Who acts: you, I, heart, God, men, least grain · What happens: shake, break up, remove, look, find, be · To what, where: flour, sieve, lumps, bits, evidence, heart · Speech: someone speaks here
«sift» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: sift in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
To shake flour or sand through a sieve to break up lumps or remove bits.
The tree, 15 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
To
to
PART
_
2 shake
mark
2
shake
shake
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
root
root
3
flour
flour
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 shake
obj
4
or
or
CCONJ
_
5 sand
cc
5
sand
sand
NOUN
Number=Sing
3 flour
conj
6
through
through
ADP
_
8 sieve
case
7
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
8 sieve
det
8
sieve
sieve
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 shake
obl
9
to
to
PART
_
10 break
mark
10
break
break
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
2 shake
advcl
11
up
up
ADP
_
10 break
compound:prt
12
lumps
lump
NOUN
Number=Plur
10 break
obj
13
or
or
CCONJ
_
14 remove
cc
14
remove
remove
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
10 break
conj
15
bits
bit
NOUN
Number=Plur
14 remove
obj
16
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 shake
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
shake
to-infinitive
flour or sand
a sieve
vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent flour=Theme through sieve=Trajectory
2
break up
to-infinitive
lumps
vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lump=Patient
3
remove
infinitive
bits
vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=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
To look through many things carefully to find what is useful: sift through the evidence.
The tree, 15 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through thing=Theme
2
find
to-infinitive
you not said here
vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
3
is
present
useful property
tree rules
4
sift
imperative
you not said here
the evidence
vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through evidence=Location
Meaning 3
To sift can also mean to fall lightly and finely, like fine rain or dust.
The tree, 15 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
To
to
PART
_
2 sift
mark
2
sift
sift
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
5 mean
csubj
3
can
can
AUX
VerbForm=Fin
5 mean
aux
4
also
also
ADV
_
5 mean
advmod
5
mean
mean
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
root
root
6
to
to
PART
_
7 fall
mark
7
fall
fall
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
5 mean
xcomp
8
lightly
lightly
ADV
_
7 fall
advmod
9
and
and
CCONJ
_
10 finely
cc
10
finely
finely
ADV
_
8 lightly
conj
11
,
,
PUNCT
_
14 rain
punct
12
like
like
ADP
_
14 rain
case
13
fine
fine
ADJ
Degree=Pos
14 rain
amod
14
rain
rain
NOUN
Number=Sing
7 fall
obl
15
or
or
CCONJ
_
16 dust
cc
16
dust
dust
NOUN
Number=Sing
14 rain
conj
17
.
.
PUNCT
_
5 mean
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
sift
to-infinitive
vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2
mean
can
vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3
fallnot said to happen
to-infinitive
like fine rain or dust; lightly property
vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1
I said in my heart: 'It is because of the sons of men, that God may sift them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.' (Writings ECC.3.18, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: I said in my heart: 'It is because of the sons of men, that God may sift them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.'
The tree, 30 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in heart=Manner
2
is
present
heart
because the sons but beasts; of men
tree rules
3
sift
may
God
men = man
vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient
4
see
may
men = man
vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
5
does
present
men = man
vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 2: (Writings ECC.3.18, 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
ECC.3.18
ECC.3.18
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Writings
appos
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 JPS
punct
5
JPS
JPS
PROPN
Number=Sing
3 ECC.3.18
flat
6
1917
1917
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
3 ECC.3.18
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Writings
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. (Prophets AMO.9.9, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
The tree, 35 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent
2
sift
future
I
the house of Israel
among all nations
vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Patient
3
sift
present · passive
corn
a sieve
vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
4
fall
present
the least grain
the earth
vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon earth=Location
Sentence 2: (Prophets AMO.9.9, 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
AMO.9.9
AMO.9.9
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Prophets
appos
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 JPS
punct
5
JPS
JPS
PROPN
Number=Sing
3 AMO.9.9
flat
6
1917
1917
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
3 AMO.9.9
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Prophets
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3
And His breath is as an overflowing stream, that divideth even unto the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction; and a bridle that causeth to err shall be in the jaws of the peoples. (Prophets ISA.30.28, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And His breath is as an overflowing stream, that divideth even unto the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction; and a bridle that causeth to err shall be in the jaws of the peoples.
The tree, 38 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through hundred=Location
Example 10
Dey wa'n't no rain, but de wet des sifted down; mighty raw day.
The tree, 14 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
Dey
Dey
PROPN
Number=Sing
5 rain
nsubj
2
wa'
wa'
INTJ
_
5 rain
discourse
3
n't
not
PART
Polarity=Neg
5 rain
advmod
4
no
no
DET
PronType=Neg
5 rain
det
5
rain
rain
NOUN
Number=Sing
root
root
6
,
,
PUNCT
_
11 sifted
punct
7
but
but
CCONJ
_
11 sifted
cc
8
de
de
ADP
_
10 des
case
9
wet
wet
ADJ
Degree=Pos
10 des
amod
10
des
des
NOUN
Number=Sing
11 sifted
obl
11
sifted
sift
VERB
Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass
5 rain
conj
12
down
down
ADP
_
11 sifted
compound:prt
13
;
;
PUNCT
_
16 day
punct
14
mighty
mighty
ADJ
Degree=Pos
16 day
amod
15
raw
raw
ADJ
Degree=Pos
16 day
amod
16
day
day
NOUN
Number=Sing
5 rain
conj
17
.
.
PUNCT
_
5 rain
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
sift down
participle
de wet des
vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Text: the Judaism dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.