aghast
Who acts: pangs, faces, youth, king, Nibs, We · What happens: strike, affright, take, be, look, hold · To what, where: they, hold, pain, aghast one, another, faces
«aghast» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: aghast in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Shocked and horrified, struck dumb by surprise or fear.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shocked | shocked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 horrified | cc |
| 3 | horrified | horrified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Shocked | conj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 struck | punct |
| 5 | struck | strike | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Shocked | conj |
| 6 | dumb | dumb | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 struck | xcomp |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 surprise | case |
| 8 | surprise | surprise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 struck | obl |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 fear | cc |
| 10 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 surprise | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Shocked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strike | participle | by surprise or fear; dumb property | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by surprise=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.
Example 1
And they shall be affrighted; pangs and throes shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail; they shall look aghast one at another; their faces shall be faces of flame. (Prophets ISA.13.8, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And they shall be affrighted; pangs and throes shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail; they shall look aghast one at another; their faces shall be faces of flame.
The tree, 37 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 affrighted | cc |
| 2 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 affrighted | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 affrighted | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 affrighted | aux:pass |
| 5 | affrighted | affright | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 11 take | punct |
| 7 | pangs | pang | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 take | nsubj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 throes | cc |
| 9 | throes | throe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 pangs | conj |
| 10 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 take | aux |
| 11 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 affrighted | conj |
| 12 | hold | hold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 take | obj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 them | case |
| 14 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 hold | nmod |
| 15 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 20 pain | punct |
| 16 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 pain | nsubj |
| 17 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 20 pain | aux |
| 18 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 20 pain | cop |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 pain | case |
| 20 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 affrighted | obl |
| 21 | as | as | ADP | _ | 23 woman | case |
| 22 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 woman | det |
| 23 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 pain | nmod |
| 24 | in | in | ADP | _ | 25 travail | case |
| 25 | travail | travail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 woman | nmod |
| 26 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 29 look | punct |
| 27 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 29 look | nsubj |
| 28 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 29 look | aux |
| 29 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 affrighted | parataxis |
| 30 | aghast | aghast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 31 one | amod |
| 31 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 look | obj |
| 32 | at | at | ADP | _ | 33 another | case |
| 33 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 31 one | nmod |
| 34 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 39 faces | punct |
| 35 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 36 faces | nmod:poss |
| 36 | faces | face | NOUN | Number=Plur | 39 faces | nsubj |
| 37 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 39 faces | aux |
| 38 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 39 faces | cop |
| 39 | faces | face | NOUN | Number=Plur | 29 look | obl |
| 40 | of | of | ADP | _ | 41 flame | case |
| 41 | flame | flame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 39 faces | nmod |
| 42 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 affrighted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | affright | shall · passive | they | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | take | shall | pangs and throes | hold of throes | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hold=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is | shall | pangs = pang | pain | as a woman in travail | tree rules | |||
| 4 | look | shall | pangs = pang | aghast one | another | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme one=Attribute | |||
| 5 | is a | shall | pangs's faces | faces | of flame | tree rules | |||
| 6 | hold | throes = throe | nom hold «act transitive»: of=patient |
Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.13.8, 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 | ISA.13.8 | ISA.13.8 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Prophets | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 ISA.13.8 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 ISA.13.8 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Prophets | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
The youth stood aghast at the king's words.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 youth | det |
| 2 | youth | youth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stood | nsubj |
| 3 | stood | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | aghast | aghast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 stood | xcomp |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 words | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 king | det |
| 7 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 words | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 king | case |
| 9 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 stood | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stood | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | past | the youth | the king's words | aghast property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at word=Location | |||
| 2 | word | the king | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
"She won't!" Nibs exclaimed, aghast.
Sentence 1: "She won't!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 wo | punct |
| 2 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 wo | nsubj |
| 3 | wo | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 wo | advmod |
| 5 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 wo | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 wo | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Nibs exclaimed, aghast.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nibs | nib | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 exclaimed | nsubj |
| 2 | exclaimed | exclaim | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 aghast | punct |
| 4 | aghast | aghast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 exclaimed | conj |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 exclaimed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | exclaim speech: express | participle | Nibs | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
Example 4
We were aghast to see the broken window.
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 aghast | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 aghast | cop |
| 3 | aghast | aghast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 see | mark |
| 5 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 aghast | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 window | det |
| 7 | broken | broken | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 window | amod |
| 8 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 see | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 aghast | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | We | aghast property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | see | to-infinitive | We not said here | the broken window | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer window=Stimulus |
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