striving

Who acts: She, effort, person, school motto, team, they · What happens: strive, mean, try, get, reach, improve · To what, where: something, effort, things, patience, times tables, South Pole · Speech: someone speaks here

«striving» in the English dictionary: its 2 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: striving in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Striving means trying very hard for a long time to get or reach something: «She is striving to improve».

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Striving	strive	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	trying	try	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 hard	advmod
5	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 trying	advmod
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 time	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 time	det
8	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 time	amod
9	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 trying	obl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 get	mark
11	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 trying	advcl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 reach	cc
13	reach	reach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 get	conj
14	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	13 reach	obj
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	19 striving	punct
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 striving	punct
17	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 striving	nsubj
18	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 striving	aux
19	striving	strive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 means	parataxis
20	to	to	PART	_	21 improve	mark
21	improve	improve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 striving	xcomp
22	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 striving	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	strive	gerund					tree rules
2	mean	present					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	try not said to happen	gerund			time	hard property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
4	get	to-infinitive					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
5	reach	infinitive		something			vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent something=Theme
6	strive in a quote	present · progressive	She				tree rules
7	improve in a quote	to-infinitive	She not said here				vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

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

As a noun, striving is the effort of trying hard, or the things a person tries hard for.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 noun	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 noun	det
3	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 effort	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 noun	punct
5	striving	strive	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 effort	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 effort	cop
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 effort	det
8	effort	effort	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	of	of	SCONJ	_	10 trying	mark
10	trying	try	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 effort	acl
11	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	10 trying	advmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 things	punct
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 things	cc
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 things	det
15	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 effort	conj
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 person	det
17	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 tries	nsubj
18	tries	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 things	acl:relcl
19	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 tries	xcomp
20	for	for	ADP	_	19 hard	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 effort	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	strive	gerund				tree rules
2	is a	present		the effort or the things	as a noun; the things conj	tree rules
3	try	gerund	the effort or the things not said here		hard property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
4	try	present	a person	the things not said here	hard property	vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality

Example 1

Our school motto is «Striving for excellence».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 motto	nmod:poss
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 motto	compound
3	motto	motto	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 Striving	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 Striving	aux
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 Striving	punct
6	Striving	strive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 excellence	case
8	excellence	excellence	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 Striving	obl
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 Striving	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 Striving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	strive in a quote	present · progressive	Our school motto					for excellence	tree rules

Example 2

She is always striving to beat her best time.

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	4 striving	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 striving	aux
3	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	4 striving	advmod
4	striving	strive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 beat	mark
6	beat	beat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 striving	xcomp
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 time	nmod:poss
8	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	9 time	amod
9	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 beat	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 striving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	strive	present · progressive	She					always property	tree rules
2	beat	to-infinitive	She not said here				time		vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

The team kept striving even when they were losing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	nsubj
3	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	striving	strive	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 kept	xcomp
5	even	even	ADV	_	9 losing	advmod
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 losing	advmod
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 losing	nsubj
8	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 losing	aux
9	losing	lose	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 striving	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	keep	past	the team	tree rules
2	strive	gerund	the team not said here	tree rules
3	lose	past · progressive	they	vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Striving for a goal takes patience.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Striving	strive	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 takes	csubj
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 goal	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 goal	det
4	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Striving	obl
5	takes	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	patience	patience	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 takes	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 takes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	strive	gerund						for a goal	tree rules
2	take	present	Striving	patience					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patience=Theme

Example 5

He is striving to learn his times tables by Friday.

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	3 striving	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 striving	aux
3	striving	strive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 learn	mark
5	learn	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 striving	xcomp
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 tables	nmod:poss
7	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 tables	compound
8	tables	table	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 learn	obj
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 Friday	case
10	Friday	Friday	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 learn	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 striving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	strive	present · progressive	He						tree rules
2	learn	to-infinitive	He not said here	his times tables			friday		vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Topic

Example 6

The explorers were striving to reach the South Pole.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 explorers	det
2	explorers	explorer	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 striving	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 striving	aux
4	striving	strive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 reach	mark
6	reach	reach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 striving	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Pole	det
8	South	South	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Pole	compound
9	Pole	Pole	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 reach	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 striving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	strive	past · progressive	the explorers						tree rules
2	reach	to-infinitive	the explorers not said here	the South Pole					vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent pole=Theme

Example 7

All that striving paid off when she won the prize.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 paid	nsubj:pass
2	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 paid	nsubj:pass
3	striving	strive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 paid	nsubj:pass
4	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	off	off	ADP	_	4 paid	compound:prt
6	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 won	mark
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 won	nsubj
8	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 paid	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 prize	det
10	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 won	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 paid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	strive	gerund				tree rules
2	pay off	participle · passive		All	that nsubj:pass	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset
3	win	past	she	the prize		vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality

Example 8

He said he was striving after truth, and was considered by his aunt "a model and an example."

The tree, 18 words

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 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 striving	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 striving	aux
5	striving	strive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 said	ccomp
6	after	after	ADP	_	7 truth	case
7	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 striving	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 considered	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 considered	cc
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 considered	aux:pass
11	considered	consider	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 said	conj
12	by	by	ADP	_	14 aunt	case
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 aunt	nmod:poss
14	aunt	aunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 considered	obl
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	17 model	punct
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 model	det
17	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 aunt	appos
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 example	cc
19	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 example	det
20	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 aunt	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct
22	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	He		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	strive	past · progressive	he	after truth	tree rules
3	consider	past · passive	his aunt and a example		vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent

Example 9

And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were striving together; and he said to him that did the wrong: 'Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?' (Torah EXO.2.13, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were striving together; and he said to him that did the wrong: 'Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?'

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 went	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 went	nsubj
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 went	compound:prt
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 day	det
6	second	second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	7 day	amod
7	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	obl:unmarked
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 striving	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 striving	cc
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 behold	punct
11	behold	behold	INTJ	_	19 striving	discourse
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 men	punct
13	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 men	nummod
14	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 striving	nsubj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 Hebrews	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 Hebrews	det
17	Hebrews	Hebrew	PROPN	Number=Plur	14 men	nmod
18	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 striving	aux
19	striving	strive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 went	advcl
20	together	together	ADV	_	19 striving	advmod
21	;	;	PUNCT	_	24 said	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 said	cc
23	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 said	nsubj
24	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 went	parataxis
25	to	to	ADP	_	26 him	case
26	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 said	obl
27	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	28 did	nsubj
28	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	24 said	ccomp
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 wrong	det
30	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	28 did	obj
31	:	:	PUNCT	_	34 smitest	punct
32	'	'	PUNCT	_	34 smitest	punct
33	Wherefore	wherefore	ADV	PronType=Int	34 smitest	advmod
34	smitest	smite	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 said	conj
35	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	34 smitest	obj
36	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	37 fellow	nmod:poss
37	fellow	fellow	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 smitest	obj
38	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct
39	'	'	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	go out	past	he			day		vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	strive	past · progressive	two men of the Hebrews				together property	tree rules
3	say speech: assert	past	he		him = he			vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to he=Experiencer clause=Topic
4	do	past	that	the wrong				vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wrong=Eventuality
5	smite	present	he not said here	thou			thy fellow obj; wherefore property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Stimulus thou=Experiencer fellow=Result

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.2.13, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.2.13	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.2.13	compound
3	EXO.2.13	EXO.2.13	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.2.13	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.2.13	punct

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

Example 10

And the name of the place was called Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tried the LORD, saying: 'Is the LORD among us, or not?' (Torah EXO.17.7, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the name of the place was called Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tried the LORD, saying: 'Is the LORD among us, or not?'

The tree, 34 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	8 called	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 name	det
3	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 called	nsubj:pass
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 place	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 place	det
6	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 name	nmod
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 called	aux:pass
8	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	Massah	Massah	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 called	xcomp
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 Meribah	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 Meribah	cc
12	Meribah	Meribah	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Massah	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 striving	punct
14	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	17 striving	case
15	of	of	ADP	_	14 because	fixed
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 striving	det
17	striving	striving	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 called	obl
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 children	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 children	det
20	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 striving	nmod
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 Israel	case
22	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 children	nmod
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 tried	punct
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 tried	cc
25	because	because	SCONJ	_	27 tried	mark
26	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	27 tried	nsubj
27	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 called	conj
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 LORD	det
29	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	27 tried	obj
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 saying	punct
31	saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	27 tried	advcl
32	:	:	PUNCT	_	36 LORD	punct
33	'	'	PUNCT	_	36 LORD	punct
34	Is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	36 LORD	cop
35	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	36 LORD	det
36	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	31 saying	obl
37	among	among	ADP	_	38 us	case
38	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	31 saying	obl
39	,	,	PUNCT	_	41 not	punct
40	or	or	CCONJ	_	41 not	cc
41	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 called	advmod
42	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 called	punct
43	'	'	PUNCT	_	8 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not call	past · passive		the name of the place	because the striving of the children of Israel; Massah and Meribah xcomp	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
2	try	past	children = child	the LORD		vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lord=Eventuality
3	say speech: assert	gerund	children = child not said here		among us	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
4	is a	present		the LORD		tree rules
5	name			the place		nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient
6	strive		the children of Israel			nom striving «act intransitive»: of=agent

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.17.7, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.17.7	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.17.7	compound
3	EXO.17.7	EXO.17.7	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.17.7	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.17.7	punct

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

Example 11

This also is vanity and a striving after wind. (Writings ECC.2.26, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 vanity	nsubj
2	also	also	ADV	_	4 vanity	advmod
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 vanity	cop
4	vanity	vanity	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 striving	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 striving	det
7	striving	strive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 vanity	conj
8	after	after	ADP	_	9 wind	case
9	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 striving	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 vanity	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	This					vanity property	tree rules
2	strive	gerund	This not said here				after wind		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings ECC.2.26, 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.2.26	ECC.2.26	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ECC.2.26	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ECC.2.26	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 12

Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind. (Writings ECC.4.16, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Surely	surely	ADV	_	5 vanity	advmod
2	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 vanity	nsubj
3	also	also	ADV	_	5 vanity	advmod
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 vanity	cop
5	vanity	vanity	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 striving	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 striving	det
8	striving	strive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 vanity	conj
9	after	after	ADP	_	10 wind	case
10	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 striving	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 vanity	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	this					surely, vanity property	tree rules
2	strive	gerund	this not said here				after wind		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings ECC.4.16, 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	ECC.4.16	ECC.4.16	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ECC.4.16	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ECC.4.16	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 13

Better is a handful of quietness, than both the hands full of labour and striving after wind. (Writings ECC.4.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Better is a handful of quietness, than both the hands full of labour and striving after wind.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 handful	amod
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 handful	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 handful	det
4	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 quietness	case
6	quietness	quietness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 handful	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 hands	punct
8	than	than	ADP	_	11 hands	case
9	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	11 hands	det:predet
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hands	det
11	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 handful	appos
12	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 hands	amod
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 labour	case
14	labour	labour	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 full	obl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 striving	cc
16	striving	strive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 labour	conj
17	after	after	ADP	_	18 wind	case
18	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 striving	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 handful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		a Better handful				of quietness; both hands appos	tree rules
2	strive	gerund					after wind		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings ECC.4.6, 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	ECC.4.6	ECC.4.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ECC.4.6	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ECC.4.6	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

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📖 striving

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

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