substance

Who acts: Something, Water, substance, strange green substance, you, Cleaning products · What happens: mean, not talk, be, ooze, not taste, clean · To what, where: material, important part, something, substance, solid, tube · Speech: someone speaks here

«substance» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 15 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: substance in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A material or kind of matter with particular qualities, like a sticky substance, or a chemical substance such as water, salt or iron.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 material	det
2	material	material	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 kind	cc
4	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 material	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 matter	case
6	matter	matter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 material	nmod
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 qualities	case
8	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 qualities	amod
9	qualities	quality	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 matter	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 substance	punct
11	like	like	ADP	_	14 substance	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 substance	det
13	sticky	sticky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 substance	amod
14	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 qualities	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 substance	punct
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 substance	cc
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 substance	det
18	chemical	chemical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 substance	amod
19	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 substance	appos
20	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	22 water	case
21	as	as	ADP	_	20 such	fixed
22	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 substance	nmod
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 salt	punct
24	salt	salt	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 substance	parataxis
25	or	or	CCONJ	_	26 iron	cc
26	iron	iron	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 salt	conj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 material	punct

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

Everyday, meaning 2

The most important part or real meaning of something: the substance of the story.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 part	det
2	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	3 important	advmod
3	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 part	amod
4	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 meaning	cc
6	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 meaning	amod
7	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 part	conj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 something	case
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 meaning	nmod
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 substance	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 substance	det
12	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 something	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 story	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 story	det
15	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 substance	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
2	mean			something					nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient

Everyday, meaning 3

Something solid and real, not just talk: there was no substance to the rumour.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	13 substance	nsubj
2	solid	solid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Something	amod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 real	cc
4	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 solid	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 talk	punct
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 talk	advmod
7	just	just	ADV	_	8 talk	advmod
8	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Something	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 was	punct
10	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	11 was	expl
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 substance	cop
12	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	13 substance	det
13	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
14	to	to	ADP	_	16 rumour	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 rumour	det
16	rumour	rumour	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 substance	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 substance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not talk	infinitive	Something not said here						vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	past	Something	no substance				to the rumour	tree rules

Example 1

Water is a substance that can be a solid, a liquid or a gas.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 substance	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 substance	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 substance	det
4	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 solid	nsubj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 solid	aux
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 solid	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 solid	det
9	solid	solid	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 substance	acl:relcl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 liquid	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 liquid	det
12	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 solid	conj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 gas	cc
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 gas	det
15	gas	gas	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 solid	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 substance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Water	a substance					tree rules
2	is a	can	a substance	a solid and a liquid or a gas				a liquid conj; a gas conj	tree rules

Example 2

A strange green substance oozed out of the tube.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 substance	det
2	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 substance	amod
3	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 substance	amod
4	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 oozed	nsubj
5	oozed	ooze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	out	out	ADP	_	9 tube	case
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 tube	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 tube	det
9	tube	tube	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 oozed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 oozed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ooze	past	a strange green substance			the tube			vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out tube=Location

Example 3

Never taste an unknown substance.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 taste	advmod
2	taste	taste	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 substance	det
4	unknown	unknown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 substance	amod
5	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 taste	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 taste	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not taste	imperative	you not said here	a unknown substance					vn seem-109 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Theme substance=Attribute

Example 4

Cleaning products contain harmful substances.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cleaning	clean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 products	amod
2	products	product	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 contain	nsubj
3	contain	contain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	harmful	harmful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 substances	amod
5	substances	substance	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 contain	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 contain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clean	gerund							vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	contain	present	Cleaning products	harmful substances					vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot substance=Theme

Example 5

Salt and sugar are both white substances, but they taste different.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Salt	salt	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 substances	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 sugar	cc
3	sugar	sugar	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Salt	conj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 substances	cop
5	both	both	ADV	_	7 substances	advmod
6	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 substances	amod
7	substances	substance	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 taste	punct
9	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 taste	cc
10	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 taste	nsubj
11	taste	taste	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 substances	conj
12	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 taste	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 substances	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Salt and sugar	white substances				both property	tree rules
2	taste	present	Salt					different property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 6

Mixing two substances can make a new substance.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mixing	mix	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 make	csubj
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 substances	nummod
3	substances	substance	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Mixing	obj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 make	aux
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 substance	det
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 substance	amod
8	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mix	gerund		two substances					vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent substance=Patient
2	make	can	Mixing	a new substance					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset substance=Product

Example 7

The teacher said my essay had good substance.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 essay	nmod:poss
5	essay	essay	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 had	nsubj
6	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 said	ccomp
7	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 substance	amod
8	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 had	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the teacher		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	have	past	my essay	good substance	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent substance=Patient
3	essay		my		nom essay «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 8

There was no substance to the rumour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 substance	det
4	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 rumour	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 rumour	det
7	rumour	rumour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 substance	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	no substance to the rumour			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 9

The spade struck against a hard substance; it was a stone, that shone dazzling white.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 spade	det
2	spade	spade	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 struck	nsubj
3	struck	strike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	against	against	ADP	_	7 substance	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 substance	det
6	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 substance	amod
7	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 struck	obl
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 stone	punct
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 stone	nsubj
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 stone	cop
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 stone	det
12	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 struck	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 shone	punct
14	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 shone	nsubj
15	shone	shine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 stone	acl:relcl
16	dazzling	dazzle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	15 shone	xcomp
17	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 dazzling	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 struck	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	strike	past	the spade		a hard substance	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against substance=Location
2	is a	past	spade	a stone		tree rules
3	shine	past	a stone			tree rules
4	dazzle	gerund	a stone not said here	white		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus white=Experiencer

Example 10

and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with great substance. (Torah GEN.15.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 judge	cc
2	also	also	ADV	_	13 judge	advmod
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 judge	mark
4	nation	nation	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 judge	discourse
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 serve	punct
6	whom	whom	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 serve	obj
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 serve	nsubj
8	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 serve	aux
9	serve	serve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 nation	parataxis
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 nation	punct
11	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 judge	aux
12	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	13 judge	nsubj
13	judge	judge	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 come	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 come	cc
16	afterward	afterward	ADV	_	19 come	advmod
17	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 come	aux
18	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 come	nsubj
19	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 judge	conj
20	out	out	ADV	_	19 come	advmod
21	with	with	ADP	_	23 substance	case
22	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 substance	amod
23	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 come	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 judge	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	serve	shall	they	nation		vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whom=Attribute
2	judge	future	I		nation discourse	vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent
3	come out	shall	they		with great substance; afterward, out property	vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.15.14, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.15.14	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.15.14	compound
3	GEN.15.14	GEN.15.14	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.15.14	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.15.14	punct

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

Example 11

Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.' (Torah GEN.34.23, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.'

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 let	aux
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 cattle	advmod
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 cattle	nmod:poss
4	cattle	cattle	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 let	nsubj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 substance	cc
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 substance	nmod:poss
7	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cattle	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 beasts	cc
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	11 beasts	det:predet
10	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 beasts	nmod:poss
11	beasts	beast	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 substance	conj
12	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 ours	cop
13	ours	our	PRON	Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 beasts	nmod
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 cattle	punct
15	only	only	ADV	_	16 let	advmod
16	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
17	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	16 let	obj
18	consent	consent	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 let	xcomp
19	unto	unto	ADP	_	20 them	case
20	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 consent	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 dwell	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 dwell	cc
23	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	25 dwell	nsubj
24	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	25 dwell	aux
25	dwell	dwell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 let	conj
26	with	with	ADP	_	27 us	case
27	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	25 dwell	obl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 let	punct
29	'	'	PUNCT	_	16 let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	infinitive		ours		tree rules
2	let	shall	their cattle and cattle's substance and cattle's beasts	us		tree rules
3	consent	infinitive	us not said here		unto cattle	vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	dwell	future	cattle		with us	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with we=Location

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.34.23, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.34.23	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.34.23	compound
3	GEN.34.23	GEN.34.23	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.34.23	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.34.23	punct

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

Example 12

For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle. (Torah GEN.36.7, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 substance	case
2	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 substance	nmod:poss
3	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 great	obl
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 great	cop
5	too	too	ADV	_	6 great	advmod
6	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	10 dwell	mark
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 dwell	nsubj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 dwell	mark
10	dwell	dwell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 great	csubj
11	together	together	ADV	_	10 dwell	advmod
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	21 bear	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 bear	cc
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 land	det
15	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 bear	nsubj
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 sojournings	case
17	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 sojournings	nmod:poss
18	sojournings	sojourning	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 land	nmod
19	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	21 bear	aux
20	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	21 bear	advmod
21	bear	bear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 great	conj
22	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 bear	obj
23	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	26 cattle	case
24	of	of	ADP	_	23 because	fixed
25	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 cattle	nmod:poss
26	cattle	cattle	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 bear	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 great	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	past			for their substance; great property	tree rules
2	dwell	to-infinitive	them = they		together property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	not bear	could	the land of their sojournings	sojournings = sojourning	because sojournings's cattle	vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.36.7, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.36.7	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.36.7	compound
3	GEN.36.7	GEN.36.7	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.36.7	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.36.7	punct

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

Example 13

All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's. (Writings 1CH.27.31, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 rulers	det:predet
2	these	this	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	5 rulers	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 rulers	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 rulers	det
5	rulers	ruler	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 substance	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 substance	det
8	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rulers	nmod
9	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 king	nsubj
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 king	cop
11	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 substance	appos
12	David	David	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 king	appos
13	's	's	PART	_	12 David	case
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 rulers	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	these	all rulers				of the substance	tree rules
2	is a	past	the substance	king				David appos	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings 1CH.27.31, 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	1CH.27.31	1CH.27.31	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Writings	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 1CH.27.31	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 14

'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.' (Writings JOB.22.20, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: 'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.'

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	'	'	PUNCT	_	6 cut	punct
2	Surely	surely	ADV	_	6 cut	advmod
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 substance	nmod:poss
4	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cut	nsubj:pass
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 cut	aux:pass
6	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	off	off	ADP	_	6 cut	compound:prt
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 abundance	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 abundance	cc
10	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 abundance	nmod:poss
11	abundance	abundance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cut	obl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 fire	det
13	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 hath	nsubj
14	hath	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 abundance	acl:relcl
15	consumed	consume	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 hath	xcomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 cut	punct
17	'	'	PUNCT	_	6 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	cut off	present · passive		their substance	their abundance obl; surely property	vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality
2	have	present	the fire	their abundance not said here		tree rules
3	consume	participle	their abundance not said here			vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.22.20, 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.22.20	JOB.22.20	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.22.20	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.22.20	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 15

We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil; (Writings PRO.1.13, JPS 1917)

The tree, 17 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	3 find	nsubj
2	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 find	aux
3	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	6 substance	det
5	precious	precious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 substance	amod
6	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 find	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 fill	punct
8	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 fill	nsubj
9	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 fill	aux
10	fill	fill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 find	conj
11	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 houses	nmod:poss
12	houses	house	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 fill	obj
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 spoil	case
14	spoil	spoil	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 fill	obl
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 PRO.1.13	punct
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 Writings	punct
17	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 PRO.1.13	compound
18	PRO.1.13	PRO.1.13	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 find	obj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 JPS	punct
20	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 PRO.1.13	conj
21	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	18 PRO.1.13	flat
22	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 PRO.1.13	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	shall	We	all precious substance				Writings PRO.1.13 and JPS obj	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent substance=Theme pro.1.13=Attribute
2	fill	shall	we	our houses				with spoil	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent house=Patient with spoil=Instrument

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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📖 substance

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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