waver Who acts: you, she, your, courage, candle flame, I · What happens: be, keep, change, hesitate, waver, mind · To what, where: mind, red, me, mine integrity, LORD, detestable things · Speech: someone speaks here
«waver» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: waver in the Judaism dictionary .
Meaning 1 To be unsure and keep changing your mind; to hesitate: she wavered between the red and the blue.
The tree, 18 words mark cop advcl cc xcomp nmod:poss obj punct mark conj punct nsubj parataxis case det obl cc det conj punct root To PART be AUX unsure ADJ and CCONJ keep VERB changing VERB your PRON mind NOUN ; PUNCT to PART hesitate VERB : PUNCT she PRON wavered VERB between ADP the DET red ADJ and CCONJ the DET blue ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 3 unsure mark 2 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 3 unsure cop 3 unsure unsure ADJ Degree=Pos 5 keep advcl 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 keep cc 5 keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 changing change VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 keep xcomp 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mind nmod:poss 8 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 6 changing obj 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 hesitate punct 10 to to PART _ 11 hesitate mark 11 hesitate hesitate VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 keep conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 14 wavered punct 13 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 wavered nsubj 14 wavered waver VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 keep parataxis 15 between between ADP _ 17 red case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 red det 17 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 14 wavered obl 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 blue cc 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 blue det 20 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 17 red conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 keep punct
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1 is to-infinitive you not said here unsure property tree rules 2 keep imperative you not said here tree rules 3 change gerund you not said here your mind vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient 4 hesitate to-infinitive you not said here vn linger-53.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent 5 waver past she the red vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between red=Location 6 mind your nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
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 become weaker or less steady: his courage wavered.
mark advcl xcomp cc conj advmod punct nmod:poss nsubj punct root To PART become VERB weaker ADJ or CCONJ less ADJ steady ADJ : PUNCT his PRON courage NOUN wavered VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 become mark 2 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 wavered advcl 3 weaker weak ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 become xcomp 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 less cc 5 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 weaker conj 6 steady steady ADJ Degree=Pos 5 less advmod 7 : : PUNCT _ 2 become punct 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 courage nmod:poss 9 courage courage NOUN Number=Sing 10 wavered nsubj 10 wavered waver VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 wavered punct
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1 become to-infinitive his courage not said here weak property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 waver past his courage vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 To move or shake unsteadily: the candle flame wavered.
mark advcl cc advmod punct det compound nsubj conj punct root To PART move VERB or CCONJ shake VERB unsteadily ADV : PUNCT the DET candle NOUN flame NOUN wavered VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 move mark 2 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 shake advcl 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 shake cc 4 shake shake VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 unsteadily unsteadily ADV _ 4 shake advmod 6 : : PUNCT _ 10 wavered punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 flame det 8 candle candle NOUN Number=Sing 9 flame compound 9 flame flame NOUN Number=Sing 10 wavered nsubj 10 wavered waver VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 shake conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 shake punct
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1 move to-infinitive you not said here vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 shake imperative you not said here unsteadily property vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 waver past the candle flame vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4 Of a voice: to shake.
case det obl punct mark punct root Of ADP a DET voice NOUN : PUNCT to PART shake VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Of of ADP _ 3 voice case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 voice det 3 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 6 shake obl 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 shake punct 5 to to PART _ 6 shake mark 6 shake shake VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 shake punct
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1 shake to-infinitive of a voice vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent of voice=Trajectory
Example 1 Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. (Writings PSA.26.1, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
The tree, 20 words obj punct discourse obl punct mark nsubj aux parataxis case compound obl punct cc nsubj aux conj case det obl mark advcl punct root Judge VERB me PRON , PUNCT O INTJ LORD PROPN , PUNCT for SCONJ I PRON have AUX walked VERB in ADP mine NOUN integrity NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ I PRON have AUX trusted VERB in ADP the DET LORD PROPN without SCONJ wavering VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Judge judge VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Judge obj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 LORD punct 4 O o INTJ _ 5 LORD discourse 5 LORD LORD PROPN Number=Sing 1 Judge obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 walked punct 7 for for SCONJ _ 10 walked mark 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 walked nsubj 9 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 walked aux 10 walked walk VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 1 Judge parataxis 11 in in ADP _ 13 integrity case 12 mine mine NOUN Number=Sing 13 integrity compound 13 integrity integrity NOUN Number=Sing 10 walked obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 trusted punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 18 trusted cc 16 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 18 trusted nsubj 17 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 trusted aux 18 trusted trust VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 10 walked conj 19 in in ADP _ 21 LORD case 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 LORD det 21 LORD LORD PROPN Number=Sing 18 trusted obl 22 without without SCONJ _ 23 wavering mark 23 wavering waver VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 18 trusted advcl 24 . . PUNCT _ 1 Judge punct
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1 judge imperative you not said here me LORD obl vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent i=Value 2 walk present · perfect I mine integrity vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in integrity=Trajectory 3 trust present · perfect I in the LORD vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 waver gerund I not said here vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.26.1, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Writings NOUN PSA.26.1 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT 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 PSA.26.1 PSA.26.1 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Writings appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 PSA.26.1 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 PSA.26.1 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct
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Example 2 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, yea, return unto Me; and if thou wilt put away thy detestable things out of My sight, and wilt not waver; (Prophets JER.4.1, JPS 1917)
The tree, 34 words mark nsubj aux advcl punct discourse vocative punct det obj punct discourse punct parataxis case obl punct cc mark nsubj aux advcl advmod nmod:poss amod obj case case nmod:poss obl punct cc aux advmod conj punct punct parataxis appos punct flat flat punct root If SCONJ thou PRON wilt AUX return VERB , PUNCT O INTJ Israel PROPN , PUNCT saith VERB the DET LORD PROPN , PUNCT yea INTJ , PUNCT return VERB unto ADP Me PRON ; PUNCT and CCONJ if SCONJ thou PRON wilt AUX put VERB away ADV thy PRON detestable ADJ things NOUN out ADP of ADP My PRON sight NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ wilt AUX not PART waver VERB ; PUNCT ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN JER.4.1 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 return mark 2 thou thou PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 4 return nsubj 3 wilt will AUX Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin 4 return aux 4 return return VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 saith advcl 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 Israel punct 6 O o INTJ _ 7 Israel discourse 7 Israel Israel PROPN Number=Sing 4 return vocative 8 , , PUNCT _ 4 return punct 9 saith say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 LORD det 11 LORD LORD PROPN Number=Sing 9 saith obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 return punct 13 yea yea INTJ _ 15 return discourse 14 , , PUNCT _ 13 yea punct 15 return return VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 9 saith parataxis 16 unto unto ADP _ 17 Me case 17 Me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 15 return obl 18 ; ; PUNCT _ 36 waver punct 19 and and CCONJ _ 36 waver cc 20 if if SCONJ _ 23 put mark 21 thou thou PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 23 put nsubj 22 wilt will AUX Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin 23 put aux 23 put put VERB VerbForm=Inf 36 waver advcl 24 away away ADV _ 23 put advmod 25 thy thy PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch 27 things nmod:poss 26 detestable detestable ADJ Degree=Pos 27 things amod 27 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 23 put obj 28 out out ADP _ 31 sight case 29 of of ADP _ 31 sight case 30 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 31 sight nmod:poss 31 sight sight NOUN Number=Sing 23 put obl 32 , , PUNCT _ 36 waver punct 33 and and CCONJ _ 36 waver cc 34 wilt will AUX VerbForm=Fin 36 waver aux 35 not not PART Polarity=Neg 36 waver advmod 36 waver waver VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 saith conj 37 ; ; PUNCT _ 39 Prophets punct 38 ( ( PUNCT _ 39 Prophets punct 39 Prophets prophet NOUN Number=Plur 9 saith parataxis 40 JER.4.1 JER.4.1 PROPN Number=Sing 39 Prophets appos 41 , , PUNCT _ 42 JPS punct 42 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 40 JER.4.1 flat 43 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 40 JER.4.1 flat 44 ) ) PUNCT _ 39 Prophets punct
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1 return a condition, not said to happen future thou Israel vocative vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 say speech: assert present the LORD vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lord=Topic 3 return infinitive unto Me vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 put away a condition, not said to happen future thou thy detestable things My sight away property vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thing=Theme out sight=Destination 5 not waver future vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 6 sight My nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 She wavered between the two puppies.
nsubj case det nummod obl punct root She PRON wavered VERB between ADP the DET two NUM puppies NOUN . PUNCT 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 wavered nsubj 2 wavered waver VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 between between ADP _ 6 puppies case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 puppies det 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 puppies nummod 6 puppies puppy NOUN Number=Plur 2 wavered obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 wavered punct
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1 waver past She between the two puppies vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between puppy=Location
Example 4 His voice wavered as he spoke.
nmod:poss nsubj mark nsubj advcl punct root His PRON voice NOUN wavered VERB as SCONJ he PRON spoke VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 voice nmod:poss 2 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 3 wavered nsubj 3 wavered waver VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 as as SCONJ _ 6 spoke mark 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 spoke nsubj 6 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 wavered advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 wavered punct
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1 waver past His voice vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 speak speech: other past voice vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Toad's good resolutions wavered at the sound of a horn.
nmod:poss case amod nsubj case det obl case det nmod punct root Toad PROPN 's PART good ADJ resolutions NOUN wavered VERB at ADP the DET sound NOUN of ADP a DET horn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 4 resolutions nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Toad case 3 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 resolutions amod 4 resolutions resolution NOUN Number=Plur 5 wavered nsubj 5 wavered waver VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 at at ADP _ 8 sound case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sound det 8 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 5 wavered obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 horn case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 horn det 11 horn horn NOUN Number=Sing 8 sound nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 wavered punct
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1 waver past Toad's good resolutions the sound of a horn vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at sound=Location 2 resolve Toad nom resolution «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The candle flame wavered in the wind.
det compound nsubj case det obl punct root The DET candle NOUN flame NOUN wavered VERB in ADP the DET wind NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 flame det 2 candle candle NOUN Number=Sing 3 flame compound 3 flame flame NOUN Number=Sing 4 wavered nsubj 4 wavered waver VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 wind case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 wind det 7 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 4 wavered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 wavered punct
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1 waver past the candle flame the wind vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wind=Location
Example 7 Her courage never wavered.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod punct root Her PRON courage NOUN never ADV wavered VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 courage nmod:poss 2 courage courage NOUN Number=Sing 4 wavered nsubj 3 never never ADV PronType=Neg 4 wavered advmod 4 wavered waver VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 wavered punct
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1 not waver past Her courage vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 8 He wavered at the edge of the diving board.
nsubj case det obl case det compound nmod punct root He PRON wavered VERB at ADP the DET edge NOUN of ADP the DET diving NOUN board NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 wavered nsubj 2 wavered waver VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 5 edge case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 edge det 5 edge edge NOUN Number=Sing 2 wavered obl 6 of of ADP _ 9 board case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 board det 8 diving diving NOUN Number=Sing 9 board compound 9 board board NOUN Number=Sing 5 edge nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 wavered punct
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1 waver past He the edge of the diving board vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at edge=Location
Example 9 But the prince did not waver, and declared he would abide by his words.
The tree, 14 words cc det nsubj aux advmod punct cc advcl nsubj aux xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root But CCONJ the DET prince NOUN did AUX not PART waver VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ declared VERB he PRON would AUX abide VERB by ADP his PRON words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 6 waver cc 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 prince det 3 prince prince NOUN Number=Sing 6 waver nsubj 4 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 waver aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 waver advmod 6 waver waver VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 declared punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 declared cc 9 declared declare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 waver advcl 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 abide nsubj 11 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 abide aux 12 abide abide VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 declared xcomp 13 by by ADP _ 15 words case 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 words nmod:poss 15 words word NOUN Number=Plur 12 abide obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 waver punct
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1 not waver past · do-support the prince vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 declare speech: other past the prince not said here vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 abide would prince by prince's words tree rules 4 word prince nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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