entreaty
part of speech
noun (entreaty, entreaties)
meaning for a pupil
An entreaty is a strong, urgent request, a begging for something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means a humble plea. In Proverbs the poor must beg while the rich can answer harshly. Interpretation: The proverb is read as a social warning, since the wealthy often speak roughly, and Jewish law tells people to be kind to the poor. In the primary lessons: in stories, a plea said with feeling, often by someone who is sad or afraid
examples
- The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently. (Writings PRO.18.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- He answered her entreaties with a shake of his head. tree →
- Her entreaty was heard by the queen. tree →
- She made one last entreaty before leaving. tree →
- The dog's sad eyes were an entreaty for food. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «entreaty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.