besom
Who acts: I, witch, witches · What happens: make, tie, sweep, say, fly off, rode · To what, where: broom, twigs, it, possession, LORD, besom · Speech: someone speaks here
«besom» 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: besom in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: old use, in fairy tales — kept apart, not parsed.
A broom made of twigs tied to a stick.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 broom | det |
| 2 | broom | broom | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 broom | acl |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 twigs | case |
| 5 | twigs | twig | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 made | obl |
| 6 | tied | tie | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 twigs | acl |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 stick | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 stick | det |
| 9 | stick | stick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tied | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 broom | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | participle | a broom not said here | of twigs | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | ||||
| 2 | tie | participle | twigs not said here | to a stick | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to stick=Co-Patient |
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
I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water; and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. (Prophets ISA.14.23, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water; and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
The tree, 29 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 | 4 make | nsubj |
| 2 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 make | aux |
| 3 | also | also | ADV | _ | 4 make | advmod |
| 4 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 make | obj |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 possession | det |
| 7 | possession | possession | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 make | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 bittern | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 bittern | det |
| 10 | bittern | bittern | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 make | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 pools | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 pools | cc |
| 13 | pools | pool | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 bittern | appos |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 water | case |
| 15 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 pools | nmod |
| 16 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 20 sweep | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 sweep | cc |
| 18 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 20 sweep | nsubj |
| 19 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 20 sweep | aux |
| 20 | sweep | sweep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 make | parataxis |
| 21 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 sweep | obj |
| 22 | with | with | ADP | _ | 24 besom | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 besom | det |
| 24 | besom | besom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 sweep | obl |
| 25 | of | of | ADP | _ | 26 destruction | case |
| 26 | destruction | destruction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 besom | nmod |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 saith | punct |
| 28 | saith | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 sweep | conj |
| 29 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 LORD | det |
| 30 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 28 saith | obj |
| 31 | of | of | ADP | _ | 32 hosts | case |
| 32 | hosts | host | NOUN | Number=Plur | 30 LORD | nmod |
| 33 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 make | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | future | I | it | for the bittern | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary possession=Product for bittern=Asset | |||
| 2 | sweep | future | I | possession | with the besom of destruction | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Trajectory | |||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | I not said here | the LORD of hosts | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lord=Topic |
Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.14.23, 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.14.23 | ISA.14.23 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Prophets | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 ISA.14.23 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 ISA.14.23 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Prophets | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
The witch flew off on her besom.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 witch | det |
| 2 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 flew | nsubj |
| 3 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | off | off | ADP | _ | 3 flew | compound:prt |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 besom | case |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 besom | nmod:poss |
| 7 | besom | besom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 flew | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 flew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fly off | past | the witch | witch's besom | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent on besom=Location |
Example 3
Some witches rode on an old besom.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 2 witches | det |
| 2 | witches | witch | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 rode | nsubj |
| 3 | rode | rode | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 besom | case |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 besom | det |
| 6 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 besom | amod |
| 7 | besom | besom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 rode | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 rode | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rode | present | some witches | a old besom | tree rules |
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