ransom

Who acts: ransom, criminals, people, king, he, ye · What happens: be, demand, set, kidnap, give back, take · To what, where: money, free person, something, someone, them, ransom · Speech: someone speaks here

«ransom» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 14 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: ransom in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

A ransom is money demanded by criminals to set free a person they have kidnapped or to give back something they have taken.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ransom	det
2	ransom	ransom	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 money	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 money	cop
4	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	demanded	demand	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 money	acl
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 criminals	case
7	criminals	criminal	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 demanded	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 set	mark
9	set	set	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 demanded	advcl
10	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 person	amod
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 person	det
12	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 set	obj
13	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 kidnapped	nsubj
14	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 kidnapped	aux
15	kidnapped	kidnap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	12 person	acl:relcl
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 give	cc
17	to	to	PART	_	18 give	mark
18	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 set	conj
19	back	back	ADV	_	18 give	advmod
20	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	18 give	obj
21	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 taken	nsubj
22	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 taken	aux
23	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	20 something	acl:relcl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 money	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a ransom	money		tree rules
2	demand speech: request	participle		money not said here	by criminals	vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Theme
3	set	to-infinitive		a free person		vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient person=Result
4	kidnap	present · perfect	criminals = criminal	a free person not said here		vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme
5	give back	to-infinitive		something		vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
6	take	present · perfect	criminals = criminal			vn bring-11.3 «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

To ransom someone is to pay to free them, or to hold them until money is paid.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 ransom	mark
2	ransom	ransom	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 pay	advcl
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 ransom	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 pay	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 pay	mark
6	pay	pay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 free	mark
8	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pay	obj
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 free	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 hold	punct
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 hold	cc
12	to	to	PART	_	13 hold	mark
13	hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 pay	conj
14	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 hold	obj
15	until	until	SCONJ	_	18 paid	mark
16	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 paid	nsubj:pass
17	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 paid	aux:pass
18	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 hold	advcl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 pay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	ransom	to-infinitive	someone		tree rules
2	is	present		pay property	tree rules
3	hold	to-infinitive	them = they		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
4	pay	present · passive	money		vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset

Meaning 3

"Hold to ransom" means forcing people to do something by threatening them; "a king's ransom" means a huge amount of money.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Hold	punct
2	Hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 means	csubj
3	to	to	PART	_	4 ransom	mark
4	ransom	ransom	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Hold	obj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Hold	punct
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	forcing	force	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 means	ccomp
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 forcing	obj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 do	mark
10	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 forcing	xcomp
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 do	obj
12	by	by	SCONJ	_	13 threatening	mark
13	threatening	threaten	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 do	advcl
14	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 threatening	obj
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	22 means	punct
16	"	"	PUNCT	_	20 ransom	punct
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 king	det
18	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 ransom	nmod:poss
19	's	's	PART	_	18 king	case
20	ransom	ransom	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 means	nsubj
21	"	"	PUNCT	_	20 ransom	punct
22	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 means	parataxis
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 amount	det
24	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 amount	amod
25	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 means	obj
26	of	of	ADP	_	27 money	case
27	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 amount	nmod
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	hold in a quote	infinitive		ransom	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ransom=Theme
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	force	gerund		people	vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic
4	do	to-infinitive	people not said here	something	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
5	threaten	gerund	people not said here	people	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer
6	mean	present	a king's ransom	a huge amount of money	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Topic
7	ransom in a quote		a king		nom ransom «possession transitive»: poss=agent
8	amount			money	nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

None devoted, that may be devoted of men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death. (Torah LEV.27.29, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: None devoted, that may be devoted of men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	None	none	PRON	PronType=Neg	2 devoted	nsubj
2	devoted	devoted	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 devoted	punct
4	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 devoted	nsubj:pass
5	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 devoted	aux
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 devoted	aux:pass
7	devoted	devote	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 devoted	conj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 men	case
9	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 devoted	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 ransomed	punct
11	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 ransomed	aux
12	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 ransomed	aux:pass
13	ransomed	ransom	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 men	acl:relcl
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 put	punct
15	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 put	nsubj
16	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 put	aux
17	surely	surely	ADV	_	19 put	advmod
18	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	19 put	aux:pass
19	put	put	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 devoted	conj
20	to	to	ADP	_	21 death	case
21	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 put	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 devoted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	devote	may · passive	that	of men	vn dedicate-79 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Theme
2	ransom	shall · passive	men not said here		tree rules
3	put	shall · passive	he	to death; surely property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal

Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.27.29, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.27.29	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.27.29	compound
3	LEV.27.29	LEV.27.29	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.27.29	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.27.29	punct

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

Example 2

If there be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatsoever is laid upon him. (Torah EXO.21.30, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: If there be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	4 laid	mark
2	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	4 laid	expl
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 laid	aux:pass
4	laid	lay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 give	advcl
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 him	case
6	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 laid	obl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 ransom	det
8	ransom	ransom	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 laid	obl:unmarked
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 laid	punct
10	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	13 give	advmod
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 give	nsubj
12	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 give	aux
13	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
14	for	for	ADP	_	16 redemption	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 redemption	det
16	redemption	redemption	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 give	obl
17	of	of	ADP	_	19 life	case
18	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 life	nmod:poss
19	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 redemption	nmod
20	whatsoever	whatsoever	PRON	PronType=Rel	22 laid	nsubj:pass
21	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 laid	aux:pass
22	laid	lay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	19 life	acl:relcl
23	upon	upon	ADP	_	24 him	case
24	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 laid	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lay a condition, not said to happen	infinitive · passive	he not said here	a ransom	there		on him = he	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: on he=Destination
2	give	shall	he			then	for the redemption of his life	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for redemption=Asset
3	lay	present · passive		whatsoever			upon him = he	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme upon he=Destination
4	redeem			his life				nom redemption «act transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.21.30, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.21.30	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.21.30	compound
3	EXO.21.30	EXO.21.30	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.21.30	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.21.30	punct

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

Example 3

Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death. (Torah NUM.35.31, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moreover	moreover	ADV	_	4 take	advmod
2	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 take	nsubj
3	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 take	aux
4	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 ransom	det
6	ransom	ransom	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 take	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 life	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 life	det
9	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 take	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 murderer	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 murderer	det
12	murderer	murderer	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 life	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 guilty	punct
14	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	16 guilty	nsubj
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 guilty	cop
16	guilty	guilty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 murderer	acl:relcl
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 death	case
18	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 guilty	obl
19	;	;	PUNCT	_	25 put	punct
20	but	but	CCONJ	_	25 put	cc
21	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	25 put	nsubj
22	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	25 put	aux
23	surely	surely	ADV	_	25 put	advmod
24	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	25 put	aux:pass
25	put	put	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 take	conj
26	to	to	ADP	_	27 death	case
27	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 put	obl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	take	shall	ye	no ransom	for the life of a murderer; moreover property	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent ransom=Theme for life=Beneficiary
2	is	present	a murderer	a murderer not said here	of death; guilty property	tree rules
3	put	shall · passive		he	to death; surely property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.35.31, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.35.31	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.35.31	compound
3	NUM.35.31	NUM.35.31	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.35.31	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.35.31	punct

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

Example 4

Shall I ransom them from the power of the nether-world? (Prophets HOS.13.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Shall I ransom them from the power of the nether-world?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 ransom	aux
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 ransom	nsubj
3	ransom	ransom	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 ransom	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 power	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 power	det
7	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ransom	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	12 world	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 world	det
10	nether	nether	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 world	amod
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 nether	punct
12	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 power	nmod
13	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 ransom	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ransom	shall	I	them = they		the power of the nether world			tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets HOS.13.14, JPS 1917)

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	HOS.13.14	HOS.13.14	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 HOS.13.14	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 HOS.13.14	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 5

Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of mine enemies. (Writings PSA.69.19, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of mine enemies.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	nigh	nigh	ADV	_	1 Draw	advmod
3	unto	unto	ADP	_	5 soul	case
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 soul	nmod:poss
5	soul	soul	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Draw	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 redeem	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 redeem	cc
8	redeem	redeem	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Draw	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 redeem	obj
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 ransom	punct
11	ransom	ransom	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Draw	conj
12	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 ransom	obj
13	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	16 enemies	case
14	of	of	ADP	_	13 because	fixed
15	mine	my	PRON	Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 enemies	nsubj
16	enemies	enemy	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 ransom	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	draw	imperative	you not said here		unto my soul; nigh property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	redeem	infinitive	you not said here	soul		vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
3	ransom	infinitive	you not said here	me	because enemies	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.69.19, 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	PSA.69.19	PSA.69.19	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.69.19	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.69.19	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 6

The ransom of a man's life are his riches; but the poor heareth no threatening. (Writings PRO.13.8, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: The ransom of a man's life are his riches; but the poor heareth no threatening.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ransom	det
2	ransom	ransom	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 riches	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	7 life	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 man	det
5	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 life	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 man	case
7	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ransom	nmod
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 riches	cop
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 riches	nmod:poss
10	riches	rich	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 heareth	punct
12	but	but	CCONJ	_	15 heareth	cc
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 poor	det
14	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 heareth	nsubj
15	heareth	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 riches	conj
16	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	17 threatening	det
17	threatening	threatening	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 heareth	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 riches	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	the ransom of a man's life	man's riches	tree rules
2	hear	present	the poor	no threatening	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer threatening=Stimulus
3	ransom			a man's life	nom ransom «possession transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.13.8, 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.13.8	PRO.13.8	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PRO.13.8	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PRO.13.8	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 7

The kidnappers asked for a ransom of a million dollars.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 kidnappers	det
2	kidnappers	kidnapper	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 ransom	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ransom	det
6	ransom	ransom	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 dollars	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 million	det
9	million	million	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 dollars	nummod
10	dollars	dollar	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 ransom	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the kidnappers					for a ransom of million dollars	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	ransom			million dollars					nom ransom «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 8

The pirates held the captain for ransom.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pirates	det
2	pirates	pirate	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 held	nsubj
3	held	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 captain	det
5	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 held	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 ransom	case
7	ransom	ransom	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 captain	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 held	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	past	the pirates	the captain				for ransom	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent captain=Theme

Example 9

King Richard was freed after England paid a huge ransom.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Richard	compound
2	Richard	Richard	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 freed	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 freed	aux:pass
4	freed	free	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	after	after	SCONJ	_	7 paid	mark
6	England	England	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 paid	nsubj
7	paid	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 freed	advcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 ransom	det
9	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 ransom	amod
10	ransom	ransom	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 paid	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 freed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	free	past · passive		King Richard					vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Source
2	pay	past	England	a huge ransom					vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ransom=Asset

Example 10

Those trainers cost a king's ransom!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Those	that	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	2 trainers	det
2	trainers	trainer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 cost	nsubj
3	cost	cost	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 king	det
5	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ransom	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 king	case
7	ransom	ransom	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cost	obj
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 cost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cost	present	that trainers	a king's ransom					vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme ransom=Value
2	ransom		a king						nom ransom «possession transitive»: poss=agent

Example 11

The ransom note was made of letters cut from newspapers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 note	det
2	ransom	ransom	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 note	compound
3	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 made	aux:pass
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 letters	case
7	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 made	obl
8	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 letters	acl
9	from	from	ADP	_	10 newspapers	case
10	newspapers	newspaper	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 cut	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past · passive		the ransom note				of letters	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
2	cut	participle		letters not said here		newspapers			vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from newspaper=Location

Example 12

Ransomware locked the company's computers and asked for money.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ransomware	Ransomware	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 locked	nsubj
2	locked	lock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 company	det
4	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 computers	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 company	case
6	computers	computer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 locked	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 asked	cc
8	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 locked	conj
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 money	case
10	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 asked	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 locked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lock	past	Ransomware	the company's computers					vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent computer=Patient
2	ask speech: ask	past	Ransomware not said here					for money	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 13

Never pay strangers online who threaten your files; tell an adult.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 pay	advmod
2	pay	pay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	strangers	stranger	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pay	obj
4	online	online	ADV	_	3 strangers	advmod
5	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 threaten	nsubj
6	threaten	threaten	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 strangers	acl:relcl
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 files	nmod:poss
8	files	file	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 threaten	obj
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 tell	punct
10	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 pay	conj
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 adult	det
12	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tell	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	not pay	imperative	you not said here	strangers		vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stranger=Asset
2	threaten	present	strangers	your files		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus file=Experiencer
3	tell speech: assert	infinitive	you not said here		a adult	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient
4	file		your			nom file «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 14

In a flash the tiny mouse had seized it, and brought it to Waska as a ransom for the King of the Mice.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 flash	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 flash	det
3	flash	flash	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 seized	obl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 mouse	det
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 mouse	amod
6	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 seized	nsubj:pass
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 seized	aux
8	seized	seize	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 seized	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 brought	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 brought	cc
12	brought	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 seized	conj
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 brought	obj
14	to	to	ADP	_	15 Waska	case
15	Waska	Waska	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obl
16	as	as	ADP	_	18 ransom	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 ransom	det
18	ransom	ransom	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obl
19	for	for	ADP	_	21 King	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 King	det
21	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 ransom	nmod
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 Mice	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 Mice	det
24	Mice	mouse	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 King	nmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 seized	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seize	past · perfect · passive		the tiny mouse		a flash			tree rules
2	bring	past		flash	Waska			as a ransom for the King of the Mice	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to waska=Destination

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