Who acts: paper bridge, Oven gloves, castle walls, jacket, egg box, Eriphyle · What happens: be, not damage, not break, resist, withstand, build · To what, where: attack, weight, high temperatures, Houses, strong winds, heavy rain · Speech: someone speaks here
«withstand» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 10 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: withstand in the English dictionary.
Everyday, meaning 1
To be strong enough not to be damaged or broken by something, such as heat, cold, wind or weight.
The tree, 19 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
To
to
PART
_
3 strong
mark
2
be
be
AUX
VerbForm=Inf
3 strong
cop
3
strong
strong
ADJ
Degree=Pos
root
root
4
enough
enough
ADV
_
3 strong
advmod
5
not
not
PART
Polarity=Neg
8 damaged
advmod
6
to
to
PART
_
8 damaged
mark
7
be
be
AUX
VerbForm=Inf
8 damaged
aux:pass
8
damaged
damage
VERB
Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass
3 strong
advcl
9
or
or
CCONJ
_
10 broken
cc
10
broken
break
VERB
Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass
8 damaged
conj
11
by
by
ADP
_
12 something
case
12
something
something
PRON
Number=Sing PronType=Ind
10 broken
obl
13
,
,
PUNCT
_
16 heat
punct
14
such
such
ADJ
Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP
16 heat
case
15
as
as
ADP
_
14 such
fixed
16
heat
heat
NOUN
Number=Sing
12 something
appos
17
,
,
PUNCT
_
18 cold
punct
18
cold
cold
ADJ
Degree=Pos
16 heat
amod
19
,
,
PUNCT
_
20 wind
punct
20
wind
wind
NOUN
Number=Sing
12 something
nmod
21
or
or
CCONJ
_
22 weight
cc
22
weight
weight
NOUN
Number=Sing
20 wind
conj
23
.
.
PUNCT
_
3 strong
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
is
to-infinitive
enough, strong property
tree rules
2
notdamage
to-infinitive · passive
vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»
3
notbreak
participle
by something wind or weight
vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by something=Location
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 resist an attack or a pressure successfully.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
To
to
PART
_
2 resist
mark
2
resist
resist
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
root
root
3
an
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
4 attack
det
4
attack
attack
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 resist
obj
5
or
or
CCONJ
_
7 pressure
cc
6
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
7 pressure
det
7
pressure
pressure
NOUN
Number=Sing
4 attack
conj
8
successfully
successfully
ADV
_
2 resist
advmod
9
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 resist
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
resist
to-infinitive
a attack or a pressure
successfully property
tree rules
Example 1
Our paper bridge could withstand the weight of ten coins.
vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against he=Location
2
is
present
that
alone property
tree rules
3
withstand
shall
two
man
tree rules
4
notbreak
present · passive
a threefold cord
quickly property
vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Sentence 2: (Writings ECC.4.12, 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
ECC.4.12
ECC.4.12
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Writings
appos
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 JPS
punct
5
JPS
JPS
PROPN
Number=Sing
3 ECC.4.12
flat
6
1917
1917
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
3 ECC.4.12
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Writings
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 9
And there were gathered unto him vain men, base fellows that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and faint-hearted, and could not withstand them. (Writings 2CH.13.7, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And there were gathered unto him vain men, base fellows that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and faint-hearted, and could not withstand them.
The tree, 31 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent themselves=Patient
3
is
past
Rehoboam
young property
tree rules
4
be
Rehoboam not said here
tree rules
5
notwithstand
could
men = man
tree rules
Sentence 2: (Writings 2CH.13.7, 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
2CH.13.7
2CH.13.7
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 2CH.13.7
conj
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Writings
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 10
And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods. (Writings 2CH.13.8, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.
The tree, 39 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2
withstand
to-infinitive
the kingdom of the LORD
the hand of the sons of David
tree rules
3
is a
present
ye
a great multitude
tree rules
4
does
present
the golden calves
there
with you
vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5
make
past
the golden calves
you
for gods; Jeroboam nsubj
vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent you=Product for god=Beneficiary
Sentence 2: (Writings 2CH.13.8, 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
2CH.13.8
2CH.13.8
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 2CH.13.8
conj
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Writings
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Text: the English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader, each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.