mournful
Who acts: Mournful, I, it, you, she, He · What happens: mean, show, go about, be, bow down, mourn · To what, where: grief, friend, moor
«mournful» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: mournful in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Mournful means full of sorrow or sadness, showing grief.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mournful | mournful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 sorrow | case |
| 5 | sorrow | sorrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 full | obl |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 sadness | cc |
| 7 | sadness | sadness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sorrow | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 showing | punct |
| 9 | showing | show | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 means | conj |
| 10 | grief | grief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 showing | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Mournful | full property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | show | gerund | Mournful not said here | grief | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grief=Recipient |
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
I went about as though it had been my friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother. (Writings PSA.35.14, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: I went about as though it had been my friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother.
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 went | nsubj |
| 2 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | about | about | ADV | _ | 4 as | advmod |
| 4 | as | as | ADV | _ | 2 went | advmod |
| 5 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 10 friend | mark |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 friend | nsubj |
| 7 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 friend | aux |
| 8 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 10 friend | cop |
| 9 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 friend | nmod:poss |
| 10 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 went | advcl |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 brother | cc |
| 12 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 brother | nmod:poss |
| 13 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 friend | conj |
| 14 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 16 bowed | punct |
| 15 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 bowed | nsubj |
| 16 | bowed | bow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 went | conj |
| 17 | down | down | ADV | _ | 16 bowed | advmod |
| 18 | mournful | mournful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 bowed | xcomp |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 one | punct |
| 20 | as | as | ADP | _ | 21 one | case |
| 21 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 16 bowed | obl |
| 22 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 23 mourneth | nsubj |
| 23 | mourneth | mourn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 one | acl:relcl |
| 24 | for | for | ADP | _ | 26 mother | case |
| 25 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 26 mother | nmod:poss |
| 26 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 mourneth | obl |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 went | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go about | past | I | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | past · perfect | it | my friend or my brother | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | bow down | past | I | as one; down, mournful property | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | mourn | present | for his mother | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for mother=Attribute |
Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.35.14, 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 | PSA.35.14 | PSA.35.14 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Writings | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 PSA.35.14 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 PSA.35.14 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Writings | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
Why are you so mournful? she asks.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 mournful | advmod |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 mournful | cop |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 mournful | nsubj |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 mournful | advmod |
| 5 | mournful | mournful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 asks | ccomp |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 mournful | punct |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 asks | nsubj |
| 8 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 asks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | you | mournful property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | present | she | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
He looked very mournful after the game.
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 looked | nsubj |
| 2 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | very | very | ADV | _ | 4 mournful | advmod |
| 4 | mournful | mournful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 looked | xcomp |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 game | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 game | det |
| 7 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 looked | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 looked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | past | He | after the game | mournful property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Example 4
A mournful wind blew over the moor.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 wind | det |
| 2 | mournful | mournful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 wind | amod |
| 3 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 blew | nsubj |
| 4 | blew | blow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | over | over | ADP | _ | 7 moor | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 moor | det |
| 7 | moor | moor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 blew | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 blew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | blow | past | a mournful wind | the moor | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
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