action

Who acts: action, someone, We, action figure, Sam, Ben · What happens: be, do, run, jump, cook, mean · To what, where: something, things, action, exciting events, film, small toy person · Speech: someone speaks here

«action» in the English dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: action in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

An action is something that someone does, like running, jumping or cooking.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 action	det
2	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 something	cop
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 does	obj
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 does	nsubj
7	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 something	acl:relcl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 running	punct
9	like	like	SCONJ	_	10 running	mark
10	running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 does	advcl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 jumping	punct
12	jumping	jump	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 running	conj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 cooking	cc
14	cooking	cook	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 running	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	a action	something	tree rules
2	do	present	someone		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality
3	run	gerund	someone not said here		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	jump	gerund	someone not said here		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	cook	gerund	someone not said here		vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

Action means doing things, not just talking: «We need action!».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 doing	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 talking	punct
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 talking	advmod
7	just	just	ADV	_	8 talking	advmod
8	talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 doing	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 need	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 need	punct
11	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 need	nsubj
12	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 means	parataxis
13	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 need	obj
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	12 need	punct
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 need	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	present	Action		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	do not said to happen	gerund	Action not said here	things	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality
3	not talk	gerund	Action not said here		vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	need in a quote	present	We	action	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot action=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

Action is exciting events in a film or a game: «an action film».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 events	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 events	cop
3	exciting	exciting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 events	amod
4	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 film	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 film	det
7	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 events	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 game	cc
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 game	det
10	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 film	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 events	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 film	punct
13	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 film	det
14	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 film	compound
15	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 events	parataxis
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 film	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 events	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Action	exciting events		a film or a game		a action film parataxis	tree rules

Everyday, meaning 4

An action figure is a small toy person, often a hero.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 figure	det
2	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 figure	compound
3	figure	figure	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 person	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 person	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 person	det
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 person	amod
7	toy	toy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 person	compound
8	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 hero	punct
10	often	often	ADV	_	12 hero	advmod
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 hero	det
12	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 person	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a action figure	a small toy person and a hero				a hero conj	tree rules

Example 1

Every action in the story changes how many apples Sam has.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	2 action	det
2	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 changes	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 story	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 story	det
5	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 action	nmod
6	changes	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 many	advmod
8	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 apples	amod
9	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 changes	obj
10	Sam	Sam	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 has	nsubj
11	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 apples	acl:relcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 changes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	present	every action in the story	many apples					vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient
2	have	present	Sam	many apples not said here					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient

Example 2

Ben has 15 action figures.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	15	15	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 figures	nummod
4	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 figures	compound
5	figures	figure	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Ben	15 action figures					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent figure=Patient

Example 3

He buys 3 more action figures.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 buys	nsubj
2	buys	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 figures	nummod
4	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 figures	amod
5	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 figures	compound
6	figures	figure	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 buys	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 buys	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	present	He	3 more action figures					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent figure=Theme

Example 4

Count the action that happens last.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Count	count	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 action	det
3	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Count	obj
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 happens	nsubj
5	happens	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 action	acl:relcl
6	last	last	ADV	_	5 happens	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Count	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	count	imperative	you not said here	the action					vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme
2	happen	present	the action					last property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

«Jump» and «run» are action words.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Jump	punct
2	Jump	jump	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Jump	punct
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 words	cc
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 run	punct
6	run	run	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 words	nsubj
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 run	punct
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 words	cop
9	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 words	compound
10	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Jump	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Jump	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	jump in a quote	imperative	you not said here						vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is a	present	run	action words					tree rules

Example 6

We took action to clean up the playground.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 took	nsubj
2	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 clean	mark
5	clean	clean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 took	advcl
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 clean	compound:prt
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 playground	det
8	playground	playground	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 clean	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	We	action					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme
2	clean up	to-infinitive	We not said here	the playground					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent playground=Patient

Example 7

I watched the firefighters in action.

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 watched	nsubj
2	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 firefighters	det
4	firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 watched	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 action	case
6	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 watched	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	I	the firefighters		action			vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent firefighter=Theme

Example 8

Kind actions make friends.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 actions	amod
2	actions	action	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 make	nsubj
3	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 make	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Kind actions	friends					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset friend=Product

Example 9

It is quite remarkable how one good action always breeds another.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 remarkable	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 remarkable	cop
3	quite	quite	ADV	_	4 remarkable	advmod
4	remarkable	remarkable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	10 breeds	advmod
6	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 action	nummod
7	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 action	amod
8	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 breeds	nsubj
9	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	10 breeds	advmod
10	breeds	breed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 remarkable	advcl
11	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	10 breeds	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 remarkable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					remarkable property	tree rules
2	breed	present	one good action	another				always property	tree rules

Example 10

Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/SepherYetzirah (/Preface, /Introduction, /SepherYetzirah), fetched via index.php?action=render on 2026-10-17. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

Sentence 1: Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/SepherYetzirah (/Preface, /Introduction, /SepherYetzirah), fetched via index.php?action=render on 2026-10-17.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Source	source	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/SepherYetzirah	punct
3	https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/SepherYetzirah	https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/sepheryetzirah	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Source	appos
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 Preface	punct
5	/	/	SYM	_	6 Preface	punct
6	Preface	preface	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/SepherYetzirah	appos
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 Introduction	punct
8	/	/	SYM	_	9 Introduction	cc
9	Introduction	introduction	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 Preface	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 SepherYetzirah	punct
11	/	/	SYM	_	12 SepherYetzirah	cc
12	SepherYetzirah	SepherYetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Preface	nmod
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 Preface	punct
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 fetched	punct
15	fetched	fetch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Source	acl
16	via	via	ADP	_	17 index.php	case
17	index.php	index.php	PROPN	_	15 fetched	obl
18	?	?	PUNCT	_	19 action	punct
19	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 index.php	conj
20	=	=	PUNCT	_	21 render	punct
21	render	render	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 action	appos
22	on	on	ADP	_	23 2026-10-17	case
23	2026-10-17	2026-10-17	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	21 render	nmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Source	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fetch	participle		Source not said here				via index.php and action	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Westcott	punct
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1893	1893	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Westcott	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 11

The word sefirot by itself is the plural action noun of סָפַר safar 'to count', thus meaning literally 'countings'. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: The word sefirot by itself is the plural action noun of סָפַר safar 'to count', thus meaning literally 'countings'.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sefirot	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sefirot	compound
3	sefirot	sefirot	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 noun	nsubj
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 itself	case
5	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes	3 sefirot	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 noun	cop
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 noun	det
8	plural	plural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 noun	amod
9	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 noun	compound
10	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 safar	case
12	סָפַר	סָפַר	PUNCT	_	13 safar	punct
13	safar	safar	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 count	obl
14	'	'	PUNCT	_	13 safar	punct
15	to	to	PART	_	16 count	mark
16	count	count	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 noun	parataxis
17	',	',	PUNCT	_	16 count	punct
18	thus	thus	ADV	_	19 meaning	advmod
19	meaning	mean	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	16 count	advcl
20	literally	literally	ADV	_	22 countings	advmod
21	'	'	PUNCT	_	22 countings	punct
22	countings	counting	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 meaning	obj
23	'	'	PUNCT	_	22 countings	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 noun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the word sefirot by sefirot	the plural action noun		tree rules
2	count	to-infinitive			of safar	vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
3	mean	gerund		countings	thus property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent counting=Topic

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 translation	punct
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
6	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
7	translation	translation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 12

Thought, speech and action are an inseparable unity in the divine being; God made or created, is metaphorically expressed by the word: writing. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: Thought, speech and action are an inseparable unity in the divine being; God made or created, is metaphorically expressed by the word: writing.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 unity	punct
3	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 unity	nsubj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 action	cc
5	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 speech	conj
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 unity	cop
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 unity	det
8	inseparable	inseparable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 unity	amod
9	unity	unity	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thought	obl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 divine	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 divine	det
12	divine	divine	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 unity	nmod
13	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 divine	acl
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 made	punct
15	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 made	nsubj
16	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Thought	parataxis
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 created	cc
18	created	create	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 made	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 expressed	punct
20	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 expressed	aux:pass
21	metaphorically	metaphorically	ADV	_	22 expressed	advmod
22	expressed	express	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 made	conj
23	by	by	ADP	_	25 word	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 word	det
25	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 expressed	obl
26	:	:	PUNCT	_	27 writing	punct
27	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 word	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Thought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	past					vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	speech and action	a inseparable unity	the divine		tree rules
3	make	past	God				vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	create	participle	God not said here				vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
5	express	present · passive	the word and writing			metaphorically property	vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 13

Multiply not exceeding proud talk; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed. (Prophets 1SA.2.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Multiply not exceeding proud talk; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Multiply	multiply	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 exceeding	advmod
3	exceeding	exceed	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Multiply	advcl
4	proud	proud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 talk	amod
5	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 exceeding	obj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 let	punct
7	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Multiply	parataxis
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 arrogancy	advmod
9	arrogancy	arrogancy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 let	obj
10	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 let	xcomp
11	out	out	ADV	_	10 come	advmod
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 mouth	case
13	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 mouth	nmod:poss
14	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 come	obl
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	21 God	punct
16	for	for	ADP	_	21 God	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 LORD	det
18	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 God	nsubj
19	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 God	cop
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 God	det
21	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Multiply	parataxis
22	of	of	ADP	_	23 knowledge	case
23	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 God	nmod
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 weighed	punct
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 weighed	cc
26	by	by	ADP	_	27 Him	case
27	Him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	30 weighed	nsubj:pass
28	actions	action	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 weighed	nsubj:pass
29	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	30 weighed	aux:pass
30	weighed	weigh	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	21 God	acl:relcl
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Multiply	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	multiply	imperative	you not said here			vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not exceed	gerund	you not said here	proud talk		vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot talk=Theme
3	let	infinitive		arrogancy		tree rules
4	come out	infinitive	arrogancy not said here		of your mouth; out property	vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient
5	is	present	the LORD		for a God; of knowledge	tree rules
6	weigh	present · passive	a God not said here	Him = he	actions nsubj:pass	vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.2.3, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	1SA.2.3	1SA.2.3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1SA.2.3	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Text: the English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader, each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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