whence

Who acts: he, she, old king, river, knight, we · What happens: come, mean, be, ask, flow back, return · To what, where: place, you, old poem, knight, help, psalm · Speech: someone speaks here

«whence» in the English dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 16 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: whence in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

From where: «Whence did he come?» means «Where did he come from?».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	SCONJ	_	8 come	mark
2	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 come	advmod
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 come	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 come	punct
5	Whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	8 come	advmod
6	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 come	aux
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 come	nsubj
8	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 means	csubj
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 come	punct
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 come	punct
11	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 come	punct
13	Where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	16 come	advmod
14	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 come	aux
15	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 come	nsubj
16	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 means	ccomp
17	from	from	ADP	_	16 come	obl
18	?	?	PUNCT	_	16 come	punct
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 come	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	come in a quote	past · do-support	he	whence property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	come in a quote	past · do-support	he		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

From which place or reason: «the town whence she came».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	ADP	_	3 place	case
2	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	3 place	det
3	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 reason	cc
5	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 place	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 town	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 town	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 town	det
9	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 place	conj
10	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	12 came	advmod
11	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 came	nsubj
12	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 town	acl:relcl
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 came	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 place	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come in a quote	past	she					whence property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Which is why: «He was late, whence the trouble.».

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 why	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 why	cop
3	why	why	ADV	PronType=Rel	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 late	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 late	punct
6	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 late	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 late	cop
8	late	late	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 why	parataxis
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 trouble	punct
10	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	12 trouble	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 trouble	det
12	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 late	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 late	punct
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 late	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 why	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present						Which nsubj; why property	tree rules
2	is in a quote	past	He					the trouble conj; late property	tree rules

Early Modern English, meaning 1

From what place or source.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	ADP	_	2 what	case
2	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	root	root
3	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 what	nsubj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 source	cc
5	source	source	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 place	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 what	punct

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

Example 1

«Whence came you, stranger?» asked the old king.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct
2	Whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	3 came	advmod
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 asked	advcl
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 came	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 stranger	punct
6	stranger	stranger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	obl
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct
9	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 king	det
11	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 king	amod
12	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 asked	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come in a quote	past	the old king not said here	you				stranger obl; whence property	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location you=Theme
2	ask speech: ask	past	the old king						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The river flows back to the mountains whence it came.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 river	det
2	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flows	nsubj
3	flows	flow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	back	back	ADV	_	3 flows	advmod
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 mountains	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 mountains	det
7	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 flows	obl
8	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	10 came	advmod
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 came	nsubj
10	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 mountains	acl:relcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 flows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flow back	present	the river					to the mountains	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	come	past	river					whence property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

In the old poem the knight returned to the land whence he had set out.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 poem	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 poem	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 poem	amod
4	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 returned	obl
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 knight	det
6	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 returned	nsubj
7	returned	return	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 land	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 land	det
10	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 returned	obl
11	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	14 set	advmod
12	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 set	nsubj:pass
13	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 set	aux
14	set	set	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 land	acl:relcl
15	out	out	ADP	_	14 set	compound:prt
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 returned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	return	past	the knight			the old poem		to the land result	vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to land=Result
2	set out	past · perfect · passive		knight				whence property	tree rules

Example 4

«From whence cometh my help?» we read in the psalm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 read	punct
2	From	from	SCONJ	_	4 cometh	mark
3	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	4 cometh	advmod
4	cometh	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 read	advcl
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 help	nmod:poss
6	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cometh	obj
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 help	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 cometh	punct
9	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 read	nsubj
10	read	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 psalm	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 psalm	det
13	psalm	psalm	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 read	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 read	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	come in a quote	present	we not said here	my help		whence property	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location help=Theme
2	read	past	we		the psalm		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	help in a quote		my				nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Nobody knew whence the strange noise came.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	2 knew	nsubj
2	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	7 came	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 noise	det
5	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 noise	amod
6	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 came	nsubj
7	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 knew	ccomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 knew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	know	past	Nobody						vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	come	past	the strange noise					whence property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Today we would say «Where did you come from?» instead of «Whence came you?»

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 say	obl:unmarked
2	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 say	nsubj
3	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 say	aux
4	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 come	punct
6	Where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	9 come	advmod
7	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 come	aux
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 come	nsubj
9	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 say	ccomp
10	from	from	ADP	_	9 come	obl
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 say	punct
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 say	punct
13	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	17 came	case
14	of	of	ADP	_	13 instead	fixed
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 came	punct
16	Whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	17 came	advmod
17	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 say	parataxis
18	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	17 came	obj
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 say	punct
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: ask	would	we		today		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	come in a quote	past · do-support	you				vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	come in a quote	past		you		whence property	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location you=Theme

Example 7

"Whence do you come?" asked the mother.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 come	punct
2	Whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	5 come	advmod
3	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 come	aux
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 come	nsubj
5	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 asked	ccomp
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 come	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 come	punct
8	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 mother	det
10	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 asked	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come in a quote	present · do-support	you					whence property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	ask speech: ask	past	the mother						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 8

and Pathrusim, and Casluhim — whence went forth the Philistines — and Caphtorim. (Torah GEN.10.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: and Pathrusim, and Casluhim — whence went forth the Philistines — and Caphtorim.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 went	cc
2	Pathrusim	Pathrusim	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 went	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Casluhim	punct
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 Casluhim	cc
5	Casluhim	Casluhim	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Pathrusim	conj
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	8 went	punct
7	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	8 went	advmod
8	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	forth	forth	ADV	_	8 went	advmod
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Philistines	det
11	Philistines	Philistine	PROPN	Number=Plur	8 went	obj
12	—	-	PUNCT	_	11 Philistines	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 Caphtorim	cc
14	Caphtorim	Caphtorim	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Philistines	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	Pathrusim and Casluhim	the Philistines and Caphtorim				forth, whence property	vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location philistine=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.10.14, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.10.14	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.10.14	compound
3	GEN.10.14	GEN.10.14	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.10.14	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.10.14	punct

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

Example 9

And Jacob said unto them: 'My brethren, whence are ye?' And they said: 'Of Haran are we.' (Torah GEN.29.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And Jacob said unto them: 'My brethren, whence are ye?'

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 said	cc
2	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	unto	unto	ADP	_	5 them	case
5	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 said	obl
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 brethren	punct
7	'	'	PUNCT	_	9 brethren	punct
8	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 brethren	nmod:poss
9	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 said	parataxis
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 whence	punct
11	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	9 brethren	nmod
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 ye	cop
13	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	11 whence	nsubj
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	9 brethren	punct
15	'	'	PUNCT	_	9 brethren	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Jacob					unto them = they; My brethren parataxis	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present		ye					tree rules

Sentence 2: And they said: 'Of Haran are we.'

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 said	cc
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 are	punct
5	'	'	PUNCT	_	8 are	punct
6	Of	of	ADP	_	7 Haran	case
7	Haran	Haran	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 are	obl
8	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 said	ccomp
9	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 are	nsubj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct
11	'	'	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	brethren						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	be	present	we					of Haran	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 3: (Torah GEN.29.4, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.29.4	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.29.4	compound
3	GEN.29.4	GEN.29.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.29.4	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.29.4	punct

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

Example 10

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. (Torah GEN.3.23, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Therefore	therefore	ADV	_	5 sent	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 God	det
3	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 God	compound
4	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 sent	nsubj
5	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 sent	obj
7	forth	forth	ADV	_	5 sent	advmod
8	from	from	ADP	_	10 garden	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 garden	det
10	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sent	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 Eden	case
12	Eden	Eden	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 garden	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 to	punct
14	to	to	PART	_	5 sent	xcomp
15	till	till	ADP	_	17 ground	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 ground	det
17	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sent	obl
18	from	from	SCONJ	_	22 taken	mark
19	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	22 taken	advmod
20	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 taken	nsubj
21	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	22 taken	aux:pass
22	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 sent	advcl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	past	the LORD God	him = he		the garden of Eden	till the ground	forth, therefore property	vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent he=Theme from garden=Initial_Location
2	take	past · passive		God				whence property	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Destination

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.3.23, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.3.23	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.3.23	compound
3	GEN.3.23	GEN.3.23	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.3.23	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.3.23	punct

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

Example 11

and Pathrusim, and Casluhim — from whence came the Philistines — and Caphtorim. (Writings 1CH.1.12, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: and Pathrusim, and Casluhim — from whence came the Philistines — and Caphtorim.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 came	cc
2	Pathrusim	Pathrusim	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 came	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Casluhim	punct
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 Casluhim	cc
5	Casluhim	Casluhim	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Pathrusim	conj
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	9 came	punct
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 came	case
8	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	9 came	advmod
9	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Philistines	det
11	Philistines	Philistine	PROPN	Number=Plur	9 came	obj
12	—	-	PUNCT	_	11 Philistines	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 Caphtorim	cc
14	Caphtorim	Caphtorim	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Philistines	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	Pathrusim and Casluhim	the Philistines and Caphtorim				whence property	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location philistine=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings 1CH.1.12, 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.1.12	1CH.1.12	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.1.12	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 12

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my help come? (Writings PSA.121.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my help come?

The tree, 15 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	3 lift	nsubj
2	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 lift	aux
3	lift	lift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 lift	compound:prt
5	mine	my	PRON	Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 lift	obj
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lift	obj
7	unto	unto	ADP	_	9 mountains	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 mountains	det
9	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lift	obl
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 come	punct
11	from	from	SCONJ	_	16 come	mark
12	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	16 come	advmod
13	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 come	aux
14	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 help	nmod:poss
15	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 come	nsubj
16	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 lift	conj
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 lift	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	lift up	future	I	mine	unto the mountains; eyes obj	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent my=Theme eye=Destination
2	come	shall	my help		whence property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	help		my			nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.121.1, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.121.1	PSA.121.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.121.1	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.121.1	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 13

And Elisha said unto him: 'Whence comest thou, Gehazi?' And he said: 'Thy servant went no whither.' (Prophets 2KI.5.25, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And Elisha said unto him: 'Whence comest thou, Gehazi?'

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 said	cc
2	Elisha	Elisha	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 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	_	9 comest	punct
7	'	'	PUNCT	_	9 comest	punct
8	Whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	9 comest	advmod
9	comest	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 said	conj
10	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	9 comest	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 Gehazi	punct
12	Gehazi	Gehazi	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 comest	obl
13	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct
14	'	'	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Elisha					unto him = he	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	come	present	Elisha not said here	thou				Gehazi obl; whence property	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location thou=Theme

Sentence 2: And he said: 'Thy servant went no whither.'

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 said	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 went	punct
5	'	'	PUNCT	_	8 went	punct
6	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	7 servant	nmod:poss
7	servant	servant	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 went	nsubj
8	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 said	ccomp
9	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	10 whither	det
10	whither	whither	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 went	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 went	punct
12	'	'	PUNCT	_	8 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Elisha						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	go	past	Thy servant						vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 3: (Prophets 2KI.5.25, 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	2KI.5.25	2KI.5.25	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 2KI.5.25	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 14

and Pathrusim, and Casluhim — whence went forth the Philistines — and Caphtorim.

From Torah GEN.10.14, JPS 1917.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 went	cc
2	Pathrusim	Pathrusim	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 went	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Casluhim	punct
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 Casluhim	cc
5	Casluhim	Casluhim	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Pathrusim	conj
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	8 went	punct
7	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	8 went	advmod
8	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	forth	forth	ADV	_	8 went	advmod
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Philistines	det
11	Philistines	Philistine	PROPN	Number=Plur	8 went	obj
12	—	-	PUNCT	_	11 Philistines	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 Caphtorim	cc
14	Caphtorim	Caphtorim	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Philistines	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	Pathrusim and Casluhim	the Philistines and Caphtorim				forth, whence property	vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location philistine=Theme

Example 15

Whence do you come?" she asked.

From Indian Fairy Tales.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	4 come	advmod
2	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 come	aux
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 come	nsubj
4	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 come	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 come	punct
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 asked	nsubj
8	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 come	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present · do-support	you					whence property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	ask speech: ask in a quote	past	she						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 16

In usual Hebrew grammatical terminology, the term ‘mothers’ is reserved for the אִמּוֹת קְרִיאָה immot qeriʼah, ‘mothers of reading’ (whence Latin matres lectionis), the letters אהו״י Alef-Heh-Waw-Yod which can serve to represent either consonants or vowels.

From Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation.

The tree, 39 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	5 terminology	case
2	usual	usual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 terminology	amod
3	Hebrew	hebrew	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 terminology	amod
4	grammatical	grammatical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 terminology	amod
5	terminology	terminology	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 reserved	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 terminology	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 term	det
8	term	term	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 reserved	nsubj:pass
9	‘	'	PUNCT	_	10 mothers	punct
10	mothers	mother	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 term	appos
11	’	'	PUNCT	_	10 mothers	punct
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 reserved	aux:pass
13	reserved	reserve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
14	for	for	ADP	_	16 אִמּוֹת	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 אִמּוֹת	det
16	אִמּוֹת	אִמּוֹת	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 reserved	obl
17	קְרִיאָה	קְרִיאָה	PUNCT	_	19 qeriʼah	punct
18	immot	immot	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 qeriʼah	compound
19	qeriʼah	qeriʼah	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 אִמּוֹת	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 mothers	punct
21	‘	'	PUNCT	_	22 mothers	punct
22	mothers	mother	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 אִמּוֹת	conj
23	of	of	ADP	_	24 reading	case
24	reading	reading	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 mothers	nmod
25	’	'	PUNCT	_	13 reserved	punct
26	(	(	PUNCT	_	30 lectionis	punct
27	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	30 lectionis	advmod
28	Latin	Latin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 matres	amod
29	matres	matre	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 lectionis	compound
30	lectionis	lectionis	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 reserved	parataxis
31	)	)	PUNCT	_	30 lectionis	punct
32	,	,	PUNCT	_	34 letters	punct
33	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 letters	det
34	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 lectionis	obl
35	אהו	אהו	PUNCT	_	36 ״	punct
36	״	״	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 lectionis	conj
37	י	י	ADP	_	38 Alef	case
38	Alef	Alef	PROPN	Number=Sing	36 ״	nmod
39	-	-	PUNCT	_	40 Heh	punct
40	Heh	Heh	PROPN	Number=Sing	38 Alef	conj
41	-	-	PUNCT	_	44 Yod	punct
42	Waw	Waw	PROPN	Number=Sing	44 Yod	compound
43	-	-	PUNCT	_	44 Yod	punct
44	Yod	yod	NOUN	Number=Sing	38 Alef	appos
45	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	47 serve	nsubj
46	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	47 serve	aux
47	serve	serve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	44 Yod	acl:relcl
48	to	to	PART	_	49 represent	mark
49	represent	represent	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	47 serve	xcomp
50	either	either	CCONJ	_	51 consonants	cc:preconj
51	consonants	consonant	NOUN	Number=Plur	49 represent	obj
52	or	or	CCONJ	_	53 vowels	cc
53	vowels	vowel	NOUN	Number=Plur	51 consonants	conj
54	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 reserved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	reserve	present · passive		the term	usual Hebrew grammatical terminology	for the אִמּוֹת and immot qeriʼah and mothers of reading; matres lectionis the letters and ״ י Alef and Heh parataxis	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for אִמּוֹת=Beneficiary
2	serve	can	Waw Yod				tree rules
3	represent	to-infinitive	Waw Yod not said here	consonants or vowels			vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot consonant=Theme

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