handmaiden
Who acts: handmaiden, young woman servant, she, me, I, thy · What happens: be, wait, say, let, find, comfort · To what, where: young woman servant, me, favour, sight, that, order · Speech: someone speaks here
«handmaiden» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: handmaiden in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
A handmaiden is a young woman servant who waits on a princess or lady; the same as a handmaid.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 handmaiden | det |
| 2 | handmaiden | handmaiden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 servant | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 servant | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 servant | det |
| 5 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 servant | amod |
| 6 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 servant | compound |
| 7 | servant | servant | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 waits | nsubj |
| 9 | waits | wait | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 servant | acl:relcl |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 princess | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 princess | det |
| 12 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 waits | obl |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 lady | cc |
| 14 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 princess | conj |
| 15 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 17 same | punct |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 same | det |
| 17 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 servant | conj |
| 18 | as | as | ADP | _ | 20 handmaid | case |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 handmaid | det |
| 20 | handmaid | handmaid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 same | obl |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 servant | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a handmaiden | a young woman servant | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | wait | present | a young woman servant | on a princess or lady | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on princess=Location | ||||
| 3 | be | a handmaiden not said here | as a handmaid | tree rules |
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
Then she said: 'Let me find favour in thy sight, my LORD; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken to the heart of thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.' (Writings RUT.2.13, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Then she said: 'Let me find favour in thy sight, my LORD; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken to the heart of thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.'
The tree, 39 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 said | advmod |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem 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 | _ | 6 Let | punct |
| 5 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 6 Let | punct |
| 6 | Let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 said | ccomp |
| 7 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 Let | obj |
| 8 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 Let | xcomp |
| 9 | favour | favour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 find | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 sight | case |
| 11 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 12 sight | nmod:poss |
| 12 | sight | sight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 find | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 LORD | punct |
| 14 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 LORD | nmod:poss |
| 15 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Let | obl |
| 16 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 21 comforted | punct |
| 17 | for | for | ADP | _ | 18 that | case |
| 18 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 21 comforted | nsubj:pass |
| 19 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 21 comforted | nsubj:pass |
| 20 | hast | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 comforted | aux:pass |
| 21 | comforted | comfort | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 said | conj |
| 22 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 21 comforted | obj |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 29 spoken | punct |
| 24 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 29 spoken | cc |
| 25 | for | for | ADP | _ | 26 that | case |
| 26 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 29 spoken | nsubj:pass |
| 27 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 29 spoken | nsubj:pass |
| 28 | hast | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 29 spoken | aux:pass |
| 29 | spoken | speak | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 said | parataxis |
| 30 | to | to | ADP | _ | 32 heart | case |
| 31 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 32 heart | det |
| 32 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 spoken | obl |
| 33 | of | of | ADP | _ | 35 handmaid | case |
| 34 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 35 handmaid | nmod:poss |
| 35 | handmaid | handmaid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 32 heart | nmod |
| 36 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 42 one | punct |
| 37 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 42 one | mark |
| 38 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 42 one | nsubj |
| 39 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 42 one | cop |
| 40 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 42 one | advmod |
| 41 | as | as | ADP | _ | 42 one | case |
| 42 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 29 spoken | parataxis |
| 43 | of | of | ADP | _ | 45 handmaidens | case |
| 44 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 45 handmaidens | nmod:poss |
| 45 | handmaidens | handmaiden | NOUN | Number=Plur | 42 one | nmod |
| 46 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| 47 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | she | then | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | let | infinitive | me | my LORD obl | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | find | infinitive | me not said here | favour | thy sight | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Topic | |||
| 4 | comfort | present · passive | that | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer i=Result | |||||
| 5 | speak speech: other | present · passive | that | to the heart of thy handmaid | tree rules | ||||
| 6 | not is | infinitive | I | as one; of thy handmaidens | tree rules | ||||
| 7 | sight | thy | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Sentence 2: (Writings RUT.2.13, 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 | RUT.2.13 | RUT.2.13 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Writings | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 RUT.2.13 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 RUT.2.13 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Writings | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
The handmaiden obeyed the princess's order.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 handmaiden | det |
| 2 | handmaiden | handmaiden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 obeyed | nsubj |
| 3 | obeyed | obey | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 princess | det |
| 5 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 order | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 princess | case |
| 7 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 obeyed | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 obeyed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | obey | past | the handmaiden | the princess's order | vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme | ||||
| 2 | order | the princess | nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
The princess sent her handmaiden to the traveller.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 princess | det |
| 2 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sent | nsubj |
| 3 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 handmaiden | nmod:poss |
| 5 | handmaiden | handmaiden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sent | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 traveller | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 traveller | det |
| 8 | traveller | traveller | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sent | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sent | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | past | the princess | princess's handmaiden | the traveller | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent handmaiden=Theme to traveller=Destination |
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