mockery Who acts: Laughing, it, trial, you, something, mockeries · What happens: laugh, tease, seem, be, copy, make · To what, where: someone, silly copy, mockery, real thing, something, mockeries
«mockery» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: mockery in the Judaism dictionary .
Meaning 1 Laughing at someone or something in an unkind way; teasing.
csubj case obl cc conj case det amod nmod punct punct root Laughing VERB at ADP someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON in ADP an DET unkind ADJ way NOUN ; PUNCT teasing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Laughing laugh VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 teasing csubj 2 at at ADP _ 3 someone case 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Laughing obl 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 something cc 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 someone conj 6 in in ADP _ 9 way case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 way det 8 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 9 way amod 9 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 something nmod 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 teasing punct 11 teasing tease VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 teasing punct
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1 laugh gerund someone vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 tease gerund Laughing vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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 Something so bad or unfair that it seems a silly copy of the real thing: the trial was a mockery of justice.
The tree, 22 words advmod amod cc conj mark nsubj advcl det amod obj case det amod nmod punct det nsubj cop det appos case nmod punct root Something PRON so ADV bad ADJ or CCONJ unfair ADJ that SCONJ it PRON seems VERB a DET silly ADJ copy NOUN of ADP the DET real ADJ thing NOUN : PUNCT the DET trial NOUN was AUX a DET mockery NOUN of ADP justice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 so so ADV _ 3 bad advmod 3 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Something amod 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 unfair cc 5 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bad conj 6 that that SCONJ _ 8 seems mark 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 seems nsubj 8 seems seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 bad advcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 copy det 10 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 11 copy amod 11 copy copy NOUN Number=Sing 8 seems obj 12 of of ADP _ 15 thing case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 thing det 14 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 15 thing amod 15 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 11 copy nmod 16 : : PUNCT _ 21 mockery punct 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 trial det 18 trial trial NOUN Number=Sing 21 mockery nsubj 19 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 21 mockery cop 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 mockery det 21 mockery mockery NOUN Number=Sing 1 Something appos 22 of of ADP _ 23 justice case 23 justice justice NOUN Number=Sing 21 mockery nmod 24 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 seem present it a silly copy of the real thing vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme copy=Attribute 2 is a past the trial a mockery of justice tree rules 3 copy the real thing nom copy «communication transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 3 make a mockery of: to make something seem stupid or pointless.
det obj case punct mark conj obj xcomp xcomp cc conj punct root make VERB a DET mockery NOUN of ADP : PUNCT to PART make VERB something PRON seem VERB stupid ADJ or CCONJ pointless ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 mockery det 3 mockery mockery NOUN Number=Sing 1 make obj 4 of of ADP _ 3 mockery case 5 : : PUNCT _ 7 make punct 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 make conj 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 make obj 9 seem seem VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 make xcomp 10 stupid stupid ADJ Degree=Pos 9 seem xcomp 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 pointless cc 12 pointless pointless ADJ Degree=Pos 10 stupid conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 make punct
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1 make imperative you not said here a mockery vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mockery=Product 2 make to-infinitive you not said here something tree rules 3 seem infinitive something not said here stupid property vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
Example 1 With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth. (Writings PSA.35.16, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: With the profanest mockeries of backbiting they gnash at me with their teeth.
mark det advcl obj case nmod nsubj case obl case nmod:poss obl punct root With SCONJ the DET profanest VERB mockeries NOUN of ADP backbiting NOUN they PRON gnash VERB at ADP me PRON with ADP their PRON teeth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with SCONJ _ 3 profanest mark 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 profanest det 3 profanest profane VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 gnash advcl 4 mockeries mockery NOUN Number=Plur 3 profanest obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 backbiting case 6 backbiting backbiting NOUN Number=Sing 4 mockeries nmod 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 gnash nsubj 8 gnash gnash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 at at ADP _ 10 me case 10 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 gnash obl 11 with with ADP _ 13 teeth case 12 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 teeth nmod:poss 13 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 8 gnash obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 gnash punct
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1 profane present mockeries = mockery not said here mockeries of backbiting tree rules 2 gnash present mockeries = mockery at me; with mockeries's teeth vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 mock backbiting nom mockery «communication transitive»: of=patient
Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.35.16, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Writings NOUN PSA.35.16 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT 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.35.16 PSA.35.16 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Writings appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 PSA.35.16 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 PSA.35.16 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 The new boy faced mockery because of his accent.
det amod nsubj obj case fixed nmod:poss obl punct root The DET new ADJ boy NOUN faced VERB mockery NOUN because ADP of ADP his PRON accent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 boy det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 boy amod 3 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 4 faced nsubj 4 faced face VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 mockery mockery NOUN Number=Sing 4 faced obj 6 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 9 accent case 7 of of ADP _ 6 because fixed 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 accent nmod:poss 9 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 4 faced obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 faced punct
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1 face past the new boy mockery because boy's accent vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent mockery=Destination 2 accent boy nom accent «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 Mockery can hurt as much as hitting.
nsubj aux advmod obj mark advcl punct root Mockery NOUN can AUX hurt VERB as ADV much ADJ as SCONJ hitting VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mockery mockery NOUN Number=Sing 3 hurt nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 hurt aux 3 hurt hurt VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 as as ADV _ 5 much advmod 5 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 hurt obj 6 as as SCONJ _ 7 hitting mark 7 hitting hit VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 much advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 hurt punct
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1 hurt can Mockery much vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer much=Patient 2 hit gerund Mockery not said here vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Cheating makes a mockery of the game.
nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root Cheating NOUN makes VERB a DET mockery NOUN of ADP the DET game NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cheating cheating NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 mockery det 4 mockery mockery NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 game case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 game det 7 game game NOUN Number=Sing 4 mockery nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 makes punct
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1 make present Cheating a mockery of the game vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mockery=Product 2 mock the game nom mockery «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 The badly run election was a mockery.
det advmod amod nsubj cop det punct root The DET badly ADV run ADJ election NOUN was AUX a DET mockery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 election det 2 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 3 run advmod 3 run run ADJ Degree=Pos 4 election amod 4 election election NOUN Number=Sing 7 mockery nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 mockery cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 mockery det 7 mockery mockery NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 mockery punct
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1 is a past the run election a mockery tree rules
Example 6 She ignored their mockery and kept dancing.
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj xcomp punct root She PRON ignored VERB their PRON mockery NOUN and CCONJ kept VERB dancing VERB . PUNCT 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 ignored nsubj 2 ignored ignore 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 4 mockery nmod:poss 4 mockery mockery NOUN Number=Sing 2 ignored obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 kept cc 6 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 ignored conj 7 dancing dance VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 kept xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 ignored punct
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1 ignore past She their mockery vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mockery=Theme 2 keep past She not said here tree rules 3 dance gerund She not said here vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 mock their = they nom mockery «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 His laugh was full of mockery.
nmod:poss nsubj cop case obl punct root His PRON laugh NOUN was AUX full ADJ of ADP mockery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 laugh nmod:poss 2 laugh laugh NOUN Number=Sing 4 full nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 full cop 4 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 mockery case 6 mockery mockery NOUN Number=Sing 4 full obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 full punct
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1 is past His laugh of mockery; full property tree rules 2 laugh His = he nom laugh «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 The rules are a mockery if nobody follows them.
det nsubj cop det mark nsubj acl obj punct root The DET rules NOUN are AUX a DET mockery NOUN if SCONJ nobody PRON follows VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rules det 2 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 5 mockery nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mockery cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mockery det 5 mockery mockery NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 if if SCONJ _ 8 follows mark 7 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 8 follows nsubj 8 follows follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mockery acl 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 follows obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 mockery punct
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1 is a present the rules a mockery tree rules 2 follow a condition, not said to happen present nobody rules = rule vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
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