watchman

Who acts: watchman, old watchman, One, Lord, hour · What happens: be, pay, stay, guard, call out, cry · To what, where: person, building, someone, time, town, king · Speech: someone speaks here

«watchman» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: watchman in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

A watchman is a person paid to stay awake and guard a building or street at night.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 watchman	det
2	watchman	watchman	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 person	acl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 stay	mark
8	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 paid	xcomp
9	awake	awake	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stay	xcomp
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 guard	cc
11	guard	guard	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 stay	conj
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 building	det
13	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 guard	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 street	cc
15	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 building	conj
16	at	at	ADP	_	17 night	case
17	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 building	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a watchman	a person			tree rules
2	pay	participle		a person not said here			tree rules
3	stay	to-infinitive				awake property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	guard	infinitive		a building or street	at night		vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent building=Beneficiary

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

An old watchman was also someone who called out the time of night in a town.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 watchman	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 watchman	amod
3	watchman	watchman	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 someone	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 someone	cop
5	also	also	ADV	_	6 someone	advmod
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 called	nsubj
8	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 someone	acl:relcl
9	out	out	ADP	_	8 called	compound:prt
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 time	det
11	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 called	xcomp
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 night	case
13	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 time	nmod
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 town	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 town	det
16	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 called	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 someone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	a old watchman	someone					tree rules
2	call out speech: assert	past		the time of night		a town			vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

And the watchman cried, and told the king. (Prophets 2SA.18.25, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the watchman cried, and told the king.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 cried	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 watchman	det
3	watchman	watchman	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cried	nsubj
4	cried	cry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 told	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 told	cc
7	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 cried	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 king	det
9	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 told	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cry speech: express	past	the watchman						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	tell speech: assert	past	the watchman not said here		the king				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent king=Recipient

Sentence 2: (Prophets 2SA.18.25, 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	2SA.18.25	2SA.18.25	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 2SA.18.25	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 2

One calleth unto me out of Seir: 'Watchman, what of the night? (Prophets ISA.21.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: One calleth unto me out of Seir: 'Watchman, what of the night?

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 calleth	nsubj
2	calleth	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	unto	unto	ADP	_	4 me	case
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 calleth	obl
5	out	out	ADP	_	7 Seir	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Seir	case
7	Seir	Seir	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 calleth	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 Watchman	punct
9	'	'	PUNCT	_	10 Watchman	punct
10	Watchman	watchman	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 calleth	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 what	punct
12	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	10 Watchman	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 night	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 night	det
15	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 what	nmod
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 calleth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present	One			Seir		unto me	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.21.11, 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.21.11	ISA.21.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.21.11	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.21.11	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 3

For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a watchman; let him declare what he seeth! (Prophets ISA.21.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a watchman; let him declare what he seeth!

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	2 thus	case
2	thus	thus	ADV	_	3 hath	obl
3	hath	have	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	6 said	nsubj
6	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 hath	parataxis
7	unto	unto	ADP	_	8 me	case
8	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 said	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 Go	punct
10	Go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 said	ccomp
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 set	punct
12	set	set	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	10 Go	conj
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 watchman	det
14	watchman	watchman	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 set	obj
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 let	punct
16	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 hath	parataxis
17	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 let	obj
18	declare	declare	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 let	xcomp
19	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	21 seeth	obj
20	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 seeth	nsubj
21	seeth	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 declare	acl:relcl
22	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 hath	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	have	present				vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	past	the Lord		unto me	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	go	infinitive				vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	set	infinitive		a watchman		vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient watchman=Result
5	let	infinitive		Lord		tree rules
6	declare speech: other	infinitive	Lord not said here			vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
7	see	present	Lord			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.21.6, 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.21.6	ISA.21.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.21.6	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.21.6	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 4

Why, at the old watchman's house.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 house	punct
3	at	at	ADP	_	8 house	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 watchman	det
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 watchman	amod
6	watchman	watchman	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 house	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 watchman	case
8	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Why	appos
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Why	punct

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

Example 5

So then the watchman was again watchman.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	2 then	advmod
2	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	7 watchman	advmod
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 watchman	det
4	watchman	watchman	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 watchman	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 watchman	cop
6	again	again	ADV	_	7 watchman	advmod
7	watchman	watchman	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 watchman	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the watchman	watchman			then; again		tree rules

Example 6

«What's the hour, watchman?» asked a passer-by.

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 hour	punct
2	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	5 hour	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 hour	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 hour	det
5	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 asked	nsubj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 watchman	punct
7	watchman	watchman	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hour	conj
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 hour	punct
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 hour	punct
10	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 passer	det
12	passer	passer	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 asked	obj
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 by	punct
14	by	by	ADP	_	12 passer	fixed
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present		the hour and watchman					tree rules
2	ask speech: ask	past	the hour and watchman		a passer				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent passer=Recipient

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