defile

Who acts: defile, few, army, road, you, thou · What happens: be, pass, defile, dirty, spoil, not use · To what, where: narrow path, something, it, defile, narrow defile, thyself · Speech: someone speaks here

«defile» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: defile in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A defile is a narrow path or valley between high rocks or hills, where only a few can pass at a time.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 defile	det
2	defile	defile	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 path	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 path	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 path	det
5	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 path	amod
6	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 valley	cc
8	valley	valley	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 path	conj
9	between	between	ADP	_	11 rocks	case
10	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 rocks	amod
11	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 path	nmod
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 hills	cc
13	hills	hill	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 rocks	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 pass	punct
15	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	20 pass	advmod
16	only	only	ADV	_	18 few	advmod
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 few	det
18	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 pass	nsubj
19	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	20 pass	aux
20	pass	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 path	parataxis
21	at	at	ADP	_	23 time	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 time	det
23	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 pass	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 path	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a defile	a narrow path or valley				between high rocks or hills; valley conj	tree rules
2	pass	can	a few				time		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

Usage: verb, old use — kept apart, not parsed.

To defile something is to make it dirty or spoil it so it cannot be used.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 defile	mark
2	defile	defile	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 make	csubj
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 defile	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 make	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 make	obj
8	dirty	dirty	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 make	xcomp
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 spoil	cc
10	spoil	spoil	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 dirty	conj
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 spoil	obj
12	so	so	SCONJ	_	17 used	mark
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 used	nsubj:pass
14	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 used	aux
15	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 used	advmod
16	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	17 used	aux:pass
17	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 spoil	advcl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	defile	to-infinitive	something		tree rules
2	is	present		it obj; make property	tree rules
3	dirty	infinitive			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	spoil	infinitive	it		tree rules
5	not use	can · passive	it		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Early Modern English, meaning 1

To make something impure or dirty; as a noun, a narrow path between hills.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	impure	impure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 something	amod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 dirty	cc
6	dirty	dirty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 impure	conj
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 noun	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 noun	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 noun	det
10	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 path	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 path	det
13	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 path	amod
14	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 noun	appos
15	between	between	ADP	_	16 hills	case
16	hills	hill	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 path	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		something				as a noun	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product

Example 1

The army marched through the defile in single file.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 army	det
2	army	army	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 marched	nsubj
3	marched	march	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 defile	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 defile	det
6	defile	defile	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 marched	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 file	case
8	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 file	amod
9	file	file	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 marched	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 marched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	march	past	the army			the defile		in single file	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through defile=Trajectory

Example 2

The road ran through a narrow defile between two cliffs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 road	det
2	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ran	nsubj
3	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	through	through	ADP	_	7 defile	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 defile	det
6	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 defile	amod
7	defile	defile	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ran	obl
8	between	between	ADP	_	10 cliffs	case
9	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 cliffs	nummod
10	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 ran	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	the road			a narrow defile		between two cliffs	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through defile=Trajectory

Example 3

Do not defile the spring with rubbish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 defile	aux
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 defile	advmod
3	defile	defile	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 spring	det
5	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 defile	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 rubbish	case
7	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 defile	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 defile	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not defile	imperative · do-support	you not said here				spring	with rubbish	tree rules

Example 4

And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. (Torah LEV.18.20, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 lie	cc
2	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	5 lie	nsubj
3	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	5 lie	aux
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 lie	advmod
5	lie	lie	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	carnally	carnally	ADV	_	5 lie	advmod
7	with	with	ADP	_	11 wife	case
8	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	9 neighbour	nmod:poss
9	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 wife	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 neighbour	case
11	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lie	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 defile	punct
13	to	to	PART	_	14 defile	mark
14	defile	defile	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 lie	conj
15	thyself	thyself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes Style=Arch	14 defile	obj
16	with	with	ADP	_	17 her	case
17	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 defile	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 lie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not lie	shall	thou					with thy neighbour's wife; carnally property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	defile	to-infinitive	thou not said here	thyself				with wife	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.18.20, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.18.20	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.18.20	compound
3	LEV.18.20	LEV.18.20	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.18.20	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.18.20	punct

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

Example 5

He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. (Torah LEV.21.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

The tree, 15 words

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	4 defile	nsubj
2	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 defile	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 defile	advmod
4	defile	defile	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	4 defile	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 man	punct
7	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 man	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 man	det
9	chief	chief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 man	amod
10	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 defile	obl
11	among	among	ADP	_	13 people	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 people	nmod:poss
13	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 man	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 profane	punct
15	to	to	PART	_	16 profane	mark
16	profane	profane	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 defile	conj
17	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	16 profane	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 defile	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not defile	shall	He	himself = he		tree rules
2	is a	gerund		a chief man	among man's people	tree rules
3	profane	to-infinitive	He not said here	man		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.21.4, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.21.4	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.21.4	compound
3	LEV.21.4	LEV.21.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.21.4	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.21.4	punct

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

Example 6

neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; (Torah LEV.21.11, JPS 1917)

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	neither	neither	ADV	_	4 go	advmod
2	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 go	aux
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 go	nsubj
4	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	in	in	ADV	_	4 go	advmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 body	case
7	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	9 body	det
8	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 body	amod
9	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 go	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 defile	punct
11	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	12 defile	cc
12	defile	defile	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 body	conj
13	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes	12 defile	nmod:unmarked
14	for	for	ADP	_	16 father	case
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 father	nmod:poss
16	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 go	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 mother	punct
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 mother	cc
19	for	for	ADP	_	21 mother	case
20	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 mother	nmod:poss
21	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 father	conj
22	;	;	PUNCT	_	25 LEV.21.11	punct
23	(	(	PUNCT	_	25 LEV.21.11	punct
24	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 LEV.21.11	compound
25	LEV.21.11	LEV.21.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 go	obl
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 JPS	punct
27	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 LEV.21.11	appos
28	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	27 JPS	flat
29	)	)	PUNCT	_	27 JPS	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go in	shall	he	Torah LEV.21.11		any dead body nor defile himself		for his father or his mother; neither property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to body=Initial_Location

Example 7

I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? (Writings SNG.5.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

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 washed	nsubj
2	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 washed	aux
3	washed	wash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 feet	nmod:poss
5	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 washed	obj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 defile	punct
7	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	10 defile	advmod
8	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 defile	aux
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 defile	nsubj
10	defile	defile	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 washed	advcl
11	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 defile	obj
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 washed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash	present · perfect	I	my feet					vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Patient
2	defile	shall	I	feet = foot					tree rules

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

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

Example 8

But thou art man, and not God, in the hand of them that defile thee. (Prophets EZK.28.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: But thou art man, and not God, in the hand of them that defile thee.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	3 art	cc
2	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 art	nsubj
3	art	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 art	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 God	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 God	cc
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 God	advmod
8	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 art	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 hand	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 hand	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 hand	det
12	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 God	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 them	case
14	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 hand	nmod
15	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 defile	nsubj
16	defile	defile	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 hand	conj
17	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	16 defile	nmod:unmarked
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 art	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	defile		that	thee					tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.28.9, 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.28.9	EZK.28.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZK.28.9	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZK.28.9	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 9

But they set their abominations in the house whereupon My name is called, to defile it. (Prophets JER.32.34, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: But they set their abominations in the house whereupon My name is called, to defile it.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	3 set	cc
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 set	nsubj
3	set	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 abominations	nmod:poss
5	abominations	abomination	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 set	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 house	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 house	det
8	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 set	obl
9	whereupon	whereupon	ADV	PronType=Int	13 called	advmod
10	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 name	nmod:poss
11	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 called	nsubj:pass
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 called	aux:pass
13	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 set	parataxis
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 defile	punct
15	to	to	PART	_	16 defile	mark
16	defile	defile	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 called	advcl
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 defile	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	set	past	they	their abominations	the house		vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent abomination=Theme in house=Destination
2	call	present · passive		My name		whereupon property	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
3	defile	to-infinitive		name			tree rules
4	name		My				nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets JER.32.34, 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	JER.32.34	JER.32.34	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JER.32.34	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JER.32.34	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 10

And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

From Torah LEV.18.20, JPS 1917.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 lie	cc
2	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	5 lie	nsubj
3	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	5 lie	aux
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 lie	advmod
5	lie	lie	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	carnally	carnally	ADV	_	5 lie	advmod
7	with	with	ADP	_	11 wife	case
8	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	9 neighbour	nmod:poss
9	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 wife	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 neighbour	case
11	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lie	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 defile	punct
13	to	to	PART	_	14 defile	mark
14	defile	defile	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 lie	conj
15	thyself	thyself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes Style=Arch	14 defile	obj
16	with	with	ADP	_	17 her	case
17	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 defile	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 lie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not lie	shall	thou					with thy neighbour's wife; carnally property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	defile	to-infinitive	thou not said here	thyself				with wife	tree rules

Example 11

Twenty years later his son Aristomachus consulted an oracle, which promised him victory if he went by way of the defile.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 years	nummod
2	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 later	obl:unmarked
3	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	7 consulted	advmod
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 son	nmod:poss
5	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 consulted	nsubj
6	Aristomachus	Aristomachus	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 son	appos
7	consulted	consult	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 oracle	det
9	oracle	oracle	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 consulted	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 promised	punct
11	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 promised	nsubj
12	promised	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 oracle	acl:relcl
13	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 promised	iobj
14	victory	victory	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 promised	obj
15	if	if	SCONJ	_	17 went	mark
16	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 went	nsubj
17	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 promised	advcl
18	by	by	ADP	_	19 way	case
19	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 went	obl
20	of	of	ADP	_	22 defile	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 defile	det
22	defile	defile	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 way	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 consulted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	consult	past	his son	a oracle		late property	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oracle=Theme
2	promise speech: promise	past	a oracle	victory	oracle		vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal victory=Theme
3	go a condition, not said to happen	past	son			by way of the defile	vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by way=Location

Example 12

He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

From Torah LEV.21.4, JPS 1917.

The tree, 15 words

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	4 defile	nsubj
2	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 defile	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 defile	advmod
4	defile	defile	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	4 defile	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 man	punct
7	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 man	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 man	det
9	chief	chief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 man	amod
10	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 defile	obl
11	among	among	ADP	_	13 people	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 people	nmod:poss
13	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 man	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 profane	punct
15	to	to	PART	_	16 profane	mark
16	profane	profane	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 defile	conj
17	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	16 profane	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 defile	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not defile	shall	He	himself = he		tree rules
2	is a	gerund		a chief man	among man's people	tree rules
3	profane	to-infinitive	He not said here	man		tree rules

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📖 defile

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