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With that possibility in mind , Arkansas ' Wilbur Mills deliberately delayed calling a meeting of the Committee on Committees , and coolheaded Democrats sought to bring Rayburn and Smith together again to [TARGET] work out [/TARGET] some sort of face-saving compromise . | [
"do physical exercise; \"She works out in the gym every day\"",
"come up with; \"We evolved an interesting idea\"",
"work out in detail; \"elaborate a plan\"",
"be a success",
"turn out well; \"Everything worked out in the end\""
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`` Here [TARGET] are [/TARGET] two old men , mad at each other and too proud to pick up the phone '' , said a House Democratic leader . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 6 | {"id": "br-a37:63:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:04::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` Here are two old men , mad at each other and too proud to [TARGET] pick up [/TARGET] the phone '' , said a House Democratic leader . | [
"gain or regain energy",
"get better; \"Her performance in school picked up\"",
"lift out or reflect from a background, as of a color; \"The scarf picks up the color of the skirt\"; \"His eyes picked up his smile\"",
"get to know or become aware of; \"I learned that she has two grown-up children\"; \"I see th... | 6 | {"id": "br-a37:63:14", "sense_key": "pick_up%2:35:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` Here are two old men , mad at each other and too proud to pick up the phone '' , [TARGET] said [/TARGET] a House Democratic leader . | [
"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-a37:63:19", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` One [TARGET] wants [/TARGET] a little more power , and the other does n't want to give up any '' . | [
"wish or demand the presence of; \"I want you here at noon!\"",
"have need of: \"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner\"",
"hunt or look for; want for a particular reason: \"Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI\"; \"Uncle Sam wants you\"",
"feel or have a desire for; want strongly; \"I want... | 3 | {"id": "br-a37:64:2", "sense_key": "want%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` One wants a little more power , and the other does n't [TARGET] want [/TARGET] to give up any '' . | [
"wish or demand the presence of; \"I want you here at noon!\"",
"have need of: \"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner\"",
"hunt or look for; want for a particular reason: \"Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI\"; \"Uncle Sam wants you\"",
"feel or have a desire for; want strongly; \"I want... | 3 | {"id": "br-a37:64:12", "sense_key": "want%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` One wants a little more power , and the other does n't want to [TARGET] give up [/TARGET] any '' . | [
"stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; \"He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage\"; \"Both sides have to give in these negociations\"",
"give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; \"In the second round, the challenger gave up\"",
"give up or agree to for... | 7 | {"id": "br-a37:64:14", "sense_key": "give_up%2:40:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Senate [TARGET] launched [/TARGET] the 87 th Congress with its own version of an ancient liberal-conservative battle , but in contrast with the House 's guerrilla war it seemed as pro forma as a Capitol guide 's speech . | [
"take off or begin; \"launch into a speech\"",
"begin with vigor; \"He launched into a long diatribe\"; \"She plunged into a dangerous adventure\"",
"propel with force; \"launch the space shuttle\"",
"launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; \"launch a ship\"",
"get going; give impetus to; \"la... | 6 | {"id": "br-a37:65:2", "sense_key": "launch%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Senate launched the 87 th Congress with its own version of an ancient liberal-conservative battle , but in contrast with the House 's guerrilla war it [TARGET] seemed [/TARGET] as pro forma as a Capitol guide 's speech . | [
"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-a37:65:27", "sense_key": "seem%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Question at issue : How big a vote should [TARGET] be [/TARGET] necessary to restrict Senate debate - and thereby cut off legislation-delaying filibusters ? | [
"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-a37:66:8", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Question at issue : How big a vote should be necessary to [TARGET] restrict [/TARGET] Senate debate - and thereby cut off legislation-delaying filibusters ? | [
"place limits on; \"restrict the use of this parking lot\"",
"make more specific; \"qualify these remarks\"",
"place restrictions on; \"curtail drinking in school\"",
"place under restrictions; limit access to"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:66:11", "sense_key": "restrict%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Question at issue : How big a vote should be necessary to restrict Senate debate - and thereby [TARGET] cut off [/TARGET] legislation-delaying filibusters ? | [
"cease, stop: \"cut the noise\"; \"We had to cut short the conversation\"",
"make a break in; \"We interrupt the program for the following messages\"",
"remove by or as if by cutting; \"cut off the ear\"; \"lop off the dead branch\"",
"remove surgically; of limbs",
"break a small piece off from; \"chip the ... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:66:17", "sense_key": "cut_off%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A wide-ranging , bipartisan force - from Minnesota 's Democratic Hubert Humphrey to Massachusetts ' Republican Leverett Saltonstall - was [TARGET] drawn up [/TARGET] against a solid phalanx of Southern Democrats , who have traditionally used the filibuster to stop civil rights bills . | [
"draw up the plans or basic details for; \"frame a policy\"",
"as of vehicles or their riders; \"The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn\"; \"The chauffeur hauled up in front of us\"",
"cause to stop; as of vehicles; \"He pulled up the car in front of the hotel\"",
"straighten oneself; \"He drew himself up whe... | 4 | {"id": "br-a37:67:17", "sense_key": "draw_up%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A wide-ranging , bipartisan force - from Minnesota 's Democratic Hubert Humphrey to Massachusetts ' Republican Leverett Saltonstall - was drawn up against a solid phalanx of Southern Democrats , who have traditionally [TARGET] used [/TARGET] the filibuster to stop civil rights bills . | [
"use up, consume fully; \" The legislature expended its time on school questions.\"",
"put into service; make work; make use of of employ for a particular purpose: \"use your head!\" \"I can't make use of this tool\"; \"Apply a magnetic field here\"; \"This thinking was applied to many projects\"; \"How do you ut... | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:67:29", "sense_key": "use%2:34:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 29, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
A wide-ranging , bipartisan force - from Minnesota 's Democratic Hubert Humphrey to Massachusetts ' Republican Leverett Saltonstall - was drawn up against a solid phalanx of Southern Democrats , who have traditionally used the filibuster to [TARGET] stop [/TARGET] civil rights bills . | [
"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 ... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:67:33", "sense_key": "stop%2:30:05::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 33, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
New Mexico 's Clint Anderson [TARGET] offered [/TARGET] a resolution to change the Senate 's notorious Rule 22 to allow three-fifths of the Senators present and voting to cut off debate , instead of the current hard-to-get two-thirds . | [
"put forward for consideration; \"He offered his opinion\"",
"threaten to do something: \"I offered to leave the committee if they did not accpet my proposal\"",
"ask (someone) to marry you; \"he popped the question on Sunday night\"; \"she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months\"",
"p... | 4 | {"id": "br-a37:68:3", "sense_key": "offer%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
New Mexico 's Clint Anderson offered a resolution to [TARGET] change [/TARGET] the Senate 's notorious Rule 22 to allow three-fifths of the Senators present and voting to cut off debate , instead of the current hard-to-get two-thirds . | [
"undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; \"She changed completely as she grew older\"; \"The weather changed last night\"",
"cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; \"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city\"; \"The ... | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:68:7", "sense_key": "change%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
New Mexico 's Clint Anderson offered a resolution to change the Senate 's notorious Rule 22 to [TARGET] allow [/TARGET] three-fifths of the Senators present and voting to cut off debate , instead of the current hard-to-get two-thirds . | [
"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-a37:68:15", "sense_key": "allow%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
New Mexico 's Clint Anderson offered a resolution to change the Senate 's notorious Rule 22 to allow three-fifths of the Senators present and [TARGET] voting [/TARGET] to cut off debate , instead of the current hard-to-get two-thirds . | [
"be guided by in voting; \"vote one's conscience\"",
"express one's choice or preference by vote; \"vote the Democratic ticket\"",
"express a choice or opinion; \"I vote that we all go home\"; \"She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant\"",
"bring into existence or make available by vote; \"They voted aid... | 4 | {"id": "br-a37:68:22", "sense_key": "vote%2:41:13::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
New Mexico 's Clint Anderson offered a resolution to change the Senate 's notorious Rule 22 to allow three-fifths of the Senators present and voting to [TARGET] cut off [/TARGET] debate , instead of the current hard-to-get two-thirds . | [
"cease, stop: \"cut the noise\"; \"We had to cut short the conversation\"",
"make a break in; \"We interrupt the program for the following messages\"",
"remove by or as if by cutting; \"cut off the ear\"; \"lop off the dead branch\"",
"remove surgically; of limbs",
"break a small piece off from; \"chip the ... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:68:24", "sense_key": "cut_off%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Fair Dealer Humphrey upped the ante , [TARGET] asked [/TARGET] cloture power for a mere majority of Senators . | [
"inquire about; \"I asked about their special today\"; \"He had to ask directions several times\"",
"make a request or demand for something to somebody; \"She asked him for a loan\"",
"direct or put; seek an answer to: \"ask a question\"; \"pose a problem to one's students\"",
"address a question to and expec... | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:69:5", "sense_key": "ask%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Georgia 's Dick Russell objected politely , and the battle was [TARGET] joined [/TARGET] . | [
"make contact or come together; \"The two roads join here\"",
"cause to become joined or linked",
"become part of; become a member of a group or organization; \"He joined the Communist Party as a young man\"",
"come into the company of; \"She joined him for a drink\"",
"be or become joined or united or link... | 2 | {"id": "br-a37:70:10", "sense_key": "join%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Privately , the liberals [TARGET] admitted [/TARGET] that the Humphrey amendment had no chance of passage . | [
"declare or acknowledge to be true; \"He admitted his errors\"; \"She acknowledged that she might have forgotten\"",
"admit into a group or community; \"accept students for graduate study\"; \"We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member\"",
"allow participation in or the right to be part of; perm... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:71:4", "sense_key": "admit%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Privately , the liberals admitted that the Humphrey amendment [TARGET] had [/TARGET] no chance of passage . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 10 | {"id": "br-a37:71:9", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Privately , they also [TARGET] admitted [/TARGET] that their hopes for Clint Anderson 's three-fifths modification depended on none other than Republican Richard Nixon . | [
"declare or acknowledge to be true; \"He admitted his errors\"; \"She acknowledged that she might have forgotten\"",
"admit into a group or community; \"accept students for graduate study\"; \"We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member\"",
"allow participation in or the right to be part of; perm... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:72:4", "sense_key": "admit%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Privately , they also admitted that their hopes for Clint Anderson 's three-fifths modification [TARGET] depended on [/TARGET] none other than Republican Richard Nixon . | [
"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-a37:72:13", "sense_key": "depend_on%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In 1957 Nixon [TARGET] delivered [/TARGET] a significant opinion that a majority of Senators had the power to adopt new rules at the beginning of each new Congress , and that any rules laid down by previous Congresses were not binding . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); \"The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students\"",
"as of a verdict, by a jury",
"utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); \"The students delivered a cry of joy\"",
"bring to... | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:73:3", "sense_key": "deliver%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In 1957 Nixon delivered a significant opinion that a majority of Senators [TARGET] had [/TARGET] the power to adopt new rules at the beginning of each new Congress , and that any rules laid down by previous Congresses were not binding . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 10 | {"id": "br-a37:73:12", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In 1957 Nixon delivered a significant opinion that a majority of Senators had the power to [TARGET] adopt [/TARGET] new rules at the beginning of each new Congress , and that any rules laid down by previous Congresses were not binding . | [
"take into one's family; \"They adopted two children from Nicaragua\"",
"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 assumed strange manners\"; \"The gods assume human or animal form in these fables\"",
... | 4 | {"id": "br-a37:73:16", "sense_key": "adopt%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
In 1957 Nixon delivered a significant opinion that a majority of Senators had the power to adopt new rules at the beginning of each new Congress , and that any rules laid down by previous Congresses [TARGET] were [/TARGET] not binding . | [
"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-a37:73:35", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 35, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
[TARGET] Armed [/TARGET] with the Nixon opinion , the Senate liberals rounded up their slim majority and prepared to choke off debate on the filibuster battle this week . | [
"prepare for a military confrontation; \"The U.S. is arming Saudi Arabia\"",
"supply with arms; \"The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:74:0", "sense_key": "arm%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 0, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Armed with the Nixon opinion , the Senate liberals rounded up their slim majority and [TARGET] prepared [/TARGET] to choke off debate on the filibuster battle this week . | [
"make ready or suitable in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; \"Get the children ready for school!\"; \"prepare for war\"",
"make suitable for eating; of foods",
"undergo training or instruction",
"prepare for a future task or career; \"I am training young minds\"; \"develop leaders... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:74:14", "sense_key": "prepare%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Armed with the Nixon opinion , the Senate liberals rounded up their slim majority and prepared to [TARGET] choke off [/TARGET] debate on the filibuster battle this week . | [
"suppress, as of an emotion; \"He choked down his rage\"",
"become or cause to become obstructed; \"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall\"; \"The water pipe is backed up\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:74:16", "sense_key": "choke_off%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Hopefully , the perennial battle of Rule 22 then would be [TARGET] fought [/TARGET] to a settlement once and for all . | [
"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... | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:75:11", "sense_key": "fight%2:33:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Since Election Day , Vice President Richard Nixon had virtually [TARGET] retired [/TARGET] - by his own wish - from public view . | [
"go to bed in order to sleep; \"I usually turn in at midnight\"",
"in baseball: \"The pitcher retired three batters\"",
"lose interest; \"he retired from life when his wife died\"",
"pull back or move away or backward; \"The enemy withdrew\"; \"The limo pulled away from the curb\"",
"move back and away from... | 8 | {"id": "br-a37:76:7", "sense_key": "retire%2:41:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But with the convening of the new Congress , he [TARGET] was [/TARGET] the public man again , presiding over the Senate until John Kennedy 's Inauguration . | [
"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-a37:77:10", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But with the convening of the new Congress , he was the public man again , [TARGET] presiding [/TARGET] over the Senate until John Kennedy 's Inauguration . | [
"act as president: \"preside over companies and corporations\"",
"of meetings"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:77:16", "sense_key": "preside%2:41:01::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
One day last week , Nixon [TARGET] faced [/TARGET] a painful constitutional chore that required him to officiate at a joint session of Congress to hear the official tally of the Electoral College vote , and then to make `` sufficient declaration '' of the election of the man who defeated him in the tight 1960 president... | [
"come to grips with face (something unpleasant) head on; \"You must confront your problems\"",
"present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; \"\"We confronted him with the evidence\"",
"oppose in hostility; \"confront an opponent\"",
"line near the edge with a different material, as of a g... | 2 | {"id": "br-a37:78:5", "sense_key": "face%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
One day last week , Nixon faced a painful constitutional chore that [TARGET] required [/TARGET] him to officiate at a joint session of Congress to hear the official tally of the Electoral College vote , and then to make `` sufficient declaration '' of the election of the man who defeated him in the tight 1960 president... | [
"make someone do something",
"consider obligatory; request and expect; \"We require our secretary to be on time\"; \"Aren't we asking too much of these children?\" \"I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons\"",
"have need of: \"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner\"",
"require a... | 3 | {"id": "br-a37:78:11", "sense_key": "require%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
One day last week , Nixon faced a painful constitutional chore that required him to [TARGET] officiate [/TARGET] at a joint session of Congress to hear the official tally of the Electoral College vote , and then to make `` sufficient declaration '' of the election of the man who defeated him in the tight 1960 president... | [
"act as an official in a specific function",
"act in an official capacity in some ceremony or ritual; \"officiate at a wedding\"",
"conduct a ceremony, such as a wedding; \"Who officiated at your wedding?\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:78:14", "sense_key": "officiate%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
One day last week , Nixon faced a painful constitutional chore that required him to officiate at a joint session of Congress to [TARGET] hear [/TARGET] the official tally of the Electoral College vote , and then to make `` sufficient declaration '' of the election of the man who defeated him in the tight 1960 president... | [
"get to know or become aware of; \"I learned that she has two grown-up children\"; \"I see that you have been promoted\"",
"perceive sound; perceive by the auditory sense",
"receive a communication from someone: \"We heard nothing from our son for five years\"",
"listen and pay attention; \"Listen to your fat... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:78:22", "sense_key": "hear%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
One day last week , Nixon faced a painful constitutional chore that required him to officiate at a joint session of Congress to hear the official tally of the Electoral College vote , and then to [TARGET] make [/TARGET] `` sufficient declaration '' of the election of the man who defeated him in the tight 1960 president... | [
"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-a37:78:33", "sense_key": "make%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 33, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
One day last week , Nixon faced a painful constitutional chore that required him to officiate at a joint session of Congress to hear the official tally of the Electoral College vote , and then to make `` sufficient declaration '' of the election of the man who [TARGET] defeated [/TARGET] him in the tight 1960 president... | [
"win a victory over; \"You must overcome all difficulties\"; \"defeat your enemies\"; \"He overcame his shyness\"; \"She conquered here fear of mice\"; \"He overcame his infirmity\"",
"thwart the passage of; \"kill a motion\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:78:45", "sense_key": "defeat%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 45, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Nixon [TARGET] fulfilled [/TARGET] his assignment with grace , then went beyond the required `` sufficient declaration '' . | [
"fill or meet a want or need",
"carry out a task",
"fulfil the requirements or expectations of"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-a37:79:1", "sense_key": "fulfil%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Nixon fulfilled his assignment with grace , then [TARGET] went [/TARGET] beyond the required `` sufficient declaration '' . | [
"pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; \"She died from cancer\"; \"They children perished in the fire\"; \"The patient went peacefully\"",
"follow a certain course; \"The inauguration went well\"; \"how did your interview go?\"",
"progress by being c... | 16 | {"id": "br-a37:79:8", "sense_key": "go%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` This [TARGET] is [/TARGET] the first time in 100 years that a candidate for the presidency announced the result of an election in which he was defeated '' , he said . | [
"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-a37:80:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` This is the first time in 100 years that a candidate for the presidency [TARGET] announced [/TARGET] the result of an election in which he was defeated '' , he said . | [
"make known; make an announcement; \"She denoted his feelings clearly\"",
"foreshadow or presage",
"announce officially; \"The President declared war\"",
"give the names of; \"He announced the winners of the spelling bee\""
] | 2 | {"id": "br-a37:80:15", "sense_key": "announce%2:32:02::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` This is the first time in 100 years that a candidate for the presidency announced the result of an election in which he was [TARGET] defeated [/TARGET] '' , he said . | [
"win a victory over; \"You must overcome all difficulties\"; \"defeat your enemies\"; \"He overcame his shyness\"; \"She conquered here fear of mice\"; \"He overcame his infirmity\"",
"thwart the passage of; \"kill a motion\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:80:24", "sense_key": "defeat%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` This is the first time in 100 years that a candidate for the presidency announced the result of an election in which he was defeated '' , he [TARGET] said [/TARGET] . | [
"express an idea, etc. in words; \"He said that he wanted to marry her\"; \"tell me what is bothering you\"; \"state your opinion\"",
"report or maintain; \"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime\"; \"He said it was too late to intervene in the war\"; \"The registrar says that I owe the school money\"",
"... | 0 | {"id": "br-a37:80:28", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-a37", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The superb intellectual and spiritual vitality of William James [TARGET] was [/TARGET] never more evident than in his letters . | [
"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-c05:1:8", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Here [TARGET] was [/TARGET] a man with an enormous gift for living as well as thinking . | [
"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-c05:2:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To both persons and ideas he [TARGET] brought [/TARGET] the same delighted interest , the same open-minded relish for what was unique in each , the same discriminating sensibility and quicksilver intelligence , the same gallantry of judgment . | [
"bring into a different state; \"this may land you in jail\"",
"induce or persuade; \"The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well\"",
"bring or fetch; \"Get me those books over there, please\"; \"Could you bring over the wine?\"; \"The dog fetched the hat\"",
"be acco... | 5 | {"id": "br-c05:3:6", "sense_key": "bring%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To both persons and ideas he brought the same delighted interest , the same open-minded relish for what [TARGET] was [/TARGET] unique in each , the same discriminating sensibility and quicksilver intelligence , the same gallantry of judgment . | [
"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-c05:3:18", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
For this latest addition to the Great Letters Series , under the general editorship of Louis Kronenberger , Miss Hardwick has [TARGET] made [/TARGET] a selection which admirably displays the variety of James 's genius , not to mention the felicities of his style . | [
"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 ... | 27 | {"id": "br-c05:4:19", "sense_key": "make%2:36:12::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
For this latest addition to the Great Letters Series , under the general editorship of Louis Kronenberger , Miss Hardwick has made a selection which admirably [TARGET] displays [/TARGET] the variety of James 's genius , not to mention the felicities of his style . | [
"to show, make visible or apparent: \"The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month\"; \"Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?\" \"National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship..\"",
"make clear and visible; \"The article revealed the policies of th... | 0 | {"id": "br-c05:4:24", "sense_key": "display%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
And how he could [TARGET] write [/TARGET] ! | [
"communicate or express by writing; \"Please write to me every week\"",
"communicate by letter; \"He wrote that he would be coming soon\"",
"record data on a computer; \"boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk\"",
"communicate (with) in writing; \"Write her soon, please!\"",
"produce a literary wo... | 4 | {"id": "br-c05:5:3", "sense_key": "write%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His famous criticism of brother Henry 's `` third style '' [TARGET] is [/TARGET] surely as subtly , even elegantly , worded an analysis of the latter 's intricate air castles as Henry himself could ever have produced . | [
"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-c05:6:11", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His famous criticism of brother Henry 's `` third style '' is surely as subtly , even elegantly , worded an analysis of the latter 's intricate air castles as Henry himself could ever have [TARGET] produced [/TARGET] . | [
"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\"",
"create or manufacture a man-made product: \"We produce more cars than we can sell\"; \"The company has been making toys for two centuries\"",
"bring forth or ... | 1 | {"id": "br-c05:6:34", "sense_key": "produce%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 34, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His letter to his daughter on the pains of growing up [TARGET] is [/TARGET] surely as trenchant , forthright , and warmly understanding a piece of advice as ever a grown-up penned to a sensitive child , and with just the right tone of unpatronizing good humor . | [
"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-c05:7:10", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Most of all , his letters to his philosophic colleagues [TARGET] show [/TARGET] a magnanimity as well as an honesty which help to explain Whitehead 's reference to James as `` that adorable genius '' . | [
"establish the validity of something; \"This behavior shows his true nature\"",
"provide evidence for; \"The blood test showed that he was the father\"; \"Her behavior testified to her incompetence\"",
"indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; \"I showed the customer the ... | 8 | {"id": "br-c05:8:8", "sense_key": "show%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Most of all , his letters to his philosophic colleagues show a magnanimity as well as an honesty which [TARGET] help [/TARGET] to explain Whitehead 's reference to James as `` that adorable genius '' . | [
"improve the condition of; \"These pills will help the patient\"",
"improve; change for the better; \"New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture\"",
"help to some food; help with food or drink; \"I served him three times, and after that he helped himself\"",
"take or use; \"She helped herself to s... | 4 | {"id": "br-c05:8:16", "sense_key": "help%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Most of all , his letters to his philosophic colleagues show a magnanimity as well as an honesty which help to [TARGET] explain [/TARGET] Whitehead 's reference to James as `` that adorable genius '' . | [
"give an explanation for",
"state by way of explanation",
"serve as an excuse for"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c05:8:18", "sense_key": "explain%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Miss Hardwick [TARGET] speaks [/TARGET] of his `` superb gift for intellectual friendship '' , and it is certainly a joy to see the intellectual life lived so free from either academic aridity or passionate dogmatism . | [
"express in speech; \"She talks a lot of nonsense\"",
"exchange thoughts; talk with; \"We often talk business\"; also used metaphorically: \"Actions talk louder than words\"",
"use language: \"the baby talks already\"; \"the prisoner won't speak\"; \"they speak a strange dialect\"",
"give a speech to; \"The ... | 0 | {"id": "br-c05:9:1", "sense_key": "speak%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Miss Hardwick speaks of his `` superb gift for intellectual friendship '' , and it [TARGET] is [/TARGET] certainly a joy to see the intellectual life lived so free from either academic aridity or passionate dogmatism . | [
"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-c05:9:14", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Miss Hardwick speaks of his `` superb gift for intellectual friendship '' , and it is certainly a joy to [TARGET] see [/TARGET] the intellectual life lived so free from either academic aridity or passionate dogmatism . | [
"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-c05:9:19", "sense_key": "see%2:39:02::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Miss Hardwick speaks of his `` superb gift for intellectual friendship '' , and it is certainly a joy to see the intellectual life [TARGET] lived [/TARGET] so free from either academic aridity or passionate dogmatism . | [
"have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; \"I know the feeling!\" \"have you ever known hunger?\"",
"have life, be alive; \"Our great leader is no more\"",
"stay alive; survive; \"he could barely exist on such a low wage\"",
"continue to live, endure or last; \"We went without ... | 4 | {"id": "br-c05:9:23", "sense_key": "live%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This [TARGET] is [/TARGET] a virtue of which we have great need in a society where there seems to be an increasing lack of communication - or even desire for communication - between differing schools of thought . | [
"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-c05:10:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This is a virtue of which we [TARGET] have [/TARGET] great need in a society where there seems to be an increasing lack of communication - or even desire for communication - between differing schools of thought . | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 10 | {"id": "br-c05:10:6", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This is a virtue of which we have great need in a society where there [TARGET] seems [/TARGET] to be an increasing lack of communication - or even desire for communication - between differing schools of thought . | [
"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-c05:10:14", "sense_key": "seem%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This is a virtue of which we have great need in a society where there seems to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] an increasing lack of communication - or even desire for communication - between differing schools of thought . | [
"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-c05:10:16", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] holds [/TARGET] an equally valuable lesson for a society where the word `` intellectual '' has become a term of opprobrium to millions of well-meaning people who somehow imagine that it must be destructive of the simpler human virtues . | [
"keep from exhaling or expelling; \"hold your breath\"",
"keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; \"take for granted\"; \"view as important\"; \"hold these truths to be self-evident\"; \"I hold him personally responsible\"",
"hold the attention of; \"The soprano held the audience\"; \"This story held ou... | 18 | {"id": "br-c05:11:1", "sense_key": "hold%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It holds an equally valuable lesson for a society where the word `` intellectual '' has [TARGET] become [/TARGET] a term of opprobrium to millions of well-meaning people who somehow imagine that it must be destructive of the simpler human virtues . | [
"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-c05:11:16", "sense_key": "become%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It holds an equally valuable lesson for a society where the word `` intellectual '' has become a term of opprobrium to millions of well-meaning people who somehow [TARGET] imagine [/TARGET] that it must be destructive of the simpler human virtues . | [
"expect, believe, or suppose; \"I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel\"; \"I thought to find her in a bad state\"; \"he didn't think to find her in the kitchen\"",
"form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; \"Can you conceive of him as the president?\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-c05:11:28", "sense_key": "imagine%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It holds an equally valuable lesson for a society where the word `` intellectual '' has become a term of opprobrium to millions of well-meaning people who somehow imagine that it must [TARGET] be [/TARGET] destructive of the simpler human virtues . | [
"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-c05:11:32", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 32, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To his Harvard colleague , Josiah Royce , whose philosophic position [TARGET] differed [/TARGET] radically from his own , James could write , `` Different as our minds are , yours has nourished mine , as no other social influence ever has , and in converse with you I have always felt that my life was being lived import... | [
"be at loggerheads; \"I beg to differ!\"",
"be different; \"These two tests differ in only one respect\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-c05:12:10", "sense_key": "differ%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To his Harvard colleague , Josiah Royce , whose philosophic position differed radically from his own , James could [TARGET] write [/TARGET] , `` Different as our minds are , yours has nourished mine , as no other social influence ever has , and in converse with you I have always felt that my life was being lived import... | [
"communicate or express by writing; \"Please write to me every week\"",
"communicate by letter; \"He wrote that he would be coming soon\"",
"record data on a computer; \"boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk\"",
"communicate (with) in writing; \"Write her soon, please!\"",
"produce a literary wo... | 4 | {"id": "br-c05:12:18", "sense_key": "write%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To his Harvard colleague , Josiah Royce , whose philosophic position differed radically from his own , James could write , `` Different as our minds [TARGET] are [/TARGET] , yours has nourished mine , as no other social influence ever has , and in converse with you I have always felt that my life was being lived import... | [
"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-c05:12:25", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To his Harvard colleague , Josiah Royce , whose philosophic position differed radically from his own , James could write , `` Different as our minds are , yours has [TARGET] nourished [/TARGET] mine , as no other social influence ever has , and in converse with you I have always felt that my life was being lived import... | [
"provide with nourishment; \"We sustained ourselves on bread and water\"",
"give nourishment to"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c05:12:29", "sense_key": "nourish%2:34:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 29, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To his Harvard colleague , Josiah Royce , whose philosophic position differed radically from his own , James could write , `` Different as our minds are , yours has nourished mine , as no other social influence ever has , and in converse with you I have always [TARGET] felt [/TARGET] that my life was being lived import... | [
"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-c05:12:48", "sense_key": "feel%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 48, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To his Harvard colleague , Josiah Royce , whose philosophic position differed radically from his own , James could write , `` Different as our minds are , yours has nourished mine , as no other social influence ever has , and in converse with you I have always felt that my life was being [TARGET] lived [/TARGET] import... | [
"have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; \"I know the feeling!\" \"have you ever known hunger?\"",
"have life, be alive; \"Our great leader is no more\"",
"stay alive; survive; \"he could barely exist on such a low wage\"",
"continue to live, endure or last; \"We went without ... | 4 | {"id": "br-c05:12:54", "sense_key": "live%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 54, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Of another colleague , George Santayana , he could [TARGET] write [/TARGET] : `` The great event in my life recently has been the reading of Santayana 's book . | [
"communicate or express by writing; \"Please write to me every week\"",
"communicate by letter; \"He wrote that he would be coming soon\"",
"record data on a computer; \"boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk\"",
"communicate (with) in writing; \"Write her soon, please!\"",
"produce a literary wo... | 4 | {"id": "br-c05:13:8", "sense_key": "write%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Of another colleague , George Santayana , he could write : `` The great event in my life recently has [TARGET] been [/TARGET] the reading of Santayana 's book . | [
"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-c05:13:19", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Although I absolutely [TARGET] reject [/TARGET] the Platonism of it , I have literally squealed with delight at the imperturbable perfection with which the position is laid down on page after page '' . | [
"refuse to accept or acknowledge; \"I reject the idea of starting a war\"; \"The journal rejected the student's paper\"",
"dismiss from consideration; John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi.\"",
"refuse to approve; \"I disapprove of her child rearing methods\"",
"reject with co... | 4 | {"id": "br-c05:14:3", "sense_key": "reject%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Although I absolutely reject the Platonism of it , I have literally [TARGET] squealed [/TARGET] with delight at the imperturbable perfection with which the position is laid down on page after page '' . | [
"confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure",
"utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-c05:14:11", "sense_key": "squeal%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
[TARGET] Writing [/TARGET] to his colleague George Herbert Palmer - `` Glorious old Palmer '' , as he addresses him - James says that if only the students at Harvard could really understand Royce , Santayana , Palmer , and himself and see that their varying systems are `` so many religions , ways of fronting life , and... | [
"communicate or express by writing; \"Please write to me every week\"",
"communicate by letter; \"He wrote that he would be coming soon\"",
"record data on a computer; \"boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk\"",
"communicate (with) in writing; \"Write her soon, please!\"",
"produce a literary wo... | 4 | {"id": "br-c05:15:0", "sense_key": "write%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 0, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Writing to his colleague George Herbert Palmer - `` Glorious old Palmer '' , as he [TARGET] addresses [/TARGET] him - James says that if only the students at Harvard could really understand Royce , Santayana , Palmer , and himself and see that their varying systems are `` so many religions , ways of fronting life , and... | [
"speak to; \"He addressed the crowd outside the window\"",
"speak to someone",
"give a speech to; \"The chairman addressed the board of trustees\"",
"put an address on (an envelope, for example)",
"deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; \"This book deals with incest\"; \"The course cover... | 3 | {"id": "br-c05:15:14", "sense_key": "address%2:32:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Writing to his colleague George Herbert Palmer - `` Glorious old Palmer '' , as he addresses him - James [TARGET] says [/TARGET] that if only the students at Harvard could really understand Royce , Santayana , Palmer , and himself and see that their varying systems are `` so many religions , ways of fronting life , and... | [
"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-c05:15:18", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Writing to his colleague George Herbert Palmer - `` Glorious old Palmer '' , as he addresses him - James says that if only the students at Harvard could really [TARGET] understand [/TARGET] Royce , Santayana , Palmer , and himself and see that their varying systems are `` so many religions , ways of fronting life , and... | [
"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; ... | 0 | {"id": "br-c05:15:28", "sense_key": "understand%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Writing to his colleague George Herbert Palmer - `` Glorious old Palmer '' , as he addresses him - James says that if only the students at Harvard could really understand Royce , Santayana , Palmer , and himself and [TARGET] see [/TARGET] that their varying systems are `` so many religions , ways of fronting life , and... | [
"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-c05:15:38", "sense_key": "see%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 38, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Writing to his colleague George Herbert Palmer - `` Glorious old Palmer '' , as he addresses him - James says that if only the students at Harvard could really understand Royce , Santayana , Palmer , and himself and see that their varying systems [TARGET] are [/TARGET] `` so many religions , ways of fronting life , 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-c05:15:43", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 43, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Writing to his colleague George Herbert Palmer - `` Glorious old Palmer '' , as he addresses him - James says that if only the students at Harvard could really understand Royce , Santayana , Palmer , and himself and see that their varying systems are `` so many religions , ways of [TARGET] fronting [/TARGET] life , and... | [
"confront bodily; \"breast the storm\"",
"face in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; \"The house looks north\"; \"My backyard look onto the pond\"; \"The building faces the park\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c05:15:51", "sense_key": "front%2:33:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 51, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Writing to his colleague George Herbert Palmer - `` Glorious old Palmer '' , as he addresses him - James says that if only the students at Harvard could really understand Royce , Santayana , Palmer , and himself and see that their varying systems are `` so many religions , ways of fronting life , and worth [TARGET] fig... | [
"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... | 3 | {"id": "br-c05:15:56", "sense_key": "fight%2:41:10::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 56, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Writing to his colleague George Herbert Palmer - `` Glorious old Palmer '' , as he addresses him - James says that if only the students at Harvard could really understand Royce , Santayana , Palmer , and himself and see that their varying systems are `` so many religions , ways of fronting life , and worth fighting for... | [
"give birth (to a newborn); \"My wife had twins yesterday!\"",
"suffer from; be ill with; \"She has arthritis\"",
"of injuries and illnesses: \"She suffered a fracture in the accident\"; \"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars\"; \"She got a bruise on her leg\"; \"He got his arm broken in the sc... | 10 | {"id": "br-c05:15:63", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 63, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` The best condition of it would [TARGET] be [/TARGET] an open conflict and rivalry of the diverse systems . | [
"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-c05:16:6", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The world might [TARGET] ring [/TARGET] with the struggle , if we devoted ourselves exclusively to belaboring each other '' . | [
"get or try to get into communication by telephone; \"I tried to call you all night\"; \"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning\"",
"attach a ring to; \"ring birds\"",
"make a ringing sound",
"make ring, as of bells etc.; \"Ring the bells\"",
"ring or echo with sound; reverberate; \"the hall resounded ... | 4 | {"id": "br-c05:17:3", "sense_key": "ring%2:39:04::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The world might ring with the struggle , if we [TARGET] devoted [/TARGET] ourselves exclusively to belaboring each other '' . | [
"as in the expressions \"give thought to\"; \"give priority to\", etc.",
"furnish or contribute; \"She committed herself to the work of God\"; \"give one's talents to a good cause\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-c05:17:10", "sense_key": "devote%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The world might ring with the struggle , if we devoted ourselves exclusively to [TARGET] belaboring [/TARGET] each other '' . | [
"attack verbally with harsh criticism; \"She was belabored by her fellow students\"",
"beat soundly",
"to work at or to absurd length: \"belabor the obvious\""
] | 2 | {"id": "br-c05:17:14", "sense_key": "belabor%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The `` belaboring '' [TARGET] is [/TARGET] of course jocular , yet James was not lacking in fundamental seriousness - unless we measure him by that ultimate seriousness of the great religious leader or thinker who stakes all on his vision of God . | [
"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-c05:18:4", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The `` belaboring '' is of course jocular , yet James [TARGET] was [/TARGET] not lacking in fundamental seriousness - unless we measure him by that ultimate seriousness of the great religious leader or thinker who stakes all on his vision of God . | [
"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-c05:18:10", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The `` belaboring '' is of course jocular , yet James was not lacking in fundamental seriousness - unless we [TARGET] measure [/TARGET] him by that ultimate seriousness of the great religious leader or thinker who stakes all on his vision of God . | [
"express as a quantity; \"Can you quantify your results?\"",
"determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; \"Measure the length of the wall\"",
"place a value on; judge the worth of something",
"have certain dimensions"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-c05:18:19", "sense_key": "measure%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-c05", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
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