broke

Who acts: Broke, I, vase, He, his, car · What happens: be, mean, have, break, fall off, fall · To what, where: past form, money, window, arm, bike, promise

«broke» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 15 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: broke in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Broke is the past form of break.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Broke	Broke	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 form	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 form	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 form	det
4	past	past	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 form	amod
5	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 break	case
7	break	break	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 form	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Broke	the past form				of break	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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

I broke the window.

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 broke	nsubj
2	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 window	det
4	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 broke	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	past	I	the window					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer window=Patient

Everyday, meaning 2

Broke (informal) means having no money.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Broke	Broke	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 informal	punct
3	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Broke	appos
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 informal	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 means	xcomp
7	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	8 money	det
8	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 having	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Broke						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	have not said to happen	gerund	Broke not said here	no money					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

I'm broke until my next pocket money.

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	3 broke	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 broke	cop
3	broke	broke	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	until	until	ADP	_	8 money	case
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 money	nmod:poss
6	next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 money	amod
7	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 money	compound
8	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 broke	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I				until my next pocket money	broke property	tree rules

Example 1

I broke my arm when I fell off my bike.

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 broke	nsubj
2	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 arm	nmod:poss
4	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 broke	obj
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 fell	advmod
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 fell	nsubj
7	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 broke	advcl
8	off	off	ADP	_	7 fell	compound:prt
9	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 bike	nmod:poss
10	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fell	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	past	I	my arm					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer arm=Patient
2	fall off	past	I	my bike					vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 2

The vase fell and broke.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 vase	det
2	vase	vase	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fell	nsubj
3	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 broke	cc
5	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 fell	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past	the vase						vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	break	past	the vase not said here						vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

He broke his promise.

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 broke	nsubj
2	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 promise	nmod:poss
4	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 broke	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	past	He	his promise					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer promise=Patient
2	promise		his = he						nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

Our car broke down on the motorway.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 car	nmod:poss
2	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 broke	nsubj
3	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	down	down	ADP	_	3 broke	compound:prt
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 motorway	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 motorway	det
7	motorway	motorway	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 broke	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break down	past	Our car			the motorway			vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

A fire broke out in the kitchen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 fire	det
2	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 broke	nsubj
3	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 broke	compound:prt
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 kitchen	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 kitchen	det
7	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 broke	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break out	past	a fire			the kitchen			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in kitchen=Location

Example 6

She broke the school record for running.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 broke	nsubj
2	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 record	det
4	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 record	compound
5	record	record	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 broke	obj
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	7 running	mark
7	running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 broke	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	past	She	the school record					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer record=Patient
2	run	gerund	She not said here						vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

We broke up for the summer holidays.

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 broke	nsubj
2	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 broke	compound:prt
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 holidays	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 holidays	det
6	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 holidays	compound
7	holidays	holiday	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 broke	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break up	past	We					for the summer holidays	vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 8

I spent all my money, so I'm broke.

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 spent	nsubj
2	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 money	det:predet
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 money	nmod:poss
5	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spent	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 broke	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	10 broke	advmod
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 broke	nsubj
9	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 broke	cop
10	broke	broke	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 spent	parataxis
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spend	past	I	my money					vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset
2	is	present	I					broke property	tree rules

Example 9

And the mace broke in two.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 broke	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 mace	det
3	mace	mace	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 broke	nsubj
4	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 two	case
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 broke	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	past	the mace			two			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in two=Location

Example 10

And all the people broke off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. (Torah EXO.32.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And all the people broke off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 broke	cc
2	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 people	det:predet
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 people	det
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 broke	nsubj
5	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	off	off	ADP	_	9 rings	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 rings	det
8	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 rings	amod
9	rings	ring	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 broke	obl
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 were	nsubj
11	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 rings	acl:relcl
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 ears	case
13	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 ears	nmod:poss
14	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 were	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 brought	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 brought	cc
17	brought	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 broke	conj
18	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 brought	obj
19	unto	unto	ADP	_	20 Aaron	case
20	Aaron	Aaron	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 brought	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break off	past	all people	the golden rings					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ring=Patient
2	bring	past	all people not said here	people				unto Aaron	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent they=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.32.3, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.32.3	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.32.3	compound
3	EXO.32.3	EXO.32.3	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.32.3	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.32.3	punct

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

Example 11

And I took hold of the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and broke them before your eyes. (Torah DEU.9.17, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And I took hold of the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and broke them before your eyes.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 took	cc
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 took	nsubj
3	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	hold	hold	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 took	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 tables	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tables	det
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 tables	nummod
8	tables	table	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hold	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 cast	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 cast	cc
11	cast	cast	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 took	conj
12	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 cast	obj
13	out	out	ADP	_	17 hands	case
14	of	of	ADP	_	17 hands	case
15	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 hands	nmod:poss
16	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	17 hands	nummod
17	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 cast	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 broke	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 broke	cc
20	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 took	conj
21	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 broke	obj
22	before	before	ADP	_	24 eyes	case
23	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 eyes	nmod:poss
24	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 broke	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	take	past	I	hold of the two tables			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hold=Theme
2	cast	infinitive	I not said here	tables = table	my two hands		vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent they=Theme out hand=Destination
3	break	past	I not said here	tables = table		before your eyes	vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Patient
4	hold			the two tables			nom hold «act transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.9.17, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.9.17	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.9.17	compound
3	DEU.9.17	DEU.9.17	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.9.17	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.9.17	punct

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

Example 12

And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field. (Torah EXO.9.25, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field.

The tree, 36 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 smote	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 hail	det
3	hail	hail	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 smote	nsubj
4	smote	smite	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	throughout	throughout	ADP	_	8 land	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 land	det:predet
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 land	det
8	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 smote	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 Egypt	case
10	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 land	nmod
11	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	16 field	det:predet
12	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	16 field	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 field	cop
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 field	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 field	det
16	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 smote	obj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 man	punct
18	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	19 man	det
19	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 field	appos
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 beast	cc
21	beast	beast	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 man	conj
22	;	;	PUNCT	_	26 smote	punct
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 smote	cc
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 hail	det
25	hail	hail	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 smote	nsubj
26	smote	smite	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 smote	conj
27	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	28 herb	det
28	herb	herb	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 smote	obj
29	of	of	ADP	_	31 field	case
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 field	det
31	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 herb	nmod
32	,	,	PUNCT	_	34 broke	punct
33	and	and	CCONJ	_	34 broke	cc
34	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	26 smote	conj
35	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	36 tree	det
36	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 broke	obj
37	of	of	ADP	_	39 field	case
38	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	39 field	det
39	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	36 tree	nmod
40	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 smote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	smite	past	the hail			throughout all land of Egypt		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	is	past	that		all field		both man and beast appos	tree rules
3	smite	past	the hail	every herb of the field				vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus herb=Experiencer
4	break	past	the hail not said here	every tree of the field				vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tree=Patient

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.9.25, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.9.25	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.9.25	compound
3	EXO.9.25	EXO.9.25	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.9.25	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.9.25	punct

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

Example 13

And he broke them from off his arms like a thread. (Prophets JDG.16.12, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he broke them from off his arms like a thread.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 broke	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 broke	nsubj
3	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 broke	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	8 arms	case
6	off	off	ADP	_	8 arms	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 arms	nmod:poss
8	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 broke	obl
9	like	like	ADP	_	11 thread	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 thread	det
11	thread	thread	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 arms	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	past	he	them = they				from his arms like a thread	vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent they=Patient from arm=Co-Patient

Sentence 2: (Prophets JDG.16.12, 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	JDG.16.12	JDG.16.12	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JDG.16.12	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JDG.16.12	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 14

Thus they provoked Him with their doings, and the plague broke in upon them. (Writings PSA.106.29, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Thus they provoked Him with their doings, and the plague broke in upon them.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thus	thus	ADV	_	3 provoked	advmod
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 provoked	nsubj
3	provoked	provoke	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 provoked	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 doings	case
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 doings	nmod:poss
7	doings	doing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 provoked	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 broke	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 broke	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 plague	det
11	plague	plague	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 broke	nsubj
12	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 provoked	conj
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 them	case
14	upon	upon	ADP	_	15 them	case
15	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 broke	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 provoked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	provoke	past	they	Him = he				with their doings; thus property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer
2	break	past	the plague					in doings = doing	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in they=Location

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.106.29, 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	PSA.106.29	PSA.106.29	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.106.29	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.106.29	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 15

And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. (Prophets JDG.8.17, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 broke	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 broke	nsubj
3	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	down	down	ADP	_	3 broke	compound:prt
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 tower	det
6	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 broke	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Penuel	case
8	Penuel	Penuel	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 tower	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 slew	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 slew	cc
11	slew	slay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 broke	conj
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 men	det
13	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 slew	obj
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 city	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 city	det
16	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 men	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break down	past	he	the tower of Penuel					vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tower=Patient
2	slay	past	he not said here	the men of the city					vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Patient

Sentence 2: (Prophets JDG.8.17, 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	JDG.8.17	JDG.8.17	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JDG.8.17	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JDG.8.17	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 broke

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

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