boy

Who acts: boy, boys, boyo, Calling, Exams, 14 boys · What happens: be, say, show, mean, call, grow · To what, where: male child, boy, surprise, group, friendly words, dog · Speech: someone speaks here

«boy» in the English dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 18 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: boy in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A boy is a male child or a young man.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 boy	det
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 child	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 child	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 child	det
5	male	male	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 child	amod
6	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 man	cc
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 man	det
9	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 man	amod
10	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 child	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 child	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a boy	a male child or a young man				a young man conj	tree rules

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

«Boy!» or «Oh boy!» is said to show surprise or excitement, mostly in the USA.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Boy	punct
2	Boy	boy	INTJ	_	12 said	discourse
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Boy	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Boy	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 said	cc
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 boy	punct
7	Oh	oh	INTJ	_	8 boy	discourse
8	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 said	nsubj:pass
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	8 boy	punct
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 boy	punct
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 said	aux:pass
12	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
13	to	to	PART	_	14 show	mark
14	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 said	xcomp
15	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 show	obj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 excitement	cc
17	excitement	excitement	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 surprise	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 USA	punct
19	mostly	mostly	ADV	_	22 USA	advmod
20	in	in	ADP	_	22 USA	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 USA	det
22	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 show	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present · passive		boy					tree rules
2	show	to-infinitive		surprise or excitement				in the USA	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent surprise=Patient in usa=Topic

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: casual — kept apart, not parsed.

«The boys» means a group of male friends: «out with the boys»; «boyo» (Wales, Ireland), «laddie» (Scotland) are friendly words for a boy.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 boys	punct
2	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boys	det
3	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 means	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 boys	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 group	det
7	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 friends	case
9	male	male	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 friends	amod
10	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 group	nmod
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 boys	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 boys	punct
13	out	out	ADV	_	16 boys	advmod
14	with	with	ADP	_	16 boys	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 boys	det
16	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 means	parataxis
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 boys	punct
18	;	;	PUNCT	_	36 words	punct
19	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 boyo	punct
20	boyo	boyo	NOUN	Number=Sing	36 words	nsubj
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 boyo	punct
22	(	(	PUNCT	_	23 Wales	punct
23	Wales	Wales	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 boyo	appos
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 Ireland	punct
25	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 Wales	conj
26	)	)	PUNCT	_	23 Wales	punct
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 laddie	punct
28	«	«	PUNCT	_	29 laddie	punct
29	laddie	laddie	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 boyo	conj
30	»	»	PUNCT	_	29 laddie	punct
31	(	(	PUNCT	_	32 Scotland	punct
32	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	Number=Sing	29 laddie	appos
33	)	)	PUNCT	_	32 Scotland	punct
34	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	36 words	cop
35	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	36 words	amod
36	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 means	conj
37	for	for	ADP	_	39 boy	case
38	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	39 boy	det
39	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	36 words	nmod
40	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	the boys	a group of male friends					tree rules
2	is a	present	boyo and laddie	friendly words				for a boy	tree rules

Everyday, meaning 4

Usage: casual — kept apart, not parsed.

«Boy» or «good boy» is said to a dog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Boy	punct
2	Boy	Boy	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 said	nsubj:pass
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Boy	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 boy	cc
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 boy	punct
6	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 boy	amod
7	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Boy	conj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 boy	punct
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 said	aux:pass
10	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 dog	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 dog	det
13	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 said	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present · passive		Boy or good boy	a dog				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to dog=Recipient

Everyday, meaning 5

Usage: rude — kept apart, not parsed.

Calling a grown man «boy» can be an insult; «mummy's boy» teases a boy who is close to his mum.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Calling	call	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 insult	csubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 man	det
3	grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 man	amod
4	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Calling	obj
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 boy	punct
6	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 man	appos
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 boy	punct
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 insult	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 insult	cop
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 insult	det
11	insult	insult	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 teases	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 boy	punct
14	mummy	mummy	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 boy	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 mummy	case
16	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 teases	nsubj
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 boy	punct
18	teases	tease	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 insult	parataxis
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 boy	det
20	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 teases	obj
21	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	23 close	nsubj
22	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 close	cop
23	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 boy	acl:relcl
24	to	to	ADP	_	26 mum	case
25	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 mum	nmod:poss
26	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 close	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 insult	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	call	gerund			a grown man		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent man=Recipient
2	grow	participle					vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	is a	can	Calling	a insult			tree rules
4	tease	present	mummy's boy	a boy			vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Patient
5	is	present	a boy			to boy's mum; close property	tree rules

Everyday, meaning 6

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Exams and forms say «male pupil», «a male child», «juvenile» or «a minor».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Exams	exam	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 say	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 forms	cc
3	forms	form	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Exams	conj
4	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 pupil	punct
6	male	male	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 pupil	amod
7	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 say	obj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 pupil	punct
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 child	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 child	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 child	det
12	male	male	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 child	amod
13	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 say	obl
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 child	punct
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 juvenile	punct
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 juvenile	punct
17	juvenile	juvenile	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 child	appos
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 juvenile	punct
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	22 minor	cc
20	«	«	PUNCT	_	22 minor	punct
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 minor	det
22	minor	minor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 juvenile	conj
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	22 minor	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Exams and forms	male pupil				a male child obl	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent pupil=Topic

Example 1

There are 14 boys and 16 girls in the class.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 are	expl
2	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	14	14	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 boys	nummod
4	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 are	nsubj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 girls	cc
6	16	16	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 girls	nummod
7	girls	girl	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 boys	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 class	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 class	det
10	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 are	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 are	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	does	present	14 boys and 16 girls			the class; there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in class=Location

Example 2

Each boy gets 3 pencils.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	2 boy	det
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gets	nsubj
3	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 pencils	nummod
5	pencils	pencil	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gets	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present	each boy	3 pencils					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pencil=Stimulus

Example 3

How many more girls than boys are there?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 many	advmod
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 girls	amod
3	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 girls	amod
4	girls	girl	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 there	nsubj
5	than	than	ADP	_	6 boys	case
6	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 girls	nmod
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 there	cop
8	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 there	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	many more girls than boys					there property	tree rules

Example 4

The boys picked 40 apples.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boys	det
2	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 picked	nsubj
3	picked	pick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	40	40	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 apples	nummod
5	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 picked	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 picked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pick	past	the boys	40 apples					vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient

Example 5

The boy next door has a dog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boy	det
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 has	nsubj
3	next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 door	amod
4	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 boy	nmod
5	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 dog	det
7	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the boy next door	a dog					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient

Example 6

Good morning, boys and girls!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 morning	amod
2	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 boys	punct
4	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 morning	appos
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 girls	cc
6	girls	girl	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 boys	conj
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 morning	punct

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

Example 7

The boys' football team won the cup.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boys	det
2	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 team	nmod:poss
3	'	's	PART	_	2 boys	case
4	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 team	compound
5	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 won	nsubj
6	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 cup	det
8	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 won	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 won	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	past	the boys's football team	the cup					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality

Example 8

Oh boy, 3 pizzas just for us!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Oh	oh	INTJ	_	2 boy	discourse
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 pizzas	punct
4	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 pizzas	nummod
5	pizzas	pizza	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 boy	conj
6	just	just	ADV	_	8 us	advmod
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 us	case
8	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 pizzas	nmod
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 boy	punct

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

Example 9

Out with the boys, 6 of us, back by 9.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Out	out	ADV	_	4 boys	advmod
2	with	with	ADP	_	4 boys	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 boys	det
4	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 6	punct
6	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 boys	appos
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 us	case
8	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 6	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 back	punct
10	back	back	ADV	_	6 6	advmod
11	by	by	ADP	_	12 9	case
12	9	9	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	10 back	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 boys	punct

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

Example 10

Good boy, Rex, sit!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 boy	amod
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 Rex	punct
4	Rex	Rex	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 boy	appos
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 sit	punct
6	sit	sit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 boy	acl:relcl
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 boy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	infinitive	Good boy not said here						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 11

A class comprises 30 pupils, of whom 14 are male. State the number of female pupils.

Sentence 1: A class comprises 30 pupils, of whom 14 are male.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 class	det
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 comprises	nsubj
3	comprises	comprise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	30	30	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 pupils	nummod
5	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 comprises	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 whom	punct
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 whom	case
8	whom	whom	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 comprises	obl
9	14	14	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	11 male	nsubj
10	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 male	cop
11	male	male	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 whom	acl:relcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 comprises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	comprise	present	a class	30 pupils				whom obl	vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pupil=Pivot
2	is	present	14					male property	tree rules

Sentence 2: State the number of female pupils.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	State	state	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 number	det
3	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 State	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 pupils	case
5	female	female	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pupils	amod
6	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 number	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 State	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	state speech: other	imperative	you not said here	the number of female pupils					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent number=Topic

Example 12

Stop teasing him and calling him a mummy's boy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	teasing	tease	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 teasing	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 calling	cc
5	calling	call	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 teasing	conj
6	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 calling	obj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 mummy	det
8	mummy	mummy	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 boy	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 mummy	case
10	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 calling	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	tease	gerund	you not said here	him = he		vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient
3	call	gerund	you not said here	him = he	a mummy's boy obj	vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme boy=Result

Example 13

He was quite a practical boy.

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	6 boy	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 boy	cop
3	quite	quite	DET	PronType=Ind	6 boy	det:predet
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 boy	det
5	practical	practical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 boy	amod
6	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 boy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	He	quite practical boy					tree rules

Example 14

And she opened it, and saw it, even the child; and behold a boy that wept. (Torah EXO.2.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And she opened it, and saw it, even the child; and behold a boy that wept.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 opened	cc
2	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 opened	nsubj
3	opened	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 opened	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 saw	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 saw	cc
7	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 opened	conj
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 saw	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 child	punct
10	even	even	ADV	_	12 child	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 child	det
12	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 saw	conj
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 boy	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 boy	cc
15	behold	behold	INTJ	_	17 boy	discourse
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 boy	det
17	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 opened	advcl
18	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 wept	nsubj
19	wept	weep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 boy	acl:relcl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 opened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	open	past	she	it	a boy advcl	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme
2	see	past	she not said here	it	the child conj	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
3	weep	past	a boy			vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.2.6, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.2.6	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.2.6	compound
3	EXO.2.6	EXO.2.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.2.6	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.2.6	punct

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

Example 15

And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. (Torah GEN.25.27, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 grew	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boys	det
3	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 grew	nsubj
4	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 hunter	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 Esau	cc
7	Esau	Esau	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 hunter	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 hunter	cop
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 hunter	det
10	cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hunter	compound
11	hunter	hunter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grew	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 man	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 man	det
14	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hunter	conj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 field	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 field	det
17	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 man	nmod
18	;	;	PUNCT	_	24 man	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 man	cc
20	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 man	nsubj
21	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	24 man	cop
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 man	det
23	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 man	amod
24	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grew	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 dwelling	punct
26	dwelling	dwell	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 grew	advcl
27	in	in	ADP	_	28 tents	case
28	tents	tent	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 dwelling	obl
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 grew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	grow	past	the boys				vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is a	past	Esau	a cunning hunter and a man of the field		a man of the field conj	tree rules
3	is a	past	Jacob	a quiet man			tree rules
4	dwell	gerund	the boys not said here		tents		vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tent=Location

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.25.27, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.25.27	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.25.27	compound
3	GEN.25.27	GEN.25.27	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.25.27	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.25.27	punct

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

Example 16

Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, and thy princes feast in the morning! (Writings ECC.10.16, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, and thy princes feast in the morning!

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Woe	woe	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	to	to	ADP	_	3 thee	case
3	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	1 Woe	nmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 land	punct
5	O	of	ADP	Abbr=Yes	6 land	case
6	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Woe	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 boy	punct
8	when	when	SCONJ	_	13 boy	mark
9	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	10 king	nmod:poss
10	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 boy	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 boy	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 boy	det
13	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Woe	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 feast	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 feast	cc
16	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	17 princes	nmod:poss
17	princes	prince	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 feast	nsubj
18	feast	feast	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Woe	acl:relcl
19	in	in	ADP	_	21 morning	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 morning	det
21	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 feast	obl
22	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Woe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	thy king	a boy					tree rules
2	feast	present	thy princes	Woe to thee and land and a boy not said here			morning		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings ECC.10.16, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	ECC.10.16	ECC.10.16	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ECC.10.16	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ECC.10.16	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 17

And the broad places of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the broad places thereof. (Prophets ZEC.8.5, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the broad places of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the broad places thereof.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	10 full	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 places	det
3	broad	broad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 places	amod
4	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 full	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 city	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 city	det
7	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 places	nmod
8	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 full	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 full	cop
10	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 boys	case
12	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 full	obl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 girls	cc
14	girls	girl	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 boys	conj
15	playing	play	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 boys	acl
16	in	in	ADP	_	19 places	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 places	det
18	broad	broad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 places	amod
19	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 playing	obl
20	thereof	thereof	ADV	_	15 playing	advmod
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	shall	the broad places of the city					of boys and girls; full property	tree rules
2	play	gerund	boys and girls not said here			the broad places		thereof property	vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets ZEC.8.5, 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	ZEC.8.5	ZEC.8.5	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ZEC.8.5	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ZEC.8.5	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 18

But if I say thus unto the boy: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for the LORD hath sent thee away. (Prophets 1SA.20.22, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: But if I say thus unto the boy: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for the LORD hath sent thee away.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	18 go	cc
2	if	if	SCONJ	_	4 say	mark
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 say	nsubj
4	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 go	advcl
5	thus	thus	ADV	_	4 say	advmod
6	unto	unto	ADP	_	8 boy	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 boy	det
8	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 say	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 Behold	punct
10	Behold	behold	INTJ	_	4 say	discourse
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 thee	punct
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 arrows	det
13	arrows	arrow	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 thee	nsubj
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 thee	cop
15	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	16 thee	case
16	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 say	ccomp
17	;	;	PUNCT	_	4 say	punct
18	go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
19	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	20 way	nmod:poss
20	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 go	obl
21	;	;	PUNCT	_	25 hath	punct
22	for	for	ADP	_	24 LORD	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 LORD	det
24	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 hath	obl
25	hath	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 go	parataxis
26	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	25 hath	xcomp
27	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	26 sent	obj
28	away	away	ADV	_	25 hath	advmod
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	18 go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	I		unto the boy; thus property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	the arrows		beyond thee	tree rules
3	go	imperative	you not said here	thy way		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	have away	present			for the LORD; away property	tree rules
5	send	participle		thee		vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.20.22, 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.20.22	1SA.20.22	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.20.22	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 boy

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

Everyday, meaning 5

Everyday, meaning 6

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