pursue

Who acts: police, cat, She, you, your, He · What happens: pursue, mean, chase, follow, catch, try · To what, where: someone, them, goal, job, matter, way · Speech: someone speaks here

«pursue» in the English dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: pursue in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To pursue means to chase or follow someone or something to catch them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 pursue	mark
2	pursue	pursue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	csubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 chase	mark
5	chase	chase	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 follow	cc
7	follow	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 chase	conj
8	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 follow	obj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 something	cc
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 someone	conj
11	to	to	PART	_	12 catch	mark
12	catch	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 something	acl
13	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 catch	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	pursue	to-infinitive		vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
2	mean	present		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	chase not said to happen	to-infinitive		vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
4	follow	infinitive	someone something	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme
5	catch	to-infinitive	them = they	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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

To pursue a goal, hobby or job means to try to do it or achieve it over a long time.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 pursue	mark
2	pursue	pursue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 means	csubj
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 goal	det
4	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pursue	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 hobby	punct
6	hobby	hobby	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 goal	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 job	cc
8	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 goal	conj
9	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	to	to	PART	_	11 try	mark
11	try	try	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 means	ccomp
12	to	to	PART	_	13 do	mark
13	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 try	xcomp
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 do	obj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 achieve	cc
16	achieve	achieve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 try	conj
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 achieve	obj
18	over	over	ADP	_	21 time	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 time	det
20	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 time	amod
21	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 achieve	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	roles by
1	pursue	to-infinitive	a goal and hobby or job		vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	try not said to happen	to-infinitive			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
4	do not said to happen	to-infinitive	job		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
5	achieve	infinitive	job	time	vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To pursue a matter means to keep asking about it or dealing with it.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 pursue	mark
2	pursue	pursue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	csubj
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 matter	det
4	matter	matter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pursue	obj
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 keep	mark
7	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	xcomp
8	asking	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 keep	xcomp
9	about	about	ADP	_	10 it	case
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 asking	obl
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 dealing	cc
12	dealing	deal	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 asking	conj
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 it	case
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 dealing	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	pursue	to-infinitive	a matter		vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Theme
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	keep not said to happen	to-infinitive			tree rules
4	ask speech: ask	gerund		about matter	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about it=Topic
5	deal	gerund		with matter	vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with it=Theme

Everyday, meaning 4

To pursue your way means to carry on along a path or journey.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 pursue	mark
2	pursue	pursue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	csubj
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 way	nmod:poss
4	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pursue	obj
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 carry	mark
7	carry	carry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	xcomp
8	on	on	ADP	_	7 carry	compound:prt
9	along	along	ADP	_	11 path	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 path	det
11	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 carry	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 journey	cc
13	journey	journey	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 path	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	pursue	to-infinitive	your way		vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	carry on not said to happen	to-infinitive		along a path or journey	vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The police pursued the robbers through the streets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 police	det
2	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pursued	nsubj
3	pursued	pursue	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 robbers	det
5	robbers	robber	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pursued	obj
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 streets	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 streets	det
8	streets	street	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pursued	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pursued	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pursue	past	the police	the robbers		the streets			vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent robber=Theme through street=Trajectory

Example 2

The cat pursued the mouse under the bed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pursued	nsubj
3	pursued	pursue	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 mouse	det
5	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pursued	obj
6	under	under	ADP	_	8 bed	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bed	det
8	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pursued	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pursued	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pursue	past	the cat	the mouse		the bed			vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme under bed=Trajectory

Example 3

She wants to pursue a career as a doctor.

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 wants	nsubj
2	wants	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 pursue	mark
4	pursue	pursue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 wants	xcomp
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 career	det
6	career	career	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pursue	obj
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 doctor	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 doctor	det
9	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pursue	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wants	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	present	She						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	pursue not said to happen	to-infinitive	She not said here	a career				as a doctor	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent career=Theme

Example 4

Never stop pursuing your dreams.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 stop	advmod
2	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	pursuing	pursue	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 stop	xcomp
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 dreams	nmod:poss
5	dreams	dream	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pursuing	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	not stop	imperative	you not said here		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	pursue	gerund	you not said here	your dreams	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dream=Theme
3	dream		your		nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

He decided not to pursue the matter.

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 decided	nsubj
2	decided	decide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 pursue	advmod
4	to	to	PART	_	5 pursue	mark
5	pursue	pursue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 decided	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 matter	det
7	matter	matter	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pursue	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 decided	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decide	past	He						vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	not pursue not said to happen	to-infinitive	He not said here	the matter					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Theme

Example 6

The dogs pursued the deer into the woods.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dogs	det
2	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pursued	nsubj
3	pursued	pursue	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 deer	det
5	deer	deer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pursued	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 woods	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 woods	det
8	woods	wood	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pursued	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pursued	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pursue	past	the dogs	the deer		the woods			vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent deer=Theme into wood=Trajectory

Example 7

And so she pursued her way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 pursued	cc
2	so	so	ADV	_	4 pursued	advmod
3	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 pursued	nsubj
4	pursued	pursue	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 way	nmod:poss
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pursued	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pursued	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pursue	past	she	her way					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme

Example 8

And Jacob answered and said to Laban: 'What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast hotly pursued after me? (Torah GEN.31.36, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And Jacob answered and said to Laban: 'What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast hotly pursued after me?

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 answered	cc
2	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 answered	nsubj
3	answered	answer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 said	cc
5	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 answered	conj
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 Laban	case
7	Laban	Laban	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 said	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 trespass	punct
9	'	'	PUNCT	_	10 What	punct
10	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	13 trespass	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 trespass	cop
12	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 trespass	nmod:poss
13	trespass	trespass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 answered	conj
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	18 sin	punct
15	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	18 sin	nsubj
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 sin	cop
17	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 sin	nmod:poss
18	sin	sin	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 trespass	appos
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 pursued	punct
20	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	24 pursued	nsubj
21	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	24 pursued	nsubj:pass
22	hast	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 pursued	aux
23	hotly	hotly	ADV	_	24 pursued	advmod
24	pursued	pursue	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 sin	conj
25	after	after	ADP	_	26 me	case
26	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	24 pursued	obl
27	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 answered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	answer speech: assert	past	Jacob					vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	past	Jacob not said here		Laban			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to laban=Recipient
3	is a	present		my trespass			What nsubj; my nmod:poss	tree rules
4	is a	present	my trespass	my sin			my nmod:poss	tree rules
5	pursue	present · perfect · passive		that		after me	thou nsubj:pass; hotly property	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.31.36, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.31.36	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.31.36	compound
3	GEN.31.36	GEN.31.36	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.31.36	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.31.36	punct

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

Example 9

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead. (Torah GEN.31.23, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

The tree, 24 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	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 brethren	nmod:poss
5	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 took	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 him	case
7	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 took	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 pursued	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 pursued	cc
10	pursued	pursue	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 took	conj
11	after	after	ADP	_	12 him	case
12	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 pursued	obl
13	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 days	nummod
14	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 journey	nmod:poss
15	'	's	PART	_	14 days	case
16	journey	journey	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 pursued	obj
17	;	;	PUNCT	_	20 overtook	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 overtook	cc
19	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 overtook	nsubj
20	overtook	overtake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 took	conj
21	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 overtook	obj
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 mountain	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 mountain	det
24	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 overtook	obl
25	of	of	ADP	_	26 Gilead	case
26	Gilead	Gilead	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 mountain	nmod
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	he	his brethren			with him = he	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brethren=Theme
2	pursue	past	he not said here	seven days's journey		after him = he		vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Theme
3	overtake	past	he	him = he	the mountain of Gilead			tree rules
4	journey		seven days					nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.31.23, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.31.23	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.31.23	compound
3	GEN.31.23	GEN.31.23	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.31.23	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.31.23	punct

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

Example 10

And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. (Torah EXO.14.23, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 pursued	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Egyptians	det
3	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	Number=Plur	4 pursued	nsubj
4	pursued	pursue	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 went	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 went	cc
7	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 pursued	conj
8	in	in	ADV	_	7 went	advmod
9	after	after	ADP	_	10 them	case
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 went	obl
11	into	into	ADP	_	13 midst	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 midst	det
13	midst	midst	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 went	obl
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 sea	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 sea	det
16	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 midst	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 horses	punct
18	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	19 Pharaoh	det
19	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 horses	nmod:poss
20	's	's	PART	_	19 Pharaoh	case
21	horses	horse	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 midst	conj
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 chariots	punct
23	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 chariots	nmod:poss
24	chariots	chariot	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 midst	conj
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 horsemen	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	28 horsemen	cc
27	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	28 horsemen	nmod:poss
28	horsemen	horseman	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 pursued	obl
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pursued	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pursue	past	the Egyptians	his horsemen					vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
2	go in	past	the Egyptians not said here			the midst of the sea and all Pharaoh's horses and his chariots	after Egyptians = egyptian		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into midst=Initial_Location

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.14.23, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.14.23	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.14.23	compound
3	EXO.14.23	EXO.14.23	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.14.23	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.14.23	punct

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

Example 11

And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble? (Writings JOB.13.25, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 pursue	cc
2	wilt	will	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	4 pursue	aux
3	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 pursue	nsubj
4	pursue	pursue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 stubble	det
6	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 stubble	amod
7	stubble	stubble	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pursue	obj
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 pursue	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pursue	future	Thou	the dry stubble					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stubble=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.13.25, 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	JOB.13.25	JOB.13.25	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.13.25	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.13.25	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 12

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. (Writings PSA.34.15, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Depart	depart	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	from	from	ADP	_	3 evil	case
3	evil	evil	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Depart	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 do	punct
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 do	cc
6	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Depart	conj
7	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 do	obj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 seek	punct
9	seek	seek	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Depart	conj
10	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 seek	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 pursue	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 pursue	cc
13	pursue	pursue	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Depart	conj
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 pursue	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Depart	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	depart	imperative	you not said here		evil	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from evil=Initial_Location
2	do	infinitive	you not said here	good		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality
3	seek	infinitive	you not said here	peace		vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Theme
4	pursue	infinitive	you not said here	peace		vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.34.15, 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.34.15	PSA.34.15	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.34.15	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.34.15	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 13

So pursue them with Thy tempest, and affright them with Thy storm. (Writings PSA.83.16, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: So pursue them with Thy tempest, and affright them with Thy storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	2 pursue	advmod
2	pursue	pursue	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 pursue	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 tempest	case
5	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	6 tempest	nmod:poss
6	tempest	tempest	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pursue	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 affright	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 affright	cc
9	affright	affright	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 pursue	conj
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 affright	obj
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 storm	case
12	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	13 storm	nmod:poss
13	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 affright	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pursue	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	pursue	imperative	you not said here	them = they	with Thy tempest	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
2	affright	infinitive	you not said here	them = they	with Thy storm	tree rules
3	storm		Thy			nom storm «phenomenon intransitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.83.16, 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.83.16	PSA.83.16	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.83.16	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.83.16	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

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📖 pursue

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

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