certain

Who acts: Certain, I, certain thing, It, ball, balls · What happens: mean, be, happen, not name, think, rise · To what, where: one, particular one, some, 12, door, schoolmate · Speech: someone speaks here

«certain» in the English dictionary: its 4 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: certain in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Certain means sure, with no doubt: «I am certain».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Certain	certain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	sure	sure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 doubt	punct
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 doubt	case
6	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	7 doubt	det
7	doubt	doubt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sure	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 certain	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 certain	punct
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 certain	nsubj
11	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 certain	cop
12	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	conj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 certain	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Certain					sure property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	is in a quote	present	I					certain property	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

A certain thing is one that will happen for sure.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 thing	det
2	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 thing	amod
3	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 one	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 one	cop
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 happen	nsubj
7	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 happen	aux
8	happen	happen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 one	acl:relcl
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 sure	case
10	sure	sure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 happen	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 one	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a certain thing	one					tree rules
2	happen	future						for sure	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

«A certain» means a particular one that is not named: «a certain boy in our class».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 certain	punct
2	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 certain	det
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 means	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 certain	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	8 one	det
7	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 one	amod
8	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	obj
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 named	obj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 named	aux:pass
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 named	advmod
12	named	name	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 one	acl:relcl
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 named	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 boy	punct
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 boy	det
16	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 boy	amod
17	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 named	advcl
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 class	case
19	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 class	nmod:poss
20	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 boy	nmod
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 boy	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	a certain	a particular one					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic
2	not name	present · passive		a particular one				a certain boy in our class advcl	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: that=Theme

Everyday, meaning 4

«Certain» before a plural means some: «certain foods».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Certain	punct
2	Certain	certain	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 means	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Certain	punct
4	before	before	ADP	_	6 plural	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 plural	det
6	plural	plural	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Certain	nmod
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	7 means	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 some	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 foods	punct
11	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 foods	amod
12	foods	food	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 some	appos
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 foods	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Certain before a plural	some					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent some=Topic

Example 1

It is certain that the ball is red if all balls are red.

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	3 certain	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 certain	cop
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 red	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 ball	det
6	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 red	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 red	cop
8	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 certain	advcl
9	if	if	SCONJ	_	13 red	mark
10	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	11 balls	det
11	balls	ball	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 red	nsubj
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 red	cop
13	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 red	advcl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 certain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	It	certain property	tree rules
2	is	present	the ball	red property	tree rules
3	is a condition, not said to happen	present	all balls	red property	tree rules

Example 2

A certain number plus 5 is 12.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 number	det
2	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 number	amod
3	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 12	nsubj
4	plus	plus	CCONJ	_	5 5	cc
5	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 number	conj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 12	cop
7	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 12	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a certain number	12					tree rules

Example 3

Is it certain, possible or impossible?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 certain	cop
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 certain	nsubj
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 possible	punct
5	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 certain	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 impossible	cc
7	impossible	impossible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 certain	conj
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 certain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	it	certain property	tree rules
2	be				tree rules
3	be				tree rules

Example 4

He thinks of a certain number.

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 thinks	nsubj
2	thinks	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 number	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 number	det
5	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 number	amod
6	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 thinks	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 thinks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	present	He					of a certain number	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

It is certain that the sun will rise tomorrow.

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	3 certain	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 certain	cop
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 rise	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sun	det
6	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rise	nsubj
7	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 rise	aux
8	rise	rise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 certain	advcl
9	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rise	obl:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 certain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					certain property	tree rules
2	rise	future	the sun				tomorrow		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Are you certain you locked the door?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 certain	cop
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 certain	nsubj
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 locked	nsubj
5	locked	lock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 certain	ccomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 door	det
7	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 locked	obj
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 certain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	you					certain property	tree rules
2	lock	past	you	the door					vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient

Example 7

Certain plants are poisonous to dogs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Certain	certain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plants	compound
2	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 poisonous	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 poisonous	cop
4	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 dogs	case
6	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 poisonous	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 poisonous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Certain plants					to dogs; poisonous property	tree rules

Example 8

Rain is likely but not certain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 likely	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 likely	cop
3	likely	likely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	but	but	CCONJ	_	6 certain	cc
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 certain	advmod
6	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 likely	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 likely	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Rain					likely property	tree rules
2	not be		Rain not said here						tree rules

Example 9

“A schoolmate of his, a certain Pinocchio.”

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	3 schoolmate	punct
2	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 schoolmate	det
3	schoolmate	schoolmate	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	9 Pinocchio	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 Pinocchio	nmod:poss
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 Pinocchio	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 Pinocchio	det
8	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 Pinocchio	amod
9	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 schoolmate	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 schoolmate	punct
11	”	"	PUNCT	_	3 schoolmate	punct

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

Example 10

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. (Torah GEN.37.15, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 found	cc
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 man	det
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 man	amod
4	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 found	nsubj
5	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 found	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 wandering	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 wandering	cc
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 and	punct
10	behold	behold	INTJ	_	14 wandering	discourse
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 behold	punct
12	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 wandering	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 wandering	aux
14	wandering	wonder	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 found	advcl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 field	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 field	det
17	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 wandering	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	a certain man	him = he					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic
2	wonder speech: ask	past · progressive	man			the field			vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.37.15, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.37.15	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.37.15	compound
3	GEN.37.15	GEN.37.15	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.37.15	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.37.15	punct

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

Example 11

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her. (Torah GEN.38.2, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 saw	cc
2	Judah	Judah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 saw	nsubj
3	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 saw	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 daughter	det
6	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saw	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 Canaanite	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 Canaanite	det
9	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 Canaanite	amod
10	Canaanite	canaanite	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 daughter	nmod
11	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	12 name	nmod:poss
12	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 Shua	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 Shua	cop
14	Shua	Shua	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Canaanite	parataxis
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 took	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 took	cc
17	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 took	nsubj
18	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 saw	parataxis
19	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 took	obj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 went	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 went	cc
22	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 took	conj
23	in	in	ADV	_	22 went	advmod
24	unto	unto	ADP	_	25 her	case
25	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 went	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	see	past	Judah	a daughter of a certain Canaanite		there		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer daughter=Stimulus
2	is a	past	Shua's name	Shua				tree rules
3	take	past	Judah		Shua			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument she=Destination
4	go in	past	Judah not said here				unto Shua	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	name		Shua					nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.38.2, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.38.2	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.38.2	compound
3	GEN.38.2	GEN.38.2	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.38.2	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.38.2	punct

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

Example 12

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. (Torah GEN.38.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 came	cc
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 pass	mark
5	pass	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 came	xcomp
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 time	case
7	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 time	det
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pass	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 went	punct
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 went	mark
11	Judah	Judah	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 went	nsubj
12	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 came	conj
13	down	down	ADV	_	12 went	advmod
14	from	from	ADP	_	16 brethren	case
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 brethren	nmod:poss
16	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 went	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 turned	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 turned	cc
19	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 came	conj
20	in	in	ADP	_	19 turned	compound:prt
21	to	to	ADP	_	24 Adullamite	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 Adullamite	det
23	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 Adullamite	amod
24	Adullamite	Adullamite	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 turned	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 Hirah	punct
26	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	27 name	nmod:poss
27	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 Hirah	nsubj
28	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	29 Hirah	cop
29	Hirah	Hirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 Adullamite	conj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	it						tree rules
2	pass	to-infinitive					time		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	go down	past	Judah			Judah's brethren		down property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
4	turn in	past			a certain Adullamite and Hirah				vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to adullamite=Recipient
5	is a	past	Hirah's name	Hirah					tree rules
6	name		Hirah						nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.38.1, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.38.1	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.38.1	compound
3	GEN.38.1	GEN.38.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.38.1	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.38.1	punct

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

Example 13

And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to Benjamin. (Writings NEH.11.36, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to Benjamin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	11 joined	cc
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 Levites	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Levites	det
4	Levites	Levite	PROPN	Number=Plur	11 joined	nsubj:pass
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 courses	punct
6	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 courses	amod
7	courses	course	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 joined	nsubj:pass
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 Judah	case
9	Judah	Judah	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 courses	nmod
10	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 joined	aux:pass
11	joined	join	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
12	to	to	ADP	_	13 Benjamin	case
13	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 joined	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 joined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	join	past · passive		the Levites	Benjamin			certain courses in Judah nsubj:pass	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to benjamin=Co-Patient

Sentence 2: (Writings NEH.11.36, 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	NEH.11.36	NEH.11.36	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NEH.11.36	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 NEH.11.36	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 14

Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. (Writings 1CH.19.5, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 went	advmod
2	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	3 went	expl
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 persons	amod
5	persons	person	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 went	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 told	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 told	cc
8	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 went	conj
9	David	David	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 told	iobj
10	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	14 served	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 men	det
12	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 served	nsubj:pass
13	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 served	aux:pass
14	served	serve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 told	ccomp
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	to whom	where	when	roles by
1	go	past	certain persons		there	then	vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location person=Theme
2	tell speech: assert	past		David			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent david=Recipient clause=Topic
3	serve	past · passive	the men				vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute

Sentence 2: (Writings 1CH.19.5, 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	1CH.19.5	1CH.19.5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Writings	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 1CH.19.5	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 15

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. (Prophets EZK.14.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	2 came	advmod
2	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 came	xcomp
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 elders	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 elders	det
6	elders	elder	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 certain	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Israel	case
8	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 elders	nmod
9	unto	unto	ADP	_	10 me	case
10	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 came	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 sat	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 sat	cc
13	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 came	conj
14	before	before	ADP	_	15 me	case
15	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	13 sat	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past					then	unto me; certain property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	sit	past					before me		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before i=Location

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.14.1, 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	EZK.14.1	EZK.14.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZK.14.1	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZK.14.1	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 certain

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

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