brethren

Who acts: preacher, Joseph, monks, He, farmers, old hymn · What happens: use, address, begin, forgive, pray, greet · To what, where: Fellow members, church, old language, brethren, Bible, church meeting · Speech: someone speaks here

«brethren» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: brethren in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: church, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

Fellow members of a church or religious group, used to address them in old or formal language ("Dearly beloved brethren").

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fellow	fellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 members	amod
2	members	member	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 church	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 church	det
5	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 members	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 group	cc
7	religious	religious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 group	amod
8	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 church	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 used	punct
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 members	acl:relcl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 address	mark
12	address	address	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 used	xcomp
13	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 address	obj
14	in	in	ADP	_	18 language	case
15	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 language	amod
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 formal	cc
17	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 old	conj
18	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 address	obl
19	(	(	PUNCT	_	23 brethren	punct
20	"	"	PUNCT	_	23 brethren	punct
21	Dearly	dearly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 brethren	amod
22	beloved	beloved	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 brethren	amod
23	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 language	appos
24	"	"	PUNCT	_	23 brethren	punct
25	)	)	PUNCT	_	23 brethren	punct
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 members	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		Fellow members of a church or religious group not said here					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	address	to-infinitive		church		old language			vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Destination

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

Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

Brothers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brothers	brother	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Brothers	punct

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

Meaning 3

Members of the same group or profession.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Members	member	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 group	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 group	det
4	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 group	amod
5	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Members	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 profession	cc
7	profession	profession	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 group	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Members	punct

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

Example 1

The preacher began, "My dear brethren."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 preacher	det
2	preacher	preacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 began	nsubj
3	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 began	punct
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 brethren	punct
6	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 brethren	nmod:poss
7	dear	dear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 brethren	amod
8	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 began	parataxis
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 brethren	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 brethren	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	begin	past	the preacher						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality

Example 2

In the Bible, Joseph forgave his brethren.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 Bible	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Bible	det
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 forgave	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 Bible	punct
5	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 forgave	nsubj
6	forgave	forgive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 brethren	nmod:poss
8	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 forgave	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 forgave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	forgive	past	Joseph	Joseph's brethren		the Bible			vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brethren=Theme

Example 3

The monks prayed with their brethren every morning.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 monks	det
2	monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 prayed	nsubj
3	prayed	pray	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 brethren	case
5	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 brethren	nmod:poss
6	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 prayed	obl
7	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	8 morning	det
8	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 prayed	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 prayed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pray	past	the monks				morning	with monks's brethren	vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot

Example 4

He greeted his brethren at the church meeting.

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 greeted	nsubj
2	greeted	greet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 brethren	nmod:poss
4	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 greeted	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	8 meeting	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 meeting	det
7	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 meeting	compound
8	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 greeted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 greeted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	greet speech: greet	past	He	his brethren		the church meeting			vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brethren=Theme

Example 5

The farmers helped their brethren in the next valley.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 farmers	det
2	farmers	farmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 helped	nsubj
3	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 brethren	nmod:poss
5	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 helped	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 valley	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 valley	det
8	next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 valley	amod
9	valley	valley	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 helped	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 helped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	past	the farmers	farmers's brethren		the next valley			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brethren=Beneficiary

Example 6

The old hymn calls all Christians brethren.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 hymn	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hymn	amod
3	hymn	hymn	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 calls	nsubj
4	calls	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 brethren	det
6	Christians	Christian	PROPN	Number=Plur	7 brethren	compound
7	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 calls	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 calls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present	the old hymn	all Christians brethren					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent brethren=Recipient

Example 7

The judge was respected by her legal brethren.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 judge	det
2	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 respected	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 respected	aux:pass
4	respected	respect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	8 brethren	case
6	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 brethren	nmod:poss
7	legal	legal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 brethren	amod
8	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 respected	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 respected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	respect	past · passive	judge's legal brethren	the judge					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus

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