ear

Who acts: you, cereal plant, One, She, We, Rabbits · What happens: hear, notice, hold, use, give, mean · To what, where: head, One, sounds, ability, grains, top part · Speech: someone speaks here

«ear» in the English dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 18 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: ear in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

One of the two parts on the sides of the head that you hear with.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 parts	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 parts	det
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 parts	nummod
5	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 One	nmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 sides	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sides	det
8	sides	side	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 parts	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 head	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 head	det
11	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sides	nmod
12	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 hear	obj
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 hear	nsubj
14	hear	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 head	acl:relcl
15	with	with	ADP	_	14 hear	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 One	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	present	you	the head					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus

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

The ability to hear or notice sounds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ability	det
2	ability	ability	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 hear	mark
4	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 ability	acl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 notice	cc
6	notice	notice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 hear	conj
7	sounds	sound	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 notice	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ability	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	to-infinitive							vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer
2	notice	infinitive		sounds					vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"She has a good ear for music."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct
2	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ear	det
5	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 ear	amod
6	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 music	case
8	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ear	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have in a quote	present	She	a good ear				for music	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Patient

Everyday, meaning 3

The top part of a cereal plant that holds the grains.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 part	det
2	top	top	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 part	amod
3	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 plant	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 plant	det
6	cereal	cereal	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 plant	compound
7	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 part	nmod
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 holds	nsubj
9	holds	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 plant	acl:relcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 grains	det
11	grains	grain	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 holds	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	present	a cereal plant	the grains					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grain=Theme

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"an ear of corn".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 ear	punct
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 ear	det
3	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 corn	case
5	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ear	nmod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 ear	punct
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ear	punct

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

Early Modern English, meaning 1

One of the two parts on the sides of the head used for hearing; "give ear" means listen.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	17 give	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 parts	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 parts	det
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 parts	nummod
5	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 One	nmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 sides	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sides	det
8	sides	side	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 parts	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 head	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 head	det
11	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sides	nmod
12	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 head	acl
13	for	for	ADP	_	14 hearing	case
14	hearing	hearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 used	obl
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 give	punct
16	"	"	PUNCT	_	17 give	punct
17	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 means	nsubj
18	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 give	obj
19	"	"	PUNCT	_	17 give	punct
20	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
21	listen	listen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 means	xcomp
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	20 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	participle		the head not said here	for hearing	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	give in a quote	infinitive	One of the two parts on the sides of the head	ear		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Theme
3	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	listen not said to happen	infinitive				vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 1

We hear with our ears.

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 hear	nsubj
2	hear	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 ears	case
4	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 ears	nmod:poss
5	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hear	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	present	We					with our ears	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer

Example 2

Rabbits have long ears.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 ears	amod
4	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Rabbits	long ears					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Patient

Example 3

Don't put anything in your ear.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 put	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 put	advmod
3	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 put	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 ear	case
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 ear	nmod:poss
7	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not put	imperative · do-support	you not said here	anything		your ear			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent anything=Theme in ear=Destination

Example 4

I'm all ears — tell me!

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	4 ears	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 ears	cop
3	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 ears	det
4	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	6 tell	punct
6	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 ears	acl
7	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 tell	iobj
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 ears	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	I	all ears					tree rules
2	tell speech: assert	infinitive	all ears not said here		me				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient

Example 5

She has an ear for music.

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 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 ear	det
4	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 music	case
6	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ear	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	She	a ear				for music	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Patient

Example 6

Loud noise can hurt your ears.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 noise	amod
2	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hurt	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 hurt	aux
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 ears	nmod:poss
6	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hurt	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hurt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hurt	can	Loud noise	your ears					vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ear=Patient

Example 7

We'll play it by ear.

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	3 play	nsubj
2	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 play	aux
3	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 play	obj
5	by	by	ADP	_	6 ear	case
6	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 play	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 play	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	future	We	it				by ear	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Example 8

He ate an ear of corn.

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 ate	nsubj
2	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 ear	det
4	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ate	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 corn	case
6	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ear	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	past	He	a ear of corn					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Patient

Example 9

Then she whispered in his ear:

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 whispered	advmod
2	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 whispered	nsubj
3	whispered	whisper	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 ear	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 ear	nmod:poss
6	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whispered	obl
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 whispered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whisper speech: assert	past	she			his ear	then		vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ear=Location

Example 10

And the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. (Torah GEN.41.24, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 swallowed	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 ears	det
3	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 ears	amod
4	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 swallowed	nsubj
5	swallowed	swallow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 swallowed	compound:prt
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 ears	det
8	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 ears	nummod
9	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 ears	amod
10	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 swallowed	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 swallowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swallow up	participle	the thin ears					the seven good ears conj	vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.41.24, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.41.24	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.41.24	compound
3	GEN.41.24	GEN.41.24	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.41.24	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.41.24	punct

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

Example 11

And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. (Torah GEN.41.7, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 swallowed	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 ears	det
3	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 ears	amod
4	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 swallowed	nsubj
5	swallowed	swallow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 swallowed	compound:prt
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 rank	det
8	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 rank	nummod
9	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 swallowed	parataxis
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 ears	cc
11	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 ears	amod
12	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 rank	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 swallowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swallow up	participle	the thin ears					the seven rank and full ears parataxis	vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.41.7, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.41.7	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.41.7	compound
3	GEN.41.7	GEN.41.7	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.41.7	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.41.7	punct

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

Example 12

And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them. (Torah GEN.41.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	8 thin	cc
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 ears	punct
3	behold	behold	INTJ	_	6 ears	discourse
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 ears	punct
5	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 ears	nummod
6	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 thin	nsubj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 ears	punct
8	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 blasted	cc
10	blasted	blast	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 thin	conj
11	with	with	ADP	_	14 wind	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 wind	det
13	east	east	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 wind	compound
14	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 blasted	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 thin	punct
16	sprung	spring	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 thin	advcl
17	up	up	ADP	_	16 sprung	compound:prt
18	after	after	ADP	_	19 them	case
19	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 sprung	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 thin	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blast	participle						with the east wind	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with wind=Theme
2	spring up	participle					after ears = ear		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.41.6, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.41.6	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.41.6	compound
3	GEN.41.6	GEN.41.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.41.6	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.41.6	punct

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

Example 13

Who among you will give ear to this? (Prophets ISA.42.23, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Who among you will give ear to this?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 give	nsubj
2	among	among	ADP	_	5 give	mark
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 give	nsubj
4	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 give	aux
5	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 give	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 this	case
8	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 give	obl
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	future		ear	this			Who nsubj; you nsubj	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent ear=Theme to this=Recipient

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.42.23, 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	ISA.42.23	ISA.42.23	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.42.23	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.42.23	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 14

He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? (Writings PSA.94.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: He that planted the ear, shall He not hear?

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	3 planted	nsubj
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 planted	nsubj
3	planted	plant	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 ear	det
5	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 planted	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 hear	punct
7	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 hear	aux
8	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 hear	nsubj
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 hear	advmod
10	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 ear	conj
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 planted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plant	past	He	the ear				that nsubj	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Patient
2	not hear	shall	He						vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.94.9, 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.94.9	PSA.94.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.94.9	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.94.9	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 15

For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food. (Writings JOB.34.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 ear	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ear	det
3	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 trieth	obl
4	trieth	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 trieth	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 tasteth	punct
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 tasteth	mark
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 palate	det
9	palate	palate	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tasteth	nsubj
10	tasteth	taste	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 trieth	conj
11	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tasteth	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 trieth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	present		words				for the ear	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent word=Theme for ear=Attribute
2	taste	present	the palate	food					vn seem-109 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Theme food=Attribute

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.34.3, 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.34.3	JOB.34.3	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.34.3	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.34.3	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 16

Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

From Torah DEU.32.1, JPS 1917.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Give	obj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 heavens	punct
4	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	5 heavens	nsubj
5	heavens	heaven	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Give	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 speak	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 speak	cc
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 speak	nsubj
9	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 speak	aux
10	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Give	conj
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 let	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 let	cc
13	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Give	conj
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 earth	det
15	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 let	obj
16	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 let	xcomp
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 words	det
18	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 hear	obj
19	of	of	ADP	_	21 mouth	case
20	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 mouth	nmod:poss
21	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 words	nmod
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	give	imperative	you not said here	ear	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Theme
2	heaven		ye		tree rules
3	speak speech: other	future	I		vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	let	infinitive	you not said here	the earth	tree rules
5	hear	infinitive	the earth not said here	the words of my mouth	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus
6	word			my mouth	nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 17

Then she whispered in his ear:

From The Red Fairy Book.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 whispered	advmod
2	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 whispered	nsubj
3	whispered	whisper	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 ear	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 ear	nmod:poss
6	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whispered	obl
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 whispered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whisper speech: assert	past	she			his ear	then		vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ear=Location

Example 18

From thence further go and reckon what the mouth cannot express and the ear cannot hear.

From Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	ADP	_	2 thence	case
2	thence	thence	ADV	_	4 go	obl
3	further	further	ADV	_	4 go	advmod
4	go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 reckon	cc
6	reckon	reckon	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 go	conj
7	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	12 express	obj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 mouth	det
9	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 express	nsubj
10	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 express	aux
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 express	advmod
12	express	express	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 reckon	ccomp
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 hear	cc
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 ear	det
15	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 hear	nsubj
16	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	18 hear	aux
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 hear	advmod
18	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 go	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	go	imperative	you not said here	further property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from thence=Initial_Location
2	reckon	infinitive	you not said here		vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	not express	can	the mouth	what obj	vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme
4	not hear	can	the ear		vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer

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📖 ear

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