chiefly

Who acts: Chiefly, invention, Pandas, class, trip, I · What happens: mean, be, base, accord, have, sist · To what, where: all, chiefly, alphabet, bamboo, Rainforests, equator

«chiefly» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: chiefly in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Chiefly means mainly or mostly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chiefly	Chiefly	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	mainly	mainly	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 mostly	cc
5	mostly	mostly	ADV	_	3 mainly	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Chiefly					mainly property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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

Chiefly means above all, more than anything else.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chiefly	Chiefly	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	above	above	ADP	_	4 all	case
4	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	2 means	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 more	punct
6	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 means	obj
7	than	than	ADP	_	8 anything	case
8	anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 more	obl
9	else	else	ADV	_	8 anything	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Chiefly	all					tree rules

Example 1

are chiefly based on this commentary and not on the original Safer Yet/.irah. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

Sentence 1: are chiefly based on this commentary and not on the original Safer Yet/.irah.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 chiefly	cop
2	chiefly	chiefly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	based	base	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 commentary	case
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 commentary	case
5	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 commentary	det
6	commentary	commentary	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 chiefly	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 Safer	cc
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 Safer	advmod
9	on	on	ADP	_	12 Safer	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Safer	det
11	original	original	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 Safer	amod
12	Safer	Safer	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 commentary	conj
13	Yet	Yet	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Safer	flat
14	/	/	PUNCT	_	13 Yet	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 chiefly	punct
16	irah	irah	INTJ	_	2 chiefly	discourse
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 chiefly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present						base this commentary and the original Safer; chiefly property	tree rules
2	base	participle							vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent

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 invention of such an alphabet as the Libyan must have con- sisted, chiefly of symbols for consonants, because vowel sym- (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 invention	det
2	invention	invention	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 have	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 alphabet	case
4	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	6 alphabet	det:predet
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 alphabet	det
6	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 invention	nmod
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 Libyan	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Libyan	det
9	Libyan	libyan	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 alphabet	nmod
10	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 have	aux
11	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
12	con	con	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sisted	compound
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 con	punct
14	sisted	sist	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 have	xcomp
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 chiefly	punct
16	chiefly	chiefly	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 have	obl
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 symbols	case
18	symbols	symbol	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 chiefly	nmod
19	for	for	ADP	_	20 consonants	case
20	consonants	consonant	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 symbols	nmod
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 sym	punct
22	because	because	SCONJ	_	24 sym	mark
23	vowel	vowel	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 sym	compound
24	sym	sym	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 have	obj
25	-	-	PUNCT	_	24 sym	punct
26	(	(	PUNCT	_	27 Mordell	punct
27	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 sym	appos
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 Origin	punct
29	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 Origin	det
30	Origin	Origin	PROPN	Number=Sing	27 Mordell	appos
31	of	of	ADP	_	32 Letters	case
32	Letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 Origin	nmod
33	and	and	CCONJ	_	34 Numerals	cc
34	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	32 Letters	conj
35	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	37 Sefer	case
36	to	to	ADP	_	35 according	fixed
37	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	32 Letters	nmod
38	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	37 Sefer	flat
39	(	(	PUNCT	_	40 1914	punct
40	1914	1914	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	37 Sefer	flat
41	))	))	PUNCT	_	27 Mordell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	have	must	the invention of such alphabet as the Libyan	chiefly of symbols for consonants	tree rules
2	sist	participle	chiefly of symbols for consonants not said here		tree rules
3	accord	gerund			vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
4	invent			such alphabet as the Libyan	nom invention «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Example 3

Pandas eat chiefly bamboo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pandas	panda	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 eat	nsubj
2	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	_	2 eat	advmod
4	bamboo	bamboo	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 eat	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 eat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	present	Pandas	bamboo				chiefly property	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bamboo=Patient

Example 4

The class was chiefly worried about the test.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 class	det
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 worried	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 worried	cop
4	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	_	5 worried	advmod
5	worried	worried	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	about	about	ADP	_	8 test	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 test	det
8	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 worried	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 worried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the class					about the test; chiefly, worried property	tree rules

Example 5

Rainforests are found chiefly near the equator.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rainforests	rainforest	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 found	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 found	aux:pass
3	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	_	3 found	advmod
5	near	near	ADP	_	7 equator	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 equator	det
7	equator	equator	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 found	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	present · passive		Rainforests		the equator		chiefly property	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic

Example 6

The cake is made chiefly of chocolate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cake	det
2	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 made	aux:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	chiefly	chiefly	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	xcomp
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 chocolate	case
7	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 chiefly	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		the cake					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 7

Our town is known chiefly for its beach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 town	nmod:poss
2	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 known	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 known	aux:pass
4	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	_	4 known	advmod
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 beach	case
7	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 beach	nmod:poss
8	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 known	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 known	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	know	present · passive		Our town				for town's beach; chiefly property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus

Example 8

The trip was chiefly for fun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 trip	det
2	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fun	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 fun	cop
4	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	_	6 fun	advmod
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 fun	case
6	fun	fun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 fun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the trip					for fun; chiefly property	tree rules

Example 9

In making my selection I have chiefly tried to make the stories characteristic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	SCONJ	_	2 making	mark
2	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 selection	nmod:poss
4	selection	selection	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 making	obj
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 tried	nsubj
6	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 tried	aux
7	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	_	8 tried	advmod
8	tried	try	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 making	advcl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 make	mark
10	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 tried	xcomp
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 characteristic	det
12	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 characteristic	compound
13	characteristic	characteristic	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 make	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 making	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		my selection		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset selection=Product
2	try	present · perfect	I		chiefly property	vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	make not said to happen	to-infinitive	I not said here	the stories characteristic		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset characteristic=Product
4	select		my			nom selection «act transitive»: poss=agent

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