proverb

Who acts: proverb, short known saying, you, Proverbs, wise sayings, chickens · What happens: know, be, give, state, look, leap · To what, where: short known saying, advice, truth, book, many, chickens · Speech: someone speaks here

«proverb» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: proverb in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A proverb is a short, well-known saying that gives advice or states a truth about life, like "Look before you leap".

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 proverb	det
2	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 saying	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 saying	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 saying	det
5	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 saying	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 short	punct
7	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	9 known	advmod
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 well	punct
9	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 saying	amod
10	saying	saying	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 gives	nsubj
12	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 saying	acl:relcl
13	advice	advice	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gives	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 states	cc
15	states	state	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 gives	conj
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 truth	det
17	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 states	obj
18	about	about	ADP	_	19 life	case
19	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 truth	nmod
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 Look	punct
21	like	like	SCONJ	_	23 Look	mark
22	"	"	PUNCT	_	23 Look	punct
23	Look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	15 states	parataxis
24	before	before	SCONJ	_	26 leap	mark
25	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	26 leap	nsubj
26	leap	leap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 Look	advcl
27	"	"	PUNCT	_	26 leap	punct
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 saying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	know	participle			well property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	is a	present	a proverb	a short known saying		tree rules
3	give	present	a short known saying	advice		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advice=Theme
4	state speech: other	present	a short known saying not said here	a truth	about life	tree rules
5	look in a quote	infinitive				vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
6	leap in a quote	present	you			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

Proverbs is a book of the Old Testament full of wise sayings, many linked with King Solomon.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Proverbs	proverb	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 book	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 book	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 book	det
4	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 Testament	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Testament	det
7	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 Testament	amod
8	Testament	Testament	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 book	nmod
9	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 book	amod
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 sayings	case
11	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 sayings	amod
12	sayings	saying	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 full	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 linked	punct
14	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 linked	nsubj:pass
15	linked	link	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 sayings	acl
16	with	with	ADP	_	18 Solomon	case
17	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 Solomon	compound
18	Solomon	Solomon	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 linked	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 book	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Proverbs	a book				of the Old Testament	tree rules
2	link	participle · passive	wise sayings not said here	many				with King Solomon	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with solomon=Co-Patient

Example 1

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch" is a proverb.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 count	punct
2	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 count	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 count	advmod
4	count	count	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 chickens	nmod:poss
6	chickens	chicken	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 count	obj
7	before	before	SCONJ	_	9 hatch	mark
8	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 hatch	nsubj
9	hatch	hatch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 proverb	advcl
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 hatch	punct
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 proverb	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 proverb	det
13	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 count	parataxis
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 count	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	not count in a quote	imperative · do-support	you not said here	your chickens	vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent chicken=Theme clause=Attribute
2	hatch in a quote	present	chickens = chicken		vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient
3	is a	present		a proverb	tree rules

Example 2

My nan has a proverb for everything.

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 nan	nmod:poss
2	nan	nan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 proverb	det
5	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 everything	case
7	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	5 proverb	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	My nan	a proverb				for everything	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent proverb=Patient

Example 3

"Many hands make light work" means that a job is easier when people help.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 make	punct
2	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hands	amod
3	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 make	nsubj
4	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 means	nsubj
5	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 work	compound
6	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	obj
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 make	punct
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 easier	mark
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 job	det
11	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 easier	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 easier	cop
13	easier	easy	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 means	ccomp
14	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	16 help	advmod
15	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 help	nsubj
16	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 easier	advcl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make in a quote	present	Many hands	light work		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset work=Product
2	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	is	present	a job		easy property	tree rules
4	help	present	people			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 4

We wrote our own proverbs in class.

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 wrote	nsubj
2	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 proverbs	nmod:poss
4	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 proverbs	amod
5	proverbs	proverb	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wrote	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 class	case
7	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrote	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	We	our own proverbs		class			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent proverb=Theme in class=Destination

Example 5

(Bible) The book of Proverbs says that a gentle answer turns away anger.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Bible	punct
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 says	ccomp
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Bible	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 book	det
5	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 says	nsubj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Proverbs	case
7	Proverbs	Proverb	PROPN	Number=Plur	5 book	nmod
8	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 turns	mark
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 answer	det
11	gentle	gentle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 answer	amod
12	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 turns	nsubj
13	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 says	ccomp
14	away	away	ADV	_	13 turns	advmod
15	anger	anger	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 turns	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	the book of Proverbs					Bible ccomp	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	turn away	present	a gentle answer	anger				away property	vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anger=Theme

Example 6

Every language has its own proverbs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	2 language	det
2	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 proverbs	nmod:poss
5	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 proverbs	amod
6	proverbs	proverb	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	every language	language's own proverbs					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent proverb=Patient

Example 7

The proverb "Actions speak louder than words" means what you do matters more than what you say.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 proverb	det
2	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 means	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 speak	punct
4	Actions	action	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 speak	nsubj
5	speak	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 proverb	acl:relcl
6	louder	loud	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 speak	xcomp
7	than	than	ADP	_	8 words	case
8	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 louder	obl
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 speak	punct
10	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	14 matters	obj
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 matters	nsubj
13	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 matters	aux
14	matters	matter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 means	ccomp
15	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	14 matters	advmod
16	than	than	ADP	_	17 what	case
17	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 more	obl
18	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	19 say	nsubj
19	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 what	acl:relcl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other in a quote	present	Actions	the proverb not said here	loud property	tree rules
2	mean	present	the proverb			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	matter	present · do-support	you		what obj	tree rules
4	say speech: assert	present	you			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 8

Remember the old proverb which says: ‘Bad wheat always makes poor bread!’”

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Remember	remember	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 proverb	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 proverb	amod
4	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Remember	obj
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 says	nsubj
6	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 proverb	acl:relcl
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 makes	punct
8	‘	'	PUNCT	_	12 makes	punct
9	Bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 wheat	amod
10	wheat	wheat	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 makes	nsubj
11	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	12 makes	advmod
12	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Remember	parataxis
13	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 bread	amod
14	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 makes	obj
15	!	!	PUNCT	_	14 bread	punct
16	’	'	PUNCT	_	12 makes	punct
17	”	"	PUNCT	_	1 Remember	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	remember	imperative	you not said here	the old proverb		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent proverb=Theme
2	say speech: assert	present	the old proverb			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	make	present	Bad wheat	poor bread	always property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material bread=Product

Example 9

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither the LORD shall lead thee away. (Torah DEU.28.37, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither the LORD shall lead thee away.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 become	cc
2	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 become	nsubj
3	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	4 become	aux
4	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 astonishment	det
6	astonishment	astonishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 become	xcomp
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 proverb	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 proverb	det
9	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 astonishment	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 byword	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 byword	cc
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 byword	det
13	byword	byword	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 astonishment	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 peoples	punct
15	among	among	ADP	_	18 peoples	case
16	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	18 peoples	det:predet
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 peoples	det
18	peoples	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 astonishment	conj
19	whither	whither	ADV	PronType=Int	23 lead	advmod
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 LORD	det
21	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 lead	nsubj
22	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	23 lead	aux
23	lead	lead	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 become	xcomp
24	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	23 lead	obj
25	away	away	ADV	_	23 lead	advmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 become	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	shall	thou	a astonishment and a proverb and a byword and all peoples					tree rules
2	lead away	shall	the LORD	thee				away, whither property	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.28.37, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.28.37	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.28.37	compound
3	DEU.28.37	DEU.28.37	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.28.37	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.28.37	punct

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

Example 10

And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five. (Prophets 1KI.5.12, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 spoke	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 spoke	nsubj
3	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 thousand	compound
5	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 proverbs	nummod
6	proverbs	proverb	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 spoke	obj
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 thousand	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 thousand	cc
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 songs	nmod:poss
10	songs	song	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 thousand	nsubj
11	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 thousand	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 thousand	det
13	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 spoke	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 five	cc
15	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	13 thousand	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	he	thousand proverbs		tree rules
2	is a	past	his songs	a thousand	five conj	tree rules
3	sing		his = he			nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1KI.5.12, 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.5.12	1KI.5.12	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.5.12	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 11

To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. (Writings PRO.1.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 understand	mark
2	understand	understand	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 proverb	det
4	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 understand	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 figure	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 figure	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 figure	det
8	figure	figure	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 proverb	appos
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 words	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 words	det
11	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 understand	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 wise	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 wise	det
14	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 words	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 sayings	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 sayings	cc
17	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 sayings	nmod:poss
18	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 sayings	amod
19	sayings	saying	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 words	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 understand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	understand	to-infinitive		a proverb				the words of the wise and words's dark sayings obl	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer proverb=Stimulus
2	say		words = word						nom saying «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.1.6, 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	PRO.1.6	PRO.1.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PRO.1.6	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PRO.1.6	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 12

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. (Writings PRO.25.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	These	this	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	4 proverbs	nsubj
2	also	also	ADV	_	4 proverbs	advmod
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 proverbs	cop
4	proverbs	proverb	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 Solomon	case
6	Solomon	Solomon	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 proverbs	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 men	punct
8	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 men	nsubj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 men	det
10	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 proverbs	conj
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 king	case
12	Hezekiah	Hezekiah	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 king	compound
13	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 men	nmod
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 Judah	case
15	Judah	Judah	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 king	nmod
16	copied	copy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 king	acl
17	out	out	ADP	_	16 copied	compound:prt
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 proverbs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	These	proverbs and the men	of Solomon	tree rules
2	man		proverbs and the men		of Hezekiah king of Judah	tree rules
3	copy out	participle		Hezekiah king of Judah not said here		vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.25.1, 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	PRO.25.1	PRO.25.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PRO.25.1	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PRO.25.1	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

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📖 proverb

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Example 1

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