sift

Who acts: you, We, She, I, heart, God · What happens: shake, break up, remove, look, find, be · To what, where: flour, sieve, lumps, bits, evidence, bowl · Speech: someone speaks here

«sift» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: sift in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To shake flour or sand through a sieve to break up lumps or remove bits.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 shake	mark
2	shake	shake	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	flour	flour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shake	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 sand	cc
5	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flour	conj
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 sieve	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sieve	det
8	sieve	sieve	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shake	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 break	mark
10	break	break	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 shake	advcl
11	up	up	ADP	_	10 break	compound:prt
12	lumps	lump	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 break	obj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 remove	cc
14	remove	remove	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 break	conj
15	bits	bit	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 remove	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shake	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	shake	to-infinitive	flour or sand	a sieve	vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent flour=Theme through sieve=Trajectory
2	break up	to-infinitive	lumps		vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lump=Patient
3	remove	infinitive	bits		vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=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 look through many things carefully to find what is useful: sift through the evidence.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 look	mark
2	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 sift	advcl
3	through	through	ADP	_	5 things	case
4	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 things	amod
5	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 look	obl
6	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	2 look	advmod
7	to	to	PART	_	8 find	mark
8	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 look	advcl
9	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	11 useful	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 useful	cop
11	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 find	ccomp
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 sift	punct
13	sift	sift	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	through	through	ADP	_	16 evidence	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 evidence	det
16	evidence	evidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sift	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 sift	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	look	to-infinitive	you not said here		through many things; carefully property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through thing=Theme
2	find	to-infinitive	you not said here			vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
3	is	present			what nsubj; useful property	tree rules
4	sift	imperative	you not said here	the evidence		vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through evidence=Location

Everyday, meaning 3

To sift can also mean to fall lightly and finely, like fine rain or dust.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 sift	mark
2	sift	sift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 mean	csubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 mean	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	5 mean	advmod
5	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 fall	mark
7	fall	fall	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 mean	xcomp
8	lightly	lightly	ADV	_	7 fall	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 finely	cc
10	finely	finely	ADV	_	8 lightly	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 rain	punct
12	like	like	ADP	_	14 rain	case
13	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 rain	amod
14	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fall	obl
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 dust	cc
16	dust	dust	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 rain	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	sift	to-infinitive		vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	mean	can		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	fall not said to happen	to-infinitive	like fine rain or dust; lightly property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Sift the flour into the bowl.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sift	sift	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 flour	det
3	flour	flour	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sift	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 bowl	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 bowl	det
6	bowl	bowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sift	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sift	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift	imperative	you not said here	the flour		the bowl			vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flour=Patient

Example 2

We sifted the sand to find shells.

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 sifted	nsubj
2	sifted	sift	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 sand	det
4	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sifted	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 find	mark
6	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 sifted	advcl
7	shells	shell	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 find	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sifted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift	past	We	the sand					vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sand=Patient
2	find	to-infinitive	We not said here	shells					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shell=Topic

Example 3

The detective sifted through the papers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 detective	det
2	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	sifted	sift	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 detective	acl
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 papers	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 papers	det
6	papers	paper	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sifted	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 detective	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift	participle		the detective not said here		the papers			vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through paper=Location

Example 4

Sifting removes lumps.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sifting	sift	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 removes	nsubj
2	removes	remove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	lumps	lump	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 removes	obj
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 removes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift	gerund							vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	remove	present		lumps					vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lump=Theme

Example 5

Sift the soil to take out the stones.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sift	sift	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 soil	det
3	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sift	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 take	mark
5	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Sift	advcl
6	out	out	ADP	_	5 take	compound:prt
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 stones	det
8	stones	stone	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 take	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sift	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift	imperative	you not said here	the soil					vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soil=Patient
2	take out	to-infinitive	you not said here	the stones					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Theme

Example 6

She sifted through hundreds of photos.

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 sifted	nsubj
2	sifted	sift	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	4 hundreds	case
4	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sifted	obl
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 photos	case
6	photos	photo	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hundreds	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sifted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift	past	She			hundreds of photos			vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through hundred=Location

Example 7

Dey wa'n't no rain, but de wet des sifted down; mighty raw day.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dey	Dey	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 rain	nsubj
2	wa'	wa'	INTJ	_	5 rain	discourse
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 rain	advmod
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 rain	det
5	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 sifted	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 sifted	cc
8	de	de	ADP	_	10 des	case
9	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 des	amod
10	des	des	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sifted	obl
11	sifted	sift	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 rain	conj
12	down	down	ADP	_	11 sifted	compound:prt
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 day	punct
14	mighty	mighty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 day	amod
15	raw	raw	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 day	amod
16	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rain	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 rain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift down	participle						de wet des	vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Example 8

I said in my heart: 'It is because of the sons of men, that God may sift them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.' (Writings ECC.3.18, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: I said in my heart: 'It is because of the sons of men, that God may sift them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.'

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 heart	case
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 heart	nmod:poss
5	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	obl
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 sons	punct
7	'	'	PUNCT	_	13 sons	punct
8	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 sons	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 sons	cop
10	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	13 sons	case
11	of	of	ADP	_	10 because	fixed
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 sons	det
13	sons	son	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 said	ccomp
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 men	case
15	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 sons	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 sift	punct
17	that	that	SCONJ	_	20 sift	mark
18	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 sift	nsubj
19	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	20 sift	aux
20	sift	sift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 sons	parataxis
21	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 sift	obj
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 see	punct
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 see	cc
24	that	that	SCONJ	_	27 see	mark
25	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	27 see	nsubj
26	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	27 see	aux
27	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 sift	conj
28	that	that	SCONJ	_	31 are	mark
29	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	31 are	nsubj
30	themselves	themselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes	29 they	nmod:unmarked
31	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	27 see	advcl
32	but	but	CCONJ	_	34 beasts	cc
33	as	as	ADP	_	34 beasts	case
34	beasts	beast	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 sons	conj
35	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 sons	punct
36	'	'	PUNCT	_	13 sons	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	I		my heart		vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in heart=Manner
2	is	present	heart			because the sons but beasts; of men; beasts conj	tree rules
3	sift	may	God	men = man			vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient
4	see	may	men = man				vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
5	does	present	men = man				vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings ECC.3.18, 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	ECC.3.18	ECC.3.18	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ECC.3.18	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ECC.3.18	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 9

For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. (Prophets AMO.9.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.

The tree, 35 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 lo	case
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 lo	punct
3	lo	lo	INTJ	_	7 command	discourse
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 lo	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 command	nsubj
6	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 command	aux
7	command	command	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 sift	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 sift	cc
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 sift	nsubj
11	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 sift	aux
12	sift	sift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 command	conj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 house	det
14	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sift	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 Israel	case
16	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 house	nmod
17	among	among	ADP	_	20 nations	case
18	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	20 nations	det:predet
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 nations	det
20	nations	nation	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 sift	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 sifted	punct
22	like	like	SCONJ	_	26 sifted	mark
23	as	as	SCONJ	_	26 sifted	mark
24	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 sifted	nsubj:pass
25	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	26 sifted	aux:pass
26	sifted	sift	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 sift	conj
27	in	in	ADP	_	29 sieve	case
28	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	29 sieve	det
29	sieve	sieve	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 sifted	obl
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	36 grain	punct
31	yet	yet	CCONJ	_	36 grain	cc
32	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	36 grain	aux
33	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	36 grain	advmod
34	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	36 grain	det
35	least	least	ADJ	Degree=Sup	36 grain	amod
36	grain	grain	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 fall	nsubj
37	fall	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 command	parataxis
38	upon	upon	ADP	_	40 earth	case
39	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	40 earth	det
40	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 fall	obl
41	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 command	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	command	future	I				vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent
2	sift	future	I	the house of Israel		among all nations	vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Patient
3	sift	present · passive		corn	a sieve		vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
4	fall	present	the least grain		the earth		vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon earth=Location

Sentence 2: (Prophets AMO.9.9, 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	AMO.9.9	AMO.9.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 AMO.9.9	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 AMO.9.9	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 10

And His breath is as an overflowing stream, that divideth even unto the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction; and a bridle that causeth to err shall be in the jaws of the peoples. (Prophets ISA.30.28, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And His breath is as an overflowing stream, that divideth even unto the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction; and a bridle that causeth to err shall be in the jaws of the peoples.

The tree, 38 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	8 stream	cc
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	8 stream	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 stream	cop
5	as	as	ADP	_	8 stream	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 stream	det
7	overflowing	overflowing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stream	amod
8	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 divideth	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 stream	punct
10	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	11 divideth	nsubj
11	divideth	divide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	even	even	ADV	_	15 neck	advmod
13	unto	unto	ADP	_	15 neck	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 neck	det
15	neck	neck	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 divideth	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 sift	punct
17	to	to	PART	_	18 sift	mark
18	sift	sift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 divideth	conj
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 nations	det
20	nations	nation	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 sift	obj
21	with	with	ADP	_	23 sieve	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 sieve	det
23	sieve	sieve	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 sift	obl
24	of	of	ADP	_	25 destruction	case
25	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 sieve	nmod
26	;	;	PUNCT	_	38 jaws	punct
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	38 jaws	cc
28	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	29 bridle	det
29	bridle	bridle	NOUN	Number=Sing	38 jaws	nsubj
30	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	31 causeth	nsubj
31	causeth	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	29 bridle	acl:relcl
32	to	to	PART	_	33 err	mark
33	err	err	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	31 causeth	xcomp
34	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	38 jaws	aux
35	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	38 jaws	cop
36	in	in	ADP	_	38 jaws	case
37	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	38 jaws	det
38	jaws	jaw	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 divideth	conj
39	of	of	ADP	_	41 peoples	case
40	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	41 peoples	det
41	peoples	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	38 jaws	nmod
42	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 divideth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	present	His breath			as a overflowing stream	tree rules
2	divide	present	that	the neck			vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent neck=Theme
3	sift	to-infinitive	that not said here	the nations		with the sieve of destruction	vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nation=Patient
4	cause	present	a bridle				tree rules
5	err	to-infinitive	a bridle not said here				tree rules
6	is	shall	a bridle		the jaws	of the peoples	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.30.28, 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	ISA.30.28	ISA.30.28	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.30.28	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.30.28	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Text: the English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader, each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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📖 sift

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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