instead

Who acts: We, I, Ali, 6, It, you · What happens: mean, come, replace, have, drink, put · To what, where: tea, thing, milk, water, two pears, start · Speech: someone speaks here

«instead» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 15 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: instead in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Instead means in place of something else.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Instead	instead	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 place	case
4	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obl
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 place	nmod
7	else	else	ADV	_	6 something	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present						in place of something; instead property	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in place=Attribute

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

We had no milk, so we drank water instead.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 milk	det
4	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 drank	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	8 drank	advmod
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 drank	nsubj
8	drank	drink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	conj
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 drank	obj
10	instead	instead	ADV	_	8 drank	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	no milk					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient
2	drink	past	we	water				instead property	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient

Everyday, meaning 2

«Instead of» comes before the thing that is replaced: tea instead of coffee.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 comes	punct
2	Instead	instead	ADV	_	5 comes	advmod
3	of	of	ADP	_	2 Instead	fixed
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Instead	punct
5	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	before	before	ADP	_	8 thing	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 thing	det
8	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 comes	obl
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 replaced	nsubj:pass
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 replaced	aux:pass
11	replaced	replace	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 thing	acl:relcl
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 tea	punct
13	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 comes	obl
14	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	16 coffee	case
15	of	of	ADP	_	14 instead	fixed
16	coffee	coffee	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 tea	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 comes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present		tea instead coffee		the thing		instead property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before thing=Location
2	replace	present · passive		the thing					vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Theme

Example 1

What if at the start I had put two pears instead of what I put?

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	root	root
2	if	if	SCONJ	_	8 put	mark
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 start	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 start	det
5	start	start	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 put	obl
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 put	nsubj
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 put	aux
8	put	put	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 What	acl
9	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 pears	nummod
10	pears	pear	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 put	obj
11	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	13 what	case
12	of	of	ADP	_	11 instead	fixed
13	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 put	obl
14	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 put	nsubj
15	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 what	acl:relcl
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 What	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	past · perfect	I	two pears		the start		what obl	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pear=Theme at start=Destination
2	put	past	I						vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent

Example 2

Ali bought 5 pens instead of 3.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ali	Ali	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 bought	nsubj
2	bought	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 pens	nummod
4	pens	pen	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 bought	obj
5	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	7 3	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	5 instead	fixed
7	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 bought	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	past	Ali	5 pens				instead 3	vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pen=Theme

Example 3

Instead of 4 boxes, there are 6.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	4 boxes	case
2	of	of	ADP	_	1 Instead	fixed
3	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 boxes	nummod
4	boxes	box	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 are	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 boxes	punct
6	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	7 are	expl
7	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 are	nsubj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 are	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	6			there		instead 4 boxes	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

It was raining, so we played inside instead.

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 raining	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 raining	aux
3	raining	rain	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 played	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	7 played	advmod
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 played	nsubj
7	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 raining	conj
8	inside	inside	ADV	_	7 played	advmod
9	instead	instead	ADV	_	7 played	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 raining	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rain	past · progressive	It						vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
2	play	past	we					inside, instead property	vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Can I have juice instead of milk?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 have	aux
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	juice	juice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
5	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	7 milk	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	5 instead	fixed
7	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obl
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	can	I	juice				instead milk	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent juice=Patient

Example 6

Walk instead of running in the corridor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Walk	walk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=SCONJ	4 running	mark
3	of	of	ADP	_	2 instead	fixed
4	running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Walk	advcl
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 corridor	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 corridor	det
7	corridor	corridor	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 running	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Walk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	imperative	you not said here						vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	run	gerund	you not said here			the corridor			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corridor=Trajectory

Example 7

Instead of crying, she laughed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=SCONJ	3 crying	mark
2	of	of	ADP	_	1 Instead	fixed
3	crying	cry	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 laughed	advcl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 crying	punct
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 laughed	nsubj
6	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 laughed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cry speech: express	gerund	she not said here						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	laugh	past	she						vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

Use a pencil instead of a pen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 pencil	det
3	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
4	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	7 pen	case
5	of	of	ADP	_	4 instead	fixed
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 pen	det
7	pen	pen	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	a pencil				instead a pen	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Patient

Example 9

It made Peter kick instead of stab.

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	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Peter	Peter	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
4	kick	kick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 made	xcomp
5	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	7 stab	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	5 instead	fixed
7	stab	stab	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kick	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	It	Peter					tree rules
2	kick	infinitive	Peter not said here					instead stab	vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient

Example 10

And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel. (Torah NUM.8.18, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 taken	cc
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 taken	nsubj
3	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 taken	aux
4	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Levites	det
6	Levites	levite	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 taken	obj
7	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	16 children	case
8	of	of	ADP	_	7 instead	fixed
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	16 children	det:predet
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 children	det
11	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	13 born	amod
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 first	punct
13	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 children	amod
14	among	among	ADP	_	16 children	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 children	det
16	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 taken	obl
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 Israel	case
18	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 children	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 taken	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	present · perfect	I	the Levites				instead all born children of Israel	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent levite=Theme
2	bear	participle							vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.8.18, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.8.18	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.8.18	compound
3	NUM.8.18	NUM.8.18	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.8.18	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.8.18	punct

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

Example 11

Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. (Torah GEN.44.33, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 let	advmod
2	therefore	therefore	ADV	_	4 let	advmod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 therefore	punct
4	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	6 servant	nmod:poss
6	servant	servant	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 let	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 pray	punct
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 pray	nsubj
9	pray	pray	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 let	conj
10	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	9 pray	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 abide	punct
12	abide	abide	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 let	conj
13	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	16 lad	case
14	of	of	ADP	_	13 instead	fixed
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 lad	det
16	lad	lad	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 abide	obl
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 bondman	det
18	bondman	bondman	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 lad	appos
19	to	to	ADP	_	21 lord	case
20	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 lord	nmod:poss
21	lord	lord	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 bondman	nmod
22	;	;	PUNCT	_	24 let	punct
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 let	cc
24	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 let	conj
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 lad	det
26	lad	lad	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 let	obj
27	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	24 let	xcomp
28	up	up	ADP	_	27 go	compound:prt
29	with	with	ADP	_	31 brethren	case
30	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	31 brethren	nmod:poss
31	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 go	obl
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	thy servant	now	therefore property	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servant=Theme
2	pray	present	I	thee			tree rules
3	abide	infinitive	you not said here			instead the lad	tree rules
4	let	infinitive	you not said here	the lad			tree rules
5	go up	infinitive	the lad not said here			with his brethren	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.44.33, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.44.33	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.44.33	compound
3	GEN.44.33	GEN.44.33	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.44.33	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.44.33	punct

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

Example 12

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: 'for God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.' (Torah GEN.4.25, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: 'for God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.'

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 knew	cc
2	Adam	Adam	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 knew	nsubj
3	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 wife	nmod:poss
5	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knew	obj
6	again	again	ADV	_	5 wife	advmod
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 bore	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 bore	cc
9	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 bore	nsubj
10	bore	bear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 knew	conj
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 son	det
12	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 bore	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 called	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 called	cc
15	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 bore	parataxis
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 name	nmod:poss
17	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 called	obj
18	Seth	Seth	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 name	appos
19	:	:	PUNCT	_	23 hath	punct
20	'	'	PUNCT	_	23 hath	punct
21	for	for	ADP	_	22 God	case
22	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 hath	obl
23	hath	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 called	conj
24	appointed	appoint	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 hath	ccomp
25	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	24 appointed	obj
26	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	27 seed	det
27	seed	seed	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 appointed	obj
28	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	30 Abel	case
29	of	of	ADP	_	28 instead	fixed
30	Abel	Abel	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 appointed	obl
31	;	;	PUNCT	_	34 slew	punct
32	for	for	ADP	_	33 Cain	case
33	Cain	Cain	PROPN	Number=Sing	34 slew	obl
34	slew	slay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 knew	conj
35	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	34 slew	obj
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 knew	punct
37	'	'	PUNCT	_	3 knew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	know	past	Adam	Adam's wife		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer wife=Stimulus
2	bear	past	wife	a son		vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient
3	call	past		Adam's name		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient
4	have	present			for God	tree rules
5	appoint	past		me	instead Abel; another seed obj	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme seed=Attribute
6	slay	past	Adam not said here	Adam	for Cain	vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient
7	name		Adam			nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.4.25, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.4.25	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.4.25	compound
3	GEN.4.25	GEN.4.25	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.4.25	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.4.25	punct

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

Example 13

Instead of restoring our fields, he divideth them.' (Prophets MIC.2.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Instead of restoring our fields, he divideth them.'

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=SCONJ	3 restoring	mark
2	of	of	ADP	_	1 Instead	fixed
3	restoring	restore	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 divideth	advcl
4	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 fields	nmod:poss
5	fields	field	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 restoring	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 restoring	punct
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 divideth	nsubj
8	divideth	divide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 divideth	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 divideth	punct
11	'	'	PUNCT	_	8 divideth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	restore	gerund	he not said here	our fields					vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent field=Theme
2	divide	present	he	fields = field					vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets MIC.2.4, 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	MIC.2.4	MIC.2.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 MIC.2.4	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 MIC.2.4	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 14

And Absalom had set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. (Prophets 2SA.17.25, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And Absalom had set Amasa over the host instead of Joab.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 set	cc
2	Absalom	Absalom	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 set	nsubj:pass
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 set	aux
4	set	set	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	Amasa	Amasa	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 set	obj
6	over	over	ADP	_	8 host	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 host	det
8	host	host	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 set	obl
9	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	11 Joab	case
10	of	of	ADP	_	9 instead	fixed
11	Joab	Joab	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 set	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set	past · perfect · passive		Absalom		the host		instead Joab; Amasa obj	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme amasa=Destination

Sentence 2: (Prophets 2SA.17.25, 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	2SA.17.25	2SA.17.25	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	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 2SA.17.25	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 15

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and noisome weeds instead of barley. (Writings JOB.31.40, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and noisome weeds instead of barley.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	thistles	thistle	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Let	obj
3	grow	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	6 wheat	case
5	of	of	ADP	_	4 instead	fixed
6	wheat	wheat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 grow	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 weeds	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 weeds	cc
9	noisome	noisome	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 weeds	amod
10	weeds	weed	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Let	conj
11	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	13 barley	case
12	of	of	ADP	_	11 instead	fixed
13	barley	barley	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 weeds	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	thistles				noisome weeds instead barley conj	tree rules
2	grow	infinitive	thistles not said here					instead wheat	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.31.40, 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.31.40	JOB.31.40	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.31.40	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.31.40	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

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