inputs stringlengths 24 1.5k | choices_list listlengths 2 63 | labels int64 0 57 | metadata stringlengths 120 157 |
|---|---|---|---|
Systematically he would [TARGET] open [/TARGET] and ransack drawers . | [
"make available, as of an opportunity; \"This opens up new possibilities\"",
"become available; \"an opportunity opened up\"",
"make the opening move, in chess; \"Kasparov opened with a standard opening\"",
"cause to open or to become open; \"Mary opened the car door\"",
"become open; \"The door opened\"",
... | 3 | {"id": "br-c10:15:3", "sense_key": "open%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Systematically he would open and [TARGET] ransack [/TARGET] drawers . | [
"search thoroughly; \"They combed the area for the missing child\"",
"steal goods; take as spoils; \"During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:15:5", "sense_key": "ransack%2:35:02::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
[TARGET] Given [/TARGET] a small ball or marbles , he would invent games and play by himself for hours . | [
"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-c10:16:0", "sense_key": "give%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 0, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Given a small ball or marbles , he would [TARGET] invent [/TARGET] games and play by himself for hours . | [
"come up with",
"make up something artificial or untrue"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:16:9", "sense_key": "invent%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Given a small ball or marbles , he would invent games and [TARGET] play [/TARGET] by himself for hours . | [
"engage in an activity as if it were a game: \"They played games on their opponents\"",
"pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; \"He acted the idiot\"; \"She plays deaf when the news are bad\"",
"exhaust (a hooked fish) by allowing it to pull on the line",
"consider not very seriously; \"He is tr... | 25 | {"id": "br-c10:16:12", "sense_key": "play%2:41:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With curiosity and elan , he [TARGET] explored [/TARGET] every inch of glen , beach and burn , once stranding himself for hours on a ledge high up a sheer seventy-foot cliff and waiting with calm faith to be rescued by Maxwell , who nearly lost his life in doing so . | [
"inquire into",
"travel to or penetrate into; of unknown territory, for scientific purposes",
"examine minutely",
"examine for diagnostic purposes, as of organs"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:17:6", "sense_key": "explore%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With curiosity and elan , he explored every inch of glen , beach and burn , once stranding himself for hours on a ledge high up a sheer seventy-foot cliff and [TARGET] waiting [/TARGET] with calm faith to be rescued by Maxwell , who nearly lost his life in doing so . | [
"look forward to the probably occurrence of: \"We were expecting a visit from our relatives\"; \"She is looking to a promotion\"; \"he is waiting to be drafted\"",
"wait on tables; serve as a waiter; in restaurants \"I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's\"",
"stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; \"I... | 2 | {"id": "br-c10:17:29", "sense_key": "wait%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 29, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With curiosity and elan , he explored every inch of glen , beach and burn , once stranding himself for hours on a ledge high up a sheer seventy-foot cliff and waiting with calm faith to be [TARGET] rescued [/TARGET] by Maxwell , who nearly lost his life in doing so . | [
"take forcibly from legal custody, as of prisoners",
"free from harm or evil"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:17:35", "sense_key": "rescue%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 35, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With curiosity and elan , he explored every inch of glen , beach and burn , once stranding himself for hours on a ledge high up a sheer seventy-foot cliff and waiting with calm faith to be rescued by Maxwell , who nearly [TARGET] lost [/TARGET] his life in doing so . | [
"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-c10:17:41", "sense_key": "lose%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 41, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A year and a day of this idyll is [TARGET] described [/TARGET] for the reader , one in which not only discovery of a new world of personality is charted , but self-discovery as well . | [
"as in in botany or biology, for example",
"give a description of; \"He drew an elaborate plan of attack\"",
"to give an account or representation of in words: \"Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental.\"",
"make a mark or lines on a surface; \"draw a line\"; \"draw the outlines... | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:18:8", "sense_key": "describe%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A year and a day of this idyll is described for the reader , one in which not only discovery of a new world of personality is [TARGET] charted [/TARGET] , but self-discovery as well . | [
"plan in detail",
"make a chart of; \"chart the territory\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:18:23", "sense_key": "chart%2:31:13::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In the solitude of Camusfearna there had [TARGET] been [/TARGET] no loneliness . | [
"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... | 2 | {"id": "br-c10:19:7", "sense_key": "be%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` To [TARGET] be [/TARGET] quite alone where there are no other human beings is sharply exhilarating ; it is as though some pressure had suddenly been lifted , allowing an intense awareness & & & a sharpening of the senses '' . | [
"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-c10:20:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` To be quite alone where there [TARGET] are [/TARGET] no other human beings is sharply exhilarating ; it is as though some pressure had suddenly been lifted , allowing an intense awareness & & & a sharpening of the senses '' . | [
"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... | 2 | {"id": "br-c10:20:7", "sense_key": "be%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` To be quite alone where there are no other human beings [TARGET] is [/TARGET] sharply exhilarating ; it is as though some pressure had suddenly been lifted , allowing an intense awareness & & & a sharpening of the senses '' . | [
"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-c10:20:11", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` To be quite alone where there are no other human beings is sharply exhilarating ; it [TARGET] is [/TARGET] as though some pressure had suddenly been lifted , allowing an intense awareness & & & a sharpening of the senses '' . | [
"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-c10:20:16", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` To be quite alone where there are no other human beings is sharply exhilarating ; it is as though some pressure had suddenly been lifted , [TARGET] allowing [/TARGET] an intense awareness & & & a sharpening of the senses '' . | [
"allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; \"I allow for this possibility\"; \"The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash\"",
"give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; \"I will earmark this money for your research\"",
"... | 6 | {"id": "br-c10:20:25", "sense_key": "allow%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Now , with the increasing interdependence between himself and Mij [TARGET] came [/TARGET] a knowledge of an obscure need , that of being trusted implicitly by some creature . | [
"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 ... | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:21:10", "sense_key": "come%2:30:02::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Now , with the increasing interdependence between himself and Mij came a knowledge of an obscure need , that of being [TARGET] trusted [/TARGET] implicitly by some creature . | [
"have confidence or faith in; \"We can trust in God\"; \"Rely on your friends\"; \"bank on your good education\"",
"be confident about something; \"I believe that he will come back from the war\"",
"expect with desire; \"I trust you will behave better from now on\"; \"I hope she understands that she cannot exep... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:21:21", "sense_key": "trust%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Two other people in time [TARGET] shared [/TARGET] Mijbil 's love : `` it remained around us three that his orb revolved when he was not away in his own imponderable world of wave and water ; we were his Trinity , and he behaved towards us with a mixture of trust and abuse , passion and irritation . | [
"communicate; \"I'd like to share this idea with you\"",
"give out as one's portion or share",
"have, give, or receive a share of: \"We shared the cake\"",
"use jointly or in common",
"share in common; \"Our children share a love of music\""
] | 4 | {"id": "br-c10:22:4", "sense_key": "share%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Two other people in time shared Mijbil 's love : `` it [TARGET] remained [/TARGET] around us three that his orb revolved when he was not away in his own imponderable world of wave and water ; we were his Trinity , and he behaved towards us with a mixture of trust and abuse , passion and irritation . | [
"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-c10:22:11", "sense_key": "remain%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Two other people in time shared Mijbil 's love : `` it remained around us three that his orb [TARGET] revolved [/TARGET] when he was not away in his own imponderable world of wave and water ; we were his Trinity , and he behaved towards us with a mixture of trust and abuse , passion and irritation . | [
"turn on or around an axis or a center; \"The Earth revolves around the Sun\"; \"The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire\"",
"move in an orbit, as of celestial bodies: \"The moon orbits around the Earth\"; \"The planets are orbiting the sun\"",
"to rotate or cause to rotate: \"The child rolled down the h... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:22:18", "sense_key": "revolve%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Two other people in time shared Mijbil 's love : `` it remained around us three that his orb revolved when he [TARGET] was [/TARGET] not away in his own imponderable world of wave and water ; we were his Trinity , and he behaved towards us with a mixture of trust and abuse , passion and irritation . | [
"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-c10:22:21", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Two other people in time shared Mijbil 's love : `` it remained around us three that his orb revolved when he was not away in his own imponderable world of wave and water ; we [TARGET] were [/TARGET] his Trinity , and he behaved towards us with a mixture of trust and abuse , passion and irritation . | [
"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-c10:22:35", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 35, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Two other people in time shared Mijbil 's love : `` it remained around us three that his orb revolved when he was not away in his own imponderable world of wave and water ; we were his Trinity , and he [TARGET] behaved [/TARGET] towards us with a mixture of trust and abuse , passion and irritation . | [
"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?\"",
"behave well or properly; \"The children must learn to behave\"",
"behave in a certain manner; \"She carried herself well\"; \"he bo... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:22:41", "sense_key": "behave%2:29:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 41, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Yet the idyll [TARGET] ended [/TARGET] . | [
"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-c10:24:3", "sense_key": "end%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The brief details of Mijbil 's death [TARGET] lend [/TARGET] depth to the story , give it an edge of ironic tragedy . | [
"give temporarily; let have for a limited time",
"of a quality, as in: \"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company\"; \"The music added a lot to the play\"; \"She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings\"; \"This adds a light note to the program\"",
"have certain characteristics of qualities for so... | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:25:7", "sense_key": "lend%2:40:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The brief details of Mijbil 's death lend depth to the story , [TARGET] give [/TARGET] it an edge of ironic tragedy . | [
"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 ... | 21 | {"id": "br-c10:25:13", "sense_key": "give%2:36:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Man , to whom Mij [TARGET] gave [/TARGET] endless affection and fealty , was responsible in the form of a road worker with a pickaxe who somehow becomes an abstract symbol of the savage in man . | [
"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-c10:26:5", "sense_key": "give%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Man , to whom Mij gave endless affection and fealty , [TARGET] was [/TARGET] responsible in the form of a road worker with a pickaxe who somehow becomes an abstract symbol of the savage in 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-c10:26:11", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Man , to whom Mij gave endless affection and fealty , was responsible in the form of a road worker with a pickaxe who somehow [TARGET] becomes [/TARGET] an abstract symbol of the savage in man . | [
"enter or assume a certain state or condition; \"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news\"; \"It must be getting more serious\"; \"her face went red with anger\"; \"She went into ecstasy\"; \"Get going!\"",
"come into existence; \"What becomes has duration\"",
"undergo a change or development: \"The water ... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:26:25", "sense_key": "become%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But then , through a strange coincidence , Maxwell [TARGET] manages [/TARGET] to acquire Idal , a female otter , and the fascinating story starts once more . | [
"be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; \"I can deal with this crew of workers\"; \"This blender can't handle nuts\"; \"She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old\"",
"watch and direct; \"Who is overseeing this project?\"",
"carry on or manage; \"We could do with a little more help around here\"",... | 4 | {"id": "br-c10:27:9", "sense_key": "manage%2:41:08::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But then , through a strange coincidence , Maxwell manages to [TARGET] acquire [/TARGET] Idal , a female otter , and the fascinating story starts once more . | [
"come to have, of physical features and attributes; \"He grew a beard\"; The patient developed abdominal pains\"; I got funny spots all over my body\"",
"take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; \"His voice took on a sad tone\"; \"The story took a new turn\"; \"he adopted an air of superiority\"; \"She assum... | 2 | {"id": "br-c10:27:11", "sense_key": "acquire%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But then , through a strange coincidence , Maxwell manages to acquire Idal , a female otter , and the fascinating story [TARGET] starts [/TARGET] once more . | [
"take the first step or steps in carrying out an action: \"We began working at dawn\"; \"Who will start?\" \"Get working as soon as the sun rises!\"",
"set in motion, cause to start; \"The U.S. started a war in the Middle East\"; \"The Iraquis began hostilities\"; \"begin a new chapter in your life\"",
"play in... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:27:22", "sense_key": "start%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
One [TARGET] is [/TARGET] not sure who emerges as the main personality of this book - Mijbil , with his rollicking ways , or Maxwell himself , poet , portrait painter , writer , journalist , traveller and zoologist , sensitive but never sentimental recorder of an unusual way of life , in a language at once lyrical and ... | [
"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-c10:28:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
One is not sure who [TARGET] emerges [/TARGET] as the main personality of this book - Mijbil , with his rollicking ways , or Maxwell himself , poet , portrait painter , writer , journalist , traveller and zoologist , sensitive but never sentimental recorder of an unusual way of life , in a language at once lyrical and ... | [
"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... | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:28:5", "sense_key": "emerge%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This reviewer [TARGET] read [/TARGET] the book when it was first brought out in England with a sense of discovery and excitement . | [
"interpret something that is written or printed; \"read the advertisement\"; \"Have you read Salman Rushdie?\"",
"look at, interpreted, and say out loud something that is written or printed; \"The proclamation will be read\"",
"interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc.; a... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:29:2", "sense_key": "read%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This reviewer read the book when it [TARGET] was [/TARGET] first brought out in England with a sense of discovery and excitement . | [
"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-c10:29:7", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This reviewer read the book when it was first [TARGET] brought out [/TARGET] in England with a sense of discovery and excitement . | [
"direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; \"This dress accentuates your nice figure!\" \"I set off these words by brackets\"",
"publish a magazine or newspaper, for example",
"bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.",
"make known to the public information that was previo... | 7 | {"id": "br-c10:29:9", "sense_key": "bring_out%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Now Gavin Maxwell 's ring of bright water has [TARGET] widened [/TARGET] to enchant the world . | [
"become broader or wider or more extensive; \"The road widened\"",
"extend in scope or range or area; \"The law was extended to all citizens\"; \"widen the range of applications\"; \"broaden your horizon\"",
"make wider: \"widen the road\"",
"make larger, of clothes; \"Let out that dress--I gained a lot of we... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:30:8", "sense_key": "widen%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Now Gavin Maxwell 's ring of bright water has widened to [TARGET] enchant [/TARGET] the world . | [
"cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something",
"hold spellbound",
"attract; cause to be enamored; \"She captured all the men's hearts\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:30:10", "sense_key": "enchant%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The performances of the Comedie Francaise [TARGET] are [/TARGET] the most important recent events in the New York theater . | [
"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-c10:31:5", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They [TARGET] serve [/TARGET] to contradict a popular notion that the Comedie merely repeats , as accurately as possible , the techniques of acting the classics that prevailed in the 17 th century . | [
"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-c10:32:1", "sense_key": "serve%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They serve to [TARGET] contradict [/TARGET] a popular notion that the Comedie merely repeats , as accurately as possible , the techniques of acting the classics that prevailed in the 17 th century . | [
"prove negative; show to be false",
"deny the truth of",
"be resistant to; \"The board opposed his motion.\"",
"be in contradiction with"
] | 3 | {"id": "br-c10:32:3", "sense_key": "contradict%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They serve to contradict a popular notion that the Comedie merely [TARGET] repeats [/TARGET] , as accurately as possible , the techniques of acting the classics that prevailed in the 17 th century . | [
"happen or occur again; \"This is a recurring story\"",
"to say or state again: \"Mrs. Molvar, who kept reiterating her request..\", \"``Just barely'' , he said, and repeated his paraphrase:\"",
"to say again or imitate: \"followers echoing the cries of their leaders.\"",
"make or do or perform again",
"re... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:32:11", "sense_key": "repeat%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They serve to contradict a popular notion that the Comedie merely repeats , as accurately as possible , the techniques of [TARGET] acting [/TARGET] the classics that prevailed in the 17 th century . | [
"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... | 3 | {"id": "br-c10:32:21", "sense_key": "act%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They serve to contradict a popular notion that the Comedie merely repeats , as accurately as possible , the techniques of acting the classics that [TARGET] prevailed [/TARGET] in the 17 th century . | [
"use persuasion successfully; \"He prevailed upon her to visit his parents\"",
"prove superior; \"The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight\"",
"cease to exist after resistance or a struggle; \"These stories die hard\"",
"be valid, applicable, or true; \"This theory still holds\"",
"be larger in nu... | 3 | {"id": "br-c10:32:25", "sense_key": "prevail%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
On the contrary , the old plays are continually being [TARGET] reinterpreted [/TARGET] , and each new production of a classic has only a brief history at the Comedie . | [
"assign a new or different meaning to",
"interpret from a different viewpoint"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:33:8", "sense_key": "reinterpret%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
On the contrary , the old plays are continually being reinterpreted , and each new production of a classic [TARGET] has [/TARGET] only a brief history at the Comedie . | [
"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... | 11 | {"id": "br-c10:33:17", "sense_key": "have%2:40:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Of course , the well-received revivals [TARGET] last [/TARGET] longer than the others , and that further reminds us that the Comedie is not insensitive to criticism . | [
"be long; in time",
"continue to live, endure or last; \"We went without water and food for 3 days\"; \"The legend of Elvis lives on\"; \"These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America\"",
"persist or continue; \"The rains lasted four days\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:34:5", "sense_key": "last%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Of course , the well-received revivals last longer than the others , and that further [TARGET] reminds [/TARGET] us that the Comedie is not insensitive to criticism . | [
"put in the mind of someone; \"Remind me to call Mother\"",
"recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection: \"I can't remember saying any such thing\"; \"I can't think what her last name was\"; \"can you remember her phone number?\" \"Do you remember that he once loved you?\"; \"call up memories\"",
"assist... | 2 | {"id": "br-c10:34:14", "sense_key": "remind%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Of course , the well-received revivals last longer than the others , and that further reminds us that the Comedie [TARGET] is [/TARGET] not insensitive to criticism . | [
"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-c10:34:19", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The directors of the Comedie do not [TARGET] respond [/TARGET] to adverse notices in as docile and subservient a manner as the Broadway producers who , in two instances this season , closed their plays after one performance . | [
"show a response or a reaction to something",
"respond favorably or as hoped; \"The cancer reponded to the aggressive therapy\"",
"reply or respond to; \"She didn't want to answer\"; \"answer the question\"; \"We answered that we would accept the invitation\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:35:7", "sense_key": "respond%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The directors of the Comedie do not respond to adverse notices in as docile and subservient a manner as the Broadway producers who , in two instances this season , [TARGET] closed [/TARGET] their plays after one performance . | [
"complete a business deal, negociation, or an agreement; \"We closed on the house on Friday\"; \"They closed the deal on the building\"",
"move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; \"Close the door\"; \"shut the window\"",
"become closed; \"The windows closed with a loud bang\"",
"bar acces... | 10 | {"id": "br-c10:35:30", "sense_key": "close%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But they [TARGET] are [/TARGET] aware of the world outside , they court public approval , they delight in full houses , and they occasionally dare to experiment in interpreting a dramatic classic . | [
"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-c10:36:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But they are aware of the world outside , they [TARGET] court [/TARGET] public approval , they delight in full houses , and they occasionally dare to experiment in interpreting a dramatic classic . | [
"make amorous advances towards; \"john is courting Mary\"",
"seek someone's favor; \"China is wooing Russia\"",
"engage in social activities leading to marriage; \"We were courting for over ten years\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:36:9", "sense_key": "court%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But they are aware of the world outside , they court public approval , they [TARGET] delight [/TARGET] in full houses , and they occasionally dare to experiment in interpreting a dramatic classic . | [
"take delight in; \"he delights in his granddaughter\"",
"give pleasure to; be pleasing to",
"hold spellbound"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:36:14", "sense_key": "delight%2:34:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But they are aware of the world outside , they court public approval , they delight in full houses , and they occasionally [TARGET] dare [/TARGET] to experiment in interpreting a dramatic classic . | [
"challenge: \"I dare you!\"",
"take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; \"How dare you call my lawyer?\"",
"to be courageous enough to try or do something: \"I don't dare call him\", \"she dares to dress differently from the others.\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:36:22", "sense_key": "dare%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But they are aware of the world outside , they court public approval , they delight in full houses , and they occasionally dare to experiment in [TARGET] interpreting [/TARGET] a dramatic classic . | [
"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"
] | 4 | {"id": "br-c10:36:26", "sense_key": "interpret%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In France , novel approaches to the classic French plays are frequently [TARGET] attempted [/TARGET] . | [
"enter upon an activity or enterprise",
"make an effort or attempt; \"He tried to shake off his fears\"; \"The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps\"; \"The police attempted to stop the thief\"; \"He sought to improve himself\"; \"She always seeks to do good in the world\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:37:12", "sense_key": "attempt%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The government [TARGET] pays [/TARGET] a subsidy for revival of the classics , and this policy attracts experimenters who sometimes put Moliere 's characters in modern dress and often achieve interesting results . | [
"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... | 5 | {"id": "br-c10:38:2", "sense_key": "pay%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The government pays a subsidy for revival of the classics , and this policy [TARGET] attracts [/TARGET] experimenters who sometimes put Moliere 's characters in modern dress and often achieve interesting results . | [
"direct toward itself or oneself; \"Her good looks attract the stares of many men\"",
"be attractive to; \"The idea of a vacation appeals to me\"; \"The beautiful garden attracted many people\"",
"attract or elicit; \"The school attracts students with artistic talents\"; \"His playing drew a crowd\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:38:14", "sense_key": "attract%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The government pays a subsidy for revival of the classics , and this policy attracts experimenters who sometimes [TARGET] put [/TARGET] Moliere 's characters in modern dress and often achieve interesting results . | [
"arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; \"arrange my schedule;\" \"set up one's life\"; \"I put these memories with those of bygone times\"",
"estimate: \"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.\"",
"formulate in a particular style or language; \"I wouldn't put it that way\"; \"She cast her request in ver... | 5 | {"id": "br-c10:38:18", "sense_key": "put%2:35:05::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So far as I [TARGET] know [/TARGET] , the Comedie has never put Moliere 's people in the costumes of the 20 th century , but they do reinterpret plays and characters . | [
"be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; \"She doesn't know this composer\"; \"Do you know my sister?\" \"We know this movie\"",
"be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; \"I know that the President lied to the people\"; \"I want to ... | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:39:3", "sense_key": "know%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So far as I know , the Comedie has never [TARGET] put [/TARGET] Moliere 's people in the costumes of the 20 th century , but they do reinterpret plays and characters . | [
"arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; \"arrange my schedule;\" \"set up one's life\"; \"I put these memories with those of bygone times\"",
"estimate: \"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.\"",
"formulate in a particular style or language; \"I wouldn't put it that way\"; \"She cast her request in ver... | 5 | {"id": "br-c10:39:9", "sense_key": "put%2:35:05::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
So far as I know , the Comedie has never put Moliere 's people in the costumes of the 20 th century , but they do [TARGET] reinterpret [/TARGET] plays and characters . | [
"assign a new or different meaning to",
"interpret from a different viewpoint"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:39:25", "sense_key": "reinterpret%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Last season , the Comedie 's two principal experiments [TARGET] came [/TARGET] to grief , and , in consequence , we can expect fairly soon to see still newer productions of Racine 's `` Phedre '' and Moliere 's `` School for Wives '' . | [
"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 ... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:40:9", "sense_key": "come%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Last season , the Comedie 's two principal experiments came to grief , and , in consequence , we can [TARGET] expect [/TARGET] fairly soon to see still newer productions of Racine 's `` Phedre '' and Moliere 's `` School for Wives '' . | [
"be pregnant with; \"She is bearing his child\"; \"The are expecting another child in January\"",
"look forward to the birth of a child; \"She is expecting in March\"",
"regard something as probable or likely; \"The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow\"",
"look forward to the probably occurrence of... | 2 | {"id": "br-c10:40:20", "sense_key": "expect%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Last season , the Comedie 's two principal experiments came to grief , and , in consequence , we can expect fairly soon to [TARGET] see [/TARGET] still newer productions of Racine 's `` Phedre '' and Moliere 's `` School for Wives '' . | [
"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... | 12 | {"id": "br-c10:40:24", "sense_key": "see%2:39:02::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The new `` Phedre '' was [TARGET] done [/TARGET] in 17 th century setting , instead of ancient Greek ; perhaps that is the Comedie 's equivalent for thrusting this play 's characters into our own time . | [
"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 ... | 3 | {"id": "br-c10:41:6", "sense_key": "do%2:36:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The new `` Phedre '' was done in 17 th century setting , instead of ancient Greek ; perhaps that [TARGET] is [/TARGET] the Comedie 's equivalent for thrusting this play 's characters into our own time . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 8 | {"id": "br-c10:41:19", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The new `` Phedre '' was done in 17 th century setting , instead of ancient Greek ; perhaps that is the Comedie 's equivalent for [TARGET] thrusting [/TARGET] this play 's characters into our own time . | [
"impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; \"She forced her diet fads on him\"",
"penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument",
"push forcefully; \"He thrust his chin forward\"",
"make a thrusting forward movement",
"press or force; \"Stuff money into an envelope\"; \"She thrust the lett... | 3 | {"id": "br-c10:41:25", "sense_key": "thrust%2:38:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The speaking of the lines [TARGET] seemed [/TARGET] excessively slow and stately , possibly in an effort to capture the spirit of 17 th century elegance . | [
"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; \"She seems to be sleeping\"; \"This appears to be a very difficult problem\"; \"This project looks fishy\"; \"They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time\"",
"seem to be true, probable, or apparent; \"It seems that he is very g... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:42:5", "sense_key": "seem%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The speaking of the lines seemed excessively slow and stately , possibly in an effort to [TARGET] capture [/TARGET] the spirit of 17 th century elegance . | [
"capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; \"I caught a rabbit in the trap toady\"",
"succeed in catching or seizing, , esp. after a chase; \"We finally got the suspect\"; \"Did you catch the thief?\"",
"succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; \"capture the essence of Spring\"; \"captu... | 2 | {"id": "br-c10:42:16", "sense_key": "capture%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A few literary men [TARGET] defended [/TARGET] what they took to be an emphasis on the poetry at the expense of the drama , but the response was mainly hostile and quite violent . | [
"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... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:43:3", "sense_key": "defend%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A few literary men defended what they took to be an emphasis on the poetry at the expense of the drama , but the response [TARGET] was [/TARGET] mainly hostile and quite violent . | [
"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-c10:43:22", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The new `` School for Wives '' was [TARGET] interpreted [/TARGET] according to a principle that is becoming increasingly common in the playing of classic comedy - the idea of turning some obviously ludicrous figure into a tragic character . | [
"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"
] | 4 | {"id": "br-c10:44:8", "sense_key": "interpret%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The new `` School for Wives '' was interpreted according to a principle that is [TARGET] becoming [/TARGET] increasingly common in the playing of classic comedy - the idea of turning some obviously ludicrous figure into a tragic character . | [
"enter or assume a certain state or condition; \"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news\"; \"It must be getting more serious\"; \"her face went red with anger\"; \"She went into ecstasy\"; \"Get going!\"",
"come into existence; \"What becomes has duration\"",
"undergo a change or development: \"The water ... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:44:14", "sense_key": "become%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Among the Moliere specialists of some years ago , Louis Jouvet [TARGET] tried [/TARGET] to humanize some of the clowns , while Fernand Ledoux , often performing at the Comedie , made them more gross than Moliere may have intended . | [
"put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; \"Try on this sweater to see how it looks\"",
"melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; \"try the yak butter\"",
"take a sample of; \"Try these new crackers\"; \"Sample the regional dishes\"",
"test the limits of; \"You are t... | 5 | {"id": "br-c10:45:10", "sense_key": "try%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Among the Moliere specialists of some years ago , Louis Jouvet tried to humanize some of the clowns , while Fernand Ledoux , often [TARGET] performing [/TARGET] at the Comedie , made them more gross than Moliere may have intended . | [
"to act or perform an action; \"John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters\"",
"give a performance; \"Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight\"",
"get (something) done; \"I did my job\"",
"perform a function; \"Who will perform the wedding?\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-c10:45:22", "sense_key": "perform%2:36:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Among the Moliere specialists of some years ago , Louis Jouvet tried to humanize some of the clowns , while Fernand Ledoux , often performing at the Comedie , [TARGET] made [/TARGET] them more gross than Moliere may have intended . | [
"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-c10:45:27", "sense_key": "make%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Among the Moliere specialists of some years ago , Louis Jouvet tried to humanize some of the clowns , while Fernand Ledoux , often performing at the Comedie , made them more gross than Moliere may have [TARGET] intended [/TARGET] . | [
"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\"",
"design or destine; \"She was intended to become the director\"",
"mean or intend to express or convey; \"You never understand what I mean!\" \"what do his w... | 2 | {"id": "br-c10:45:35", "sense_key": "intend%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 35, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Apparently , Jouvet and Ledoux [TARGET] attempted [/TARGET] just these dissimilar approaches in the role of Arnolphe in `` The School for Wives '' . | [
"enter upon an activity or enterprise",
"make an effort or attempt; \"He tried to shake off his fears\"; \"The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps\"; \"The police attempted to stop the thief\"; \"He sought to improve himself\"; \"She always seeks to do good in the world\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:46:5", "sense_key": "attempt%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I [TARGET] say [/TARGET] `` apparently '' although I saw Jouvet as Arnolphe when he visited this country shortly before his death ; by that time , he seemed to have dropped the tragic playing of the last moments of the comedy . | [
"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-c10:47:1", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I say `` apparently '' although I [TARGET] saw [/TARGET] Jouvet as Arnolphe when he visited this country shortly before his death ; by that time , he seemed to have dropped the tragic playing of the last moments of the comedy . | [
"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... | 13 | {"id": "br-c10:47:7", "sense_key": "see%2:39:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I say `` apparently '' although I saw Jouvet as Arnolphe when he [TARGET] visited [/TARGET] this country shortly before his death ; by that time , he seemed to have dropped the tragic playing of the last moments of the comedy . | [
"chew the fat; shoot the breeze",
"impose something unpleasant: \"The principal visited his rage on the students\"",
"go to certain places",
"come to see in an official or professional capacity; \"The governor visited the prison\"; \"The grant administrator visited the laboratory\"",
"pay a brief visit; \"T... | 2 | {"id": "br-c10:47:13", "sense_key": "visit%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I say `` apparently '' although I saw Jouvet as Arnolphe when he visited this country shortly before his death ; by that time , he [TARGET] seemed [/TARGET] to have dropped the tragic playing of the last moments of the comedy . | [
"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; \"She seems to be sleeping\"; \"This appears to be a very difficult problem\"; \"This project looks fishy\"; \"They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time\"",
"seem to be true, probable, or apparent; \"It seems that he is very g... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:47:26", "sense_key": "seem%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I say `` apparently '' although I saw Jouvet as Arnolphe when he visited this country shortly before his death ; by that time , he seemed to have [TARGET] dropped [/TARGET] the tragic playing of the last moments of the comedy . | [
"give birth; used for animals; \"The cow dropped her calf this morning\"",
"grow worse; \"Her condition deteriorated\"",
"go down in value; \"Stock prices dropped\"",
"stop pursuing or acting; \"drop a lawsuit\"; \"knock it off!\"",
"change from one level to another; \"She dropped into army jargon\"",
"lo... | 3 | {"id": "br-c10:47:29", "sense_key": "drop%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 29, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Arnolphe , it will be [TARGET] recalled [/TARGET] , is a man of mature years who tries to preserve the innocence of his youthful wife-to-be . | [
"recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection: \"I can't remember saying any such thing\"; \"I can't think what her last name was\"; \"can you remember her phone number?\" \"Do you remember that he once loved you?\"; \"call up memories\"",
"cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from... | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:48:5", "sense_key": "recall%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Arnolphe , it will be recalled , [TARGET] is [/TARGET] a man of mature years who tries to preserve the innocence of his youthful wife-to-be . | [
"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-c10:48:7", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Arnolphe , it will be recalled , is a man of mature years who [TARGET] tries [/TARGET] to preserve the innocence of his youthful wife-to-be . | [
"put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; \"Try on this sweater to see how it looks\"",
"melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; \"try the yak butter\"",
"take a sample of; \"Try these new crackers\"; \"Sample the regional dishes\"",
"test the limits of; \"You are t... | 5 | {"id": "br-c10:48:14", "sense_key": "try%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Arnolphe , it will be recalled , is a man of mature years who tries to [TARGET] preserve [/TARGET] the innocence of his youthful wife-to-be . | [
"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-c10:48:16", "sense_key": "preserve%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The part can [TARGET] lend [/TARGET] itself to serious treatment ; one influential French critic remarked : `` Pity for Arnolphe comes with age '' . | [
"give temporarily; let have for a limited time",
"of a quality, as in: \"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company\"; \"The music added a lot to the play\"; \"She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings\"; \"This adds a light note to the program\"",
"have certain characteristics of qualities for so... | 2 | {"id": "br-c10:49:3", "sense_key": "lend%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The part can lend itself to serious treatment ; one influential French critic [TARGET] remarked [/TARGET] : `` Pity for Arnolphe comes with age '' . | [
"make mention of; \"She observed that his presentation took up too much time\"; \"They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing\"",
"make or write comment to make a comment on"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c10:49:13", "sense_key": "remark%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Accordingly , at the Comedie last year , Jean Meyer [TARGET] played [/TARGET] a sympathetic Arnolphe and drew criticism for turning the comedy into a tragedy . | [
"engage in an activity as if it were a game: \"They played games on their opponents\"",
"pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; \"He acted the idiot\"; \"She plays deaf when the news are bad\"",
"exhaust (a hooked fish) by allowing it to pull on the line",
"consider not very seriously; \"He is tr... | 13 | {"id": "br-c10:50:9", "sense_key": "play%2:36:02::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Accordingly , at the Comedie last year , Jean Meyer played a sympathetic Arnolphe and [TARGET] drew [/TARGET] criticism for turning the comedy into a tragedy . | [
"cause blood, pus, or other bodily fluids to localize at one point",
"contract; \"Her skin drew in the cold air\"",
"flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; \"draw steel\"",
"remove the entrails of; \"draw a chicken\"",
"reduce the diameter of (a... | 23 | {"id": "br-c10:50:14", "sense_key": "draw%2:37:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Accordingly , at the Comedie last year , Jean Meyer played a sympathetic Arnolphe and drew criticism for [TARGET] turning [/TARGET] the comedy into a tragedy . | [
"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-c10:50:17", "sense_key": "turn%2:30:04::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But the stuff of tragedy [TARGET] was [/TARGET] not truly present and the play became only comedy acted rather slowly . | [
"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-c10:51:5", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But the stuff of tragedy was not truly present and the play [TARGET] became [/TARGET] only comedy acted rather slowly . | [
"enter or assume a certain state or condition; \"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news\"; \"It must be getting more serious\"; \"her face went red with anger\"; \"She went into ecstasy\"; \"Get going!\"",
"come into existence; \"What becomes has duration\"",
"undergo a change or development: \"The water ... | 2 | {"id": "br-c10:51:12", "sense_key": "become%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But the stuff of tragedy was not truly present and the play became only comedy [TARGET] acted [/TARGET] rather slowly . | [
"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... | 3 | {"id": "br-c10:51:15", "sense_key": "act%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c10", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.