devour

Who acts: you, She, fire, they, strangers, Thou · What happens: eat, read, watch, take in, devour, destroy · To what, where: something, book, forest, someone, devouring fire, them · Speech: someone speaks here

«devour» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 14 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: devour in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

To eat something quickly and hungrily, often all of it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 eat	mark
2	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 eat	obj
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 eat	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 hungrily	cc
6	hungrily	hungrily	ADV	_	4 quickly	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 all	punct
8	often	often	ADV	_	9 all	advmod
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	2 eat	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 it	case
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 all	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 eat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	to-infinitive		something				all obl; quickly property	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=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.

Meaning 2

To read, watch or take in something eagerly and quickly: «She devoured the book».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 read	mark
2	read	read	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 watch	advcl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 watch	punct
4	watch	watch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 take	cc
6	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 watch	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	6 take	compound:prt
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 take	obj
9	eagerly	eagerly	ADV	_	6 take	advmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 quickly	cc
11	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	9 eagerly	conj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 devoured	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 devoured	punct
14	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 devoured	nsubj
15	devoured	devour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 watch	parataxis
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 book	det
17	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 devoured	obj
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 devoured	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 watch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	read	to-infinitive	you not said here			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	watch	imperative	you not said here			tree rules
3	take in	infinitive	you not said here	something	eagerly property	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
4	devour in a quote	past	She	the book		vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Patient

Meaning 3

To destroy something completely: «The fire devoured the forest».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 destroy	mark
2	destroy	destroy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 devoured	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 destroy	obj
4	completely	completely	ADV	_	2 destroy	advmod
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	2 destroy	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 devoured	punct
7	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fire	det
8	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 devoured	nsubj
9	devoured	devour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 forest	det
11	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 devoured	obj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 devoured	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 devoured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	destroy	to-infinitive	the fire not said here	something				completely property	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient
2	devour in a quote	past	the fire	the forest					vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent forest=Patient

Meaning 4

Usage: of a feeling — kept apart, not parsed.

To fill someone completely: «devoured by jealousy».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 fill	mark
2	fill	fill	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 fill	obj
4	completely	completely	ADV	_	2 fill	advmod
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 devoured	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 devoured	punct
7	devoured	devour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 fill	advcl
8	by	by	ADP	_	9 jealousy	case
9	jealousy	jealousy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 devoured	obl
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 devoured	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fill	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fill	to-infinitive		someone				completely property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent someone=Patient
2	devour in a quote	participle						by jealousy	vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 1

For the LORD thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God. (Torah DEU.4.24, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For the LORD thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	5 God	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 God	det
3	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 God	amod
4	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	5 God	nmod:poss
5	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 fire	obl
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 fire	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 fire	det
8	devouring	devour	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 fire	amod
9	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 God	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 God	det
12	jealous	jealous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 God	amod
13	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 fire	parataxis
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 fire	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devour	gerund							vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present		a devouring fire				for thy LORD God	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.4.24, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.4.24	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.4.24	compound
3	DEU.4.24	DEU.4.24	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.4.24	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.4.24	punct

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

Example 2

And there came forth fire from before the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. (Torah LEV.10.2, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And there came forth fire from before the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 came	cc
2	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	3 came	expl
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	forth	forth	ADV	_	3 came	advmod
5	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	nsubj
6	from	from	ADP	_	9 LORD	case
7	before	before	ADP	_	9 LORD	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 LORD	det
9	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 came	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 devoured	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 devoured	cc
12	devoured	devour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 came	parataxis
13	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 devoured	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 died	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 died	cc
16	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 died	nsubj
17	died	die	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 devoured	conj
18	before	before	ADP	_	20 LORD	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 LORD	det
20	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 died	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	fire		there		from the LORD; forth property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from lord=Initial_Location
2	devour	past		them = they				vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient
3	die	past	they			before the LORD		vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.10.2, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.10.2	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.10.2	compound
3	LEV.10.2	LEV.10.2	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.10.2	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.10.2	punct

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

Example 3

Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price. (Torah GEN.31.15, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 accounted	aux:pass
2	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 accounted	nsubj:pass
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 accounted	advmod
4	accounted	account	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 strangers	case
6	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 strangers	nsubj
7	strangers	stranger	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 accounted	obl
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 accounted	punct
9	for	for	SCONJ	_	12 sold	mark
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 sold	nsubj
11	hath	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 sold	aux:pass
12	sold	sell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 accounted	conj
13	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 sold	iobj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 hath	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 hath	cc
16	hath	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 accounted	parataxis
17	also	also	ADV	_	19 devoured	advmod
18	quite	quite	ADV	_	19 devoured	advmod
19	devoured	devour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 hath	xcomp
20	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 price	nmod:poss
21	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 devoured	obj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 accounted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	not account	present · passive	strangers	we		tree rules
2	sell	present · passive		he	us	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient we=Theme
3	have	present				tree rules
4	devour	participle		our price		vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent price=Patient

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.31.15, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.31.15	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.31.15	compound
3	GEN.31.15	GEN.31.15	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.31.15	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.31.15	punct

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

Example 4

Thou lovest all devouring words, the deceitful tongue. (Writings PSA.52.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Thou lovest all devouring words, the deceitful tongue.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	2 lovest	nsubj
2	lovest	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 words	det
4	devouring	devour	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 words	amod
5	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 lovest	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 tongue	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 tongue	det
8	deceitful	deceitful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 tongue	amod
9	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 words	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lovest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	Thou	all devouring words the deceitful tongue					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus
2	devour	gerund							vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.52.6, 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.52.6	PSA.52.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.52.6	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.52.6	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 5

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation. (Writings PSA.79.7, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	SCONJ	_	4 devoured	mark
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 devoured	nsubj
3	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 devoured	aux
4	devoured	devour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 devoured	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 laid	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 laid	cc
8	laid	lay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 devoured	conj
9	waste	waste	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 laid	ccomp
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 habitation	nmod:poss
11	habitation	habitation	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 waste	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 devoured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	devour	present · perfect	they	Jacob	vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jacob=Patient
2	lay	past	they not said here		tree rules
3	waste	infinitive	they not said here	Jacob's habitation	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent habitation=Patient

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.79.7, 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.79.7	PSA.79.7	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.79.7	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.79.7	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 6

Fire devoured their young men; and their virgins had no marriage-song. (Writings PSA.78.63, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Fire devoured their young men; and their virgins had no marriage-song.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fire	Fire	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 devoured	nsubj
2	devoured	devour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 men	nmod:poss
4	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 men	amod
5	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 devoured	obj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 had	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 had	cc
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 virgins	nmod:poss
9	virgins	virgin	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 had	nsubj
10	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 devoured	conj
11	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	14 song	det
12	marriage	marriage	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 song	compound
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 marriage	punct
14	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 had	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 devoured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devour	past	Fire	their young men					vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Patient
2	have	past	men's virgins	no marriage song					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=Patient

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.78.63, 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.78.63	PSA.78.63	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.78.63	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.78.63	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 7

The hungry boys devoured the pizza in minutes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boys	det
2	hungry	hungry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boys	amod
3	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 devoured	nsubj
4	devoured	devour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pizza	det
6	pizza	pizza	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 devoured	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 minutes	case
8	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 devoured	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 devoured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devour	past	the hungry boys	the pizza			minute		vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pizza=Patient

Example 8

The lion devoured its prey.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lion	det
2	lion	lion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devoured	nsubj
3	devoured	devour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 prey	nmod:poss
5	prey	prey	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devoured	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 devoured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devour	past	the lion	lion's prey					vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Patient

Example 9

Ellie devoured the whole series of books in a week.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 devoured	nsubj
2	devoured	devour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 series	det
4	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 series	amod
5	series	series	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 devoured	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 books	case
7	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 series	nmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 week	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 week	det
10	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 devoured	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 devoured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devour	past	Ellie	the whole series of books			week		vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent series=Patient

Example 10

The fire devoured the old barn.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

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

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devour	past	the fire	the old barn					vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barn=Patient

Example 11

In the story, the wolf wanted to devour Little Red Riding Hood.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wanted	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 story	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wolf	det
6	wolf	wolf	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wanted	nsubj
7	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 devour	mark
9	devour	devour	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 wanted	xcomp
10	Little	Little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 Hood	amod
11	Red	Red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 Hood	amod
12	Riding	Riding	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Hood	compound
13	Hood	Hood	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 devour	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 wanted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	past	the wolf			the story			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	devour not said to happen	to-infinitive	the wolf not said here	Little Red Riding Hood					vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hood=Patient

Example 12

The caterpillars devoured our cabbages.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 caterpillars	det
2	caterpillars	caterpillar	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 devoured	nsubj
3	devoured	devour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 cabbages	nmod:poss
5	cabbages	cabbage	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 devoured	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 devoured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devour	past	the caterpillars	our cabbages					vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cabbage=Patient

Example 13

He was devoured by curiosity about the locked box.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 devoured	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 devoured	aux:pass
3	devoured	devour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 curiosity	case
5	curiosity	curiosity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 devoured	obl
6	about	about	ADP	_	9 box	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 box	det
8	locked	lock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 box	amod
9	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 curiosity	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 devoured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devour	past · passive	curiosity about the locked box	He					vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
2	lock	participle							vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Example 14

The dogs come and devour the bacon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dogs	det
2	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 come	nsubj
3	come	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 devour	cc
5	devour	devour	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 come	conj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 bacon	det
7	bacon	bacon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 devour	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present	the dogs						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	devour	infinitive	the dogs not said here	the bacon					vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bacon=Patient

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