handful

Who acts: amount, small number, animal, puppy, LORD, Moses · What happens: hold, come, be, control, say, take · To what, where: handful, one hand, handfuls, you, Moses, furnace · Speech: someone speaks here

«handful» 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: handful in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

The amount you can hold in one hand: «a handful of sweets».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 amount	det
2	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hold	nsubj
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 hold	nsubj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 hold	aux
5	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 hand	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 hand	nummod
8	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hold	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 hold	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 handful	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 handful	det
12	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hold	obl
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 sweets	case
14	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 handful	nmod
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 handful	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	can	the amount	a handful of sweets		one hand			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hand=Location

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 small number of people or things: «Only a handful of children came».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 number	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 number	amod
3	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 came	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 people	case
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 number	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 things	cc
7	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 people	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 handful	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 handful	punct
10	Only	only	ADV	_	12 handful	advmod
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 handful	det
12	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 came	nsubj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 children	case
14	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 handful	nmod
15	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 came	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come in a quote	past	a small number of people or things						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: informal, a handful — kept apart, not parsed.

A person or animal that is hard to control: «The puppy is a handful».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 animal	cc
4	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 person	conj
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 hard	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 hard	cop
7	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 animal	acl:relcl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 control	mark
9	control	control	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 hard	xcomp
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 handful	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 handful	punct
12	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 puppy	det
13	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 handful	nsubj
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 handful	cop
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 handful	det
16	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 person	appos
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 handful	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	animal		hard property	tree rules
2	control	to-infinitive	animal not said here			vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	is a in a quote	present	the puppy	a handful		tree rules

Example 1

And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron: 'Take to you handfuls of soot of the furnace, and let Moses throw it heavenward in the sight of Pharaoh. (Torah EXO.9.8, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron: 'Take to you handfuls of soot of the furnace, and let Moses throw it heavenward in the sight of Pharaoh.

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 said	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 LORD	det
3	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 said	nsubj
4	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	unto	unto	ADP	_	6 Moses	case
6	Moses	Moses	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 said	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 Aaron	cc
8	unto	unto	ADP	_	9 Aaron	case
9	Aaron	Aaron	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Moses	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 Take	punct
11	'	'	PUNCT	_	12 Take	punct
12	Take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 said	ccomp
13	to	to	ADP	_	14 you	case
14	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 Take	obl
15	handfuls	handful	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 Take	obj
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 soot	case
17	soot	soot	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 handfuls	nmod
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 furnace	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 furnace	det
20	furnace	furnace	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 soot	nmod
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 let	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 let	cc
23	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 Take	conj
24	Moses	moses	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 let	obj
25	throw	throw	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	23 let	xcomp
26	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	25 throw	obj
27	heavenward	heavenward	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 throw	obj
28	in	in	ADP	_	30 sight	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 sight	det
30	sight	sight	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 throw	obl
31	of	of	ADP	_	32 Pharaoh	case
32	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 sight	nmod
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the LORD				unto Moses and Aaron	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	take	infinitive		handfuls of soot of the furnace	you			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent handful=Theme to you=Destination
3	let	infinitive		Moses				tree rules
4	throw	infinitive	Moses not said here	furnace		the sight of Pharaoh		tree rules
5	sight			Pharaoh				nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.9.8, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.9.8	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.9.8	compound
3	EXO.9.8	EXO.9.8	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.9.8	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.9.8	punct

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

Example 2

And the priest shall take a handful of the meal-offering, as the memorial-part thereof, and make it smoke upon the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water. (Torah NUM.5.26, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the priest shall take a handful of the meal-offering, as the memorial-part thereof, and make it smoke upon the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water.

The tree, 32 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 take	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 priest	det
3	priest	priest	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 take	nsubj
4	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 take	aux
5	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 handful	det
7	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 take	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	12 offering	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 offering	det
10	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 offering	compound
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 meal	punct
12	offering	offering	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 handful	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 part	punct
14	as	as	ADP	_	18 part	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 part	det
16	memorial	memorial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 part	amod
17	-	-	PUNCT	_	16 memorial	punct
18	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 take	conj
19	thereof	thereof	ADV	_	18 part	advmod
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 make	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 make	cc
22	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 take	conj
23	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 make	obj
24	smoke	smoke	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	22 make	xcomp
25	upon	upon	ADP	_	27 altar	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 altar	det
27	altar	altar	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 smoke	obl
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 make	punct
29	and	and	CCONJ	_	32 make	cc
30	afterward	afterward	ADV	_	32 make	advmod
31	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	32 make	aux
32	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 take	conj
33	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 woman	det
34	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 make	obj
35	drink	drink	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	32 make	xcomp
36	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	37 water	det
37	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 drink	obj
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	take	shall	the priest	a handful of the meal offering		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent handful=Theme
2	make	infinitive	the priest not said here	handful		tree rules
3	smoke	infinitive	handful not said here		upon the altar	vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	make	shall	the priest not said here	the woman	afterward property	tree rules
5	drink	infinitive	the woman not said here	the water		vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.5.26, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.5.26	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.5.26	compound
3	NUM.5.26	NUM.5.26	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.5.26	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.5.26	punct

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

Example 3

Better is a handful of quietness, than both the hands full of labour and striving after wind. (Writings ECC.4.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Better is a handful of quietness, than both the hands full of labour and striving after wind.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 handful	amod
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 handful	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 handful	det
4	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 quietness	case
6	quietness	quietness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 handful	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 hands	punct
8	than	than	ADP	_	11 hands	case
9	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	11 hands	det:predet
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hands	det
11	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 handful	appos
12	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 hands	amod
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 labour	case
14	labour	labour	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 full	obl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 striving	cc
16	striving	strive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 labour	conj
17	after	after	ADP	_	18 wind	case
18	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 striving	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 handful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		a Better handful				of quietness	tree rules
2	strive	gerund					after wind		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings ECC.4.6, 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	ECC.4.6	ECC.4.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ECC.4.6	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ECC.4.6	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 4

Speak: Thus saith the LORD — And the carcasses of men fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, which none gathereth.' (Prophets JER.9.21, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Speak: Thus saith the LORD — And the carcasses of men fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, which none gathereth.'

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 saith	advcl
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 saith	punct
3	Thus	thus	ADV	_	4 saith	advmod
4	saith	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 LORD	det
6	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 saith	obj
7	—	-	PUNCT	_	13 fall	punct
8	And	and	CCONJ	_	13 fall	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 carcasses	det
10	carcasses	carcass	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 fall	nsubj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 men	case
12	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 carcasses	nmod
13	fall	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 saith	advcl
14	as	as	ADP	_	15 dung	case
15	dung	dung	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 fall	obl
16	upon	upon	ADP	_	19 field	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 field	det
18	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 field	amod
19	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 fall	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 gathereth	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 gathereth	cc
22	as	as	ADP	_	24 handful	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 handful	det
24	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 gathereth	obl
25	after	after	ADP	_	27 harvestman	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 harvestman	det
27	harvestman	harvestman	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 handful	nmod
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 gathereth	punct
29	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	31 gathereth	nsubj
30	none	none	PRON	PronType=Neg	31 gathereth	nsubj
31	gathereth	gather	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 fall	conj
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 fall	punct
33	'	'	PUNCT	_	13 fall	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	infinitive					vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	present		the LORD		thus property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lord=Topic
3	fall	present	the carcasses of men		the open field	as dung	vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon field=Location
4	gather	present				as the handful after the harvestman	vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets JER.9.21, 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	JER.9.21	JER.9.21	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JER.9.21	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JER.9.21	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 5

And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said: 'The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.' (Prophets 1KI.20.10, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said: 'The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.'

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 sent	cc
2	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 hadad	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 Ben	punct
4	hadad	hadad	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sent	nsubj
5	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 said	advcl
6	unto	unto	ADP	_	7 him	case
7	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 sent	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 said	cc
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 do	punct
12	'	'	PUNCT	_	15 do	punct
13	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 gods	det
14	gods	god	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 do	nsubj
15	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 said	ccomp
16	so	so	ADV	_	18 me	advmod
17	unto	unto	ADP	_	18 me	case
18	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 do	iobj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 also	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 also	cc
21	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	22 also	advmod
22	also	also	ADV	_	15 do	advmod
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 suffice	punct
24	if	if	SCONJ	_	30 suffice	mark
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 dust	det
26	dust	dust	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 suffice	nsubj
27	of	of	ADP	_	28 Samaria	case
28	Samaria	Samaria	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 dust	nmod
29	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	30 suffice	aux
30	suffice	suffice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 do	conj
31	for	for	ADP	_	32 handfuls	case
32	handfuls	handful	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 suffice	obl
33	for	for	ADP	_	36 people	case
34	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	36 people	det:predet
35	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	36 people	det
36	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	32 handfuls	nmod
37	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	38 follow	nsubj
38	follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	36 people	acl:relcl
39	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	38 follow	obj
40	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct
41	'	'	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	send	past	Ben hadad			unto him = he	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	past					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	do	present	the gods		me		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Eventuality
4	suffice a condition, not said to happen	shall	the dust of Samaria			for handfuls for all people	tree rules
5	follow	present	all people	me			vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1KI.20.10, 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	1KI.20.10	1KI.20.10	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 1KI.20.10	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 6

She grabbed a handful of popcorn.

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 grabbed	nsubj
2	grabbed	grab	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 handful	det
4	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grabbed	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 popcorn	case
6	popcorn	popcorn	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 handful	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 grabbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grab	past	She	a handful of popcorn					vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent handful=Theme

Example 7

Add a handful of nuts to the salad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Add	add	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 handful	det
3	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Add	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 nuts	case
5	nuts	nut	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 handful	nmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 salad	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 salad	det
8	salad	salad	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Add	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Add	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	a handful of nuts				to the salad	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent handful=Patient to salad=Co-Patient

Example 8

Only a handful of people came to the meeting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	3 handful	advmod
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 handful	det
3	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 came	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 people	case
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 handful	nmod
6	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 meeting	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 meeting	det
9	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 came	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	a handful of people			the meeting			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to meeting=Initial_Location

Example 9

Our new puppy is a real handful!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 puppy	nmod:poss
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 puppy	amod
3	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 handful	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 handful	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 handful	det
6	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 handful	amod
7	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	7 handful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Our new puppy	a real handful					tree rules

Example 10

He threw a handful of seeds to the birds.

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	2 threw	nsubj
2	threw	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 handful	det
4	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 threw	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 seeds	case
6	seeds	seed	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 handful	nmod
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 birds	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 birds	det
9	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 threw	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 threw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	throw	past	He	a handful of seeds	the birds				vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent handful=Theme to bird=Destination

Example 11

A handful of stars shone through the clouds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 handful	det
2	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 stars	case
4	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 handful	nmod
5	shone	shine	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 stars	acl
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 clouds	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 clouds	det
8	clouds	cloud	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 shone	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 handful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shine	participle		stars not said here		the clouds			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through cloud=Location

Example 12

Twenty thousand Persian soldiers had fallen before that handful of men.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 thousand	compound
2	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 soldiers	nummod
3	Persian	persian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 soldiers	amod
4	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 fallen	nsubj
5	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 fallen	aux
6	fallen	fall	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
7	before	before	ADP	_	9 handful	case
8	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	9 handful	det
9	handful	handful	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fallen	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 men	case
11	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 handful	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 fallen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past · perfect	thousand Persian soldiers			that handful of men			vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme before handful=Location

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