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This month a million Guideposts will [TARGET] circulate [/TARGET] all over the world . | [
"cause to move around; \"circulate a rumor\"",
"as of information",
"of information",
"move around freely; \"She circulates among royalty\"",
"flow freely, as of air or liquids; \"Blood flows in my veins\"",
"move in circles",
"cause to be distributed; \"This letter is circulating among the faculty\"",
... | 2 | {"id": "br-d17:10:5", "sense_key": "circulate%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Experts in the publishing field [TARGET] consider [/TARGET] this astounding . | [
"consider or deem to be; regard; \"She views this quite differently from me\"; \"I consider her to be shallow\"",
"consider, as of an example; \"Take the case of China\"; \"Consider the following case\"",
"judge or regard; look upon; judge; \"I think he is very smart\"; \"I believe her to be very smart\"; \"I t... | 0 | {"id": "br-d17:11:5", "sense_key": "consider%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They do not [TARGET] understand [/TARGET] how a small magazine with no advertising and no newsstand sale could have achieved such a following . | [
"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; ... | 2 | {"id": "br-d17:12:3", "sense_key": "understand%2:31:02::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
To me , the explanation [TARGET] is [/TARGET] very simple . | [
"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-d17:13:5", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I am not [TARGET] doing [/TARGET] anything , of myself . | [
"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-d17:14:3", "sense_key": "do%2:36:01::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I [TARGET] am [/TARGET] merely a channel for something . | [
"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-d17:15:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
What [TARGET] is [/TARGET] this something ? | [
"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-d17:16:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
I cannot [TARGET] define [/TARGET] it fully . | [
"give a definition for the meaning of a word; \"Define `sadness'\"",
"determine the essential quality of",
"determine the nature of; \"What defines a good wine?\"",
"delineate the form or outline of: \"The tree was clearly defined by the light\"; \"The camera could define the smallest object\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-d17:17:2", "sense_key": "define%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] is [/TARGET] the force in the universe that makes men love goodness , even when they turn away from it . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 8 | {"id": "br-d17:18:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is the force in the universe that [TARGET] makes [/TARGET] men love goodness , even when they turn away from it . | [
"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 ... | 14 | {"id": "br-d17:18:8", "sense_key": "make%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is the force in the universe that makes men [TARGET] love [/TARGET] goodness , even when they turn away from it . | [
"have sexual intercourse with; \"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm\"; \"Adam knew Eve\" (know is archaic); \"Were you ever intimate with this man?\"",
"have a great affection or liking for; \"I love French food\"; \"She loves her boss and works hard for him\"",
"be enamored or in love with; \"She lo... | 1 | {"id": "br-d17:18:10", "sense_key": "love%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is the force in the universe that makes men love goodness , even when they [TARGET] turn away [/TARGET] from it . | [
"turn from a straight course or fixed direction",
"turn away or aside; \"They averted their eyes when the King entered\"",
"move so as not face somebody or something",
"refuse entrance or membership; \"They turned away hundreds of fans\"; \"Black people were often rejected by country clubs\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-d17:18:16", "sense_key": "turn_away%2:38:01::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] is [/TARGET] the power that holds the stars in their orbits , but allows the wind to bend a blade of grass . | [
"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-d17:19:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is the power that [TARGET] holds [/TARGET] the stars in their orbits , but allows the wind to bend a blade of grass . | [
"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... | 11 | {"id": "br-d17:19:5", "sense_key": "hold%2:35:01::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is the power that holds the stars in their orbits , but [TARGET] allows [/TARGET] the wind to bend a blade of grass . | [
"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\"",
"... | 2 | {"id": "br-d17:19:13", "sense_key": "allow%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is the power that holds the stars in their orbits , but allows the wind to [TARGET] bend [/TARGET] a blade of grass . | [
"cause to assume a crooked or angular form; \"bend the rod\"",
"form a curve",
"change direction",
"turn from a straight course or fixed direction",
"bend one's back as in fear or deference; \"he crouched down\"; \"She bowed before the Queen\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-d17:19:17", "sense_key": "bend%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] is [/TARGET] the whisper in the heart that urges each one to be better than he is . | [
"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-d17:20:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is the whisper in the heart that [TARGET] urges [/TARGET] each one to be better than he is . | [
"force or impel in an indicated direction; \"I urged him to finish his studies\"",
"urge on or encourage esp. by shouts; \"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers\"",
"push for something"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-d17:20:8", "sense_key": "urge%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is the whisper in the heart that urges each one to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] better than he is . | [
"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-d17:20:12", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is the whisper in the heart that urges each one to be better than he [TARGET] is [/TARGET] . | [
"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-d17:20:16", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] is [/TARGET] mankind 's wistful yearning for a world of justice and peace . | [
"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-d17:21:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
All things [TARGET] are [/TARGET] possible to God , but He chooses - usually - to work through people . | [
"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-d17:22:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
All things are possible to God , but He [TARGET] chooses [/TARGET] - usually - to work through people . | [
"pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; \"Take any one of these cards\"; \"Choose a good husband for your daughter\"; \"She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her\"",
"see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; \"She chose not ... | 2 | {"id": "br-d17:22:9", "sense_key": "choose%2:31:02::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
All things are possible to God , but He chooses - usually - to [TARGET] work [/TARGET] through people . | [
"give a work-out to: \"Some parents exercise their infants\"",
"ferment; \"What is working in the minds of the people?\"",
"find the solution to (a problem or question):\"did you solve the problem?\"; understand the meaning of; \"did you get it?\"; \"Did you get my meaning?\"",
"deal with verbally or in some ... | 14 | {"id": "br-d17:22:14", "sense_key": "work%2:41:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Sometimes such people sense that they are being [TARGET] used [/TARGET] ; sometimes not . | [
"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-d17:23:8", "sense_key": "use%2:34:01::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Fifteen years ago , [TARGET] troubled [/TARGET] by the rising tide of materialism in the post-war world , a businessman and a minister asked themselves if there might not be a place for a small magazine in which men and women , regardless of creed or color , could set forth boldly their religious convictions and bear w... | [
"cause bodily suffering to",
"disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; \"She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill\"",
"move deeply; \"This book upset me\"; \"A troubling thought\"",
"to cause inconvenience or discomfort to: \"Sorry to trouble you, but...\... | 2 | {"id": "br-d17:24:4", "sense_key": "trouble%2:37:01::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Fifteen years ago , troubled by the rising tide of materialism in the post-war world , a businessman and a minister [TARGET] asked [/TARGET] themselves if there might not be a place for a small magazine in which men and women , regardless of creed or color , could set forth boldly their religious convictions and bear w... | [
"inquire about; \"I asked about their special today\"; \"He had to ask directions several times\"",
"make a request or demand for something to somebody; \"She asked him for a loan\"",
"direct or put; seek an answer to: \"ask a question\"; \"pose a problem to one's students\"",
"address a question to and expec... | 0 | {"id": "br-d17:24:20", "sense_key": "ask%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Fifteen years ago , troubled by the rising tide of materialism in the post-war world , a businessman and a minister asked themselves if there might not [TARGET] be [/TARGET] a place for a small magazine in which men and women , regardless of creed or color , could set forth boldly their religious convictions and bear w... | [
"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-d17:24:25", "sense_key": "be%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Fifteen years ago , troubled by the rising tide of materialism in the post-war world , a businessman and a minister asked themselves if there might not be a place for a small magazine in which men and women , regardless of creed or color , could [TARGET] set forth [/TARGET] boldly their religious convictions and bear w... | [
"state; \"set forth one's reasons\"",
"leave; \"The family took off for Florida\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-d17:24:43", "sense_key": "set_forth%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 43, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Fifteen years ago , troubled by the rising tide of materialism in the post-war world , a businessman and a minister asked themselves if there might not be a place for a small magazine in which men and women , regardless of creed or color , could set forth boldly their religious convictions and [TARGET] bear witness [/T... | [
"give testimony in a court of law",
"provide evidence for; \"The blood test showed that he was the father\"; \"Her behavior testified to her incompetence\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-d17:24:49", "sense_key": "bear_witness%2:32:02::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 49, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Fifteen years ago , troubled by the rising tide of materialism in the post-war world , a businessman and a minister asked themselves if there might not be a place for a small magazine in which men and women , regardless of creed or color , could set forth boldly their religious convictions and bear witness to the power... | [
"find the solution to (a problem or question):\"did you solve the problem?\"; understand the meaning of; \"did you get it?\"; \"Did you get my meaning?\"",
"find the solution to; \"solve an equation\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-d17:24:56", "sense_key": "solve%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 56, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Fifteen years ago , troubled by the rising tide of materialism in the post-war world , a businessman and a minister asked themselves if there might not be a place for a small magazine in which men and women , regardless of creed or color , could set forth boldly their religious convictions and bear witness to the power... | [
"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 ... | 1 | {"id": "br-d17:24:61", "sense_key": "live%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 61, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The businessman [TARGET] was [/TARGET] Raymond Thornburg . | [
"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-d17:25:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The minister [TARGET] was [/TARGET] Norman Vincent Peale . | [
"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-d17:26:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Neither [TARGET] had [/TARGET] any publishing experience , but they had faith in their idea . | [
"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-d17:27:1", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Neither had any publishing experience , but they [TARGET] had [/TARGET] faith in their idea . | [
"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-d17:27:8", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They [TARGET] borrowed [/TARGET] a typewriter , raised about $ 2000 in contributions , hired a secretary , persuaded a couple of young men to join them for almost no pay and began mailing out a collection of unstapled leaflets that they called Guideposts . | [
"get temporarily; \"May I borrow your lawn mower?\"",
"take up and practice as one's own"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-d17:28:1", "sense_key": "borrow%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They borrowed a typewriter , [TARGET] raised [/TARGET] about $ 2000 in contributions , hired a secretary , persuaded a couple of young men to join them for almost no pay and began mailing out a collection of unstapled leaflets that they called Guideposts . | [
"cause to become alive again; \"raise from the dead\"; \"Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected.\"; \"Upraising ghosts\"",
"increase; \"This will enhance your enjoyment\"; \"heighten the tension\"",
"raise the level or amount of something; \"raise my salary\"; \"raise the price of bread\"",
"raise... | 24 | {"id": "br-d17:28:5", "sense_key": "raise%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They borrowed a typewriter , raised about $ 2000 in contributions , [TARGET] hired [/TARGET] a secretary , persuaded a couple of young men to join them for almost no pay and began mailing out a collection of unstapled leaflets that they called Guideposts . | [
"engage in a commercial transaction; \"We took an apartment on a quiet street\"; \"Let's rent a car\"; \"Shall we take a guide in Rome?\"",
"engage or hire for work; \"They hired two new secretaries in the department\"; \"How many people has she employed?\"",
"hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods an... | 1 | {"id": "br-d17:28:12", "sense_key": "hire%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They borrowed a typewriter , raised about $ 2000 in contributions , hired a secretary , [TARGET] persuaded [/TARGET] a couple of young men to join them for almost no pay and began mailing out a collection of unstapled leaflets that they called Guideposts . | [
"cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; \"You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!\"",
"win approval or support for; \"Carry all before one\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-d17:28:16", "sense_key": "persuade%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They borrowed a typewriter , raised about $ 2000 in contributions , hired a secretary , persuaded a couple of young men to [TARGET] join [/TARGET] them for almost no pay and began mailing out a collection of unstapled leaflets that they called Guideposts . | [
"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-d17:28:20", "sense_key": "join%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They borrowed a typewriter , raised about $ 2000 in contributions , hired a secretary , persuaded a couple of young men to join them for almost no pay and [TARGET] began [/TARGET] mailing out a collection of unstapled leaflets that they called Guideposts . | [
"take the first step or steps in carrying out an action: \"We began working at dawn\"; \"Who will start?\" \"Get working as soon as the sun rises!\"",
"set in motion, cause to start; \"The U.S. started a war in the Middle East\"; \"The Iraquis began hostilities\"; \"begin a new chapter in your life\"",
"begin t... | 0 | {"id": "br-d17:28:26", "sense_key": "begin%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They borrowed a typewriter , raised about $ 2000 in contributions , hired a secretary , persuaded a couple of young men to join them for almost no pay and began mailing out a collection of unstapled leaflets that they [TARGET] called [/TARGET] Guideposts . | [
"rouse somebody from sleep with a call; \"I was called at 5 A.M. this morning\"",
"challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; \"call the speaker on a question of fact\"",
"consider or regard as being; \"I would not call her beautiful\"",
"utter in a loud voice or announce; \"He called my name\"; \"The auctio... | 6 | {"id": "br-d17:28:35", "sense_key": "call%2:32:02::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 35, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
[TARGET] Compared [/TARGET] to the big , established magazines , my first efforts seemed feeble indeed . | [
"examine and note the similarities or differences of; \"John compared his haircut to his friend's\"; \"We compared notes after we had both seen the movie\"",
"consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; \"We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans\"",
"to form the comparative or superlative form on ... | 0 | {"id": "br-d17:29:0", "sense_key": "compare%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 0, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Compared to the big , established magazines , my first efforts [TARGET] seemed [/TARGET] feeble indeed . | [
"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-d17:29:11", "sense_key": "seem%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
But from the start they [TARGET] had [/TARGET] two important ingredients : sincerity and realism . | [
"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-d17:30:5", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The people who [TARGET] told [/TARGET] the stories were sincere . | [
"discern or comprehend; \"He could tell that she was unhappy\"",
"mark as different; \"We distinguish several kinds of maple\"",
"let something be known; \"Tell them that you will be late\"",
"narrate or give a detailed account of; \"Tell what happened\"; \"The father told a story to his child\"",
"tell som... | 3 | {"id": "br-d17:31:3", "sense_key": "tell%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The people who told the stories [TARGET] were [/TARGET] sincere . | [
"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-d17:31:6", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
And the stories they [TARGET] told [/TARGET] were true . | [
"discern or comprehend; \"He could tell that she was unhappy\"",
"mark as different; \"We distinguish several kinds of maple\"",
"let something be known; \"Tell them that you will be late\"",
"narrate or give a detailed account of; \"Tell what happened\"; \"The father told a story to his child\"",
"tell som... | 3 | {"id": "br-d17:32:4", "sense_key": "tell%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
And the stories they told [TARGET] were [/TARGET] true . | [
"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-d17:32:5", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
For example , early in my life , when one of my editorial workers [TARGET] wanted [/TARGET] to find out how churches and philanthropic organizations met the needs of New York 's down-and-outers , he did n't just ask questions . | [
"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-d17:33:13", "sense_key": "want%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
For example , early in my life , when one of my editorial workers wanted to [TARGET] find out [/TARGET] how churches and philanthropic organizations met the needs of New York 's down-and-outers , he did n't just ask questions . | [
"get to know or become aware of; \"I learned that she has two grown-up children\"; \"I see that you have been promoted\"",
"trap; esp. in an error or in a reprehensible act; \"He was caught out\"",
"after a calculation, investigation, experiment, or study; \"find the product of two numbers\"; \"The physicist wh... | 0 | {"id": "br-d17:33:15", "sense_key": "find_out%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
For example , early in my life , when one of my editorial workers wanted to find out how churches and philanthropic organizations [TARGET] met [/TARGET] the needs of New York 's down-and-outers , he did n't just ask questions . | [
"contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; \"Princeton plays Yale this weekend\"; \"Charlie likes to play Mary\"",
"fill or meet a want or need",
"be in contact with",
"get or come together; \"the two lines meet here\"",
"meet; \"I'll probably see you at the meeting\"; \"How nice to see you a... | 1 | {"id": "br-d17:33:21", "sense_key": "meet%2:34:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
For example , early in my life , when one of my editorial workers wanted to find out how churches and philanthropic organizations met the needs of New York 's down-and-outers , he did n't just [TARGET] ask [/TARGET] questions . | [
"inquire about; \"I asked about their special today\"; \"He had to ask directions several times\"",
"make a request or demand for something to somebody; \"She asked him for a loan\"",
"direct or put; seek an answer to: \"ask a question\"; \"pose a problem to one's students\"",
"address a question to and expec... | 0 | {"id": "br-d17:33:33", "sense_key": "ask%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 33, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Len LeSourd went and [TARGET] lived [/TARGET] in the slums as a sidewalk derelict for ten days . | [
"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 ... | 5 | {"id": "br-d17:34:3", "sense_key": "live%2:42:08::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
That [TARGET] was [/TARGET] nearly 13 years ago . | [
"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-d17:35:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:04::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Len LeSourd [TARGET] is [/TARGET] my executive editor today . | [
"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-d17:36:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Many of you [TARGET] are [/TARGET] familiar , I 'm sure , with the story of my early struggles : the fire in January , 1947 , that destroyed everything - even our precious list of subscribers . | [
"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-d17:37:2", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Many of you are familiar , I [TARGET] 'm [/TARGET] sure , with the story of my early struggles : the fire in January , 1947 , that destroyed everything - even our precious list of subscribers . | [
"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-d17:37:6", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Many of you are familiar , I 'm sure , with the story of my early struggles : the fire in January , 1947 , that [TARGET] destroyed [/TARGET] everything - even our precious list of subscribers . | [
"defeat soundly: \"The home team demolished the visitors\"",
"destroy completely; damage irreparably; \"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!\"; \"The tears ruined her make-up\"",
"as of animals: \"The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid\"",
"do away with, cause the dest... | 1 | {"id": "br-d17:37:25", "sense_key": "destroy%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The help and sympathy that [TARGET] were [/TARGET] forthcoming from everywhere . | [
"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-d17:38:5", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The crisis later on when debts [TARGET] seemed [/TARGET] about to overwhelm me . | [
"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-d17:39:5", "sense_key": "seem%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The crisis later on when debts seemed about to [TARGET] overwhelm [/TARGET] me . | [
"charge someone with too many tasks",
"overcome by superior force",
"cover completely or make imperceptible; \"I was drowned in work\"; \"The noise drowned out her speech\"",
"overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-d17:39:8", "sense_key": "overwhelm%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
That [TARGET] was [/TARGET] when a remarkable woman , Teresa Durlach , came to my aid - not so much with money , as with wisdom and courage . | [
"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-d17:40:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
That was when a remarkable woman , Teresa Durlach , [TARGET] came [/TARGET] to my aid - not so much with money , as with wisdom and courage . | [
"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 ... | 10 | {"id": "br-d17:40:9", "sense_key": "come%2:38:04::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` You 're not living up to your own principles '' , she [TARGET] told [/TARGET] my discouraged people . | [
"discern or comprehend; \"He could tell that she was unhappy\"",
"mark as different; \"We distinguish several kinds of maple\"",
"let something be known; \"Tell them that you will be late\"",
"narrate or give a detailed account of; \"Tell what happened\"; \"The father told a story to his child\"",
"tell som... | 6 | {"id": "br-d17:41:11", "sense_key": "tell%2:32:04::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` You 're so preoccupied that you 've [TARGET] let [/TARGET] your faith grow dim . | [
"let be; leave alone or undisturbed; \"leave the door open!\"",
"cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition: \"He got his squad on the ball\"; \"This let me in for a big surprise\"; \"He got a girl into trouble\"",
"actively cause something to happen; \"I let it be known that I was not intere... | 5 | {"id": "br-d17:42:8", "sense_key": "let%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
`` You 're so preoccupied that you 've let your faith [TARGET] grow [/TARGET] dim . | [
"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\"",
"become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; \"The problem grew too large for me\"; \"Her business grew fast\"",
"cause to grow or develop: \"He grows v... | 4 | {"id": "br-d17:42:11", "sense_key": "grow%2:30:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
What do you [TARGET] want [/TARGET] - a hundred thousand subscribers ? | [
"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-d17:43:3", "sense_key": "want%2:37:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Visualize them , then , [TARGET] believe [/TARGET] you are getting them , and you will have them '' ! | [
"accept as true; take to be true; \"I believed his report\"; \"We didn't believe his stories from the War\"; \"She believes in spirits\"",
"follow a credo; have a religious faith; be a believer; \"When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too\"",
"credit with veracity: \"You cannot believe this ma... | 3 | {"id": "br-d17:44:5", "sense_key": "believe%2:31:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Visualize them , then , believe you are [TARGET] getting [/TARGET] them , and you will have them '' ! | [
"be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; \"He got AIDS\"; \"She came down with pneumonia\"; \"She took a chill\"",
"come to have, of physical features and attributes; \"He grew a beard\"; The patient developed abdominal pains\"; I got funny spots all over my body\"",
"make children; \"Abraham bego... | 32 | {"id": "br-d17:44:8", "sense_key": "get%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Visualize them , then , believe you are getting them , and you will [TARGET] have [/TARGET] them '' ! | [
"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-d17:44:14", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
And the 100000 subscribers [TARGET] became [/TARGET] a reality . | [
"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-d17:45:4", "sense_key": "become%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
And now a million January Guideposts [TARGET] are [/TARGET] in circulation . | [
"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-d17:47:5", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
With our growth [TARGET] came [/TARGET] expansion into new fields of service . | [
"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-d17:48:3", "sense_key": "come%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Today more than a thousand industries [TARGET] distribute [/TARGET] me to their employees . | [
"as of information",
"to arrange in a stack or pile; \"stagger the chairs in the lecture hall\"",
"distribute or disperse widely; \"The invaders spread their language all over the country\"",
"cause to be distributed; \"This letter is circulating among the faculty\"",
"administer or bestow, as in small port... | 3 | {"id": "br-d17:49:4", "sense_key": "distribute%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They [TARGET] say [/TARGET] all personnel have spiritual needs which Guideposts helps to meet . | [
"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-d17:50:1", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They say all personnel [TARGET] have [/TARGET] spiritual needs which Guideposts helps to meet . | [
"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-d17:50:4", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They say all personnel have spiritual needs which Guideposts [TARGET] helps [/TARGET] to meet . | [
"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-d17:50:9", "sense_key": "help%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They say all personnel have spiritual needs which Guideposts helps to [TARGET] meet [/TARGET] . | [
"contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; \"Princeton plays Yale this weekend\"; \"Charlie likes to play Mary\"",
"fill or meet a want or need",
"be in contact with",
"get or come together; \"the two lines meet here\"",
"meet; \"I'll probably see you at the meeting\"; \"How nice to see you a... | 1 | {"id": "br-d17:50:11", "sense_key": "meet%2:34:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Hundreds of civic clubs , business firms and individuals [TARGET] make [/TARGET] me available to school teachers throughout the land . | [
"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-d17:51:8", "sense_key": "make%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They [TARGET] say [/TARGET] it helps them bring back into schools the spiritual and moral values on which this country was built . | [
"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-d17:52:1", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They say it [TARGET] helps [/TARGET] them bring back into schools the spiritual and moral values on which this country was built . | [
"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-d17:52:3", "sense_key": "help%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They say it helps them [TARGET] bring back [/TARGET] into schools the spiritual and moral values on which this country was built . | [
"bring back to consciousness",
"bring back to the point of departure"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-d17:52:5", "sense_key": "bring_back%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They say it helps them bring back into schools the spiritual and moral values on which this country was [TARGET] built [/TARGET] . | [
"form steadily; \"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly\"",
"improve the cleansing action of; build detergents\"",
"increase or strengthen gradually; \"This investment is building interest\"; \"We worked up courage\"",
"develop and grow; \"Suspense was building right from the beginning of the oper... | 5 | {"id": "br-d17:52:17", "sense_key": "build%2:36:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Thousands of free copies are [TARGET] sent [/TARGET] each month to chaplains in the Armed Forces , to prison libraries and to hospitals everywhere . | [
"cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; \"send me your latest results\"; \"I'll mail you the paper when it's written\"",
"transfer; \"The spy sent the classified information off to Russia\"",
"broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; \"We cannot air this X-rated song\"",
"assign ... | 4 | {"id": "br-d17:53:5", "sense_key": "send%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Bedridden people [TARGET] say [/TARGET] I am easy to hold - and read . | [
"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-d17:54:2", "sense_key": "say%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Bedridden people say I [TARGET] am [/TARGET] easy to hold - and read . | [
"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-d17:54:4", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Bedridden people say I am easy to [TARGET] hold [/TARGET] - and read . | [
"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... | 10 | {"id": "br-d17:54:7", "sense_key": "hold%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Bedridden people say I am easy to hold - and [TARGET] read [/TARGET] . | [
"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-d17:54:10", "sense_key": "read%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Three years ago it [TARGET] became [/TARGET] possible to finance a Braille edition for blind readers . | [
"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-d17:55:4", "sense_key": "become%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Three years ago it became possible to [TARGET] finance [/TARGET] a Braille edition for blind readers . | [
"obtain or provide money for; \"Can we finance the addition to our home?\"",
"sell or provide on credit"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-d17:55:7", "sense_key": "finance%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Throughout these exciting years I have [TARGET] been [/TARGET] fortunate for , although I have never offered great financial inducements , talent has found its way to me : William Boal who so ably organizes business operations ; John Beach who guides circulation ; Irving Granville and Nelson Rector who travel widely ca... | [
"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-d17:56:6", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Throughout these exciting years I have been fortunate for , although I have never [TARGET] offered [/TARGET] great financial inducements , talent has found its way to me : William Boal who so ably organizes business operations ; John Beach who guides circulation ; Irving Granville and Nelson Rector who travel widely ca... | [
"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... | 6 | {"id": "br-d17:56:14", "sense_key": "offer%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Throughout these exciting years I have been fortunate for , although I have never offered great financial inducements , talent has [TARGET] found [/TARGET] its way to me : William Boal who so ably organizes business operations ; John Beach who guides circulation ; Irving Granville and Nelson Rector who travel widely ca... | [
"receive a specified treatment (abstract); \"These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation\"; \"His movie received a good review\"; \"I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions\"",
"make a discovery; \"She found that he had lied to her\"; \"The story is false, so far as I... | 13 | {"id": "br-d17:56:21", "sense_key": "find%2:40:02::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Throughout these exciting years I have been fortunate for , although I have never offered great financial inducements , talent has found its way to me : William Boal who so ably [TARGET] organizes [/TARGET] business operations ; John Beach who guides circulation ; Irving Granville and Nelson Rector who travel widely ca... | [
"bring order and organization to; \"Can you help me organize my files?\"",
"plan and direct (a complex undertaking); \"he masterminded the robber\"",
"arrange by systematic planning and united effort",
"cause to be organized",
"create, as of a social group or a company, for example",
"form or join a union... | 3 | {"id": "br-d17:56:31", "sense_key": "organize%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 31, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Throughout these exciting years I have been fortunate for , although I have never offered great financial inducements , talent has found its way to me : William Boal who so ably organizes business operations ; John Beach who [TARGET] guides [/TARGET] circulation ; Irving Granville and Nelson Rector who travel widely ca... | [
"guide or pass over something; \"He ran his eyes over her naked body.\" \"She ran her fingers along the carved figurine.\"",
"take somebody somewhere; \"We lead him to our chief\"; \"can you take me to the main entrance?\"; \"He conducted us to the palace\"",
"direct the course; determine the direction of tra... | 4 | {"id": "br-d17:56:37", "sense_key": "guide%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 37, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Throughout these exciting years I have been fortunate for , although I have never offered great financial inducements , talent has found its way to me : William Boal who so ably organizes business operations ; John Beach who guides circulation ; Irving Granville and Nelson Rector who [TARGET] travel [/TARGET] widely ca... | [
"change location; move, travel, or proceed; \"How fast does your new car go?\" \"We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus\"; \"The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect\";\"The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell\"",
"make a trip for pleasure",
"travel up... | 4 | {"id": "br-d17:56:44", "sense_key": "travel%2:38:04::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 44, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
[TARGET] Searching [/TARGET] for the best in spiritual stories , my roving editors cover not only the country , but the whole world . | [
"inquire into",
"try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; \"The police are searching for clues\"; \"They are searching for the missing man in the entire county\"",
"subject to a search; \"The police searched the suspect\"; \"We searched the whole house for the missing keys\"",
"search ... | 3 | {"id": "br-d17:57:0", "sense_key": "search%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 0, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Searching for the best in spiritual stories , my roving editors [TARGET] cover [/TARGET] not only the country , but the whole world . | [
"sit on (eggs); \"Birds brood\"; \"The female covers the eggs\"",
"clothe, as if for protection from the elements; \"cover your head!\"",
"protect by insurance; \"The insurance won't cover this\"",
"deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; \"This book deals with incest\"; \"The course covere... | 4 | {"id": "br-d17:57:11", "sense_key": "cover%2:32:02::", "split_group_id": "br-d17", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
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