demeanour

Who acts: demeanour, they, way, Psalm, Abimelech, he · What happens: be, look, behave, show, change, drive away · To what, where: way, mood, demeanour, Psalm, himself, doors

«demeanour» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: demeanour in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Someone's demeanour is the way they look and behave, which shows their mood or character.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 demeanour	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Someone	case
3	demeanour	demeanour	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 way	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 way	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 way	det
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 look	nsubj
8	look	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 way	acl:relcl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 behave	cc
10	behave	behave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 look	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 shows	punct
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 shows	nsubj
13	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 way	parataxis
14	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 mood	nmod:poss
15	mood	mood	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 shows	obj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 character	cc
17	character	character	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 mood	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	Someone's demeanour	the way	tree rules
2	look	present	they	the way not said here	vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme way=Attribute
3	behave	present	they not said here		vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
4	show	present	the way	their mood or character	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mood=Recipient

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

A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. (Writings PSA.34.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

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	2 Psalm	det
2	Psalm	Psalm	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 changed	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 David	case
4	David	David	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Psalm	nmod
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 changed	punct
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 changed	advmod
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 changed	nsubj
8	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 demeanour	nmod:poss
10	demeanour	demeanour	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 changed	obj
11	before	before	ADP	_	12 Abimelech	case
12	Abimelech	Abimelech	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 changed	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 drove	punct
14	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 drove	nsubj
15	drove	drive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 Abimelech	acl:relcl
16	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 drove	obj
17	away	away	ADV	_	15 drove	advmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 departed	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 departed	cc
20	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 departed	nsubj
21	departed	depart	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 changed	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	change	past	a Psalm of David	Psalm's demeanour	before Abimelech		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demeanour=Patient
2	drive away	past	Abimelech	Psalm		away property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
3	depart	past	Psalm				vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.34.1, 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	PSA.34.1	PSA.34.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.34.1	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.34.1	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

And he changed his demeanour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. (Prophets 1SA.21.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he changed his demeanour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 changed	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 changed	nsubj
3	changed	change	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 demeanour	nmod:poss
5	demeanour	demeanour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obj
6	before	before	ADP	_	7 them	case
7	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 changed	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 feigned	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 feigned	cc
10	feigned	feign	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 changed	conj
11	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	10 feigned	obj
12	mad	mad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 feigned	xcomp
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 hands	case
14	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 hands	nmod:poss
15	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 mad	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 scrabbled	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 scrabbled	cc
18	scrabbled	scrabble	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 changed	parataxis
19	on	on	ADP	_	21 doors	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 doors	det
21	doors	door	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 scrabbled	obl
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 gate	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 gate	det
24	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 doors	nmod
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 let	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 let	cc
27	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 scrabbled	conj
28	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	29 spittle	nmod:poss
29	spittle	spittle	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 fall	nsubj
30	fall	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	27 let	xcomp
31	down	down	ADV	_	30 fall	advmod
32	upon	upon	ADP	_	34 beard	case
33	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	34 beard	nmod:poss
34	beard	beard	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 fall	obl
35	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	past	he	his demeanour		before them = they		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demeanour=Patient
2	feign	past	he not said here	himself = he			mad property	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient
3	scrabble	participle			the doors of the gate			vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent on door=Location
4	let	infinitive						tree rules
5	fall down	present	his spittle		spittle's beard		down property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon beard=Location

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.21.14, 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	1SA.21.14	1SA.21.14	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1SA.21.14	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

She kept a calm demeanour during the exam.

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 kept	nsubj
2	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 demeanour	det
4	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 demeanour	amod
5	demeanour	demeanour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kept	obj
6	during	during	ADP	_	8 exam	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 exam	det
8	exam	exam	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kept	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	She	a calm demeanour			during the exam		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demeanour=Theme

Example 4

His cheerful demeanour made everyone smile.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 demeanour	nmod:poss
2	cheerful	cheerful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 demeanour	amod
3	demeanour	demeanour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	4 made	obj
6	smile	smile	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 made	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	His cheerful demeanour	everyone					tree rules
2	smile	infinitive	everyone not said here						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The detective noticed the man's nervous demeanour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 detective	det
2	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 noticed	nsubj
3	noticed	notice	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 man	det
5	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 demeanour	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 man	case
7	nervous	nervous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 demeanour	amod
8	demeanour	demeanour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 noticed	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 noticed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	notice	past	the detective	the man's nervous demeanour					vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer demeanour=Stimulus

Example 6

The judge had a serious demeanour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 judge	det
2	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 demeanour	det
5	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 demeanour	amod
6	demeanour	demeanour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the judge	a serious demeanour					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demeanour=Patient

Example 7

Her demeanour changed when she heard the good news.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 demeanour	nmod:poss
2	demeanour	demeanour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	nsubj
3	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 heard	advmod
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 heard	nsubj
6	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 changed	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 news	det
8	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 news	amod
9	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 heard	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	past	Her demeanour						vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	hear	past	demeanour	the good news					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer news=Stimulus

Example 8

The new teacher's friendly demeanour put us at ease.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 teacher	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 teacher	amod
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 demeanour	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 teacher	case
5	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 demeanour	amod
6	demeanour	demeanour	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 put	nsubj
7	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 put	obj
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 ease	case
10	ease	ease	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 put	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	past	the new teacher's friendly demeanour	us		ease			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent we=Theme at ease=Destination

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