pestle
Who acts: thou, you, witch · What happens: round, use, crush, grind, bray, depart · To what, where: heavy stick, things, mortar, fool, foolishness, herbs
«pestle» 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: pestle in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
A heavy stick with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding things in a mortar.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 stick | det |
| 2 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 stick | amod |
| 3 | stick | stick | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 end | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 end | det |
| 6 | rounded | round | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 end | amod |
| 7 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stick | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 used | punct |
| 9 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 stick | acl |
| 10 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 11 crushing | mark |
| 11 | crushing | crush | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 used | advcl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 grinding | cc |
| 13 | grinding | grind | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 crushing | conj |
| 14 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 grinding | obj |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 mortar | case |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 mortar | det |
| 17 | mortar | mortar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 grinding | obl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stick | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | round | participle | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 2 | use | participle | a heavy stick with a rounded end not said here | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | crush | gerund | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 4 | grind | gerund | things | a mortar | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |
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
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. (Writings PRO.27.22, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Though | though | SCONJ | _ | 4 bray | mark |
| 2 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 4 bray | nsubj |
| 3 | shouldest | should | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 4 bray | aux |
| 4 | bray | bray | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 21 depart | advcl |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 fool | det |
| 6 | fool | fool | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bray | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 mortar | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 mortar | det |
| 9 | mortar | mortar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bray | obl |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 pestle | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 pestle | det |
| 12 | pestle | pestle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bray | obl |
| 13 | among | among | ADP | _ | 14 groats | case |
| 14 | groats | groat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 bray | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 foolishness | punct |
| 16 | yet | yet | CCONJ | _ | 20 foolishness | cc |
| 17 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 20 foolishness | aux |
| 18 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 20 foolishness | advmod |
| 19 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 foolishness | nmod:poss |
| 20 | foolishness | foolishness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 depart | obl |
| 21 | depart | depart | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 22 | from | from | ADP | _ | 23 him | case |
| 23 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 depart | obl |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 21 depart | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bray | should | thou | a fool | a mortar | with a pestle; among groats | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fool=Topic | ||
| 2 | depart | present | his foolishness | from him = he | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from he=Initial_Location |
Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.27.22, 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 | PRO.27.22 | PRO.27.22 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Writings | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 PRO.27.22 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 PRO.27.22 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Writings | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
Grind the herbs with the pestle.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grind | grind | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 herbs | det |
| 3 | herbs | herb | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Grind | obj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 pestle | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 pestle | det |
| 6 | pestle | pestle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Grind | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Grind | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grind | imperative | you not said here | the herbs | with the pestle | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent herb=Patient with pestle=Instrument |
Example 3
The witch pushed her mortar along with the pestle.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 witch | det |
| 2 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pushed | nsubj |
| 3 | pushed | push | 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 mortar | nmod:poss |
| 5 | mortar | mortar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pushed | obj |
| 6 | along | along | ADP | _ | 9 pestle | case |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 pestle | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 pestle | det |
| 9 | pestle | pestle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pushed | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 pushed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | push | past | the witch | witch's mortar | the pestle | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent mortar=Theme along pestle=Trajectory |
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