sweeping
Who acts: Sweepings, Sweeping, poor man, sweeping rain, whirlwinds, South · What happens: be, gather up, mean, reach, sweep, oppress · To what, where: dirt, rubbish, weak, food, wilderness, fury · Speech: someone speaks here
«sweeping» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 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: sweeping in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Sweepings are the dirt, dust and bits of rubbish gathered up by a broom.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweepings | sweeping | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 dirt | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 dirt | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 dirt | det |
| 4 | dirt | dirt | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 dust | punct |
| 6 | dust | dust | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 dirt | conj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 bits | cc |
| 8 | bits | bit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 dirt | conj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 rubbish | case |
| 10 | rubbish | rubbish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bits | nmod |
| 11 | gathered | gather | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 rubbish | acl |
| 12 | up | up | ADP | _ | 11 gathered | compound:prt |
| 13 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 broom | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 broom | det |
| 15 | broom | broom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 gathered | obl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 dirt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Sweepings | the dirt and dust and bits of rubbish | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | gather up | participle | rubbish not said here | by a broom | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=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
Sweeping means large or wide-reaching, as in «sweeping changes».
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweeping | sweeping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 reaching | cc |
| 5 | wide | wide | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 reaching | amod |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 wide | punct |
| 7 | reaching | reach | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 large | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 changes | punct |
| 9 | as | as | ADP | _ | 13 changes | case |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 changes | case |
| 11 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 13 changes | punct |
| 12 | sweeping | sweep | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 changes | amod |
| 13 | changes | change | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 means | parataxis |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 changes | punct |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Sweeping | large property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | reach | gerund | Sweeping not said here | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | sweep in a quote | gerund | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 1
A poor man that oppresseth the weak is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. (Writings PRO.28.3, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: A poor man that oppresseth the weak is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 2 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 man | amod |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 rain | nsubj |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 oppresseth | nsubj |
| 5 | oppresseth | oppress | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 man | acl:relcl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 weak | det |
| 7 | weak | weak | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 oppresseth | obj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 rain | cop |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 12 rain | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 rain | det |
| 11 | sweeping | sweeping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 rain | compound |
| 12 | rain | rain | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 13 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 leaveth | nsubj |
| 14 | leaveth | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 rain | acl:relcl |
| 15 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 16 food | det |
| 16 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 leaveth | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 rain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | oppress | present | a poor man | the weak | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | a poor man | like a sweeping rain | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | leave | present | a sweeping rain | no food | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.28.3, 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 | PRO.28.3 | PRO.28.3 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Writings | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 PRO.28.3 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 PRO.28.3 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Writings | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
As whirlwinds in the South sweeping on, it cometh from the wilderness, from a dreadful land. (Prophets ISA.21.1, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: As whirlwinds in the South sweeping on, it cometh from the wilderness, from a dreadful land.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | as | ADP | _ | 2 whirlwinds | case |
| 2 | whirlwinds | whirlwind | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 cometh | obl |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 South | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 South | det |
| 5 | South | South | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 whirlwinds | nmod |
| 6 | sweeping | sweep | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 whirlwinds | acl |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 sweeping | compound:prt |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 whirlwinds | punct |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 cometh | nsubj |
| 10 | cometh | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | from | from | ADP | _ | 13 wilderness | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 wilderness | det |
| 13 | wilderness | wilderness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 cometh | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 land | punct |
| 15 | from | from | ADP | _ | 18 land | case |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 land | det |
| 17 | dreadful | dreadful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 land | amod |
| 18 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 cometh | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 cometh | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sweep on | gerund | whirlwinds in the South not said here | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | come | present | South | the wilderness | as whirlwinds in the South; from a dreadful land | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from wilderness=Initial_Location from land=Destination |
Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.21.1, 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 | ISA.21.1 | ISA.21.1 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Prophets | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 ISA.21.1 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 ISA.21.1 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Prophets | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3
Behold, a storm of the LORD is gone forth in fury, a sweeping storm; it shall whirl upon the head of the wicked. (Prophets JER.30.23, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Behold, a storm of the LORD is gone forth in fury, a sweeping storm; it shall whirl upon the head of the wicked.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behold | behold | INTJ | _ | 4 storm | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Behold | punct |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 storm | det |
| 4 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gone | nsubj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 LORD | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 LORD | det |
| 7 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 storm | nmod |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 gone | cop |
| 9 | gone | go | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 10 | forth | forth | ADV | _ | 9 gone | advmod |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 fury | case |
| 12 | fury | fury | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gone | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 storm | punct |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 storm | det |
| 15 | sweeping | sweeping | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 storm | amod |
| 16 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 fury | conj |
| 17 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 20 whirl | punct |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 whirl | nsubj |
| 19 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 20 whirl | aux |
| 20 | whirl | whirl | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 gone | parataxis |
| 21 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 23 head | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 head | det |
| 23 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 whirl | obl |
| 24 | of | of | ADP | _ | 26 wicked | case |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 wicked | det |
| 26 | wicked | wicked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 head | nmod |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 gone | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | a storm of the LORD | fury and a sweeping storm | forth, go property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | whirl | shall | storm | the head of the wicked | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme upon head=Trajectory | ||||
| 3 | storm | the LORD | nom storm «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent |
Sentence 2: (Prophets JER.30.23, 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.30.23 | JER.30.23 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Prophets | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 JER.30.23 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 JER.30.23 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Prophets | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4
The sweepings were piled by the door.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sweepings | det |
| 2 | sweepings | sweeping | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 piled | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 piled | aux:pass |
| 4 | piled | pile | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 door | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 door | det |
| 7 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 piled | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 piled | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pile | past · passive | the door | the sweepings | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Destination |
Example 5
She threw the sweepings into the bin.
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 threw | nsubj |
| 2 | threw | throw | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 sweepings | det |
| 4 | sweepings | sweeping | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 threw | obj |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 7 bin | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 bin | det |
| 7 | bin | bin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 threw | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 threw | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | throw | past | She | the sweepings | into the bin result | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer sweeping=Theme into bin=Result |
Example 6
Something round lay among the sweepings.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 3 lay | nsubj |
| 2 | round | round | ADV | _ | 3 lay | advmod |
| 3 | lay | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | among | among | ADP | _ | 6 sweepings | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sweepings | det |
| 6 | sweepings | sweeping | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 lay | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 lay | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lie | past | Something | the sweepings | round property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent among sweeping=Location |
Example 7
The king made sweeping changes to the law.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 king | det |
| 2 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | nsubj |
| 3 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | sweeping | sweeping | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 changes | amod |
| 5 | changes | change | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 made | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 law | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 law | det |
| 8 | law | law | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | the king | sweeping changes | to the law | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Product |
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