curse

Who acts: curse, something, someone, wicked witch, castle, He · What happens: be, wish, happen, swear, say, curse · To what, where: magic spell, rude word, bad words, angry things, someone, something · Speech: someone speaks here

«curse» in the English dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 14 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: curse in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A curse is a magic spell or wish that something bad will happen to someone, as in fairy tales.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 curse	det
2	curse	curse	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spell	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 spell	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 spell	det
5	magic	magic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 spell	amod
6	spell	spell	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 wish	cc
8	wish	wish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 spell	conj
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 happen	mark
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	13 happen	nsubj
11	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 something	amod
12	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 happen	aux
13	happen	happen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 wish	ccomp
14	to	to	ADP	_	15 someone	case
15	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	13 happen	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 tales	punct
17	as	as	ADP	_	20 tales	case
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 tales	case
19	fairy	fairy	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 tales	compound
20	tales	tale	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 someone	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 spell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a curse	a magic spell		tree rules
2	wish	present	a curse not said here			vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	happen	future	something		to someone as fairy tales	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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 curse is a rude or swear word that someone says when angry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 curse	det
2	curse	curse	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 word	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 word	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 word	det
5	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 word	amod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 swear	cc
7	swear	swear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 rude	conj
8	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 says	obj
10	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	11 says	nsubj
11	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 word	acl:relcl
12	when	when	SCONJ	_	13 angry	mark
13	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 says	ccomp
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	swear	infinitive	a curse not said here		vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	a curse	a rude word	tree rules
3	say speech: assert	present	someone	a rude word	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent that=Topic

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To curse is to swear or use bad words, or to say angry things.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 curse	mark
2	curse	curse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 swear	csubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 swear	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	5 swear	mark
5	swear	swear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 use	cc
7	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 swear	conj
8	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 words	amod
9	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 use	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 say	punct
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 say	cc
12	to	to	PART	_	13 say	mark
13	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 swear	conj
14	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 things	amod
15	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 say	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 swear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	curse	to-infinitive			vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	present		swear property	tree rules
3	use	infinitive	bad words		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
4	say speech: assert	to-infinitive	angry things		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thing=Topic

Everyday, meaning 4

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To curse someone is to put a magic spell on them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 curse	mark
2	curse	curse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 put	advcl
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 curse	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 put	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 put	mark
6	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 spell	det
8	magic	magic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 spell	amod
9	spell	spell	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 put	obj
10	on	on	ADP	_	11 them	case
11	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 put	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curse	to-infinitive		someone					vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme
2	is	present						on them = they; a magic spell obj; put property	tree rules

Everyday, meaning 5

A curse can be something that causes lots of trouble, like a long-lasting problem.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 curse	det
2	curse	curse	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 something	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 something	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 something	cop
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 causes	nsubj
7	causes	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 something	acl:relcl
8	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 causes	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 trouble	case
10	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lots	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 problem	punct
12	like	like	ADP	_	17 problem	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 problem	det
14	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 lasting	amod
15	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 long	punct
16	lasting	lasting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 problem	amod
17	problem	problem	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lots	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	a curse	something					tree rules
2	cause	present		lots of trouble and a lasting problem					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition lot=Patient

Example 1

The wicked witch put a curse on the princess.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 witch	det
2	wicked	wicked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 witch	amod
3	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 put	nsubj
4	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 curse	det
6	curse	curse	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 put	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 princess	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 princess	det
9	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 put	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	past	the wicked witch	a curse				on the princess	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent curse=Theme on princess=Destination

Example 2

The castle was under a curse for a hundred years.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 castle	det
2	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 curse	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 curse	cop
4	under	under	ADP	_	6 curse	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 curse	det
6	curse	curse	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 years	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 hundred	det
9	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 years	nummod
10	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 curse	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 curse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the castle			a curse	year		tree rules

Example 3

He cursed when he stubbed his toe.

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 cursed	nsubj
2	cursed	curse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	5 stubbed	advmod
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 stubbed	nsubj
5	stubbed	stub	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 cursed	advcl
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 toe	nmod:poss
7	toe	toe	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stubbed	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cursed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curse	past	He						vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	stub	past	he	his toe					vn hurt-40.8.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer toe=Patient

Example 4

Please don't curse in the classroom.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	4 curse	discourse
2	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 curse	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 curse	advmod
4	curse	curse	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 classroom	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 classroom	det
7	classroom	classroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 curse	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 curse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not curse	imperative · do-support	you not said here			the classroom			vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

She cursed under her breath when the bus drove away.

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 cursed	nsubj
2	cursed	curse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	under	under	ADP	_	5 breath	case
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 breath	nmod:poss
5	breath	breath	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cursed	obl
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 drove	advmod
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bus	det
8	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 drove	nsubj
9	drove	drive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 cursed	advcl
10	away	away	ADV	_	9 drove	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cursed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curse	past	She			her breath			vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	drive away	past	the bus					away property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The rain was the curse of our camping trip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rain	det
2	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 curse	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 curse	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 curse	det
5	curse	curse	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 trip	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 trip	nmod:poss
8	camping	camping	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 trip	compound
9	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 curse	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 curse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the rain	the curse				of our camping trip	tree rules
2	trip		our						nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

The curse was broken when the frog was kissed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 curse	det
2	curse	curse	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 broken	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 broken	aux:pass
4	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	when	when	SCONJ	_	9 kissed	mark
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 frog	det
7	frog	frog	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 kissed	nsubj:pass
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 kissed	aux:pass
9	kissed	kiss	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 broken	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 broken	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	past · passive		the curse					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	kiss	past · passive		the frog					vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Agent

Example 8

‘These flowers are under a curse.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	7 curse	punct
2	These	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	3 flowers	det
3	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 curse	nsubj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 curse	cop
5	under	under	ADP	_	7 curse	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 curse	det
7	curse	curse	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 curse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	this flowers			a curse			tree rules

Example 9

Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. (Torah DEU.27.17, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cursed	curse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 he	cop
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Cursed	obl
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	5 removeth	mark
5	removeth	remove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Cursed	advcl
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 neighbour	nmod:poss
7	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 landmark	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 neighbour	case
9	landmark	landmark	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 removeth	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cursed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	curse	participle		vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is a	infinitive	he	tree rules
3	remove	present	his neighbour's landmark	vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent landmark=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.27.17, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.27.17	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.27.17	compound
3	DEU.27.17	DEU.27.17	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.27.17	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.27.17	punct

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

Example 10

Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. (Torah DEU.27.23, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cursed	curse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 lieth	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 lieth	cop
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 lieth	nsubj
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	5 lieth	mark
5	lieth	lie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 mother	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 mother	nmod:poss
8	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lieth	obl
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 law	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 law	case
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 in	punct
12	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mother	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 lieth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curse	participle							vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	infinitive	he					with his mother in law; lie property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.27.23, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.27.23	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.27.23	compound
3	DEU.27.23	DEU.27.23	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.27.23	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.27.23	punct

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

Example 11

Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough. (Torah DEU.28.17, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cursed	curse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 basket	amod
2	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 basket	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 basket	cop
4	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	5 basket	nmod:poss
5	basket	basket	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 trough	cc
7	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	10 trough	nmod:poss
8	kneading	kneading	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 trough	compound
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 kneading	punct
10	trough	trough	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 basket	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 basket	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curse	participle							vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is a	shall		thy Cursed basket and thy kneading trough				thy nmod:poss; thy kneading trough conj	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.28.17, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.28.17	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.28.17	compound
3	DEU.28.17	DEU.28.17	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.28.17	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.28.17	punct

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

Example 12

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. (Writings JOB.3.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	2 this	case
2	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 opened	obl
3	opened	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Job	Job	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 opened	obj
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 mouth	nmod:poss
6	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 opened	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 cursed	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 cursed	cc
9	cursed	curse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 opened	conj
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 day	nmod:poss
11	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 cursed	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 opened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	open	past		Job			after this	Job's mouth obj	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent job=Theme mouth=Destination
2	curse	past					day		vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.3.1, 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	JOB.3.1	JOB.3.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.3.1	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.3.1	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 13

Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, Thy curse unto them. (Writings LAM.3.65, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, Thy curse unto them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 give	nsubj
2	wilt	will	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	3 give	aux
3	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 give	iobj
5	hardness	hardness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 give	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 heart	case
7	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hardness	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 curse	punct
9	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	10 curse	nmod:poss
10	curse	curse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 give	obl
11	unto	unto	ADP	_	12 them	case
12	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 curse	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	future	Thou	hardness of heart	them = they			Thy curse unto them obl	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient hardness=Theme
2	curse		Thy					unto them = they	nom curse «communication transitive»: poss=agent unto=obl

Sentence 2: (Writings LAM.3.65, 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	LAM.3.65	LAM.3.65	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LAM.3.65	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 LAM.3.65	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 14

I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed. (Writings JOB.5.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed.

The tree, 14 words

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 seen	nsubj
2	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 seen	aux
3	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 root	det
5	foolish	foolish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 root	amod
6	taking	taking	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 root	compound
7	root	root	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seen	obj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 beheld	punct
9	but	but	CCONJ	_	12 beheld	cc
10	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	_	12 beheld	advmod
11	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 beheld	nsubj
12	beheld	behold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 seen	conj
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 habitation	nmod:poss
14	habitation	habitation	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 beheld	obj
15	cursed	curse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 beheld	xcomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 seen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	see	present · perfect	I	the foolish taking root		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer root=Stimulus
2	behold	past	I	his habitation	suddenly property	tree rules
3	curse	participle	I not said here			vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.5.3, 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	JOB.5.3	JOB.5.3	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.5.3	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.5.3	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	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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📖 curse

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

Everyday, meaning 5

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