yearn

Who acts: Joseph, it, ark abode, abode, house, boy · What happens: yearn, be, ache, fly, make, seek · To what, where: haste, chamber, day, sea, trees

«yearn» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning 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: yearn in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

To yearn is to want something very much, often for a long time and with a sad or aching feeling; to yearn for home or to yearn to fly.

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 yearn	mark
2	yearn	yearn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 want	csubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 want	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	5 want	mark
5	want	want	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 want	obj
7	very	very	ADV	_	8 much	advmod
8	much	much	ADV	_	5 want	advmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 time	punct
10	often	often	ADV	_	14 time	advmod
11	for	for	ADP	_	14 time	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 time	det
13	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 time	amod
14	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 want	parataxis
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 feeling	cc
16	with	with	ADP	_	21 feeling	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 feeling	det
18	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 feeling	amod
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 aching	cc
20	aching	ache	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	18 sad	conj
21	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 time	conj
22	;	;	PUNCT	_	24 yearn	punct
23	to	to	PART	_	24 yearn	mark
24	yearn	yearn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 want	parataxis
25	for	for	ADP	_	26 home	case
26	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 yearn	obl
27	or	or	CCONJ	_	29 yearn	cc
28	to	to	PART	_	29 yearn	mark
29	yearn	yearn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	24 yearn	conj
30	to	to	PART	_	31 fly	mark
31	fly	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	29 yearn	xcomp
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 want	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	yearn	to-infinitive		vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot
2	is	present	want property	tree rules
3	ache	gerund		vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4	yearn	to-infinitive	for home	vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for home=Theme
5	yearn	to-infinitive		vn long-32.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
6	fly not said to happen	to-infinitive		vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «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.

Example 1

And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned toward his brother; and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. (Torah GEN.43.30, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned toward his brother; and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 made	cc
2	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	haste	haste	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 yearned	punct
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 heart	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 heart	nmod:poss
8	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 yearned	obl
9	yearned	yearn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 made	parataxis
10	toward	toward	ADP	_	12 brother	case
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 brother	nmod:poss
12	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 yearned	obl
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 sought	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 sought	cc
15	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 sought	nsubj
16	sought	seek	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 yearned	conj
17	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	19 weep	advmod
18	to	to	PART	_	19 weep	mark
19	weep	weep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 sought	xcomp
20	;	;	PUNCT	_	23 entered	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 entered	cc
22	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 entered	nsubj
23	entered	enter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 made	conj
24	into	into	ADP	_	26 chamber	case
25	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 chamber	nmod:poss
26	chamber	chamber	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 entered	obl
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 wept	punct
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 wept	cc
29	wept	weep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 made	conj
30	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	29 wept	advmod
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	make	past	Joseph	haste			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent haste=Product
2	yearn	past				for Joseph's heart; toward Joseph's brother	vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for heart=Theme
3	seek	past	Joseph				tree rules
4	weep not said to happen	to-infinitive	Joseph not said here				vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	enter	past	Joseph		Joseph's chamber		vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into chamber=Initial_Location
6	weep	past	Joseph not said here		there		vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.43.30, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.43.30	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.43.30	compound
3	GEN.43.30	GEN.43.30	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.43.30	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.43.30	punct

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

Example 2

And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel yearned after the LORD. (Prophets 1SA.7.2, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel yearned after the LORD.

The tree, 35 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 came	cc
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 pass	mark
5	pass	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 came	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 day	punct
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 day	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 day	det
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pass	obl
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	23 long	mark
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 abode	det
12	ark	ark	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 abode	compound
13	abode	abode	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 long	nsubj
14	in	in	ADP	_	17 jearim	case
15	Kiriath	Kiriath	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 jearim	compound
16	-	-	PUNCT	_	15 Kiriath	punct
17	jearim	jearim	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 abode	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 long	punct
19	that	that	SCONJ	_	23 long	mark
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 time	det
21	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 long	nsubj
22	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 long	cop
23	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 day	acl
24	;	;	PUNCT	_	29 years	punct
25	for	for	ADP	_	29 years	case
26	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	29 years	nsubj
27	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	29 years	cop
28	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	29 years	nummod
29	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 came	obl
30	;	;	PUNCT	_	37 yearned	punct
31	and	and	CCONJ	_	34 house	cc
32	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	34 house	det:predet
33	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 house	det
34	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 yearned	nsubj
35	of	of	ADP	_	36 Israel	case
36	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	34 house	nmod
37	yearned	yearn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 came	conj
38	after	after	ADP	_	40 LORD	case
39	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	40 LORD	det
40	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	37 yearned	obl
41	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	it				tree rules
2	pass	to-infinitive			day		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	is	past	the ark abode in Kiriath jearim	the day not said here		long property	tree rules
4	is	past	abode		for twenty years		tree rules
5	yearn	past	all house of Israel		after the LORD		vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot after lord=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.7.2, 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	1SA.7.2	1SA.7.2	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 1SA.7.2	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 3

The boy yearned to see the sea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boy	det
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 yearned	nsubj
3	yearned	yearn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 see	mark
5	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 yearned	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sea	det
7	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 see	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 yearned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	yearn	past	the boy						vn long-32.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	see not said to happen	to-infinitive	the boy not said here	the sea					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sea=Stimulus

Example 4

She yearned for her old home.

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 yearned	nsubj
2	yearned	yearn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	6 home	case
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 home	nmod:poss
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 home	amod
6	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 yearned	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 yearned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	yearn	past	She					for her old home	vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for home=Theme

Example 5

He yearned to fly above the trees.

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 yearned	nsubj
2	yearned	yearn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 fly	mark
4	fly	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 yearned	xcomp
5	above	above	ADP	_	7 trees	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 trees	det
7	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fly	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 yearned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	yearn	past	He						vn long-32.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	fly not said to happen	to-infinitive	He not said here			the trees			vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above tree=Location

Example 6

Many children yearn for a pet of their own.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 children	amod
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 yearn	nsubj
3	yearn	yearn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 pet	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 pet	det
6	pet	pet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 yearn	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 own	case
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 own	nmod:poss
9	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pet	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 yearn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	yearn	present	Many children					for a pet of children's own	vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for pet=Theme

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