contentious
Who acts: lot, strife, continual dropping · What happens: quarrel, argue, cause, cease, part, be · To what, where: strife, asunder, desert land
«contentious» 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: contentious in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
fond of quarreling or arguing.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fond | fond | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 3 quarreling | mark |
| 3 | quarreling | quarrel | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 fond | advcl |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 arguing | cc |
| 5 | arguing | argue | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 quarreling | conj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 fond | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | quarrel | gerund | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | argue speech: disagree | gerund | vn correspond-36.1-1 «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.
Example 1
The lot causeth strife to cease, and parteth asunder the contentious. (Writings PRO.18.18, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: The lot causeth strife to cease, and parteth asunder the contentious.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 lot | det |
| 2 | lot | lot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 causeth | nsubj |
| 3 | causeth | cause | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | strife | strife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 causeth | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 cease | mark |
| 6 | cease | cease | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 causeth | xcomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 parteth | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 parteth | cc |
| 9 | parteth | part | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 causeth | conj |
| 10 | asunder | asunder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 parteth | obj |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 contentious | det |
| 12 | contentious | contentious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 parteth | obl:unmarked |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 causeth | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cause | present | the lot | strife | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | cease | to-infinitive | strife not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | part | present | the lot not said here | asunder | the contentious obl:unmarked | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent asunder=Patient |
Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.18.18, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 Writings | punct |
| 2 | Writings | writing | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | PRO.18.18 | PRO.18.18 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Writings | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 PRO.18.18 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 PRO.18.18 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Writings | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike; (Writings PRO.27.15, JPS 1917)
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 dropping | det |
| 2 | continual | continual | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 dropping | amod |
| 3 | dropping | dropping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 alike | nsubj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 day | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 day | det |
| 6 | very | very | ADV | _ | 7 rainy | advmod |
| 7 | rainy | rainy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 day | amod |
| 8 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dropping | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 woman | cc |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 woman | det |
| 11 | contentious | contentious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 woman | amod |
| 12 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 day | conj |
| 13 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 alike | cop |
| 14 | alike | alike | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 15 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 17 Writings | punct |
| 16 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 17 Writings | punct |
| 17 | Writings | writing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 alike | obl |
| 18 | PRO.27.15 | PRO.27.15 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 Writings | appos |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 JPS | punct |
| 20 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 PRO.27.15 | flat |
| 21 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 18 PRO.27.15 | flat |
| 22 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 18 PRO.27.15 | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | a continual dropping in a rainy day and a contentious woman | Writings obl; alike property | tree rules |
Example 3
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman. (Writings PRO.21.19, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 better | expl |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 better | cop |
| 3 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 dwell | mark |
| 5 | dwell | dwell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 better | csubj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 land | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 land | det |
| 8 | desert | desert | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 land | compound |
| 9 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 dwell | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 woman | punct |
| 11 | than | than | ADP | _ | 17 woman | case |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 17 woman | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 woman | det |
| 14 | contentious | contentious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 woman | amod |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 fretful | cc |
| 16 | fretful | fretful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 contentious | conj |
| 17 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 dwell | vocative |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 better | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | good property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | dwell | to-infinitive | a desert land | a contentious woman vocative | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in land=Location |
Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.21.19, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 Writings | punct |
| 2 | Writings | writing | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | PRO.21.19 | PRO.21.19 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Writings | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 PRO.21.19 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 PRO.21.19 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Writings | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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