serpent

Who acts: knight, Sailors, sea serpents, serpent, cunning serpent, you · What happens: not trust, fight, tell, hiss, slide, trick · To what, where: snake, myths, sly tricky person, giant serpent, tales, rock · Speech: someone speaks here

«serpent» in the English dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 16 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: serpent in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: literary, old — kept apart, not parsed.

A snake, especially a big one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 snake	det
2	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 one	punct
4	especially	especially	ADV	_	7 one	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 one	det
6	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 one	amod
7	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 snake	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 snake	punct

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

Everyday, meaning 2

In myths and stories, a huge snake-like monster such as a sea serpent.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 myths	case
2	myths	myth	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 stories	cc
4	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 myths	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 monster	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 monster	det
7	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 monster	amod
8	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 like	compound
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 snake	punct
10	like	like	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 monster	amod
11	monster	monster	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 myths	appos
12	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	16 serpent	case
13	as	as	ADP	_	12 such	fixed
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 serpent	det
15	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 serpent	compound
16	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 monster	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 myths	punct

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

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: old, figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

A sly, tricky person who cannot be trusted.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
2	sly	sly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 sly	punct
4	tricky	tricky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	amod
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 trusted	nsubj:pass
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 trusted	aux
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 trusted	advmod
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 trusted	aux:pass
10	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 person	acl:relcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not trust	can · passive		a sly tricky person					vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Early Modern English, meaning 1

A snake, especially a large one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 snake	det
2	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 one	punct
4	especially	especially	ADV	_	7 one	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 one	det
6	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 one	amod
7	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 snake	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 snake	punct

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

Example 1

The knight fought a giant serpent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fought	nsubj
3	fought	fight	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 serpent	det
5	giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 serpent	amod
6	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fought	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fight	past	the knight	a giant serpent					vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent serpent=Co-Agent

Example 2

Sailors told tales of sea serpents.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sailors	sailor	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 told	nsubj
2	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	tales	tale	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 told	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 serpents	case
5	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 serpents	compound
6	serpents	serpent	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 tales	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	Sailors	tales of sea serpents					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tale=Recipient
2	tell		sea serpents						nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Example 3

The serpent hissed and slid under a rock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 serpent	det
2	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hissed	nsubj
3	hissed	hiss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 slid	cc
5	slid	slide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 hissed	conj
6	under	under	ADP	_	8 rock	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 rock	det
8	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 slid	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hissed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hiss	past	the serpent						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	slide	past	the serpent not said here			a rock			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under rock=Trajectory

Example 4

In the story, a cunning serpent tricks the hero.

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 tricks	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 story	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 serpent	det
6	cunning	cunning	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 serpent	amod
7	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tricks	nsubj
8	tricks	trick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 hero	det
10	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tricks	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 tricks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trick	present	a cunning serpent	the hero		the story			vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hero=Patient

Example 5

The serpent was 9 metres long, three times as long as the boat.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 serpent	det
2	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 long	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 long	cop
4	9	9	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 metres	nummod
5	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 long	obl:unmarked
6	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 times	punct
8	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 times	nummod
9	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 long	obl:unmarked
10	as	as	ADV	_	11 long	advmod
11	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	9 times	advmod
12	as	as	ADP	_	14 boat	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 boat	det
14	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 long	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 long	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the serpent				time	9 metres obl:unmarked; long property	tree rules

Example 6

The river curved like a serpent through the valley.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 river	det
2	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 river	acl
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 serpent	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 serpent	det
6	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 curved	obl
7	through	through	ADP	_	9 valley	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 valley	det
9	valley	valley	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 curved	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 river	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curve	participle		the river not said here		the valley		like a serpent	vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material

Example 7

But look! the serpent himself is coming!"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	2 look	cc
2	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 serpent	det
5	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 coming	nsubj
6	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	8 coming	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 coming	aux
8	coming	come	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 look	obl
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	imperative	you not said here						vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	come	present · progressive	the serpent						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

And the serpent said unto the woman: 'Ye shall not surely die; (Torah GEN.3.4, JPS 1917)

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 said	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 serpent	det
3	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 said	nsubj
4	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	unto	unto	ADP	_	7 woman	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 woman	det
7	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 said	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 die	punct
9	'	'	PUNCT	_	14 die	punct
10	Ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	14 die	nsubj
11	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 die	aux
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 die	advmod
13	surely	surely	ADV	_	14 die	advmod
14	die	die	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 said	conj
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	21 1917	punct
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 Torah	punct
17	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 1917	nsubj
18	GEN.3.4	GEN.3.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 Torah	flat
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 JPS	punct
20	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 Torah	conj
21	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 said	ccomp
22	)	)	PUNCT	_	21 1917	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the serpent					unto the woman; 1917 Torah and JPS ccomp	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	not die	shall	Ye					surely property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 9

Their wine is the venom of serpents, and the cruel poison of asps. (Torah DEU.32.33, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Their wine is the venom of serpents, and the cruel poison of asps.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 wine	nmod:poss
2	wine	wine	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 venom	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 venom	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 venom	det
5	venom	venom	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 serpents	case
7	serpents	serpent	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 venom	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 poison	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 poison	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 poison	det
11	cruel	cruel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 poison	amod
12	poison	poison	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 venom	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 asps	case
14	asps	asp	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 poison	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 venom	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Their wine	the venom				of serpents; the cruel poison of asps appos	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.32.33, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.32.33	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.32.33	compound
3	DEU.32.33	DEU.32.33	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.32.33	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.32.33	punct

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

Example 10

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. (Torah GEN.3.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 subtle	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 serpent	det
3	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 subtle	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 subtle	cop
5	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	6 subtle	advmod
6	subtle	subtle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	than	than	ADP	_	9 beast	case
8	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	9 beast	det
9	beast	beast	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 subtle	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 field	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 field	det
12	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 beast	nmod
13	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 made	obj
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 God	det
15	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 God	compound
16	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 made	nsubj:pass
17	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 made	aux
18	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 field	acl:relcl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 subtle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the serpent				now	than any beast of the field; subtle property	tree rules
2	make	past · perfect · passive		the LORD God				the field obj	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary which=Product

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.3.1, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.3.1	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.3.1	compound
3	GEN.3.1	GEN.3.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.3.1	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.3.1	punct

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

Example 11

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like a basilisk. (Writings PRO.23.32, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like a basilisk.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	3 last	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 last	det
3	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 biteth	obl
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 biteth	nsubj
5	biteth	bite	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	like	like	ADP	_	8 serpent	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 serpent	det
8	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 biteth	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 stingeth	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 stingeth	cc
11	stingeth	sting	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 biteth	conj
12	like	like	ADP	_	14 basilisk	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 basilisk	det
14	basilisk	basilisk	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 stingeth	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 biteth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bite	present	it					like a serpent; at the last	vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent at last=Patient
2	sting	present						like a basilisk	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.23.32, 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.23.32	PRO.23.32	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PRO.23.32	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PRO.23.32	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 12

By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent. (Writings JOB.26.13, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	3 breath	case
2	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 breath	nmod:poss
3	breath	breath	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 serene	obl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 heavens	det
5	heavens	heaven	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 serene	nsubj
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 serene	cop
7	serene	serene	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 pierced	punct
9	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 hand	nmod:poss
10	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 pierced	nsubj:pass
11	hath	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 pierced	aux:pass
12	pierced	pierce	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 serene	conj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 serpent	det
14	slant	slant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 serpent	amod
15	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 pierced	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 serene	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the heavens					by His breath; serene property	tree rules
2	pierce	present · passive		His hand				the slant serpent obj	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.26.13, 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.26.13	JOB.26.13	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.26.13	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.26.13	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 13

They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; vipers' venom is under their lips. (Writings PSA.140.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; vipers' venom is under their lips.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 sharpened	nsubj
2	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 sharpened	aux
3	sharpened	sharpen	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 tongue	nmod:poss
5	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sharpened	obj
6	like	like	ADP	_	8 serpent	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 serpent	det
8	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sharpened	obl
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 lips	punct
10	vipers	viper	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 venom	nmod:poss
11	'	's	PART	_	10 vipers	case
12	venom	venom	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 lips	nsubj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 lips	cop
14	under	under	ADP	_	16 lips	case
15	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 lips	nmod:poss
16	lips	lip	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sharpened	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sharpened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sharpen	present · perfect	They	their tongue				like a serpent	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent tongue=Patient
2	is	present	vipers's venom			vipers's lips		vipers = viper nmod:poss	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.140.4, 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.140.4	PSA.140.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.140.4	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.140.4	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 14

And the serpent said unto the woman: 'Ye shall not surely die;

From Torah GEN.3.4, JPS 1917.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 said	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 serpent	det
3	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 said	nsubj
4	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	unto	unto	ADP	_	7 woman	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 woman	det
7	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 said	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 die	punct
9	'	'	PUNCT	_	14 die	punct
10	Ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	14 die	nsubj
11	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 die	aux
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 die	advmod
13	surely	surely	ADV	_	14 die	advmod
14	die	die	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 said	conj
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	4 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the serpent					unto the woman	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	not die	shall	Ye					surely property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 15

THE SERPENT-TSAREVICH AND HIS TWO WIVES

From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	THE	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 TSAREVICH	det
2	SERPENT	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 TSAREVICH	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 SERPENT	punct
4	TSAREVICH	TSAREVICH	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	AND	and	CCONJ	_	6 HIS	cc
6	HIS	HIS	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 TSAREVICH	conj
7	TWO	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 WIVES	nummod
8	WIVES	wife	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 TSAREVICH	nmod

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

Example 16

Their wine is the venom of serpents, and the cruel poison of asps.

From Torah DEU.32.33, JPS 1917.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 wine	nmod:poss
2	wine	wine	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 venom	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 venom	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 venom	det
5	venom	venom	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 serpents	case
7	serpents	serpent	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 venom	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 poison	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 poison	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 poison	det
11	cruel	cruel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 poison	amod
12	poison	poison	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 venom	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 asps	case
14	asps	asp	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 poison	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 venom	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Their wine	the venom				of serpents; the cruel poison of asps appos	tree rules

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📖 serpent

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Early Modern English, meaning 1

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