baleful
Who acts: Baleful, baleful look, This, baleful thoughts, thy, Many tales · What happens: mean, show, hurt, be, lodge, think · To what, where: anger, old word, baleful power, baleful stare, me · Speech: someone speaks here
«baleful» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: baleful in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Baleful means full of threat or harm: a baleful look shows anger or a wish to hurt. This is an old or literary word.
Sentence 1: Baleful means full of threat or harm: a baleful look shows anger or a wish to hurt.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baleful | baleful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 threat | case |
| 5 | threat | threat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 full | obl |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 harm | cc |
| 7 | harm | harm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 threat | conj |
| 8 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 12 shows | punct |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 look | det |
| 10 | baleful | baleful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 look | amod |
| 11 | look | look | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 shows | nsubj |
| 12 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 means | parataxis |
| 13 | anger | anger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 shows | obj |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 16 wish | cc |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 wish | det |
| 16 | wish | wish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 anger | conj |
| 17 | to | to | PART | _ | 18 hurt | mark |
| 18 | hurt | hurt | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 shows | advcl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Baleful | full property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | show | present | a baleful look | anger or a wish | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anger=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | hurt | to-infinitive | a baleful look not said here | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
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.
Sentence 2: This is an old or literary word.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 word | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 word | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 word | det |
| 4 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 word | amod |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 literary | cc |
| 6 | literary | literary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 old | conj |
| 7 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 word | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | This | a old word | tree rules |
Example 1
How long shall thy baleful thoughts lodge within thee? (Prophets JER.4.14, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: How long shall thy baleful thoughts lodge within thee?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 2 long | advmod |
| 2 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 7 lodge | advmod |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 lodge | aux |
| 4 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 6 thoughts | nmod:poss |
| 5 | baleful | baleful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 thoughts | amod |
| 6 | thoughts | thought | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 lodge | nsubj |
| 7 | lodge | lodge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | within | within | ADP | _ | 9 thee | case |
| 9 | thee | thou | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 7 lodge | obl |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 lodge | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lodge | shall | thy baleful thoughts | within thee; long property | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | think | thy | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Sentence 2: (Prophets JER.4.14, 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 | JER.4.14 | JER.4.14 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Prophets | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 JER.4.14 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 JER.4.14 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Prophets | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
Many tales show how to take away a vampire's baleful power.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 tales | amod |
| 2 | tales | tale | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 show | nsubj |
| 3 | show | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 take | advmod |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 take | mark |
| 6 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 show | ccomp |
| 7 | away | away | ADP | _ | 6 take | compound:prt |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 vampire | det |
| 9 | vampire | vampire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 power | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 vampire | case |
| 11 | baleful | baleful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 power | amod |
| 12 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 take | obj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 show | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | Many tales | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | take away | to-infinitive | a vampire's baleful power | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |
Example 3
She gave me a baleful stare.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 gave | nsubj |
| 2 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 gave | iobj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 stare | det |
| 5 | baleful | baleful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 stare | amod |
| 6 | stare | stare | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gave | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | She | a baleful stare | me | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient stare=Theme |
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