nigh

Who acts: end, It, people, Winter, We, Bible · What happens: mean, be, take, use, shout, draw · To what, where: everyday speech, man, fog, hand, castle, teeth · Speech: someone speaks here

«nigh» 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: nigh in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

Nigh means near, either in place or in time: «The end is nigh».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nigh	nigh	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	near	near	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 place	punct
5	either	either	CCONJ	_	7 place	cc:preconj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 place	case
7	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	parataxis
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 time	cc
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 time	case
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 place	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 nigh	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 nigh	punct
13	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 end	det
14	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 nigh	nsubj
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 nigh	cop
16	nigh	nigh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	parataxis
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 nigh	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present						place or time parataxis; near, nigh property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	is in a quote	present	the end					nigh property	tree rules

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

Everyday, meaning 2

Nigh on or well nigh means almost or nearly: «It took nigh on an hour».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nigh	nigh	ADV	_	2 on	advmod
2	on	on	ADV	_	6 means	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 nigh	cc
4	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 nigh	advmod
5	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	2 on	conj
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	almost	almost	ADV	_	6 means	advmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 nearly	cc
9	nearly	nearly	ADV	_	7 almost	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 took	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 took	punct
12	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 took	nsubj
13	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 means	parataxis
14	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	13 took	advmod
15	on	on	ADP	_	17 hour	case
16	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 hour	det
17	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 took	obl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 took	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present						almost property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	take in a quote	past	It				hour	nigh property	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: UK, dialect — kept apart, not parsed.

Some people in parts of England still use «nigh» in everyday speech for near.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 people	det
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 use	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 parts	case
4	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 people	nmod
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 England	case
6	England	England	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 parts	nmod
7	still	still	ADV	_	8 use	advmod
8	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 nigh	punct
10	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	8 use	advmod
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 nigh	punct
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 speech	case
13	everyday	everyday	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 speech	amod
14	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 use	obl
15	for	for	ADP	_	16 near	case
16	near	near	ADV	_	8 use	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	some people in parts of England			everyday speech	still	nigh property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Early Modern English, meaning 1

Close by, in place or in time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Close	close	ADV	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	by	by	ADP	_	5 place	case
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 place	punct
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 place	case
5	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Close	obl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 time	cc
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 time	case
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Close	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Close	punct

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

Example 1

The end is nigh! shouted the man with the sign.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 end	det
2	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nigh	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 nigh	cop
4	nigh	nigh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 shouted	punct
6	shouted	shout	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 nigh	conj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 man	det
8	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shouted	obj
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 sign	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 sign	det
11	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 man	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 nigh	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the end					nigh property	tree rules
2	shout speech: express	past	the end not said here	the man				with the sign	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Topic

Example 2

Winter is drawing nigh.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Winter	Winter	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 drawing	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 drawing	aux
3	drawing	draw	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	3 drawing	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drawing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	present · progressive	Winter					nigh property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

It was well nigh impossible to see in the fog.

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	5 impossible	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 impossible	cop
3	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 impossible	advmod
4	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	5 impossible	advmod
5	impossible	impossible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 see	mark
7	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 impossible	xcomp
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 fog	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 fog	det
10	fog	fog	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 see	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 impossible	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	It					impossible, nigh, well property	tree rules
2	see	to-infinitive				the fog			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 4

We waited nigh on two hours for the bus.

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 waited	nsubj
2	waited	wait	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	2 waited	advmod
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 hours	case
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 hours	nummod
6	hours	hour	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 waited	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 bus	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 bus	det
9	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 waited	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 waited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wait	past	We				hour	for the bus; nigh property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

(Bible) «The kingdom of God is nigh at hand.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Bible	punct
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 nigh	nsubj
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Bible	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 kingdom	punct
5	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 kingdom	det
6	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 nigh	nsubj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 God	case
8	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 kingdom	nmod
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 nigh	cop
10	nigh	nigh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
11	at	at	ADP	_	12 hand	case
12	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 nigh	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 nigh	punct
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 nigh	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	Bible			hand		the kingdom of God nsubj; nigh property	tree rules

Example 6

The knight rode nigh to the castle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rode	nsubj
3	rode	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	3 rode	advmod
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 castle	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 castle	det
7	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rode	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 rode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ride	past	the knight			the castle		nigh property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to castle=Trajectory

Example 7

Bedtime is nigh, so brush your teeth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bedtime	bedtime	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 nigh	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 nigh	cop
3	nigh	nigh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 brush	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	6 brush	advmod
6	brush	brush	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 nigh	conj
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 teeth	nmod:poss
8	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 brush	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 nigh	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Bedtime					nigh property	tree rules
2	brush	infinitive	Bedtime not said here	your teeth					vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme

Example 8

Grandad says it's nigh on ten miles to the coast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 says	nsubj
2	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 miles	nsubj
4	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 miles	cop
5	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	8 miles	advmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 miles	case
7	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 miles	nummod
8	miles	mile	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 says	ccomp
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 coast	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 coast	det
11	coast	coast	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 miles	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Grandad						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	it					on ten miles; to the coast; nigh property	tree rules

Example 9

After running seven miles or so, Pinocchio was well-nigh exhausted.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	SCONJ	_	2 running	mark
2	running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 exhausted	advcl
3	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 miles	nummod
4	miles	mile	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 running	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 so	cc
6	so	so	ADV	_	2 running	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 running	punct
8	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 exhausted	nsubj:pass
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 exhausted	aux:pass
10	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	13 exhausted	advmod
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 well	punct
12	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	13 exhausted	advmod
13	exhausted	exhaust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 exhausted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	gerund		seven miles					vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mile=Trajectory
2	exhaust	past · passive		Pinocchio				nigh, well property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer

Example 10

When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. (Torah DEU.20.10, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 drawest	advmod
2	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 drawest	nsubj
3	drawest	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	3 drawest	advmod
5	unto	unto	ADP	_	7 city	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 city	det
7	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drawest	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 fight	mark
9	fight	fight	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 drawest	advcl
10	against	against	ADP	_	11 it	case
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 fight	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 proclaim	punct
13	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	14 proclaim	advmod
14	proclaim	proclaim	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 fight	conj
15	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 proclaim	obj
16	unto	unto	ADP	_	17 it	case
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 proclaim	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drawest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	draw	present	thou			unto a city; nigh property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	fight	to-infinitive	thou not said here			against city	vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	proclaim	infinitive	thou not said here	peace	then	unto peace	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.20.10, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.20.10	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.20.10	compound
3	DEU.20.10	DEU.20.10	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.20.10	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.20.10	punct

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

Example 11

And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die. (Torah NUM.18.22, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	9 come	cc
2	henceforth	henceforth	ADV	_	9 come	advmod
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 children	det
4	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 come	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 Israel	case
6	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 children	nmod
7	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 come	aux
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 come	advmod
9	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	9 come	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 tent	det
12	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 come	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 meeting	case
14	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 tent	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 bear	punct
16	lest	lest	SCONJ	_	18 bear	mark
17	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 bear	nsubj
18	bear	bear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 come	parataxis
19	sin	sin	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 bear	obj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 die	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 die	cc
22	die	die	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 bear	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not come	shall	the children of Israel	the tent of meeting	henceforth, nigh property	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tent=Theme
2	bear	present	children = child	sin		vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sin=Patient
3	die	infinitive	children = child not said here			vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.18.22, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.18.22	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.18.22	compound
3	NUM.18.22	NUM.18.22	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.18.22	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.18.22	punct

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

Example 12

But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. (Torah DEU.30.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	12 mouth	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 word	det
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 mouth	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 mouth	cop
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 nigh	advmod
6	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	12 mouth	advmod
7	unto	unto	ADP	_	8 thee	case
8	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	12 mouth	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 mouth	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 mouth	case
11	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	12 mouth	nmod:poss
12	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 do	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 do	cc
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 heart	case
16	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	17 heart	nmod:poss
17	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 do	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 heart	punct
19	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	22 do	nsubj
20	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	22 do	nsubj
21	mayest	may	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	22 do	aux
22	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 mouth	conj
23	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 do	obj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 mouth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the word			thy mouth		unto thee; thy nmod:poss; nigh property	tree rules
2	do	may	that	word		thy heart		thou nsubj	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.30.14, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.30.14	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.30.14	compound
3	DEU.30.14	DEU.30.14	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.30.14	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.30.14	punct

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

Example 13

Thou art nigh, O LORD; and all Thy commandments are truth. (Writings PSA.119.151, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Thou art nigh, O LORD; and all Thy commandments are truth.

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	2 art	nsubj
2	art	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	nigh	nigh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 art	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 LORD	punct
5	O	o	INTJ	_	6 LORD	discourse
6	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 nigh	obl
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 truth	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 truth	cc
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	11 commandments	det
10	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	11 commandments	nmod:poss
11	commandments	commandment	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 truth	nsubj
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 truth	cop
13	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 art	parataxis
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 art	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Thy commandments	truth					tree rules
3	command		Thy						nom commandment «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.119.151, 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.119.151	PSA.119.151	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.119.151	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.119.151	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 14

They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from Thy law. (Writings PSA.119.150, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from Thy law.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 draw	nsubj
2	draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	2 draw	advmod
4	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 follow	nsubj
5	follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 draw	conj
6	after	after	ADP	_	7 wickedness	case
7	wickedness	wickedness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 follow	obl
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 law	punct
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 law	nsubj
10	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 law	cop
11	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	14 law	advmod
12	from	from	ADP	_	14 law	case
13	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	14 law	nmod:poss
14	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 draw	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	present	They			nigh property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	follow	present	that		after wickedness		vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent after wickedness=Theme
3	is	present	they	Thy law		Thy nmod:poss; far property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.119.150, 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.119.150	PSA.119.150	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.119.150	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.119.150	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 15

Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of mine enemies. (Writings PSA.69.19, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of mine enemies.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	1 Draw	advmod
3	unto	unto	ADP	_	5 soul	case
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 soul	nmod:poss
5	soul	soul	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Draw	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 redeem	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 redeem	cc
8	redeem	redeem	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Draw	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 redeem	obj
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 ransom	punct
11	ransom	ransom	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Draw	conj
12	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 ransom	obj
13	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	16 enemies	case
14	of	of	ADP	_	13 because	fixed
15	mine	my	PRON	Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 enemies	nsubj
16	enemies	enemy	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 ransom	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	draw	imperative	you not said here		unto my soul; nigh property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	redeem	infinitive	you not said here	soul		vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
3	ransom	infinitive	you not said here	me	because enemies mine	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.69.19, 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.69.19	PSA.69.19	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.69.19	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.69.19	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 16

When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

From Torah DEU.20.10, JPS 1917.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 drawest	advmod
2	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 drawest	nsubj
3	drawest	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	3 drawest	advmod
5	unto	unto	ADP	_	7 city	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 city	det
7	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drawest	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 fight	mark
9	fight	fight	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 drawest	advcl
10	against	against	ADP	_	11 it	case
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 fight	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 proclaim	punct
13	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	14 proclaim	advmod
14	proclaim	proclaim	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 fight	conj
15	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 proclaim	obj
16	unto	unto	ADP	_	17 it	case
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 proclaim	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drawest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	draw	present	thou			unto a city; nigh property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	fight	to-infinitive	thou not said here			against city	vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	proclaim	infinitive	thou not said here	peace	then	unto peace	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Theme

Example 17

Art drew nigh unobserved and brought him low.

From Irish Fairy Tales.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Art	Art	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 unobserved	nsubj
2	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 unobserved	aux
3	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	4 unobserved	advmod
4	unobserved	unobserv	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 brought	cc
6	brought	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 unobserved	conj
7	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 brought	obj
8	low	low	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 brought	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 unobserved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	unobserv	past	Art					nigh property	tree rules
2	bring	past	Art not said here		Art			low property	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination

Example 18

And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.

From Torah NUM.18.22, JPS 1917.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	9 come	cc
2	henceforth	henceforth	ADV	_	9 come	advmod
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 children	det
4	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 come	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 Israel	case
6	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 children	nmod
7	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 come	aux
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 come	advmod
9	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	9 come	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 tent	det
12	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 come	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 meeting	case
14	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 tent	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 bear	punct
16	lest	lest	SCONJ	_	18 bear	mark
17	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 bear	nsubj
18	bear	bear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 come	parataxis
19	sin	sin	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 bear	obj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 die	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 die	cc
22	die	die	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 bear	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not come	shall	the children of Israel	the tent of meeting	henceforth, nigh property	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tent=Theme
2	bear	present	children = child	sin		vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sin=Patient
3	die	infinitive	children = child not said here			vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

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📖 nigh

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