tongs

Who acts: Tongs, Science tongs, Curling tongs, hot tool, Hammer, snuffdishes · What happens: be, join, use, pick up, hold, curl · To what, where: tool, two long arms, one end, things, hot things, lab

«tongs» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 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: tongs in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Tongs are a tool with two long arms joined at one end, used to pick up and hold things, such as food on a barbecue, salad, ice cubes or hot coals.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 tool	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 tool	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 tool	det
4	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 arms	case
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 arms	nummod
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 arms	amod
8	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 tool	nmod
9	joined	join	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 arms	acl
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 end	case
11	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 end	nummod
12	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 joined	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct
14	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 tool	parataxis
15	to	to	PART	_	16 pick	mark
16	pick	pick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 used	advcl
17	up	up	ADP	_	16 pick	compound:prt
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 hold	cc
19	hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 pick	conj
20	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 hold	obj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 food	punct
22	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	24 food	case
23	as	as	ADP	_	22 such	fixed
24	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 things	appos
25	on	on	ADP	_	27 barbecue	case
26	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	27 barbecue	det
27	barbecue	barbecue	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 food	nmod
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 salad	punct
29	salad	salad	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 food	conj
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 cubes	punct
31	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 cubes	compound
32	cubes	cube	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 things	appos
33	or	or	CCONJ	_	35 coals	cc
34	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	35 coals	amod
35	coals	coal	NOUN	Number=Plur	32 cubes	conj
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tool	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Tongs	a tool		with two long arms	tree rules
2	join	participle		two long arms not said here	at one end		vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
3	use	participle					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	pick up	to-infinitive					vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S_ING»: agent=Agent
5	hold	present		things			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=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

Science tongs (crucible tongs) hold hot things in the lab.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tongs	compound
2	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 hold	nsubj
3	(	(	PUNCT	_	5 tongs	punct
4	crucible	crucible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 tongs	amod
5	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 tongs	appos
6	)	)	PUNCT	_	5 tongs	punct
7	hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 things	amod
9	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 hold	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 lab	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 lab	det
12	lab	lab	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hold	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	present	Science tongs	hot things		the lab			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent thing=Theme in lab=Location

Meaning 3

Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

Curling tongs are a hot tool for curling hair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Curling	curl	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 tongs	amod
2	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 tool	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 tool	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 tool	det
5	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 tool	amod
6	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	8 curling	mark
8	curling	curl	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 tool	acl
9	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 curling	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 tool	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	curl	gerund			vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme
2	is a	present	Curling tongs	a hot tool	tree rules
3	curl	gerund	a hot tool not said here	hair	vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient

Meaning 4

Hammer and tongs means working or fighting with great force and energy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hammer	hammer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 tongs	cc
3	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Hammer	conj
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	working	work	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 means	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 fighting	cc
7	fighting	fight	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 working	conj
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 force	case
9	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 force	amod
10	force	force	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fighting	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 energy	cc
12	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 force	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Hammer and tongs		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	work not said to happen	gerund	Hammer and tongs not said here		vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	fight	gerund	Hammer and tongs not said here	with great force and energy	vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with force=Co-Agent

Example 1

And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. (Torah EXO.25.38, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 tongs	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 tongs	det
3	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	thereof	thereof	ADV	_	3 tongs	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 gold	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 gold	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 snuffdishes	det
8	snuffdishes	snuffdish	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 gold	nsubj
9	thereof	thereof	ADV	_	8 snuffdishes	advmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 thereof	punct
11	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 gold	aux
12	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	15 gold	cop
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 gold	case
14	pure	pure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 gold	amod
15	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tongs	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tongs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	shall	the snuffdishes					of pure gold	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.25.38, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.25.38	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.25.38	compound
3	EXO.25.38	EXO.25.38	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.25.38	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.25.38	punct

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

Example 2

And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold. (Torah EXO.37.23, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 made	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 lamps	det
5	lamps	lamp	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obj
6	thereof	thereof	ADV	_	3 made	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 seven	punct
8	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 made	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 tongs	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 tongs	cc
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 tongs	det
12	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obl
13	thereof	thereof	ADV	_	3 made	advmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 snuffdishes	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 snuffdishes	cc
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 snuffdishes	det
17	snuffdishes	snuffdish	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obl
18	thereof	thereof	ADV	_	17 snuffdishes	advmod
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 gold	punct
20	of	of	ADP	_	22 gold	case
21	pure	pure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 gold	amod
22	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	he	the lamps				seven obl; the tongs obl; the snuffdishes obl; thereof property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lamp=Product

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.37.23, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.37.23	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.37.23	compound
3	EXO.37.23	EXO.37.23	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.37.23	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.37.23	punct

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

Example 3

And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it. (Torah NUM.4.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it.

The tree, 35 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 take	cc
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 take	nsubj
3	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 take	aux
4	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cloth	det
6	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 take	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 blue	case
8	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 cloth	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 cover	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 cover	cc
11	cover	cover	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 take	conj
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 candlestick	det
13	candlestick	candlestick	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 cover	obj
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 light	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 light	det
16	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 candlestick	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 lamps	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 lamps	cc
19	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 lamps	nmod:poss
20	lamps	lamp	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 cover	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 tongs	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 tongs	cc
23	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 tongs	nmod:poss
24	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 cover	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 snuffdishes	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	28 snuffdishes	cc
27	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	28 snuffdishes	nmod:poss
28	snuffdishes	snuffdish	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 take	obj
29	,	,	PUNCT	_	34 vessels	punct
30	and	and	CCONJ	_	34 vessels	cc
31	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	34 vessels	det:predet
32	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 vessels	det
33	oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 vessels	compound
34	vessels	vessel	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 take	obl
35	thereof	thereof	ADV	_	34 vessels	advmod
36	,	,	PUNCT	_	39 minister	punct
37	wherewith	wherewith	ADV	PronType=Int	39 minister	advmod
38	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	39 minister	nsubj
39	minister	minister	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 vessels	conj
40	unto	unto	ADP	_	41 it	case
41	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	39 minister	nmod
42	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	take	shall	they	a cloth of blue	all oil vessels and minister obl	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument cloth=Theme snuffdish=Destination
2	cover	infinitive	they not said here	the candlestick of the light	light's lamps obl; light's tongs obl	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme candlestick=Destination
3	minister		snuffdishes = snuffdish		unto minister; wherewith property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.4.9, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.4.9	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.4.9	compound
3	NUM.4.9	NUM.4.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.4.9	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.4.9	punct

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

Example 4

and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold; (Writings 2CH.4.21, JPS 1917)

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 flowers	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 flowers	det
3	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 lamps	punct
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 lamps	cc
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 lamps	det
7	lamps	lamp	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 flowers	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 tongs	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 tongs	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 tongs	det
11	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 flowers	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 gold	punct
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 gold	case
14	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 tongs	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 gold	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 gold	cc
17	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	19 gold	det
18	perfect	perfect	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 gold	amod
19	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 tongs	conj
20	;	;	PUNCT	_	22 Writings	punct
21	(	(	PUNCT	_	22 Writings	punct
22	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 tongs	appos
23	2CH.4.21	2CH.4.21	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	22 Writings	flat
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 1917	punct
25	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 1917	nmod:unmarked
26	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	22 Writings	flat
27	)	)	PUNCT	_	22 Writings	punct

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

Example 5

Then flew unto me one of the seraphim, with a glowing stone in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar; (Prophets ISA.6.6, JPS 1917)

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	2 flew	advmod
2	flew	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	unto	unto	ADP	_	4 me	case
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 flew	obl
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 flew	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 seraphim	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 seraphim	det
8	seraphim	seraphim	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 one	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 stone	punct
10	with	with	ADP	_	13 stone	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 stone	det
12	glowing	glow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 stone	amod
13	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 flew	obl
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 hand	case
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 hand	nmod:poss
16	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 stone	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 taken	punct
18	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	21 taken	nsubj:pass
19	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 taken	nsubj
20	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 taken	aux
21	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 stone	conj
22	with	with	ADP	_	24 tongs	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 tongs	det
24	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 taken	obl
25	from	from	ADP	_	28 altar	case
26	off	off	ADP	_	28 altar	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 altar	det
28	altar	altar	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 taken	obl
29	;	;	PUNCT	_	31 Prophets	punct
30	(	(	PUNCT	_	31 Prophets	punct
31	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 flew	obl
32	ISA.6.6	ISA.6.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	31 Prophets	appos
33	,	,	PUNCT	_	34 JPS	punct
34	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	32 ISA.6.6	flat
35	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	32 ISA.6.6	flat
36	)	)	PUNCT	_	31 Prophets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fly	past	one of the seraphim		then	unto me; with a glowing stone in his hand; Prophets obl	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location one=Theme
2	glow	gerund					vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	take	past · perfect · passive	a glowing stone in his hand	the altar		with the tongs	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: subject=Theme from altar=Initial_Location

Example 6

and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the Sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; (Prophets 1KI.7.49, JPS 1917)

The tree, 34 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 candlesticks	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 candlesticks	det
3	candlesticks	candlestick	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 five	punct
5	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 candlesticks	appos
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 side	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 side	det
8	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 side	amod
9	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 five	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 five	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 five	cc
12	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 five	conj
13	on	on	ADP	_	15 left	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 left	det
15	left	left	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 five	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 Sanctuary	punct
17	before	before	ADP	_	19 Sanctuary	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 Sanctuary	det
19	Sanctuary	Sanctuary	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 candlesticks	nmod
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 gold	punct
21	of	of	ADP	_	23 gold	case
22	pure	pure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 gold	amod
23	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 candlesticks	conj
24	;	;	PUNCT	_	27 flowers	punct
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 flowers	cc
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 flowers	det
27	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 candlesticks	appos
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 lamps	punct
29	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 lamps	cc
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 lamps	det
31	lamps	lamp	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 flowers	conj
32	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 tongs	punct
33	and	and	CCONJ	_	35 tongs	cc
34	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	35 tongs	det
35	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 flowers	conj
36	,	,	PUNCT	_	38 gold	punct
37	of	of	ADP	_	38 gold	case
38	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 flowers	conj
39	;	;	PUNCT	_	41 Prophets	punct
40	(	(	PUNCT	_	41 Prophets	punct
41	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 flowers	conj
42	1KI.7.49	1KI.7.49	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	41 Prophets	flat
43	,	,	PUNCT	_	45 1917	punct
44	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	45 1917	nmod:unmarked
45	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	27 flowers	conj
46	)	)	PUNCT	_	27 flowers	punct

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

Example 7

Use the tongs to turn the sausages.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 tongs	det
3	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Use	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 turn	mark
5	turn	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Use	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sausages	det
7	sausages	sausage	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 turn	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	the tongs					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tong=Patient
2	turn	to-infinitive	you not said here	the sausages					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sausage=Theme

Example 8

Pass me the salad tongs, please.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pass	pass	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Pass	obj
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 tongs	det
4	salad	salad	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tongs	compound
5	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Pass	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Pass	punct
7	please	please	INTJ	_	1 Pass	discourse
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Pass	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pass	imperative	you not said here	the salad tongs	me				vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient tong=Theme

Example 9

In science we held the hot crucible with tongs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 science	case
2	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 held	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 held	nsubj
4	held	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 crucible	det
6	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 crucible	amod
7	crucible	crucible	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 held	obj
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 tongs	case
9	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 crucible	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 held	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	past	we	the hot crucible		science		with tongs	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent crucible=Theme in science=Location

Example 10

She picked up the ice cubes with tongs.

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 picked	nsubj
2	picked	pick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 picked	compound:prt
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 cubes	det
5	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cubes	compound
6	cubes	cube	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 picked	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 tongs	case
8	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 picked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 picked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pick up	past	She	the ice cubes				with tongs	vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cube=Topic

Example 11

Mum curls her hair with curling tongs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 curls	nsubj
2	curls	curl	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 hair	nmod:poss
4	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 curls	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 tongs	case
6	curling	curling	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tongs	compound
7	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 curls	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 curls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curl	present	Mum	Mum's hair				with curling tongs	vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient

Example 12

They were arguing hammer and tongs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 arguing	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 arguing	aux
3	arguing	argue	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	hammer	hammer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 arguing	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 tongs	cc
6	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hammer	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 arguing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	argue speech: disagree	past · progressive	They	hammer and tongs					vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent hammer=Topic

Example 13

Tongs are a kind of lever.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 kind	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 kind	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 kind	det
4	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 lever	case
6	lever	lever	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kind	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Tongs	a kind				of lever	tree rules

Example 14

Are you any good with hammer and tongs?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 good	cop
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 good	nsubj
3	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	4 good	det
4	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 hammer	case
6	hammer	hammer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 good	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 tongs	cc
8	tongs	tong	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 hammer	conj
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 good	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	you					with hammer and tongs; good property	tree rules

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