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It is our hypothesis that Kohnstamm-positive subjects are less hesitant about relinquishing control than [TARGET] are [/TARGET] Kohnstamm-negative subjects ; that they can give up their control and allow themselves to be reactors rather than actors . | [
"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-j28:65:14", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is our hypothesis that Kohnstamm-positive subjects are less hesitant about relinquishing control than are Kohnstamm-negative subjects ; that they can [TARGET] give up [/TARGET] their control and allow themselves to be reactors rather than actors . | [
"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-j28:65:21", "sense_key": "give_up%2:40:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is our hypothesis that Kohnstamm-positive subjects are less hesitant about relinquishing control than are Kohnstamm-negative subjects ; that they can give up their control and [TARGET] allow [/TARGET] themselves to be reactors rather than actors . | [
"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-j28:65:25", "sense_key": "allow%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 25, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is our hypothesis that Kohnstamm-positive subjects are less hesitant about relinquishing control than are Kohnstamm-negative subjects ; that they can give up their control and allow themselves to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] reactors rather than actors . | [
"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-j28:65:28", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] is [/TARGET] our belief that this readiness to relinquish some control was evidenced by the Kohnstamm-positive subjects in some of the other experimental situations to be discussed below . | [
"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-j28:66:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is our belief that this readiness to [TARGET] relinquish [/TARGET] some control was evidenced by the Kohnstamm-positive subjects in some of the other experimental situations to be discussed below . | [
"relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another",
"turn away from; give up; \"I am foreswearing women forever\"",
"part with",
"do without; \"We are dispensing with formalities\""
] | 2 | {"id": "br-j28:66:8", "sense_key": "relinquish%2:40:01::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is our belief that this readiness to relinquish some control was [TARGET] evidenced [/TARGET] by the Kohnstamm-positive subjects in some of the other experimental situations to be discussed below . | [
"provide evidence for; stand as proof of; \"His high fever attested to his illness\"; \"The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication\"",
"provide evidence for; \"The blood test showed that he was the father\"; \"Her behavior testified to her incompetence\"",
"reveal; \"a telling s... | 0 | {"id": "br-j28:66:12", "sense_key": "evidence%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is our belief that this readiness to relinquish some control was evidenced by the Kohnstamm-positive subjects in some of the other experimental situations to be [TARGET] discussed [/TARGET] below . | [
"speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; \"We discussed our household budget\"",
"to consider or examine in speech or writing; \"The article covered all the different aspects of this question\"; \"The class discussed Dante's 'Inferno'\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-j28:66:26", "sense_key": "discuss%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Thus , this readiness to [TARGET] relax [/TARGET] controls , evidenced in the Kohnstamm situation , appears to be a more general personality factor . | [
"become less tense; \"He relaxed in the hot tub\"",
"cause to feel relaxed; \"A hot bath always relaxes me\"",
"become less tight; \"the rope relaxed\"",
"make less tight; \"relax the tension on the rope\"",
"become loose or looser; \"The noose loosened\""
] | 3 | {"id": "br-j28:67:5", "sense_key": "relax%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Thus , this readiness to relax controls , [TARGET] evidenced [/TARGET] in the Kohnstamm situation , appears to be a more general personality factor . | [
"provide evidence for; stand as proof of; \"His high fever attested to his illness\"; \"The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication\"",
"provide evidence for; \"The blood test showed that he was the father\"; \"Her behavior testified to her incompetence\"",
"reveal; \"a telling s... | 0 | {"id": "br-j28:67:8", "sense_key": "evidence%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Thus , this readiness to relax controls , evidenced in the Kohnstamm situation , [TARGET] appears [/TARGET] to be a more general personality factor . | [
"come into sight or view; \"He suddenly appeared at the wedding\"; \"A new star appeared on the horizon\"",
"be issued or published, as of news in a paper, a book, or a movie; \"Did your latest book appear yet?\" \"The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet\"",
"come into being or existence, or appear on the ... | 4 | {"id": "br-j28:67:14", "sense_key": "appear%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Thus , this readiness to relax controls , evidenced in the Kohnstamm situation , appears to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] a more general personality factor . | [
"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-j28:67:16", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Kohnstamm-positive subjects [TARGET] seemed [/TARGET] to be freer to experience the unusual and seemingly impossible in the external world . | [
"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-j28:68:3", "sense_key": "seem%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Kohnstamm-positive subjects seemed to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] freer to experience the unusual and seemingly impossible in the external world . | [
"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-j28:68:5", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The Kohnstamm-positive subjects seemed to be freer to [TARGET] experience [/TARGET] the unusual and seemingly impossible in the external world . | [
"undergo; \"The stocks had a fast run-up\"",
"have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; \"I know the feeling!\" \"have you ever known hunger?\"",
"undergo an emotional sensation; \"She felt resentful\"; \"He felt regret\"",
"of mental or bodily states or experiences: \"get an id... | 1 | {"id": "br-j28:68:8", "sense_key": "experience%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
There was a significantly greater number in this group who [TARGET] reported [/TARGET] a desk as being in a tilted position while a tennis ball resting on it remained stationary on the incline . | [
"to give an account or representation of in words: \"Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental.\"",
"make known to the authorities; \"One student reported the other to the principal\"",
"complain about; make a charge against; \"I reported her to the superviser\"",
"announce one's ... | 0 | {"id": "br-j28:69:9", "sense_key": "report%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
There was a significantly greater number in this group who reported a desk as [TARGET] being [/TARGET] in a tilted position while a tennis ball resting on it remained stationary on the incline . | [
"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-j28:69:13", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
There was a significantly greater number in this group who reported a desk as being in a tilted position while a tennis ball [TARGET] resting on [/TARGET] it remained stationary on the incline . | [
"rest on for support; \"you can lean on me if you get tired\"",
"be based on; of theories and claims, for example; \"What's this new evidence based on?\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-j28:69:21", "sense_key": "rest_on%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 21, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
There was a significantly greater number in this group who reported a desk as being in a tilted position while a tennis ball resting on it [TARGET] remained [/TARGET] stationary on the incline . | [
"stay the same; remain in a certain state; \"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it\"; \"rest assured\"; \"stay alone\"; \"He remained unmoved by her tears\"; \"The bad weather continued for another week\"",
"stay behind; \"The smell stayed in the room\"; \"The hostility remained long after they... | 0 | {"id": "br-j28:69:23", "sense_key": "remain%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This [TARGET] occurred [/TARGET] in spite of the rational awareness that the ball should be going downhill . | [
"come to pass; occur: \"What is happening?\"; \"The meeting took place off without an incidence\"; \"Nothing occurred that seemed important\"",
"be a forerunner of or occur earlier than, as in: \"This composition anticipates Impressionism\"",
"come to one's mind; suggest itself; \"It occurred to me that we shol... | 0 | {"id": "br-j28:70:1", "sense_key": "occur%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This occurred in spite of the rational awareness that the ball should be [TARGET] going [/TARGET] downhill . | [
"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... | 12 | {"id": "br-j28:70:11", "sense_key": "go%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 11, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They [TARGET] knew [/TARGET] that their perceptual experience differed from objective reality since they had seen the desk and ball prior to putting on the aniseikonic lenses . | [
"be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; \"She doesn't know this composer\"; \"Do you know my sister?\" \"We know this movie\"",
"be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; \"I know that the President lied to the people\"; \"I want to ... | 1 | {"id": "br-j28:71:1", "sense_key": "know%2:31:01::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They knew that their perceptual experience [TARGET] differed [/TARGET] from objective reality since they had seen the desk and ball prior to putting on the aniseikonic lenses . | [
"be at loggerheads; \"I beg to differ!\"",
"be different; \"These two tests differ in only one respect\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-j28:71:6", "sense_key": "differ%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They knew that their perceptual experience differed from objective reality since they had [TARGET] seen [/TARGET] the desk and ball prior to putting on the aniseikonic lenses . | [
"consider or deem to be; regard; \"She views this quite differently from me\"; \"I consider her to be shallow\"",
"perceive mentally, as of an idea; \"Now I see!\"; \"I just can't see your point\"",
"get to know or become aware of; \"I learned that she has two grown-up children\"; \"I see that you have been pro... | 11 | {"id": "br-j28:71:13", "sense_key": "see%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They knew that their perceptual experience differed from objective reality since they had seen the desk and ball prior to [TARGET] putting on [/TARGET] the aniseikonic lenses . | [
"put clothing on one's body; \"What should I wear today?\"; \"He put on his best suit for the wedding\"; \"The princess donned a long blue dress\"; \"The queen assumed the stately robes\"; \"He got into his jeans\"",
"increase (one's body weight)",
"add to something existing; \"She put on a sun room\"",
"add ... | 0 | {"id": "br-j28:71:20", "sense_key": "put_on%2:29:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Yet they were not so [TARGET] bound [/TARGET] by past experience and constriction as to deny their immediate perceptions and to be dominated by their knowledge of what the experience should be . | [
"place limits on; \"restrict the use of this parking lot\"",
"spring back; spring away from an impact; \"The rubber ball bounced\"",
"move forward by leaps and bounds; \"The horse bounded across the meadow\"; \"The child leapt across the puddle\"; \"Can you jump over the fence?\"",
"form the boundary of; be c... | 0 | {"id": "br-j28:72:5", "sense_key": "bound%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Yet they were not so bound by past experience and constriction as to [TARGET] deny [/TARGET] their immediate perceptions and to be dominated by their knowledge of what the experience should be . | [
"declare untrue; contradict; \"He denied the allegations\"; \"She denied that she had taken money\"",
"refuse to accept or believe; \"He denied his fatal illness\"",
"refuse to recognize or acknowledge; \"Peter denied Jesus\"",
"deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit",
"... | 1 | {"id": "br-j28:72:13", "sense_key": "deny%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Yet they were not so bound by past experience and constriction as to deny their immediate perceptions and to [TARGET] be [/TARGET] dominated by their knowledge of what the experience should be . | [
"spend or use time: \"I may be an hour\"",
"work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; \"He is a herpetologist; \"She is our resident philosopher\"; \"She works as a waitress to put herself through law school\"",
"have an existence, be extant; \"Is there a God?\"",
"have lif... | 5 | {"id": "br-j28:72:19", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Yet they were not so bound by past experience and constriction as to deny their immediate perceptions and to be dominated by their knowledge of what the experience should [TARGET] be [/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-j28:72:27", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 27, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The change in perceptions by some of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects , after they had been [TARGET] informed [/TARGET] of the possibilities of normal reactions , suggests that their constriction and guardedness is associated with their general mode of responding to strange or unknown situations . | [
"give character or essence to; \"The principles that inform modern teaching\"",
"give information; \"I informed him of his rights\"",
"act as an informer; \"She had informed on her own parents for years\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-j28:73:15", "sense_key": "inform%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The change in perceptions by some of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects , after they had been informed of the possibilities of normal reactions , [TARGET] suggests [/TARGET] that their constriction and guardedness is associated with their general mode of responding to strange or unknown situations . | [
"make a proposal, declare a plan for something",
"call to mind or evoke",
"imply as a possibility; \"The evidence suggests a need for more clarification\"",
"suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine: \"Tetracycline is indicated in such cases\"",
"drop a hint; intimate by a hint"
] | 4 | {"id": "br-j28:73:23", "sense_key": "suggest%2:32:04::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The change in perceptions by some of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects , after they had been informed of the possibilities of normal reactions , suggests that their constriction and guardedness is associated with their general mode of [TARGET] responding [/TARGET] to strange or unknown situations . | [
"show a response or a reaction to something",
"respond favorably or as hoped; \"The cancer reponded to the aggressive therapy\"",
"reply or respond to; \"She didn't want to answer\"; \"answer the question\"; \"We answered that we would accept the invitation\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-j28:73:36", "sense_key": "respond%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 36, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They [TARGET] were [/TARGET] able to experience at first , in terms of past conventionality . | [
"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-j28:74:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They were able to [TARGET] experience [/TARGET] at first , in terms of past conventionality . | [
"undergo; \"The stocks had a fast run-up\"",
"have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; \"I know the feeling!\" \"have you ever known hunger?\"",
"undergo an emotional sensation; \"She felt resentful\"; \"He felt regret\"",
"of mental or bodily states or experiences: \"get an id... | 1 | {"id": "br-j28:74:4", "sense_key": "experience%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 4, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When [TARGET] informed [/TARGET] as to the various possibilities of normal reactions , they were then able to experience the uniqueness of the present . | [
"give character or essence to; \"The principles that inform modern teaching\"",
"give information; \"I informed him of his rights\"",
"act as an informer; \"She had informed on her own parents for years\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-j28:75:1", "sense_key": "inform%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When informed as to the various possibilities of normal reactions , they [TARGET] were [/TARGET] then able to experience the uniqueness of the present . | [
"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-j28:75:12", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
When informed as to the various possibilities of normal reactions , they were then able to [TARGET] experience [/TARGET] the uniqueness of the present . | [
"undergo; \"The stocks had a fast run-up\"",
"have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; \"I know the feeling!\" \"have you ever known hunger?\"",
"undergo an emotional sensation; \"She felt resentful\"; \"He felt regret\"",
"of mental or bodily states or experiences: \"get an id... | 1 | {"id": "br-j28:75:16", "sense_key": "experience%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 16, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It might be [TARGET] postulated [/TARGET] that these subjects are unduly afraid of being wrong ; that they perceive new internal and environmental situations as `` threatening '' until they are tested and proved otherwise . | [
"take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; \"He posited three basic laws of nature\"",
"maintain or assert; \"He contended that Communism ahd no future\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-j28:76:3", "sense_key": "postulate%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It might be postulated that these subjects [TARGET] are [/TARGET] unduly afraid of being wrong ; that they perceive new internal and environmental situations as `` threatening '' until they are tested and proved otherwise . | [
"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-j28:76:7", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It might be postulated that these subjects are unduly afraid of [TARGET] being [/TARGET] wrong ; that they perceive new internal and environmental situations as `` threatening '' until they are tested and proved otherwise . | [
"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-j28:76:10", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It might be postulated that these subjects are unduly afraid of being wrong ; that they [TARGET] perceive [/TARGET] new internal and environmental situations as `` threatening '' until they are tested and proved otherwise . | [
"become conscious of; \"She finally perceived the futility of her protest\"",
"to become aware of through the senses; \"I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-j28:76:15", "sense_key": "perceive%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It might be postulated that these subjects are unduly afraid of being wrong ; that they perceive new internal and environmental situations as `` threatening '' until they are [TARGET] tested [/TARGET] and proved otherwise . | [
"undergo a test; \"She doesn't test well\"",
"examine someone's knowledge of something; \"The teacher tests us every week\"; \"We got quizzed on French irregular verbs\"",
"determine the presence or properties of (a substance)",
"achieve a certain score or rating on a test; \"She tested high on the LSAT and w... | 4 | {"id": "br-j28:76:28", "sense_key": "test%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It might be postulated that these subjects are unduly afraid of being wrong ; that they perceive new internal and environmental situations as `` threatening '' until they are tested and [TARGET] proved [/TARGET] otherwise . | [
"establish the validity of something; \"This behavior shows his true nature\"",
"obtain probate of, as of a will",
"prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof",
"provide evidence for; \"The blood test showed that he was the father\"; \"Her behavior testified to her incompetence\"",
"take a ... | 0 | {"id": "br-j28:76:30", "sense_key": "prove%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 30, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
While the interpretations that have been [TARGET] given [/TARGET] are inferences only , they gain support from such comments as the following , which was made by one of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects who did not , on the first trial , perceive the tilt illusion . | [
"proffer, as of a body part; \"She gave her hand to her little sister\"",
"consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; \"She gave herself to many men\"",
"occur; \"what gives?\" (slang)",
"estimate the duration or outcome of something; \"He gave the patient three months to live\"; \"I gave him a very ... | 32 | {"id": "br-j28:77:6", "sense_key": "give%2:40:05::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
While the interpretations that have been given [TARGET] are [/TARGET] inferences only , they gain support from such comments as the following , which was made by one of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects who did not , on the first trial , perceive the tilt illusion . | [
"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-j28:77:7", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
While the interpretations that have been given are inferences only , they [TARGET] gain [/TARGET] support from such comments as the following , which was made by one of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects who did not , on the first trial , perceive the tilt illusion . | [
"increase (one's body weight)",
"rise in rate or price; \"The stock market gained 24 points today\"",
"increase in; \"gain momentum\"; \"gain nerve\"",
"obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; \"The home team was gaining ground\"",
"reach a destination, either real or abstract; \"We hit Detroit by noon\";... | 8 | {"id": "br-j28:77:12", "sense_key": "gain%2:40:03::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
While the interpretations that have been given are inferences only , they gain support from such comments as the following , which was [TARGET] made [/TARGET] by one of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects who did not , on the first trial , perceive the tilt illusion . | [
"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-j28:77:23", "sense_key": "make%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 23, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
While the interpretations that have been given are inferences only , they gain support from such comments as the following , which was made by one of the Kohnstamm-negative subjects who did not , on the first trial , [TARGET] perceive [/TARGET] the tilt illusion . | [
"become conscious of; \"She finally perceived the futility of her protest\"",
"to become aware of through the senses; \"I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-j28:77:39", "sense_key": "perceive%2:39:00::", "split_group_id": "br-j28", "token_index": 39, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This [TARGET] is [/TARGET] the period during the melancholy days of autumn when universities and colleges schedule what they call `` Homecoming Day '' . | [
"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-b14:1:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:06::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This is the period during the melancholy days of autumn when universities and colleges [TARGET] schedule [/TARGET] what they call `` Homecoming Day '' . | [
"plan for an activity or event; \"I've scheduled a concert next week\"",
"make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; \"I scheduled an exam for this afternoon\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-b14:1:14", "sense_key": "schedule%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 14, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
This is the period during the melancholy days of autumn when universities and colleges schedule what they [TARGET] call [/TARGET] `` Homecoming Day '' . | [
"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-b14:1:17", "sense_key": "call%2:32:02::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
They [TARGET] seek [/TARGET] thereby to lure the old grad back to the old scenes . | [
"inquire for; \"seek directions from a local\"",
"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\"",
"go to or towards; \"a liquid seeks its own level\"",
"try to get or reach; \"seek a posi... | 4 | {"id": "br-b14:2:1", "sense_key": "seek%2:41:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The football opponent on homecoming is , of course , selected with the view that said opponent will [TARGET] have [/TARGET] little more chance than did a Christian when thrown to one of the emperor 's lions . | [
"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-b14:3:17", "sense_key": "have%2:40:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
The football opponent on homecoming is , of course , selected with the view that said opponent will have little more chance than did a Christian when [TARGET] thrown [/TARGET] to one of the emperor 's lions . | [
"be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly: \"These questions confuse even the experts\"; \"This question completely threw me\"; \"This question befuddled even the teacher\"",
"convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; \"Throw a glance\"; \"She gave me a dirty look\""... | 3 | {"id": "br-b14:3:26", "sense_key": "throw%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 26, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] is [/TARGET] true , of course , the uncertainties of life being what they are , that as now and then the Christian killed the lion , homecoming days have been ruined by a visiting team . | [
"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-b14:4:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is true , of course , the uncertainties of life [TARGET] being [/TARGET] what they are , that as now and then the Christian killed the lion , homecoming days have been ruined by a visiting team . | [
"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-b14:4:10", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is true , of course , the uncertainties of life being what they [TARGET] are [/TARGET] , that as now and then the Christian killed the lion , homecoming days have been ruined by a visiting team . | [
"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-b14:4:13", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is true , of course , the uncertainties of life being what they are , that as now and then the Christian [TARGET] killed [/TARGET] the lion , homecoming days have been ruined by a visiting team . | [
"mark for deletion or rule out; \"kill these lines in the President's speech\"",
"destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; \"Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods\"",
"cause to cease operating; \"kill the engine\"",
"tire out completely; \"The daily stress of her work is killing her\"",
... | 6 | {"id": "br-b14:4:20", "sense_key": "kill%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 20, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is true , of course , the uncertainties of life being what they are , that as now and then the Christian killed the lion , homecoming days have been [TARGET] ruined [/TARGET] by a visiting team . | [
"destroy completely; damage irreparably; \"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!\"; \"The tears ruined her make-up\"",
"reduce to ruins; \"The country lay ruined after the war\"",
"reduce to bankruptcy; \"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!\"",
"cause to fail: \"This behavior will... | 0 | {"id": "br-b14:4:28", "sense_key": "ruin%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Even with all possible precaution , homecomings [TARGET] are [/TARGET] usually rather cruel and sad , and only the perpetually ebullient and the continually optimistic are made happy by them . | [
"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-b14:5:7", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Even with all possible precaution , homecomings are usually rather cruel and sad , and only the perpetually ebullient and the continually optimistic are [TARGET] made [/TARGET] happy by them . | [
"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-b14:5:24", "sense_key": "make%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 24, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
More often than not , as the Old Grad [TARGET] wanders [/TARGET] along the old paths , his memory of happy days when he strolled one of the paths with a coed beside him becomes an ache and a pain . | [
"turn aside esp. from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing or speaking; \"She always digresses when telling a story\"",
"wander about aimlessly; \"The gypsies roamed the woods\"",
"be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; \"She cheats on her husband\"; \"Might her husband b... | 1 | {"id": "br-b14:6:5", "sense_key": "wander%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
More often than not , as the Old Grad wanders along the old paths , his memory of happy days when he [TARGET] strolled [/TARGET] one of the paths with a coed beside him becomes an ache and a pain . | [
"walk leisurely and with no apparent aim",
"take a walk"
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b14:6:18", "sense_key": "stroll%2:38:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
More often than not , as the Old Grad wanders along the old paths , his memory of happy days when he strolled one of the paths with a coed beside him [TARGET] becomes [/TARGET] an ache and a pain . | [
"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-b14:6:28", "sense_key": "become%2:42:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He can [TARGET] smell [/TARGET] again the perfume she wore and recall the lilting sound of laughter , and can smell again the aroma of autumn - fallen leaves , the wine of cool air , and the nostalgia of woodsmoke which blows through all the winds of fall . | [
"emit an odor; \"The soup smells good\"",
"inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense",
"smell bad; \"He rarely washes, and he smells\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b14:7:2", "sense_key": "smell%2:39:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He can smell again the perfume she [TARGET] wore [/TARGET] and recall the lilting sound of laughter , and can smell again the aroma of autumn - fallen leaves , the wine of cool air , and the nostalgia of woodsmoke which blows through all the winds of fall . | [
"be dressed in; \"She was wearing yellow that day\"",
"put clothing on one's body; \"What should I wear today?\"; \"He put on his best suit for the wedding\"; \"The princess donned a long blue dress\"; \"The queen assumed the stately robes\"; \"He got into his jeans\"",
"have or show an appearance of; \"wear on... | 4 | {"id": "br-b14:7:7", "sense_key": "wear%2:29:04::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He can smell again the perfume she wore and [TARGET] recall [/TARGET] the lilting sound of laughter , and can smell again the aroma of autumn - fallen leaves , the wine of cool air , and the nostalgia of woodsmoke which blows through all the winds of fall . | [
"recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection: \"I can't remember saying any such thing\"; \"I can't think what her last name was\"; \"can you remember her phone number?\" \"Do you remember that he once loved you?\"; \"call up memories\"",
"cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from... | 0 | {"id": "br-b14:7:9", "sense_key": "recall%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He can smell again the perfume she wore and recall the lilting sound of laughter , and can [TARGET] smell [/TARGET] again the aroma of autumn - fallen leaves , the wine of cool air , and the nostalgia of woodsmoke which blows through all the winds of fall . | [
"emit an odor; \"The soup smells good\"",
"inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense",
"smell bad; \"He rarely washes, and he smells\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b14:7:18", "sense_key": "smell%2:39:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He can smell again the perfume she wore and recall the lilting sound of laughter , and can smell again the aroma of autumn - fallen leaves , the wine of cool air , and the nostalgia of woodsmoke which [TARGET] blows [/TARGET] through all the winds of fall . | [
"exhale hard; \"blow on the soup to cool it down\"",
"free of obstruction by blowing air through: \"blow one's nose\"",
"melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; \"The lightbulbs blew out\"; \"The fuse blew\"",
"burst suddenly; \"The tire blew\"; \"We blew a tire\"",
"shape by blowing; \"Blow a glass vase... | 21 | {"id": "br-b14:7:40", "sense_key": "blow%2:43:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 40, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is at precisely such moments that he [TARGET] encounters [/TARGET] a couple of undergraduates , faces alight , holding hands and talking happily as they come along , oblivious of him , or throwing him the most fleeting and casual of glances , such as they would give a tethered goat . | [
"contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; \"Princeton plays Yale this weekend\"; \"Charlie likes to play Mary\"",
"meet; \"I'll probably see you at the meeting\"; \"How nice to see you again!\"",
"come upon, as if by accident; meet with; \"We find this idea in Plato\"; \"I happened upon the most... | 1 | {"id": "br-b14:8:8", "sense_key": "encounter%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is at precisely such moments that he encounters a couple of undergraduates , faces alight , [TARGET] holding [/TARGET] hands and talking happily as they come along , oblivious of him , or throwing him the most fleeting and casual of glances , such as they would give a tethered goat . | [
"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-b14:8:15", "sense_key": "hold%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 15, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is at precisely such moments that he encounters a couple of undergraduates , faces alight , holding hands and [TARGET] talking [/TARGET] happily as they come along , oblivious of him , or throwing him the most fleeting and casual of glances , such as they would give a tethered goat . | [
"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\"",
"reveal information; let the cat out of the bag; \"If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!\"",
"use language: \"the baby talks already\"; ... | 3 | {"id": "br-b14:8:18", "sense_key": "talk%2:32:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 18, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is at precisely such moments that he encounters a couple of undergraduates , faces alight , holding hands and talking happily as they [TARGET] come along [/TARGET] , oblivious of him , or throwing him the most fleeting and casual of glances , such as they would give a tethered goat . | [
"come into being or existence, or appear on the scene: \"Then the computer came along and changed our lives\"; \"Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago\"",
"make progress; \"He progressed well in school\""
] | 1 | {"id": "br-b14:8:22", "sense_key": "come_along%2:30:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is at precisely such moments that he encounters a couple of undergraduates , faces alight , holding hands and talking happily as they come along , oblivious of him , or [TARGET] throwing [/TARGET] him the most fleeting and casual of glances , such as they would give a tethered goat . | [
"be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly: \"These questions confuse even the experts\"; \"This question completely threw me\"; \"This question befuddled even the teacher\"",
"convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; \"Throw a glance\"; \"She gave me a dirty look\""... | 1 | {"id": "br-b14:8:28", "sense_key": "throw%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 28, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is at precisely such moments that he encounters a couple of undergraduates , faces alight , holding hands and talking happily as they come along , oblivious of him , or throwing him the most fleeting and casual of glances , such as they would [TARGET] give [/TARGET] a tethered goat . | [
"proffer, as of a body part; \"She gave her hand to her little sister\"",
"consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; \"She gave herself to many men\"",
"occur; \"what gives?\" (slang)",
"estimate the duration or outcome of something; \"He gave the patient three months to live\"; \"I gave him a very ... | 6 | {"id": "br-b14:8:40", "sense_key": "give%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 40, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His dream [TARGET] goes [/TARGET] . | [
"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... | 0 | {"id": "br-b14:10:2", "sense_key": "go%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He [TARGET] feels [/TARGET] , suddenly , the weight of the fat is on him . | [
"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\... | 8 | {"id": "br-b14:11:1", "sense_key": "feel%2:39:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He feels , suddenly , the weight of the fat [TARGET] is [/TARGET] on him . | [
"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-b14:11:10", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 10, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His bridgework or his plates [TARGET] feel [/TARGET] loose and monstrous . | [
"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\... | 12 | {"id": "br-b14:12:5", "sense_key": "feel%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His bifocals [TARGET] blur [/TARGET] . | [
"become vague or indistinct; \"The distinction between the two theories blurred\"",
"make dim or indistinct; \"The drug blurs my vision\"",
"make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; \"Her remarks confused the debate\"",
"make a smudge on; soil by smudging",
"to make less distinct or clear: \"heat haze blurs th... | 5 | {"id": "br-b14:13:2", "sense_key": "blur%2:39:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 2, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His legs suddenly [TARGET] feel [/TARGET] heavy and unaccountably weary , as if he had walked for miles , instead of strolling a few hundred yards along the old campus paths . | [
"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\... | 12 | {"id": "br-b14:14:3", "sense_key": "feel%2:42:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His legs suddenly feel heavy and unaccountably weary , as if he had [TARGET] walked [/TARGET] for miles , instead of strolling a few hundred yards along the old campus paths . | [
"obtain a base on balls, in baseball",
"give a base on balls to; in baseball",
"use one's feet to advance; advance by steps",
"take a person or an animal for a walk; \"She walks the dog every morning\"; \"I'll walk you to your car\"",
"walk at a pace",
"traverse by walking; \"Walk the tightrope\"",
"tak... | 2 | {"id": "br-b14:14:13", "sense_key": "walk%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 13, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
His legs suddenly feel heavy and unaccountably weary , as if he had walked for miles , instead of [TARGET] strolling [/TARGET] a few hundred yards along the old campus paths . | [
"walk leisurely and with no apparent aim",
"take a walk"
] | 0 | {"id": "br-b14:14:19", "sense_key": "stroll%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 19, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Bitterness comes over him and the taste of time [TARGET] is [/TARGET] like unripe persimmons in his mouth . | [
"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-b14:15:8", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 8, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It [TARGET] is [/TARGET] not much better if he meets with old classmates . | [
"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-b14:16:1", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
It is not much better if he [TARGET] meets [/TARGET] with old classmates . | [
"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... | 4 | {"id": "br-b14:16:6", "sense_key": "meet%2:38:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 6, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Too often , unless he [TARGET] hails [/TARGET] them , they pass him by . | [
"greet enthusiastically",
"call for, as of cabs",
"praise vociferously",
"be a native of; \"She hails from Kalamazoo\"",
"precipitate as small ice particles; \"It hailed for an hour\""
] | 0 | {"id": "br-b14:17:5", "sense_key": "hail%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
Too often , unless he hails them , they [TARGET] pass [/TARGET] him by . | [
"eliminate from the body; \"Pass a kidney stone\"",
"come to pass; occur: \"What is happening?\"; \"The meeting took place off without an incidence\"; \"Nothing occurred that seemed important\"",
"disappear gradually; as of emotions, for example; \"The pain eventually passed off\"",
"grant authorization or cl... | 11 | {"id": "br-b14:17:9", "sense_key": "pass%2:38:05::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He [TARGET] recalls [/TARGET] with a wry smile the wit who said , on returning from a homecoming reunion , that he would never go again because all his class had changed so much they did n't even recognize him . | [
"recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection: \"I can't remember saying any such thing\"; \"I can't think what her last name was\"; \"can you remember her phone number?\" \"Do you remember that he once loved you?\"; \"call up memories\"",
"cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from... | 0 | {"id": "br-b14:18:1", "sense_key": "recall%2:31:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 1, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He recalls with a wry smile the wit who [TARGET] said [/TARGET] , on returning from a homecoming reunion , that he would never go again because all his class had changed so much they did n't even recognize him . | [
"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\"",
"... | 1 | {"id": "br-b14:18:9", "sense_key": "say%2:32:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 9, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He recalls with a wry smile the wit who said , on [TARGET] returning [/TARGET] from a homecoming reunion , that he would never go again because all his class had changed so much they did n't even recognize him . | [
"go back to a previous state; \"We reverted to the old rules\"",
"\"Her old vigor returned\"",
"go back to something earlier; \"This harks back to a previous remark of his\"",
"answer back",
"submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; \"submit a bill to a legislative body\"",
"as of a verdict, by a ... | 8 | {"id": "br-b14:18:12", "sense_key": "return%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He recalls with a wry smile the wit who said , on returning from a homecoming reunion , that he would never [TARGET] go [/TARGET] again because all his class had changed so much they did n't even recognize him . | [
"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... | 12 | {"id": "br-b14:18:22", "sense_key": "go%2:38:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 22, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He recalls with a wry smile the wit who said , on returning from a homecoming reunion , that he would never go again because all his class had [TARGET] changed [/TARGET] so much they did n't even recognize him . | [
"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 ... | 0 | {"id": "br-b14:18:29", "sense_key": "change%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 29, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
He recalls with a wry smile the wit who said , on returning from a homecoming reunion , that he would never go again because all his class had changed so much they did n't even [TARGET] recognize [/TARGET] him . | [
"perceive to be the same",
"be fully aware or cognizant of",
"discern; \"His greed knew no limits\"",
"express obligation for",
"express greetings upon meeting someone",
"detect with the senses; \"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards\"; \"I can't make out the ... | 5 | {"id": "br-b14:18:35", "sense_key": "recognize%2:39:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 35, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If they do [TARGET] meet [/TARGET] and recognize one another , slap backs and embrace , the moment soon is done . | [
"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... | 4 | {"id": "br-b14:19:3", "sense_key": "meet%2:38:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 3, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If they do meet and [TARGET] recognize [/TARGET] one another , slap backs and embrace , the moment soon is done . | [
"perceive to be the same",
"be fully aware or cognizant of",
"discern; \"His greed knew no limits\"",
"express obligation for",
"express greetings upon meeting someone",
"detect with the senses; \"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards\"; \"I can't make out the ... | 5 | {"id": "br-b14:19:5", "sense_key": "recognize%2:39:01::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If they do meet and recognize one another , slap backs and [TARGET] embrace [/TARGET] , the moment soon is done . | [
"take up the cause or ideology of (beliefs, tasks, etc.)",
"hug, usually with fondness; \"Hug me, please\"; \"They embraced\"",
"include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; \"This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds\"; \"this should ... | 1 | {"id": "br-b14:19:12", "sense_key": "embrace%2:35:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 12, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
If they do meet and recognize one another , slap backs and embrace , the moment soon [TARGET] is [/TARGET] done . | [
"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-b14:19:17", "sense_key": "be%2:42:03::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 17, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
After all , when one has [TARGET] asked [/TARGET] whatever became of old Joe and Charlie ; when one has inquired who it was Sue Brown married and where it is they now live ; when questions are asked and answered about families and children ; and old professors ; when the game and its probable outcome has been exhausted... | [
"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-b14:20:5", "sense_key": "ask%2:32:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 5, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
After all , when one has asked whatever [TARGET] became [/TARGET] of old Joe and Charlie ; when one has inquired who it was Sue Brown married and where it is they now live ; when questions are asked and answered about families and children ; and old professors ; when the game and its probable outcome has been exhausted... | [
"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-b14:20:7", "sense_key": "become%2:30:00::", "split_group_id": "br-b14", "token_index": 7, "wordnet_version": "1.6"} |
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