please

Who acts: you, I, She, my, cat, me · What happens: be, add, ask, accept, please, mean · To what, where: polite word, polite way, something, someone, them, whatever · Speech: someone speaks here

«please» in the English dictionary: its 4 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: please in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Please is the polite word you add when you ask for something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	5 word	discourse
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 word	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 word	det
4	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 word	amod
5	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 add	nsubj
7	add	add	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 word	acl:relcl
8	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 ask	advmod
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 ask	nsubj
10	ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 add	advcl
11	for	for	ADP	_	12 something	case
12	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 ask	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present		the polite word		tree rules
2	add speech: assert	present	you	the polite word not said here		vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
3	ask speech: ask	present	you		for something	vn inquire-37.1.2 «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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

Can I have some water, please?

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	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	5 water	det
5	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct
7	please	please	INTJ	_	3 have	discourse
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

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

Everyday, meaning 2

«Yes, please» is a polite way to accept something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 way	punct
2	Yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	9 way	discourse
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Yes	punct
4	please	please	INTJ	_	9 way	discourse
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 please	punct
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 way	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 way	det
8	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	to	to	PART	_	11 accept	mark
11	accept	accept	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 way	acl
12	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	11 accept	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		a polite way					tree rules
2	accept	to-infinitive		something					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

To please someone means to make them happy or satisfied.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 please	mark
2	please	please	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 means	csubj
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 please	obj
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 means	xcomp
7	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 make	obj
8	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 make	xcomp
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 satisfied	cc
10	satisfied	satisfied	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 happy	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	please	to-infinitive	someone		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	make not said to happen	to-infinitive	them = they	happy property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product

Everyday, meaning 4

«As you please» or «whatever you please» means whatever you want.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 means	punct
2	As	as	SCONJ	_	8 whatever	mark
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 whatever	nsubj
4	please	please	INTJ	_	8 whatever	discourse
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 please	punct
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 whatever	cc
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 whatever	punct
8	whatever	whatever	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 means	obj
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 means	nsubj
10	please	please	INTJ	_	12 means	discourse
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 please	punct
12	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	whatever	whatever	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 want	obj
14	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	15 want	nsubj
15	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 means	ccomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	you	whatever you					tree rules
2	want	present	you	whatever					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot whatever=Theme

Example 1

Can I have a glass of water, please?

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	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 glass	det
5	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 water	case
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 glass	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct
9	please	please	INTJ	_	3 have	discourse
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

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

Example 2

«Would you like some cake?» «Yes, please!»

Sentence 1: «Would you like some cake?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 like	punct
2	Would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 like	aux
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 like	nsubj
4	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	6 cake	det
6	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 like	obj
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 like	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like in a quote	would	you	some cake					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot cake=Theme

Sentence 2: «Yes, please!»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 please	punct
2	Yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	4 please	discourse
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Yes	punct
4	please	please	INTJ	_	root	root
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 please	punct
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 please	punct

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

Example 3

Please close the door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 close	discourse
2	close	close	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 door	det
4	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 close	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 close	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	imperative	you not said here	the door					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient

Example 4

Please be quiet in the library.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	3 quiet	discourse
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 quiet	cop
3	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 library	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 library	det
6	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 quiet	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 quiet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	imperative	you not said here			the library		quiet property	tree rules

Example 5

She tried hard to please her teacher.

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 tried	nsubj
2	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 tried	xcomp
4	to	to	PART	_	5 please	mark
5	please	please	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 hard	xcomp
6	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 teacher	nmod:poss
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 please	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	past	She					hard property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	please	to-infinitive	She not said here	her teacher					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus teacher=Experiencer

Example 6

I'm pleased with my test result.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 pleased	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 pleased	cop
3	pleased	pleased	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 result	case
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 result	nmod:poss
6	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 result	compound
7	result	result	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pleased	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pleased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I					with my test result; pleased property	tree rules
2	result		my						nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

Pleased to meet you!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pleased	please	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 meet	mark
3	meet	meet	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Pleased	xcomp
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 meet	obj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Pleased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	please	participle							tree rules
2	meet	to-infinitive		you					vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Co-Agent

Example 8

My cat is hard to please; she only likes one kind of food.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 cat	nmod:poss
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hard	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 hard	cop
4	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 please	mark
6	please	please	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 hard	xcomp
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 likes	punct
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 likes	nsubj
9	only	only	ADV	_	10 likes	advmod
10	likes	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 hard	conj
11	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 kind	nummod
12	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 likes	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 food	case
14	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 kind	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	My cat		hard property	tree rules
2	please	to-infinitive	My cat not said here			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	like	present	cat	one kind of food		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot kind=Theme

Example 9

"Please let me go," he pleaded.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 let	punct
2	Please	please	INTJ	_	3 let	discourse
3	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 let	obj
5	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 let	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 pleaded	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 pleaded	punct
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 pleaded	nsubj
9	pleaded	plead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 let	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	let in a quote	imperative	you not said here	me	tree rules
2	go in a quote	infinitive	me not said here		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	plead speech: request	past	he		tree rules

Example 10

And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. (Torah GEN.34.18, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 words	cc
2	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 words	nmod:poss
3	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	pleased	pleased	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 Hamor	amod
5	Hamor	Hamor	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 words	appos
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 son	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 son	cc
8	Shechem	Shechem	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 son	nmod:poss
9	Hamor	Hamor	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Shechem	flat
10	's	's	PART	_	8 Shechem	case
11	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 Hamor	appos
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 words	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
2	word		their = they						nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.34.18, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.34.18	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.34.18	compound
3	GEN.34.18	GEN.34.18	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.34.18	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.34.18	punct

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

Example 11

And when Moses heard that, it was well-pleasing in his sight. (Torah LEV.10.20, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And when Moses heard that, it was well-pleasing in his sight.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 heard	cc
2	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	4 heard	advmod
3	Moses	Moses	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 heard	nsubj
4	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 heard	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 pleasing	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 pleasing	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 pleasing	aux
9	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	11 pleasing	advmod
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 well	punct
11	pleasing	please	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 heard	advcl
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 sight	case
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 sight	nmod:poss
14	sight	sight	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 pleasing	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	hear	past	Moses	that			vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus
2	please	past · progressive	it		Moses's sight	well property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus
3	sight		Moses				nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.10.20, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.10.20	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.10.20	compound
3	LEV.10.20	LEV.10.20	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.10.20	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.10.20	punct

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

Example 12

and Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; (Torah GEN.28.8, JPS 1917)

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 saw	cc
2	Esau	Esau	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 saw	nsubj
3	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 pleased	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 daughters	det
6	daughters	daughter	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 pleased	nsubj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Canaan	case
8	Canaan	Canaan	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 daughters	nmod
9	pleased	pleased	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 saw	ccomp
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 Isaac	advmod
11	Isaac	Isaac	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 pleased	obl
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 father	nmod:poss
13	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saw	obj
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 GEN.28.8	punct
15	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 GEN.28.8	punct
16	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 GEN.28.8	compound
17	GEN.28.8	GEN.28.8	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 saw	parataxis
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 JPS	punct
19	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 GEN.28.8	conj
20	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	17 GEN.28.8	flat
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 GEN.28.8	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	Esau	Esau's father				Torah GEN.28.8 and JPS parataxis	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer father=Stimulus

Example 13

Your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto Me. (Prophets JER.6.20, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto Me.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 offerings	nmod:poss
2	burnt	burnt	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 offerings	amod
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 burnt	punct
4	offerings	offering	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 acceptable	nsubj
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 acceptable	cop
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 acceptable	advmod
7	acceptable	acceptable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 sacrifices	punct
9	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	11 sacrifices	cc
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 sacrifices	nmod:poss
11	sacrifices	sacrifice	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 acceptable	obl
12	pleasing	please	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 sacrifices	acl
13	unto	unto	ADP	_	14 Me	case
14	Me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 pleasing	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 acceptable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	not is	present	Your burnt offerings	your sacrifices obl; acceptable property	tree rules
2	please	gerund	your sacrifices not said here	unto Me	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	offer		Your		nom offering «communication transitive»: poss=agent
4	sacrifice		your		nom sacrifice «act transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets JER.6.20, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	JER.6.20	JER.6.20	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JER.6.20	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JER.6.20	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 14

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. (Prophets 2SA.17.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 saying	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 saying	det
3	saying	saying	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	pleased	pleased	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 Absalom	amod
5	Absalom	Absalom	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 saying	appos
6	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 saying	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 elders	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 elders	cc
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	11 elders	det:predet
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 elders	det
11	elders	elder	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 saying	conj
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 Israel	case
13	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 elders	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 saying	punct

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

Sentence 2: (Prophets 2SA.17.4, 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	2SA.17.4	2SA.17.4	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.17.4	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 15

And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing. (Prophets 1KI.3.10, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 pleased	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 speech	det
3	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pleased	nsubj
4	pleased	pleased	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 LORD	det
6	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 pleased	nsubj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 asked	punct
8	that	that	SCONJ	_	11 asked	mark
9	Solomon	Solomon	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 asked	nsubj
10	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 asked	aux
11	asked	ask	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 pleased	conj
12	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	13 thing	det
13	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 asked	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pleased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past · perfect	Solomon	this thing					vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thing=Recipient

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1KI.3.10, 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	1KI.3.10	1KI.3.10	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 1KI.3.10	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 please

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

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