gently

Who acts: you, road, She, consolations, word, roof · What happens: hold, rise, speak, be, deal, console · To what, where: baby, God, lips, flock, lambs, arm · Speech: someone speaks here

«gently» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: gently in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

In a soft, careful way, not rough.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	6 way	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 way	det
3	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 way	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 soft	punct
5	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 way	amod
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 rough	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 rough	advmod
9	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 way	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 way	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"Hold the baby gently."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Hold	punct
2	Hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 baby	det
4	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Hold	obj
5	gently	gently	ADV	_	2 Hold	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Hold	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold in a quote	imperative	you not said here	the baby				gently property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme

Meaning 2

Slowly and not suddenly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Slowly	slowly	ADV	_	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 suddenly	cc
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 suddenly	advmod
4	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	_	1 Slowly	conj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Slowly	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"The road rises gently."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 rises	punct
2	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 road	det
3	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 rises	nsubj
4	rises	rise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	gently	gently	ADV	_	4 rises	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 rises	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 rises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rise in a quote	present	the road					gently property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

In a kind, calm way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	6 way	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 way	det
3	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 way	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 kind	punct
5	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 way	amod
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 way	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"She spoke gently."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 spoke	punct
2	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 spoke	nsubj
3	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	gently	gently	ADV	_	3 spoke	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spoke	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other in a quote	past	She					gently property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Are the consolations of God too small for thee, and the word that dealeth gently with thee? (Writings JOB.15.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Are the consolations of God too small for thee, and the word that dealeth gently with thee?

The tree, 17 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	7 small	cop
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 consolations	det
3	consolations	consolation	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 small	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 God	case
5	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 consolations	nmod
6	too	too	ADV	_	7 small	advmod
7	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 thee	case
9	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	7 small	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 word	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 word	cc
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 word	det
13	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 small	parataxis
14	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 dealeth	nsubj
15	dealeth	deal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 word	acl:relcl
16	gently	gently	ADV	_	15 dealeth	advmod
17	with	with	ADP	_	18 thee	case
18	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	15 dealeth	obl
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 small	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	the consolations of God		for thee; small property	tree rules
2	deal	present	the word		with thee; gently property	vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with thou=Theme
3	console			God		nom consolation «feeling transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.15.11, 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	JOB.15.11	JOB.15.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.15.11	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.15.11	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 2

And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, that glideth down smoothly for my beloved, moving gently the lips of those that are asleep.' (Writings SNG.7.10, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, that glideth down smoothly for my beloved, moving gently the lips of those that are asleep.'

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	13 glideth	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 roof	det
3	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 glideth	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 mouth	case
5	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	6 mouth	nmod:poss
6	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 roof	nmod
7	like	like	ADP	_	10 wine	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 wine	det
9	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	10 wine	amod
10	wine	wine	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 mouth	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 glideth	punct
12	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	13 glideth	nsubj
13	glideth	glide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	down	down	ADV	_	13 glideth	advmod
15	smoothly	smoothly	ADV	_	13 glideth	advmod
16	for	for	ADP	_	18 beloved	case
17	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 beloved	nmod:poss
18	beloved	beloved	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 glideth	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 moving	punct
20	moving	move	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 glideth	advcl
21	gently	gently	ADV	_	20 moving	advmod
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 lips	det
23	lips	lip	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 moving	obj
24	of	of	ADP	_	25 those	case
25	those	that	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	23 lips	nmod
26	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	28 asleep	nsubj
27	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	28 asleep	cop
28	asleep	asleep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 those	acl:relcl
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	20 moving	punct
30	'	'	PUNCT	_	13 glideth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	glide down	present	the roof of thy mouth like the best wine		for my beloved; down, smoothly property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	move	gerund	the roof of thy mouth like the best wine not said here	the lips of those	gently property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent lip=Theme
3	is	present			asleep property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings SNG.7.10, 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	SNG.7.10	SNG.7.10	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 SNG.7.10	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 SNG.7.10	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 3

Even as a shepherd that feedeth his flock, that gathereth the lambs in his arm, and carrieth them in his bosom, and gently leadeth those that give suck. (Prophets ISA.40.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Even as a shepherd that feedeth his flock, that gathereth the lambs in his arm, and carrieth them in his bosom, and gently leadeth those that give suck.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Even	even	ADV	_	4 shepherd	advmod
2	as	as	ADP	_	4 shepherd	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 shepherd	det
4	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 feedeth	nsubj
6	feedeth	feed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 shepherd	acl:relcl
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 flock	nmod:poss
8	flock	flock	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 feedeth	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 gathereth	punct
10	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	11 gathereth	nsubj
11	gathereth	gather	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 feedeth	conj
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 lambs	det
13	lambs	lamb	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 gathereth	obj
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 arm	case
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 arm	nmod:poss
16	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 gathereth	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 carrieth	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 carrieth	cc
19	carrieth	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 feedeth	conj
20	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 carrieth	obj
21	in	in	ADP	_	23 bosom	case
22	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	23 bosom	nmod:poss
23	bosom	bosom	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 carrieth	obl
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 leadeth	punct
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 leadeth	cc
26	gently	gently	ADV	_	27 leadeth	advmod
27	leadeth	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 feedeth	conj
28	those	that	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	27 leadeth	obj
29	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	30 give	nsubj
30	give	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	28 those	acl:relcl
31	suck	suck	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 give	obj
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shepherd	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	feed	present	a shepherd	shepherd's flock			vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flock=Recipient
2	gather	present	that	the lambs	shepherd's arm		vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lamb=Theme
3	carry	present	a shepherd not said here	lambs = lamb	shepherd's bosom		vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Value in bosom=Location
4	lead	present	a shepherd not said here	those		gently property	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme
5	give	present		suck			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent suck=Theme
6	bosom		shepherd				nom bosom «state transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.40.11, 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	ISA.40.11	ISA.40.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.40.11	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.40.11	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 4

Stroke the cat gently.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stroke	stroke	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cat	det
3	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stroke	obj
4	gently	gently	ADV	_	1 Stroke	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stroke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stroke	imperative	you not said here	the cat				gently property	vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Experiencer

Example 5

Hold the baby gently.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 baby	det
3	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Hold	obj
4	gently	gently	ADV	_	1 Hold	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	imperative	you not said here	the baby				gently property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme

Example 6

Close the door gently.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Close	close	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 door	det
3	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Close	obj
4	gently	gently	ADV	_	1 Close	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Close	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	imperative	you not said here	the door				gently property	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient

Example 7

The leaves fell gently to the ground.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 leaves	det
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 fell	nsubj
3	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	gently	gently	ADV	_	3 fell	advmod
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 ground	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ground	det
7	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fell	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past	the leaves					to the ground; gently property	vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to ground=Theme

Example 8

She spoke gently to the scared child.

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 spoke	nsubj
2	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	gently	gently	ADV	_	2 spoke	advmod
4	to	to	ADP	_	7 child	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 child	det
6	scared	scared	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 child	amod
7	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spoke	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	She					to the scared child; gently property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to child=Co-Agent

Example 9

Press gently on the cut with a clean cloth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Press	press	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	gently	gently	ADV	_	1 Press	advmod
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 cut	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 cut	det
5	cut	cut	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Press	nmod
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 cloth	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 cloth	det
8	clean	clean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 cloth	amod
9	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Press	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Press	punct

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

Example 10

The hill slopes gently down to the river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hill	det
2	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slopes	nsubj
3	slopes	slope	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	gently	gently	ADV	_	3 slopes	advmod
5	down	down	ADV	_	3 slopes	advmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 river	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 river	det
8	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 down	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 slopes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slope	present	the hill					down, gently property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 11

Gently put the eggs in the basket.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gently	gently	ADV	_	2 put	advmod
2	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 eggs	det
4	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 put	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 basket	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 basket	det
7	basket	basket	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 put	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here	the eggs		the basket		gently property	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent egg=Theme in basket=Destination

Example 12

"I will try," said Mignon gently.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 try	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 try	nsubj
3	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 try	aux
4	try	try	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 said	ccomp
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 try	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 try	punct
7	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	Mignon	Mignon	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 said	nsubj
9	gently	gently	ADV	_	7 said	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try in a quote	future	Mignon						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	say speech: assert	past	Mignon					gently property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

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