preacher Who acts: person, others, man, I, preacher, village preacher · What happens: give, keep, tell, behave, stop, walk · To what, where: religious talks, others, preacher, wind, square, funny stories · Speech: someone speaks here
«preacher» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: preacher in the Judaism dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who gives religious talks (sermons), especially in a church.
The tree, 11 words det nsubj nsubj amod obj punct appos punct punct advmod case det parataxis punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON gives VERB religious ADJ talks NOUN ( PUNCT sermons NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP a DET church NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 gives nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 gives nsubj 4 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 religious religious ADJ Degree=Pos 6 talks amod 6 talks talk NOUN Number=Plur 4 gives obj 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 8 sermons punct 8 sermons sermon NOUN Number=Plur 6 talks appos 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 sermons punct 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 church punct 11 especially especially ADV _ 14 church advmod 12 in in ADP _ 14 church case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 church det 14 church church NOUN Number=Sing 4 gives parataxis 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 gives punct
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1 give present a person religious talks vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talk=Theme
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 Usage: informal, negative — kept apart, not parsed.
A person who keeps telling others how they should behave: «Stop being such a preacher!».
The tree, 15 words det nsubj acl:relcl xcomp obj advmod nsubj aux advcl punct punct parataxis cop det:predet det obj punct punct punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON keeps VERB telling VERB others NOUN how ADV they PRON should AUX behave VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT Stop VERB being AUX such DET a DET preacher NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT 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 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 keeps nsubj 4 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 keeps xcomp 6 others other NOUN Number=Plur 5 telling obj 7 how how ADV PronType=Int 10 behave advmod 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 behave nsubj 9 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 behave aux 10 behave behave VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 telling advcl 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 Stop punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 13 Stop punct 13 Stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 person parataxis 14 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 such cop 15 such such DET PronType=Ind 17 preacher det:predet 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 preacher det 17 preacher preacher NOUN Number=Sing 13 Stop obj 18 ! ! PUNCT _ 13 Stop punct 19 » » PUNCT _ 13 Stop punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 keep present a person tree rules 2 tell speech: assert gerund a person not said here others vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent other=Recipient 3 behave should others = other vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 4 stop in a quote infinitive such preacher vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality preacher=Eventuality
Example 1 If a man walking in wind and falsehood do lie: 'I will preach unto thee of wine and of strong drink'; he shall even be the preacher of this people. (Prophets MIC.2.11, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: If a man walking in wind and falsehood do lie: 'I will preach unto thee of wine and of strong drink'; he shall even be the preacher of this people.
The tree, 30 words mark det nsubj acl case obl cc conj aux punct punct nsubj aux conj case obl case obl cc case amod conj punct punct nsubj aux advmod cop det obl case det nmod punct root If SCONJ a DET man NOUN walking VERB in ADP wind NOUN and CCONJ falsehood NOUN do AUX lie VERB : PUNCT ' PUNCT I PRON will AUX preach VERB unto ADP thee PRON of ADP wine NOUN and CCONJ of ADP strong ADJ drink NOUN ' PUNCT ; PUNCT he PRON shall AUX even ADV be AUX the DET preacher NOUN of ADP this DET people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 10 lie mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 man det 3 man man NOUN Number=Sing 10 lie nsubj 4 walking walk VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 man acl 5 in in ADP _ 6 wind case 6 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 4 walking obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 falsehood cc 8 falsehood falsehood NOUN Number=Sing 6 wind conj 9 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 lie aux 10 lie lie VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 : : PUNCT _ 15 preach punct 12 ' ' PUNCT _ 15 preach punct 13 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 15 preach nsubj 14 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 preach aux 15 preach preach VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 lie conj 16 unto unto ADP _ 17 thee case 17 thee thou PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 15 preach obl 18 of of ADP _ 19 wine case 19 wine wine NOUN Number=Sing 15 preach obl 20 and and CCONJ _ 23 drink cc 21 of of ADP _ 23 drink case 22 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 23 drink amod 23 drink drink NOUN Number=Sing 19 wine conj 24 ' ' PUNCT _ 23 drink punct 25 ; ; PUNCT _ 31 preacher punct 26 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 31 preacher nsubj 27 shall shall AUX VerbForm=Fin 31 preacher aux 28 even even ADV _ 31 preacher advmod 29 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 31 preacher cop 30 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 31 preacher det 31 preacher preacher NOUN Number=Sing 10 lie obl 32 of of ADP _ 34 people case 33 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 34 people det 34 people people NOUN Number=Plur 31 preacher nmod 35 . . PUNCT _ 10 lie punct
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1 walk gerund a man not said here wind and falsehood vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wind=Trajectory 2 lie present · do-support a man vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 preach speech: other future I unto thee; of wine and strong drink vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 is a shall man the preacher of this people tree rules
Sentence 2: (Prophets MIC.2.11, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN MIC.2.11 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT 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 MIC.2.11 MIC.2.11 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Prophets appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 MIC.2.11 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 MIC.2.11 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 The preacher spoke to a crowd in the square.
det nsubj case det obl case det obl punct root The DET preacher NOUN spoke VERB to ADP a DET crowd NOUN in ADP the DET square NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 preacher det 2 preacher preacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke nsubj 3 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 6 crowd case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 crowd det 6 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 square case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 square det 9 square square NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the preacher the square to a crowd vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to crowd=Co-Agent
Example 3 Our village preacher tells funny stories.
nmod:poss compound nsubj amod obj punct root Our PRON village NOUN preacher NOUN tells VERB funny ADJ stories NOUN . PUNCT 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 preacher nmod:poss 2 village village NOUN Number=Sing 3 preacher compound 3 preacher preacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 tells nsubj 4 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stories amod 6 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 4 tells obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 tells punct
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1 tell speech: assert present Our village preacher funny stories vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient
Example 4 The old preacher rode from town to town.
det amod compound case nmod case nmod punct root The DET old ADJ preacher NOUN rode NOUN from ADP town NOUN to ADP town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 rode det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 rode amod 3 preacher preacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 rode compound 4 rode road NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 from from ADP _ 6 town case 6 town town NOUN Number=Sing 4 rode nmod 7 to to ADP _ 8 town case 8 town town NOUN Number=Sing 4 rode nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 rode punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5 My big sister is such a preacher about healthy food!
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop det:predet det case amod nmod punct root My PRON big ADJ sister NOUN is AUX such DET a DET preacher NOUN about ADP healthy ADJ food NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 sister nmod:poss 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sister amod 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 7 preacher nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 preacher cop 5 such such DET PronType=Ind 7 preacher det:predet 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 preacher det 7 preacher preacher NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 about about ADP _ 10 food case 9 healthy healthy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 food amod 10 food food NOUN Number=Sing 7 preacher nmod 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 7 preacher punct
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1 is a present My big sister such preacher about healthy food tree rules
Example 6 "Practise what you preach," said Mum.
punct ccomp obj nsubj acl:relcl punct punct nsubj punct root " PUNCT Practise VERB what PRON you PRON preach VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB Mum PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Practise punct 2 Practise practise VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 said ccomp 3 what what PRON PronType=Int 2 Practise obj 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 preach nsubj 5 preach preach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 what acl:relcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 Practise punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 2 Practise punct 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 Mum Mum PROPN Number=Sing 8 said nsubj 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 practise in a quote infinitive tree rules 2 preach speech: other in a quote present you vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 say speech: assert past Mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 7 The preacher's voice filled the church.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det obj punct root The DET preacher NOUN 's PART voice NOUN filled VERB the DET church NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 preacher det 2 preacher preacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 voice nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 preacher case 4 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 5 filled nsubj 5 filled fill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 church det 7 church church NOUN Number=Sing 5 filled obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 filled punct
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1 fill past the preacher's voice the church vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent church=Patient
Example 8 Many preachers spoke out against slavery.
amod nsubj compound:prt case obl punct root Many ADJ preachers NOUN spoke VERB out ADP against ADP slavery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 preachers amod 2 preachers preacher NOUN Number=Plur 3 spoke nsubj 3 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 spoke compound:prt 5 against against ADP _ 6 slavery case 6 slavery slavery NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct
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1 speak out speech: other past Many preachers against slavery vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 9 It was dreadful to hear all that, for the preacher spoke from his heart, and all the people in the church were terrified.
The tree, 23 words nsubj cop mark xcomp det:predet obj punct mark det nsubj parataxis case nmod:poss obl punct cc det:predet det nsubj case det nmod cop conj punct root It PRON was AUX dreadful ADJ to PART hear VERB all DET that PRON , PUNCT for SCONJ the DET preacher NOUN spoke VERB from ADP his PRON heart NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ all DET the DET people NOUN in ADP the DET church NOUN were AUX terrified ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 dreadful nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 dreadful cop 3 dreadful dreadful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 hear mark 5 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 dreadful xcomp 6 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 that det:predet 7 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 hear obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 spoke punct 9 for for SCONJ _ 12 spoke mark 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 preacher det 11 preacher preacher NOUN Number=Sing 12 spoke nsubj 12 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 dreadful parataxis 13 from from ADP _ 15 heart case 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 heart nmod:poss 15 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 12 spoke obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 25 terrified punct 17 and and CCONJ _ 25 terrified cc 18 all all DET PronType=Tot 20 people det:predet 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 people det 20 people people NOUN Number=Plur 25 terrified nsubj 21 in in ADP _ 23 church case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 church det 23 church church NOUN Number=Sing 20 people nmod 24 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 25 terrified cop 25 terrified terrified ADJ Degree=Pos 3 dreadful conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 3 dreadful punct
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1 is past It dreadful property tree rules 2 hear to-infinitive that vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus 3 speak speech: other past the preacher preacher's heart vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 is past all people in the church terrified property tree rules
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