides sovereign Americans had [TARGET] given [/TARGET] their lives in the Civil War to maintain the balance between the powers they had delegated to the States and to their Union . | [
"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 ... | 37 | {"id": "br-g10:58:20", "sense_key": "give%2:40:10::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is much less difficult now than in Lincoln 's day to see that on both sides sovereign Americans had given their lives in the Civil War to [TARGET] maintain [/TARGET] the balance between the powers they had delegated to the States and to their Union . | [
"observe correctly; \"keep time, keep count, keep track of\"",
"state categorically",
"state or assert; \"He maintained his innocence\"",
"support against an opponent; \"The appellate court upheld the verdict\"",
"maintain by writing regular records; \"keep a diary\"; \"maintain a record\"; \"keep notes\"",... | 8 | {"id": "br-g10:58:27", "sense_key": "maintain%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is much less difficult now than in Lincoln 's day to see that on both sides sovereign Americans had given their lives in the Civil War to maintain the balance between the powers they had [TARGET] delegated [/TARGET] to the States and to their Union . | [
"give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)",
"transfer power to someone"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:58:35", "sense_key": "delegate%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 35, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They [TARGET] differed [/TARGET] in the balance they believed essential to the sovereignty of the citizen - but the supreme sacrifice each made served to maintain a still more fundamental truth : That individual life , liberty and happiness depend on a right balance between the two - and on the limitation of sovereignt... | [
"be at loggerheads; \"I beg to differ!\"",
"be different; \"These two tests differ in only one respect\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:59:1", "sense_key": "differ%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They differed in the balance they [TARGET] believed [/TARGET] essential to the sovereignty of the citizen - but the supreme sacrifice each made served to maintain a still more fundamental truth : That individual life , liberty and happiness depend on a right balance between the two - and on the limitation of sovereignt... | [
"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... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:59:6", "sense_key": "believe%2:31:04::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They differed in the balance they believed essential to the sovereignty of the citizen - but the supreme sacrifice each [TARGET] made [/TARGET] served to maintain a still more fundamental truth : That individual life , liberty and happiness depend on a right balance between the two - and on the limitation of sovereignt... | [
"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 ... | 37 | {"id": "br-g10:59:20", "sense_key": "make%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They differed in the balance they believed essential to the sovereignty of the citizen - but the supreme sacrifice each made [TARGET] served [/TARGET] to maintain a still more fundamental truth : That individual life , liberty and happiness depend on a right balance between the two - and on the limitation of sovereignt... | [
"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 ... | 10 | {"id": "br-g10:59:21", "sense_key": "serve%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They differed in the balance they believed essential to the sovereignty of the citizen - but the supreme sacrifice each made served to [TARGET] maintain [/TARGET] a still more fundamental truth : That individual life , liberty and happiness depend on a right balance between the two - and on the limitation of sovereignt... | [
"observe correctly; \"keep time, keep count, keep track of\"",
"state categorically",
"state or assert; \"He maintained his innocence\"",
"support against an opponent; \"The appellate court upheld the verdict\"",
"maintain by writing regular records; \"keep a diary\"; \"maintain a record\"; \"keep notes\"",... | 8 | {"id": "br-g10:59:23", "sense_key": "maintain%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They differed in the balance they believed essential to the sovereignty of the citizen - but the supreme sacrifice each made served to maintain a still more fundamental truth : That individual life , liberty and happiness [TARGET] depend on [/TARGET] a right balance between the two - and on the limitation of sovereignt... | [
"rely or depend on; \"you can count on me to help you any time\"",
"be contingent on; \"The outcomes rides on the results of the electin\"; \"Your grade will depends on your homework\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:59:37", "sense_key": "depend_on%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 37, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They differed in the balance they believed essential to the sovereignty of the citizen - but the supreme sacrifice each made served to maintain a still more fundamental truth : That individual life , liberty and happiness depend on a right balance between the two - and on the limitation of sovereignty , in all its aspe... | [
"make complex or intricate or complicated; \"The situation was rather involved\"",
"occupy or engage the interest of; \"His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon\"",
"wrap; \"The tower was involved in mist\"",
"have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; \"This decision involves man... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:59:58", "sense_key": "involve%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 58, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The 140414 Americans who [TARGET] gave [/TARGET] `` the last full measure of devotion '' to prevent disunion , preserved individual freedom in the United States from the dangers of anarchy , inherent in confederations , which throughout history have proved fatal in the end to all associations composed primarily of sove... | [
"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 ... | 37 | {"id": "br-g10:60:4", "sense_key": "give%2:40:10::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The 140414 Americans who gave `` the last full measure of devotion '' to [TARGET] prevent [/TARGET] disunion , preserved individual freedom in the United States from the dangers of anarchy , inherent in confederations , which throughout history have proved fatal in the end to all associations composed primarily of sove... | [
"prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; \"We must prevent the cancer from spreading\"",
"keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; \"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:60:14", "sense_key": "prevent%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The 140414 Americans who gave `` the last full measure of devotion '' to prevent disunion , [TARGET] preserved [/TARGET] individual freedom in the United States from the dangers of anarchy , inherent in confederations , which throughout history have proved fatal in the end to all associations composed primarily of sove... | [
"prevent from rotting, of foods; \"preserved meats\"",
"keep in perfect or unaltered condition; \"We preserve these archeological findings\"",
"to keep up and reserve for personal or special use: \"save something in case you hit trouble.\"",
"keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; \... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:60:17", "sense_key": "preserve%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The 140414 Americans who gave `` the last full measure of devotion '' to prevent disunion , preserved individual freedom in the United States from the dangers of anarchy , inherent in confederations , which throughout history have [TARGET] proved [/TARGET] fatal in the end to all associations composed primarily of sove... | [
"establish the validity of something; \"This behavior shows his true nature\"",
"obtain probate of, as of a will",
"prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof",
"provide evidence for; \"The blood test showed that he was the father\"; \"Her behavior testified to her incompetence\"",
"take a ... | 8 | {"id": "br-g10:60:36", "sense_key": "prove%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 36, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The 140414 Americans who gave `` the last full measure of devotion '' to prevent disunion , preserved individual freedom in the United States from the dangers of anarchy , inherent in confederations , which throughout history have proved fatal in the end to all associations [TARGET] composed [/TARGET] primarily of sove... | [
"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-g10:60:42", "sense_key": "compose%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 42, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But the fact that 70524 other Americans [TARGET] gave [/TARGET] the same measure of devotion to an opposing concept served Liberty-and-Union in other essential ways . | [
"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 ... | 37 | {"id": "br-g10:61:7", "sense_key": "give%2:40:10::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But the fact that 70524 other Americans gave the same measure of devotion to an opposing concept [TARGET] served [/TARGET] Liberty-and-Union in other essential ways . | [
"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 ... | 11 | {"id": "br-g10:61:17", "sense_key": "serve%2:42:02::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Its appeal from ballots to bullets at Fort Sumter [TARGET] ended [/TARGET] by costing the Southerners their right to have slaves - a right that was even less compatible with the sovereignty of man . | [
"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!\"... | 3 | {"id": "br-g10:62:8", "sense_key": "end%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Its appeal from ballots to bullets at Fort Sumter ended by [TARGET] costing [/TARGET] the Southerners their right to have slaves - a right that was even less compatible with the sovereignty of man . | [
"be priced at; \"These shoes cost $100\"",
"require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; \"This mistake cost him his job\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:62:10", "sense_key": "cost%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Its appeal from ballots to bullets at Fort Sumter ended by costing the Southerners their right to [TARGET] have [/TARGET] slaves - a right that was even less compatible with the sovereignty of man . | [
"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... | 14 | {"id": "br-g10:62:16", "sense_key": "have%2:40:04::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Its appeal from ballots to bullets at Fort Sumter ended by costing the Southerners their right to have slaves - a right that [TARGET] was [/TARGET] even less compatible with the sovereignty of man . | [
"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-g10:62:22", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The very fact that they [TARGET] came [/TARGET] so near to winning by the wrong method , war , led directly to their losing both the war and the wrong thing they fought for , since it forced Lincoln to free their slaves as a military measure . | [
"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 ... | 13 | {"id": "br-g10:63:5", "sense_key": "come%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The very fact that they came so near to [TARGET] winning [/TARGET] by the wrong method , war , led directly to their losing both the war and the wrong thing they fought for , since it forced Lincoln to free their slaves as a military measure . | [
"be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; \"He won the Gold Medal in skating\"; \"Our home team won\"; \"Win the game\"",
"obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; \"The home team was gaining ground\"",
"win something through one's efforts"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:63:9", "sense_key": "win%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The very fact that they came so near to winning by the wrong method , war , [TARGET] led [/TARGET] directly to their losing both the war and the wrong thing they fought for , since it forced Lincoln to free their slaves as a military measure . | [
"cause to undertake a certain action; \"Her greed led her to forge the checks\"",
"preside over; \"John moderated the discussion\"",
"lead; \"conduct an orchestra\"",
"travel in front of; go in advance of others: \"The procession was headed by John\"",
"take somebody somewhere; \"We lead him to our chief\";... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:63:17", "sense_key": "lead%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The very fact that they came so near to winning by the wrong method , war , led directly to their losing both the war and the wrong thing they [TARGET] fought [/TARGET] for , since it forced Lincoln to free their slaves as a military measure . | [
"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-g10:63:30", "sense_key": "fight%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The very fact that they came so near to winning by the wrong method , war , led directly to their losing both the war and the wrong thing they fought for , since it [TARGET] forced [/TARGET] Lincoln to free their slaves as a military measure . | [
"impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; \"She forced her diet fads on him\"",
"squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; \"I squeezed myself into the corner\"",
"cause to move along the ground by pulling; \"draw a wagon\"; \"pull a sled\"",
"physical or metaphorical, as in \"She rammed her mi... | 6 | {"id": "br-g10:63:35", "sense_key": "force%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 35, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The very fact that they came so near to winning by the wrong method , war , led directly to their losing both the war and the wrong thing they fought for , since it forced Lincoln to [TARGET] free [/TARGET] their slaves as a military measure . | [
"make available, as of assets; or free for sale or publication",
"let off the hook",
"free or remove obstruction from",
"remove or force out from a position; \"The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums\"; \"He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried ... | 6 | {"id": "br-g10:63:38", "sense_key": "free%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 38, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
There was a divine justice in one wrong thus [TARGET] undoing [/TARGET] another . | [
"make undone; revert to the original condition or situation; \"You cannot undo the damage!\"",
"cancel or reverse an action or its effect; \"I wish I could undo my actions\"",
"deprive of certain characteristics"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:64:9", "sense_key": "undo%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
There was also a lesson , one that has [TARGET] served [/TARGET] ever since to keep Americans , in their conflicts with one another , from turning from the ballot to the bullet . | [
"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 ... | 10 | {"id": "br-g10:65:9", "sense_key": "serve%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
There was also a lesson , one that has served ever since to [TARGET] keep [/TARGET] Americans , in their conflicts with one another , from turning from the ballot to the bullet . | [
"observe correctly; \"keep time, keep count, keep track of\"",
"maintain by writing regular records; \"keep a diary\"; \"maintain a record\"; \"keep notes\"",
"supply with sustenance",
"retain possession of",
"look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; \"He keeps the bees on the estate\"",
"retain righ... | 6 | {"id": "br-g10:65:13", "sense_key": "keep%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
There was also a lesson , one that has served ever since to keep Americans , in their conflicts with one another , from [TARGET] turning [/TARGET] from the ballot to the bullet . | [
"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... | 4 | {"id": "br-g10:65:24", "sense_key": "turn%2:30:04::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Yet though the Southern States [TARGET] lost [/TARGET] the worst errors in their case , they did not lose the truth they fought for . | [
"fail to win; \"We lost the battle but we won the war\"",
"retreat",
"place (something) where one cannot find it again; \"I misplaced my eyeglasses\"",
"suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; \"She lost her husband in the war\"",
"allow to go out of sight: \"The detective lost the man he was ... | 8 | {"id": "br-g10:66:5", "sense_key": "lose%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Yet though the Southern States lost the worst errors in their case , they did not [TARGET] lose [/TARGET] the truth they fought for . | [
"fail to win; \"We lost the battle but we won the war\"",
"retreat",
"place (something) where one cannot find it again; \"I misplaced my eyeglasses\"",
"suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; \"She lost her husband in the war\"",
"allow to go out of sight: \"The detective lost the man he was ... | 8 | {"id": "br-g10:66:16", "sense_key": "lose%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Yet though the Southern States lost the worst errors in their case , they did not lose the truth they [TARGET] fought [/TARGET] for . | [
"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-g10:66:20", "sense_key": "fight%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The lives so many of them [TARGET] gave [/TARGET] , to forestall what they believed would be a fatal encroachment by the Union on the powers reserved to their states have continued ever since to safeguard all Americans against freedom 's other foe . | [
"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 ... | 37 | {"id": "br-g10:67:5", "sense_key": "give%2:40:10::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The lives so many of them gave , to [TARGET] forestall [/TARGET] what they believed would be a fatal encroachment by the Union on the powers reserved to their states have continued ever since to safeguard all Americans against freedom 's other foe . | [
"act in advance of; deal with ahead of time",
"keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; \"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:67:8", "sense_key": "forestall%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The lives so many of them gave , to forestall what they [TARGET] believed [/TARGET] would be a fatal encroachment by the Union on the powers reserved to their states have continued ever since to safeguard all Americans against freedom 's other foe . | [
"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-g10:67:11", "sense_key": "believe%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The lives so many of them gave , to forestall what they believed would [TARGET] be [/TARGET] a fatal encroachment by the Union on the powers reserved to their states have continued ever since to safeguard all Americans against freedom 's other foe . | [
"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-g10:67:13", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The lives so many of them gave , to forestall what they believed would be a fatal encroachment by the Union on the powers [TARGET] reserved [/TARGET] to their states have continued ever since to safeguard all Americans against freedom 's other foe . | [
"give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; \"I will earmark this money for your research\"",
"obtain or arrange in advance: \"We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's\"",
"hold on to",
"hold back or set aside, esp. for future use or contingency: reserve: they held back their app... | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:67:23", "sense_key": "reserve%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The lives so many of them gave , to forestall what they believed would be a fatal encroachment by the Union on the powers reserved to their states have [TARGET] continued [/TARGET] ever since to safeguard all Americans against freedom 's other foe . | [
"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... | 1 | {"id": "br-g10:67:28", "sense_key": "continue%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The lives so many of them gave , to forestall what they believed would be a fatal encroachment by the Union on the powers reserved to their states have continued ever since to [TARGET] safeguard [/TARGET] all Americans against freedom 's other foe . | [
"make safe",
"escort safely"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-g10:67:32", "sense_key": "safeguard%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-g10", "token_index": 32, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Do [TARGET] start [/TARGET] fires one or two hours ahead of time to obtain a lasting bed of glowing coals . | [
"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... | 3 | {"id": "br-e14:1:1", "sense_key": "start%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-e14", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Do start fires one or two hours ahead of time to [TARGET] obtain [/TARGET] a lasting bed of glowing coals . | [
"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\"",
"come into possession of; \"How did you obtain the visa?\"",
"be valid, applicable, or tr... | 1 | {"id": "br-e14:1:9", "sense_key": "obtain%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-e14", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
[TARGET] Keep [/TARGET] ashes from one barbecue to the next to sprinkle over coals if they are too hot , and to stop flames that arise from melting grease . | [
"observe correctly; \"keep time, keep count, keep track of\"",
"maintain by writing regular records; \"keep a diary\"; \"maintain a record\"; \"keep notes\"",
"supply with sustenance",
"retain possession of",
"look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; \"He keeps the bees on the estate\"",
"retain righ... | 3 | {"id": "br-e14:2:0", "sense_key": "keep%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-e14", "token_index": 0, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Keep ashes from one barbecue to the next to [TARGET] sprinkle [/TARGET] over coals if they are too hot , and to stop flames that arise from melting grease . | [
"scatter with liquid; wet lightly; \"Sprinkle the lawn\"",
"cause (a liquid) to spatter about, esp. with force; \"She splashed the water around her\"",
"distribute loosely; \"He scattered gun powder under the wagon.\"",
"rain gently"
] | 2 | {"id": "br-e14:2:9", "sense_key": "sprinkle%2:35:01::", "split_group_id": "br-e14", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Keep ashes from one barbecue to the next to sprinkle over coals if they [TARGET] are [/TARGET] too hot , and to stop flames that arise from melting grease . | [
"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-e14:2:14", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-e14", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Keep ashes from one barbecue to the next to sprinkle over coals if they are too hot , and to [TARGET] stop [/TARGET] flames that arise from melting grease . | [
"prevent completion; \"stop the project\"; \"break the silence\"",
"stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; \"Hold on a moment!\"; \"We broke at noon\"",
"hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; \"Arrest the downward trend\"; \"Check the growth of ... | 7 | {"id": "br-e14:2:20", "sense_key": "stop%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-e14", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Keep ashes from one barbecue to the next to sprinkle over coals if they are too hot , and to stop flames that [TARGET] arise [/TARGET] from melting grease . | [
"get up and out of bed; \"I get up at 7 A.M. every day\"; \"They rose early\"",
"occur; \"A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion\"",
"rise to one's feet; \"The audience got up and applauded\"",
"move upward; \"The fog lifted\"; \"The smoke arose from the forest fire\"",
"take part in a rebellion... | 5 | {"id": "br-e14:2:23", "sense_key": "arise%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-e14", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Keep ashes from one barbecue to the next to sprinkle over coals if they are too hot , and to stop flames that arise from [TARGET] melting [/TARGET] grease . | [
"cause to thaw and become soft or liquid again; \"The sub melted the ice\"",
"reduce from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; \"melt butter\"; \"melt down gold\"",
"lose its distinct outline or shape; \"Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene\"",
"grow (more) mellow; \"With age, he mellowed\... | 0 | {"id": "br-e14:2:25", "sense_key": "melt%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-e14", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Do [TARGET] line [/TARGET] barbecue fire bowl with heavy foil to reflect heat . | [
"fill plentifully; \"line one's pockets\"",
"reinforce with fabric; of books",
"mark with lines, draw lines on; \"The paper was lined\"",
"cover the interior of, as of garments: :lined gloves\"",
"make a mark or lines on a surface; \"draw a line\"; \"draw the outlines of a figure in the sand\"; \"trace an a... | 3 | {"id": "br-e14:3:1", "sense_key": "line%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-e14", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Do line barbecue fire bowl with heavy foil to [TARGET] reflect [/TARGET] heat . | [
"think about at length and in depth; \"I mulled over the events of the afternoon\"",
"to throw or bend back from a surface; \"A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes.\"",
"bring back; \"This action reflects his true beliefs\"",
"be bright by reflecting or casting light"
] | 3 | {"id": "br-e14:3:9", "sense_key": "reflect%2:43:00::", "split_group_id": "br-e14", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Do n't [TARGET] forget [/TARGET] to buy a plastic pastry brush for basting with sauces . | [
"be unable to remember; \"I'm drawing a blank\"; \"You are blocking the name of your first wife!\"",
"dismiss from the mind; stop remembering",
"leave behind; \"I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant\"",
"forget to do something; \"Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!\""
] | 3 | {"id": "br-e14:4:2", "sense_key": "forget%2:31:03::", "split_group_id": "br-e14", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
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