flesh
Who acts: raw flesh, flesh, I, 188 · What happens: live, appear, be, smell, make · To what, where: Russian flesh, Word
«flesh» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: flesh in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
the body of a person or animal, or the living skin and muscle; here also a general word for all living creatures.
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 body | det |
| 2 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 person | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 person | det |
| 5 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 body | nmod |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 animal | cc |
| 7 | animal | animal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 person | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 skin | punct |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 skin | cc |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 skin | det |
| 11 | living | living | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 skin | compound |
| 12 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 body | conj |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 muscle | cc |
| 14 | muscle | muscle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 skin | conj |
| 15 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 20 word | punct |
| 16 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 20 word | advmod |
| 17 | also | also | ADV | _ | 20 word | advmod |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 word | det |
| 19 | general | general | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 word | amod |
| 20 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 body | conj |
| 21 | for | for | ADP | _ | 24 creatures | case |
| 22 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 24 creatures | det |
| 23 | living | live | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 24 creatures | amod |
| 24 | creatures | creature | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 word | nmod |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 body | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | gerund | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Example 1
But whensoever raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.
From Torah LEV.13.14, JPS 1917.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | But | but | CCONJ | _ | 5 appeareth | cc |
| 2 | whensoever | whensoever | ADV | _ | 3 raw | advmod |
| 3 | raw | raw | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 flesh | amod |
| 4 | flesh | flesh | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 appeareth | nsubj |
| 5 | appeareth | appear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 him | case |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 appeareth | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 unclean | punct |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 unclean | nsubj |
| 10 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 unclean | aux |
| 11 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 12 unclean | cop |
| 12 | unclean | unclean | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 appeareth | conj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 appeareth | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | appear | present | raw flesh | in him = he | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in he=Location | ||||
| 2 | is | shall | flesh | unclean property | tree rules |
Example 2
I smell Russian flesh![188] Who's there?"
From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore.
Sentence 1: I smell Russian flesh!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 smell | nsubj |
| 2 | smell | smell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Russian | Russian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 flesh | amod |
| 4 | flesh | flesh | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 smell | obj |
| 5 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 smell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smell | present | I | Russian flesh | vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flesh=Stimulus |
Sentence 2: [188] Who's there?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [ | [ | PUNCT | _ | 2 188 | punct |
| 2 | 188 | 188 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 there | nsubj |
| 3 | ] | ] | PUNCT | _ | 2 188 | punct |
| 4 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 there | nsubj |
| 5 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 there | cop |
| 6 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | root | root |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 there | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 there | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | 188 | there property | tree rules |
Example 3
The Two Covenants, by the Word or Spirit, and by the Flesh, made by Jehovah with Abraham, Genesis XVII.
From Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Covenants | det |
| 2 | Two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 Covenants | nummod |
| 3 | Covenants | covenant | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 Word | punct |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 Word | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Word | det |
| 7 | Word | Word | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Covenants | appos |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 Spirit | cc |
| 9 | Spirit | Spirit | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Word | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 made | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 made | cc |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 Flesh | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Flesh | det |
| 14 | Flesh | Flesh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 made | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 made | punct |
| 16 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 Word | acl |
| 17 | by | by | ADP | _ | 18 Jehovah | case |
| 18 | Jehovah | Jehovah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 made | obl |
| 19 | with | with | ADP | _ | 20 Abraham | case |
| 20 | Abraham | Abraham | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 Jehovah | nmod |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 Genesis | punct |
| 22 | Genesis | Genesis | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 Jehovah | appos |
| 23 | XVII | XVII | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 Genesis | flat |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 Covenants | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | participle | the Word or Spirit not said here | by the Flesh; by Jehovah with Abraham | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
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