jealous
Who acts: one, jealous stepmother, thou, name · What happens: want, not allow, devote, devour, be, bow down · To what, where: complete loyalty, rivals, devouring fire, jealous God
«jealous» 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: jealous in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
Wanting complete loyalty and not allowing rivals; very protective of one's devotion.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wanting | want | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 protective | csubj |
| 2 | complete | complete | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 loyalty | amod |
| 3 | loyalty | loyalty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Wanting | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 allowing | cc |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 allowing | advmod |
| 6 | allowing | allow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Wanting | conj |
| 7 | rivals | rival | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 allowing | obj |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 protective | punct |
| 9 | very | very | ADV | _ | 10 protective | advmod |
| 10 | protective | protective | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 devotion | case |
| 12 | one | one | PRON | Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 devotion | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 one | case |
| 14 | devotion | devotion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 protective | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 protective | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | gerund | complete loyalty | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot loyalty=Theme | |||||
| 2 | not allow | gerund | rivals | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rival=Beneficiary | |||||
| 3 | devote | one | nom devotion «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
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
For the LORD thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
From Torah DEU.4.24, JPS 1917.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For | for | ADP | _ | 5 God | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 God | det |
| 3 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 God | amod |
| 4 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 5 God | nmod:poss |
| 5 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 fire | obl |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 fire | cop |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 fire | det |
| 8 | devouring | devour | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 fire | amod |
| 9 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 God | punct |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 God | det |
| 12 | jealous | jealous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 God | amod |
| 13 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 fire | parataxis |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 fire | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | devour | gerund | vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | a devouring fire | for thy LORD God | tree rules |
Example 2
The jealous stepmother is “universally human.” (Cf.
From English Fairy Tales.
Sentence 1: The jealous stepmother is “universally human.”
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 stepmother | det |
| 2 | jealous | jealous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 stepmother | amod |
| 3 | stepmother | stepmother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 human | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 human | cop |
| 5 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 human | punct |
| 6 | universally | universally | ADV | _ | 7 human | advmod |
| 7 | human | human | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 human | punct |
| 9 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 human | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | the jealous stepmother | human, universally property | tree rules |
Sentence 2: (Cf.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 Cf | punct |
| 2 | Cf | cf | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 Cf | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3
For thou shalt bow down to no other god; for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God;
From Torah EXO.34.14, JPS 1917.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For | for | SCONJ | _ | 4 bow | mark |
| 2 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 4 bow | nsubj |
| 3 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 4 bow | aux |
| 4 | bow | bow | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | down | down | ADP | _ | 4 bow | compound:prt |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 god | case |
| 7 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 9 god | det |
| 8 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 god | amod |
| 9 | god | god | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bow | obl |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 4 bow | punct |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 LORD | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 LORD | det |
| 13 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 bow | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 Jealous | punct |
| 15 | whose | whose | PRON | Poss=Yes PronType=Rel | 16 name | nmod:poss |
| 16 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 Jealous | nsubj |
| 17 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 Jealous | cop |
| 18 | Jealous | jealous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 LORD | conj |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 God | punct |
| 20 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 23 God | cop |
| 21 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 God | det |
| 22 | jealous | jealous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 God | amod |
| 23 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 LORD | conj |
| 24 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 4 bow | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bow down | shall | thou | to no other god; for the LORD and a jealous God | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.pivot»: agent=Agent to god=Pivot | ||||
| 2 | is | present | name | jealous property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is a | present | thou not said here | a jealous God | tree rules |
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