possess

Who acts: someone, you, Tom, She, museum, ghost · What happens: own, have, take, mind, possess, do · To what, where: something, quality, control, you, that, earth

«possess» in the English dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 14 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: possess in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To own or have something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 own	mark
2	own	own	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 have	cc
4	have	have	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 own	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 have	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 own	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	own	to-infinitive							vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	have	infinitive		something					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient

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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To have a quality or skill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 have	mark
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 quality	det
4	quality	quality	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 skill	cc
6	skill	skill	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 quality	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	to-infinitive		a quality or skill					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quality=Patient

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: of a feeling or spirit — kept apart, not parsed.

To take control of someone's mind, as in stories about ghosts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 take	mark
2	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	control	control	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 mind	case
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 mind	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 someone	case
7	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 control	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 stories	punct
9	as	as	ADP	_	11 stories	case
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 stories	case
11	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 take	obj
12	about	about	ADP	_	13 ghosts	case
13	ghosts	ghost	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 stories	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	to-infinitive		control of someone's mind				stories obj	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument control=Theme story=Destination
2	mind		someone						nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Everyday, meaning 4

Usage: informal, in questions — kept apart, not parsed.

"What possessed you?" = why on earth did you do that?

Sentence 1: "What possessed you?"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 possessed	punct
2	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	3 possessed	nsubj
3	possessed	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 possessed	obj
5	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 possessed	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 possessed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess in a quote	past		you				What nsubj	vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot you=Theme

Sentence 2: = why on earth did you do that?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	=	=	PUNCT	_	7 do	punct
2	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	7 do	advmod
3	on	on	ADP	_	4 earth	case
4	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 do	obl
5	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 do	aux
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 do	nsubj
7	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 do	obj
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past · do-support	you	that		earth			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality

Example 1

Tom possesses 12 marbles and gives away 5.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 possesses	nsubj
2	possesses	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 marbles	nummod
4	marbles	marble	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 possesses	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 gives	cc
6	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 possesses	conj
7	away	away	ADV	_	6 gives	compound:prt
8	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 gives	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 possesses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	present	Tom	12 marbles					vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot marble=Theme
2	give away	present	Tom not said here	5					vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent 5=Theme

Example 2

She possesses great courage.

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 possesses	nsubj
2	possesses	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 courage	amod
4	courage	courage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 possesses	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 possesses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	present	She	great courage					vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot courage=Theme

Example 3

The museum possesses a famous painting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 museum	det
2	museum	museum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 possesses	nsubj
3	possesses	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 painting	det
5	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 painting	amod
6	painting	painting	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 possesses	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 possesses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	present	the museum	a famous painting					vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot painting=Theme

Example 4

In the story, the doll was possessed by a ghost.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 possessed	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 story	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 doll	det
6	doll	doll	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 possessed	nsubj:pass
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 possessed	aux:pass
8	possessed	possess	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	by	by	ADP	_	11 ghost	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 ghost	det
11	ghost	ghost	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 possessed	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 possessed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	past · passive	a ghost	the doll		the story			vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Theme

Example 5

What possessed you to climb on the roof?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	2 possessed	nsubj
2	possessed	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 possessed	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 climb	mark
5	climb	climb	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 possessed	advcl
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 roof	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 roof	det
8	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 climb	obl
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 possessed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	past		you				What nsubj	vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot you=Theme
2	climb	to-infinitive				the roof			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on roof=Trajectory

Example 6

Do you possess a library card?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 possess	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 possess	nsubj
3	possess	possess	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 card	det
5	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 card	compound
6	card	card	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 possess	obj
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 possess	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	present · do-support	you	a library card					vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot card=Theme

Example 7

He possesses a talent for drawing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 possesses	nsubj
2	possesses	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 talent	det
4	talent	talent	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 possesses	obj
5	for	for	SCONJ	_	6 drawing	mark
6	drawing	draw	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 talent	acl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 possesses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	present	He	a talent					vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot talent=Theme
2	draw	gerund	a talent not said here						vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

"We'll give you half of all we possess."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 give	punct
2	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 give	nsubj
3	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 give	aux
4	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 give	iobj
6	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	4 give	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 all	case
8	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	6 half	nmod
9	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 possess	nsubj
10	possess	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 all	acl:relcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 give	punct
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give in a quote	future	We	half of all	you				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient half=Theme
2	possess in a quote	present	we						vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

Example 9

All thy trees and the fruit of thy land shall the locust possess. (Torah DEU.28.42, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: All thy trees and the fruit of thy land shall the locust possess.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 trees	det
2	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 trees	nmod:poss
3	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 possess	nsubj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 fruit	cc
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 fruit	det
6	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 trees	conj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 land	case
8	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	9 land	nmod:poss
9	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fruit	nmod
10	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 possess	aux
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 locust	det
12	locust	locust	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 possess	nsubj
13	possess	possess	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 possess	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	shall	thy trees and the fruit of thy land					the locust nsubj	vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.28.42, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.28.42	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.28.42	compound
3	DEU.28.42	DEU.28.42	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.28.42	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.28.42	punct

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

Example 10

thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy GOD giveth thee to possess it. (Torah DEU.19.2, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy GOD giveth thee to possess it.

The tree, 23 words

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	3 separate	nsubj
2	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	3 separate	aux
3	separate	separate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 cities	nummod
5	cities	city	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 separate	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 thee	case
7	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 separate	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 midst	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 midst	det
10	midst	midst	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 separate	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 land	case
12	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	13 land	nmod:poss
13	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 midst	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 giveth	punct
15	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 giveth	obj
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 LORD	det
17	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 giveth	nsubj
18	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	19 GOD	nmod:poss
19	GOD	GOD	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 LORD	appos
20	giveth	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 land	acl:relcl
21	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	20 giveth	obj
22	to	to	PART	_	23 possess	mark
23	possess	possess	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 giveth	advcl
24	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 possess	obj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 separate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	separate	shall	thou	three cities	in the midst of thy land goal; for thee	vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent city=Theme in midst=Goal
2	give	present	the LORD	thy land	thee obj	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent which=Recipient thou=Theme
3	possess	to-infinitive	the LORD not said here	land		vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.19.2, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.19.2	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.19.2	compound
3	DEU.19.2	DEU.19.2	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.19.2	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.19.2	punct

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

Example 11

And ye shall drive out the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein; for unto you have I given the land to possess it. (Torah NUM.33.53, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And ye shall drive out the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein; for unto you have I given the land to possess it.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 drive	cc
2	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 drive	nsubj
3	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 drive	aux
4	drive	drive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	out	out	ADP	_	4 drive	compound:prt
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 inhabitants	det
7	inhabitants	inhabitant	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 drive	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 land	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 land	det
10	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 inhabitants	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 dwell	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 dwell	cc
13	dwell	dwell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 drive	conj
14	therein	therein	ADV	_	13 dwell	advmod
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	21 given	punct
16	for	for	SCONJ	_	21 given	mark
17	unto	unto	ADP	_	19 have	mark
18	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	19 have	nsubj
19	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 given	aux
20	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	21 given	nsubj
21	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 drive	parataxis
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 land	det
23	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 given	obj
24	to	to	PART	_	25 possess	mark
25	possess	possess	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	23 land	acl
26	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	25 possess	obj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 drive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	drive out	shall	ye	the inhabitants of the land		vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme inhabitant=Trajectory
2	dwell	infinitive	ye not said here		therein property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	give	present · perfect	I	the land		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Theme
4	possess	to-infinitive	I not said here	land		vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.33.53, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.33.53	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.33.53	compound
3	NUM.33.53	NUM.33.53	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.33.53	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.33.53	punct

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

Example 12

Arise, O God, judge the earth; for Thou shalt possess all nations. (Writings PSA.82.8, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Arise, O God, judge the earth; for Thou shalt possess all nations.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Arise	arise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 God	punct
3	O	of	ADP	Abbr=Yes	4 God	case
4	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Arise	vocative
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 judge	punct
6	judge	judge	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Arise	parataxis
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 earth	det
8	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 judge	obj
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 possess	punct
10	for	for	SCONJ	_	13 possess	mark
11	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	13 possess	nsubj
12	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	13 possess	aux
13	possess	possess	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Arise	conj
14	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	15 nations	det
15	nations	nation	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 possess	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Arise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	arise	imperative	you not said here		God vocative	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	judge	infinitive		the earth		vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent earth=Value
3	possess	shall	Thou	all nations		vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot nation=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.82.8, 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.82.8	PSA.82.8	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.82.8	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.82.8	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 13

Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? (Prophets JDG.11.24, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wilt	will	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	4 possess	aux
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 possess	advmod
3	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 possess	nsubj
4	possess	possess	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 giveth	mark
6	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 giveth	obj
7	Chemosh	Chemosh	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 god	compound
8	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	9 god	nmod:poss
9	god	god	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 giveth	nsubj
10	giveth	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 possess	advcl
11	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	10 giveth	obj
12	to	to	PART	_	13 possess	mark
13	possess	possess	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 giveth	xcomp
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 possess	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not possess	future	thou			vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	give	present	thy Chemosh god	thee	which obj	tree rules
3	possess	to-infinitive	thy Chemosh god not said here			vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

Sentence 2: (Prophets JDG.11.24, 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	JDG.11.24	JDG.11.24	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JDG.11.24	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JDG.11.24	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 14

So whomsoever the LORD our God hath dispossessed from before us, them will we possess. (Prophets JDG.11.24, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: So whomsoever the LORD our God hath dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	7 hath	advmod
2	whomsoever	whomsoever	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hath	nsubj
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 LORD	det
4	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 whomsoever	appos
5	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 God	nmod:poss
6	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 whomsoever	appos
7	hath	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	dispossessed	dispossess	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 hath	xcomp
9	from	from	ADP	_	11 us	case
10	before	before	ADP	_	11 us	case
11	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 dispossessed	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 possess	punct
13	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 possess	nsubj
14	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 possess	aux
15	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	16 possess	nsubj
16	possess	possess	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 hath	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 hath	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	have	present	whomsoever		tree rules
2	dispossess	participle	whomsoever not said here	from us	vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	possess	future	them = they	we nsubj	vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

Sentence 2: (Prophets JDG.11.24, 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	JDG.11.24	JDG.11.24	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JDG.11.24	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JDG.11.24	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 possess

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

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