sling

Who acts: sling, band, one, I, inhabitants, David · What happens: be, throw, swing, hold, hang, choose · To what, where: loop, stone, head, band, injured arm, body · Speech: someone speaks here

«sling» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: sling in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

A sling is a loop of cord or strap for throwing a stone by swinging it round the head.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sling	det
2	sling	sling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 loop	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 loop	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 loop	det
5	loop	loop	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 cord	case
7	cord	cord	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 loop	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 strap	cc
9	strap	strap	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 loop	conj
10	for	for	SCONJ	_	11 throwing	mark
11	throwing	throw	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 loop	advcl
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 stone	det
13	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 throwing	obj
14	by	by	SCONJ	_	15 swinging	mark
15	swinging	swing	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 throwing	advcl
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 swinging	obj
17	round	round	ADP	_	19 head	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 head	det
19	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 swinging	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 loop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a sling	a loop or strap		of cord	tree rules
2	throw	gerund	a sling not said here	a stone			vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Theme
3	swing	gerund	a sling not said here	stone	the head		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme round head=Trajectory

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

A sling is a band of cloth that holds an injured arm against the body.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sling	det
2	sling	sling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 band	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 band	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 band	det
5	band	band	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 cloth	case
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 band	nmod
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 holds	nsubj
9	holds	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 band	acl:relcl
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 arm	det
11	injured	injured	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 arm	amod
12	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 holds	obj
13	against	against	ADP	_	15 body	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 body	det
15	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 holds	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 band	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a sling	a band				of cloth	tree rules
2	hold	present	a band	a injured arm		the body			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent arm=Theme against body=Location

Meaning 3

To sling is to throw or hang something loosely, often over the shoulder.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 sling	mark
2	sling	sling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 throw	advcl
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 throw	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	5 throw	mark
5	throw	throw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 hang	cc
7	hang	hang	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 throw	conj
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 hang	obj
9	loosely	loosely	ADV	_	7 hang	advmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 shoulder	punct
11	often	often	ADV	_	14 shoulder	advmod
12	over	over	ADP	_	14 shoulder	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 shoulder	det
14	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 throw	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 throw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present				the shoulder		throw property	tree rules
2	hang	infinitive		something				loosely property	vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient

Example 1

All this people, even seven hundred chosen men, were left-handed; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss. (Prophets JDG.20.16, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: All this people, even seven hundred chosen men, were left-handed; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 people	det:predet
2	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 people	det
3	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 handed	nsubj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 men	punct
5	even	even	ADV	_	7 hundred	advmod
6	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 hundred	compound
7	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 men	nummod
8	chosen	choose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 men	amod
9	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 people	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 people	punct
11	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 handed	aux:pass
12	left	left	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 handed	compound
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 left	punct
14	handed	hand	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 sling	punct
16	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	17 one	det
17	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 sling	nsubj
18	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 sling	aux
19	sling	sling	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 handed	conj
20	stones	stone	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 sling	obj
21	at	at	ADP	_	25 breadth	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 breadth	det
23	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 breadth	compound
24	-	-	PUNCT	_	23 hair	punct
25	breadth	breadth	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 sling	obl
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 miss	punct
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 miss	cc
28	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	29 miss	advmod
29	miss	miss	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 handed	conj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 handed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	choose	participle				vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	hand	past · passive		all people and hundred chosen men		vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
3	sling	could	every one	stones	a hair breadth	vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent stone=Theme at breadth=Destination
4	not miss	infinitive				vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer

Sentence 2: (Prophets JDG.20.16, 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	JDG.20.16	JDG.20.16	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JDG.20.16	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JDG.20.16	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 2

For thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it. (Prophets JER.10.18, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	SCONJ	_	3 saith	mark
2	thus	thus	ADV	_	3 saith	advmod
3	saith	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 LORD	det
5	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 saith	obj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 sling	punct
7	Behold	behold	INTJ	_	11 sling	discourse
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 Behold	punct
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 sling	nsubj
10	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 sling	aux
11	sling	sling	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 saith	conj
12	out	out	ADP	_	11 sling	compound:prt
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 inhabitants	det
14	inhabitants	inhabitant	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 sling	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 land	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 land	det
17	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 inhabitants	nmod
18	at	at	ADP	_	20 time	case
19	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	20 time	det
20	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sling	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 distress	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 distress	cc
23	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	24 distress	aux
24	distress	distress	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	11 sling	conj
25	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 distress	obj
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 feel	punct
27	that	that	SCONJ	_	30 feel	mark
28	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	30 feel	nsubj
29	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	30 feel	aux
30	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	24 distress	conj
31	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	30 feel	obj
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 saith	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present		the LORD		thus property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lord=Topic
2	sling out	future	I	the inhabitants of the land	time		vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inhabitant=Theme
3	distress	future	I not said here	inhabitants = inhabitant			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer
4	feel	may	inhabitants = inhabitant	land			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets JER.10.18, 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	JER.10.18	JER.10.18	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JER.10.18	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JER.10.18	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 3

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. (Prophets 1SA.17.50, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	3 prevailed	advmod
2	David	David	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 prevailed	nsubj
3	prevailed	prevail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 Philistine	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Philistine	det
6	Philistine	philistine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 prevailed	obl
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 sling	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 sling	det
9	sling	sling	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 Philistine	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 stone	cc
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 stone	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 stone	det
13	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sling	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 smote	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 smote	cc
16	smote	smite	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 prevailed	conj
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 Philistine	det
18	Philistine	Philistine	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 smote	obj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 slew	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 slew	cc
21	slew	slay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 smote	conj
22	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 slew	obj
23	;	;	PUNCT	_	26 was	punct
24	but	but	CCONJ	_	26 was	cc
25	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	26 was	expl
26	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 prevailed	parataxis
27	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	28 sword	det
28	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 was	nsubj
29	in	in	ADP	_	31 hand	case
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 hand	det
31	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 sword	nmod
32	of	of	ADP	_	33 David	case
33	David	David	PROPN	Number=Sing	31 hand	nmod
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 prevailed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	prevail	past	David		the Philistine with a sling and a stone	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over philistine=Location
2	smite	past	David not said here	the Philistine		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus philistine=Experiencer
3	slay	past	David not said here	David		vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient
4	be	past	no sword in the hand of David		there	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.17.50, 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	1SA.17.50	1SA.17.50	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1SA.17.50	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 4

Pivi and Kabo made slings and practised with them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pivi	Pivi	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 Kabo	cc
3	Kabo	Kabo	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Pivi	conj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	slings	sling	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 made	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 practised	cc
7	practised	practise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 made	conj
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 them	case
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 practised	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Pivi and Kabo	slings					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sling=Product
2	practise	participle	Pivi and Kabo not said here					with Pivi	tree rules

Example 5

The nurse put his arm in a sling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 nurse	det
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	nsubj
3	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 arm	nmod:poss
5	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 sling	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sling	det
8	sling	sling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	past	the nurse	nurse's arm		a sling			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent arm=Theme in sling=Destination

Example 6

Boys are good with slings, said Confro.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 good	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 good	cop
3	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	with	with	SCONJ	_	7 said	mark
5	slings	sling	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 said	nsubj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 slings	punct
7	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 good	conj
8	Confro	Confro	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 said	nsubj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 good	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Boys					good property	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past	slings						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 7

She slung the bag over her shoulder.

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 slung	nsubj
2	slung	sling	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 bag	det
4	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 slung	obj
5	over	over	ADP	_	7 shoulder	case
6	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 shoulder	nmod:poss
7	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 slung	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 slung	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sling	past	She	the bag		her shoulder			vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent bag=Theme over shoulder=Destination

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