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title: aloof — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aloof» in the Judaism dictionary: Aloof means unfriendly and distant, keeping away from other people and not joining in. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# aloof

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**Who acts:** Aloof, friends, kinsmen, my, It, fool · **What happens:** mean, keep away, not join in, keep, not get, stay · **To what, where:** something, plague, honour, thou, Cats, silly argument · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«aloof» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [aloof in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/aloof.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aloof means unfriendly and distant, keeping away from other people and not joining in.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:m1:1
# text = Aloof means unfriendly and distant, keeping away from other people and not joining in.
1	Aloof	aloof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	joining	join	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Aloof |  |  |  |  | unfriendly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep away** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | from other people; away *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer from people=Eventuality |
| 3 | **not** **join in** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keeping apart from something on purpose, not getting involved, as in «stay aloof from the argument».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:m2:1
# text = Keeping apart from something on purpose, not getting involved, as in «stay aloof from the argument».
1	Keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
10	involved	involved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
16	aloof	aloof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | gerund |  |  |  | something |  | on purpose; apart *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent on purpose=Location |
| 2 | **not** **get** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | involved *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **stay** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | aloof *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off. (Writings PSA.38.12, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x1:1
# text = My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	companions	companion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	stand	stand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	aloof	aloof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	plague	plague	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	kinsmen	kinsman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	stand	stand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
16	afar	afar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
17	off	off	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | My friends and my companions |  |  | my plague |  | aloof *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stand off** | present | my kinsmen |  |  |  |  | afar *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **plague** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom plague «state transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.38.12, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x1:2
# text = (Writings PSA.38.12, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.38.12	PSA.38.12	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be snarling. (Writings PRO.20.3, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be snarling.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x2:1
# text = It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be snarling.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	aloof	aloof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	strife	strife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
17	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	aux	_	_
19	snarling	snarl	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a honour |  |  |  | for a man | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | aloof *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **snarl** | future · progressive | every fool |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.20.3, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x2:2
# text = (Writings PRO.20.3, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.20.3	PRO.20.3	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against mine own life — and there is no matter hid from the king — then thou thyself wouldest have stood aloof.' (Prophets 2SA.18.13, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against mine own life — and there is no matter hid from the king — then thou thyself wouldest have stood aloof.'

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x3:1
# text = Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against mine own life — and there is no matter hid from the king — then thou thyself wouldest have stood aloof.'
1	Otherwise	otherwise	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	dealt	deal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	falsely	falsely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	mine	mine	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	14	expl	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
16	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
22	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	27	advmod	_	_
23	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	27	nsubj	_	_
24	thyself	thyself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes|Style=Arch	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
25	wouldest	would	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	aux	_	_
27	stood	stand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
28	aloof	aloof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deal** | past · perfect | I |  |  |  |  | against mine own life; falsely, otherwise *property* | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | no matter |  |  |  |  | from the king; hide *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **stand** | would · perfect · passive |  | thou |  |  | then | aloof *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 2SA.18.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x3:2
# text = (Prophets 2SA.18.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2SA.18.13	2SA.18.13	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new boy seemed aloof, but really he was shy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x4:1
# text = The new boy seemed aloof, but really he was shy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	aloof	aloof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	really	really	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | the new boy |  |  |  |  | aloof *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | boy |  |  |  |  | shy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cats can be aloof and walk off when you call them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x5:1
# text = Cats can be aloof and walk off when you call them.
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	aloof	aloof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Cats |  |  |  |  | aloof *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk off** | infinitive | Cats *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **call** | present | you | Cats *= cat* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She stayed aloof from the silly argument.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x6:1
# text = She stayed aloof from the silly argument.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	aloof	aloof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | She |  |  | the silly argument |  | aloof *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The princess was cold and aloof with the servants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x7:1
# text = The princess was cold and aloof with the servants.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	aloof	aloof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the princess |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the princess *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the servants | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He looks aloof, but he is kind once you know him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x8:1
# text = He looks aloof, but he is kind once you know him.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	aloof	aloof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
9	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | He |  |  |  |  | aloof *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **know** | present | you | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't judge someone as aloof too quickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x9:1
# text = Don't judge someone as aloof too quickly.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	judge	judge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	aloof	aloof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **judge** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | someone |  |  |  | as aloof; quickly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent someone=Theme as aloof=Attribute |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ajax alone, who still brooded over his wrongs, held aloof, refusing to converse with Odysseus, and sullenly retired when the hero addressed him.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aloof:x10:1
# text = Ajax alone, who still brooded over his wrongs, held aloof, refusing to converse with Odysseus, and sullenly retired when the hero addressed him.
1	Ajax	ajax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
2	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	brooded	brood	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	wrongs	wrong	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
12	aloof	aloof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	refusing	refuse	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	converse	converse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	sullenly	sullenly	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	retired	retired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
23	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	26	advmod	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
26	addressed	address	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	advcl	_	_
27	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brood** | past |  |  |  | his wrongs | still |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hold** | participle |  | his wrongs *not said here* |  |  |  | aloof *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **refuse** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **converse** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with Odysseus | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with odysseus=Co-Agent |
| 5 | **address** | past | the hero |  | Odysseus |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Destination |

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