spy

Who acts: spy, person, someone, I, you, 's · What happens: be, collect, spy, notice, send, stop · To what, where: person, information, something, it, secret message, code · Speech: someone speaks here

«spy» in the English dictionary: its 3 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: spy in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A spy is a person who secretly collects information about another country, group or person.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 spy	det
2	spy	spy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 collects	nsubj
7	secretly	secretly	ADV	_	8 collects	advmod
8	collects	collect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	acl:relcl
9	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 collects	obj
10	about	about	ADP	_	12 country	case
11	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	12 country	det
12	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 information	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 group	punct
14	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 information	parataxis
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 person	cc
16	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 group	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a spy	a person					tree rules
2	collect	present	a person	information group or person				about another country; secretly property	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=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 spy on someone is to watch them secretly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 spy	mark
2	spy	spy	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	SCONJ	_	7 watch	mark
4	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 watch	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 watch	cop
6	to	to	PART	_	7 watch	mark
7	watch	watch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 spy	advcl
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 watch	obj
9	secretly	secretly	ADV	_	7 watch	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spy	to-infinitive							vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer
2	is	present	someone					them = they obj; secretly, watch property	tree rules

Everyday, meaning 3

To spy something is to see or notice it: «I spy with my little eye…».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 spy	mark
2	spy	spy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 see	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 spy	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 see	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 see	mark
6	see	see	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 notice	cc
8	notice	notice	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 see	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 notice	obj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 spy	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 spy	punct
12	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	13 spy	nsubj
13	spy	spy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 see	parataxis
14	with	with	ADP	_	17 eye	case
15	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 eye	nmod:poss
16	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 eye	amod
17	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 spy	obl
18	…	.	PUNCT	_	13 spy	punct
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 spy	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 see	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	spy	to-infinitive		something		vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
2	is	present			see property	tree rules
3	notice	infinitive		it		vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
4	spy in a quote	present	I		with my little eye	vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer

Example 1

The spy sent a secret message in code.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 spy	det
2	spy	spy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sent	nsubj
3	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 message	det
5	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 message	amod
6	message	message	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sent	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 code	case
8	code	code	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 message	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	past	the spy	a secret message		code			vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent message=Theme in code=Destination

Example 2

Stop spying on me!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	spying	spy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	on	on	ADP	_	4 me	case
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 spying	obl
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	spy	gerund	you not said here					on me	vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer

Example 3

Let's play «I spy» in the car.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 spy	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 spy	nsubj
6	spy	spy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 play	conj
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 spy	punct
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 car	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 car	det
10	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spy	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	's		tree rules
2	play	infinitive	's not said here			vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	spy in a quote	present	I		the car	vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer

Example 4

I spy something beginning with «t».

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 spy	nsubj
2	spy	spy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 spy	obj
4	beginning	begin	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 something	acl
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 t	case
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 t	punct
7	t	t	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 beginning	obl
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 t	punct
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spy	present	I	something					vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
2	begin	gerund						with t	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with t=Subeventuality

Example 5

She spied a coin under the sofa.

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 spied	nsubj
2	spied	spy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 coin	det
4	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spied	obj
5	under	under	ADP	_	7 sofa	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sofa	det
7	sofa	sofa	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spied	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spy	past	She	a coin		the sofa			vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer coin=Stimulus

Example 6

In the war, spies hid secret plans in shoes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 war	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 war	det
3	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hid	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 war	punct
5	spies	spy	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 hid	nsubj
6	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 plans	amod
8	plans	plan	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 hid	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 shoes	case
10	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 hid	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 hid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	past	spies	secret plans		the war		in shoes	vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent plan=Patient in war=Location

Example 7

The spy wore a disguise so nobody knew him.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 spy	det
2	spy	spy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	nsubj
3	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 disguise	det
5	disguise	disguise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	obj
6	so	so	SCONJ	_	8 knew	mark
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	8 knew	nsubj
8	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 wore	advcl
9	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 knew	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	the spy	a disguise					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent disguise=Theme
2	know	past	nobody	spy					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus

Example 8

“Do you suspect me of being a spy sent by the ogre?”

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	4 suspect	punct
2	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 suspect	aux
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 suspect	nsubj
4	suspect	suspect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 suspect	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 spy	case
7	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 spy	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 spy	det
9	spy	spy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 suspect	obl
10	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 spy	acl
11	by	by	ADP	_	13 ogre	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 ogre	det
13	ogre	ogre	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 sent	obl
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 suspect	punct
15	”	"	PUNCT	_	4 suspect	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	suspect in a quote	present · do-support	you	me		vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent i=Attribute
2	is in a quote	gerund			of a spy	tree rules
3	send in a quote	participle		a spy not said here	by the ogre	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 9

And we said unto him: We are upright men; we are no spies. (Torah GEN.42.31, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And we said unto him: We are upright men; we are no spies.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 said	cc
2	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	unto	unto	ADP	_	5 him	case
5	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 said	obl
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 men	punct
7	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 men	nsubj
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 men	cop
9	upright	upright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 men	amod
10	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 said	obl
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 spies	punct
12	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 spies	nsubj
13	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 spies	cop
14	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	15 spies	det
15	spies	spy	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 said	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	we		unto him = he	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	We	upright men		tree rules
3	is a	present	we	no spies		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.42.31, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.42.31	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.42.31	compound
3	GEN.42.31	GEN.42.31	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.42.31	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.42.31	punct

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

Example 10

And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days. (Torah NUM.13.25, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 returned	cc
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 returned	nsubj
3	returned	return	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	from	from	SCONJ	_	5 spying	mark
5	spying	spy	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 returned	advcl
6	out	out	ADP	_	5 spying	compound:prt
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 land	det
8	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spying	obj
9	at	at	ADP	_	11 end	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 end	det
11	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spying	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 days	case
13	forty	forty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 days	nummod
14	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 end	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 returned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	return	past	they						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	spy out	gerund	they not said here	the land			at the end of forty days		vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer land=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.13.25, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.13.25	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.13.25	compound
3	NUM.13.25	NUM.13.25	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.13.25	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.13.25	punct

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

Example 11

We are all one man's sons; we are upright men, thy servants are no spies.' (Torah GEN.42.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: We are all one man's sons; we are upright men, thy servants are no spies.'

The tree, 16 words

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	7 sons	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 sons	cop
3	all	all	ADV	_	7 sons	advmod
4	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 man	nummod
5	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sons	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 man	case
7	sons	son	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 men	punct
9	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 men	nsubj
10	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 men	cop
11	upright	upright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 men	amod
12	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 spies	nsubj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 servants	punct
14	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	15 servants	nmod:poss
15	servants	servant	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 men	conj
16	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 spies	cop
17	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	18 spies	det
18	spies	spy	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 sons	parataxis
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 sons	punct
20	'	'	PUNCT	_	7 sons	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	We	one man's sons	one man nmod:poss; all property	tree rules
2	is a	present	we	upright men and thy servants	thy servants conj	tree rules
3	is a	present	upright men and thy servants	no spies		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.42.11, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.42.11	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.42.11	compound
3	GEN.42.11	GEN.42.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.42.11	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.42.11	punct

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

Example 12

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty. (Prophets 1SA.26.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	David	david	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 sent	aux
2	therefore	therefore	ADV	_	3 sent	advmod
3	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 sent	compound:prt
5	spies	spy	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sent	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 understood	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 understood	cc
8	understood	understand	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 sent	conj
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 come	mark
10	Saul	Saul	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 come	nsubj
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 come	aux:pass
12	come	come	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 understood	ccomp
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 certainty	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 certainty	det
15	certainty	certainty	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 come	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	send out		spies	therefore property	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spy=Theme
2	understand	past			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	come	past · passive	Saul	of a certainty	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.26.4, 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	1SA.26.4	1SA.26.4	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 1SA.26.4	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 13

And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el — now the name of the city beforetime was Luz. (Prophets JDG.1.23, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el — now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	6 sent	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 house	det
3	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sent	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 Joseph	case
5	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 house	nmod
6	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 spy	mark
8	spy	spy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 sent	xcomp
9	out	out	ADP	_	8 spy	compound:prt
10	Beth	Beth	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 el	compound
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 Beth	punct
12	el	el	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 spy	obj
13	—	-	PUNCT	_	16 name	punct
14	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	16 name	advmod
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 name	det
16	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 Luz	nsubj
17	of	of	ADP	_	20 beforetime	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 beforetime	det
19	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 beforetime	compound
20	beforetime	beforetime	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 name	nmod
21	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	22 Luz	cop
22	Luz	Luz	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 sent	parataxis
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	send	past	the house of Joseph		tree rules
2	spy out	to-infinitive	the house of Joseph not said here	Beth el	vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer el=Stimulus
3	is a	past	the name of the city beforetime	Luz	tree rules
4	name			the city beforetime	nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Prophets JDG.1.23, 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.1.23	JDG.1.23	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JDG.1.23	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JDG.1.23	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 14

But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying: 'As soon as ye hear the sound of the horn, then ye shall say: Absalom is king in Hebron.' (Prophets 2SA.15.10, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying: 'As soon as ye hear the sound of the horn, then ye shall say: Absalom is king in Hebron.'

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	3 sent	cc
2	Absalom	Absalom	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 sent	nsubj
3	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	spies	spy	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sent	obj
5	throughout	throughout	ADP	_	8 tribes	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 tribes	det:predet
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tribes	det
8	tribes	tribe	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sent	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 Israel	case
10	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 tribes	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 saying	punct
12	saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 sent	advcl
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 soon	punct
14	'	'	PUNCT	_	16 soon	punct
15	As	as	ADV	_	16 soon	advmod
16	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	12 saying	advmod
17	as	as	SCONJ	_	19 hear	mark
18	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	19 hear	nsubj
19	hear	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 soon	advcl
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 sound	det
21	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 hear	obj
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 horn	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 horn	det
24	horn	horn	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 sound	nmod
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 say	punct
26	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	29 say	advmod
27	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	29 say	nsubj
28	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	29 say	aux
29	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 saying	ccomp
30	:	:	PUNCT	_	33 king	punct
31	Absalom	Absalom	PROPN	Number=Sing	33 king	compound
32	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	33 king	cop
33	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 say	obj
34	in	in	ADP	_	35 Hebron	case
35	Hebron	Hebron	PROPN	Number=Sing	33 king	nmod
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	29 say	punct
37	'	'	PUNCT	_	29 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	past	Absalom	spies		throughout all tribes of Israel		vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spy=Theme
2	say speech: assert	gerund	Absalom not said here				soon property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	hear	present	ye	the sound of the horn				vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus
4	say speech: assert	shall	ye			then		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
5	is a	present		Absalom king	Hebron			tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets 2SA.15.10, 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	2SA.15.10	2SA.15.10	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 2SA.15.10	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 spy

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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