ax

Who acts: ax, worker, § Three vowels, lumberjack, story, Dad · What happens: be, use, ax, cut, ask, constitute · To what, where: tool, something, it, fire, spelling, old dialect English · Speech: someone speaks here

«ax» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: ax in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

An ax is a tool with a heavy metal blade on a long handle, used for chopping wood.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ax	det
2	ax	ax	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tool	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tool	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 tool	det
5	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	10 blade	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 blade	det
8	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 blade	amod
9	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 blade	compound
10	blade	blade	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tool	nmod
11	on	on	ADP	_	14 handle	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 handle	det
13	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 handle	amod
14	handle	handle	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 blade	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 used	punct
16	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 tool	acl
17	for	for	ADP	_	19 wood	case
18	chopping	chopping	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 wood	compound
19	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 used	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 tool	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a ax	a tool				with a heavy metal blade on a long handle	tree rules
2	use	participle		a tool not said here				for chopping wood	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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.

Meaning 2

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To ax something is to cancel it or cut it; to ax a worker is to fire them.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 ax	mark
2	ax	ax	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 cancel	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 ax	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 cancel	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 cancel	mark
6	cancel	cancel	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 cancel	obj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 cut	cc
9	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 cancel	conj
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 cut	obj
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 ax	punct
12	to	to	PART	_	13 ax	mark
13	ax	ax	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 cancel	conj
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 worker	det
15	worker	worker	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 fire	nsubj
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 fire	cop
17	to	to	PART	_	18 fire	mark
18	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 ax	obj
19	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 fire	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 cancel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	ax	to-infinitive		something		tree rules
2	is	present			cancel property	tree rules
3	cut	infinitive		it		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
4	ax	to-infinitive				tree rules
5	is a	present	a worker	fire		tree rules

Meaning 3

In some old or dialect English, "ax" is another spelling of "ask".

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	6 English	case
2	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	6 English	nsubj
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 English	amod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 English	cc
5	dialect	dialect	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 English	compound
6	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 spelling	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 English	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 ax	punct
9	ax	ax	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 spelling	nsubj
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 ax	punct
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 spelling	cop
12	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	13 spelling	det
13	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 ask	case
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	16 ask	punct
16	ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	13 spelling	parataxis
17	"	"	PUNCT	_	16 ask	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 spelling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	ax	another spelling		old dialect English			tree rules
2	ask speech: ask in a quote	infinitive							vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

§ 11 Three vowels n"ax constitute a great secret, marvellous and hidden. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

Sentence 1: § 11 Three vowels n"ax constitute a great secret, marvellous and hidden.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	§	§	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 vowels	compound
2	11	11	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 §	flat
3	Three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 vowels	nummod
4	vowels	vowel	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 constitute	nsubj
5	n	n	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ax	amod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 n	punct
7	ax	ax	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 constitute	nsubj
8	constitute	constitute	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 secret	det
10	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 secret	amod
11	secret	secret	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 constitute	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 marvellous	punct
13	marvellous	marvellous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 secret	amod
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 hidden	cc
15	hidden	hidden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 marvellous	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 constitute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	constitute in a quote	infinitive	§ Three vowels	a great secret					vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme secret=Pivot

Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Origin	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Origin	det
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	appos
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Letters	case
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 Origin	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 Numerals	cc
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 Letters	conj
10	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 Sefer	case
11	to	to	ADP	_	10 according	fixed
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	nmod
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Sefer	flat
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 1914	punct
15	1914	1914	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Mordell	list
16	))	))	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund							vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The lumberjack swung his ax at the tree.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lumberjack	det
2	lumberjack	lumberjack	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 swung	nsubj
3	swung	swing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 ax	nmod:poss
5	ax	ax	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 swung	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 tree	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tree	det
8	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 swung	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 swung	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swing	past	the lumberjack	lumberjack's ax		the tree			vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent ax=Theme at tree=Location

Example 3

George Washington's story tells of a cherry tree and an ax.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	George	George	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 story	nmod:poss
2	Washington	Washington	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 George	flat
3	's	's	PART	_	1 George	case
4	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tells	nsubj
5	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 tree	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 tree	det
8	cherry	cherry	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 tree	compound
9	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tells	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 ax	cc
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 ax	det
12	ax	ax	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 tree	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 tells	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	present	George's story					of a cherry tree and a ax	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The TV show was axed after one season.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 show	det
2	TV	TV	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 show	compound
3	show	show	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 axed	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 axed	aux:pass
5	axed	ax	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 season	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 season	nummod
8	season	season	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 axed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 axed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ax	past · passive		the TV show			season		tree rules

Example 5

Dad chopped firewood with an ax.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 chopped	nsubj
2	chopped	chop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	firewood	firewood	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 chopped	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 ax	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ax	det
6	ax	ax	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 chopped	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 chopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	chop	past	Dad	firewood				with a ax	vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent firewood=Patient with ax=Instrument

Example 6

The firefighter broke down the door with an ax.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 firefighter	det
2	firefighter	firefighter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 broke	nsubj
3	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	down	down	ADP	_	3 broke	compound:prt
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 door	det
6	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 broke	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 ax	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 ax	det
9	ax	ax	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 broke	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break down	past	the firefighter	the door				with a ax	vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent door=Patient with ax=Instrument

Example 7

Hundreds of jobs were axed at the factory.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hundreds	hundred	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 axed	nsubj:pass
2	of	of	ADP	_	3 jobs	case
3	jobs	job	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Hundreds	nmod
4	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 axed	aux:pass
5	axed	ax	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 factory	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 factory	det
8	factory	factory	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 axed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 axed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ax	past · passive		Hundreds of jobs		the factory			tree rules

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