pursuer

Who acts: pursuer, pursuers, Judah, harts, princes, fox · What happens: be, chase, follow, try, catch, lay · To what, where: someone, person, us, mountains, wait, exile

«pursuer» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 10 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: pursuer in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

A pursuer is someone who is chasing or following another person or animal to try to catch them.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 pursuer	det
2	pursuer	pursuer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 someone	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 someone	cop
4	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
5	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 chasing	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 chasing	aux
7	chasing	chase	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 someone	acl:relcl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 following	cc
9	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 chasing	conj
10	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	11 person	det
11	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 chasing	obj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 animal	cc
13	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 person	conj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 try	mark
15	try	try	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 chasing	advcl
16	to	to	PART	_	17 catch	mark
17	catch	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 try	xcomp
18	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 catch	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 someone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	a pursuer	someone	tree rules
2	chase	present · progressive		another person or animal	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme
3	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	try	to-infinitive			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
5	catch not said to happen	to-infinitive		person	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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.

Example 1

Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heaven; they chased us upon the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness. (Writings LAM.4.19, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heaven; they chased us upon the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

The tree, 25 words

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	2 pursuers	nmod:poss
2	pursuers	pursuer	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 swifter	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 swifter	cop
4	swifter	swift	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
5	than	than	ADP	_	7 eagles	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 eagles	det
7	eagles	eagle	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 swifter	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 heaven	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 heaven	det
10	heaven	heaven	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 eagles	nmod
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 chased	punct
12	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 chased	nsubj
13	chased	chase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 swifter	conj
14	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	13 chased	obj
15	upon	upon	ADP	_	17 mountains	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 mountains	det
17	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 chased	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 lay	punct
19	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 lay	nsubj
20	lay	lay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 chased	parataxis
21	in	in	ADP	_	22 wait	case
22	wait	wait	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 lay	obl
23	for	for	ADP	_	24 us	case
24	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	20 lay	obl
25	in	in	ADP	_	27 wilderness	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 wilderness	det
27	wilderness	wilderness	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 lay	obl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 swifter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	past	Our pursuers			than the eagles of the heaven; swift property	tree rules
2	chase	past	pursuers = pursuer	us	the mountains		vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent we=Theme upon mountain=Trajectory
3	lay	present	pursuers = pursuer		wait	for us; in the wilderness	vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for we=Beneficiary

Sentence 2: (Writings LAM.4.19, 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	LAM.4.19	LAM.4.19	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LAM.4.19	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 LAM.4.19	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

Judah is gone into exile because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwelleth among the nations, she findeth no rest; all her pursuers overtook her within the straits. (Writings LAM.1.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Judah is gone into exile because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwelleth among the nations, she findeth no rest; all her pursuers overtook her within the straits.

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Judah	Judah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 gone	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 gone	cop
3	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	5 exile	case
5	exile	exile	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gone	obl
6	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	8 affliction	case
7	of	of	ADP	_	6 because	fixed
8	affliction	affliction	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gone	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 servitude	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 servitude	cc
11	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	14 servitude	case
12	of	of	ADP	_	11 because	fixed
13	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 servitude	amod
14	servitude	servitude	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gone	parataxis
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 dwelleth	punct
16	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 dwelleth	nsubj
17	dwelleth	dwell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 gone	advcl
18	among	among	ADP	_	20 nations	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 nations	det
20	nations	nation	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 dwelleth	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 findeth	punct
22	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 findeth	nsubj
23	findeth	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 dwelleth	conj
24	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	25 rest	det
25	rest	rest	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 findeth	obj
26	;	;	PUNCT	_	30 overtook	punct
27	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	29 pursuers	det:predet
28	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	29 pursuers	nmod:poss
29	pursuers	pursuer	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 overtook	nsubj
30	overtook	overtake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gone	parataxis
31	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	30 overtook	obj
32	within	within	ADP	_	34 straits	case
33	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 straits	det
34	straits	strait	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 overtook	obl
35	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	present	Judah		exile	because affliction; go property	tree rules
2	dwell	present	Judah		the nations		vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme among nation=Location
3	find	present	Judah	no rest			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Topic
4	overtake	past	Judah's pursuers	Judah		within the straits	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings LAM.1.3, 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	LAM.1.3	LAM.1.3	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LAM.1.3	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 LAM.1.3	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

And gone is from the daughter of Zion all her splendour; her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer. (Writings LAM.1.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And gone is from the daughter of Zion all her splendour; her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	2 gone	cc
2	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 gone	aux:pass
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 daughter	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 daughter	det
6	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gone	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Zion	case
8	Zion	Zion	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 daughter	nmod
9	all	all	ADV	_	11 splendour	advmod
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 splendour	nmod:poss
11	splendour	splendour	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Zion	nmod
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 become	punct
13	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 princes	nmod:poss
14	princes	prince	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 become	nsubj
15	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 become	aux:pass
16	become	become	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 gone	conj
17	like	like	ADP	_	18 harts	case
18	harts	hart	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 become	xcomp
19	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 find	nsubj
20	find	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 harts	acl:relcl
21	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	22 pasture	det
22	pasture	pasture	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 find	obj
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 gone	punct
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 gone	cc
25	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	27 gone	nsubj
26	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	27 gone	cop
27	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 gone	conj
28	without	without	ADP	_	29 strength	case
29	strength	strength	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 gone	obl
30	before	before	ADP	_	32 pursuer	case
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 pursuer	det
32	pursuer	pursuer	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 gone	obl
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	go	present · passive				from the daughter of Zion Zion's splendour	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: from daughter=Initial_Location
2	become	present · passive		Zion's princes			vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result
3	find	present	harts	no pasture			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pasture=Topic
4	is	present	princes = prince		before the pursuer	without strength; go property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings LAM.1.6, 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	LAM.1.6	LAM.1.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LAM.1.6	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 LAM.1.6	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

The fox ran into a hole to escape its pursuers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fox	det
2	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ran	nsubj
3	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 hole	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 hole	det
6	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ran	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 escape	mark
8	escape	escape	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 ran	advcl
9	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 pursuers	nmod:poss
10	pursuers	pursuer	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 escape	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	the fox					into a hole result	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into hole=Result
2	escape	to-infinitive	the fox not said here	fox's pursuers					vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pursuer=Initial_Location

Example 5

The thief looked back at his pursuers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 thief	det
2	thief	thief	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looked	nsubj
3	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	back	back	ADV	_	3 looked	advmod
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 pursuers	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 pursuers	nmod:poss
7	pursuers	pursuer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 looked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look back	past	the thief					at thief's pursuers	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at pursuer=Theme

Example 6

The rabbit was faster than its pursuer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rabbit	det
2	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pursuer	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 pursuer	cop
4	faster	fast	ADV	Degree=Cmp	7 pursuer	advmod
5	than	than	ADP	_	7 pursuer	case
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 pursuer	nmod:poss
7	pursuer	pursuer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 pursuer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the rabbit					than rabbit's pursuer; fast property	tree rules

Example 7

The hero hid in a cave until his pursuers had gone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hero	det
2	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hid	nsubj
3	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 cave	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cave	det
6	cave	cave	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hid	obl
7	until	until	SCONJ	_	11 gone	mark
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 pursuers	nmod:poss
9	pursuers	pursuer	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 gone	nsubj
10	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 gone	aux
11	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 hid	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	past	the hero			a cave			vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cave=Location
2	go	past · perfect	hero's pursuers						vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

The cheetah is a fast pursuer but tires quickly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cheetah	det
2	cheetah	cheetah	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pursuer	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 pursuer	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 pursuer	det
5	fast	fast	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pursuer	amod
6	pursuer	pursuer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 tires	cc
8	tires	tire	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 pursuer	conj
9	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	8 tires	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 pursuer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the cheetah	a fast pursuer					tree rules
2	tire	present	the cheetah not said here					quickly property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 9

She shook off her pursuers by climbing over the wall.

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 shook	nsubj
2	shook	shake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	off	off	ADP	_	5 pursuers	case
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 pursuers	nmod:poss
5	pursuers	pursuer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 shook	obl
6	by	by	SCONJ	_	7 climbing	mark
7	climbing	climb	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 shook	advcl
8	over	over	ADP	_	10 wall	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 wall	det
10	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 climbing	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shook	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shake off	past	She	her pursuers					vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent pursuer=Patient
2	climb	gerund	She not said here			the wall			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over wall=Trajectory

Example 10

The pursuers returned to the Water King.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pursuers	det
2	pursuers	pursuer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 returned	nsubj
3	returned	return	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	7 King	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 King	det
6	Water	Water	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 King	compound
7	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 returned	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 returned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	return	past	the pursuers					to the Water King result	vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to king=Result

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