obey

Who acts: person, Dogs, We, you, lifeguard, Drivers · What happens: do, tell, learn, obey, sit, whistle · To what, where: you, commands, school rules, whistle, speed limit, orders · Speech: someone speaks here

«obey» in the English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 13 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: obey in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To do what a person, rule or law tells you to do.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	10 tells	obj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tells	nsubj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 rule	punct
7	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 law	cc
9	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	conj
10	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 do	ccomp
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 tells	iobj
12	to	to	PART	_	13 do	mark
13	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 tells	xcomp
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive				tree rules
2	tell speech: assert	present	a person and rule or law	you	what obj	tree rules
3	do not said to happen	to-infinitive	a person and rule or law not said here			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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.

Example 1

Dogs can learn to obey commands like «sit».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 learn	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 learn	aux
3	learn	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 obey	mark
5	obey	obey	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 learn	xcomp
6	commands	command	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 obey	obj
7	like	like	ADP	_	9 sit	case
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 sit	punct
9	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 commands	appos
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 sit	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 learn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	learn	can	Dogs		vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	obey	to-infinitive	Dogs not said here	commands	vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent command=Theme
3	sit in a quote	infinitive			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

We must obey the school rules.

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 obey	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 obey	aux
3	obey	obey	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rules	det
5	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rules	compound
6	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 obey	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 obey	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	obey	must	We	the school rules					vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme

Example 3

Always obey the lifeguard's whistle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	2 obey	advmod
2	obey	obey	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 lifeguard	det
4	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 whistle	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 lifeguard	case
6	whistle	whistle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 obey	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 obey	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	obey	imperative	you not said here	the lifeguard's whistle				always property	vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whistle=Theme
2	whistle		the lifeguard						nom whistle «event intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

Drivers must obey the speed limit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Drivers	driver	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 obey	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 obey	aux
3	obey	obey	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 limit	det
5	speed	speed	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 limit	compound
6	limit	limit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 obey	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 obey	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	obey	must	Drivers	the speed limit					vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent limit=Theme

Example 5

The soldiers obeyed the general's orders.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 soldiers	det
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 obeyed	nsubj
3	obeyed	obey	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 general	det
5	general	general	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 orders	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 general	case
7	orders	order	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 obeyed	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 obeyed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	obey	past	the soldiers	the general's orders					vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme
2	order		the general						nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

If a stranger tells you to keep a secret, do not obey — tell an adult.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	4 tells	mark
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 stranger	det
3	stranger	stranger	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tells	nsubj
4	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 obey	advcl
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 tells	iobj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 keep	mark
7	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 tells	xcomp
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 secret	det
9	secret	secret	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 keep	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 tells	punct
11	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	13 obey	aux
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 obey	advmod
13	obey	obey	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	—	-	PUNCT	_	15 tell	punct
15	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	13 obey	conj
16	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 adult	det
17	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 tell	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 obey	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	tell speech: assert a condition, not said to happen	present	a stranger		you	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic
2	keep not said to happen	to-infinitive	a stranger not said here	a secret		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme
3	not obey	imperative · do-support	you not said here			vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	tell speech: assert	infinitive	you not said here		a adult	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient

Example 7

Everything on Earth obeys the law of gravity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	4 obeys	nsubj
2	on	on	ADP	_	3 Earth	case
3	Earth	Earth	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Everything	nmod
4	obeys	obey	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 law	det
6	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 obeys	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 gravity	case
8	gravity	gravity	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 law	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 obeys	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	obey	present	Everything on Earth	the law of gravity					vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Theme

Example 8

"Master, I obey," said the genie.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Master	punct
2	Master	master	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	ccomp
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 obey	punct
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 obey	nsubj
5	obey	obey	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Master	parataxis
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 obey	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Master	punct
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 genie	det
10	genie	genie	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	obey in a quote	present	the genie = genie						vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	past	the genie					Master ccomp	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 9

And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people; and they said: 'All that the LORD hath spoken will we do, and obey.' (Torah EXO.24.7, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people; and they said: 'All that the LORD hath spoken will we do, and obey.'

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 took	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 took	nsubj
3	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 book	det
5	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 took	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 covenant	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 covenant	det
8	covenant	covenant	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 book	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 read	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 read	cc
11	read	read	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 took	conj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 hearing	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 hearing	det
14	hearing	hearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 read	obl
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 people	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 people	det
17	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 hearing	nmod
18	;	;	PUNCT	_	21 said	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 said	cc
20	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 said	nsubj
21	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 took	conj
22	:	:	PUNCT	_	24 All	punct
23	'	'	PUNCT	_	24 All	punct
24	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	21 said	ccomp
25	that	that	SCONJ	_	29 spoken	mark
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 LORD	det
27	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	29 spoken	nsubj
28	hath	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	29 spoken	aux:pass
29	spoken	speak	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	24 All	acl
30	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	32 do	aux
31	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	32 do	nsubj
32	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	24 All	acl:relcl
33	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 obey	punct
34	and	and	CCONJ	_	35 obey	cc
35	obey	obey	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 took	parataxis
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 took	punct
37	'	'	PUNCT	_	3 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	take	past	he	the book of the covenant		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme
2	read	infinitive	he not said here		the hearing of the people	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	say speech: assert	past	people			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
4	speak speech: other	present · passive		the LORD		tree rules
5	do	future	we			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	obey	present				vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
7	hear		the people			nom hearing «act intransitive»: of=agent

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.24.7, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.24.7	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.24.7	compound
3	EXO.24.7	EXO.24.7	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.24.7	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.24.7	punct

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

Example 10

The word of God is in them as they burst forth, and as they return; they obey the divine command, rushing along as a whirlwind, returning to prostrate themselves at his throne. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

Sentence 1: The word of God is in them as they burst forth, and as they return; they obey the divine command, rushing along as a whirlwind, returning to prostrate themselves at his throne.

The tree, 32 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 word	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 is	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 God	case
4	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 word	nmod
5	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 them	case
7	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 is	obl
8	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 burst	mark
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 burst	nsubj
10	burst	burst	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 is	advcl
11	forth	forth	ADV	_	10 burst	advmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 return	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 return	cc
14	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 return	mark
15	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 return	nsubj
16	return	return	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 burst	conj
17	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 obey	punct
18	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 obey	nsubj
19	obey	obey	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 is	conj
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 command	det
21	divine	divine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 command	amod
22	command	command	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 obey	obj
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 rushing	punct
24	rushing	rush	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	19 obey	advcl
25	along	along	ADV	_	24 rushing	advmod
26	as	as	ADP	_	28 whirlwind	case
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	28 whirlwind	det
28	whirlwind	whirlwind	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 rushing	obl
29	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 returning	punct
30	returning	return	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	24 rushing	conj
31	to	to	PART	_	32 prostrate	mark
32	prostrate	prostrate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 returning	xcomp
33	themselves	themselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	32 prostrate	obj
34	at	at	ADP	_	36 throne	case
35	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	36 throne	nmod:poss
36	throne	throne	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 prostrate	obl
37	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 is	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	be	present	the word of God			in them = they	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in they=Location
2	burst	present	they			forth property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	return	present	they				vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	obey	present	they	the divine command			vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent command=Theme
5	rush	gerund	they not said here			as a whirlwind; along property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6	return	gerund	they not said here				tree rules
7	prostrate	to-infinitive	they not said here	themselves = they	word's throne		tree rules
8	word			God			nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Westcott	punct
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1887	1887	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Westcott	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 11

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. (Prophets 1SA.15.22, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Behold	behold	INTJ	_	4 obey	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 obey	punct
3	to	to	PART	_	4 obey	mark
4	obey	obey	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 better	cop
6	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 obey	advmod
7	than	than	ADP	_	8 sacrifice	case
8	sacrifice	sacrifice	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 better	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 hearken	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 hearken	cc
11	to	to	PART	_	12 hearken	mark
12	hearken	hearken	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 obey	conj
13	than	than	ADP	_	15 fat	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 fat	det
15	fat	fat	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 hearken	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 rams	case
17	rams	ram	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 fat	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 obey	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	obey	to-infinitive		vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	than sacrifice; good property	tree rules
3	hearken	to-infinitive	than the fat of rams	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.15.22, 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	1SA.15.22	1SA.15.22	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 1SA.15.22	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 12

The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me. (Prophets 2SA.22.45, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sons	det
2	sons	son	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 dwindle	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 stranger	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 stranger	det
5	stranger	stranger	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dwindle	obl
6	dwindle	dwindle	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	away	away	ADV	_	6 dwindle	advmod
8	before	before	ADP	_	9 me	case
9	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 dwindle	obl
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	20 obey	punct
11	as	as	ADV	_	12 soon	advmod
12	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	20 obey	advmod
13	as	as	SCONJ	_	15 hear	mark
14	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 hear	nsubj
15	hear	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 obey	advcl
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 me	case
17	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 hear	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 hear	punct
19	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 obey	nsubj
20	obey	obey	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 dwindle	conj
21	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	20 obey	obj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 dwindle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	dwindle away	infinitive	the sons		before me	of the stranger; away property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
2	hear	present	sons = son			of me	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of i=Stimulus
3	obey	present	sons = son	me		soon property	vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets 2SA.22.45, 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.22.45	2SA.22.45	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.22.45	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 13

As soon as they hear of me, they obey me; the sons of the stranger dwindle away before me. (Writings PSA.18.45, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: As soon as they hear of me, they obey me; the sons of the stranger dwindle away before me.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADV	_	2 soon	advmod
2	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	10 obey	advmod
3	as	as	SCONJ	_	5 hear	mark
4	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 hear	nsubj
5	hear	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 obey	advcl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 me	case
7	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 hear	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 hear	punct
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 obey	nsubj
10	obey	obey	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 obey	obj
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 dwindle	punct
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 sons	det
14	sons	son	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 dwindle	nsubj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 stranger	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 stranger	det
17	stranger	stranger	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sons	nmod
18	dwindle	dwindle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 obey	conj
19	away	away	ADV	_	18 dwindle	advmod
20	before	before	ADP	_	21 me	case
21	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	18 dwindle	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 obey	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	hear	present	they			of me	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of i=Stimulus
2	obey	present	they	me		soon property	vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme
3	dwindle away	infinitive	the sons of the stranger		before me	away property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.18.45, 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.18.45	PSA.18.45	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.18.45	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.18.45	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

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📖 obey

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