wrest
Who acts: wrest, Thou, his, neither, gift, knight · What happens: be, mean, twist, not wrest, cause, not respect · To what, where: someone, something, grip, judgment, persons, gift
«wrest» 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: wrest in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
To wrest is to pull something away from someone or something by a hard, strong effort.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 wrest | mark |
| 2 | wrest | wrest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pull | advcl |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 pull | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 pull | mark |
| 5 | pull | pull | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 pull | obj |
| 7 | away | away | ADV | _ | 5 pull | advmod |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 someone | case |
| 9 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 pull | obl |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 something | cc |
| 11 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 9 someone | conj |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 effort | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 effort | det |
| 14 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 effort | amod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 hard | punct |
| 16 | strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 effort | amod |
| 17 | effort | effort | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pull | obl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 pull | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | someone | by a hard strong effort; away, pull property | tree rules |
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 wrest can also mean to twist something out of a grip.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 wrest | mark |
| 2 | wrest | wrest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 mean | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 mean | aux |
| 4 | also | also | ADV | _ | 5 mean | advmod |
| 5 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 twist | mark |
| 7 | twist | twist | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 mean | xcomp |
| 8 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 twist | obj |
| 9 | out | out | ADP | _ | 12 grip | case |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 grip | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 grip | det |
| 12 | grip | grip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 twist | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | can | wrest | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | twist not said to happen | to-infinitive | wrest not said here | something | a grip | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent something=Theme out grip=Trajectory |
Example 1
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. (Torah EXO.23.6, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 4 wrest | nsubj |
| 2 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 4 wrest | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 wrest | advmod |
| 4 | wrest | wrest | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 judgment | det |
| 6 | judgment | judgment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wrest | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 poor | case |
| 8 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 9 poor | nmod:poss |
| 9 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 judgment | nmod |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 cause | case |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 cause | nmod:poss |
| 12 | cause | cause | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 poor | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 wrest | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not wrest | shall | Thou | the judgment of thy poor | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judgment=Theme | ||||
| 2 | cause | his = he | nom cause «event transitive»: poss=agent |
Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.23.6, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 EXO.23.6 | punct |
| 2 | Torah | Torah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 EXO.23.6 | compound |
| 3 | EXO.23.6 | EXO.23.6 | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 EXO.23.6 | conj |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 JPS | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 EXO.23.6 | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. (Torah DEU.16.19, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
The tree, 33 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 4 wrest | nsubj |
| 2 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 4 wrest | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 wrest | advmod |
| 4 | wrest | wrest | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | judgment | judgment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wrest | obj |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 respect | punct |
| 7 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 10 respect | nsubj |
| 8 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 10 respect | aux |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 respect | advmod |
| 10 | respect | respect | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 wrest | conj |
| 11 | persons | person | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 respect | obj |
| 12 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 16 take | punct |
| 13 | neither | neither | DET | PronType=Neg | 16 take | nsubj |
| 14 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 16 take | aux |
| 15 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 16 take | nsubj |
| 16 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 wrest | parataxis |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 gift | det |
| 18 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 take | obj |
| 19 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 23 doth | punct |
| 20 | for | for | ADP | _ | 23 doth | case |
| 21 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 22 gift | det |
| 22 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 doth | nsubj |
| 23 | doth | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 take | conj |
| 24 | blind | blind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 doth | xcomp |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 eyes | det |
| 26 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 24 blind | obj |
| 27 | of | of | ADP | _ | 29 wise | case |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 29 wise | det |
| 29 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 eyes | nmod |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 32 pervert | punct |
| 31 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 32 pervert | cc |
| 32 | pervert | pervert | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 take | conj |
| 33 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 34 words | det |
| 34 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 32 pervert | obj |
| 35 | of | of | ADP | _ | 37 righteous | case |
| 36 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 37 righteous | det |
| 37 | righteous | righteous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 34 words | nmod |
| 38 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 wrest | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not wrest | shall | Thou | judgment | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judgment=Theme | ||||
| 2 | not respect | shall | thou | persons | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer person=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | take | shall | neither | a gift | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Theme | ||||
| 4 | do | present | a gift | blind property | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | pervert | infinitive | neither not said here | the words of the righteous | tree rules |
Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.16.19, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 DEU.16.19 | punct |
| 2 | Torah | Torah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 DEU.16.19 | compound |
| 3 | DEU.16.19 | DEU.16.19 | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 DEU.16.19 | conj |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 JPS | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 DEU.16.19 | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3
The knight wrested the sword from the giant's hand.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 knight | det |
| 2 | knight | knight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wrested | nsubj |
| 3 | wrested | wrest | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 sword | det |
| 5 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wrested | obj |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 hand | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 giant | det |
| 8 | giant | giant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hand | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 giant | case |
| 10 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wrested | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 wrested | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wrest | past | the knight | the sword | the giant's hand | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent sword=Theme from hand=Source |
Example 4
The heroes wrested the body from the enemy after a long fight.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 heroes | det |
| 2 | heroes | hero | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 wrested | nsubj |
| 3 | wrested | wrest | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 body | det |
| 5 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wrested | obj |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 enemy | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 enemy | det |
| 8 | enemy | enemy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wrested | obl |
| 9 | after | after | ADP | _ | 12 fight | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 fight | det |
| 11 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 fight | amod |
| 12 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wrested | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 wrested | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wrest | past | the heroes | the body | the enemy | after a long fight | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent body=Theme from enemy=Source |
Example 5
She wrested the box back from the thief.
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 wrested | nsubj |
| 2 | wrested | wrest | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 box | det |
| 4 | box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wrested | obj |
| 5 | back | back | ADV | _ | 2 wrested | advmod |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 thief | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 thief | det |
| 8 | thief | thief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wrested | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 wrested | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wrest back | past | She | the box | the thief | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent box=Theme from thief=Source |
Example 6
Nothing for maths.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 3 maths | case |
| 3 | maths | math | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Nothing | nmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nothing | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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