fortress Who acts: fortress, any place, he, LORD, God, strong fortress · What happens: be, build, protect, get, say, let · To what, where: large strong building, thick walls, people, any place, rock, strong fortress · Speech: someone speaks here
«fortress» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: fortress in the Judaism dictionary .
Meaning 1 A fortress is a large, strong building or town with thick walls, built to protect people from attack.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod cc conj case amod nmod punct acl mark advcl obj case obl punct root A DET fortress NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ , PUNCT strong ADJ building NOUN or CCONJ town NOUN with ADP thick ADJ walls NOUN , PUNCT built VERB to PART protect VERB people NOUN from ADP attack NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fortress det 2 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 8 building nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 building cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 building det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 8 building amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 large punct 7 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 building amod 8 building building NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 town cc 10 town town NOUN Number=Sing 8 building conj 11 with with ADP _ 13 walls case 12 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 13 walls amod 13 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 10 town nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 built punct 15 built build VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 walls acl 16 to to PART _ 17 protect mark 17 protect protect VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 built advcl 18 people people NOUN Number=Plur 17 protect obj 19 from from ADP _ 20 attack case 20 attack attack NOUN Number=Sing 17 protect obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 8 building punct
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1 is a present a fortress a large strong building or town with thick walls tree rules 2 build participle thick walls not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 protect to-infinitive people from attack vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary from attack=Theme
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 A fortress is any place that is very safe and hard to get into.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop amod nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl cc conj mark xcomp obl punct root A DET fortress NOUN is AUX any ADJ place NOUN that PRON is AUX very ADV safe ADJ and CCONJ hard ADJ to PART get VERB into ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fortress det 2 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 5 place nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 place cop 4 any any ADJ Degree=Pos 5 place amod 5 place place NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 safe nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 safe cop 8 very very ADV _ 9 safe advmod 9 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 5 place acl:relcl 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 hard cc 11 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 9 safe conj 12 to to PART _ 13 get mark 13 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 hard xcomp 14 into into ADP _ 13 get obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 place punct
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1 is a present a fortress any place tree rules 2 is present any place safe property tree rules 3 be any place not said here tree rules 4 get to-infinitive any place not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 1 and he said: The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; (Prophets 2SA.22.2, JPS 1917)
The tree, 18 words cc nsubj punct det nsubj cop nmod:poss ccomp punct cc nmod:poss conj punct cc nmod:poss conj punct punct parataxis flat punct nmod:unmarked parataxis punct root and CCONJ he PRON said VERB : PUNCT The DET LORD PROPN is AUX my PRON rock NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ my PRON fortress NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ my PRON deliverer NOUN ; PUNCT ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN 2SA.22.2 NUM , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 and and CCONJ _ 3 said cc 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 : : PUNCT _ 9 rock punct 5 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 LORD det 6 LORD LORD PROPN Number=Sing 9 rock nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 rock cop 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 rock nmod:poss 9 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 3 said ccomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 fortress punct 11 and and CCONJ _ 13 fortress cc 12 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 fortress nmod:poss 13 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 9 rock conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 deliverer punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 deliverer cc 16 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 deliverer nmod:poss 17 deliverer deliverer NOUN Number=Sing 9 rock conj 18 ; ; PUNCT _ 20 Prophets punct 19 ( ( PUNCT _ 20 Prophets punct 20 Prophets prophet NOUN Number=Plur 9 rock parataxis 21 2SA.22.2 2SA.22.2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 20 Prophets flat 22 , , PUNCT _ 24 1917 punct 23 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 24 1917 nmod:unmarked 24 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 rock parataxis 25 ) ) PUNCT _ 24 1917 punct
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1 say speech: assert past he vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a present the LORD my rock and my fortress and my deliverer tree rules
Example 2 The God who is my strong fortress, and who letteth my way go forth straight; (Prophets 2SA.22.33, JPS 1917)
The tree, 19 words det nsubj nsubj cop nmod:poss amod punct cc nsubj conj nmod:poss obj xcomp advmod advmod punct punct parataxis flat punct nmod:unmarked appos punct root The DET God PROPN who PRON is AUX my PRON strong ADJ fortress NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ who PRON letteth VERB my PRON way NOUN go VERB forth ADV straight ADV ; PUNCT ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN 2SA.22.33 NUM , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 God det 2 God God PROPN Number=Sing 7 fortress nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 fortress nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fortress cop 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 fortress nmod:poss 6 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fortress amod 7 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 letteth punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 letteth cc 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 letteth nsubj 11 letteth let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fortress conj 12 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 way nmod:poss 13 way way NOUN Number=Sing 14 go obj 14 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 letteth xcomp 15 forth forth ADV _ 16 straight advmod 16 straight straight ADV _ 14 go advmod 17 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 Prophets punct 18 ( ( PUNCT _ 19 Prophets punct 19 Prophets prophet NOUN Number=Plur 7 fortress parataxis 20 2SA.22.33 2SA.22.33 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 19 Prophets flat 21 , , PUNCT _ 23 1917 punct 22 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 23 1917 nmod:unmarked 23 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 fortress appos 24 ) ) PUNCT _ 23 1917 punct
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1 is a present the God my strong fortress tree rules 2 let present my strong fortress tree rules 3 go infinitive my strong fortress not said here my way straight property vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location way=Theme
Example 3 That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress. (Prophets AMO.5.9, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
The tree, 15 words nsubj obj mark advcl case det obl punct mark fixed nsubj conj case det obl punct root That PRON causeth VERB destruction NOUN to PART flash VERB upon ADP the DET strong ADJ , PUNCT so SCONJ that SCONJ destruction NOUN cometh VERB upon ADP the DET fortress NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 causeth nsubj 2 causeth cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 destruction destruction NOUN Number=Sing 2 causeth obj 4 to to PART _ 5 flash mark 5 flash flash VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 causeth advcl 6 upon upon ADP _ 8 strong case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 strong det 8 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 5 flash obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 cometh punct 10 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 13 cometh mark 11 that that SCONJ _ 10 so fixed 12 destruction destruction NOUN Number=Sing 13 cometh nsubj 13 cometh come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 causeth conj 14 upon upon ADP _ 16 fortress case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 fortress det 16 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 13 cometh obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 causeth punct
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1 cause present That destruction vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition destruction=Patient 2 flash to-infinitive That not said here the strong vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon strong=Location 3 come present destruction the fortress vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon fortress=Location
Sentence 2: (Prophets AMO.5.9, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN AMO.5.9 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT 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 AMO.5.9 AMO.5.9 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Prophets appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 AMO.5.9 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 AMO.5.9 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct
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Example 4 The soldiers hid inside the stone fortress.
det nsubj case det compound obl punct root The DET soldiers NOUN hid VERB inside ADP the DET stone NOUN fortress NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soldiers det 2 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 3 hid nsubj 3 hid hide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 inside inside ADP _ 7 fortress case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fortress det 6 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 7 fortress compound 7 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 3 hid obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 hid punct
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1 hide past the soldiers the stone fortress vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent inside fortress=Location
Example 5 The fortress stood on a hill above the river.
det nsubj case det obl case det obl punct root The DET fortress NOUN stood VERB on ADP a DET hill NOUN above ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fortress det 2 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood nsubj 3 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 hill case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 hill det 6 hill hill NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood obl 7 above above ADP _ 9 river case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 river det 9 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 stood punct
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1 stand past the fortress a hill above the river vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on hill=Location
Example 6 Edinburgh Castle was once a mighty fortress.
compound nsubj cop advmod det amod punct root Edinburgh PROPN Castle PROPN was AUX once ADV a DET mighty ADJ fortress NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Edinburgh Edinburgh PROPN Number=Sing 2 Castle compound 2 Castle Castle PROPN Number=Sing 7 fortress nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 fortress cop 4 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 7 fortress advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fortress det 6 mighty mighty ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fortress amod 7 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 fortress punct
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1 is a past Edinburgh Castle a mighty fortress once property tree rules
Example 7 We built a pillow fortress in the living room.
nsubj det compound obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON built VERB a DET pillow NOUN fortress NOUN in ADP the DET living NOUN room NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 built nsubj 2 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fortress det 4 pillow pillow NOUN Number=Sing 5 fortress compound 5 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 2 built obj 6 in in ADP _ 9 room case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 room det 8 living living NOUN Number=Sing 9 room compound 9 room room NOUN Number=Sing 2 built obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 built punct
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1 build past We a pillow fortress the living room vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fortress=Product
Example 8 The dragon guarded the gate of the dark fortress.
det nsubj det obj case det amod nmod punct root The DET dragon NOUN guarded VERB the DET gate NOUN of ADP the DET dark ADJ fortress NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dragon det 2 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 3 guarded nsubj 3 guarded guard VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 gate det 5 gate gate NOUN Number=Sing 3 guarded obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 fortress case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 fortress det 8 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fortress amod 9 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 5 gate nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 guarded punct
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1 guard past the dragon the gate of the dark fortress vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Beneficiary
Example 9 Their defence was like a fortress — no goals all season.
nmod:poss nsubj cop case det punct det appos det nmod:unmarked punct root Their PRON defence NOUN was AUX like ADP a DET fortress NOUN — PUNCT no DET goals NOUN all DET season NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 defence nmod:poss 2 defence defence NOUN Number=Sing 6 fortress nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 fortress cop 4 like like ADP _ 6 fortress case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fortress det 6 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 — - PUNCT _ 9 goals punct 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 9 goals det 9 goals goal NOUN Number=Plur 6 fortress appos 10 all all DET PronType=Tot 11 season det 11 season season NOUN Number=Sing 9 goals nmod:unmarked 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 fortress punct
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1 is past Their defence like a fortress tree rules 2 defend Their = they nom defence «process transitive»: poss=agent
Example 10 The fortress walls were three metres thick.
det compound nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root The DET fortress NOUN walls NOUN were AUX three NUM metres NOUN thick ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 walls det 2 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 3 walls compound 3 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 7 thick nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 thick cop 5 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 metres nummod 6 metres metre NOUN Number=Plur 7 thick obl:unmarked 7 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 thick punct
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1 is past the fortress walls three metres obl:unmarked ; thick property tree rules
Example 11 Shiyu by using his magic art quickly passed over with his army and shut himself up in a fortress on the opposite bank.
The tree, 23 words nsubj mark acl nmod:poss compound obj advmod compound:prt case nmod:poss obl cc conj obj compound:prt case det obl case det amod nmod punct root Shiyu PROPN by SCONJ using VERB his PRON magic NOUN art NOUN quickly ADV passed VERB over ADP with ADP his PRON army NOUN and CCONJ shut VERB himself PRON up ADP in ADP a DET fortress NOUN on ADP the DET opposite ADJ bank NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shiyu Shiyu PROPN Number=Sing 8 passed nsubj 2 by by SCONJ _ 3 using mark 3 using use VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Shiyu acl 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 art nmod:poss 5 magic magic NOUN Number=Sing 6 art compound 6 art art NOUN Number=Sing 3 using obj 7 quickly quickly ADV _ 3 using advmod 8 passed pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 over over ADP _ 8 passed compound:prt 10 with with ADP _ 12 army case 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 army nmod:poss 12 army army NOUN Number=Sing 8 passed obl 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 shut cc 14 shut shut VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 passed conj 15 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 14 shut obj 16 up up ADP _ 14 shut compound:prt 17 in in ADP _ 19 fortress case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 fortress det 19 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 14 shut obl 20 on on ADP _ 23 bank case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 bank det 22 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 23 bank amod 23 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 19 fortress nmod 24 . . PUNCT _ 8 passed punct
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1 use gerund Shiyu not said here Shiyu's magic art quickly property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent art=Patient 2 pass over past Shiyu with Shiyu's army vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 shut up infinitive Shiyu not said here Shiyu a fortress on the opposite bank vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient
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